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BATTLING GOLD CUP POINTS FOR MACDOWALL AND BARWELL AFTER EARLY DRAMAS AT IMOLA

April 4, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Round one of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup at Imola in Italy over the weekend, 2nd/3rd April, produced a challenging start to the 2022 season for Gold Cup competitor Alex MacDowall and Barwell Motorsport team-mates Sandy Mitchell and Rob Collard.

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DANIEL HARPER IMPRESSES ON GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE DEBUT

April 4, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Daniel Harper showcased his impressive speed and racecraft during a hugely promising debut in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at Imola this past weekend (02/03 April).

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DTM CHAMPIONSHIP STARTING THE 2022 SEASON WITH 29 GT CARS ENTERED

April 4, 2022 RNW Staff 0

With the largest field of participants in over two decades, drivers from 15 nations and GT race cars from six brands, DTM is getting its 36th season underway. On Tuesday and Wednesday this week already, the official test days at Hockenheimring are the first encounter. Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-AMG and, for the first time, Porsche have been entered for the new season in the long-standing race series with a total of 29 GT race cars. The drivers’ field assembles 15 nations and 36 high-class championship titles. This Monday morning, DTM surprised with the announcement that nine-time rally world champion Sébastian Loeb will be making his debut in the internationally acknowledged race series. The Frenchman will be participating in at least two races with the Ferrari of the Red Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse team as a replacement driver for New Zealander Nick Cassidy.

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SUCCESSFUL START FOR MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT IN THE GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE AT IMOLA

April 4, 2022 RNW Staff 0

For Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, the first season round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola ended with a double podium, a PRO-AM class victory and another class podium. After an action-packed race with numerous safety car interventions and full-course yellows, the #88 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of the Mercedes-AMG Team AKKODIS ASP ended up in second place overall while the #2 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed entry also made it onto the podium by finishing third. At the same time, the #20 SPS automotive performance car got the new year off to an optimal start with its PRO-AM success. The #5 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 secured another podium result during the premiere of the newly introduced Gold Cup as it finished third in this category.

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BOWERS AND LACHENAUER DO THE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES DOUBLE AT IMOLA

April 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Gus Bowers and Konstantin Lachenauer completed a dream double at Imola, converting race two pole position into a comfortable victory in their Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin on Sunday. Right behind, the Centri Porsche Ticino Cayman of Alex Fontana/Ivan Jacoma took the Pro-Am laurels in second overall, with the AGS Events Aston Martin of Wilfried Cazalbon/Julien Lambert coming out on top of a tight Am class battle.

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SPINELLI AND WEERING COMPLETE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE CLEAN SWEEP AT IMOLA

April 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Loris Spinelli and Max Weering completed back-to-back Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe victories for Bonaldi Motorsport in a second race which was punctuated by three full course yellow periods. The #61 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 started second on the grid and maintained that position until the final stages when Spinelli passed race-leader Dmitry Gvazava (#9 Target Racing).

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TEAM WRT TAKES SEASON OPENING GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VICTORY AT IMOLA

April 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Team WRT struck the first blow in the battle for the 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS title with victory in today’s Endurance Cup opener at Imola, ensuring that the new Audi R8 LMS Evo II GT3 enjoyed a perfect competitive debut.

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SAELENS AND LONGIN SEAL DEBUT GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PRO-AM WIN FOR PK CARSPORT AT IMOLA

April 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Stienes Longin and Nicolas Saelens clinched their maiden Fanatec GT2 European Series outright and Pro-Am victory on their series debut on Sunday, converting their first pole position into the first win of the season for the PK Carsport Audi at Imola.

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SPINELLI AND WEERING CLAIM VICTORY IN LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE SEASON OPENER AT IMOLA

April 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Bonaldi Motorsport’s Loris Spinelli and Max Weering kicked off the 2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe season in the best possible way as they strolled to victory in the first 50-minute encounter of the weekend at Imola. The Italian/Dutch combination, at the wheel of the #61 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2, held the advantage either side of the mandatory pit-stop to beat Jean-Luc D’Auria and Stéphane Tribaudini (VS Racing) by 17.981s.

