CETILAR RACING CONTINUES FIA WEC CAMPAIGN IN SHANGHAI
After the first two rounds of the season at Silverstone and Fuji, team Cetilar Racing is set for the third out of eight FIA WEC races at Shanghai this coming weekend, 8th/9th/10th November.
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AUSTRALIAN GT TO CONCLUDE 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP IN MELBOURNE
After some outstanding racing across the 2019 season of Australian GT, the championship comes to its conclusion at Melbourne’s Sandown Park Raceway alongside Supercars this weekend with the promise of an epic battle for the multiple titles on offer.
ERA MOTORSPORT CONFIRMS PROGRAM EXPANSION TO IMSA LMP2 CLASS FOR 2020
Founded on a passion for historic racing, Era Motorsport will take on a new challenge for 2020, joining the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in a partnership with DragonSpeed for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Led by Grand-AM and IMSA veteran driver Kyle Tilley, the team will race an Oreca 07 Gibson in the IMSA LMP2 class.
WEC SERIES LEADER PORSCHE STRIVES FOR ANOTHER PODIUM FINISH WITH THE NEW 911 RSR
Porsche aims to defend its lead in the manufacturers’ classification of the FIA World Endurance Championship at round three of the season. The factory squad tackles the four-hour race in Shanghai (China) with two of the latest generation ca. 515 hp Porsche 911 RSR. After clinching a one-two at the season-opener in Silverstone (Great Britain) and a podium result at the second race at Fuji (Japan), the Porsche GT Team is now eager to perform well again at the Formula 1 circuit on the outskirts of the Chinese commercial metropolis of Shanghai. In the GTE-Am class, three customer teams field a total of six 2017-spec Porsche 911 RSR.
KCMG DRIVERS IMPRESS FOR TEAM HONG KONG IN FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES
Team Hong Kong scored strong results in the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games in Vallelunga, Rome, with KCMG founder Paul Ip and Marchy Lee taking home an impressive sixth in the GT Cup, as Jim Ka To claimed a top 10 finish in the touring car category.
ASTON MARTIN RACING AIMS FOR CLEAN SWEEP ON WEC ASIAN TOUR
Aston Martin Racing returns to China and the scene of the maiden win for the Vantage GTE 12 months ago, for this weekend’s 4 Hours of Shanghai – the third round of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS CHASING FIRST FIA WEC RACE WIN IN CHINA
United Autosports are preparing for the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend at Shanghai, China (8-10 November).
LAMBORGHINI ONE-TWO SECURES GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS AT INAUGURAL FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES
Lamborghini secured the gold and silver medals in the GT Cup category of the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games at the Vallelunga circuit in Italy, as Hiroshi Hamaguchi and Ukyo Sasahara claimed two out of three race wins. The Team Japan supported by FFF Racing pairing ended the weekend as overall victors, with Team Poland (supporte by Vincenzo Sospiri Racing) making it a Lamborghini one-two with the silver medal following the main race.
WAKO’S 4CR LC500 WINS THE 2019 SUPER GT CHAMPIONSHIP
The MOTEGI GT 250km RACE, Round 8 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit (lap = 4.801 km x 53 laps) in Tochigi Pref. on November 3 (Sun.). In the GT500 class, the race winner was the No. 37 KeePer TOM’S LC500 (Ryo Hirakawa/Nick Cassidy, but the season championship title went to the No. 6 WAKO’S 4CR LC500 that finished 2nd, giving drivers Kazuya Oshima and Kenta Yamashita their first Drivers Championship title. In the GT300 class, the No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R driven by Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Hironobu Yasuda won the race, while the Drivers Championship title went to the No. 55 ARTA NSX GT3 pair of Shinichi Takagi and Nirei Fukuzumi.
TOM’S LC500 WINS ITS SECOND SUPER GT POLE POSITION OF THE SEASON
The official qualifying for the MOTEGI GT 250km RACE, Round 8 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit (one lap 4,801m) in Tochigi Prefecture on November 2 (Sat.). In the GT500 class, the No. 36 au TOM’S LC500 driven by Kazuki Nakajima and Yuhi Sekiguchi won its second Pole Position of the season following the one in Round 3 at Suzuka. In the GT300 class, the class pole position went to the No. 720 McLaren 720S (Seji Ara/Alex Palou). This was the first PP for both Palou and the team.
AUSTRALIAN GT RELEASES DEDICATED GT4 CALENDAR FOR 2020
In addition to the popular CAMS Australian GT Championship calendar recently released for 2020, organisers have revealed the dates of a dedicated new-look program for GT4 – a six round championship that will encompass some of the blue-ribbon events of the GT3 series, whilst also including two standalone events dedicated specifically to the GT4 category.
SELLERS AND SNOW REUNITED AT PAUL MILLER RACING FOR MICHELIN ENCORE
2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD title winners Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow will be reunited aboard the Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO for next week’s Michelin Encore at Sebring International Raceway.
SHOWDOWN IN SHANGHAI FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
The reigning World Champions and 2018-2019 Le Mans winners have incurred the maximum success handicap of 2.74secs per lap as a result of a perfect start to the WEC season, which continued with another one-two victory on home soil at Fuji Speedway last month.
750 MOTOR CLUB BIRKETT 6 HOUR RELAY AND TEGIWA CLUB ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP SILVERSTONE PHOTO-SHOOT
The season comes to an end with two 750 Motor Club meetings at Silverstone. Both on the Grand Prix Circuit, with two completely different days of weather. The Birkett 6 hour relay race on the Saturday was a very wet race, the Sunday meeting was sunny and dry, though a little cold. Thank you Silverstone, […]
AUSTRALIAN GT FINALISES 2020 ENDURANCE CALENDAR
Australian GT have confirmed the date and venue for the final event of the 2020 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, with the legendary Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit – the host of some of the most incredible GT battles of recent years – the scene of the third round of the new season in mid-August.
THREE PORSCHE MOTORSPORT ASIA PACIFIC CUSTOMER SQUADS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES
Three regional Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific customers will take part in a brand new Olympic-style race event, the FIA Motorsport Games in Vallelunga, Rome on November 1-3.
FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES AWAIT TEAM HONG KONG
Team Hong Kong will be represented in the GT and Touring Car Cup during the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games from Vallelunga, Rome (1-3 November) with KCMG founder Paul Ip, Marchy Lee and Jim Ka To.
TEAM RATON RACING TO REPRESENT SWITZERLAND AT FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES WITH LENZ-NIEDERHAUSER
Team Raton Racing enters the FIA Motorsport Games that will be hosted this weekend at the Vallelunga circuit.
FARNBACHER AND McMURRY TO PAIR IN MEYER SHANK RACING ACURA NSX GT3 EVO FOR 2020 IMSA SEASON
Mario Farnbacher and Matthew McMurry will pair in the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 EVO for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season for Meyer Shank Racing (MSR).
MERCEDES-AMG TEAM CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING TO ENTER EDOARDO MORTARA AND ALESSIO PICARIELLO IN THE 2019 FIA GT WORLD CUP
Craft-Bamboo Racing, an Official Performance Team of Mercedes-AMG, will be contesting the FIA GT World Cup at the 66th Macau Grand Prix, fielding two Mercedes-AMG GT3’s at the prestigious event in November. The team confirms the signing of Tsingtao Beer as title sponsor for the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Edoardo Mortara, and Evisu as title sponsor for the sister #88 entry for Alessio Picariello.
