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VDEV ENDURANCE – DOUBLE PODIUM FOR FERRARI IN BARCELONA
The Ferrari teams began the VdeV Endurance Championship with a double podium. Twenty cars fought it out on the Catalan circuit putting on an exciting show for the fans.
Tales from the paddock – Lucas Auer
The countdown is on: There are only a few days to go before the Formula One season gets underway with the opening fixture in Australia. Preparations are also proceeding apace in the DTM. ...
Customer Racing: ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen: A strong line-up by Mercedes-AMG Motorsport for the Nürburgring 24-hour race
The ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen Nürburgring is known as the world’s biggest and most demanding motor race. Last year, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 finished in first, second, third, fourth and sixth place in the legendary marathon race at the Nordschleife. ...
Wright Motorsports’ Drivers are in the Thick of the Action In Porsche GT3 Cup Season Opener at Sebring
McKay Snow of Lehi, Utah led the way for Wright Motorsports in the season-opening doubleheader for the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama series Thursday and Friday at Sebring International Raceway.
Ogier given all-clear
Championship leader cleared after Mexico gearbox investigation ...
JDX Racing Opens 2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA Season at Sebring with Impressive Rookie Performances by Trenton Estep, Earning Two Podium Finishes
JDX Racing driver Trenton Estep qualifies fourth and finishes second in Race #2 while fighting for the race lead
World Champion Ekström attacks again with Audi
Mattias Ekström will again be competing in a dual role in 2017. Following remarkable years in the DTM and two titles with Audi, the Swede is determined to claim the top spot now in the new, more than 500-HP Audi RS 5 DTM too. And as the reigning World Rallycross Champion he has only one aim in the up-and-coming racing series as well: to win the title again this year. The season will open at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya not far from the Spanish metropolis, on April 1 and 2. Starting this year, Ekström can also rely on support from Audi’s motorsport department.
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ANSA MOTORSPORTS, NICO JAMIN AND LIGIER MAKE HISTORY AT SEBRING SEASON OPENER
Following a long winter of testing and preparation to enter the new IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda series, Alain Nadal's ANSA Motorsports team came to Sebring International Raceway with great expectations, but did not really believe that they could do so well and achieve such a feat for a first-time-out with the Ligier JSP3 race car.
ANSA Motorsports entered two LM P3 cars in the first IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda series event, including the No. 4 Strategic Wealth Designers Ligier JSP3, for season racer, Matt Dicken, and a last-minute entry for a young, promising, open-wheel driver from Rouen, France: Nico Jamin.
Customer Racing: 24H Series 2017
The Customer Racing teams with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 showed a strong performance in the Italian round of the international 24H Series, the Mugello 12-hour race. ...
Car Comedy featuring ‘Quick Mick’: Mick Schumacher on his way to getting his driver’s licence
Mick Schumacher and Harry G. Viewers can follow Mick and Harry G in five funny episodes as he gets his driving licence.
Full 2 hour race of the CTSCC Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
See the full race of last friday amazing racing from Canadian team (Chris Green-Jesse Lazare) managing to move up to 2 nd in their Mclaren.
IMSA: Brilliant strategy and a lot of bad luck
At the 12 Hours of Sebring the new Porsche 911 RSR was on course for a podium result until shortly before the finish. A tyre defect and a drive-through penalty put an end to Patrick Pilet’s spectacular charge. ...
No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Captures 36 Hours of Florida Honors
This time, there was no controversy – just an old-fashioned butt-whipping by the winning Prototype team.
The No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing/Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi V.R, with Ricky Taylor behind the wheel, won the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona, with the No. 5 Action Express Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi V.R finishing second. But it wasn’t pretty – with just seven minutes left, Taylor nudged the No. 5 out of the way in turn 1, causing the No. 5 to spin.
Corvette Racing Wins Third Straight Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
There’s something about the two-car Corvette Racing C7.R team – when one car has a big problem, the other car seems to step up and win the race.
It happened last year at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida: The No. 3 Corvette crashed, ending up 41st overall in the 48-car field. But the No. 4 team car took the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class win.
At Halfway Point, 65th Sebring Becomes Battle For Survival
Up front in the four classes: The familiar No. 5 Action Express Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi V.R currently driven by veteran Joao Barbosa leads the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi V.R, driven by Ricky Taylor, by two seconds.
Alex Job Racing’s Landy finishes fourth in second IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup race at Sebring
This afternoon, Landy started seventh in the second Porsche GT3 Cup race. He got off to a good start and continued to put down consistent laps that put him in the top five about half way into the 45-minute race. From there, he put constant pressure on the cars in front of him as he was knocking on the door of his first GT3 Platinum cup podium finish of the season. Unfortunately, he simply ran out of time.
