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GOODWOOD: FESTIVAL OF THE FUTURE

February 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Festival of Speed is evolving into even more of a motoring mecca in 2019. Changes to the physical layout, with the relocation of the road car paddocks, will make way for an all-new live action arena guaranteed to thrill spectators. The four-day Festival, this year taking place on 4-7 July, is always looking to the future in making sure the newest and most exciting cars, bikes and technologies are very much part of the mix.

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SUPPORT RACE AT SILVERSTONE SET TO HEADLINE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB REVISED 2019 CALENDAR

February 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

For 2019, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB blue-riband event will now be held in support the World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Silverstone on 30 August and 1 September.

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ALEX BRUNDLE AND RYAN CULLEN TO RACE FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN 2019 SEASON IN LIGIER JS P217

February 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports can confirm that Alex Brundle and Ryan Cullen will join their LMP2 team for the 2019 European Le Mans Series and pending entry confirmation, the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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CHINESE CELEBRITY DRIVER LIU ZEXUAN JOINS THE 2019 AUDI SPORT R8 LMS CUP

February 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Chinese internet sensation Liu Zexuan has joined the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup’s eighth season to compete in the GT4 Cup. The 30 year-old driver will be aiming to build on his impressive Cup debut in 2018 with Absolute Racing, when he secured back-to-back wins in Shanghai. Liu has become an online celebrity in China, appearing in a number of popular online reality shows, winning himself a legion of fans and followers.

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B-QUIK JUNIORS SET TO DOUBLE UP IN TA2 THAILAND

February 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

B-Quik Racing Co. Ltd. TM (“B-Quik Racing”) is pleased to announce the drivers and racing programme for “Tier 2” of the “B-Quik Junior Programme” this season after just kicking off the year with a productive test session at Bira Circuit, which also saw an evolved technical support package being phased in.

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NICOLAI ELGHANAYAN ANNOUNCES 2019 GT4 AMERICA SEASON WITH MARCOPOLO MOTORSPORTS

February 12, 2019 RNW Staff 0

As sports car racing begins to kick off the 2019 race season across North America, Nicolai Elghanayan has announced his return to the SRO Motorsports GT4 America series, formally the Pirelli World Challenge GTS class. Racing the No. 71 KTM X-Bow with MarcoPolo Motorsports, Elghanayan will run the full sprint season, consisting of eight double header race weekends.

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SALVADOR DURAN JOINS JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY AS MEXICO CITY VIP DRIVER

February 12, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Former Formula E driver Salvador Durán will return to his home track this weekend as the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY VIP driver. The Mexican, who raced in season one and two of the electric street racing series, completes the twelve car grid for the second round of the ten race series.

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NISSAN E.DAMS BRINGS ITS FORMULA E PACE TO MEXICO

February 12, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Nissan e.dams is taking its Formula E challenge to new heights – literally – after an impressive round in Chile, where the team started on pole and led two-thirds of the race.

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DS TECHEETAH HEADS TO MEXICO WITH POINTS IN SIGHT

February 11, 2019 RNW Staff 0

DS TECHEETAH heads to Mexico City with hopes to score more valuable points at the fourth round of the 2018/2019 ABB FIA Formula E championship that is taking place on 16 February 2019.

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BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT LOOKING TO BACK UP STRONG PERFORMANCES IN MEXICO

February 11, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Having started the season with three impressive displays, the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team now travels to the Mexico City E-Prix, with its sights set on challenging for top results with both BMW iFE.18s in round four of this season’s ABB FIA Formula E Championship. The BMW i8 Coupe Safety Car is also set to attract its fair share of attention, as it sports its new design for the first time at the race weekend in Mexico.

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AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER SHOOTS FOR THE HAT-TRICK IN MEXICO

February 11, 2019 RNW Staff 0

There are not many tracks that Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi have such fond memories as in Mexico: Both drivers of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team have previously celebrated victories here and have set their sights on claiming the top spot again at the next round on Saturday (February 16).

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STRONG GRID NUMBERS SET TO RISE FOR 2019 12H MUGELLO

February 10, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Interest continues to grow for the L’autodromo del Mugello’s return to the 24H SERIES calendar. With just a little more than a month to go before the Hankook 12H MUGELLO on 29-30 March, provisional grid numbers for the 2019 European Championship season opener have already surpassed 50, and look set to increase further with entries still available for GT and TCE teams and drivers.

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NISSAN AND NISMO ANNOUNCE 2019 MOTORSPORTS PROGRAMS

February 9, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Formula E and Super GT racing will be among the highlights of Nissan and NISMO’s 2019 motorsports activities, along with the GT3 competition and the supply of engines to prototype sports cars.

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KCMG TO TAKE ON NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS AND VLN ROUNDS WITH NISSAN

February 9, 2019 RNW Staff 0

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) is delighted to announce its entry into the 2019 VLN Endurance Championship, including the headline Nurburgring 24 Hours event, with two Michelin-shod Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 cars.

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MARDENBOROUGH THE ULTIMATE GAMER TO RACER CONTINUES HIS PRO CAREER IN 2019

February 9, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Former Welsh video gamer Jann Mardenborough continues his incredible career as a professional motorsport racer for Nissan in 2019 – his eighth season taking on and beating some of the world’s best drivers on the real world stage.

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McLAREN 720S GT3 SET FOR AUSTRALIAN GT DEBUT

February 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The stunning new McLaren 720S GT3 will make its CAMS Australian GT debut this season and is expected to immediately take the fight to the established teams, following on from the success of the mighty 650S GT3 which claimed multiple AGT victories and the 2016 title.

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NIELSEN RACING RETURN TO THE EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES WITH TWO-CAR PROGRAMME

February 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

There is a new look to Nielsen Racing in 2019 as the team announce a two-car entry into the European Le Mans Series. The British-based team will field two LMP3 entries with Colin Noble and Tony Wells continuing their successful partnership, while James Littlejohn returns to the team and is joined by Nobuya Yamanaka in the sister entry.

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NOBUYA YAMANAKA STEPS UP TO THE EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES

February 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Nobuya Yamanaka is delighted to confirm that he will compete in the European Le Mans Series this year with Nielsen Racing. This is the next step for the Japanese gentleman driver as he seeks to achieve his ambition in competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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GARETT GRIST TO RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS ALONGSIDE ROB HODES FOR 2019 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP

February 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports have confirmed their first entry into the 2019 Michelin Le Mans Cup as Garett Grist and Rob Hodes join the team in one of their Ligier JS P3s.

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ALESSANDRO ZANARDI: “IT HAS BEEN SIMPLY FANTASTIC ALL THE WAY”

February 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

BMW works driver Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) attracted global attention with his start at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) in the BMW M8 GTE. The Italian was the focus of reporting all over the world and was the fans’ favourite at Daytona. Run by BMW Team RLL, the #24 BMW M8 GTE that Zanardi shared with John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Chaz Mostert (AUS), had been modified with a special hand-operated braking system by BMW M Motorsport. After several minor set-backs in the race, the quartet came home ninth in the GTLM class. Victory went to the sister car, the #25 BMW M8 GTE, with Connor De Phillippi (USA), Augusto Farfus (BRA), Philipp Eng (AUT) and Colton Herta (USA) at the wheel. In an interview, Zanardi looks back at the “24 Hours of Daytona” project.

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