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SHOWDOWN AT THE SACHSENRING: TITLES TO BE DECIDED AT ADAC GT MASTERS FINALE

September 23, 2019 RNW Staff

Five competitions, eleven races and 14 title outcomes still to be decided – the grand finale of the ADAC GT Masters and its four support series at the Sachsenring (27 to 29 September) promises to be a pulsating affair. In the ADAC GT Masters itself, the drivers’ championship was already wrapped up at the previous event. The two races in Saxony will now settle the matter of which is the best team and who is the top Junior contestant in the ADAC GT Masters. The new drivers’ champions Patric Niederhauser (27, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (23, ZA, both HCB-Rutronik Racing) will not be basking in the glory just yet, as their Audi outfit is still battling for the team crown. The Pirelli Junior class is also still being fiercely contested between eleven drivers, and no wonder: for the Junior champions in the past three years, this particular title has been the springboard to a works contract.

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KEIHIN NSX-GT’s TSUKAKOSHI WINS SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT SUGO

September 21, 2019 RNW Staff

The qualifying for the “SUGO GT 300km RACE,” Round 7 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was held at Sportsland SUGO (one lap: 3,704m) in Miyagi Prefecture on September 21. In the GT500 class qualifying, the No. 17 KEIHIN NSX-GT driven by Koudai Tsukakoshi and Bertrand Baguette won their second straight pole position after Round 6. In the GT300 class, the No. 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT driven by Takuto Iguchi and Hideki Yamauchi won their second straight SUGO class pole.

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DISAPPOINTING END TO PROMISING RACE FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS MICHELIN LE MANS CUP TEAM AT SPA

September 21, 2019 RNW Staff

United Autosports finished 11th (#23) and 14th (#22) in today’s Michelin Le Mans Cup race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium.

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FAUST SALOM AIMS FOR HIS RESULT OF THE GT CUP OPEN SEASON AT HOME ROUND

September 21, 2019 RNW Staff

Faust Salom heads to Barcelona for the fifth event of the 2019 GT Cup Open season in which the Spaniard is back to drive the Teo Martín Motorsport-run McLaren 570S at his home round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Salom, who will be racing in front of his crowd of family, friends and sponsors, expects to deliver his best performance of the season in the GT Cup Open.

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WILL OWEN PREPARED FOR SPA IN NEW ORECA CHASSIS

September 21, 2019 RNW Staff

Will Owen heads to the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium this weekend for the penultimate round of the European Le Mans Series with United Autosports in their new No. 32 ORECA 07 LMP2.

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RATON RACING BY TARGET FIELDING TWO CARS IN THE GT OPEN AT BARCELONA

September 21, 2019 RNW Staff

Raton Racing by Target is set for the sixth and penultimate round of the International GT Open, hosted this weekend at the Montmeló circuit. In Spain the team led by Roberto Tanca doubles again, fielding a second OPPO backed Lamborghini Huracán GT3 car for Christoph Lenz and newcomer Franck Perera.

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FIVE-WAY BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA GT3 TITLE BATTLE TO BE SETTLED IN SHANGHAI

September 21, 2019 RNW Staff

One of five crews will be crowned Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia champions this weekend when the 2019 campaign concludes at China’s grand prix venue: the Shanghai International Circuit.

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AUSTRALIAN ENDURANCE TITLE TO BE SETTLED AT SANDOWN

September 18, 2019 RNW Staff

Australian GT returns to action this weekend at a venue for which GT competition is synonymous – Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne’s south-east.

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PORSCHE TACKLES THE WORLDS TOUGHEST ROAD RACE WITH TOP TEAMS

September 18, 2019 RNW Staff

Four Porsche 911 GT3 R racers will tackle the 2019 FIA GT World Cup in Macau (China) on 17 November. The customer squads Rowe Racing and Absolute Racing each field two 500+hp GT3 vehicles at the world’s toughest road race. World sports car champion Kévin Estre (France) and his works driver colleagues Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) take on the special challenge at the high-speed street circuit. Alexandre Imperatori from Switzerland rounds off the line-up at Macau.

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PORSCHE TACKLES THE WORLDS TOUGHEST RACE WITH TOP TEAMS

September 18, 2019 RNW Staff

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Porsche Carrera Cup GB grid swells as winner takes all in 2019 title fight

September 18, 2019 RNW Staff

Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, returns to the ToCA package with a grid of 21 (8 Pro, 6 Pro-Am, 7 Am) following an annual blue riband weekend on the international stage. With just two weekends and four rounds of the 2019 season remaining, Silverstone could see the overall championship decided. Both Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) and Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing) needing nothing less than victory to keep Porsche GB Junior Dan Harper (JTR) from being crowned 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion.

