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WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR SEBRING

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Finland), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) are ready for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring to run at Sebring International Raceway, March 13-16.

ASCHENBACH, GDOVIC, AND YOUNT CREATE SEBRING LINEUP FOR PRECISION PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS

Precision Performance Motorsports (PPM) has signed Lawson Aschenbach, Brandon Gdovic and Don Yount for the 67th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts. Round two of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be the headliner series in the Super Sebring weekend, with the legendary racing facility also hosting the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 1000 miles of Sebring.

FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING LOOK TO ADD 12 HOURS OF SEBRING TO LIST OF MAJOR RACE VICTORIES

In its three years of racing, the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA team has taken its Ford GTs to wins at the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

HEINRICHER RACING SEBRING PREVIEW

Car: No. 57 Heinricher Racing & Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo

BMW TEAM MTEK AND BMW TEAM RLL PREPARED FOR THE “BMW M MOTORSPORT SUPER WEEKEND” AT SEBRING

The sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season and the second round of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA Series) share the same Sebring (USA) event next weekend (14th to 16th March) with several BMW entries competing in three races.

ABSOLUTE RACING ADDS PANTHER/AAS MOTORSPORT PORSCHE 911 GT3 R TO 2019 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ENTRY

Absolute Racing has further increased its Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia commitment by adding a third new Porsche 911 GT3 R to its 2019 line-up.

GPX RACING UNVEILS ITS AMBITIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL GT SCENE

The Dubai-based company, GP Extreme, has restructured its activities and at the beginning of 2019 it launched GPX Racing, its competitions offshoot. It has chosen the new generation Porsche 911 GT3 R to tackle the forthcoming season with new ambitions in the international concert of Grand Touring racing. The team managed by former European FIA GT3 runner-up, Pierre-Brice Mena, is preparing to take on a double challenge: the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the 24H Series, which GPX Racing has already kicked off on home turf in the Dubai 24 Hours.

STRAKKA RACING CONFIRMS LINE-UP FOR INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE

Strakka Racing is pleased to confirm that it will be entering two Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars in the remaining Intercontinental GT Challenge races in 2019 as a performance team of Mercedes-AMG. Later this month the British squad will take on the California 8 Hours at Laguna Seca before the calendar moves on to the Spa 24 Hours, the Suzuka 10 Hours and the Kyalami 9 Hours.

MORRIS AND PIERCE REUNITE FOR BENTLEY BLANCPAIN CHALLENGE

Team Parker Racing is delighted that Seb Morris and Derek Pierce will once again pair up for the demanding Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in the stunning second-generation Bentley Continental GT3.

LORENZO BONTEMPELLI COMPLETES OREGON TEAM LINE-UP FOR 2019 ELMS

After announcing Damiano Fioravanti and Gustas Grinbergas, Oregon Team defined the second “Bronze” driver in the line-up for its third straight year in European Le Mans Series competition.

AUSTRALIAN GT PREPARES FOR AGP SEASON-OPENER

The 2019 CAMS Australian GT Championship will coincide once more with the opening round of the FIA Formula One World Championship on the streets of Melbourne as part of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, with some of the world’s most exotic supercars doing battle over four 25-minute races scheduled across the four days of the event.

MEYER SHANK RACING SEBRING PREVIEW

Race: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring

MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING READY FOR 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

Mustang Sampling Racing will look to build on its impressive resume at Sebring International Raceway when it returns to the historic circuit for the 67th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 16.

TeamTGM RETURNS TO BATTLE AT SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Reigning IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) GS champions, TeamTGM return to racing action for the Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 at Sebring International Raceway this weekend.

WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING TARGETS TOP RESULT AT SEBRING

Having won the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Team and Driver Championships, as well as the Michelin Endurance Cup title, Whelen Engineering Racing is focused on a repeat performance in 2019.

STEVE DUNN RETURNS TO PRECISION PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORT FOR 2019 SUPER TROFEO SEASON

Precision Performance Motorsport has locked in a second entry in its multi-car IMSA Super Trofeo program for the 2019 championship. Steve Dunn will race the No. 11 Killer Dana Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO in the Am class, joining the previously announced duo of Conor Daly and Brandon Gdovic in the No. 46 Pro/Pro class.

MERCEDES-BENZ EQ FORMULA E TEAM GIVES FIRST PUBLIC INSIGHT INTO FORMULA E PROJECT

The 89th International Motor Show in Geneva has another star turn in the shape of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01. The ‘ teaser’ version of the first all-electric racing car to be entered by the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team has made its world debut.

BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT TO FIELD THREE AUDI R8 LMSs IN THE 2019 ADAC GT MASTERS

The winter break is almost over. In eight weeks, BWT Mücke Motorsport will be embarking on their third season in the ADAC GT Masters. In the past two years, the illustrious Berlin-based outfit has notched up three race wins and a tally of six podium finishes. In the highly competitive Super Sports Car League, which is one of the world’s leading GT series, the team has raised its ambitions for the 2019 campaign.

CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING CONFIRMS 2-CAR ASSAULT IN THE ASIA GT FESTIVAL

Craft-Bamboo Racing, an official performance team of Mercedes-AMG, confirms entry of a 2 car line-up for the inaugural Asia GT Festival at the Sepang International Circuit as part of the opening 2 rounds of the 2019 China GT Championship season.

AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER TO CELEBRATE FORMULA E MILESTONE

A unique occasion in Formula E: Next Sunday (March 10), in Hong Kong, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi will contest their 50th race for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler. No other team has competed in all of the races with the same driver pairing since the electric racing series’ inaugural event in September 2014. At the round in Asia, Audi intends to extend its impressive track record.

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