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VILLORBA CORSE AIMS TO LE MANS AND CONFIRMS 2018 ELMS CAMPAIGN

November 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cetilar Villorba Corse sporting programs for 2018 will follow its “Italian Spirit of Le Mans” project again. The Italian team unveils next year’s plans confirming its commitments at the highest levels of international endurance racing. The team led by Raimondo Amadio will line up the Dallara P217 of the LMP2 class in the European Le mans.

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JENS MARQUARDT AND JOCHEN NEERPASCH: “IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN THE DRIVERS AS IN THE TECHNOLOGY.”

November 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The history of BMW Motorsport’s promotion of talented youngsters is inextricably linked with its founder: Jochen Neerpasch. The former BMW Motorsport Director launched the legendary BMW Junior Team in 1977. Neerpasch and BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt met up at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the talent promotion programme.

Le Mans

HUGO DE SADELEER RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR DAYTONA 24 HOURS, ELMS AND LE MANS 24 HOURS

November 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports have confirmed that Hugo de Sadeleer will return to the team for the 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona, European Le Mans Series and, subject to entry, the Le Mans 24 Hours. De Sadeleer joined the team in 2017, entering the European Le Mans Series and finished second in both his and the teams

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Edoardo Mortara: “The fact that the outcome was the World Cup title is fantastic”

November 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Edoardo Mortara returns from Macau as winner of the 2017 FIA GT World Cup. He gives us his account of this major achievement.

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REPEAT WINNERS RETURNING TO THE 2017 NASA 25 HOURS OF THUNDERHILL

November 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The 15th running of the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill presented by Hawk Performance is attracting past winners and teams who are still looking for their first class win. The twice-around-the-clock plus one-hour race is set to run Dec. 2-3, 2017.

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STRONG CLOSE TO SEASON FOR M-MOTORSPORT IN NEW ZEALAND

November 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The M-Motorsport team closed out their 2017 season in New Zealand with the final round of the Australian Endurance Championship, Justin McMillan and Glen Wood narrowly missing out on a podium finish in the hotly contested event, after holding down third for much of the closing stages of the three and a half hour race.

Endurance

SUCCESSFUL DEBUT TEST FOR FERNANDO ALONSO IN UNITED AUTOSPORTS’ LIGIER JS P217

November 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Fernando Alonso has successfully completed his first test in the United Autosports’ Ligier JS P217 ahead of his debut at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January. The McLaren driver tested the Ligier at Motorland Aragon in Spain alongside his team mate for Daytona, Phil Hanson.

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McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE EXPANDS CUSTOMER-FOCUSED MOTORSPORT OFFERING

November 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

McLaren Automotive is to expand its race-winning activities in GT racing with a number of new initiatives. Headlining these is the announcement that a new 720S GT3 race car will join the successful 570S GT4, and this new model will begin testing next year for launch with customer teams in 2019.

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PORSCHE GT DRIVERS AIM FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN

November 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The season finale in the desert promises suspense from start to finish: At the six-hour race on the Bahrain International Circuit on 18 November, the title decisions in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC go down to the wire.

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THE FIFTH EDITION OF THE LAMBORGHINI WORLD FINAL READY TO BE HELD AT IMOLA

November 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Imola circuit is preparing to host the Lamborghini World Final, whose fifth edition is scheduled on November 16 to 19. The most important event of the Lamborghini one-make series will be returning to Italy.

Drivers

NORRIS EXCELS IN MAIDEN SPORTS-PROTOTYPE TEST RUNS

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Britain’s rising single-seater star Lando Norris made a remarkable sports-prototype début by immediately setting very competitive lap times in his first-ever run in an LMP2 sportscar. Norris, who celebrates his 18th birthday next Monday (13 Nov), clocked up almost 200-miles at Paul Ricard in France over two days at the wheel of the United Autosports Ligier

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MERCEDES-AMG 24H COTA PREVIEW

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The grand finale to the 2017 24H Series takes place this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. In this US round of the championship, Hofor Racing powered by Car Collection aim to extend their successful run in the 24H Series and also to win the Continents Championship.

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DUBAI AND 2-CAR BATHURST KTM ASSAULT FOR M-MOTORSPORT

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

After a dominant performance on their Bathurst 12-Hour debut earlier this year, KTM and M-Motorsport have revealed they will expand their GT4 program in the leadup to the 2018 event, adding an entry in the season-opening Dubai 24-Hours in January to the announcement that they will campaign two X-Bows at Bathurst next year.

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STRAKKA RACING TO BECOME MERCEDES-AMG PERFORMANCE TEAM FOR 2018 INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE

November 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Strakka Racing today announced it will expand its GT activities beyond Europe in 2018, forming a new partnership with Mercedes-AMG which will see them carry Performance Team status for the German marque. The Silverstone-based team will run three new Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the Intercontinental GT Challenge alongside Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

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SECOND PLACE FOR SIGNATECH ALPINE IN SHANGHAI AND REMAIN IN CONTENTION FOR THE WORLD TITLE

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The cars lined up on the starting grid in grey, overcast conditions at the Shanghai International Circuit. The no.36 Alpine A470 began in fifth place in the LMP2 class following a frustrating time in qualifying, during which André Negrão had been held up on his fastest lap.

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FIRST FERRARI CONFIRMED FOR AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL 2018 WITH 70 DAYS TO GO

November 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Ferrari 488 Challenge is the first car to be confirmed for the Ferrari main feature at Autosport International 2018

Drivers

Feature: Alonso, McLaren hungrier than ever

November 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Fernando Alonso and McLaren will stick together in 2018, both parties pushing for a return to winning ways.

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MOPAR UNLEASHES ‘HELLCRATE’ 6.2-LITER SUPERCHARGED CRATE HEMI® ENGINE KIT AT SEMA

October 31, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Mopar “Hellcrate” 6.2-liter supercharged Crate HEMI Engine assembly (Part Number 68303089AA) is available for a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $19,530. The Mopar “Hellcrate” 6.2-liter supercharged Crate HEMI Engine Kit (Part Number 177072452) is available at an MSRP of $2,195.

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FERRARI FXX-K EVO: AN INNOVATIVE NEW PACKAGE FOR THE LABORATORY CAR

October 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Finali Mondiali provided the backdrop to the world premiere of the new FXX-K Evo which will be available both as an extremely limited-run model and as an upgrade package for the existing XX cars. This latest arrival marks a significant evolution of the XX programme launched in 2005 with cars developed specifically to play on the track

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“READY TO RACE”: NEWLY DEVELOPED BMW M4 GT4s DELIVERED TO CUSTOMER TEAMS FOR THE FIRST TIME

October 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The first newly developed BMW M4 GT4s have been delivered. After completing around 30,000 test kilometres, numerous hours in the wind tunnel, extensive application drives and successful test outings in race conditions, the first models were received by their new owners around the globe on Wednesday.

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