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RATON RACING BY TARGET TO FIELD A CAR FOR JIATONG/GIAMMARIA AT SILVERSTONE IN THE GT OPEN

September 6, 2019 RNW Staff

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More than one month from the second consecutive podium achieved at the 24H Spa-Francorchamps, team Raton Racing by Target hits the track this coming weekend at the Silverstone venue for the fifth of seven International GT Open rounds.

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CLEAN SWEEP FOR B-QUIK RACING IN BANGSAEN

September 4, 2019 RNW Staff

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A perfect weekend by the beach for B-Quik Racing after we emerged from the Bangsaen Grand Prix 2019 with a clean sweep to our name, claiming two remarkable wins from the two event-headlining Super Car GT3 races.

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BLANCPAIN GT WEEKEND ROUNDUP: NURBURGRING

September 4, 2019 RNW Staff

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Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe was back in action last weekend at one of the continent’s most historic venues. A pair of sprint races at the Nürburgring have set up a thrilling finale in Hungary, where class titles will go to the wire in Pro, Silver Cup and Pro-Am.

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BMW WORKS DRIVERS AUGUSTO FARFUS AND JOEL ERIKSSON TO COMPETE IN THE BMW M6 GT3 AT MACAU

September 4, 2019 RNW Staff

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Two BMW works drivers will line up at this year’s FIA GT World Cup on 16th and 17th November in Macau (CHN): Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Joel Eriksson (SWE). Farfus will once again take the wheel of the BMW M6 GT3 of BMW Team Schnitzer at the world-famous ‘Guia Circuit’, where he won last year. Eriksson will compete in the FIST-Team AAI BMW M6 GT3.

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GRAHAM RAHAL REJOINS ACURA TEAM PENSKE FOR PETIT LE MANS

September 4, 2019 RNW Staff

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IndyCar Series veteran driver Graham Rahal will return to compete for Acura Team Penske in next month’s Motul Petit Le Mans. Rahal will once again team up with Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor in the Acura Team Penske No. 7 DPi for the 10-hour endurance race at Road Atlanta. Rahal will step in for fellow IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi, who will be racing in Australia at the Bathurst 1000.

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FIRST PODIUM FOR REBELLION RACING AT THE 4 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE

September 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Team REBELLION Racing achieved its first podium of the season, crossing the finish line of the 4 Hours of Silverstone in third position overall. The sister car N. 1 ended fifth.

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WILKINSON RETURNS TO INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN HOME SOIL AT SILVERSTONE

September 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Ollie Wilkinson, who was recently crowned the 200th International GT Open race winner, returns to home soil for the series’ sole UK outing at Silverstone, 7-8 September, in the Optimum Motorsport-run Aston Martin Vantage GT3.

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PODIUM NUMBER THREE FOR GRT GRASSER RACING IN THE BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE

September 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Onto the home straight in the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe: GRT Grasser Racing Team were contesting the penultimate race weekend of the season at the Nürburgring. With one podium appearance and a points finish, Gottfried Grasser’s outfit once again did him proud. Much of the credit for the result has to go to the pit crew. In the pit lane, the field is as tight as on the race track, and every last tenth of a second counts.

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K-PAX RACING DUPLICATES OPENING PERFORMANCE AT WATKINS GLEN

September 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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K-PAX Racing brought its best to the 10th round of Blancpain GT World Challenge America Sunday, contesting for the win on multiple occasions with both its second-generation Bentley Continental GT3s at Watkins Glen International. The team managed to add to its podium total for the weekend, finishing second and third in the finale.

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DOUBLE VICTORY FOR TEAM PANOZ RACING AT WATKINS GLEN

September 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Team Panoz Racing achieved podiums across the board and extended Championship statuses at Watkins Glen International this weekend, with two wins and a second-place finish. Ian James in the #50 Panoz Avezzano bought home a win in the Sprint Race 1, but it was the #51 Panoz Avezzano, driven by Am pair Preston Calvert and Mathew Keegan in the Sprint-X Am category, who bought home a second-place in Sprint-X Race 1, followed by a win in Sprint-X Race 2.

