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WeatherTech Racing will run two cars for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Twelve Hours of Sebring to run March 16-19.

A new team, two new drivers, one approach: the Project 1 team becomes involved in DTM Trophy with two BMW M4 GT4s and drivers Louis Henkefend (GER) and Colin Caresani (NLD). For the racing stable from Lohne near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony, the participation in the talent pool on the DTM platform is a consequent continuation of its approach in supporting young talents in motorsport. Both drivers have completed a successful season in the BMW M2 Cup in 2021. Now, the next step follows in DTM Trophy. The race series consists of 14 sprint races, the season opener is at DEKRA Lausitzring Turn 1 from 20 till 22 May.

Team Redline Racing have retained the services of Micah Stanley for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB this year, with the 2021 Pro Am runner up returning for his second season in the championship.

Jr III Racing has set their Twelve Hours of Sebring lineup with the addition of IMSA Champion Dakota Dickerson in the No. 30 Airbnb Ligier JS P320. Dickerson joins Ari Balogh and Garett Grist for the team’s first endurance event of the 2022 season. 

Dale Wood will join forces with Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) for the upcoming Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia season which will see the squad add a third car to their line-up.

Another newcomer in the ADAC GT Masters: Emil Frey Racing lines up in the German GT Championship for the first time this season. The Swiss team aims to hit the ground running with no fewer than three Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO when it makes its debut in the series. The high-quality driver line-up is spearheaded by Lamborghini works drivers Albert Costa (31/E) and Franck Perera (37/F). Former Formula 1 driver Jack Aitken (26, UK) and some talented youngsters complete the squad of drivers at Emil Frey Racing, which receives works support from Lamborghini. Two of the three cars will bear the start numbers 19 and 63, representing the year in which Lamborghini was founded. The new ADAC GT Masters season gets underway from 22nd to 24th April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

Intending to make a flying start to this ADAC GT Masters season, T3 Motorsport is turning to a Lamborghini works driver. Lamborghini Junior driver Maximilian Paul (22, Dresden) and works driver Marco Mapelli (34, I) will be sharing the Huracán GT3 EVO from T3. The racing team from Dresden is aiming to record top results in the German GT championship with this blend of youthful zest and experience. On Sunday, the online talk show “PS on Air – Der Ravenol ADAC GT Masters-Talk” featured an exclusive introduction to the driving duo by T3 Motorsport. The new season in the ADAC GT Masters starts from 22nd to 24th April in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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Building on the team’s dramatic victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) will head to Sebring International Raceway with a revised driver lineup. 

After making a one-off appearance in the final round of the 2021 Porsche Sprint Challenge GB season, where he claimed a podium finish, Team Parker Racing is delighted to announce that Harry Foster will return for a full campaign this time out.

British racing driver Esmee Hawkey will be competing in DTM in 2022 as well. Like last year, the 23-year-old will be participating in the 16 sprint races with a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo run by T3 Motorsport. Following the first official test days at Hockenheim in early April, the DTM will get its 36th season underway at Portimão in Portugal from 29 April until 1 May.

David Schumacher will be racing in the 2022 DTM for the very first time. The 20-year-old will be competing for german-texan team Mercedes-AMG team WINWARD, based in Altendiez near Limburg. The team is expanding its involvement in DTM for the new season and will be running a total of three Mercedes-AMGs. The son of ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who raced a Mercedes in DTM himself from 2008 till 2012, will become teammate to reigning DTM champion Maximilian Götz and seven-time DTM race winner Lucas Auer from Austria. David Schumacher is making the transition from single-seater racing to DTM.

Triple Eight JMR are returning to Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS full-time this year with Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim, Jazeman Jaafar and Mercedes-AMG.

Oregon Team completes its International GT Open line-up. After announcing the first of two Pro duos formed by Kevin Gilardoni and Glenn van Berlo – who will share the #19 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo – the squad headed by Jerry Canevisio and Giorgio Testa unveils the agreement with Benjamín Hites for its first season in the series.

Familiar team, new car – Rutronik Racing will again feature on the starting grid in season four of the ADAC GT Masters in 2022. The 2019 champions have put their faith in the evolution of a proven winner and will run two new Audi R8 LMS evo II in the German GT Championship. The modified […]

Team Redline Racing will be targeting Pro Am title glory in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB this season with the signing of 2021 class race-winner Nathan Harrison.

SRO Motorsports Group will celebrate its 30th anniversary in style at this year’s TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa (28-31 July) with a historic GT event organised by Peter Auto raising the curtain ahead of season’s marquee race.

With two-time runner-up Nico Müller and the further developed Audi R8 LMS evo II, Team Rosberg intends to be one of the title contenders in the 2022 DTM. The team, founded by ex-Formula 1 world champion Keke Rosberg, opts for continuity as the driver line-up remains unchanged. Alongside Swiss Nico Müller, American Dev Gore will again be racing the second Audi. The new season gets underway at the beginning of April with the official DTM test days at Hockenheim, the home track of the team based in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The first races will be held from 29 April until 1 May at Portimão in Portugal.

Action Express Racing (AXR) has enlisted José María López (Argentina) to join Mike Rockenfeller (Germany) and Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) in the No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts to run at Sebring International Raceway, March 16-19.

The new LMDh prototype from Porsche Penske Motorsport has passed its first test on an international stage with flying colours. On the Circuit de Catalunya close to the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona, the vehicle covered more than 2,000 kilometres over the last few days. The focus of the test runs was to set up the systems, develop the tyres and optimise the interaction between the V8 Turbo engine and the hybrid elements as prescribed by the regulations. Over several days of testing, the new Porsche works drivers Felipe Nasr (Brazil) and Dane Cameron (USA) were among those who drove the ca. 500 kW (680 PS) car.