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AL HARTHY DETERMINED TO EXTEND PERFECT 2019 BLANCPAIN GT PODIUM RUN AT PAUL RICARD SIX-HOUR

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff

Muscat’s multiple motor racing champion Ahmad Al Harthy arrives in France later this week ready to challenge for his first Pro-Am class victory of 2019 when the third round of the Blancpain Endurance Cup, the annual six-hour ‘into the night’ race, takes place on Saturday, 1st June, at Paul Ricard.

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THOMAS LAURENT TO JOIN TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing can confirm that Thomas Laurent will join the team as its test and reserve driver for the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season.

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RATON RACING BY TARGET ENDURES TOUGH GT OPEN WEEKEND AT HOCKENHEIM

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff

“We are definitely disappointed on the last weekend at Hockenheim. Everything went wrong, despite of great competitiveness. It was a weekend to forget…”. Raton Racing by Target’s boss Roberto Tanca commented.

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GT OPEN POINTS FINISH FOR HENRIQUE CHAVES AT HOCKENHEIM

May 27, 2019 RNW Staff

Henrique Chaves finished fifth the second race of the International GT Open’s Hockenheim round, keeping the third position of the Drivers’ Standings.

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LAMBORGHINI SECURES A ONE-TWO AND THE GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AT HOCKENHEIM

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff

Norbert Siedler and Mikaël Grenier led a comfortable Team Emil Frey Racing one-two in the second International GT Open race of the weekend at the Hockenheimring, beating team-mates Albert Costa and Giacomo Altoè, who took the lead of the championship.

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WILKINSON’S SILVER UPGRADE PRODUCES FIRST ‘PRO’ & OUTRIGHT GT OPEN PODIUM

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff

Ollie Wilkinson underlined just how far he’s come in his so-far short career in the second round International GT Open battles at Hockenheim, taking his maiden Pro class and outright podium on his debut weekend classified as a Silver driver. Third place in race two followed an impressive first top-five class finish on Saturday, capping his 23rd birthday celebrations in Germany.

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GREATER BAY AREA GT CUP WIN FOR ALEX AU

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff

Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup star Alex Au took victory for the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in the first race of the Greater Bay Area GT Cup season. The Grid Motorsport entry dominated the first of two 15-lap races on the 2.824km Guangdong International Circuit, beating seven other marques in tricky, wet conditions. An incident in race two saw Au collide with a competitor whilst leading after a front row start, eventually crossing the line in fourth.

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THE ZOSH DIROB LIGIER JS2 R SCORES ITS MAIDEN LIGIER JS CUP WIN AT SPA

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff

The iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit hosted the third round of the Ligier JS Cup France, a four-hour race that attracted a field of 27 Ligier JS2 Rs. It was the theatre of a ding-dong battle for victory between the #72 Zosh Dirob Ligier JS2 R and #6 entered by No Limit Racing. The latter crossed the […]

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AU TOM’S LC500 WINS SUPER GT FROM POLE POSITION AT SUZUKA

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff

The SUZUKA GT 300km RACE, Round 3 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Suzuka Circuit (one lap 5.807m × 52 laps) in Mie Prefecture on May 26. In the GT500 class, the No. 36 au TOM’S LC500 (Kazuki Nakajima/Yuhi Sekiguchi) went from pole position to take its first win of the season. In the GT300 class, the No. 96 K-tunes RC F GT3 (Morio Nitta/Sena Sakaguchi) continued its winning streak at Suzuka from last year, giving it its second win of the season.

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SCUDERIA PRAHA STILL UNDEFEATED AT THE 12H BRNO

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff

The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) continues its undefeated streak at the Hankook 12H BRNO with its third consecutive victory at the event. Matteo Malucelli crossed the finishing line to complete 321 laps of the 5.403km Automotodrom Brno, securing not only the team’s hat trick at the event but also its third successive win of the 2019 European Championship, following wins in Mugello and Spa-Francorchamps.

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HENRIQUE CHAVES OVERCOMES DIFFICULTIES AT HOCKENHEIM

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff

Henrique Chaves ended in fourth in the first race of the International GT Open’s Hockenheim round, a performance that places him in the fourth position of the Drivers’ Standings.