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CETILAR RACING CLAIMS THE LMP2 P6 IN FIA WEC 4-HOURS OF SILVERSTONE

September 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Everyone was happy at Cetilar Racing, at the end of the Silverstone race that marked the debut of the all-Italian team in the FIA WEC Championship. A race that Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi completed in the best way. After 4 hours, their #47 Dallara powered by AF Corse finished sixth in the LMP2 class, at the edge of the top 10 overall.

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SILVERSTONE ONE-TWO FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

September 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing started the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season in perfect style with a one-two victory in an eventful 4 Hours of Silverstone.

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FIRST AND THIRD PLACE FOR FERRARI IN WEC LMGTE AM CLASS AT SILVERSTONE

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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Emmanuel Collard and François Perrodo, alongside Danish driver Nicklas Nielsen, enjoyed a winning return in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in the LMGTE Am class behind the wheel of the 488 GTE of AF Corse Ferrari. The trio won the 4 Hours of Silverstone, the inaugural race of WEC Season 8 held today on […]

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COOL RACING TAKES WEC LMP2 VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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After a complicated day for COOL RACING in ELMS yesterday, where the team was forced to withdraw from the race following the accident of Alexandre Coigny, the team was motivated to get back on track and do all they could for their first FIA World Endurance Championship race. And they did with a masterclass result, when Nicolas Lapierre and Antonin Borga offered LMP2 victory to their injured team mate Alexandre Coigny.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE IN THE HUNT AT WEC SEASON OPENER

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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Aston Martin Racing came away from the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with podium finishes in both the GTE Pro and Am classes after delivering a fiercely competitive performance on home soil this weekend.

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PERFECT DEBUT: ONE-TWO FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR AT SILVERSTONE

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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The new Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) has secured a double victory at its race debut. At the season-opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone (Great Britain), the Italian Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz from Austria crossed the finish line first in the No. 91 car in front of 49,600 spectators. The reigning world champions Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) claimed second place in the ca. 515 hp No. 92 sister car. A perfect tactic from the world champion team, strong driving performances, swift pit stops, and a reliable and fast car in both dry and the wet conditions were the key factors for this double win.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS’ ORECA SHOWS STRONG PACE BUT SUFFERS EARLY HOME WEC RACE EXIT

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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Despite an unfortunate early retirement on home soil in the opening 4 Hours of Silverstone today (1 Sep), United Autosports showed very strong pace suggesting it will be a major force in the LMP2 category in its first full FIA World Endurance Championship season. The Leeds-based British team arrived at Silverstone for its first race meeting with just 680miles on the clock of its brand new Oreca 07 Gibson which had ran faultlessly in last month’s two-day WEC Prologue.

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R-MOTORSPORT ASTON MARTIN CLINCH MAIDEN BLAINCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VICTORY

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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Ricky Collard and Marvin Kirchhöfer claimed victory in a dramatic Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe contest at the Nürburgring to seal a maiden series triumph for Aston Martin and the R-Motorsport squad.

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EKRIS MOTORSPORT WINS FINAL GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES RACE AT NURBURGRING, KNAP AND UDELL WIN SILVER CUP DRIVERS’ TITLE

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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Ekris Motorsport drivers Ricardo van der Ende and Euan McKay converted pole position into a race win in the final race of the 2019 GT4 European Series. MDM Motorsport drivers Simon Knap and Alec Udell clinched the Silver Cup title in dramatic style at the 5.1 km Nürburgring Grand Prix Circuit.

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HARPER TIGHTENS PORSCHE CARRERA GB CHAMPIONSHIP GRIP AS WEBSTER SHINES

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, delivered two action-packed races as it stepped onto the international stage at Silverstone in support of the opening race of the 2019 / 2020 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season – the 4 Hours of Silverstone. On the same weekend that the 2019 Porsche 911 RSR made its racing debut, 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) and 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing) took victories at the championship’s blue riband weekend.

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