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TITLE BATTLE BEGINS IN BAHRAIN FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

October 28, 2021 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s GR010 HYBRID Hypercar set the pace on its Bahrain debut during opening practice for the penultimate round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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NIELSEN RACING ARE MICHELIN LE MANS CUP CHAMPIONS

October 27, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The long-term partnership between Tony Wells, Colin Noble and Nielsen Racing has seen plenty of success over the years in various categories, but Sunday (24 October 2021) at the season finale at Portimao saw them crowned Champions together as they secured the Michelin Le Mans Cup title.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS HEAD TO BAHRAIN FOR FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE HEADER FINALE

October 26, 2021 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports make their way to Bahrain this week for the final two rounds of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship as the season ends with a double-header event in the Middle East, where the team will be hoping to defend their LMP2 championship title.

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GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM BACK ON WINNERS’ ROW

October 26, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Game, set and match for Team GRT Grasser Racing! The Austrian squad put their stamp on the ADAC GT Masters at the weekend in Hockenheim with a brace of victories and pole positions. At the legendary grand prix circuit in south-west Germany, Mirko Bortolotti and Marco Mapelli finally ended the long spell without a win in the Super Sports Car League for the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. The Lamborghini works drivers secured the first triumph in the ADAC GT Masters since 2019 for GRT Grasser Racing and Lamborghini Squadra Corse.

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SPECTACULAR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON-OPENER AND EIGHT RACE WEEKENDS ON GREAT RACE TRACKS

October 26, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland racing calendar is set for the 2022 season: The programme includes eight weekends with 16 races on four German tracks and four European Formula 1 circuits. Six rounds of the German one-make cup series will be contested as support to the ADAC GT Masters. Drivers and teams can look forward to a spectacular start to the 33rd season with a spectacular race weekend as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Moreover, Italy’s Imola racetrack hosts the Carrera Cup alongside the DTM.

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PORSCHE FIGHTS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE FINAL RACES IN BAHRAIN

October 26, 2021 RNW Staff 0

At the last two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, the Porsche GT Team has its sights firmly set on

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THE 2021 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON IN FACTS AND FIGURES

October 26, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season stretched over 177 days from its opening session through to the final chequered flag, visiting 10 circuits in seven countries for countless kilometres of racing.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS FINISH 2021 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP SEASON FIFTH AND SIXTH IN CHAMPIONSHIP

October 25, 2021 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports ended the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup at Portimao on a high with two top-ten finishes in the championship standings for the #23 Ligier JS P320 of John Schauerman and Wayne Boyd and the #22 of Gerry Kraut and Scott Andrews. Daniel Schneider and Andy Meyrick also brought the #32 Ligier JSP320 across the line to finish within the top-ten at the final race in Portimao, an impressive result for what has been a mixed season for the pairing.

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WYLIE BRINGS HECTIC TITLE WINNING 2021 SEASON TO A CLOSE

October 25, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Ross Wylie brought the curtain down on a busy, varied and successful motor racing season by posting two top-nine placings at Brands Hatch (24 Oct).

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TEAM REDLINE RACING WINS 2021 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLE WITH DAN CAMMISH

October 25, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Team Redline Racing returned to the summit of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB mountain at Brands Hatch this past weekend as Dan Cammish was crowned overall drivers’ champion for the third time with the team.

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TWO MORE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLES FOR TEAM PARKER RACING AS RATCLIFFE AND SHERWOOD FINISH ON TOP

October 25, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Team Parker Racing added two more Porsche Carrera Cup GB titles to the Rookie and Teams’ crowns as it claimed the Pro-Am championship with Ryan Ratcliffe and the Am honours with Justin Sherwood, who took his record-breaking third title in a row.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS WIN AT PORTIMAO AND TAKE SECOND IN EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

October 25, 2021 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports won the final round of the 2021 European Le Mans Series at Portimao, Portugal yesterday.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR DESERT DOUBLE

October 25, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Hypercar history will be written when the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles are decided in a Bahrain double-header, and four-time Le Mans winner TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is ready for a duel in the desert.

