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ONE-TWO VICTORY FOR THE GT4 VERSION OF THE AUDI R8 LMS AT PREMIERE IN DUBAI

January 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Jubilation at the beginning of the year: Team Phoenix Racing with Audi Sport customer racing celebrated the first 24-hour victory of the new Audi R8 LMS in the GT4 class. The career of Audi Sport customer racing’s most recent new product began with an endurance test par excellence. The GT4 version of the Audi R8 … Continue reading → ...

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89 CARS TAKE THE START OF THE 2018 24H DUBAI

January 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Under a blue sky, in bright sunshine and with the highest temperatures of the week in Dubai, the 13th running of the Hankook 24H DUBAI got underway at Dubai Autodrome. A total of 89 cars took the start for the marathon race twice around the clock at the 5.390 kilometres long circuit. The first four … Continue reading → ...

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“Twenty-Four Premiere at ONE DAYTONA” Set for January 24

January 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Serving as a prelude to the 56th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway, IMSA is pleased to support the Twenty-Four Premiere at ONE DAYTONA on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 6-8 p.m. The race kickoff event will allow fans an opportunity to see the cars and meet the stars in advance of one of the most anticipated races in the Rolex 24’s storied history.

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LEXUS LC TO COMPETE IN THE 24 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING 2018

January 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Lexus LC coupe will contest the 46th running of the 24 Hours Nurburgring (12 – 13 May), its first appearance in the event. The model, introduced a road car just last year, has been adapted to race specification by Lexus mechanics and engineers and makes use of advanced development technologies that are destined to feature … Continue reading → ...

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ISAAC TUTUMLU GETS LAST-MINUTE CALL-UP FOR 24H DUBAI

January 11, 2018 Charles Côté

The Spaniard will drive a Car Collection Motorsport-entered Audi R8 LMS at the Dubai 24 hours event to start tomorrow. Tutumlu clocked the second fastest lap time during night practice and will join Çapan, Stippler, Parhofer and Terrail for the mammoth 24-hour race.

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MIRKO BORTOLOTTI PUTS GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM LAMBORGHINI ON POLE FOR 24H DUBAI

January 11, 2018 Charles Côté

The GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (#964, Ineichen/Ineichen/Engelhart/Bortolotti) will be starting from pole position for the 13th running of the Hankook 24H DUBAI. Lamborghini factory driver Mirko Bortolotti set a new qualifying record lap time of 1m56.716s around the 5.390 kilometres long Dubai Autodrome. In the 24H TCE SERIES, the Century Motorsports Ginetta

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CALADO AND PIER GUIDI: “WE AIM TO RETAIN THE TITLE IN THE FIA WEC SUPER SEASON”

January 11, 2018 Charles Côté

FIA World Endurance Championship champions, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, appeared on stage at the Birmingham International where they reviewed their extraordinary 2017 and talked about their expectations for a 2018 season that is shaping up to be intense and special and will see the two together again on the 51 Ferrari 488GTE.

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SHOW-STOPPING SPEEDWORKS MAKE WINNING START TO 2018

January 10, 2018 Charles Côté

Speedworks Motorsport has picked up from where it left off at the end of last season in its first sportscar outing of 2018 – with a scene-stealing performance to race to the top step of the rostrum in the 24H Proto Series curtain-raiser in Dubai. With its potent, 420bhp Ligier JS P3 sports prototype.

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BUTEL ENJOYS PROSPEROUS PODIUMS IN DUBAI

January 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Jack Butel had one of the best weekends of his sports car racing career as the Jerseyman took two outright podiums and two class wins in the three, three-hour races in the heat of Dubai last weekend (5-7 January). 21-year-old Jack Butel contested his first endurance event outside of Britain with the first round of … Continue reading → ...

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NISSAN SETS SIGHTS ON ROLEX 24 AFTER DAYTONA ROAR TEST

January 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The ESM team kicked off its second season with Nissan power at the Roar before the 24 test – the final run before this year’s season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. The No. 2 and No. 22 Nissan-powered Onroak machines completed 333 laps over the three-day test at Daytona International Speedway, which included a night practice … Continue reading → ...

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST AT THE ROAR BEFORE THE 24

January 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The newly formed AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports team hit the track for the first time this weekend at the Roar Before the 24 with its recently announced driver foursome of Gustavo Yacaman, Sebastian Saavedra, Roberto Gonzalez and Nick Boulle. Their #52 Ligier JS P217 completed three days of trouble-free testing as they prepare for the Rolex … Continue reading → ...

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN SHAPE FOR ROLEX 24 AFTER CONSTRUCTIVE “ROAR” TEST

January 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports will return to the Daytona International Speedway later this month primed for the Rolex 24 At Daytona race week (25-28 Jan) after a constructive three-day official test at the Floridian venue which finished today (7 Jan). The Anglo-American team clocked up a total of almost 1,500-miles with its brace of Ligier JS P217 … Continue reading → ...

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Nasr Rules Rolex 24 Pit Stall Time Trials

January 7, 2018 Speed Sport

Rolex 24 At Daytona qualifying came early Sunday, in the form of a special session to determine pit and garage stall selections for the Jan. 27-28 endurance road racing classic at Daytona Int'l Speedway.

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BMW TEAM RLL AND TURNER MOTORSPORT TEST AT DAYTONA

January 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

With three weeks remaining until the start of this season’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) in Daytona (USA), BMW Team RLL and Turner Motorsport have spent this weekend preparing intensively for the iconic 24-hour race. The three-day “Roar before the 24” offered both teams the opportunity to get plenty of test kilometres under their belts. … Continue reading → ...

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Hankook 3x3H Dubai 2018 Race 3

January 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Hankook 3x3H Dubai 2018 – Race 2

January 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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SIMPSON MOTORSPORT TAKES DRAMATIC FIRST 3X3H DUBAI WIN OF 2018

January 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Simpson Motorsport Ginetta G57 (#6, Mike Simpson / John Corbett / Neale Muston / Jordan Sanders) has won the opening race of the 2018 Hankook 3X3H DUBAI, re-taking the lead from the Graff Ligier JS P3 (#44, Michal Broniszewski / Giacomo Piccini) on the penultimate lap. Having taken pole position earlier that afternoon, the … Continue reading → ...

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Chip Ganassi Named Rolex 24 Grand Marshal

January 5, 2018 Charles Côté

Renowned champion car owner Chip Ganassi will serve as Grand Marshal for the 56th anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona Int'l Speedway on Jan. 27.

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SEASON OPENER WITH 13 RACE CARS FROM AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING

January 5, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Never before has Audi Sport customer racing’s representation in Dubai been as strong as this year. 13 of the 93 race cars in the field are sporting the four rings on their hoods. For the first time, the brand will be on the grid with all three current products in the GT3, GT4 and TCR … Continue reading → ...

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TWO WEEKENDS OF ACTION AT DUBAI AUTODROME AS 2018 CREVENTIC SERIES GETS UNDERWAY

January 4, 2018 Charles Côté

Only a few days into the new calendar year, motorsport fans can already look forward to the first events of the 2018 season as the CREVENTIC SERIES powered by Hankook get underway at Dubai Autodrome. With back-to-back events on the first two weekends of 2018, series’ organisers and promoters CREVENTIC, in co-operation with the DNRT, … Continue reading → ...

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