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BMW M TEAM WRT AND VALENTINO ROSSI COMPLETES THEIR FIRST TESTS OF THE BMW M4 GT3

October 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The collaboration between BMW M Motorsport and BMW M Team WRT on the racetrack has kicked off with a day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona (ESP). The team and some of its drivers used the day after the season finale in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe for a first chance to gain experience with the BMW M4 GT3 that the team is going to be racing in the upcoming season, parallel to testing with the BMW M Hybrid V8. One of the drivers at the wheel of the BMW M4 GT3 was MotoGP star Valentino Rossi (ITA). BMW M works driver Philipp Eng (AUT) supported the Belgian team, his experience helping the team to quickly get used to the new car.

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REWARDING WEEKEND FOR B-QUIK ABSOLUTE RACING IN SINGAPORE

October 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

A superb weekend for the eight strong lineup in Singapore entered under the B-Quik Absolute Racing umbrella with podiums in both TSS The Super Series races capped by a stunning victory for Andrew Haryanto in Race 1.

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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES INTENSIFY AS TITLE RIVALS MAKE THEIR MARK

October 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

What was a three-way championship battle has become a fight between five as the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship reaches what is set to be a hugely competitive end to the season. Meanwhile, the ever-fluctuating Morris Pro-Am championship remains on a knife’s edge with a key contender yet to stamp their authority on a pulsating championship battle across the first six rounds this year.

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TSS THE SUPER SERIES STRIDES OUT AT THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

October 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

TSS The Super Series made a step forward for Thai motorsport over the weekend as it joined the Singapore Grand Prix support race programme with two races, one in the wet the other in the dry that showcased the series, cars and drivers in front of an international audience.

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DANIEL HARPER ENDS 2022 SEASON WITH GOOD BARCELONA DRIVE

October 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Daniel Harper has brought his impressive maiden campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup to a close with a strong performance on his first visit to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this past weekend (01-02 October).

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DINAMIC MOTORSPORT PORSCHE WINS GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE BARCELONA FINALE

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Akkodis ASP has clinched a Fanatec GT Endurance title double after a dramatic race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya saw the Mercedes-AMG squad narrowly beat Iron Lynx to the big prize.

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PAUL MILLER RACING ENDS THE SEASON WITH FIFTH PLACE AT PETIT LE MANS

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

After leading through much of the early stages of the race, the Paul Miller Racing team finished the season-ending Petit Le Mans in fifth place following contact from an LMP3 car.

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ALLY CADILLAC FINISHES THIRD IN PETIT LE MANS AT ROAD ATLANTA

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Ally Cadillac drivers Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, Calif.), Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) and Mike Rockenfeller (Germany) finished third in the 25th Motul Petit Le Mans, as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

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GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES TITLES DECIDED IN BARCELONA FINALE

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

All three GT4 European Series drivers’ championship titles went down to the wire in a dramatic season finale at Barcelona.

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PORSCHE WINS ALL IMSA GTD PRO TITLES WITH PFAFF MOTORSPORTS

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Porsche has won the manufacturer’s championship in the GTD-Pro class. The customer team Pfaff Motorsports secured the title, with Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet crowned the new driver champions. These were the results after the finale of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. The Porsche customer team from Canada finished the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta in third place. The Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by Wright Motorsports crossed the finish line in fourth place in the GTD category.

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MEYER SHANK RACING WINS PETIT LE MANS AND 2022 IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Ten hours of racing came down to a nail-biter finish that saw Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) not only capture its second overall Petit Le Mans victory, but also claim the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE CLINCHES FIRST IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT PETIT LE MANS

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Aston Martin’s Seattle-based partner team The Heart of Racing Team and 21-year-old Roman De Angelis (CDN) clinched the GTD Class Drivers’ and Teams’ titles of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in a tense 25th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans 10-Hour finale at Road Atlanta, GA.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS FINISHES RUNNER UP IN WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

October 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

When Wright Motorsports secured their monumental victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January, the Porsche customer racing team immediately showed they would be a championship contender for the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Sunday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the battle for the GTD class title came down to the final laps, and with a fourth-place finish, the Wright Motorsports Porsche finished as runner-up in the championship standings.

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THOMPSON, METNI, KVAMME AND KELLY MOSS SPOTLIGHTED IN PORSCHE CELEBRATION OF CHAMPIONS

October 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Porsche Carrera Cup North America Presented by the Cayman Islands recognizes the successes of its season at tonight’s Celebration of Champions. Each of the three drivers’ championships: Pro, Pro-Am and Am came down to the final 40-minute race of the premier Porsche one-make race series on Friday, September 30 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Tonight, the fruits of a 16-race labor for 48 drivers and 19 teams as well as series officials and partners were acknowledged by Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA).

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PETIT POLE FOR PAUL MILLER RACING

October 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Madison Snow scored his third pole position of 2022, lining the No. 1 Quartz Engine Oil-backed BMW M4 GT3 up P1 for tomorrow’s 25th running of Petit Le Mans.

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BLOMQVIST CAPTURES PETIT LE MANS POLE FOR MEYER SHANK RACING

October 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) made one leap forward in its IMSA WeatherTech DPi Championship fight with Tom Blomqvist capturing his third career DPi pole position at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Friday.

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PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS PLAY IT SAFE IN QUALIFYING AT ROAD ATLANTA

October 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The 911 GT3 R fielded by the Porsche customer team Pfaff Motorsports heads into the final race of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season from position seven in the GTD-Pro class. Works driver Felipe Nasr avoided taking any risks at Road Atlanta in order to preserve the car. The goal: to win all titles in the ten-hour race on Saturday.

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K-PAX RACING NAMES 2022 INDY LINE-UP

September 30, 2022 RNW Staff 0

K-PAX Racing proudly announced Friday its 2022 Indianapolis 8 Hour line-up. The team, after clinching the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Championship early in the penultimate rounds of the season at Sebring International Raceway, will stage its regular two-car Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO effort at the famous Brickyard with an expanded driver line-up to meet the requirements of the endurance race format.

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STEPHEN AND BRENTON GROVE REVEAL FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES GT LIVERY

September 30, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Stephen and Brenton Grove have taken the wraps off their 2022 FIA Motorsport Games livery where they’ll seek for another medal in the GT category. This year will see Stephen Grove captaining the Australian team in what will be an all-star line-up.

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PORSCHE 963 TO COMPETE IN NORTH AMERICA WITH PROVEN LUCKY NUMBERS

September 30, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The two Porsche 963 from Porsche Penske Motorsport will tackle the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship flying the race numbers 6 and 7. These digits are well known to the partners, Team Penske and Porsche, from their joint effort with the RS Spyder – and are associated with many great memories for both world-class companies. The ca. 500 kW (680 PS) hybrid prototype for the newly created GTP class will be showcased to the public for the first time in the USA at the final weekend of the 2022 IMSA season at Road Atlanta.

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