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HASSID TAKES FIRST AM AND OUTRIGHT GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES WIN FOR LP RACING

April 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Henry Hassid put in a blistering debut Fanatec GT2 European Series performance to seize the first race honours of the 2022 season at Imola, claiming both the outright and Am class honours for LP Racing.

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LACHENAUER AND BOWERS TAKE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES RACE ONE WIN AT IMOLA

April 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Racing Spirit of Léman made a flying start to the GT4 European Series season with Konstantin Lachenauer and Gus Bowers taking a controlled victory in the opening race at Imola. Allied Racing defied the odds to finish second and win Pro-Am, while Team Fullmotorsport kick-started its Am class title defence with another win.

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TIM HEINEMANN JOINS RING-RACING FOR 2022 DTM TROPHY

April 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Three years DTM Trophy, three years Ring-Racing, three years with Toyota: the team from Boxberg near the Nürburgring will also be participating in the 2022 DTM Trophy and is again relying on Toyota for its campaign. New in the team, however, is the driver. Tim Heinemann, who concluded the inaugural season in the talent pool on the DTM platform by winning the title after a commanding performance in 2020, will be driving the Toyota Supra in the 14 sprint races of the 2022 season. The DTM Trophy gets its third season underway at DEKRA Lausitzring Turn 1 from 20 till 22 May.

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AUDIS ON TOP IN GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES QUALIFYING AT IMOLA

April 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Audi R8 LMS GT2s of LP Racing and PK Carsport were the stars of the opening Fanatec GT2 European Series qualifying sessions of the season this afternoon at Imola in Italy, with both Elia Erhart and Nicolas Saelens coming out on top of the first and second sessions respectively.

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GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES SET FOR STORMING SECOND SEASON

March 31, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Fanatec GT2 European Series launches into its second season of competition at Imola, Italy, this weekend (1-3 April).

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JACK AITKEN BEGINS GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE CAMPAIGN AT IMOLA

March 31, 2022 RNW Staff 0

British-Korean racer Jack Aitken will begin his quest for a first GT3 title this weekend in the opening GT World Challenge Europe round of the season at Imola.

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT FINALISES HIGH QUALITY LINE UP FOR 2022 DTM SEASON

March 31, 2022 RNW Staff 0

For its mission title defence in DTM, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport can build on a first-class line-up again in 2022. Together with the teams, Mercedes-AMG has completed the last details and has finalised a powerful line-up for the upcoming season: in the 16 races of the renowned sprint series, four customer teams are participating with eight Mercedes-AMG GT3s. In the process, the driver line-up is like a “who is who” of GT3 racing: next to reigning champion Maximilian Götz, brand ambassador Maro Engel (both GER) will be behind the wheel as well. Moreover, like last year, Mercedes-AMG Drivers Lucas Auer (AUT), Maximilian Buhk (GER) and Arjun Maini (IND) will be on the grid again. With Mikaël Grenier (CAN), David Schumacher and Luca Stolz (both GER), three well-known names will be taking on their first full DTM season. The opening round of the eight scheduled events will be held at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão/Portugal from 29th April until 1st May.

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IMOLA KICKS OFF THE 2022 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE SEASON FOR OREGON TEAM

March 30, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Oregon Team hits the track at Imola this coming weekend, in the first out of six double Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe rounds.

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AM CLASS CHAMPIONS AMAC MOTORSPORT CONFIRM GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ENTRY

March 30, 2022 RNW Staff 0

AMAC Motorsport will contest all six Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS rounds this year with ‘reigning’ Am class champions Andrew Macpherson and Ben Porter.

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2018 CHAMPION PETER MANGION MAKES PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB RETURN WITH TORO VERDE GT

March 30, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Toro Verde GT is very happy to announce that Peter Mangion will round out its four-car entry in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB for the 2022 season, with the 2018 Am class champion making his return to the series.

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IMOLA TO HOST THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE SEASON OPENER AND THE DEBUT OF THE HURACAN ST EVO2

March 30, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The iconic Italian circuit of Imola will host the opening round of the 2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe season, the 14th edition of the one-make GT championship and first for the all-new Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2. Thirthy-seven cars are set to fight at the Grand Prix venue across all four classes, with action aplenty guaranteed.

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