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WEERTS AND VANTHOOR CLINCH BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VICTORY AT MISANO

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts triumphed in the weekend’s second Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe race at Misano to secure a first victory for the 2019 campaign for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT.

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R-MOTORSPORT CONTINUE ON UPWARD TRAJECTORY

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Ricky Collard and Marvin Kirchhöfer have posted the best result yet for R-Motorsport in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe. The duo produced a fourth-place finish at Misano in Italy, scoring points for the third time this season. Hugo de Sadeleer and Aaro Vainio made it a successful weekend all round for the team with a podium finish in the Silver Cup.

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HARPER LEADS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT AT SEASON MIDPOINT

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

As the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, closed out the first half of its 2019 season at Oulton Park, 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) emerged leading the overall championship standings. Two thrilling races in Cheshire saw victories for Junior Harper and George Gamble (Amigos Redline Racing), Harper’s other championship rival Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) added to his impressive tally of podium finishes with two further visits.

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WAKO’S 4CR LC500 WINS SUPER GT AT BURIRAM FROM POLE POSITION

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

The Chang SUPER GT RACE, Round 4 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was run on June 30th (Sun.) at the Chang International Circuit (4,554m × 66 laps) in Buriram, Thailand. In the GT500 class, the No. 6 WAKO’S 4CR LC500 driven by Kazuya Oshima and Kenta Yamashita started from pole position and ran on to win. In the GT300 class, the No. 10 GAINER TANAX triple a GT-R driven by Kazuki Hoshino and Keishi Ishikawa was the winner.

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CALDARELLI AND MAPELLI CLINCH BLANCPAIN GT HOME TRIUMPH FOR LAMBORGHINI AT MISANO

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli secured a first win on European soil for Orange1 FFF Racing with a masterful showing under the lights at Misano. In doing so, the all-Italian duo also secured local brand Lamborghini top honours on home turf in the weekends’ opening Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe contest.

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BAD LUCK FOR TeamTGM AFTER LEADING WATKINS GLEN ENDURO

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

The Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 delivered a wide range of rapid weather changes to keep TeamTGM on its toes as it came and went at Watkins Glen International.

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MOLLER EXTENDS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH THIRD VICTORY OF 2019 BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB CAMPAIGN

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Reno Racing’s Jens Reno Moller scored his third Blancpain GT Sports Club victory in an action-packed second race at the Misano World Circuit on board the #11 Honda NSX GT3 Evo, putting himself within reach of the title ahead of the penultimate round.

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KOEBOLT AND KISEL CLAIM GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES RACE WIN AND POINTS LEAD AT MISANO

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Jan Kisiel and Max Koebolt emerged victorious from a dramatic GT4 European Series race at the Misano World Circuit this morning. The #4 Leipert Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 lost the lead ten minutes from the end of the second one-hour race, but last-minute drama for the #9 CMR Alpine handed victory to the Leipert Motorsport crew after all. Kisiel and Koebolt leave the Italian circuit with the Silver Cup points lead. Schwede Motorsport and Street Art Racing claimed class wins in Italy.

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HOOK LEADS FROM START TO FINISH TO TAKE FIRST BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB VICTORY IN MISANO OPENER

June 29, 2019 RNW Staff

Rinaldi Racing’s Christian Hook stated his claim in the Blancpain GT Sports Club with a fine victory on board the #33 Ferrari 488 GT3 at the Misano World Circuit, leading from start to finish ahead of Lee Mowle, who brought out the red flag with a heavy crash late on.

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FIRST GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES VICTORY OF 2019 FOR BULLITT RACING

June 29, 2019 RNW Staff

Bullitt Racing has won the first race of the GT4 European Series weekend at the Misano World Circuit with its #66 Mercedes-AMG GT4. Romain Monti and Alex Lambertz won on their debut with the Spanish team in today’s race. RN Vision STS was victorious in the Pro-Am class, with Selleslagh Racing Team clinching the Am class win at the Italian circuit.

