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ALL-STAR DRIVER LINE-UP CONFIRMED FOR THE COMPETITIVE DEBUT OF THE McLAREN 720S GT3 IN ABU DHABI

McLaren Automotive has confirmed a stellar driver line-up for the competitive debut of the 720S GT3 in the Gulf 12 Hours at Abu Dhabi on December 13-15. Lining up on the grid will be McLaren Automotive Factory Driver Ben Barnicoat (GB), joined by Alvaro Parente (PT) and Shane van Gisbergen (NZ).

AUDI STARTS TITLE DEFENCE IN FORMULA E

Following a five-month break, Formula E is returning to the race track next Saturday (December 15): In Ad Diriyah, on the outskirts of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, the fifth season of the fully electric racing series will begin. The Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team with Daniel Abt, Lucas di Grassi and the newly developed Audi e-tron FE05 will be on the grid as the title defenders.

JAGUAR RACING FULLY CHARGED FOR THIRD FORMULA E SEASON

Panasonic Jaguar Racing will return for their third season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship on December 15 at the inaugural Ad Diriyah E-Prix in Saudi Arabia.

Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge 2018 Sydney

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2018 BEST OF THE REST SILVERSTONE PHOTO-SHOOT

We’ve come to the end of another season of motorsport at Silverstone. As always its been a very good year, and we’ve had the chance to photograph both National and International events. With so many pictures not used in previous photo shoots, I though this would be a good opportunity to do a best of the rest. Even then it wasn’t easy to choose which ones to use. We hope you like the pictures.

PORSCHE TACKLES LE MANS AGAIN WITH FOUR WORKS CARS

Porsche has paid tribute to the worldwide achievements of its teams and drivers over the 2018 season at its Night of Champions motorsport gala in Weissach. On this occasion, the Board announced the intense continuation of its worldwide GT activities as well as a number of innovations. 

Formula-E 2018-2019. Season5. Preview Show

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BMW MOTORSPORTS PRESENTS ITS RACING PROGRAMME FOR 2019

The BMW Motorsport programme for the 2019 season will be even more international than in recent years. As well as the four works involvements in the DTM, FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA Series) and ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the BMW M6 GT3 will also have an extensive race programme. Besides the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (GER) and the FIA GT World Cup in Macau (CHN), the planned starts in the Intercontinental GT Challenge are further international highlights. BMW M Motorsport’s commitment to customer racing and the BMW Motorsport Junior programme will continue.

DANIEL KEILWITZ AND MAXIME MARTIN TO DRIVE PROSPORT ASTON MARTIN IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

The first of the two PROsport Performance driver pairings for the ADAC GT Masters 2019 has been confirmed: Aston Martin works driver Maxime Martin (32, BEL) and ex-champion Daniel Keilwitz (29, GER) will be competing for Christoph Esser’s team in one of two Aston Martin Vantage GT3s. As official race partner of Aston Martin Racing, PROsport Performance will be fielding two new Aston Martin Vantage GT3s in the ADAC GT Masters as well as two Aston Martin Vantage GT4s in the new ADAC GT4 Germany. The opening weekend of the 2019 ADAC GT Masters (27th – 29th April) will be hosted by Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

FORMER INDIANAPOLIS 500 CHAMPION ALEXANDER ROSSI TO JOIN ACURA TEAM PENSKE DRIVER LINEUP IN 2019

Acura Team Penske announced today that IndyCar Series championship contender and 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi will join the team for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance events at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Rossi, a five-time race winner in the IndyCar Series, will share the No. 7 Acura ARX-05 Daytona Prototype International (Dpi) with fulltime Acura Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor.

SIXTIES HEROES THEME FOR 2019 CASTLE COMBE AUTUMN CLASSIC

The early details of the 2019 event include a celebration of 50 years of Formula Ford at the Wiltshire track, an all-Alfa Romeo race and displays to mark 60 years of Marcos.

CLASSIC DATE FOR 2019 SET IN SILVER STONE

Next summer’s Silverstone Classic is now confirmed for the weekend of 26-28 July. 

EQUIPE PRE ‘63 CLASSIC RACE SERIES SET FOR BUMPER 2019

Formulated to recreate the spirit of 1950s clubman motorsport, Equipe Pre ‘63 certainly captured the imagination of drivers and spectators alike this year – its inaugural season. It features a wide spread of marques including Aston Martin, Austin-Healey, Jaguar, Lotus, MG and Morgan, and among the many immaculately-prepared cars already to contest the series are a number of genuine ex-works examples. In addition to the Silverstone and Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuits, 2019 competitors will do battle at the perennially popular UK club venues of Donington, Oulton Park and Snetterton.

Epic Crash videos and compilations