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LESTER AND ASAI WIN AGAIN ON THE STREETS OF BANGSAEN

July 16, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Kiwi Jono Lester helped his Vattana Motorsport team into the lead of the Thailand Super Series points chase with another victory on the streets of Bangsaen over the weekend, at the annual Bangsaen Grand Prix street race.

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FORMULA E CHAMPION VERGNE CLOSES SEASON IN STYLE

July 16, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Jean-Eric Vergne picked up his fourth win of the season at the final race of the 2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E Championship in New York to round-off a sensational day of sport for the French nation.

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A WINNING WEEKEND FOR TEAM PANOZ RACING

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Team Panoz Racing enjoyed a very successful race weekend at Portland International Raceway. Ian James was joined by Mathew Keegan in the #50 Panoz Avezzano with Preston Calvert in the #51, both competing in rounds seven and eight of the GTS Sprint-X Championship and both cars achieving wins..

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PODIUM FOR PHOENIX RACING ASIA AT SUPER TAIKYU SERIES

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Phoenix Racing Asia scored a podium finish in the five-hour Super Taikyu race at the stunning Autopolis Circuit in Japan. The race, held at over 3,000 metres above sea-level on the mountain-top circuit, marked the fourth stop of the 2018 Super Taikyu season, with the #82 Audi R8 LMS GT3 of Alex Au, Audi Sport customer racing Asia driver pool member Shaun Thong and three-time Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup champion Alex Yoong taking third overall for their second series podium of the year.

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DTM: 2018 Zandvoort – Race 2

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff 0

At the half-way point in the season, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport have just secured five out of the six podium finishes possible in the two DTM races at Zandvoort.

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AUDI STARTS FORMULA E FINALE WEEKEND WITH ONE-TWO FINISH

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler put itself in a significantly better position in the battle for the title in the teams’ classification of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship with a commanding one-two finish. The championship will be decided in the twelfth and final race of the season on Sunday. Stunning backdrop for a stunning final: […]

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SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP AND PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE PRESENT 2019 SEASON PLANS

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Pirelli World Challenge President and CEO Greg Gill presented teams with the expanded 2019 program and race formats.

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VERGNE CLINCHES ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Lucas di Grassi took his second consecutive win of the season in New York, as Jean-Eric Vergne fought through the field to move out of reach of title rival Sam Bird and secure the ABB FIA Formula E Championship with one round to spare..

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HIGHS AND LOWS FOR JAGUAR RACING AT THE NEW YORK CITY E-PRIX

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Panasonic Jaguar Racing look forward to the final race of the 2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E championship determined to turn the team’s potential into a strong end of season performance.

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DTM: 2018 Zandvoort – Race 1

July 14, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Ninth race of season at the Circuit Zandvoort: Four Mercedes-AMG Motorsport DTM drivers in the Top Four

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IN PROFILE: JULES GOUNON, THE COMEBACK KID WHO CONQUERED SPA

July 13, 2018 RNW Staff 0

At first glance, it might seem that Jules Gounon walked a relatively smooth path to the top.

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KATHERINE LEGGE CONFIRMED AS THE FIRST DRIVER TO JOIN THE JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY

July 13, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that sports car and open-wheel racing veteran Katherine Legge will drive one of the team’s two Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY series electric racecars during the 2018/2019 ABB FIA Formula E season. An American-themed livery will be unveiled by RLL co-owner Bobby Rahal, Legge and team officials at the New York E-Prix 2017/2018 season-finale this weekend.

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MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING WITH A RECORD LINE-UP FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 13, 2018 RNW Staff 0

For the 70th running of the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race, Mercedes-AMG has a presence that is stronger than ever before: the field of 68 cars includes a total of 13 Mercedes-AMG GT3s. Thus, the German performance and sports car brand has the largest entry of all manufacturers. The cars from Affalterbach will be run by five teams with 46 drivers between them to take on the classic endurance race, including some of the highest-ranking names in motorsport. Among the favourites are the four cars of the Mercedes-AMG Performance Teams AKKA ASP, BLACK FALCON, MANN-FILTER (HTP Motorsport) and STRAKKA Racing.

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Customer Racing: Total 24 Hours of Spa: Mercedes-AMG with a record line-up for Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race

July 13, 2018 RNW Staff 0

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CRP RACING ADDS MATT BRABHAM TO PORTLAND SPRINTXROSTER

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff 0

The Pirelli World Challenge makes its long awaited return to Portland International Raceway this weekend, and driver Matt Brabham will race alongside full season driver Daniel Morad in the No. 2 Mercedes AMG GT3.

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MEYER SHANK RACING COMMITS TO CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff 0

After originally planning to contest just in the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup (TPNAEC), a strong start to the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season saw the No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 make additional race starts as team partners stepped up to keep the campaign on track..

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS RETURNS TO PORTLAND FOR ROSE CUP RACES

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Twelve years have passed since Flying Lizard last raced at Portland International Raceway in the American Le Mans Series, and this weekend, the sports car team will return to the Oregon track for the Pirelli World Challenge Rose Cup Races for rounds seven and eight of the GTS SprintX Championship.

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STAR-STUDDED LINE-UP FOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UK’S FAVOURITE RACE SERIES AT THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff 0

As befits a brilliant birthday bash, the MSA British Touring Car Championship’s 60th anniversary celebrations at next weekend’s Silverstone Classic (20-22 July) will be encrusted with diamonds.

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F1: Technical Leadership Announcement

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport today announced a planned transition of its senior technical leadership which will see the baton handed on to the next generation of leaders within the Team for 2019 and beyond.

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AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS TO TAKE ON CONTRASTING CHALLENGES IN THAILAND AND JAPAN

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Audi customer teams will be back out in force this weekend at two very different race tracks. Audi Sport customer racing Asia driver pool member Adderly Fong will make his debut at rounds five and six of the Thailand Super Series at the Bangsaen Grand Prix beachside street race alongside Daniel Bilski with B-Quik Racing. Phoenix Racing Asia, meanwhile, resumes its Super Taikyu campaign in Japan with its triple Audi R8 LMS GT3 squad in a five-hour endurance race at the challenging mountain-top Autopolis circuit.

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