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WHELEN ENGINEERING HEADS TO MID-OHIO

September 23, 2020 RNW Staff

Whelen Engineering Racing drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil) and Felipe Nasr (Brazil) are set to return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Sports Car Challenge Sept. 25 – 27.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM WILL NOT COMPETE IN THE IMSA RACE IN-OHIO

September 22, 2020 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team will not be participating in the seventh round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on September 27th at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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SECOND HALF OF THE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES SEASON STARTS AT ZANDVOORT

September 22, 2020 RNW Staff

The GT4 European Series is back in action this weekend at Zandvoort for round four of the 2020 season. Two one-hour races will kick off the second half of the season on the recently renovated Dutch venue.

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MOVING UP IS THE GOAL AT MID-OHIO FOR HEINRICHER RACING

September 22, 2020 RNW Staff

After early damage resulted in a hard-earned seventh place finish at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta last month, Heinricher Racing is refocusing on climbing the points standings over the final five events of the 2020 season. That starts this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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CADILLAC RACING HEADS TO MID-OHIO AT TOP OF DPi POINTS

September 22, 2020 RNW Staff

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is heading to the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course for the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for the Acura Sportscar Challenge at Mid-Ohio to run September 25-27.

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PORSCHE SENDS NO LE MANS PARTICIPANTS TO THE NURBURGRING

September 22, 2020 RNW Staff

Porsche has decided to send only a reduced number of participants to tackle the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. This affects the factory-contracted racing drivers as well as members of Porsche Motorsport and Manthey-Racing who worked at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend. The reason behind this decision is that three people have returned positive tests for COVID-19. Porsche had the routine tests done on Sunday at Le Mans. The precautionary decision was made in consultation with the Robert Koch Institute. This involves a total of nine racing drivers who were to drive the six 911 GT3 R of four customer teams this coming weekend and means that the No. 911 Manthey-Racing car, dubbed “Grello” by fans, cannot be fielded. Porsche is in discussions with the affected teams to look for solutions so that the remaining 911 GT3 R can compete. More details to follow shortly.

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AUDI SPORT WITH TWELVE CUSTOMER RACING CARS AT THE SEASON HIGHLIGHT AT THE NURBURGRING

September 22, 2020 RNW Staff

Audi Sport customer racing will head with the number 1 in its twelfth race at the Nürburgring 24 Hours from September 24 to 27: After its fifth victory in last year’s tradition-steeped Eifel event, the Audi R8 LMS of Audi Sport Team Phoenix will bear the leading starting number. A total of nine of the brand’s racing cars will be competing in various categories in this endurance race. In addition, three more touring cars from a customer team are part of the supporting program in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup.

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HEADING HOME, MEYER SHANK RACING LEADS IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP

September 21, 2020 RNW Staff

With just five races left in the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) heads to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the GTD team and driver championship lead. Just 70 miles north of the MSR headquarters, Mid-Ohio will stage the Acura Sports Car Challenge on Sunday.

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KHERA TAKES TWO FERRARI CHALLENGE UK WINS AT SILVERSTONE

September 21, 2020 RNW Staff

Lucky Khera (Graypaul Birmingham) converted his fifth pole position of the season into his fifth win, producing a storming drive to continue his domination of the Ferrari Challenge UK 2020 season.

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ADAC GT MASTERS JUNIOR PODIUM FOR BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT AT HOCKENHEIM

September 21, 2020 RNW Staff

The number three played a central role at the weekend as BWT Mücke Motorsport travelled to the third ADAC GT Masters meeting of the season at the Hockenheimring. Igor Walilko and Mike Beckhusen in the BWT Audi R8 LMS #25 and Ricardo Feller and Stefan Mücke in the BWT Audi R8 LMS #26 battled for points and trophies in a field of 33 super sports cars. After Saturday’s race, Feller won a cup for coming third in the Junior classification, having taken points overall for eleventh place along with Stefan Mücke.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING TAKES LE MANS HAT-TRICK

September 21, 2020 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned a third consecutive overall Le Mans 24 Hours win with the TS050 HYBRID after a turbulent and ultimately-successful race at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

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CETILAR RACING CLAIMS LMP2 TOP-10 FINISH AND P14 OVERALL AT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

September 21, 2020 RNW Staff

Four 24 Hours of Le Mans ended over four participations by Cetilar Racing. The only one all-Italian team in the Sport category finished for the fourth year in a row the most important event of the season, the penultimate of FIA WEC rounds.

