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AUDI AHEAD IN FIRST PRACTICE AS ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE CONTENDERS HOLD FIRE

November 6, 2020 RNW Staff

Audi driver Ricardo Feller (20, CH) set the first best time of the day in FP1 of the ADAC GT Masters finale at Oschersleben. On a drying track, Feller topped the timesheets ahead of Lamborghini drivers Clemens Schmid (30, AUT) and Tim Zimmermann (24, GER, both GRT Grasser Racing Team). The title contenders were meanwhile happy to bide their time in the slippery conditions.

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THE TOP CONTENDERS FOR THE ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE

November 5, 2020 RNW Staff

Will championship leaders Patric Niederhauser (29, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (24, ZA, both Rutronik Racing) become the first drivers ever to mount a successful defence of their ADAC GT Masters title, or can strong competition take the championship away from the Audi drivers during this weekend’s grand finale at Oschersleben (6th-8th November)? There are 50 points still to be won, so anything is possible in the fight for the title in the Super Sports Car League.

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T3-HRT-MOTORSPORT WILL RACE AGAIN IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS IN 2021

November 4, 2020 RNW Staff

T3-HRT-Motorsport are set to continue in the 2021 ADAC GT Masters, so another outfit has already now at this early stage made the commitment to contest the series, in which the title ‘International German GT Champion’ will be bestowed next year. The German team are even planning to boost their line-up for next season while remaining focused on promoting young talent.

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HARD-FOUGHT SEVENTH PLACE FOR HUTCHISON & JMW IN PORTIMAO ELMS FINALE

November 3, 2020 RNW Staff

Finlay Hutchison’s first season of European Le Mans Series action concluded with a seventh place finish in the LMGTE class during round five at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve on Sunday, 1st November, after an enforced fightback was required due to an early excursion for team-mate Rodrigo Sales.

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JOEY HAND JOINS HEINRICHER RACING FOR THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

November 3, 2020 RNW Staff

24 Hours of Le Mans and Rolex 24 At Daytona winner Joey Hand will join the No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Hand will fill in for full-season Heinricher Racing driver Alvaro Parente who will be racing at Paul Ricard.

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LEXUS, AIM VASSER SULLIVAN WIN IMSA SPRINT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

Lexus and AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) clinched the 2020 IMSA Sprint Cup Championship in the final sprint race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season at Laguna Seca on Sunday.

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FIFTH LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA PRO CLASS PODIUM OF MAIDEN NORTH AMERICAN SEASON FOR MIDDLETON AT LAGUNA SECA

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

Ashington racing driver Stuart Middleton secured his, and team-mate Stevan McAleer’s, fifth Pro class podium of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season on Sunday, 1st November, at the legendary Laguna Seca Raceway in California.

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GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM SHOW FIGHTING SPIRIT AT THE LAUSITZRING

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

GRT Grasser Racing Team travelled to Brandenburg for the penultimate weekend of the 2020 ADAC GT Masters. The organisers of the Super Sports Car League were forced to cancel the Zandvoort fixture due to the acute coronavirus situation in the Netherlands and to make late arrangements for the two races to be contested at the Lausitzring, which had already hosted the series earlier in summer. There was one slight difference between this event and the season opener in July/August, as the 4,534-metre track variant was used this time. For the Austrian outfit, however, the return to the venue did not bring the hoped-for success, with only one Top Ten finish to show for their endeavours. The strong pace of the three Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs was compromised in two tempestuous races by unfortunate timing.

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SHOWDOWN AT OSCHERSLEBEN: WHO WILL BECOME THE NEW ADAC GT MASTERS CHAMPION

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

The ADAC GT Masters title contenders have no time to relax. Less than one week after the races at the Lausitzring, the Super Sports Car League will be staging its grand finale in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, 6th – 8th November. It will definitely be a very exciting affair, since no less than ten drivers from Audi, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche still have a chance of securing the drivers’ title. Last year’s champions Patric Niederhauser (29, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (24, ZA, both Rutronik Racing) are the ones to beat again at Oschersleben. However, the competition led by Porsche drivers Robert Renauer (35, GER, Precote Herberth Motorsport) and Christian Engelhart (33, GER)/Michael Ammermüller (34, GER, both SSR Performance) intend to stop the Audi drivers in their bid to mount a successful title defence. The races will take place in the absence of spectators and in accordance with the latest biosecurity guidelines while following measures developed by the ADAC GT Masters and approved by the authorities to prevent the spread of infection and promote good hygiene.

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DOUBLE PODIUMS FOR B-QUIK ABSOLUTE RACING IN BURIRAM

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

B-Quik Absolute Racing ended the opening round of Thailand Super Series 2020, held at Chang International Circuit in Buriram last weekend, with strong finishes for both cars in Race 2 and that resulted in a decent haul of points to take forward as we immediately start looking forward to the title decider of this compact and explosive season that comes up, again taking place here, in less two weeks’ time.

