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Cetilar Racing is set for the new season as it confirmed the effort in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, Michelin Endurance Cup. The all-Italian team – car, drivers and the AF Corse technical support- returns to the GTD, fielding the brand-new #47 Ferrari 296 GT3 that replaces the 488 GT3 Evo 2020 succesfully used in 2022.

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PORSCHE GB JUNIOR DRIVER ADAM SMALLEY JOINS TEAM PARKER RACING FOR DUAL PORSCHE PROGRAMME

January 17, 2023 RNW Staff

Team Parker Racing is delighted to announce that current Porsche GB Junior Driver Adam Smalley will join its line-up for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB and Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe.

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AO RACING PAYS SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE 1983 ROLEX WINNING PORSCHE 935

January 17, 2023 RNW Staff

As AO Racing makes their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut this month at the Roar Before the 24 and Rolex 24 At Daytona, the team will pay special tribute to a previous race winner highlighting the livery of the No. 80 Porsche 911 GT3 R. The new GTD class team will begin the season racing the livery of the 1983 race-winning Porsche, the No. 6 Swap Shop ANDIAL Porsche 935, driven by Preston Henn, AJ Foyt, Bob Wollek and Claude Ballot-Lena. The livery has a personal connection to not one, but two of the 2023 drivers. PJ Hyett currently owns the historic 935 on which Gunnar Jeannette’s father, Kevin, was the crew chief. The car was built by motorsport legend Alwin Springer, former president of and now consultant to Porsche Motorsport North America.

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Dubai 24 Hours 2023

January 17, 2023 Michael widdowson

Mike Widdowson's view of the 2023 24 Hours of Dubai.

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FIST-TEAM AAI CONFIRMS TWO CAR FULL SEASON GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA GT3 ENTRY

January 17, 2023 RNW Staff

FIST – Team AAI will make its Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS comeback this year after confirming a two-car full-season programme.

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SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE CIRCUIT’S 75th ANNIVERSARY IN STUNNING STYLE

January 12, 2023 RNW Staff

This summer’s spectacular ‘Silverstone Festival’ (25-27 August) will celebrate the world famous circuit’s 75thanniversary in high octane style with special birthday races, parades and displays to mark this major milestone in British motorsport history.

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COREY LEWIS RETURNS TO PAUL MILLER RACING, MAXIME MARTIN ROUNDS OUT DAYTONA DRIVER LINEUP

January 11, 2023 RNW Staff

Paul Miller Racing rounds out their 2023 endurance driver lineup with the strong additions of Corey Lewis and Maxime Martin aboard the No. 1 Quartz Engine Oil-backed BMW M4 GT3.

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NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGE, SAME DRIVERS FOR 2023 PAUL MILLER RACING IMSA GTD CAMPAIGN

January 10, 2023 RNW Staff

The reigning IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sprint Cup-winning team, Paul Miller Racing, will be back in 2023 for a full-season campaign—yes, including the Rolex 24 at Daytona!—with drivers Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers.

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FERRARI ANNOUNCE HYPERCAR CREWS FOR THE 2023 FIA WEC SEASON

January 10, 2023 RNW Staff

Ferrari officially announces its crews for taking on the 2023 season in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in the 499P that was officially presented at the Finali Mondiali in Imola. The drivers chosen to bring the Prancing Horse back to the top class of the world championship represent a unique mix of talent and experience, speed and stamina, essential qualities in endurance racing.

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NTE/SSR ANNOUNCES ROBUST ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA LINEUP

January 10, 2023 RNW Staff

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opens this month at Daytona International Speedway and NTE/SSR is returning for a third attempt to claim victory at one of the most prestigious races in sports car racing. The No. 42 Huracán GT3 will debut its new EVO2 kit at the 61st Rolex 24 At Daytona, with drivers Don Yount, Jaden Conwright, Kerong Li, and Alessio Deledda.

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RYAN RATCLIFFE LINES UP MULTIPLE PORSCHE CAMPAIGN WITH TEAM PARKER RACING

January 4, 2023 RNW Staff

Ryan Ratcliffe, 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Pro-Am champion, is set to return to Team Parker Racing for the sixth straight season with an ambitious campaign of racing across Europe. The Welshman will once again contest the Carrera Cup GB, looking to reclaim the Pro-Am title on home soil after claiming six podium finishes last […]

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FACT CHECK: THE 2022 ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON

December 22, 2022 RNW Staff

The German GT Championship once again provided spectators and fans with captivating motorsport, thrilling battles and some fascinating figures in 2022. We take a look at the statistics from last season’s 14 races at seven circuits in three countries:

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VALENTINO ROSSI TO BECOME NEW MEMBER OF THE BMW M MOTORSPORT WORKS DRIVER FAMILY

December 22, 2022 RNW Staff

The BMW M works driver squad for the 2023 season is gaining a well-known 21st member. Valentino Rossi (ITA) and BMW M Motorsport have agreed a works commitment that goes beyond the race appearances with BMW M Team WRT announced last week. The nine-time motorcycle world champion, who called time on his long-standing, successful career on two wheels back in autumn 2021, is set to contest the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS and Bathurst 12 Hour in the BMW M4 GT3 next year – and will also be available for further race and test appearances in BMW M Motorsport racing cars.

