GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE WIN FOR WEERTS AND VANTHOOR AT MISANO
Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts secured a comfortable victory in the first of this weekend’s Fanatec Sprint races at Misano to continue their imperious form at the Italian venue.
MSR’S BLOMQVIST CAPTURES SECOND CONSECUTIVE IMSA TRACK RECORD POLE POSITION
Meyer Shank Racing’s (MSR) Tom Blomqvist captured his second-consecutive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole in two weeks, turning in a record qualifying lap in Saturday’s qualifying at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
FJORDBACH AND WEEDA SCORE HISTORIC GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES WIN FOR BRABHAM
Anders Fjordbach earned a place in the history books in the first Fanatec GT2 European Series race of the weekend at Misano, with a brilliant last lap pass to secure the first ever race victory for the Brabham BT63 GT2 and Brabham Automotive Factory Racing crew.
RAIN DANCES IN THE DTM AT THE NORISRING
Rainy start of DTM Norisring powered by BMW M: on Friday, the first of three event days during the DTM summer highlight in Nuremberg, drivers completed most of their laps on a wet surface. Fastest driver of the day in DTM was Austrian Thomas Preining with the KÜS Team Bernhard Porsche, who posted a time of 49.705 seconds in the first session during which the rain wasn’t so intense yet. For the two following days, warm and sunny weather has been forecast for Norisring again. Ideal conditions, therefore, for a top-notch racing spectacular around the stone grandstand with the DTM races on Saturday and Sunday starting at 1.30pm.
MEYER SHANK RACING CARRIES MOMENTUM TO CTMP
Meyer Shank Racing returns to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) after a two-year absence due to the pandemic for the two hour, 40-minute event.
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING CADILLAC RETURNS TO CTMP AFTER TWO-YEAR IMSA HIATUS
Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil), Olivier Pla (France) and the No. 31 Cadillac will return to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park July 1-3 for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Chevrolet Grand Prix. This weekend’s race marks the first time the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has competed in Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
WEATHERTECH RACING HEADS NORTH TO CTMP
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Daniel Juncadella (Spain) are headed north for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Chevrolet Grand Prix to run at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP), July 1-3.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS CHASING TOP STEP OF MONZA PODIUM IN CLOSE ELMS CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
United Autosports are preparing themselves for the third round of the 2022 European Le Mans Series which sees the championship return to the infamous Temple of Speed, Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
TITLE FIGHTS INTENSIFY AS GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES HITS HALFWAY MARK AT MISANO
The Fanatec GT2 European Series gets back into action this weekend, as the field of 2022 heads towards the halfway point and third double-header of the season at Misano, Italy. It was all change at the top after the Red Bull Ring round last month, with two new class leaders emerging from round two in […]
WATKINS GLEN IN THE REARVIEW, CTMP AHEAD FOR PAUL MILLER RACING
A day that started with passing cars and leading laps ended in heartbreak with just minutes left on the clock for the Paul Miller Racing team at Watkins Glen.
BMW M TEAM RLL LOSES SAHLEN’S SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN AFTER DRIVE TIME VIOLATION
The No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3, driven by Connor De Phillippi, John Edwards, and Augusto Farfus, seemingly won today’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, the fifth round of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. After an audit of drive time, it was found that the third driver, John Edwards, did not meet the (adjusted) one-hour-and-17-minute minimum and the car was moved to the rear of the field.
ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE RECORDS HISTORIC DOUBLE VICTORY AT WATKINS GLEN WITH THE HEART OF RACING
Aston Martin’s Vantage GT3 recorded a famous double-class victory in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen, on Sunday, in what was a day of firsts for Aston Martin and its IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship partner team The Heart of Racing (THoR).
ALL TO PLAY FOR AS THE GT4 EUROPEAN SEASON REACHES ITS HALFWAY POINT AT MISANO
The GT4 European Series heads back to Italy this weekend as the championship battle reaches its halfway stage at the seaside circuit of Misano.
WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES FIFTH AT THE GLEN
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill), Maro Engel (Germany), and Mikael Grenier (Canada) finished fifth in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
SECOND PLACE FINISH FOR MEYER SHANK RACING AT WATKINS GLEN
Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) was having a near perfect weekend but came up a mere 0.861-seconds short to finish second in Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
ALLY CADILLAC FINISHES SIXTH AT WATKINS GLEN
Ally Cadillac drivers Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, Calif.), Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) and Mike Rockenfeller (Germany) finished sixth in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING FINISHES FIFTH IN SAHLEN’S SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil), Olivier Pla (France) and Mike Conway (Great Britain) finished fifth in Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
SECOND ADAC GT MASTERS VICTORY IN ZANDVOORT FOR EMIL FREY RACING
Perfect weekend for Emil Frey Racing in Zandvoort. On Saturday, the team followed pole position with its maiden success in the German GT Championship, courtesy of Mick Wishofer (22/A) and Konsta Lappalainen (20/FIN). Jack Aitken (26/GB) and Albert Costa Balboa (31/E) then repeated that success on Sunday. The fastest duo in qualifying controlled the race at the dune circuit in the #63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo, and ultimately took a comfortable lights-to-flag victory. “That was a mega success and a really great weekend for our team Emil Frey Racing. Victory yesterday, the top step of the podium again today – it doesn’t get any better,” said former Formula 1 driver Aitken, whose lap time of 1:34.715 minutes was not only the fastest of the race, but also a new lap record in Zandvoort in the ADAC GT Masters. Local favourite Thierry Vermeulen (19/NL) also had cause for celebration. The friend of Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen finished runner-up with Car Collection Motorsport to claim his first podium in the ADAC GT Masters. Two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi from Brazil presented the trophies to the successful drivers. Another record was broken at the circuit in the Dutch dunes: With 14,500 spectators, the German GT Championship recorded its third crowd record in a row.
FIFTH ON THE GRID FOR PAUL MILLER RACING AT WATKINS GLEN
The Paul Miller Racing team notched another top-five starting position for tomorrow’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at the famed Watkins Glen International.
GTD PRO CLASS POLE FOR BMW M TEAM RLL AT WATKINS GLEN
Connor De Phillippi will start the No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3 from the GTD PRO pole position in tomorrow’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. He posted a 1:44.755- minute lap around the 3.4-mile, 11-turn Watkins Glen International circuit to score the first GTD PRO class pole for the new BMW M4 GT3 and the second pole of his BMW M Team RLL career (Sebring, 2018). De Phillippi will co-drive with John Edwards and Augusto Farfus today.
