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PONS WINS BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB QUALIFYING RACE IN BARCELONA, AS FRERS CLOSES IRON CUP GAP TO ONE POINT

September 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

2017 Blancpain GT Sports Club Overall champion Anthony Pons has celebrated his title in fine style, as the AKKA ASP driver claimed victory with his #72 Mercedes-AMG GT3 in Saturday’s Qualifying Race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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THE WESSEX LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO STORMS THE GT OPEN FIELD AT MONZA

September 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

They did it again! Just like at Silverstone last year, the Wessex Vehicles Lamborghini Gallardo REX pipped everybody, making a perfect use of the power qualities of its car. Nigel Mustill’s team took its second GT Open win with Craig Dolby, who had put the car in first row in the morning, and former GP3 ...

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CAMMISH TOPS THE CARRERA CUP GB TIMESHEETS AT BRANDS HATCH AS TITLE CONTENDERS LINE UP ON FRONT TWO ROWS

September 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

After one of the most significant qualifying sessions of the season, all three title contenders in the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK will start rounds fourteen and fifteen from the front two rows. Leading the charge with double pole positions was reigning champion Dan Cammish (Redline Racing).

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FIRST OUTING FOR THE NEW AUDI E-TRON FE04

September 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

First public outing for the Audi e-tron FE04: Daniel Abt presented the new race car to the fans for the first time during the E-Mobility Play Days at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg (Austria). Next stop on the way to the season opener in Hong Kong are the official Formula E test days in Valencia (Spain)

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LIUZZI LEADS GT OPEN FREE PRACTICE AT MONZA

September 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

It was an extremely lively and close free practice day at Monza this Friday, which ended with 14 cars within one second in the sheet of combined lap times. Local hero and former F.1 star Tonio Liuzzi (FFF Racing Lambo) was the fastest man on the track, posting a time of 1.48.751 in session 2,

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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB: BRANDS HATCH GP FREE PRACTICE REPORT

September 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The two Porsche Carrera Cup GB Friday practice sessions were affected by changeable conditions that required slick and wet tyres on both occasions. It was Dan Cammish (Redline Racing) who emerged fastest overall after topping the first session, but a flying final lap from championship leader and Porsche GB 2016 / 2017 Scholar Charlie Eastwood ....

FORMULA 1

Overview: Bizarre incidents at F1 events

September 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

During practice day for the Malaysian Grand Prix, Formula 1's organisers were forced to deal with a bizarre incident...

Follow second practice for the Malaysian GP!

FORMULA 1

Malaysian GP second practice comments and results!

September 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Get the results of the second practice plus comments!

MOTO RACING

Davies: The Track is Quite Good for our Package

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Having done the double at Magny-Cours last season, Chaz Davies is in search of second place in the championship, especially now that he realistically can’t win it. The Aruba.IT Ducati rider scored just 20 points from Portimao, having gone into the Portuguese round off the back of a double victory at the Lausitzring, Germany.

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Laverty Searching for Podium at Magny-Cours

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Eugene Laverty heads to Magny-Cours this weekend, in search of giving Shaun Muir’s Milwaukee Aprilia team their first podium of the season, having completed a successful Portimao round in Portugal two weeks ago.

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ALAN HELLMEISTER RETURNING TO DRIVEX WITH HAHN IN THE GT OPEN AT MONZA

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Drivex will contest the penultimate round of the International GT Open at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza next weekend. Besides, its driver lineup will include small changes as Alan Hellmeister will be returning to drive the Mercedes AMG GT3 with Marcelo Hahn.

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ALL FERRARI DUEL FOR THE BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB IRON CUP

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Last season’s curtain-closing trip to the Spanish Grand Prix venue offered superb racing and resulted in an absolute thriller in the Iron Cup class, as the title fight went down to the wire. Expect more of the same this year, as Kessel Racing’s Stephen Earle (#111 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3) and main rival Klaus Dieter ...

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CADILLAC COMPETES SUCCESSFUL THIRD CHAPTER IN WORLD CHALLENGE GT RACING WITH MULTI-CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING TEAM

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac will place its championship-winning Pirelli World Challenge V-Performance Racing GT team into hibernation, following a September sweep of the GT class at the season-finale double header at Sonoma Raceway. Since the team first assembled in 2004 to take the first-ever Cadillac CTS-V Sedan sprint racing against the toughest GT competition around

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REBELLION RACING WILL START PETIT LE MANS WITH A NEW CREW

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The long awaited race across the Atlantic is back for its 2017 edition on October 7th. For this IMSA 2017 Final, REBELLION Racing will line up an Oreca 07 LMP2 prototype with a team composed of Nick Heidfeld, Mathias Beche and Gustavo Menezes.

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Pirelli to Remain Sole Tyre Supplier until 2020

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Pirelli will remain the Sole Tyre Supplier in World Superbikes until 2020, after a contract extension for the 2019 and 2020 was penned. This announcement means Pirelli will be the longest running control tyre supplier in history, as the contract is extended for two more seasons.

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BSB Assen Preview: Brookes and Byrne to Hunt Down Haslam Abroad

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The penultimate round of the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship beckons and this weekend, it comes from Assen, just outside of Groningen in the north of The Netherlands. The circuit – which was added to the championship back in 2012 – hosted two phenomenal races in 2016, both of which were won by former WSBK

GT World Challenge Europe

ISAAC TUTUMLU TO CONTEST BLANCPAIN GT SEASON FINALE

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Spaniard of Kurdish roots, after making his debut in the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup two weeks ago, will enter the final round of the Endurance Cup at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Just like at the Nürburgring event, Tutumlu will join Max van Splunteren and Manel Cerqueda to drive a Lamborghini Huracán GT3.

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AUDI TRAVELS TO CALIFORNIA AS LEADER OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE STANDINGS

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Premiere in California: From October 14 to 15, the California 8 Hours at Laguna Seca are on the calendar of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the only global GT racing series, for the first time. Following its victory at the 24 Hours of Spa in July with Christopher Haase,

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PASIN LATHOURAS READY TO END BLANCPAIN GT SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Pasin Lathouras heads for the final round of Blancpain GT Endurance Cup 2017 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend targeting a podium finish in the 3-hour race to round out what’s been something of an up and down year on the strongest possible note.