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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO: THREE SERIES IN FOUR CONTINENTS FOR 2023

December 20, 2022 RNW Staff

Lamborghini Squadra Corse has unveiled the finalised regional Super Trofeo championship calendars for the 2023 season. For Lamborghini’s historic 60th anniversary, a total of 18 rounds will be contested in three series and visiting four continents, while the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Grand Finals celebrates its 10th edition back on Italian soil.

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NK RACING CONFIRMS GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA FULL SEASON ENTRY WITH UCHIYAMA, KONDO AND ALL NEW PORSCHE 911 GT3 R

December 19, 2022 RNW Staff

Porsche Carrera Cup Japan champions NK Racing are stepping up to Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS next season with the all-new 992-spec 911 GT3 R.

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PORSCHE MOTORSPORT EXPANDS FACTORY COMMITMENT IN 2023 WITH A RETURN TO THE TOP CLASS AT LE MANS

December 18, 2022 RNW Staff

Porsche tackles the 2023 motorsport season with ambitious goals, extensive works commitments and new options for customer racing. In the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the North American IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, the Porsche Penske Motorsport works team pursues overall wins with two 963 hybrid prototypes fielded in each series. In the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team has set its sights on claiming the title with the new 99X Electric Gen3. Many Porsche customer teams will race the 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 R on GT stages worldwide. Porsche announced its 2023 motorsport programme on Saturday evening at the “Night of Champions” in Weissach.

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BMW M TEAM WRT DRIVER LINE-UP CONFIRMED FOR BATHURST AND GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE

December 16, 2022 RNW Staff

BMW M Motorsport returns to Australia after an enforced three-year absence. BMW M Team WRT will undertake its first works-supported race outing with the BMW M4 GT3 at the Bathurst 12 Hour, the opening round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, in February 2023. This is followed by the GT World Challenge Europe which begins in April 2023. The two cars will be occupied by top-class drivers, including nine-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi (ITA), who will share the #46 BMW M4 GT3 with BMW M works drivers Maxime Martin (BEL) and Augusto Farfus (BRA). Challenging for top results in the #32 car will be the two new BMW M works drivers Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts (both BEL), together with DTM champion Sheldon van der Linde (RSA).

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RECORD SEASON FOR AUDI CUSTOMER RACING

December 16, 2022 RNW Staff

Audi Sport customer racing has never won as many titles with its teams as it did this year. In the 14th season of the customer racing program, teams all over the world celebrated remarkable successes in individual competitions as well as in championships at sprint and endurance distances. The balance is spread across Europe, Asia, North America, Australia with New Zealand and, for the first time, Africa.

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PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA 2023 CALENDAR ANNOUNCED

December 15, 2022 RNW Staff

Porsche Cars Australia is pleased to announce its 2023 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge calendar, with the National Porsche One-make Series featuring on a variety of Australia’s premier events throughout the year, ranging from Repco Supercars Championship rounds to the Supercheap Auto Bathurst International.

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MERCEDES-AMG CELEBRATES MOST SUCCESSFUL CUSTOMER RACING SEASON TO DATE

December 15, 2022 RNW Staff

In the 2022 season, Mercedes-AMG has continued its success story in customer racing with race and title wins in the world’s most significant GT series. The teams with GT3 and GT4 cars from Affalterbach raced on all six continents and racked up 63 teams’ and drivers’ titles as well as four manufacturers’ titles for AMG in the process. That is a new record in the twelve-year history of the Customer Racing programme. Highlights are three titles in the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), the overall win in the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa, the ADAC GT Masters championship win and the title in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS manufacturers’ standings. Worldwide, the Customer Racing Teams competed in over 470 races and celebrated 80 race and 225 class wins while doing so. In total, over 600 podium results could be secured. The international competitiveness of the Customer Racing cars and the reliable worldwide support convinced both existing and new customers. As a result, over 240 Mercedes-AMG GT3s and over 180 Mercedes-AMG GT4 were delivered by this time. In the 2023 season, the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 further extends the portfolio.

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