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DOUBLE FERRARI PODIUM AT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

September 20, 2020 RNW Staff

The Ferrari 488 GTE no. 51 was second over the line in the LMGTE Pro class, while no. 83 came third in the LMGTE Am at the end of the eightyeighth edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The world’s most famous endurance marathon was held behind closed doors for the first time, with sixteen Ferraris lining up at the start.

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STRONG SEVENTH FOR COOL RACING’S 24 HOURS OF LE MANS DEBUT

September 20, 2020 RNW Staff

On its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, COOL Racing’s #42 Oreca 07 finished a fantastic seventh in the LMP2 class with Alexandre Coigny, Antonin Borga and Nicolas Lapierre.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS CLINCHES GT4 AMERICA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS

September 20, 2020 RNW Staff

Sunday morning at Circuit of the Americas, Flying Lizard Motorsports driver Michael Dinan unofficially secured the GT4 America Sprint Am championship in the No. 210 Aston Martin Vantage GT4, earning the team its seventh championship to date. Dinan, together with co-driver Robby Foley, celebrated another SprintX Pro/AM win in the No. 21 Aston Martin Vantage GT4. After almost a full season of technical gremlins, the No. 30 McLaren of Erin Vogel and Michael Cooper enjoyed a smooth run, finally able to run within the GT4 America pack.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS WIN THE LE MANS 24 HOURS

September 20, 2020 RNW Staff

United Autosports have won the 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours, after the #22 crew of Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta brought their Oreca 07 home in first place after a frantic race, which saw Phil pit the leading Oreca with 10 minutes to go for a splash of fuel, before exiting the pits just in front of the second placed car, crossing the line first to take victory.

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ASTON MARTIN WINS AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS AND CLINCHES THE FIA WEC MANUFACTURERS’ TITLE

September 20, 2020 RNW Staff

Aston Martin has won the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans. The British manufacturer, which was last victorious in the world famous event in 2017, recorded its best ever result at the Circuit de la Sarthe by winning both GT classes and with three crews standing on the podium. The result means that Aston Martin scored enough points to secure the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) manufacturers’ title with one round remaining.

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RLR MSPORT ACHIEVES TOP SIX FINISH IN LE MANS CUP ‘ROAD TO LE MANS’

September 20, 2020 RNW Staff

RLR MSport finished eighth and sixth in the fraught Michelin Le Mans Cup ‘Road to Le Mans’ races (17-19 September), thanks to combative performances from James Dayson and Malthe Jakobsen at Circuit de la Sarthe.

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WIN FOR AUDI DUO NIEDERHAUSER AND VAN DER LINDE TAKES THEM TO THE TOP OF THE ADAC GT MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 20, 2020 RNW Staff

Mission Title Defence is ramping up. After finishing as runners-up on Saturday, the Audi R8 LMS pairing of Patric Niederhauser (28, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (24, ZA, both Rutronik Racing) chalked up their first victory of the season in Race 2 at Hockenheim. Last year’s champions now lead the drivers’ standings for the first time this year. They were followed across the finish line by two other Audis: Max Hofer (21, AUT) and Christopher Haase (32, GER, both Montaplast by Land Motorsport) took second place ahead of Rolf Ineichen (42, CH) and Mirko Bortolotti (30, ITA, both Team WRT) in third. “A mega race and a mega weekend,” was winner Kelvin van der Linde’s happy verdict. “Hockenheim is really starting to become one of my favourite circuits. In the past three years I have won each of the Sunday races here – once with my brother Sheldon and now twice with Patric.”

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DRAMA AT THRUXTON DELIVERS TWO NEW PORSCHE CARRERA GB WINNERS

September 20, 2020 RNW Staff

Porsche Carrera Cup GB – the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK – entered the second half of the 2020 season with a visit to the fastest circuit on the calendar, Thruxton, for Rounds Nine and 10 of the championship. Porsche GB 2020 / 2021 Junior Harry King (Team Parker Racing) set the pace on Friday – topping both Practice sessions by lapping approximately one-second faster than his rivals. Lorcan Hanafin (JTR) showed strong form to end the day second in the combined times, teammate Sam MacLeod (JTR) was third. Esmee Hawkey (Team Parker) was the fastest Pro-Am driver in both sessions, John Ferguson (Team Redline Racing) topped Am.

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