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HUGE SEASON IN STORE FOR HUTCHISON WITH AUDI SQUAD SAINTELOC IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE AND INTERCONTINENTAL GT

March 24, 2021 RNW Staff

Dundee racing driver Finlay Hutchison is set for his most exciting, and arguably most high-profile, season yet after this morning confirming he has joined top Audi Sport squad Sainteloc Racing for the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Intercontinental GT Challenge.

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TESTING IN FULL SWING FOR THE BMW M4 GT3

March 24, 2021 RNW Staff

2021 is the final year in the development phase of the BMW M4 GT3, due to do battle for wins and titles in GT races around the world for BMW M Motorsport teams as of 2022. The new flagship in the BMW M Motorsport portfolio of cars has been taking part in testing weeks at the Spanish racetracks of Monteblanco and Almeria since the start of the year and in doing so has rung in the crucial stage ahead of the initial race appearances. Covering more than 12,000 kilometres already – which equates to more than 60 hours on the track – numerous BMW drivers have worked extremely hard on drivability and reliability, the objective being to significantly reduce the lifecycle costs and maintenance effort compared with the predecessor model. The close collaboration between BMW M Motorsport and the series developers at BMW M GmbH, as well as making use of the BMW Group’s testing facilities, both make an important contribution to the progress of the BMW M4 GT3.

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KCMG TO BEGIN NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS PREPARATION AT NLS 1

March 24, 2021 RNW Staff

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) will take on the Nordschleife for the first time in 2021 on March 27 as their preparation for the Nürburgring 24 Hours gets underway. The team is set to compete at the opening round of the 2021 Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) this weekend, their first of a selection of events in the NLS season ahead of their third appearance at the famously challenging endurance race.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP EVENT AT BRANDS HATCH CONFIRMED FOR AUGUST 28/29

March 23, 2021 RNW Staff

Brands Hatch will stage its rescheduled Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS event on 28/29 August.

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT GETS COUNTDOWN FOR THE 24-HOUR RACE UNDERWAY WITH NLS SEASON OPENER

March 23, 2021 RNW Staff

The first of nine rounds kicks off the season of the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) this Saturday (27thMarch). The NLS rounds are regular fixtures on Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s competition calendar and, next to the goal of winning as many races at the Nordschleife as possible, also traditionally serve as preparation for the season highlight that is the ADAC TOTAL 24h-Rennen. This year, at least three teams with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 will be facing this challenge: GetSpeed Performance, Haupt Racing Team and 10Q Racing Team. In the process, two Mercedes-AMG GT3s each from GetSpeed and HRT will be competing in the Nürburgring season with extended support from Affalterbach. The strong driver line-up includes many well-known and long-standing Mercedes-AMG Drivers as well as, among others, four former winners of the 24-hour race.

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FERRARI CHALLENGE UK 2021 SEASON WILL START AT BRANDS HATCH 14-16 MAY

March 22, 2021 RNW Staff

Ferrari North Europe has confirmed that the Ferrari Challenge UK 2021 season will start at Brands Hatch on 14-16 May as originally planned. The racing activities will take place on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit on 14 & 15 May, and on the fabled Brand Hatch F1 GP circuit on Sunday 16 May as in 2020.

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ERA MOTORSPORT FINISHES SECOND IN SEBRING TWELVE HOURS DEBUT

March 22, 2021 RNW Staff

In their first attempt at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Era Motorsport earned a second-place finish on Saturday in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event. The No. 18 Oreca of Kyle Tilley, Dwight Merriman, and Ryan Dalziel started third and endured a long twelve hours of racing to earn the coveted podium position, two months after celebrating victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 CLAIMS SEBRING 12 HOURS PODIUM FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

March 21, 2021 RNW Staff

The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 recorded its second international podium finish of 2021 as partner team Heart of Racing recorded a brilliant third place in the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring on Saturday evening. It was also the second time in a row that the Seattle-based team had finished on the podium at the Florida venue.

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MUSTANG SAMPLING CADILLAC WINS TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 21, 2021 RNW Staff

The Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R won today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The race started with Pipo Derani taking the green from pole in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R. Derani was soon passed by Renger van der Zande in the No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing […]

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MEYER SHANK RACING ON SEBRING 12 HOUR PODIUM WITH ACURA DPi

March 21, 2021 RNW Staff

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) drivers Dane Cameron, Olivier Pla and Juan Pablo Montoya raced to a hard-fought third place finish in the 69th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday.

