RNW Staff

The opening round of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, the OKAYAMA GT 300km RACE took place on April 17th the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3,703m×82laps). Over the circuit were clear skies and on the track the competition was intense. Both in the GT500 class race and the GT300 class the winners were the same as last year, with the No. 14 ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra (Kazuya Oshima/Kenta Yamashita) winning the GT500 race and the No. 56 REALIZE NISSAN MECHANIC CHALLENGE GT-R victorious in the GT300 class.

United Autosports posted 10th (#32), 13th (#23), 16th (#22) and 25th (#2) in the 31-car entry for the opening round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup at Paul Ricard (16 Apr). United’s LMP3 quartet started the 110mins race aiming to improve on third place finishes achieved in both 2020 & ‘21 at the high-speed venue in Southern France.

European Le Mans Series debutant Ahmad Al Harthy produced an absolutely fantastic performance during the first qualifying session of the 2022 season at Circuit Paul Ricard on Saturday, 16th April, to secure a front-row start in the GTE class for today’s four-hour race in the south of France.

Nestled deep in the rolling hills of the Northern California countryside is home. Sonoma Raceway has been the site and stardom for a lot of K-PAX Racing triumphs over the years, and while the scenic hillside casts a shadow over the course, the team continues to reach new heights toward an even brighter future. The team experienced just that during the opening round of the 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS season, as it stood tall on the top step of the podium – victorious.

After a week of pre-season testing, followed by the official Le Mans Cup Prologue, United Autosports are eagerly looking forward for the season opener to get underway at Paul Ricard tomorrow afternoon (16 Apr).

2020 European Le Mans Series LMP2 and LMP3 champions United Autosports begin its double title assault in this year’s championship at Paul Ricard on Sunday (17 Apr).

Guy Cosmo will kick off his 2022 SRO campaign this weekend as he joins Chris Cagnazzi in a Mercedes-AMG fielded by Steve Cameron. The program is slated to compete in selected SRO GT4 America SprintX Series races, beginning with this weekend’s season-opener at Sonoma Raceway.

Just a few days after the team’s hard-charging performance at the Grand Prix of Long Beach in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Porsche customer racing team Wright Motorsports continues the April California swing with the start of the SRO America season opener at Sonoma Raceway. Wright Motorsports will contest the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS in the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 R and the GT America powered by AWS in the No. 30 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.

Rounds one and two of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and the No. 63 and No. 08 DXDT Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 cars are prepared and ready to get the 2022 season started. Sonoma Raceway will host the season-opening doubleheader event, and DXDT Racing will debut two new lineups in the Pro/Am class. As previously announced, David Askew and Dirk Mueller will partner up in the No. 63 Mercedes AMG GT3, and Scott Smithson and Bryan Sellers will race together in the No. 08 Mercedes AMG GT3.

Already supercharged by its new August Bank Holiday date, this summer’s not-be-be-missed festival – The Classic (26-28 August) – will captivate fans with its greatest ever line-up of retro races.

It is once again home race week for Flying Lizard Motorsport at Sonoma Raceway. The Lizards have a packed race week ahead as the GT America powered by AWS and Pirelli GT4 America series get underway, in addition to rounds five and six of the Porsche Sprint Challenge America. The Sonoma Raceway-based team will have two Aston Martin Vantage GT4 cars and four Porsches on track over Easter weekend.

An unchanged line-up of seven elite automotive brands will compete for the 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS title.  The current campaign represents the fourth year of competition for the global concept and sees Ferrari and Mercedes-AMG remain as ever-present participants. Audi and Lamborghini will each embark upon a third assault after debuting […]

Often times when K-PAX Racing loads into the Sonoma Raceway paddock, its homebase provides a sense of comfort and familiarity. But in 2021, it was less calm. It was less familiar. The team was still finding its footing in its budding partnership with Lamborghini Squadra Corse and its Huracán GT3 EVO. Nevertheless, K-PAX Racing dug in its heels and jumped to the top of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS standings that weekend – an early, virtually instant sign of success to its eventual championship-winning campaign.

Experienced GT3 motor racing champion Ahmad Al Harthy has officially confirmed a brand new challenge for his main 2022 motorsport season, a move into GTE competition in the prestigious European Le Mans Series with Oman Racing.

Another expansion of its involvement: in the inaugural season 2020, FK Performance Motorsport ran two BMW M4s in DTM Trophy, upped the ante to three cars for 2021 and it is bringing even four GT sports cars from the Munich-based brand to the grid in the 2022 season. The team from Bremen is relying on an international driver quartet with German Moritz Löhner, Spaniard Marc de Fulgencio, American Jordan Wallace and Bulgarian Steriyan “Terry” Folev. With Brit Ben Green, FK Performance secured the Junior Trophy title in 2020 and won the overall title in the talent pool on the DTM platform in 2021 after five wins in course of the season. As a reward for his title win, the DTM organisation ITR will provide Green with an opportunity to test the Mercedes-AMG of the HRT team during the official DTM test at Portimão.

The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 recorded its first victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s new top GT class following a flawless performance from Partner team The Heart of Racing and its drivers Alex Riberas (ESP) and Ross Gunn (GBR) at Long Beach on Saturday.

The streets of downtown Long Beach roared with the sound of sports cars on Saturday afternoon as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship conducted round three of the season. The Wright Motorsports duo of Ryan Hardwick and Jan Heylen put in another vigorous performance in the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R, earning a top-five finish from a twelfth place starting position.  Despite contact on two occasions from other cars, the team recovered to finish the race, placing as the top Porsche in the field.

Thrilling motorsport, impressive racing series, and spectacular cars – spectators and fans can look forward to an even more attractive and entertaining support programme at ADAC GT Masters events this season. Featuring GT3 and GT4 series, as well as a variety of one-make cups, the German GT Championship will once again be one of the biggest platforms in Europe for GT cars. The new ADAC GT Masters season gets underway from 22nd to 24th April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

The first race win for the new BMW M4 GT3 in North America is in the books. Paul Miller Racing won the GTD class of the 100-minute Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (USA) on Saturday. For the team and its drivers, Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow (both USA), it was only the second race with the car after their debut at Sebring (USA). On Friday, Snow had recorded the first pole position for the BMW M4 GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In the GTD PRO class, BMW M Team RLL showed great fighting spirit with the #25 MOTUL BMW M4 GT3, coming from the back of the field following a grid penalty after qualifying. In the end, the effort remained unrewarded due to unlucky circumstances in the race. Turner Motorsport came home fourth in the GTD class in the #96 BMW M4 GT3.

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Raffaele Marciello (Switzerland) finished fifth in GTD Pro in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.