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TEAM PANOZ RACING SECURES DOUBLE PWC GTS/GT4 VICTORIES AT ROAD AMERICA

Team Panoz Racing’s Ian James followed up yesterday’s first-place finish in PWC GTS/GT4 Championship Round 9 race with a victory in Round 10 today at the Grand Prix of Road America.

GT World Challenge Europe

PONS EXTENDS BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB POINTS LEAD WITH PERFECT PAUL RICARD WEEKEND

June 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Blancpain GT Sports Club Overall points leader Anthony Pons enjoyed a perfect weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard, which played host to round three of this year’s campaign (June 24-25). Having taken pole position on Saturday afternoon, the Frenchman also claimed Sunday’s Qualifying and Main Races aboard the #72 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3.

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GRENIER AND SPINELLI WIN A HARD-FOUGHT RACE AT PAUL RICARD IN THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE

June 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Mikaël Grenier and Loris Spinelli have scored their second success of the season with the team Antonelli Motorsport. Jonathan Cecotto and Vito Postiglione, instead, finished second after taking their third win in a row yesterday and are therefore still leading the PRO standings.

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James and Team Panoz Racing Victorious at Road America; Panoz Avezzano GTS Scores Flag-to-Flag Win

June 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Team Panoz Racing No. 50 Panoz Avezzano GTS goes from pole to victory in...

Formula 2

Qualifying Press Conference, Baku

June 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Leclerc, Matsushita and Latifi discuss the session ...

Le Mans

FACTS FROM THE RACE: FROM P56 TO P1, PORSCHE HYBRID WINS AT LE MANS

June 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

A comparable effort dates back exactly 40 years ago, when Jacky Ickx (BE), Jürgen Barth (DE) and Hurley Haywood (USA) came back in their Porsche 936 from position 42 to win the race.

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V DE V SPORTS: RIGHT OF REPLY

June 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Eric Van de Vyver, director of V de V Sports, has to react to the false statement released today by Creventics, organizer of the 24H Series, who brags about inaugurating a form of competition imagined more than 15 years ago by his team, and gave birth to the V de V Endurance Series.

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THE PAUL RICARD CIRCUIT WILL HOST A NEW CHALLENGE IN THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE

June 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

On the weekend of June 23-25, the Paul Ricard Circuit will host the third of the six double rounds of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. In France, the one-make series of Sant’Agata Bolognese will be halfway through a season that until now has not failed to offer entertainment and a constant change of protagonists.

GTWCE Sprint Cup

AL HARTHY AND ADAM TARGETING CONTINUED SUCCESS IN PAUL RICARD SIX-HOUR

June 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Blancpain Endurance Cup Pro-Am Championship leaders Ahmad Al Harthy and Jonny Adam head into the third round of the season at Paul Ricard in southern France this weekend determined to continue their fantastic momentum, as the category reaches its halfway point.

Endurance

GINETTA CONCLUDES FIRST WEEK OF LMP1 WIND TUNNEL TESTING

June 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Ginetta has concluded the first in a series of tests at Williams Advanced Engineering. The week-long residency saw significant gains for the Yorkshire manufacturer’s LMP1 project.

Le Mans

MENEZES VOWS NO LET-UP AFTER EPIC LE MANS FIGHTBACK

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

For the second year in a row, Gustavo Menezes showcased his scintillating raw speed in the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours, but 12 months on from his outstanding rookie success, the talented young American’s bid to make it back-to-back triumphs in the ‘world’s toughest race’ was undone by a variety of dramas.

GT World Challenge Europe

MOTUL TEAM RJN AIM FOR RICARD RETURN TO FORM

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Motul Team RJN heads to one of its happy hunting grounds in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup this weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France. The Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 has been a strong performer at Le Castellet in the past two seasons, winning the race overall in 2015

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CADILLAC RACING READY TO RETURN TO SPRINT FORMAT AT ROAD AMERICA

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac V-Performance drivers Michael Cooper (Syosset, N.Y) and Johnny O’Connell (Flowery Branch, Ga.) are ready to get back to the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) sprint format this weekend at the World Challenge Grand Prix of Road America, June 23-25.

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24H PROTO SERIES TO START THIS SUMMER

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Teams and drivers are eagerly awaiting the inaugural 24H PROTO SERIES powered by Hankook season that will get underway later this summer. The organisers and promoters of the 24H PROTO SERIES powered by Hankook have announced two events with a total of five races.

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McLAREN BACK IN POLE POSITION AT THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Next month’s Silverstone Classic (28-30 July) will pay special tribute to racing legend Bruce McLaren – one of the greatest names in motor sport history. Although the New Zealander won Le Mans, two Can-Am titles and four Grands Prix before tragically losing his life aged just 32 in an accident when testing a sportscar at

GT World Challenge Europe

EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING HEADS TO LONG-DISTANCE RACE AT PAUL RICARD FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL RACE SIMULATION

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Emil Frey Jaguar Racing Team is well prepared for the third championship round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, following a successfully completed long-distance test.

GT World Challenge Europe

BLANCPAIN GT SERIES CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD 1000 km: NOT JUST A DRESS REHEARSAL

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Circuit Paul Ricard 1000 km is the sixth round of the 2017 Blancpain GT Series, and with its six hours of racing into the night it is an ideal opportunity to prepare for the upcoming Total 24 Hours of Spa. But with 61 cars on the grid, the Saturday evening race is much more than that.

DTM

Tales from the paddock: New arrival in the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport family

June 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

It's one big occasion after another at the moment as attention shifts from F1 in Canada to the DTM in Budapest. Just a short while ago, however, we received some happy news from the Di Resta household... ...