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FLORIDA FLING FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

March 1, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Another one-two victory in Shanghai in November ensured TOYOTA led both the drivers’ and teams’ World Championships going into the four-month winter break and the team returns to action at Sebring determined to extend that advantage with a fifth win of the season.

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TOYOTA PRESENTS WORLD DEBUT OF GR SUPRA GT4 CONCEPT AT 2019 GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

March 1, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Toyota presents the world debut of the new GR Supra GT4 Concept at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show on 5 March. It is a design and engineering study that explores how the newly launched fifth generation of the legendary Supra sports car might be developed as a competitive machine for international GT4 racing, accessible and affordable for privateer racers and small teams in line with Toyota’s worldwide support for grass-roots motorsport.

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BRITISH TEENAGER HANSON CONTINUES FAST ASCENT IN SPORTSCAR RACING

March 1, 2019 RNW Staff 0

British teenager Phil Hanson is quickly making his mark in endurance sportscar racing having arrived in the category in an unconventional way. His first foray into motorsport came at the exceptionally “old” age of 15, karting for two years, before opting to go GT racing and then straight in to sports-prototype racing, in LMP3 late 2016 then LMP2 the following year. His rise has been remarkable: the youngest Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 champion (2016-17), youngest overall finisher in the history of the world-famous Le Mans 24 Hours (2017), youngest European Le Mans Series outright race winner (2018) and now the youngest ever overall Asian Le Mans Series champion (2018-19).

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BEN BETTENHAUSEN JOINS TECHSPORT RACING FOR 2019 SRO AMERICA TCA SEASON

March 1, 2019 RNW Staff 0

A new season of sports car racing for SRO America begins this season at Circuit of the Americas and newcomer Ben Bettenhausen will make his full season debut in the TCA class with 2018 Team and Manufacturer champions, TechSport Racing in the No. 95 Subaru BRZ tS.

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PRECISION PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS SECURES CONOR DALY AND BRANDON GDOVIC FOR 2019 SUPER TROFEO SEASON

March 1, 2019 RNW Staff 0

After a successful team debut in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD class earlier this year at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Precision Performance Motorsports has begun the preparations for their multi-car Super Trofeo North America campaign for 2019. Conor Daly and Brandon Gdovic have been announced as the team’s first entry, running the No. 46 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO in the Pro/Pro class.

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2019. Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. Last Laps

March 1, 2019 RNW Staff 0

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2019 Pre-Season Test 2, Day 3

February 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport top 1,000 laps in pre-season testing

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Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Motorsport introduce new Trackside Fluid Engineer from PETRONAS

February 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Motorsport and PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI), a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, today introduced Stephanie Travers as the successful candidate following their global search for a new Trackside Fluid Engineer. As one of two PETRONAS Trackside Fluid Engineers, the 24-year-old engineer will provide the team with a comprehensive suite of fluid support services at all 21 races on the 2019 calendar.

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[Week2 ] Day 3 of winter testing – Results

February 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

[Week2 ] Day 3 of winter testing – Results

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McLAREN CUSTOMER RACING STRENGTHENS PROFESSIONAL GT DRIVER INITIATIVE WITH THREE-TIER GT PROGRAMME

February 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Ahead of the 2019 season, McLaren Customer Racing continues to broaden its offering for customer teams racing globally, while further strengthening its professional driver programmes with the formation of the McLaren Young Professional category. The addition of three new Factory Drivers have also been confirmed for the 2019 season with Álvaro Parente, who recently campaigned the 720S GT3 on its competitive debut, announced alongside American Michael Cooper and Canadian Kuno Wittmer. The 2019 race programme for the McLaren Automotive Driver Development Programme drivers has also been confirmed..

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AUDI SPORT R8 LMS CUP’S 2019 SEASON SET FOR LAUNCH AT ADELAIDE 500

February 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The eighth season of the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup will blast off the starting blocks this weekend at the Superloop Adelaide 500 in South Australia where the new 2019 evolution of the Audi R8 LMS GT3 will make its eagerly-anticipated Cup and Australia debut. The weekend’s double header marks the start of a 10-race, five-circuit season over which the all-privateer line-up will vie for the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup titles.

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JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY MAKES ITS HONG KONG DEBUT WITH LOCAL STAR DARRYL O’YOUNG ANNOUNCED AS JAGUAR VIP DRIVER

February 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Saudi Arabia eTROPHY race witnessed the first motorsport battle with men and women competing together on track in the inaugural race. Round two saw Katherine Legge become the first female driver to win a race during an ABB FIA Formula E weekend in Mexico.

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2019 Pre-Season Test 2, Day 2

February 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport completes 176 laps at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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WEEK 2: Full Results of F1 Testing Day 2

February 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

WEEK 2: Full Results of F1 Testing Day 2

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PANIS-BARTHEZ COMPETITION SIGNS KONSTANTIN TERESCHENKO FOR 2019 ELMS SEASON

February 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Ahead of its fourth season in European Le Mans Series with two cars entered in LMP2 category, the French team has just signed Konstantin Tereschenko as his second driver on the Ligier JS P217 #24. The 24-year-old Russian is joining Timothé Buret awaiting the announcement of the third and last driver of the crew.

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CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: DOING THE DOUBLE

February 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Corvette Racing confirmed today its participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 1,000-mile race at Sebring International Raceway, one day prior to the 67th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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Algarve Pro Racing win the 4 Hours of Sepang and United Autosports win the 2018/19 Asian Le Mans Series!

February 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Champions crowned and four invitations for the 24 Hours of Le Mans confirmed!

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2019 Pre-Season Test 2, Day 1

February 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport start the second week of testing with a new aero package

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[Week 2] Winter testing Day 1 results

February 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

[Week 2] Winter testing Day 1 results

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R-MOTORSPORT TO CONTEST THE 2019 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES WITH A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SQUAD

February 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The R-Motorsport calendar is starting to look exceptionally busy. In addition to the challenge of the DTM, the racing team from Niederwil in eastern Switzerland has a comprehensive programme of GT racing to prepare for. Following their successful debut season in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, R-Motorsport will once again compete in one of the world’s toughest GT racing series. This year, the Swiss outfit will contest the entire Blancpain GT Series, including the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe sprint championship alongside the Endurance Cup for the first time. They will be fielding two Aston Martin Vantage V8 GT3s in each of the two championships. And for the standout fixture of the season, the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, they will be sending a third car into the fray.

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