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WRT AND BMW CANTER TO KYALAMI 9 HOUR ONE-TWO

February 26, 2023 RNW Staff 0

BMW has clinched its first Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli victory since 2020 after Sheldon van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts led home a Team WRT one-two at the Kyalami 9 Hour this evening.

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MERCEDES-AMG DEFENDS IGTC LEAD AND SCORES CLASS WIN IN KYALAMI 9 HOUR

February 26, 2023 RNW Staff 0

After P1 and P3 in the Intercontinental GT Challenge season opener at Bathurst, Mercedes-AMG scores another Pro-Am class win in the Kyalami 9 Hour: Jules Gounon (AND), Kenny Habul (AUS) and Yannick Mettler (SUI) are victorious with the #75 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of SunEnergy1 by SPS. With the #20 SPS automotive performance car, Reece Barr (IRL), Miguel Ramos (POR) and Luca Stolz (GER) secure third place in the Pro-Am class. In the overall classification, the two Customer Racing cars ended up in fifth and seventh place respectively. Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing’s Maro Engel (GER), Mikaël Grenier (CAN) and Raffaele Marciello (SUI) had bad luck after having secured pole position during qualifying. In the race, a pneumatic failure in the gearbox was the reason that the trio was unable to keep the pace of the frontrunners and ended up classified in P9. In the Intercontinental GT Challenge drivers’ standings, AMG Driver Jules Gounon remains in the lead together with Kenny Habul. Moreover, Habul takes the tied points’ lead in the IGTC Independent Cup (bronze drivers). In the manufacturers’ standings, Mercedes-AMG is in the lead, tied on points with BMW after two of five rounds.

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HIGH CLASS LINE-UP AT PORSCHE AND FERRARI IN THE DTM

February 24, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Porsche and Ferrari will be represented by top-class teams and drivers in the DTM. Former Formula 1 driver Jack Aitken (27/GB) will drive the new Ferrari 296 GT3 in the internationally popular series, while Porsche lines up with customer teams Manthey EMA, Toksport WRT, KÜS Team Bernhard and six new 911 GT3 R. In total, 13 teams and six different premium manufacturers will battle it out for the title in the 2023 DTM.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR 2023 WITH REVISED GR010 HYBRID

February 24, 2023 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has revealed a revised GR010 HYBRID Hypercar for the 2023 season, when it will defend its number one status against new competitors at the start of an exciting era for the Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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ARMSTRONG SETS SIGHTS ON PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB TITLE WITH TEAM PARKER RACING

February 23, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Team Parker Racing is very happy to announce Matt Armstrong will be competing in the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB for the 2023 season, aiming for the championship title after being in the mix throughout last year.

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MERCEDES-AMG TO ENTER NEW DTM SEASON WITH A STRONG TEAM AND DRIVER LINE-UP

February 23, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG has finalised its team and driver line-up for the 2023 DTM season. The performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach will be competing for victories and title wins in the prestigious sprint race series with a total of six Mercedes-AMG GT3s. Three Customer Racing Teams, all with extended works support, will be running the cars. Next to Haupt Racing Team (HRT) and WINWARD Racing, two outfits with previous experience in the series, Landgraf Motorsport will have its DTM premiere with Mercedes-AMG. The team from Bad Kreuznach is coming over from ADAC GT Masters in which it claimed the drivers’ championship and runner-up spot in the teams’ standings in the past season.

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THOMAS MAXWELL SIGNS WITH TEKWORKX FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA RETURN

February 23, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Exciting young driver Thomas Maxwell will join TekworkX Motorsport for the 2023 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship.

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SSR PERFORMANCE LINES UP IN THE DTM WITH LAMBORGHINI

February 23, 2023 RNW Staff 0

The SSR Performance motorsport team will be gunning for success in the DTM alongside Italian super sports car manufacturer Lamborghini in the future. Team owner Stefan Schlund has signed a partnership agreement with the luxury brand. The Munich-based team will contest its second season in the DTM in 2023. After working with Porsche, Schlund is now hungry to bring more trophies to the company headquarters with Lamborghini. The site in the Freimann area of Munich, which was built in 2020, is currently home to the ADAC GT Masters champion and runner-up trophies, as well as the DTM winner’s champagne belonging to Dennis Olsen, who won last year’s race at Spa-Francorchamps for SSR Performance.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS WELCOMES ADELSON AND SKEER TO SRO AMERICA PROGRAMS

February 22, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Wright Motorsports has expanded to a two-car effort as the Ohio-based team enters a new season in the 2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS and GT America Powered by AWS. Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer will race the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 991.2) in the Pro/Am class, joining the returning and previously announced duo of Charlie Luck and Jan Heylen in the No. 45 Porsche. Adelson will also contest an entry in the GT America series, a separate sprint racing effort for Bronze-rated drivers.