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THE BUMP STRIKES AGAIN FOR PERFORMANCE TECH AT SEBRING

March 21, 2021 RNW Staff

Performance Tech Motorsports was forced to retire from the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advanced Autoparts after starting the race from pole position.

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DOUBLE PODIUM FOR BMW TEAM RLL AT THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 21, 2021 RNW Staff

BMW Team RLL has claimed a double podium at the Twelve Hours of Sebring (USA). After 333 eventful laps of racing, the #25 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE, driven by Connor De Phillippi (USA), Bruno Spengler (CAN) and Philipp Eng (AUT), crossed the line second in the GTLM class. John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Augusto Farfus (BRA) completed the podium with third place in the #24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE. The classic race in the US state of Florida was the second major endurance event of the season in North America.

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PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS WIN THE GT CLASSES AT SEBRING

March 21, 2021 RNW Staff

Cooper MacNeil (Hindsdale, Ill.), Matt Campbell (Australia), and Mathieu Jaminet (France) won the IMSA WeatherTech Championship GTLM Class in today’s running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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PAUL MILLER RACING SEEKING SECOND SEBRING WIN

March 20, 2021 RNW Staff

The Total lubricants-backed Paul Miller Racing team has notched a sixth-place start for the 69th annual 12 Hours of Sebring in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s all-new GTD qualifying format.

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WEATHERTECH RACING TO START FIFTH AT SEBRING, FRONT ROW START FOR WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS

March 19, 2021 RNW Staff

Cooper MacNeil (Hindsdale, Ill.), Matt Campbell (Australia), and Mathieu Jaminet (France) will start from the third row in GTLM for tomorrow’s 69th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES THIRD AND FOURTH FOR THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 19, 2021 RNW Staff

BMW Team RLL will start tomorrow’s IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Twelve Hours of Sebring from the second row of the GTLM grid following third and fourth place qualifying efforts from Connor De Phillippi and Jesse Krohn this afternoon. De Phillippi qualified the No. 25 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE third with a time of 1:55.062 minutes around the Sebring International Raceway, 0.219 seconds ahead of Jesse Krohn’s 1:55.251-minute lap in the No. 24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE. Both BMWs were within only 0.317 seconds of the pole-winning Corvette. De Phillippi will co-drive with Bruno Spengler and Philipp Eng tomorrow, while Krohn will share the No. 24 M8 with John Edwards and Augusto Farfus.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC ON POLE AT SEBRING

March 19, 2021 RNW Staff

Pipo Derani drove the Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R to pole position for tomorrow’s 69th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts to run at Sebring International Raceway.

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AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER TEAMS READY FOR 2021 EUROPEAN SEASON

March 19, 2021 RNW Staff

Following last year’s first event at the Lausitzring and a date at Portimão, Audi Sport customer racing organized a joint test with customer teams for the third time. On the Vallelunga circuit north of Rome, up to 13 race cars with the four rings were on the road for three days. The test days served to prepare for the European season after teams in America, Asia and Australia have already clinched their first trophies since January.

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PORSCHE SPECIALISTS IN SECOND 911 GT3 R FOR KUS TEAM BERNHARD IN 2021 ADAC GT MASTERS

March 19, 2021 RNW Staff

Two young Porsche specialists complete the driving line-up for Küs Team Bernhard in the ADAC GT Masters: in Jannes Fittje (21/Langenhain) and Porsche Supercup runner-up Dylan Pereira (23/LUX), the racing team run by two-time Le Mans winner and FIA WEC world champion Timo Bernhard has acquired two talented young drivers for the German GT Championship, who already boast a wealth of experience at the wheel of the 911. The new ADAC GT Masters season kicks off from 14th to 16th May at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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PR1/MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS HUNGRY FOR A WIN AT THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 17, 2021 RNW Staff

After a disappointing result at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the #52 Oreca 07 LMP2 will be at full speed in Sebring for the 69th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, with drivers Ben Keating, Mikkel Jensen and Scott Huffaker. After starting from the pole at the Rolex 24 in January, a series of mechanical issues and repairs from contact the team finally had to abandon the race 40 minutes before the checkered flag.

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