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SPIRITED PERFORMANCE EARNS PORSCHE A PODIUM PLACE AT SEBRING

July 19, 2020 RNW Staff

Porsche continues its streak of podium results at round three of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Factory drivers Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium and New Zealander Earl Bamber achieved third place with the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR at the Sebring International Raceway. The No. 911 sister car driven by Britain’s Nick Tandy and Frenchman Frédéric Makowiecki took the flag in the fiercely-contested GTLM class in sixth place. Porsche has advanced up the manufacturers’ rankings to second place.

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WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES SECOND AT SEBRING

July 19, 2020 RNW Staff

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland) finished second in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring.

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CADILLAC SWEEPS SEBRING ONE-TWO-THREE

July 19, 2020 RNW Staff

The Whelen Engineering Cadillac team won today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway. The Konica Minolta Cadillac was second with the Mustang Sampling Cadillac coming third completing the podium sweep.

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DOUBLE TOP TEN FOR NIELSEN RACING AS LE MANS CUP SEASON GETS UNDERWAY

July 18, 2020 RNW Staff

The first Michelin Le Mans Cup round proved to be a challenge for Nielsen Racing team. The team made significant strides over the week in developing the new Duqueine M30-D08 at Paul Ricard, ultimately unlocking race pace following a disappointing qualifying.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING CADILLAC ON POLE AT SEBRING

July 18, 2020 RNW Staff

Pipo Derani put the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R on pole for the Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring to run this evening.

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FERRARI DOMINATES LE MANS CUP AT LE CASTELLET

July 18, 2020 RNW Staff

Ferrari dominated at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet in the first round of the Le Mans Cup championship, with the 488 GT3s occupying the top five positions. Victory went to Iron Lynx no. 8 with Giacomo Piccini and Rino Mastronardi which made the best possible start to its title defence.

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PROMISING START TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS’ 2020 LE MANS CUP CAMPAIGN

July 18, 2020 RNW Staff

United Autosports’ Michelin Le Mans Cup team scored a top-seven finish after their first race of the 2020 season at Paul Ricard this afternoon, along with a 12th place finish after a three-minute penalty during the second half of the race.

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BEST TIME FOR CHRISTOPHER MIES DURING ADAC GT MASTERS TEST SESSION OPENER

July 18, 2020 RNW Staff

The ADAC GT Masters got its two-day round of pre-season testing under way with a one-hour session at the Lausitzring. Former champion Christopher Mies (31, GER, Montaplast by Land-Motorsport) set the first best time of the year in the Audi R8 LMS. He was followed on the timesheets by fellow Audi driver, Frank Stippler (45, GER, Team ISR) and Sven Müller (28, GER, Precote Herberth Motorsport) in the Porsche. Starting at 6:30 pm on Saturday, fans have a special treat in store when the online magazine, PS on Air – The Ravenol ADAC GT Masters Talk Show, reports live from the Lausitzring during the second session of the day, bringing all the latest news from pre-season testing.

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ERA MOTORSPORT RETURNS TO RACING AT SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

July 17, 2020 RNW Staff

After six long months, Era Motorsport will return to action this weekend at Sebring International Raceway for the Grand Prix of Sebring. The COVID-19 era of racing began earlier this month for three of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship classes, and now the LMP2 class will join the others for an exciting return to racing. Kyle Tilley and Dwight Merriman will return in the No. 18 Oreca 07, for their first sprint race in the IMSA series.

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DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THE 2020 ADAC GT MASTERS AT THE LAUSITZRING

July 17, 2020 RNW Staff

The long wait is over, as the official ADAC GT Masters preseason tests at the Lausitzring take to the track next weekend (18th – 19th July). During the first real test of strength of 2020, the teams will be giving the eight different brands of super sports car an extensive run-out ahead of the new season, which opens two weeks later (31st July – 2nd August) at this same circuit south of Berlin. On Saturday evening, ADAC GT Masters fans can look forward to live coverage from the Lausitzring. Starting at 18:30 CEST, Patrick Simon will be presenting the Ravenol ADAC GT Masters talk show ‘PS on Air’ directly from the pit lane, with all the latest news from the first day of testing. The show can be watched on the ADAC YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/adac.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE BACK ON-TRACK FOR 2020 SEASON OPENER AT IMOLA

July 17, 2020 RNW Staff

GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS will roar back to life at Imola next weekend (25/26 July) when a three-hour Endurance Cup contest launches the eagerly awaited 2020 campaign.

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WILKINSON SET FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE DEBUT WITH McLAREN

July 17, 2020 RNW Staff

Ollie Wilkinson gets his 2020 season underway at Imola next weekend, as he makes his GT World Challenge powered by AWS debut in the Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3.

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PORSCHE MOTORSPORT ASIA PACIFIC CELEBRATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY

May 1, 2020 RNW Staff

Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific celebrated its third anniversary yesterday, marking three years since it was founded to cater to Asia’s growing presence in global motorsport.

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SSR PERFORMANCE ALL SET FOR FIRST SEASON IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

May 1, 2020 RNW Staff

New outfit joins ADAC GT Masters. After enjoying a very promising outing as guest entrants last year at Hockenheim, SSR Performance are set to contest their first full season in this year’s Super Sports Car League. During a session of the online live broadcast, PS on Air – The Ravenol ADAC GT Masters talk show, the Munich-based team introduced their very experienced driver pairing – last year’s championship runner-up, Christian Engelhart (33, GER), plus Michael Ammermüller (34, GER) – and talked about the eye-catching livery of their Porsche 911 GT3 R.

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24 HOURS OF SPA POISED FOR UNIQUE AUTUMN EDITION

May 1, 2020 RNW Staff

The world’s leading GT drivers will get a unique taste of autumn in the Ardennes later this year when they tackle the Total 24 Hours of Spa on 22-25 October.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA MAKES FURTHER CHANGES TO 2020 CALENDAR

May 1, 2020 RNW Staff

GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS organisers, SRO Motorsports Group, have made further changes to this year’s calendar in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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ADAC GT MASTERS UNCHANGED WITH SEVEN RACE MEETINGS

April 10, 2020 RNW Staff

The ongoing Corona crisis has meant that the ADAC GT Masters has had to restructure its race calendar for the 2020 season. The first of seven race weekends remaining on the 2020 schedule will take place from 31st July to 2nd August at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic. Should racing not prove possible there due to government rules and regulations or travel restrictions still in force, then the ADAC GT Masters will head to the Lausitzring as an alternative venue for those dates. Tickets already purchased remain valid for rescheduled events.

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IMSA ANNOUNCES 2020 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA SCHEDULE UPDATE

April 9, 2020 RNW Staff

IMSA today announced changes to the 2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series schedule due to continuing effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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THE LIGIER EUROPEAN SERIES REVEALS PROVISIONAL NEW CALENDAR

April 9, 2020 RNW Staff

In view of the worldwide health crisis due to the Covid-19, the Ligier European Series had to reschedule its calendar. But on the programme, there are still five Heats and still the same circuits.

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INDYCAR SERIES JOINS INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE AT INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR

April 9, 2020 RNW Staff

One of the world’s premier motorsport championships, the NTT IndyCar Series, joins the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 3/4.

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