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SECOND WIN OF THE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON FOR KOHLER

October 24, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Leon Köhler (Nebulus Racing by Huber) celebrates a perfect end to the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland season: The German scored his second win of the season on Sunday at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. “The start was a bit turbulent and I managed to benefit from that. I was determined to win another race. The fact that it happened on home turf was of course fantastic,” said Köhler, who lives in the town of Kleinwallstadt not far from the racetrack. Second place at race 16 of the season went to Saturday’s winner and newly crowned champion Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), followed by Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing) in third. At the season finale, the last remaining title decision was made: Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon Team Textar) won the rookie class of the 2021 season. A total of 29 drivers tackled the event run as support to the ADAC GT Masters in their 510 PS Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racers.

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COOL RACING FINISHES STRONG ELMS SEASON WITH SECOND CONSECUTIVE LMP2 PRO-AM VICTORY

October 24, 2021 RNW Staff 0

COOL Racing took a second consecutive LMP2 Pro-Am victory in the European Le Mans Series season finale in Portimao, securing a runner-up finish in the standings. Charles Milesi made it two overall poles in as many races with a fantastic lap in qualifying on Saturday, with the LMP3 crew finishing a strong season second in the championship.

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MacNEIL FIFTH IN THE EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AT PORTIMAO

October 24, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Christian Ried (Germany), and Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) finished fifth in today’s running of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) season finale race at the Algarve Circuit in Portimao, Portugal.

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CAMMISH TAKES HISTORIC THIRD PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CHAMPIONSHIP AT NAIL-BITING FINALE

October 24, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Porsche Carrera Cup GB – the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK – travelled to Brands Hatch for its season finalé where champions would be crowned in all three categories – Pro, Pro-Am and Am. Four drivers arrived in Kent fighting for Pro category honours, separated by just 22 points; Dan Cammish (Redline Racing), Lorcan Hanafin (JTR), Kiern Jewiss (Team Parker Racing) and Porsche GB Junior Harry King (Team Parker Racing). In Pro-Am Ryan Ratcliffe (Team Parker) took a points advantage into the final weekend of the season while Justin Sherwood (Team Parker) was ahead in Am.

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THE ARTA NSX-GT TAKES A DRAMATIC SUPER GT WIN AT AUTOPOLIS

October 24, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The AUTOPOLIS 300km RACE, Round 6 of the 2021 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the AUTOPOLIS (one lap 4.674 km x 65 laps) in Oita Prefecture on the afternoon of October 24 (Sun). In the GT500 class race, the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT (Tomoki Nojiri/Nirei Fukuzumi) started from 4th position on the grid […]

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LARRY TEN VOORDE DEFENDS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN AT HOCKENHEIM

October 23, 2021 RNW Staff 0

After scoring his eighth win this season, Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite) has become champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland for the second time in a row. At the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, the Dutchman won race 15 on Saturday and thus holds an attainable lead with 306 points before the final race on Sunday. “That was a tough season. I’m absolutely thrilled. During the race, I focused totally on my performance, but when I drove through the final corner the emotions kicked in,” says ten Voorde. Positions two and three in the race run as part of the ADAC GT Masters support programme went to Laurin Heinrich (Germany/Van Berghe Huber Racing) and Morris Schuring (Netherlands/Team GP Elite). The duel in the ProAm classification has also been decided: The overall victory goes to Carlos Rivas (Luxembourg/Black Falcon Team Textar).

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LAMBORGHINI ENDS ADAC GT MASTERS BARREN RUN

October 23, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Mirko Bortolotti (31/I) and Marco Mapelli (34/I, both GRT Grasser Racing Team) took victory in Hockenheim to claim Lamborghini’s first success in the German GT Championship since 2019, while the title contenders finished in the top five and the title race took another step towards its thrilling conclusion. The two Lamborghini works drivers took the chequered flag in front of a big crowd in the Motodrom, just 0.521 seconds ahead of championship leaders Ricardo Feller (21/CH) and Christopher Mies (31/Düsseldorf, both Montaplast by Land-Motorsport). Second place was enough for the two Audi drivers to extend their lead by nine points. Third place went to Porsche works driver Mathieu Jaminet (26/F) and defending champion Michael Ammermüller (35/Rotthalmünster, both SSR Performance). “I am overjoyed. We have waited a long time for that win, and finally everything came together,” said the victorious Bortolotti. “We showed character and that we are always a force to be reckoned with.”

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