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NISSAN E.DAMS TAKES FIFTH POLE AND THIRD FORMULA E PODIUM

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff

Nissan e.dams continued its strong ABB FIA Formula E championship pace today with Sebastien Buemi taking pole position and finishing second in Germany.

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CACÁ BUENO SECURES JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY LIGHTS TO FLAG VICTORY IN BERLIN

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff

The Jaguar Brazil Racing driver led a front-row lockout with teammate Sérgio Jimenez finishing second. Completing the podium line-up was Team Asia New Zealand racing driver Simon Evans. Bryan Sellers, who has been dislodged as series leader, finished just off the podium in fourth.

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DISAPPOINTING END TO BERLIN E-PRIX FOR JAGUAR RACING

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff

After showing impressive speed and competing in his first ever Super Pole for Panasonic Jaguar Racing, Alex Lynn qualified P5 and was set to earn strong points before a technical issue forced him to retire.

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TRIUMPH IN BERLIN: AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER REPEATS HOME VICTORY IN FORMULA E

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler remains unbeaten as Audi’s factory team at its home round in Formula E. Following Daniel Abt’s victory last year, Lucas di Grassi triumphed at the E Prix in Berlin this time.

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BOTH BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT DRIVERS IN THE POINTS AT THE TEAM’S HOME FORMULA E RACE IN BERLIN

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff

BMW i Andretti Motorsport finished in the points with both its drivers for the first time this season in race ten of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. António Félix da Costa (POR), at the wheel of the BMW iFE.18, crossed the finish line fourth in the BMW i Berlin E-Prix presented by CBMM Niobium, having started the race from seventh place. His team-mate Alexander Sims (GBR) climbed from eleventh on the grid to finish seventh and make it two BMW iFE.18 cars in the top ten. Victory went to Lucas di Grassi (Audi, BRA).

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WELL CALCULATED LAST RUN GIVES AU TOM’S LC500 SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT SUZUKA

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff

The qualifying for the SUZUKA GT 300km RACE, Round 3 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series took place at Suzuka circuit (1 lap 5,804m) in Mie Prefecture on May 25. In the GT500 class the No. 36 au TOM’S LC500 (Kazuki Nakajima/Yuhi Sekiguchi) won pole position with a lap time of 1’45.775. In the GT300 class, the No. 25 HOPPY 86 MC (Takamitsu Matsui/Kimiya Sato) won pole position.

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SCUDERIA PRAHA LEADS AFTER THREE HOURS AT THE 12H BRNO

May 24, 2019 RNW Staff

The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) currently leads the Hankook 12H BRNO after three hours of racing around the 5.403km Automotodrom Brno. The local team, which has never been bested at the Czech event, has so far completed 79 laps after a strong opening run, but was unable to pull a lap clear of its nearest rival, the Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS (#88, Jürgen Häring / Taki Konstantinou / Tim Müller / Markus Winkelhock). The two teams will consequently start on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s restart, and, crucially, on the same lap.

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2019 YOUNGSTER PROGRAMS: LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE SEEKS NEW TALENT

May 24, 2019 RNW Staff

Lamborghini Squadra Corse confirms its continued commitment to supporting global young driver talent, by announcing the line-up of drivers selected for its 2019 Youngster Programs. Since 2014, Automobili Lamborghini’s Motorsport Division has supported the professional growth of the most promising drivers with two different projects: the Young Drivers Program and the GT3 Junior Program.

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CAR COLLECTION MOTORSPORT CLAIMS FIRST POLE POSITION OF THE YEAR AT 12H BRNO

May 24, 2019 RNW Staff

The Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS (#88, Jürgen Häring / Taki Konstantinou / Tim Müller / Markus Winkelhock) has claimed its first pole position of the season at this year’s Hankook 12H BRNO. Markus Winkelhock lapped the 5.403km Automotodrom Brno in 2m 01.499s to secure the German team’s second front row start of this year’s 24H SERIES powered by Hankook.

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