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GRT GRASSER IN THE POINTS WILL ALL THREE CARS IN SUNDAY’S ADAC GT MASTERS RACE AT RED BULL RING

For Orange1 by GRT Grasser, last weekend with their home race at the Red Bull Ring was the highlight of the ADAC GT Masters season. Team headquarters are in Knittelfeld just a few kilometres from the track. The outfit wanted to do well in front of a home crowd – more than 16,000 spectators came to the Red Bull Ring at the weekend. The success they had hoped to achieve came in the second race, as all three Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs finished in the points. The Balance of Performance (BoP), damage to tyres and confusion about track limits prevented a better result in the first race.

CETILAR RACING SET FOR THE LE MANS 24 HOURS AS THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS

The 24 Hours of Le Mans fires into action, as the 87th edition of the historical La Sarthe’s race starts next Saturday, 15 June, marking the third consecutive participation of Cetilar Racing. With only five days to the green flag, Roberto Lacorte and Giorgio Sernagiotto are all set to make their third appearance in the French “marathon” driving the #47 Dallara-Gibson LMP2 car technically supported by Villorba Corse, as Andrea Belicchi is really excited to celebrate his tenth 24H.

B-QUIK RACING EXTENDS WINNING RUN IN BURIRAM

Another superb weekend for B-Quik Racing Co. Ltd. TM (“B-Quik Racing”) as the second round of Thailand Super Series (“TSS”) 2019 took the teams to Buriram’s Chang International Circuit where victory in Race 2 was claimed by our #26 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo in the hands of Henk Kiks and Daniel Bilski, their second overall win from the four races held so far this year.

K-PAX RACING HOMEWARD BOUND TO SONOMA RACEWAY

K-PAX Racing will be in familiar territory with the second-generation Bentley Continental GT3 in during Rounds 7 & 8 of Blancpain GT World Challenge America action at Sonoma Raceway. The team, which will officially return to its home track for the first time since making its switch to Bentley in 2018, will look to gain ground in the championship and will have added support from its local fans and supporters.

FLYING LIZARD READY FOR HOME EVENT AT SONOMA RACEWAY

Flying Lizard Motorsports has little distance to travel for the next rounds of the GT4 America championship this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. With three of their four California based shops on site at Sonoma Raceway, the team will race in front of their home crowd this weekend with Erin Vogel and the #30 Audi R8 LMS GT4. Vogel will make her GT4 America debut, becoming the first woman to race for the team in a professional series.

GRT GRASSER RACING PREPARING FOR HOME EVENT AT RED BULL RING

Home fixture, home race, a matter truly dear to the heart – these and countless other ideas and feelings spring to mind for members of Team Orange1 by GRT Grasser every season when the ADAC GT Masters comes to the Red Bull Ring for a race weekend. And we’ve reached that time of year again. It is less than ten kilometres from their home base in Knittelfeld to the Red Bull Ring at Spielberg. Obviously, it goes without saying that the event is something very special on the calendar for the outfit led by Team Principal Gottfried Grasser.

ALL FIVE FORD GTs PREPARED FOR MULTI-MANUFACTURER BATTLE AT LE MANS

The battle lines have been drawn and the scene is set for an historic GTE showdown at Le Mans on June 15-16. Fifty years on from the last of Ford’s four-year winning streak at Le Mans, it is no longer just Ford vs. Ferrari. It’s Ford vs. Ferrari, BMW, Aston Martin, Corvette and Porsche. A titanic six-way battle is on the cards and the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team is ready to “Go Like Hell” one more time.

BLANCPAIN GT SERIES WEEKEND ROUNDUP: CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD

Rarely is a Blancpain GT Series race won with the kind of dominant performance that Bentley Team M-Sport produced during Saturday’s Circuit Paul Ricard 1000kms. The #107 Continental GT3’s eventual margin of victory – more than 37 seconds at the chequered flag – is the biggest seen at the event and was the culmination of a stellar showing by drivers Jules Gounon, Steven Kane and Jordan Pepper.

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