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PHIL HANSON TO EMBARK ON FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WEC CAMPAIGN WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS 

United Autosports and Phil Hanson will contest the FIA World Endurance Championship together once more in 2023.

FIVE BMW M4 GT3 TO LINE IN THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

For the BMW M Motorsport teams and drivers, the next big highlight of the endurance season is just around the corner: the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) on 30th/31st July. ROWE Racing Team fields two BMW M4 GT3 in the Pro class, and will hope to challenge for the overall victory. The BMW Junior Team is making its Spa debut in the number 50 car. Walkenhorst Motorsport and ST Racing also line up with a total of three cars in the Cup classes, as the BMW M4 GT3 makes its first appearance in the biggest GT3 race in the world. BMW is the record winner of the 24h Spa-Francorchamps, with 24 victories to its name.

GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES SET FOR RECORD ENTRY AHEAD OF BIGGEST RACES OF THE SEASON AT SPA

The GT4 European Series is gearing up for its biggest race weekend of the season, and in more ways than one, with a record 55-car entry expected for two races running in support of the world’s most prestigious GT3 event.

LAMBORGHINI ANNOUNCES DRIVERS BORTOLOTTI AND CALDARELLI FOR THE LMDh PROGRAM

Lamborghini Squadra Corse has announced the first two drivers in the line-up for the LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h) program, which will debut in 2024 in the FIA World Endurance Championship (Hypercar class) and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (GTP class). The Factory Drivers Andrea Caldarelli and Mirko Bortolotti, both currently involved in the most important GT competitions with Lamborghini, have been confirmed for the new project, not only as drivers but also as test drivers, contributing to the development of the prototype. 

K-PAX RACING BRINGS WINNING STREAK TO WATKINS GLEN

When K-PAX Racing announced that it was teaming up with Lamborghini Squadra Corse in 2021, it was not without some sort of confidence behind how strong of a partnership it would be. Fast-forward to about the half-way mark to the 2022 season: The team has created what its Team Owner, Jim Haughey, has long considered as a perfect equation for a formidable team. Behind a strong crew, drivers and manufacturer, the team has since established itself at the top of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS rankings, and arguably, has the credentials of a dynasty alongside the Italian marque.

GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA HEADS EAST TO FUJI FOR SECOND EVENT IN AS MANY WEEKENDS

The second Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS event in as many weekends takes place at Fuji International Speedway on July 22-24 when an impressive list of local teams and drivers once again goes head-to-head with continental rivals. Rounds five and six of the regular season, as well as 2022’s second Fanatec Japan […]

SILVERSTONE TO CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF GROUP C AT THE CLASSIC

Silverstone will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Group C sportscar era at The Classic next month (26-28 August).

GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES TITLE FIGHTS SET TO RAGE AT SPA

The Fanatec GT2 European Series heads into its flagship event of the season, SRO Speed Week at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, with both the Pro-Am and Am class title fights still too close to call going into the second half of the season. The field of 2022 heads to Belgium off the back of an intense third-round […]

THRILLING LAST-TURN, LAST-LAP VICTORY FOR PAUL MILLER RACING AT LIME ROCK

The Paul Miller Racing team added another trophy to their trophy cabinet this weekend, scoring a fantastic last-turn, last-lap victory at Lime Rock Park.

PFAFF MOTORSPORTS EARNS OVERALL WIN AT LIME ROCK

Porsche customer team Pfaff Motorsports won overall at Saturday’s Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. The victory, the fourth for Porsche in the GTD Pro class and sixth total for the 911 GT3 R race car thus far in the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, came in the all-GT car feature event at the Lakeville, Connecticut race track. This is the first overall win for the German sports car manufacturer this year. Pfaff will have its next chance at the overall win when the second of two GT3-spec only races is run at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), August 25 – 28.

WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES SEVENTH AT LIME ROCK

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Jules Gounon (France) finished seventh in GTD at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park today.

AM DUO MAKE GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA HISTORY AT SUZUKA

Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS history was made at Suzuka today when Comet Racing’s Yusuke Yamasaki and Yorikatsu Tsujiko became the first Am crew to win a race outright, while Honda also scored its first-ever series victory.

COZZOLINO’S SLICK WORK HELPS CARGUY AND KIMURA CLEAN UP IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA AT SUZUKA

Kei Cozzolino staged quite possibly the greatest stint in Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS history en route to a sensational victory in Race 1 at Suzuka earlier today after the Ferrari he shares with Takeshi Kimura made up 60 seconds and 12 positions over the final 30 minutes.

WEATHERTECH RACING TO START FROM THE FIFTH ROW AT LIME ROCK

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Jules Gounon (France) will start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park from the fifth row tomorrow.

PAUL MILLER RACING ROLLING OFF SEVENTH AT LIME ROCK

The Paul Miller Racing team will be hoping for some help tomorrow at Lime Rock Park, with the No. 1 Quartz Engine Oil-backed BMW M4 GT3 qualifying seventh.

QUALIFYING WAS NO WALK IN THE PARK AT LIME ROCK FOR BMW M TEAM RLL

Connor De Phillippi qualified the No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3 third in the GTD PRO class but following a failure of post-qualifying technical inspection will start at the rear of the 15-car GT class field in tomorrow’s two-hour-and-forty-minute Northeast Grand Prix. De Phillippi posted a 51.227- minute lap around the 1.5-mile, 7-turn Lime Rock Park circuit, only .148 seconds behind the pole-sitting No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3R. The BMW was moved to the rear of the field for failing to meet the minimum ride height. De Phillippi will co-drive with John Edwards tomorrow. The pair stands sixth in GTD PRO class driver point standings with a season’s-best third place finish at Laguna Seca earlier this year.

PAUL MILLER RACING BACK TO THE BULLRING AT LIME ROCK PARK

The Paul Miller Racing team is headed to the shortest circuit on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar—and the home race for the Paul Miller Auto Group—Lime Rock Park.

AUDI IS AIMING FOR THE FIFTH VICTORY OF THE R8 LMS AT SPA

Audi Sport customer racing wants to continue its winning streak at the 74th edition of the Spa 24 Hours, from July 28 to 31. The goal: The R8 LMS is already aiming for its third overall 24-hour victory this year. In addition, valuable points and decisive championship positions in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS are at stake for drivers and teams in various classes. No less than twelve Audi R8 LMS entries are set to compete in the world’s biggest GT3 race in the Belgian Ardennes.

WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR LIME ROCK PARK

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Jules Gounon (France) are headed to Lime Rock Park for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix to run July 15-16.

BMW M TEAM RLL LOOKING FOR A TURN AROUND AT LIME ROCK PARK

BMW M Team RLL will look to change its recent spate of bad luck at this weekend’s FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix, at Lime Rock Park, in Lakeville, Conn. The last two rounds of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship have seen the No. 25 MOTUL BMW M4 GT3 disqualified from a win at Watkins Glen International and suffer an uncompetitive fifth place finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

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