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TOWER MOTORSPORT REVEALS LINEUP FOR ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 18, 2021 RNW Staff

After closing out the 2020 race season with a second place finish at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Tower Motorsport is back for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge’s season opening event, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The No. 8 Tower Motorsport Oreca LMP2 07 will be driven by John Farano, Gabriel Aubry, Timothé Buret, and Matthieu Vaxiviere.

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EDOUARD CAUHAUPE JOINS UNITED AUTOSPORTS LMP3 TEAM FOR 2021 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES CAMPAIGN

January 18, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Edouard Cauhaupe will join their European Le Mans Series LMP3 team for the 2021 season.

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GPX Racing takes home win at the 2021 Hankook 24H DUBAI

January 17, 2021 RNW Staff

UAE-based GPX Racing has become only the second Emirati team to take outright victory at the Hankook 24H DUBAI after a commanding performance at the Dubai Autodrome this weekend.

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Hankook Dubai 24 Hours 2021 By Mike Widdowson

January 17, 2021 Michael widdowson

The Hankook 24 hours captured through the lens of Mike Widdowson of MJW Media.

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SOMETHING OLD AND SOMETHING NEW FOR PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS AT THE ROLEX 24

January 15, 2021 RNW Staff

Performance Tech Motorsports is bringing a power-packed driver lineup for the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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NTE SPORT RACES INTO 2021 WEATHERTECH SEASON WITH AUDI R8 LMS

January 15, 2021 RNW Staff

One year after making their IMSA debut in the Michelin Pilot Challenge, NTE Sport is climbing up the motorsport ranks to compete in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, racing an Audi R8 LMS in this month’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team, led by owner Paul Mata will run the No. 42 machine in the 24 hour endurance racing event, driven by Alan Metni, Andrew Davis, J.R. Hildebrand, and Don Yount.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING INTRODUCES GR010 HYBRID HYPERCAR

January 15, 2021 RNW Staff

The reigning World Champions and three-time Le Mans winners will defend those titles against new manufacturer competitors using a racing version of the upcoming hypercar road car, featuring powertrain technology developed in the TS050 HYBRID and highlighted via new Racing Hybrid branding.

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GLOBAL PROGRAM IN 2021 FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING

January 14, 2021 RNW Staff

Audi Sport customer racing will continue its international program in 2021 to complement its customers’ commitments. For the sixth year in succession, Audi will contest the Intercontinental GT Challenge, which will be held in Asia, America, Europe and South Africa next year. The Nürburgring 24 Hours will also be a fixture on the Audi Sport calendar for the 13th consecutive year. The brand will face the sporting competitions of the coming year with 15 Audi Sport drivers.

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RILEY MOTORSPORTS ENLISTS SPENCER PIGOT FOR THE ROLEX 24

January 13, 2021 RNW Staff

As the 2021 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona beckons, Riley Motorsports has enlisted Spencer Pigot (USA) to the No. 74 Ligier JS P320 alongside Gar Robinson (USA), Oliver Askew (USA) and Scott Andrews (AUS). Pigot will serve as a substitute for full season driver, Felipe Fraga, who remains in Brazil due to a COVID-19 related immigration issue.

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TEAM PARKER RACING BIDS FOND FAREWELL TO BENTLEY WITH STRONG PERFORMANCE AT GULF 12 HOURS

January 13, 2021 RNW Staff

After five successful years, Team Parker Racing’s Bentley racing programme has come to a close after making its debut appearance at the Gulf 12 Hours Bahrain last weekend (January 7-9).

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MADISON SNOW AND BRYAN SELLERS RETURN TO PAUL MILLER RACING ALONGSIDE COREY LEWIS AND ANDREA CALDARELLI

January 12, 2021 RNW Staff

Reigning Rolex 24 at Daytona winners and Michelin Endurance Cup champions, Paul Miller Racing, will be back to contest the full IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2021 with a quartet of race and championship-winning drivers.

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT GETS THE SEASON UNDERWAY WITH A PAIR OF 24-HOUR HIGHLIGHTS

January 12, 2021 RNW Staff

The start of the 2021 motorsport year already has some major events in store: with the Dubai 24 Hours (14-16 January) and the Rolex 24 At Daytona (28-31 January), Mercedes-AMG Motorsport and the Customer Racing Teams are facing two highlights right away. Strong driver and team line-ups are in place to make the start of the season, in which Mercedes-AMG will again be competing for race wins and titles all over the world, a successful one.

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SEAN CREECH MOTORSPORTS READY FOR WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGN

January 10, 2021 RNW Staff

Sean Creech Motorsports (SCM) will contest the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a full-season campaign in the LMP3 class, starting with the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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THIRTY SPANISH TEAMS JOIN GT WINTER SERIES AND GT4 SOUTH IN PORTIMAO

January 10, 2021 RNW Staff

The last round of the GT4 South and the first event of the GT Winter Series join forces in the Algarve with 29 teams. On the 23rd and 24th of January, GT4 South European will have its decisive last 2020 race. At the same time, the winter competition GT Winter Series 2021 will have its first 2021 race.

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MEYER SHANK RACING REVEALS 2021 ACURA DPi LIVERY

January 9, 2021 RNW Staff

New year, new car. Meyer Shank Racing is just two weeks away from returning to the top Prototype category in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the No. 60 SiriusXM / AutoNation Acura ARX-05 DPi.

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MANUEL MALDONADO JOINS UNITED AUTOSPORTS

January 8, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Manuel Maldonado will join United Autosports for both the Asian Le Mans Series and the European Le Mans Series in 2021.

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THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2021 SERVES UP A DOUBLE HELPING OF AUTOMOTIVE ANNIVERSARIES

January 8, 2021 RNW Staff

The Classic this summer (30 July – 1 August) is eagerly anticipated, serving up a double dose of automotive anniversaries with all of 2021’s major marque and model milestones added to those rolled over from last year’s postponed staging of the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival.

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COOL RACING TO RUN INDEPENDENTLY IN 2021

January 7, 2021 RNW Staff

Swiss outfit COOL Racing will run independently from 2021 for its various prototype and GT racing programmes, with team management headed by Alexandre Coigny and Nicolas Lapierre.

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HUTCHISON CONFIRMS DUBAI 24 HOURS RETURN AS PART OF IMPRESSIVE ATTEMPTO RACING LINE-UP

January 7, 2021 RNW Staff

Scotland’s Finlay Hutchison will make his fist race appearance of the New Year at the annual Hankook 24H Dubai, which gets underway at Dubai Autodrome next Friday, 15th January, after this morning confirming a deal with top Audi Sport squad Attempto Racing.