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WILKINSON DETERMINED TO BOUNCE BACK IN THE GT OPEN AT BARCELONA

September 18, 2019 RNW Staff

Ollie Wilkinson returns to International GT Open action this weekend (21-22 September) and heads back to Barcelona – the circuit where he first made his series debut just two years ago – eager to bounce back from a disappointing last home round with a return to the podium at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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TOUGH WEEKEND AT HOCKENHEIMRING FOR BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT

September 17, 2019 RNW Staff

The stage was set at the Hockenheimring as 18,000 spectators watched on under bright blue skies. BWT Mücke Motorsport hoped to achieve a great deal in the ADAC GT Masters during the penultimate race meet of the season at the Formula 1 track in south-west Germany. The well-proven driver pairings of Nikolaj Rogivue and Stefan Mücke in the BWT Audi R8 LMS #26, Jeffrey Schmidt and Christopher Haase in the BWT Audi R8 LMS #25 and Mike David Ortmann and Markus Winkelhock in the kfzteile24 Audi R8 LMS #24 fought hard to secure decent positions for the long-established Berlin-based outfit.

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AFTER VICTORY AT HOCKENHEIM GRT GRASSER RACING LIMBER UP FOR ADAC GT MASTERS SHOWDOWN

September 17, 2019 RNW Staff

Things are hotting up in the ADAC GT Masters 2019, and Orange1 by GRT Grasser are right at the heart of the action. At the Hockenheimring last weekend, their three Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs came away with another big points haul. Christian Engelhart and Mirko Bortolotti in the number 63 car continued their current successful run with a victory in the first race of the weekend. On Sunday, the number 82 pairing of Rolf Ineichen and Franck Perera secured a further podium, this time for third.

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NIELSEN RACING RETURN TO SPA SEEKING TO CONTINUE IMPRESSIVE BELGIAN FORM

September 17, 2019 RNW Staff

Nielsen Racing has a standout record at Spa-Francorchamps and this coming weekend, the team aim to add further silverware to their already impressive collection as both the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup compete in Belgium.

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FERRARI CHALLENGE UK TITLE DECIDER THIS WEEKEND AT SILVERSTONE

September 17, 2019 RNW Staff

The Ferrari Challenge UK season will come to a dramatic conclusion on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit this weekend, as both the Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell titles remain up for grabs. Jason Baker still leads the way in the Trofeo Pirelli class, but following his maiden win at Croft, Jamie Clarke will be full of confidence going in to the final two races as he hopes to steal the title away from Baker. The Coppa Shell class has provided action-packed, unpredictable racing throughout the season, with 5 different winners from 5 races showcasing the competitiveness of the class. Toby Flannagan, Gary Redman and Richard Guy remain separated by only 5 points, with a number of other drivers still in the hunt. With two races to go, it really is all to play for. The drivers will be pushing their 488 Challenge cars to the limit as the curtains close on a debut season that has provided dramatic and competitive racing.

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CRAMPTON LOOKING TO PRESS FOR GT4 TITLE AT SANDOWN

September 17, 2019 RNW Staff

After two seasons in the mighty KTM X-Bow GT4, Sydney’s David Crampton is smiling wider than ever, and on the eve of an Australian Championship battle in which he and team-mate Trent Harrison are right in the title fight, it’s understandable that the duo are upbeat despite heading into Melbourne’s uncertain Spring weather.

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PLEMAR SPORT SET TO MAKE GT4 SES COMEBACK AT PORTIMAO

September 17, 2019 RNW Staff

Andalusia based Plemar Sport will enter its Ginetta G50 GT4 for Juan Reina, who became a podium finisher on his debut at Jarama, and series newcomer Alberto Valverde at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Portugal).

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LEXUS SECURES SECOND IN INAUGURAL IMSA SPRINT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

September 17, 2019 RNW Staff

Lexus finished second in the inaugural IMSA GTD Sprint Cup Manufacturer’s Championship following a ninth-place result by Jack Hawksworth and Richard Heistand in the No. 14 RCF GT3 on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

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THE NEW ADAC GT MASTERS CHAMPIONS: KELVIN VAN DER LINDE AND PATRIC NIEDERHAUSER

September 16, 2019 RNW Staff

Patric Niederhauser (27, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (23, ZA, both HCB-Rutronik Racing) have wrapped up the ADAC GT Masters drivers’ championship at Hockenheim with a second victory of the campaign, and with two races to spare. The Swiss-South African pairing have rounded off a strong season in which they made their mark early on.

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