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GRAND FINALE AT OULTON PARK FOR THE FERRARI CHALLENGE UK CHAMPIONSHIP

The third season of the Ferrari Challenge UK came to a close with the fifth round of the Prancing Horse national series, held this weekend at Oulton Park. It was an exciting year that saw James Swift’s (Dick Lovett Swindon) Trofeo Pirelli and Graham de Zille’s (Meridien Modena) Coppa Shell titles go to the wire, with an intense and hard-fought finale that saw Swift and de Zille win their respective categories in Race 1. In Race 2, H.Sikkens (H.R. Owen London) and de Zille took the wins in their classes.

FJORDBACH DENIES ULRICH A CLEAN SWEEP OF POLE POSITIONS IN GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PAUL RICARD QUALIFYING

Christoph Ulrich and Anders Fjordbach ensured it would be a pole position apiece for the recently crowned Am champion, and the current Pro-Am points leaders, under the floodlights at Circuit Paul Ricard.

GRUPPE M RACING FAST ON FRIDAY AT HOCKENHEIM

Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing made a promising start to the penultimate round of the DTM season as Daniel Juncadella posted the second-fastest Free Practice lap at Hockenheim.

FERRARI CHALLENGE UK TITLE TO BE DECIDED IN THE FINAL RACE AT OULTON PARK

James Swift secures another win, bringing him to within 2 points of the Trofeo Pirelli championship title. The championship will be decided between Swift and Khera in the final race of the season. De Zille

FOUR-WAY BATTLE FOR OVERALL ENDURANCE CUP TITLES HEADLINES SEASON-CLOSING TRIP TO BARCELONA

The curtain will fall on the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season next weekend (8-10 October) when Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya stages a titanic four-way battle for the overall Endurance Cup crown.

FOUR AUDI R8 LMS ENTERED IN THE INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE AT INDIANAPOLIS

Audi Sport customer racing is ready for the next race of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge. This year,

EXCITING HISTORIC RACE CALENDAR FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS TO END THE YEAR

The United Autosports historic motorsport department is gearing up for a busy end to the 2021 season with a number of events coming up over the next month.

MERCEDES-AMG DRIVER JULES GOUNON SHINES WITH ADAC GT MASTERS FIRST FASTEST TIME AT THE SACHSENRING

Former champion Jules Gounon (26/F, Team Zakspeed Mobil Krankenkasse Racing) set the fastest time in the opening free practice session of the German GT Championship at the Sachsenring. In doing so, he backed up his impressive performance last time out at the Lausitzring, where he claimed pole position, victory and the fastest lap. Behind the Mercedes-AMG works driver were Porsche and Audi drivers.

TR3 PERFORMANCE STEPS UP TO PRO CLASS AT SEBRING

TR3 Performance steps up to the Pro class for the first time this season as the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS returns to historic Sebring International Raceway for the final doubleheader weekend of the campaign.

PORSCHE CUSTOMERS READY FOR GT SUPER SPRINT CHALLENGE ROUND AT ZHUZHOU

Five Porsche entries will compete in the third round of the inaugural GT Super Sprint Challenge (GTSSC) when the series travels to the Zhuzhou International Circuit.

FLYING LIZARD RETURNS TO SEBRING WITH TWO CAR EFFORT

ive years have passed since Flying Lizard Motorsports has raced at Sebring International Raceway, and this weekend, the team makes its return to the legendary track for a double-header race event in the GT America powered by aws. The black, grey, and yellow Lizard-liveried Porsche 911 GT3 R of Andy Wilzoch and the green and red TKO Motorsports Bentley Continental GT3 driven by Memo Gidley will contest in the weekend, joining the field of 23 cars.

DXDT RACING SETS SIGHTS ON SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

The battle for the Pro/Am championship title in the GT World Challenge America series continues this weekend at Sebring International Raceway, and DXDT Racing is ready to put in a strong effort to close the 20-point gap to the leaders in the team standings. With three wins and seven podiums, DXDT Racing has been persistent all season long in the top class, consistently showing the strength of the Mercedes AMG customer racing program, led by team owner David Askew.

PORSCHE CARRERA CUP ASIA TO HOST INVITATIONAL EVENT AT MACAU

The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (PCCA) will hold an invitational round at Macau’s legendary Guia Circuit on 19-21 November for the Macau GP. The non-championship event will be the series’ first visit to Macau since 2013, with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) set to make its maiden appearance on the world-famous street circuit.

GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VALENCIA WEEKEND ROUNDUP

After 368 laps staged across 10 races at five venues, the 2021 Sprint Cup season concluded last weekend at Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia.

WRIGHT TARGETS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT SEBRING DOUBLEHEADER

For the first time since 2009, SRO America will return to Sebring International Raceway this weekend for the penultimate rounds of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America. Wright Motorsports leads the Pro/Am team championship by 20 points, and after a podium finish at Watkins Glen International last month, drivers Jan Heylen and Fred Poordad are expected to be strong contenders to return to Victory Circle in this weekend’s 90-minute doubleheaders. The duo currently leads in the driver point standings by 58 points and could win their respective championship this weekend. 

K-PAX RACING READY TO ATTEND PENULTIMATE GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA ROUNDS AT SEBRING

The penultimate rounds of the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Championship is among K-PAX Racing and its two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs, with the team able to clinch multiple championships October 1-3 at Sebring International Raceway.

GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PREPARES FOR PAUL RICARD SHOWDOWN

This weekend (1-3 October) marks the conclusion of a thrilling title fight in the Fanatec GT2 European Series as the curtain comes down on the inaugural season at Circuit Paul Ricard.

ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE CONTENDER RAFFAELE MARCIELLO: THE ANTI-SUPERSTAR

 He had one foot in Formula 1, was part of the Ferrari Driver Academy and raced against Carlos Sainz jr. and Danil Kvyat on the karting scene: Raffaele Marciello (26/I, Mann-Filter Team Landgraf – HTP/WWR) has every reason to puff his chest out proudly as he strolls through the paddock. However, the Italian, who is battling for the title in the German GT Championship, is an unassuming character: “I am not a star, but just a normal person doing his job.” The Mercedes-AMG works driver will have another opportunity to ‘do his job’ this weened (1st to 3rd October), when he lines up alongside Maximilian Buhk (28/Hamburg) in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo at the Sachsenring.

SILVERSTONE SUCCESS FOR HARRY KING

Harry King returned to the top step of the podium at Silverstone with a second victory of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB season.

TWO WINS AND MORE PODIUMS FOR TEAM PARKER RACING AT SILVERSTONE

Leicestershire outfit Team Parker Racing claimed two wins in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB as Harry King finished first overall and Justin Armstrong emerged victorious in the Am class, while Kiern Jewiss and Ryan Ratcliffe also added podium finishes at Silverstone.

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