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COOL RACING TAKES WEC LMP2 VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE_5d6c253770845.jpeg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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BARWELL MOTORSPORT SEALS NAIL-BITING WIN AT THE 24H BARCELONA

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

The Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo (#77, Adrian Amstutz / Leonid Machitski / Patrick Kujala / Dennis Lind) has taken victory at the 2019 Hankook 24H BARCELONA after an extraordinary, race-long battle with the Herberth Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 R (#91, Daniel Allemann / Ralf Bohn / Robert Renauer / Sven Müller).

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ALL FOUR K-PAX RACING DRIVERS ON THE PODIUM AT WATKINS GLEN

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

K-PAX Racing returned to a track where it swept last season and built on its successes in the ninth round of Blancpain GT World Challenge America action. Watkins Glen International continues to be a staple track for the Bentley Continental GT3, as the team earned a double-podium with the marque’s second-generation model.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS CLAIMS FIFTH LMP3 PODIUM IN HOME ELMS RACE

September 1, 2019 RNW Staff

For the fifth time since making its European Le Mans Series début in 2016, United Autosports scored an LMP3 podium placing in its home race at Silverstone. #2 Ligier (Garett Grist/Tommy Erdos/Wayne Boyd) claimed a well-deserved third place in the 4 Hours of Silverstone today (31 Aug) – the crew’s third consecutive class podium this season – but apart from this success, the team endured a torrid time. Fastest in both practice sessions and qualifying P2, it appeared United’s best hope of success would be with its new Oreca with an LMP2 podium at the very least. But #22 Oreca (Phil Hanson/Filipe Albuquerque) retired with an electrical issue after a little over 30 minutes. #3 (Christian England/Mike Guasch) crashed heavily out of second place at high-speed having been tagged by another car while #32 Ligier (Alex Brundle/Ryan Cullen/Will Owen) was classified eighth in LMP2. United are now placed seventh (#22) and eighth (#32) in LMP2 Teams championship while #2 now lies third in the LMP3 Teams standings with #3 ninth. The penultimate round of this year’s ELMS is staged at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) on 22 Sep.

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CETILAR RACING MAKES GOOD DEBUT IN FIA WEC QUALIFYING

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

Cetilar Racing made a good debut in the FIA WEC, taking today the eight best time in the LMP2 qualifying at Silverstone. On British soil, Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi completed a promising first part of the weekend.

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BULLITT RACING WINS AT THE NURBURGRING, GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES TITLES TO BE DECIDED ON SUNDAY

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

Romain Monti and Alex Lambertz scored their second win in the GT4 European Series at the Nürburgring this afternoon. The Bullitt Racing pairing bounced back from a disappointing Zandvoort weekend with victory in the penultimate round of the season. An exciting final race on Sunday is in prospect, as none of the Silver Cup title contenders finished on the podium and the title fight will go down to the wire. RN Vision STS drivers Marius Zug and Gabriele Piana won the Pro-Am category in today’s race, while Johan Vannerum and Jean-Luc Behets took another Am class win.

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POLE POSITION AT SILVERSTONE AND ANOTHER RECORD FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing locked out the front row for the opening race of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season in qualifying for the 4 Hours of Silverstone.

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CALDARELLI AND MAPELLI SEIZE BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP ADVANTAGE

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli won a thrilling contest at the Nürburgring to seize the advantage in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe title battle.

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FERRARI FRONT ROW AT 4 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

The qualifying session for the starting grid of the 4 Hours of Silverstone, the first round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), yielded an all Ferrari front row.

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BARWELL MOTORSPORT ON A CHARGE AT THE 24H BARCELONA

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

The Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo (#77, Adrian Amstutz / Leonid Machitski / Patrick Kujala / Dennis Lind) currently leads the 2019 Hankook 24H BARCELONA, albeit by just 9.2 seconds over the Herberth Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 R (#91, Daniel Allemann / Ralf Bohn / Robert Renauer / Sven Müller).

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BEST PORSCHE 911 RSR TAKES UP THE FIRST RACE OF THE WEC SEASON FROM FOURTH PLACE

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

The new Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) will start its racing debut from the second grid row. In qualifying for the season-opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone (Great Britain), the Italian Gianmaria Bruni and his Austrian works driver teammate Richard Lietz planted the No. 91 car on fourth place. The reigning world champions Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) claimed the sixth grid spot in the ca. 515 hp sister car with the starting number 92.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE IN THE HUNT FOR WEC SEASON OPENER

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

Aston Martin Racing made a strong start to its 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign by qualifying third on the GTE Pro grid for the 4 Hours of Silverstone, which takes place on Sunday.

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PORTUGUESE DRIVERS SHINE IN GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES IN BARCELONA

August 31, 2019 RNW Staff

Miguel Cristóvão and Francisco Abreu won the opening race of the GT4 South European Series’ Round 5 held at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya, Spain. Gabriele Correia / Francisco Carvalho (AM Cup class) and Marmaduke Hall / Edward Moore (GTC) also claimed class wins today.

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BARWELL MOTORSPORT BECOMES SIXTH DIFFERENT POLE SITTER OF THE SEASON AT THE 24H BARCELONA

August 30, 2019 RNW Staff

The Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo (#77, Adrian Amstutz / Leonid Machitski / Patrick Kujala / Dennis Lind) has taken pole position for the 2019 Hankook 24H BARCELONA. Dennis Lind lapped the 4.655km Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 1m 46.577s to secure not only the team’s first pole position in the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook this season, but also the first overall top spot for a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 since the season-opening Hankook 24H DUBAI.

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