MAX KOEBOLT WINS FIRST GT4 SPRINT CUP EUROPE RACE AT HOCKENHEIM
At the 4.574 kilometres long Hockenheimring, Max Koebolt scored his first race win of the GT4 Sprint Cup Europe weekend. In bright sunshine, the Dutchman held off a late-race charge by Belgium’s Gilles Magnus to win the first of two 40-minute races in his #8 MDM Motorsport BMW M4 GT4. Magnus finished in second position, ahead of Gabriele Piana.
ABSOLUTE RACING TAKES BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA OVERALL PODIUM AND PRO-AM CLASS WIN AT NINGBO
Martin Rump and Cheng Congfu finished second in the penultimate race of the Blancpain GT Series Asia season in Ningbo, China. The Absolute Racing duo were impressive to secure their third podium of the season and move up to third in the Silver Cup. Teammates Adderly Fong and Andrew Kim secured their maiden Pro/Am victory of the season in round 11, crossing the line fourth overall from a starting position of 12th after a strong performance from both drivers.
FOSTER AND LESTER’S FERRARI WINS DRAMATIC BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA FIRST RACE AT NINGBO
Nick Foster slashed his Drivers Championship deficit from 20 to just five points by claiming victory alongside HubAuto Corsa Ferrari co-driver Jono Lester in the first of this weekend’s two 60-minute title-deciding races at Ningbo earlier today.
NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE CLINCHES FIRST POLE IN FUJI
The new Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE recorded its first pole position at the Fuji International Speedway during qualifying for the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Japan on Saturday.
CAR COLLECTION MOTORSPORT LEADS 12H SPA AFTER FOUR HOURS
The Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS (#34, Johannes Dr. Kirchhoff / Max Edelhoff / Elmar Grimm / Ingo Vogler) leads the 2018 Hankook 12H SPA after four hours of frenetic action around the 7.004km Belgian circuit. In doing so, the German team also moves to the head of the 2018 GT European Championship standings.
Foster and Lester’s HubAuto Ferrari wins dramatic first race at Ningbo; Renger crowned GT4 champion following Team Studie’s penalty
Foster now just five points behind Kodric/Lind with one race remaining > Win #6 helps Renger claim GT4 title > Result: Race 1 > Points: GT3 | GT4 Nick Foster slashed his Drivers’ Championship deficit from 20 to just five points by claiming victory alongside HubAuto Corsa Ferrari co-driver Jono Lester in the first of […]
BEST PORSCHE 911 RSR ON FUJI FOURTH GRID ROW, POLE POSITION IN THE GTE-AM CLASS
The Porsche GT Team qualified on starting positions eight and ten for the FIA WEC World Sports Car Championship in Fuji, Japan. Richard Lietz (A) and Gianmaria Bruni (I) in the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR and Kevin Estre (F) and Michael Christensen (DK) in the No. 92 sister car will now focus on the race performance. After setting the fastest lap with the RSR in the GTE-Pro category during the free practice on Saturday morning, the qualifying session held three hours later did not yield the expected lap times. Lietz and Bruni take up the six-hour race on the 4.563-kilometre racetrack from the fourth grid row. The French-Danish driver pairing starts directly behind them.
THIRD ROW FOR FERRARI AT FUJI
As anticipated, qualifying for the Fuji 6 Hours was not easy for the five Ferraris entered in the fourth round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season. In the GTE-Pro class, the 488 GTE no. 71 and no. 51 of the world champion team will start from the third row. The cars competing in the GTE-Am class will be in the third, fourth and fifth rows, with the 488 GTE no. 61 of Keita Sawa, Weng Sun Mok and Matt Griffin the best of the Ferraris.
FUJI POLE POSITION AND DRAMA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will start its home race from pole position after a dramatic afternoon saw top spot change twice due to stewards’ decisions in qualifying for the 6 Hours of Fuji, the fourth round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season.
