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PROJECT 1 PRESENTS ITS 2018 MOTORSPORT PROGRAMME

At the team presentation on 28th March in the Porsche factory Leipzig, Project 1 introduced its motorsport programme for the coming season. To coincide with its 25th anniversary, the Porsche team tackles the biggest commitment in its entire history.

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JUAN PABLO MONTOYA TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR LE MANS 24 HOURS

March 28, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Juan Pablo Montoya will join the team for the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours.

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BMW TEAMS GET UNDERWAY IN THE NORDSCHLEIFE SEASON

March 25, 2018 Charles Côté

The test and set-up sessions fell victim to the weather conditions, but the 64th ADAC Westfalenfahrt on Saturday marked the official start of the 2018 VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring. The best-placed BMW drivers were Nick Catsburg (NED), John Edwards (USA) and Richard Westbrook (GBR) in the ROWE Racing number 98 BMW M6 GT3.

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SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING READY TO REGROUP

March 24, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Despite taking delivery of the team’s No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R Prototype just weeks ahead of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Spirit of Daytona Racing showed immediate pace with drivers Tristan Vautier, Matt McMurry and Eddie Cheever lll teaming in the blue Prototype. The squad led the season-opening Rolex 24 and then Vautier went … Continue reading → ...

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24 HOURS OF SPA: A HISTORY, PART 3 2001-2017

March 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

In 2018 the Total 24 Hours of Spa celebrates its 70th edition. Through the years, the endurance classic produced some of the highlights of international long-distance racing. In this three-part series, we take a closer look at the history of the event. Part III: 2001-2017 2001 saw the start of a new and exciting era … Continue reading → ...

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CHRISTIAN ENGLAND RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR MICHELIN LE MANS CUP

March 23, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Christian England will return to the team for the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup.

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WAYNE BOYD GRADUATES TO EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP2 WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS

March 22, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Wayne Boyd will join their LMP2 team for the 2018 European Le Mans Series.

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BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT WILL RACE FOR AUDI SPORT IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

The Green Hell is calling and BWT Mücke Motorsport intend to go on the offensive! For the first time ever, the well-established Berlin-based team will compete in the 46th edition of the legendary endurance classic ADAC Zurich 24-hour race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife (10th – 13th May 2018). What is totally amazing is that the outfit will contest the race as an Audi Sport customer racing team with the Audi R8 LMS #24 and field their Audi R8 LMS #25 as BWT Mücke Motorsport.

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AUDI AIMS FOR FIFTH VICTORY IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

Audi Sport customer racing is supporting four official teams this year. Audi Sport Team WRT – winners of the 2015 race –, Audi Sport Team Land that was successful last year and the two-time winning squad of Audi Sport Team Phoenix are firmly established in endurance racing. Audi Sport Team BWT completes this circle. In 2018, Peter Mücke’s squad is contesting the event in the Eifel for the first time.

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ASTON MARTIN EMBARKS ON LANDMARK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MOTORSPORT PROGRAMME

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

This weekend’s 2018 Australian Grand Prix marks the beginning of Aston Martin’s most ambitious global motorsport programme in more than half a century. For the first time since 1959, the Aston Martin name will appear in both the Formula 1TM and Le Mans 24 Hours entry lists as the British manufacturer takes a vital step in the structured growth of its comprehensive motorsport vision..

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RHC LAWRENCE-STROM ENTERS BATHURST 6 HOUR WITH MARC CARS

March 21, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

RHC Lawrence-Strom (RHC) announces an entry in Class B1 of the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour with a BMW 1M supported by MARC Cars. RHC Lawrence-Strom will reunite drivers Daren Jorgensen, principal of RHC, Brett Strom and Cameron Lawrence in the No. 5 BMW 1M at the Bathurst 6 Hour, after a successful debut at … Continue reading → ...

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FINISHES THE 12 HOURS OFSEBRING DESPITE SETBACKS

March 20, 2018 David Martin

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports finished 11th at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts this past weekend. The new team showed promising speed despite multiple trips to the garage during their second race of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FINISHES THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING DESPITE SETBACKS

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

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SIMS SECURES FIRST PODIUM IN THE NEW BMW M8 GTE AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Warwickshire-based racing driver Alexander Sims finished second in the GTLM class at the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance event on 17 March 2018, clinching the first podium finish for the new BMW M8 GTE race car in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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LEXUS RC F GT3s LEADS LAPS, No.15 LEXUS FINISHES FIFTH AT SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

The 3GT Racing No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 scored a fifth-place GTD class finish in the Twelve Hours of Sebring Saturday in the second endurance event of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

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NIELSEN, WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS INCREASE IMSA WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AT SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Christina Nielsen’s second race with Wright Motorsports resulted in a sixth-place finish at the famously difficult Sebring International Raceway. Her co-drivers Patrick Long, Mathieu Jaminet and Robert Renauer powered through the Mobil 12 Hours of Sebring in the team’s No. 58 Porsche Consulting/Porsche Digital Porsche 911 GT3 R. Valuable points were added to the Wright Motorsports IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT-Daytona class purse after completing the grueling Floridian endurance race.

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LAMBORGHINI WINS AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

After winning the 24 Hours of Daytona last January, Lamborghini has scored another extraordinary result. The Huracán GT3 # 48 of Paul Miller Racing triumphed in the famous 12 Hours of Sebring, one of the great classic American endurance races, now in its 66th edition, valid for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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ESM CLAIMS OVERALL VICTORY AT TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

Tequila Patrón ESM claimed a repeat victory Saturday evening at Sebring International Raceway when the No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi crossed the finish line in first position after running for twelve hours and 344 laps. Drivers Pipo Derani, Johannes van Overbeek, and Nico Lapierre ran a flawless race to bring Tequila Patrón ESM its second victory at the legendary event.

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HEARTBREAK FOR SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING AT SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

After securing a record-setting pole position in qualifying on Friday, Spirit of Daytona Racing kept the No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R at the sharp end of the field for much of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, hoping for a podium finish in their home state.

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MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING TAKES TENTH IN 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

With a reputation of roughness that is well-established from 66 years of racing history, Sebring International Raceway’s 12 Hour contest is accepted as one of the biggest challenges in racing.

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