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WAKO’S 4CR LC500 TAKES SUPER GT POLE AT BURIRAM

June 29, 2019 RNW Staff

The qualifying for the Chang SUPER GT RACE, Round 4 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on June 29 at the Chang International Circuit (one lap 4,554m) in Buriram, Thailand. The GT500 class pole position winner was the No. 6 WAKO’S 4CR LC500 driven by Kazuya Oshima and Kenta Yamashita with a course record of 1’23.260 by Yamashita. In the GT300 class, the class pole position went to the No. 25 HOPPY 86 MC driven by Takamitsu Matsui and Kimiya Sato, also in a course record time by Matsui. With this, these two cars will start from the front position on their respective class starting grids in the race on June 30.

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PORSCHE GB JUNIOR HARPER LAYS DOWN MARKER AFTER DOMINANT OULTON PARK CARRERA CUP GB QUALIFYING

June 29, 2019 RNW Staff

18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) took the sixth pole position of his Porsche Carrera Cup GB career at Oulton Park. Harper was involved in a hard-fought battle for a front row starting spot with George Gamble (Amigos Redline Racing), Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) and returnee Tom Wrigley (Rob Boston Racing). The top Rookie was Tom Roche (Rob Boston Racing) who qualified an impressive fourth, but championship contender Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing) will be a driver to watch at the start of round seven as he starts from the third row of the grid.

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CETILAR RACING, AF CORSE JOIN FORCES FOR FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CAMPAIGN

June 29, 2019 RNW Staff

The 87th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in which team Cetilar Racing made its third participation at the La Sarthe race, marked a halfway point for the Italian team as it is all set for the new FIA World Endurance Championship challenge, fielding a new LMP2 powered-Gibson Dallara LMP2 car in the 2019-2020 season.

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PR1/MATHIASEN HUNGRY FOR A WIN AT THE SAHLEN’S SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

June 28, 2019 RNW Staff

PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is going into the sixth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen with the momentum of their win at Mid-Ohio.

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A FANTASTIC FOUR WILL DEFEND THE COLOURS OF TECH 1 RACING AND LEXUS AT SPA

June 28, 2019 RNW Staff

Tech 1 Racing is running its first campaign in the Blancpain GT Series and preparing to discover the blue-ribbon event on the calendar by racing in the Total 24 Hours of Spa for the first time. To take up this new challenge, the team from Toulouse will entrust its Lexus RC F GT3 to regulars Fabien Barthez and Bernard Delhez joined by Eric Cayrolle and Timothé Buret.

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SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP TO PROMOTE INAUGURAL FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES IN ROME

June 28, 2019 RNW Staff

The FIA and SRO Motorsports Group are excited to announce the launch of the FIA Motorsport Games, a new international racing contest that will be staged for the first time this year at the Vallelunga Circuit near Rome.

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ADVANTAGE HARPER AS PORSCHE JUNIOR HEADS CARRERA CUP GB CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGERS AT OULTON PARK

June 28, 2019 RNW Staff

Championship leader 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) set the fastest time in both Friday practice sessions at Oulton Park. Chasing the pacesetter – in championship order – were Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) and Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing) who ended the day P2 and P3 respectively.

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CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: COMING BACK TO AMERICA

June 26, 2019 RNW Staff

Corvette Racing returns to home soil this weekend with aims of continuing its championship push in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and putting behind the agonizing heartbreak from the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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HEINRICHER RACING HEADS TO WATKINS GLEN FOR THE SAHLEN’S SIX HOUR

June 26, 2019 RNW Staff

The third endurance classic of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season gets underway this Sunday, June 30th with the Sahlen’s Six Hours of Watkins Glen. Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing will return with the No. 57 Caterpillar Acura NSX GT3 driven by Katherine Legge, Christina Nielsen and Bia Figueiredo.