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WILKINSON SIGNS OF SPRINT CUP SEASON WITH FOURTH IN VALENCIA

Ollie Wilkinson and JOTA team-mate Ben Barnicoat wrapped up their maiden Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup season with a fourth-place finish in race two at Valencia.

DANIEL HARPER CONTINUES NURBURGRING PODIUM RUN

Daniel Harper continued his exceptional recent run of results in the Nürburgring Endurance Series on Saturday (25th September), with a fourth podium finish of the season putting the BMW Junior Team firmly in title contention heading into the season finale next month.

PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND WIN FOR LARRY TEN VOORDE AT MONZA

Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite) has taken an important step on his mission to defend his Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland title. The Dutchman won race twelve on Sunday at Italy’s Autodromo Nazionale Monza ahead of Porsche Junior Ayhancan Güven (Turkey/Phoenix Racing) and Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing). “The wet track surface dried up lap after lap, so the conditions were special. Ayhancan Güven and I had an intense duel, which was great fun. Ultimately, I pipped him at the post,” said ten Voorde. Thanks to his victory as part of the International GT Open support programme, the defending champion managed to extend his lead in Carrera Cup standings and now lies 28 points ahead of Saturday’s winner Güven in the overall rankings.

PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT TIGHTENS AS KING AND CAMMISH WIN AT SILVERSTONE

rsche Carrera Cup GB – the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK – traveled to Silverstone at a crucial point in the championship fight. Dan Cammish (Redline Racing) arrived as the third championship leader of the season following the Croft weekend, but his eight point advantage over Lorcan Hanafin (JTR) would be reduced significantly by Sunday afternoon. 

GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP PRO-AM AND SILVER CUP TITLES DECIDED AT VALENCIA

The Silver Cup and Pro-Am titles were decided in the final Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup race of 2021, while Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT sealed a clean sweep of overall victories to conclude the campaign in style at Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia. 

BUMPY WEEKEND FOR CARBAHN WITH PEREGRINE RACING ON THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH

CarBahn with Peregrine Racing faced a final wild weekend out west at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.

WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS KEEPS IMSA PODIUM STREAK GOING AT LONG BEACH

Wright Motorsports secured a third-place finish on Saturday afternoon at the Long Beach Grand Prix, keeping the points battle tight for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD team title. Patrick Long, Trent Hindman, and the crew on the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R excelled under pressure on the downtown streets of Long Beach, earning their third-straight podium finish.

PFAFF LONG BEACH SECOND-PLACE MOVES “PLAID PORSCHE” INTO IMSA GTD POINTS LEAD

Pfaff Motorsports moved the No. 9 “Plaid Porsche” to the top of the GTD class championship point standings following a hard-fought second-place finish at the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday, September 25. The 100-minute race – the shortest of the season for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – on the temporary race course through the streets of Long Beach, California also saw the No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R continue its podium streak finishing in third-place. In the GTLM class, the Proton Competition-managed WeatherTech Racing No. 79 Porsche 911 RSR-19 also brought home a third-place result.

PAUL MILLER RACING TAKES COMMANDING WIN AT LONG BEACH

Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers drove the No. 1 Total lubricants-backed Paul Miller Racing machine to victory lane today at the Long Beach Grand Prix.  

CADILLAC RACING SWEEPS LONG BEACH

The Whelen Engineering Cadillac team led the trio of Cadillac DPi-V.Rs to a one, two, three finish in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Long Beach Grand Prix.

AYHANCAN GUVEN CELEBRATES HIS THIRD WIN OF THE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON AT MONZA

Victory number three and still a hot contender in the fight for the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland title:

THE NEW PORSCHE 911 GT3 CUP CELEBRATES ITS ENDURANCE DEBUT

The latest Porsche 911 GT3 Cup has successfully demonstrated its potential for endurance races in a

POLE POSITION FOR PAUL MILLER RACING AT LONG BEACH

Madison Snow scores pole position at the famed Long Beach Grand Prix, notching Paul Miller Racing’s second pole position of the year in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

JOTA MCLAREN AND MERCEDES-AMG TEAM TOKSPORT WRT SHARE OVERALL POLES FOR SPRINT CUP FINALE AT VALENCIA 

Mercedes-AMG was the brand to beat in qualifying at Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia after earning five pole positions from a possible six, but it will be the #38 JOTA McLaren that leads the field away for Sunday’s first Sprint Cup contest thanks to a blistering lap from Ben Barnicoat. 

BMW JUNIOR TEAM RACES TO THE PODIUM AT NLS 8

In beautiful late summer weather, the BMW Junior Team finished round eight of the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER) on the podium. After four hours of racing, Neil Verhagen (USA), Dan Harper (GBR) and Max Hesse (GER) crossed the finish line in third place in the # 44 BMW M6 GT3. In the end, the trio was only 14 hundredths of a second short of second place. The new BMW M4 GT3 took the chequered flag in fifth place. The #55 car was driven by Philipp Eng (AUT) and Augusto Farfus (BRA).

WEATHERTECH RACING TO START THIRD AT LONG BEACH

 Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Mathieu Jaminet (France) will start from the second row in GTLM for tomorrow’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Long Beach Grand Prix.

SECOND ROW START FOR MEYER SHANK RACING AT LONG BEACH

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (AGPLB) stages a big weekend of racing for Meyer Shank Racing’s (MSR) IMSA WeatherTech and INDYCAR SERIES programs. Dane Cameron was the first of the MSR squad to qualify for the AGPLB on Friday which will see him start fourth in the No. 60 Acura ARX-05 DPi. 

PORSCHE MOTORSPORT GB PREVIEWS BIGGEST SEASON YET FOR 2022

Porsche Motorsport GB today unveiled its 2022 plans at the Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone in advance of the final part of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season. Teams, guests and sponsors were presented a mix of established ideas and exciting new initiatives designed to continue the focus on ensuring strong grids and close, exciting, racing for the season ahead – encompassing both Porsche Carrera Cup GB and Porsche Sprint Challenge GB.

ADAC GT MASTERS LOCAL FAVOURITES LOOK FORWARD TO THE DEMANDING SACHSENRING

The local boys are out to show how things are done in Saxony when they line up at their home event in the German GT Championship at the Sachsenring (1st to 3rd October). Drivers and teams from the free state are traditionally very strongly represented in the ADAC GT Masters: Corvette driver Marvin Kirchhöfer (27/Leipzig, Callaway Competition) and Lamborghini driver Maximilian Paul (21/Dresden, T3 Motorsport) are determined to give their fans every reason to celebrate on the weekend of German Unity Day. As well as the local drivers, the T3 Motorsport (Dresden) and Yaco Racing (Plauen) teams can also rely on the support of the fans: not only are spectators welcome at the Sachsenring, but they can also experience the series up close and personal in the paddock. 

PAUL MILLER RACING TAKES TO THE SUNNY STREETS OF LONG BEACH

Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers, and the entire Paul Miller Racing team head down to Long Beach this weekend for a 100-minute race on the city streets. 

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