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PORSCHE TAKES ON THE SPORTS CAR CLASSIC IN FLORIDA AS THE RECORD WINNER

March 8, 2018 Charles Côté

The 12 Hours of Sebring, the toughest and oldest sports car race in the USA, will be held for the 66th time on March 17th. Porsche has written motorsport history on the legendary Sebring International Raceway scoring a raft of successes.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS ENJOYS POSITIVE SEBRING OFFICIAL TEST

February 24, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports has completed a successful test in preparation for next month’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The #32 Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototype completed over 1,000 trouble-free miles in the two-day test at Sebring (22-23 Feb). The Anglo-American team led the opening round of this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with both of … Continue reading → ...

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HANSON SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN IN THE FAST LANE

February 24, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Phil Hanson has just completed the busiest start to a year the young Briton has ever experienced in his short motor racing career – and the talented youngster shows no sign of slowing down. Having clocked up over 1,500-miles behind the wheel of United Autosports’ Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototype in the first two months … Continue reading → ...

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TEST TIME: 16 PORSCHE RACERS TO GET PRE-SEASON SEBRING TEST THIS WEEK

February 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Sixteen (16) Porsches come to Sebring, Florida for IMSA’s open test at Sebring International Raceway on February 20 – 23. Testing on the bumpy 17-turn track has been ongoing for many teams but this is the first official IMSA-sanctioned test for all these classes in preparation for the March 17 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The Porsche GT Team has entered both factory 911 RSRs in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTLM class for the test.

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PAUL DI RESTA JOINS UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR SEBRING 12 HOURS AND WATKINS GLEN

February 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports have confirmed that Paul Di Resta will join the team once again for the Sebring 12 Hours and the Six Hours of Watkins Glen. Paul will race alongside Phil Hanson and Bruno Senna in the second and third rounds of the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup, part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar … Continue reading → ...

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THE HEART OF THE BMW M8 GTE: THE MOST EFFICIENT BMW MOTORSPORT RACING ENGINE EVER

February 14, 2018 Charles Côté

Every successful race car needs a powerful and reliable engine to accelerate to top speed. In the case of the new BMW M8 GTE, which will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018, this is the BMW P63/1. The story of this special powerhouse began back in February 2016.

Drivers

Zacharie Robichon Canadian Porsche GT3 driver

February 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Zacharie Robichon is a very experienced race driver having raced at the highest level in kart racing, he has since raced in the F1600 series and F2000 series. He now races in the very prestigious and competitive Porsche GT3 Cup.

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Seven IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Cars Set for 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be represented by at least seven cars in the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours, as race organizers from the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) today unveiled the entry list for the 86th running of the twice-around-the-clock race in France on June 16-17.

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“Driver and Machine” Aligning Early for BimmerWorld Racing

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

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No. 67 Ford GT Co-Drivers Westbrook, Briscoe Relive ‘Signature Win’ in Rolex 24

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Briscoe and Westbrook have earned significant victories together before, most notably capturing the first-ever victory for the Ford GT program in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2016. However, it was their teammates in the No. 66 entry – Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller and Sebastien Bourdais – who delivered the first victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016. The No. 66 trio also scored the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class victory in last year’s Rolex 24.

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Trio of IMSA Teams Successfully Complete New Daytona Doubleheader

February 6, 2018 Charles Côté

As the calendar flips to February and IMSA teams set their sights on next month’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts race weekend, a trio of teams have had a chance to catch their breath and reflect on an especially busy January – and December – competing in both the inaugural IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda race at Daytona and the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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Braun, Bennett Show ‘CORE’ Competency in Return to Prototype Racing at Rolex 24

February 5, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

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IMSA Regulars Stay Busy with More Racing on Weekend After Rolex 24 At Daytona

February 1, 2018 Charles Côté

Full-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Helio Castroneves and Juan Pablo Montoya will join a handful of other 2018 Rolex 24 participants this weekend in the Race of Champions, which will be held in the Middle East for the first time in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. The Race of Champions features drivers from a variety of motorsports disciplines competing in identical race cars typically on racetracks constructed inside stadiums.

DTM

Podiums for Duval and Rockenfeller

January 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Last weekend, seven DTM drivers contested the season opener of the American IMSA series – with different results. While Loïc Duval, Paul Di Resta and Mike Rockenfeller secured very good results, the others – particularly reigning DTM Champion René Rast – had to cope with major doses of bad luck, in the legendary endurance race.

Formula 3

Daytona experience for FIA F3 drivers

January 30, 2018 David Martin

FIA Formula 3 European Champion Lando Norris as well as Ferdinand Habsburg and Devlin DeFrancesco (all Carlin) have taken part in their first 24-hours-race last weekend, the famous Rolex24 at Daytona, Florida.

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FINISH TWELFTH AT THE ROLEX 24

January 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports proved their potential as a fighting team over the weekend by completing their first race ever, the Rolex 24 at Daytona in twelfth place. In what was an untypically calm race for the majority of the competitors, the drivers and crew of the #52 Ligier JS P217 crossed the finish line after … Continue reading → ...

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MARKETING PARTNERS FOR JASON BELL’S PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE PROGRAM CONFIRMED

January 30, 2018 David Martin

With the start of the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) just six weeks away, final plans are coming together for Jason Bell. Confirmed to pilot an Audi GT4 in the PWC GTS category with M1 GT Racing, Bell is pleased to confirm several marketing partners for the 2018 racing season.

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56th Rolex 24 At Daytona Rearview Mirror: Five Takeaways

January 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

This weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona will be remembered for many reasons. A new distance record was established, a couple of championship-winning, two-car teams proved once again why they’re among the best in the sport, the legendary Scott Pruett called it a career, and a pair of active Formula 1 racers were among the many others who had a great time at Daytona International Speedway.

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Fernando Alonso triple crown bid returns as team approves Le Mans bid

January 30, 2018 Charles Côté

Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso will continue to pursue his dream of winning motorsport's triple crown after his McLaren team agreed to release him to compete in this year's 24 Hours Le Mans endurance race.

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WILL OWEN FINISHES FOURTH AT ROLEX 24 DEBUT

January 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Will Owen passed another career milestone over the weekend after finishing fourth overall at the 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona as part of the prototype class of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. In what ended up being a predominately green race, it was key for United Autosports to keep the #32 Ligier JS P217 running … Continue reading → ...

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