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RESULT IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS TOP TEN AND JUNIOR PODIUM FOR BWT MUKE MOTORSPORT AT THE LAUSITZRING

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

BWT Mücke Motorsport competed for the second time this 2020 ADAC GT Masters season at the Lausitzring over the weekend. The season opener took place at this circuit in the summer, and the Super Sports Car League was now back there to contest the penultimate race weekend of the season. Races eleven and twelve were originally calendared to take place at the Circuit Zandvoort, but the Covid-19 pandemic stopped that happening, so the 30 super sports cars, including the BWT Audi R8 LMS #26, raced on the 4.57-km version of the Lausitzring instead. Ricardo Feller and Stefan Mücke were in action without team-mates Igor Walilko and Mike David Ortmann again. Walilko’s recovery is taking longer than expected, so the crew of the BWT Audi R8 LMS #25 were out of contention again.

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RLR MSPORT DENIED PORTIMAO PODIUM IN CRUEL TWIST

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

RLR MSport was on course to bookend the 2020 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) with podiums, until a starter motor failure removed the team from third place at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve (30 October-1 November).

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HISTORY-MAKING FINISH FOR HEINRICHER RACING AT LAGUNA SECA

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

The first podium finish of the 2020 season for the No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 was a historic one—marking the first podium for a female-owned team in the history of IMSA racing. The third-place finish for the Jackie Heinricher-owned car was made possible by the continued hard work and diligence of drivers Alvaro Parente and Misha Goikhberg.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM WINS AFTER A TACTICAL MASTERSTROKE IN CALIFORNIA

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team has scored its second straight win in the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Belgium’s Laurens Vanthoor and Earl Bamber from New Zealand reached the finish line first on the Laguna Seca Raceway and achieved the first victory for the Porsche 911 RSR on the storied Californian racetrack since the start of the factory campaign in 2014. The identical ca. 515 hp sister car driven by their works driver colleagues Nick Tandy from Great Britain and Frédéric Makowiecki from France finished on fourth place in the hotly-contested GTLM category.

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MEYER SHANK RACING TAKES VICTORY IN CALIFORNIA WITH FARNBACHER AND McMURRY

November 2, 2020 RNW Staff

Mario Farnbacher and Matt McMurry claimed their second IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship victory for Meyer Shank Racing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday.

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NIELSEN RACING MISSES OUT ON PORTIMAO PODIUM

November 1, 2020 RNW Staff

A poorly timed safety car and mechanical issue today denied Nielsen Racing the opportunity to fight for the final European Le Mans Series podium of the year at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS WIN THIRD EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP3 CHAMPIONSHIP

November 1, 2020 RNW Staff

United Autosports have been crowned European Le Mans Series LMP3 Champions for the third time at the final round of the 2020 season in Portimao, Portugal.

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WIN FOR MERCEDES-AMG DIVERS WISHOFER AND BOCCOLACCI AT THE LAUSITZRING – ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE CHASE NARROWS

November 1, 2020 RNW Staff

From 17th on the grid to victory – the Mercedes-AMG pairing of Mick Wishofer (21, AUT) and Dorian Boccolacci (22, FRA, both Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing) pulled off a major coup in Sunday’s ADAC GT Masters race at the Lausitzring. In wet conditions, they delivered a superb performance to secure a surprise maiden victory in the Super Sports Car League. Second place went to Robert Renauer (35, GER) and Klaus Bachler (29, AUT, both Precote Herberth Motorsport), a result that lifts Renauer to second place in the championship. P3 went to the sister car driven by Alfred Renauer (35, GER) and Sebastian Asch (34, GER, both Precote Herberth Motorsport). With two races remaining, Audi drivers and title defenders Patric Niederhauser (29, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (24, ZA, both Rutronik Racing) continue to lead the standings, five points ahead of Renauer and seven points clear of the Porsche duo Christian Engelhart (33, GER) and Michael Ammermüller (34, GER, both SSR Performance). “A mega result,” said a delighted Dorian Boccolacci. “I am really proud of our team, because our car has been really good for the entire race weekend.”

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JIMENEZ COMPLETES LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA SWEEP AT LAGUNA SECA

November 1, 2020 RNW Staff

Sergio Jimenez and Ansa Motorsports took a major step forward Sunday in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America championship, completing a weekend sweep of victories at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

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McMURRY SCORES FIRST-EVER IMSA GTD POLE AT LAGUNA SECA

November 1, 2020 RNW Staff

Matt McMurry scored his first ever IMSA GTD pole position at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday. After completing just four laps during the 15-minutes session, McMurry posted a 1:25.126-second flyer to put the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 on pole for Sunday afternoon’s Monterey Sports Car Championship race.

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