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KROES AND AFANASIEV EXTENDS POINTS LEAD WITH THIRD LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE WIN AT SPA

July 27, 2019 RNW Staff

Danny Kroes and Sergei Afanasiev made it three Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe wins in four races after a charging drive from fourth on the grid in Race 2 at Spa-Francorchamps. The Bonaldi Motorsport team-mates now lead the standings by 13 points over the Imperiale Racing duo of Vito Postiglione and Kikko Galbiati, who recovered for their Race 1 retirement to finish third.

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PROMINENT APPEARANCE OF THE AUDI R8 LMS GT2 AT SPA

July 27, 2019 RNW Staff

Just three weeks following its world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom, the new Audi R8 LMS GT2 attracted attention at the world’s biggest GT race in Belgium. With 72 entrants, the 24 Hours of Spa is unique and regarded as the highlight of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in Europe as well as the worldwide Intercontinental GT Challenge.

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HUGE TASK AWAITS OMAN RACING WITH SPARE CAR SWITCH MEANING PITLANE START FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 27, 2019 RNW Staff

Aston Martin GT3 racer Ahmad Al Harthy and the Oman Racing team face a monumental challenge in the weekend’s Total 24 Hours of Spa, round four of the Blancpain Endurance Cup season, after an enforced switch to a spare car for qualifying means an unenviable pitlane start for the race itself.

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PORSCHE TACKLES THE 24 HOURS OF SPA FROM THE FRONT GRID ROW

July 27, 2019 RNW Staff

The best-placed Porsche 911 GT3 R takes up the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps from the first grid row. In the gripping and hotly-contested Super Pole, in which only the top twenty qualifiers were eligible, just one driver per car was permitted to take part. In the hunt for the best time, Laurens Vanthoor turned an impeccable lap for the KÜS Team75 Bernhard squad.

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ENGEL DELIVERS PHENOMENAL FINAL LAP TO SECURE 24 HOURS OF SPA POLE FOR MERCEDES-AMG TEAM BLACK FALCON

July 26, 2019 RNW Staff

Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon will start this year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa from the front of a record 72-car grid after securing top spot from a dramatic Super Pole battle.

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KCMG SECURES TOP 20 START FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 26, 2019 RNW Staff

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) made it through to the Super Pole session for the 2019 24 Hours of Spa with one of its two Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 and will line up 20th and 28th on the grid.

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SCENE SET FOR SENSATIONAL SILVERSTONE SPECTACLE AS CLASSIC REVS INTO LIFE

July 26, 2019 RNW Staff

The stage is set. The 2019 edition of the ‘Rocking and Racing’ Silverstone Classic is primed for action, following a spectacular opening day of qualifying sessions, anniversary celebrations, family fun and evocative Woodstock riffs.

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SMP RACING STARTS THIRD IN THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 26, 2019 RNW Staff

On July 27-28, the famous 24-hour marathon for GT3 cars takes place at Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. The SMP Racing crew of Russian Mikhail Aleshin, Spaniard Miguel Molina and Italian Davide Rigon, driving the Ferrari 488 GT3, was classified third in the qualifying session.

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CETILAR RACING COMPLETES THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE AT BARCELONA

July 26, 2019 RNW Staff

Cetilar Racing completed more than 1,060 kms, covering a total of 228 laps without any trouble as the two-day official Prologue kicked off in Barcelona the FIA WEC season. The all-Italian team continued to develop the brand-new #47 Dallara-Gibson LMP2 car with which Roberto Lacorte and Giorgio Sernagiotto will make their debut in the World Championship, sharing the duties with experienced Andrea Belicchi and taking part in all the 2019-2020 events since the 4 Hours of Silverstone scheduled for early September.

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MERCEDES-AMG LEADS SEVEN BRANDS INTO FIGHT FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA SUPER POLE

July 26, 2019 RNW Staff

Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon secured provisional pole position in the Total 24 Hours of Spa qualifying session, ensuring its place among the 20 cars that will contest the deciding Super Pole session on Friday evening.

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CURTAIN RAISES ON ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

July 25, 2019 RNW Staff

The curtain has raised on the 2019 edition of the Silverstone Classic as large numbers of the 1000+ entries took to the iconic ‘Home of British Motor Racing’ for a unique dress rehearsal ahead of this weekend’s big show-stopping spectacular.

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VILLORBA CORSE RETURNS TO THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 25, 2019 RNW Staff

Villorba Corse continues its commitment with endurance racing history and, after its third consecutive Le Mans one month ago, on July 27-28 the Italian team will take part in the 24 Hours of Spa.

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IBERIAN PROJECT TO ENTER A KTM IN THE GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES

July 25, 2019 RNW Staff

The GT4 South European Series grid keeps solidly growing as a new entry strengthens the field for the season-closing rounds. With support from KTM X-Bow España, a KTM X-Bow GT4 will be driven by Francisco Carvalho and Fábio Mota in the final two rounds of the season.

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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FIA MOTOSPORT GAMES REVEALED

July 25, 2019 RNW Staff

Further details of the FIA Motorsport Games, a new multi-disciplinary event, were revealed today at a press conference held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, hosted by the FIA and promoter SRO Motorsports Group.

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REBELLION RACING ON TEST AT THE 2019 FIA WEC PROLOGUE

July 25, 2019 RNW Staff

Team REBELLION Racing was on track Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th of July at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit for the 2019 FIA WEC Prologue.

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THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR IS READY TO TACKLE THE WEC SEASON

July 25, 2019 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team is perfectly prepared for the upcoming season of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. At the official test – the so-called prologue – held at the Circuit de Catalunya, the two brand-new ca. 515 hp Porsche 911 RSR completed a comprehensive test programme in hot summer temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius. The squad and drivers of both nine-eleven racing cars used the two-day test drives near the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona to familiarise themselves with the new car and all the processes.

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SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP OUTING FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT OFFICIAL PROLOGUE

July 25, 2019 RNW Staff

United Autosports have had a successful maiden outing in the official FIA World Endurance Championship prologue held at Barcelona, Spain this week (23-24 July).

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KCMG READY TO TACKLE ITS FINAL 24-HOUR RACE OF 2019 AT SPA

July 25, 2019 RNW Staff

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) heads to Belgium for the third round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge, the fourth and final 24-hour race it will take part in this year, the Total 24 Hours of Spa (25-28 July).

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RACE DEBUT AT SPA FOR THE PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS CLUBSPORT AND THE PORSCHE 935

July 24, 2019 RNW Staff

Two special GT2 models will make their debut on the occasion of the 24 Hours of Spa (25 to 28 July). In the 700 hp Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport and Porsche 935, ambitious private drivers will go head-to-head. The 15-strong international field will contest a 30-minute race on both Friday and Saturday. Several well-known drivers line up on the 7.004-kilometre Ardennes rollercoaster circuit: FIA-WEC drivers Christian Ried (D) and Egidio Perfetti (N) celebrate their GT2 debut along with the American driver James Sofronas, who contests the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America, as well as the two Creventic 24h Series drivers Steffen Görig (D) and Mark Ineichen (CH).

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BENTLEY SEEKS CENTENARY SUCCESS AT SPA

July 24, 2019 RNW Staff

Bentley Team M-Sport is hoping to capitalise on recent successes by taking victory in the 70th running of the biggest race on the GT3 calendar; the 24 Hours of Spa (25-28 July).

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