Edoardo Mortara: “The fact that the outcome was the World Cup title is fantastic”
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
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.
STRONG CLOSE TO SEASON FOR M-MOTORSPORT IN NEW ZEALAND
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.
SUCCESSFUL DEBUT TEST FOR FERNANDO ALONSO IN UNITED AUTOSPORTS’ LIGIER JS P217
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.
McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE EXPANDS CUSTOMER-FOCUSED MOTORSPORT OFFERING
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.
PORSCHE GT DRIVERS AIM FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN
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.
THE FIFTH EDITION OF THE LAMBORGHINI WORLD FINAL READY TO BE HELD AT IMOLA
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.
NORRIS EXCELS IN MAIDEN SPORTS-PROTOTYPE TEST RUNS
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
MERCEDES-AMG 24H COTA PREVIEW
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.
DUBAI AND 2-CAR BATHURST KTM ASSAULT FOR M-MOTORSPORT
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.
STRAKKA RACING TO BECOME MERCEDES-AMG PERFORMANCE TEAM FOR 2018 INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE
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.
SECOND PLACE FOR SIGNATECH ALPINE IN SHANGHAI AND REMAIN IN CONTENTION FOR THE WORLD TITLE
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.
FIRST FERRARI CONFIRMED FOR AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL 2018 WITH 70 DAYS TO GO
Ferrari 488 Challenge is the first car to be confirmed for the Ferrari main feature at Autosport International 2018
Feature: Alonso, McLaren hungrier than ever
Fernando Alonso and McLaren will stick together in 2018, both parties pushing for a return to winning ways.
Endurance series update for Motorsports Manager
Once Again Motorsports Manager gives us a nice update this time and in depth exploration into the world of Endurance racing Series. you will now be able to play 6h races and mange multiple drivers up 6 drivers. Stirred by the thrilling title-clincher in Mexico, Motorsport Manager is back! Meet the Endurance Series DLC – […]
MOPAR UNLEASHES ‘HELLCRATE’ 6.2-LITER SUPERCHARGED CRATE HEMI® ENGINE KIT AT SEMA
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.
FERRARI FXX-K EVO: AN INNOVATIVE NEW PACKAGE FOR THE LABORATORY CAR
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
“READY TO RACE”: NEWLY DEVELOPED BMW M4 GT4s DELIVERED TO CUSTOMER TEAMS FOR THE FIRST TIME
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.
THOMAS LAURENT TO TEST THE TOYOTA TS050 HYBRID
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will have a new driver behind the wheel of a TS050 HYBRID in Bahrain next month when Thomas Laurent takes part in the annual FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie test. Thomas, 19, made his LMP2 debut in WEC this season and has quickly established himself as a rising start of endurance racing.
RENAULT TO EXIT FORMULA E AT THE END OF SEASON 4
Renault today confirmed it will exit Formula E at the end of Season 4, in July 2018. An inaugural partner in Formula E, Renault e.dams clinched its third consecutive FE Teams’ title in Montreal at the end of July 2017 and will soon begin Season 4.