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K-PAX RACING RETURNS TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE WITH LAMBORGHINI

February 22, 2023 RNW Staff 0

K-PAX Racing is delighted to announce that it will be making a return to the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS for the 2023 season, with a star line up behind the wheel of its Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2.

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JONES AND MALVERN TO ENTER A PORSCHE 911 GT3 R INTO 2023 LE MANS CUP

February 22, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Team Parker Racing is very happy to announce that it will be competing in the Le Mans Cup for the 2023 season, with one of its brand-new Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) machines, piloted by Nick Jones and Scott Malvern.

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HEART OF RACING GROWS SRO RACE PROGRAM FOR 2023

February 22, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Heart of Racing (HOR) will return to SRO with an expanded race program for the season, fielding two Aston Martin entries in Pirelli GT4 America, as well as a third Aston Martin in the 2023 GT America powered by AWS championship campaign.

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THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE 2023 DTM SEASON

February 22, 2023 RNW Staff 0

The DTM lines up with a top-class field in 2023. A total of 13 teams with six different manufacturers will contest the 35th season of the DTM, which will be promoted by the ADAC for the first time. Teams will go in pursuit of the title with cars from Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche when the season gets underway at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben from 26th to 28th May. Fans can look forward to new models from Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche. Thanks to the ADAC, the topic of sustainability will play an important role in the DTM: from this year, all the cars will run on a sustainable fuel from Shell, which is made from 50% renewable components.

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WIN PROVEN LINE UP AS B-QUIK ABSOLUTE ANNOUNCE KIKS, KOX & HAASE FOR SEPANG 12 HOURS

February 21, 2023 RNW Staff 0

B-Quik Absolute Racing is pleased to announce the driver line up of the #26 Audi R8 LMS evo II for next month’s Sepang 12 Hours with Henk Kiks, Peter Kox and Christopher Haase linking up in a bid for victory.

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AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING WITH 14 DRIVERS IN THE 2023 SEASON

February 21, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Audi Sport customer racing is relying on a mix of experience and youth for its 2023 driver squad. In addition to established drivers, the brand also includes two former customer drivers in the driver squad, Simon Gachet and Max Hofer.

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BARTONE AND PILGRIM STEP UP TO GT AMERICA IN BARTONE BROS RACING WITH REALTIME MERCEDES-AMG GT3 CARS

February 20, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Anthony Bartone (Miami, Fla.) and Andy Pilgrim (Miami, Fla.) will drive a pair of Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime GT3 cars in the 2023 GT America Powered by AWS Championship kicking off with the St. Petersburg Grand Prix, March 3-5.

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KYALAMI WELCOMES THE WORLD FOR AFRICA’S INTERNATIONAL ENDURANCE RACE

February 20, 2023 RNW Staff 0

2023’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli campaign continues this weekend in South Africa where some of the world’s best sports car teams and drivers have assembled for the Kyalami 9 Hour (February 23-25).

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES GT3 PORSCHE EFFORT IN GT AMERICA

February 17, 2023 RNW Staff 0

After recently announcing a multi-car GT4 effort in SRO America’s GT America powered by AWS and Pirelli GT4 America race series, Flying Lizard Motorsports will also contest a full-season GT3 entry in the GT America series in 2023. Longtime Lizard driver Andy Wilzoch will return to the team after a one-year hiatus, racing the No. 46 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 991.2). Adding to the energy of the entry will be the traditional red and silver livery so closely aligned with the California-based team’s championship-winning history.

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THAILAND SUPER SERIES ANNOUNCES EXPANDED 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP

February 17, 2023 RNW Staff 0

Thailand Super Series (TSS), the premier race series in ASEAN, is pleased to announce its 2023 season schedule which builds on last year’s return to the full status championship and now further expands regionally with the return of a round at Sepang International Circuit.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS TAKES ON GT AMERICA BID WITH RETURN OF LUCK AND HEYLEN

February 15, 2023 RNW Staff 0

After an exciting 2022 race season that saw the battle for the Fanatec GT World Challenge America championship title come down to the final race, Wright Motorsports will return in 2023 for another shot at clinching the top honors. Armed with the new No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 992), drivers Charlie Luck and Jan Heylen will return for a second chance at the Pro/Am class title in the sports car racing series.

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