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AUDI REACHES FOR FORMULA E LEAD IN ROME

Formula E arrives in Europe: Following events in Asia, the Middle East, and South and Central America, the electric racing series will race on the streets of Rome on Saturday (April 13). Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi are in the thick of the fight for the top spot. With their team, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, they are separated from the leaders of the standings by only one point.

CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING BEGIN THE 2019 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA SEASON WITH AN OVERALL VICTORY AND 2 PODIUM FINISHES IN SEPANG

The opening rounds of the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia season were held at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia, and it also marked Craft-Bamboo Racing’s first outing in the series as an Official Performance Team of Mercedes-AMG. The team began the 2019 season in style, victorious in Race 1 after a stellar drive from the #88 J-Fly Racing Pairing of Jeffrey Lee and Alessio Picariello, and the #99 pairing of Darryl O’Young and Christina Nielsen finished on the podium again in Race 2. In the GT4 class, the #77 car with Frank Yu and Jean-Marc Merlin bounced back after a difficult first race to finished 2nd on Sunday.

CHEN AND VAN DER DRIFT TAKE DRAMATIC VICTORY IN LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO ASIA SEASON-OPENER

The Gama Racing pair of Evan Chen and championship newcomer Chris van der Drift stormed to victory in the opening round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia 2019 as the championship’s eighth season got off to a dramatic start. Just as the 50-minute, 21-lap night race under lights at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit was preparing to get underway, the skies opened and rain began to pour down. While many of the teams opted for wet weather tyres, Gama Racing took a gamble by starting van der Drift on slicks – a decision which later helped them to a 6.499 second victory by the chequered flag.

SUPER GT STAR WALKINSHAW CONFIRMED AT PANTHER ARTO TEAM THAILAND FOR NEW SEASON

Multiple GT300 race winner, and 2018 Vice-Champion, Sean Walkinshaw has officially confirmed his return to the ultra-competitive Autobacs Super GT Championship for a third season this year after switching to Panther ARTO Team Thailand to pilot the squad’s Lexus RC-F GT3 car.

TEAMS AND DRIVERS MAKE IT BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES TO START THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA SEASON

Round 2 of the 2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Championship provided the Barber Motorsports Park fans with a great many highlights and in the end, a number of multiple winners on the weekend.

Il 26, 27 e 28 luglio 2019 torna fino a Pian de Valli l’avvincente sfida sulla montagna di Rieti, con il percorso lungo 13, 450 km.

Si ripropone il tracciato del 2018, articolato su una manches con partenza dalla “colonnina” di Lisciano, nel territorio del Comune di Rieti al Km 5,400 della SS 4 Bis Terminillese, ed arrivo poco prima della località Pian Valli al km 18,850, con un dislivello di 1029 metri ed una pendenza totale del 7,5%.

AC Racing all’esame Bondone

Ad appena pochi giorni dalla proficua trasferta marchigiana il Team dei fratelli Abate è già in fermento per la 69° dizione della Trento-Bondone, uno degli appuntamenti più prestigiosi dell’anno dell’intero panorama automobilistico.  Saranno sette i piloti che potranno contare sulla competetività e affidabilità delle  vetture assistite da Ac Racing Tecnology , quattro MINI, due Super Car e una Clio Rs Cup.

JUNIOR HARPER MAKES A FLYING START TO 2019 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON

The Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, got off to a flying start at Brands Hatch with two exciting races. It was 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) who emerged from the opening weekend leading the Pro championship standings, Harper claimed Pole position, victory in Round One and a podium finish in Round Two.

BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA AM CUP WIN FOR B-QUIK RACING AT SEPANG

B-Quik Racing’s Henk Kiks and Daniel Bilski stormed to Am Cup victory in round two of Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 squad advanced from the very rear of the 25-strong GT3 field to cross the line 16th, first in class. The performance, after the team had been shunted out of round one, capped off a fine day of recovery for a number of Audi customer squads, with impressive showings in round two after a chaotic round one at the Sepang International Circuit.

KING OF MALAYSIA WITNESSES ABSOLUTE RACING WIN BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA RACE 2 AT SEPANG

A late pass by Tanart Sathienthirakul helped Absolute Racing and Philip Hamprecht claim victory in Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia’s second race of the weekend at Sepang in Malaysia this morning.

THE 2019 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA SEASON BEGINS WITH FIRST-TIME WINNERS

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America championship is known as the most exciting single-make series in the world and it lived up to that billing Saturday in Round 1 of the 2019 season.

UNITED AUTOSPORTS 2019 EUROPEAN SEASON GETS UNDERWAY AT LE CASTELLET

United Autosports 2019 season begins next weekend as the team head to Paul Ricard for the first rounds of the European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup (12-14 April).

GREAT DEBUT FOR NOVA RACE IN THE ITALIAN GT 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP

Qualifying for the first round of the GT 2019 Endurance Championship took place today in Monza.

LEE AND PICARIELLO CLAIM THRILLING BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA RACE 1 VICTORY AT SEPANG

Craft-Bamboo Racing began life as a Mercedes-AMG Performance Team in perfect fashion this afternoon at Sepang where Jeffrey Lee and Alessio Picariello came through from 12th on the grid to win a thrilling rain and Safety Car interrupted Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia season opener.

JUNIOR HARPER TAKES PORSCHE CARRERA GB BRANDS HATCH POLE

Wet weather played a part in delivering a thrilling qualifying session at Brands Hatch, claiming the first pole position of the season was 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR). Harper will start Round One alongside Pro-Am category runner Jamie Orton (JTR) at the head of a mixed up grid resulting from the slippery conditions. Am category Rookie John Ferguson (IN2 Racing) starts on the second row of the grid in third position.

RATON RACING BY TARGET REVEALS COSTANTINI, LENZ, FORNÉ FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE 2019 SEASON

Team Raton Racing by Target is set for a double commitment. After having revealed its two-car line-up for the International GT Open, the Italian squad has confirmed that will field an OPPO-backed outfit Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo also in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance.

ABSOLUTE RACING AND BMW TEAM STUDIE SEAL POLE POSITIONS FOR BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA SEASON OPENER

Absolute Racing has made the ideal start to its Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia campaign by claiming pole positions for both of this weekend’s races after its #912 Porsche shared by Yuan Bo and Dennis Olsen set the fastest times in both 15-minute qualifying sessions earlier today.

LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA OFF AND RUNNING AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America 2019 championship officially got underway Friday at Barber Motorsports Park with a pair of 40-minute practice sessions.

RLR MSPORT PRIMED TO COMMENCE DUAL IN ELMS CAMPAIGN

RLR MSport is primed to commence its dual assault on the 2019 European Le Mans Series (ELMS), which will be about defending its cherished LMP3 title and stamping its authority in the super-competitive LMP2 division from the outset of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard (12-14 April).

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