ASTON MARTIN RACING CONFIRMS TWO-CAR GTE PRO ASSAULT ON 2018/19 FIA WEC
Aston Martin Racing has confirmed it will race two brand new Vantage GTEs in the GTE Pro category of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season.
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TWO GINETTA G60-LT-P1’S SET FOR FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Ginetta can today confirm plans for a two-car entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship, including both the 2018 and 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours.
ByKOLLES RACING FIRES-UP, AGAIN IN LMP1, FOR THE 2018/19 WEC SUPERSEASON
ByKOLLES Racing will take part in the 2018/19 Superseason of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), competing again in the LMP1 class. During a press-conference held in Paris today, Series Promoters of WEC have confirmed the entry of the Greding-based private Team to the Championship which includes two times Le Mans 24hrs race.
TONY WELLS, MATT BELL AND GARETT GRIST JOIN FORCES FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES CAMPAIGN
United Autosports have confirmed that Tony Wells, Matt Bell and Garett Grist will race for their LMP3 team in the 2018 European Le Mans Series. Tony and Matt return to the team after driving together in the 2017 Henderson Insurance LMP3 Cup Championship, finishing second in the championship with four wins and nine podiums.
41 CARS ENTERED FOR THE 2018 EUROPEAN LE MANS SEASON
Today the entry list 2018 European Le Mans Series has been unveiled with a total of 41 cars competing in three classes. LMP2 21 DRAGONSPEED USA M Oreca 07 – Gibson Henrik Hedman (SWE) B Ben Hanley (GBR) G Nicolas Lapierre ( FRA) P 22 UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA D Ligier JSP217.
“Driver and Machine” Aligning Early for BimmerWorld Racing
The 2018 BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona International Speedway will go down as one of the most successful weekends ever for longtime IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge team BimmerWorld Racing.
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR THE TRACK AND SPECIAL STAGE IN 2018 RACE AND RALLY PROGRAMME
Toyota Gazoo Racing know that motorsports provides the experience and know-how to build ever-better cars, an ethos that has helped deliver a series of sports-focused road-going cars, including the new Yaris GRMN – the first GRMN model to be built and sold in Europe.
TROFEO MOTORSPORT – LEADING AUSTRALIAN TEAM AT BATHURST
having claimed a top ten finish and a podium in the competitive Pro-Am category during the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour, Trofeo Motorsport were back in their stunning black #29 Lamborghini Huracan for the 2018 event with the sole goal of improving on that performance.
ALPINE MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF LE MANS TRIUMPH AT RÉTROMOBILE PARIS
Groupe Renault is pleased to announce that Alpine will be present at the 2018 Rétromobile Show which will run at the French capital’s Paris Expo Porte de Versailles complex on February 7-11.
JIM McGUIRE AND MATT BELL RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR MICHELIN LE MANS CUP CAMPAIGN
United Autosports have confirmed that Jim McGuire and Matt Bell will return to the team for the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup. The pair joined forces for the first time last year, racing the #22 AERO Ligier JS P3 in the support race to the European Le Mans Series.
MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING STARTS OF INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE SEASON WITH A PAIR OF PODIUM FINISHES
The 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge has started with a spectacular twelve-hour race at Bathurst. Still in the dark on Sunday morning (5.45 am local time), the high-class GT field started into the race at the world-famous Mount Panorama Circuit, including five Mercedes-AMG GT3. After a little over one hour of racing, two Mercedes-AMG GT3 also … Continue reading → ...
BURKE BREAKS PADDON’s BATHURST RADICAL STRANGLEHOLD
Like all good things, they ultimately come to an end.. So too Peter Paddon’s winning streak at Mount Panorama, the three-time Radical Australia Cup champion forced to settle for a third-placed finish during the second race at Bathurst’s Mount Panorama circuit, the win going to Sydney’s Kim Burke after a torrid race that claimed the … Continue reading → ...
Audi Sport Team WRT takes win in first round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
The finale of the 2018 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was set up when the leading #74 Audi Sport Team MPC car hit drive-shaft problems with some 90 minutes of the race to go. Reigning Intercontinental GT Challenge champion Markus Winkelhock could not believe his bad luck, for the car that he shared with Chris Mies and Christopher Haase had not missed a beat all week.
Braun, Bennett Show ‘CORE’ Competency in Return to Prototype Racing at Rolex 24
I’ve always been drawn to those types of cars from the time I was a kid, and then as I was able to begin to afford to pay for my own racing,” said the owner/driver of the No. 54 CORE autosport ORECA LMP2 machine that finished third in last month’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. “I’ve always been in cars that looked a bit like prototypes, and there’s different varieties.
WRT drivers reflect on Bathurst glory
AFTER winning the 2018 edition of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Audi Sport Team WRT drivers Robin Frijns, Dries Vanthoor and Stuart Leonard have reflected on the victory as a meaningful one for team WRT.
Habul: ‘Brock said I had to race there’
EX-PAT Aussie Kenny Habul says finishing on the podium in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was akin to having a ‘dream come true’ – one that started as a kid working with Aussie motor racing legend Peter Brock.
Software glitch costs Kiwi Earl Bamber Bathurst podium
Kiwi Earl Bamber saw a podium finish at the Bathurst 12 Hour race slip away due to a software error.The World Endurance champion was third in the race with a handful of minutes remaining and a car that was fueled to the finish when a bad crash saw the race called.
WRT Audi wins Bathurst 12 Hour
AUDI Sport Team WRT has claimed victory in the 2018 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour with its #37 entry of Robin Frijns, Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor after a horrific crash caused a red flag in the closing stages of the race.
Manthey-Racing leads heading into final hour
THE #911 Manthey-Racing Porsche of Fred Makowiecki leads heading into the final hour of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour after a highly dramatic segment in the race.
HOUR 8: Audi leads as top cars drop out
WITH eight hours complete in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Jamec Pem Racing leads with their #74 Audi driven by Markus Winkelhock.
