FOURTH PLACE FINISH FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN SPA MICHELIN LE MANS CUP RACE
United Autosports finished fourth at Spa Francorchamps, Belgium today during round two of the 2020 Michelin Le Mans Cup.
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SKY TEMPESTA RACING WINS GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE PRO-AM CLASS AT MISANO
Two Ferraris took podium finishes in the Pro-Am class in the first of this weekend’s three races in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at the Romagna circuit. The 488 GT3 Evo 2020 of Chris Froggatt and Eddie Cheever III set the pace in the race held at sunset while AF Corse’s twin car, driven by Andrea Bertolini and Louis Machiels, fought back to finish third.
BELGIAN AUDI CLUB WRT SWEEPS TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE ONE-TWO FINISH IN OPENING MISANO CONTEST
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT captured a one-two finish in this evening’s season-opening GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup race at Misano after a late pass secured top spot for the #32 Audi R8 LMS of Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts.
EIDSON AND AGHAKHANI WIN RACE 2 OF LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA WEEKEND AT ROAD AMERICA
Perseverance and poise paid off Saturday for Jacob Eidson and Steven Aghakhani, who took overall and Pro class victory honors in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America race to close an exciting season-opening weekend at Road America.
NM RACING TEAM TAKES DRAMATIC GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES WIN AT MISANO
NM Racing Team scored its first victory in the GT4 European Series at the Misano World Circuit this afternoon. Lluc Ibanez and Xavier Lloveras were the first to cross the line at the 4.226-kilometre Italian circuit after a dramatic race.
ARTA NSX-GT TAKES SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI
The qualifying for the Takanokono Hotel FUJI GT 300km RACE, Round 2 of the 2020 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture on August 8 (Sat). In the GT500 class, the pole position was taken by Nojiri in the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT (Tomoki Nojiri /Nirei Fukuzumi). In the GT300 class, it was Kotaka in the No. 6 ADVICS muta MC86 Ryohei Sakaguchi/Kazuto Kotaka) that took the class pole.
SNOW AND SELLERS TAKE VICTORY LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA SEASON OPENER
Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers, a pair of road-racing veterans whose resume includes a win this year in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, showed their skill throughout Friday in capturing the much-awaited, season-opening race of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America campaign.
WEATHERTECH RACING MOVES TO GTE PRO AT LE MANS
WeatherTech Racing has moved its entry for the 24 Hours of Le Mans to the GTE Pro category for the race to run at the Circuit de la Sarthe, in Le Mans, France, September 19-20.
HENRIQUE CHAVES READY TO START GT OPEN TITLE FIGHT
Henrique Chaves will begin the International GT Open season at the Hungaroring, Hungary, and pretends to start in way that allows him to celebrate at November.
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BACK ON TRACK AT SPA
The team last competed back in February in Austin, with the following race at Sebring in March cancelled due to the worldwide circumstances. The scheduled races at Spa in April and Le Mans in June were postponed, with a new race in Bahrain added to replace Sebring.
EDOARDO LIBERATI RETURNS TO LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE
Edoardo Liberati returns to Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe this coming weekend. The Rome-based racer, who was the 2015 Asian Pro-Am champion and one of the series’ front-runners, will take part in the Misano opener.
LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA CHARGES TOWARDS 2020 SEASON OPENER AT ROAD AMERICA
It took four months longer than planned due to the global pandemic, but the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series is finally ready to wave the green flag on its season. And the field of drivers and teams that will take to Road America this weekend is ripe with talent and promise.
ANTONELLI MOTORSPORT SET FOR GT OPEN START AT BUDAPEST
There is no pause for team Antonelli Motorsport, set for the first of six International GT Open rounds at the Hungaroring track, after celebrating last Sunday a brilliant victory with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 shared by Lorenzo Ferrari and Daniel Zampieri pair at Misano in the Italian GT Sprint Championship opener.
LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE READY TO LAUNCH AT MISANO
The Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe championship returns to action this weekend for the opening round of the 2020 season at Misano Adriatico in Italy, with two 50’ races scheduled on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS LEAD PIRELLI GT4 AMERICA POINTS HEADED INTO HOME RACE WEEK AT SONOMA
Flying Lizard Motorsports has little distance to travel this weekend for the next three rounds of the Pirelli GT4 America championship. Sonoma Raceway, the team’s home track, will host rounds six, seven, and eight of the Sprint and SprintX championships. Flying Lizard currently leads the Sprint Am championship with driver Michael Dinan. Dinan will race the No. 210 Aston Martin Vantage, and the No. 21 Aston Martin in the SprintX triple header with Robby Foley. Erin Vogel and Michael Cooper will race alongside the pair in the SprintX championship in the No. 30 McLaren 570S GT4.
ERA MOTORSPORT KEEPS PODIUM STREAK ALIVE AT ROAD AMERICA
Era Motorsports endured an action-packed race on Sunday at Road America to secure a third consecutive third place finish in the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The No. 18 Oreca raced strong all weekend long, surviving multiple hits and treacherous weather on Sunday to earn an additional podium finish in the team’s debut sports car racing season.
TOWNSEND BELL, FRANKIE MONTECALVO VICTORIOUS IN LEXUS RC F GT3 AT ROAD AMERICA
Townsend Bell and Frankie Montecalvo earned the third consecutive win for AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) in the No. 12 Lexus RC F GT3 in Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America. Bell battled in the closing laps under rainy weather conditions to score the first win in the Lexus RC F GT3 for the driver duo. The race was halted for nearly 22 minutes due to inclement weather before restarting for the final few laps.
GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES HEADS TO MISANO WITH 19-CAR GRID
The GT4 European Series heads to Italy again for the second round of the 2020 season. After the opening round of the championship at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola a fortnight ago, the series heads to the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli this weekend.
GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM SHOWS IMPRESSIVE FORM IN ADAC GT MASTERS OPENER
A rollercoaster ride for GRT Grasser Racing Team in the season opener of the ADAC GT Masters 2020 at the Lausitzring. After a long wait and intensive preparations, the three Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs prepared by the Austrian outfit were back in action last weekend. The Knittelfeld-based team come away from the first round of the season in the Super Sports Car League having seen signs of promise yet with regret about what might have been. Thanks to impressive pace and a great display of teamwork, the squad scored points for all three cars in the first race. By contrast, Sunday did not go as hoped.
BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT SHOW STRONG PACE IN ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON OPENER
The season opener of the ADAC GT Masters at the Lausitzring was a real scorcher. BWT Mücke Motorsport lined up to race at the 3.47-km circuit in temperatures of more than 30 degrees. The BWT Audi R8 LMS #26 was driven by experienced team member, Stefan Mücke, and young Ricardo Feller. Two newcomers to the series, Igor Walilko and Mike Beckhusen, were at the wheel of the BWT Audi R8 LMS #25.
