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HANSON GETS BUSY 2018 RACE SEASON UNDERWAY STATESIDE

Phil Hanson embarks on what will be his busiest motor racing season in his short career when the British teenager makes his Rolex 24 At Daytona début next weekend (27-28 Jan). The 2016-17 Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 champion contests his maiden race for United Autosports and lines-up in a star-studded driver roster. Hanson, who … Continue reading → ...

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CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: 20TH SEASON, TITLE DEFENSE BEGIN NOW

January 19, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

It’s time for Corvette Racing’s return to the biggest stage in North American sports car racing as it kicks off its 20th season of competition. The Rolex 24 At Daytona marks the first event of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and is a race that Corvette Racing will try to win for the third time … Continue reading → ...

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INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING: THE LIGHT TECHNOLOGY ON THE NEW BMW M8 GTE

January 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Over the course of the 2018 motorsport season, the drivers at the wheel of the new BMW M8 GTE will be able to depend on a strong ally, which will be particularly beneficial at 24-hour races: the high-performance light system on the BMW M8 GTE. BMW works driver Alexander Sims (GBR) gets straight to the … Continue reading → ...

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Alonso hints at Le Mans, Indianapolis plans

January 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

McLaren's Fernando Alonso has given further indication as to his non-Formula 1 plans, suggesting he will compete at the Le Mans ...

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“OUR LE MANS”, HERE IS THE DOCUFILM BY CETILAR VILLORBA CORSE

December 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

“Our Le Mans”, the docufilm that tells about Cetilar Villorba Corse debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, will be free on line at www.cetilarvillorbacorse.com/film on Monday, December 18. Directed by Nico Fulciniti of JOBDV/Studio, the docufilm is totally focused on the effort that brought the all Italian team led by Raimondo Amadio to an extraordinary ninth place overall

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Cosmo and Byrne Take Commanding Asian Le Mans Series Victory at Fuji International Speedway

December 12, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

This past weekend, after four hours of hard fought racing at Fuji International Speedway, Guy Cosmo and Patrick Byrne battled forward from fifth place in the early stages of the 4 hour race to score a breakthrough LMP3 victory for Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota Sport.

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ByKOLLES RACING COMPLETES ARAGON TEST

November 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

ByKOLLES Racing has completed an intensive three-days testing program at Motorland in Aragon. The action on the Spanish circuit was finalised to test new development parts on the Enso CLM P1/01 in preparation of the 2018/19 WEC super season and the Le Mans 24hours race. The drivers selected for this test are regular ByKolles driver … Continue reading → ...

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VILLORBA CORSE AIMS TO LE MANS AND CONFIRMS 2018 ELMS CAMPAIGN

November 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cetilar Villorba Corse sporting programs for 2018 will follow its “Italian Spirit of Le Mans” project again. The Italian team unveils next year’s plans confirming its commitments at the highest levels of international endurance racing. The team led by Raimondo Amadio will line up the Dallara P217 of the LMP2 class in the European Le mans.

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HUGO DE SADELEER RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR DAYTONA 24 HOURS, ELMS AND LE MANS 24 HOURS

November 23, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports have confirmed that Hugo de Sadeleer will return to the team for the 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona, European Le Mans Series and, subject to entry, the Le Mans 24 Hours. De Sadeleer joined the team in 2017, entering the European Le Mans Series and finished second in both his and the teams

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL RICARD TEST

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports completed a successful two-day test at Paul Ricard in Southern France which concluded today (8 Nov) in which the Anglo-American team ran its regular #32 European Le Mans Series chassis along with a second Ligier JS P217. Lando Norris and Paul Di Resta, both driving a sports-prototype and linking up with United

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Castroneves Puts Penske On Petit Le Mans Pole

October 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Team Penske entered this weekend’s Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta looking to gain valuable experience for its full-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship return next season.

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ALEX JOB RACING AUDI R8 LMS TEAM READY FOR PETIT LE MANS

October 3, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Alex Job Racing drivers Bill Sweedler (Westport, Conn.) Townsend Bell (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Frankie Montecalvo (Highland, N.J.) are ready for 20th running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans, October 4-7 at Road Atlanta.

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REBELLION RACING WILL START PETIT LE MANS WITH A NEW CREW

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The long awaited race across the Atlantic is back for its 2017 edition on October 7th. For this IMSA 2017 Final, REBELLION Racing will line up an Oreca 07 LMP2 prototype with a team composed of Nick Heidfeld, Mathias Beche and Gustavo Menezes.

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VILLORBA CORSE FINDS POINTS AND CONCRETENESS AT SPA

September 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

After not so lucky events, Cetilar Villorba Corse found points and concreteness again at the 4 Hours of Spa, penultimate round of the 2017 European Le Mans Series, probably the most challenging of them all.

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EARL BAMBER AND NICK TANDY TO CONTEST PETIT LE MANS WITH THE PORSCHE GT TEAM

September 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

For the Petit Le Mans long-distance classic, the Porsche GT Team has taken on reinforcements in the 911 RSR: The Le Mans overall winners Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) will tackle the season finale of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Road Atlanta on 7 October with the newly developed race car.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS IMPRESSIVELY RECORDS ANOTHER TOP-10 MLMC FINISH

August 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports scored its seventh top-10 Michelin Le Mans Cup race result of the season when Andrew Bentley (GB) and Richard Meins (GB) placed their Ligier JS P3 sixth in the latest race at Paul Ricard today (26 Aug).

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VILLORBA CORSE READY FOR THE 4 HOURS OF LE CASTELLET

August 24, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

After the summer break, the European Le Mans Series commitments of Cetilar Villorba Corse will start again from the Paul Ricard circuit with the fourth round of the season to be held from August 25 to 27: The 4 Hours of Le Castellet.

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DECISION IN PORTUGAL: 24H PORTIMAO IS THE SEASON FINALE OF THE 2017 24H SERIES

August 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Of course, having a season finale at the end of August is really early, but there is a good excuse as many teams will be sending their cars and equipment to the United States for the inaugural Hankook 24H COTA (10-12 November, 2017).

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PAUL RICARD TO HOST NEXT ELMS AND MICHELIN LE MANS CUP ROUNDS FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS

August 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports make their way to Paul Ricard this weekend (26-27 August) for round four of both the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup.