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JUNIOR HARPER MAKES A FLYING START TO 2019 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON

The Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, got off to a flying start at Brands Hatch with two exciting races. It was 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) who emerged from the opening weekend leading the Pro championship standings, Harper claimed Pole position, victory in Round One and a podium finish in Round Two.

BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA AM CUP WIN FOR B-QUIK RACING AT SEPANG

B-Quik Racing’s Henk Kiks and Daniel Bilski stormed to Am Cup victory in round two of Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 squad advanced from the very rear of the 25-strong GT3 field to cross the line 16th, first in class. The performance, after the team had been shunted out of round one, capped off a fine day of recovery for a number of Audi customer squads, with impressive showings in round two after a chaotic round one at the Sepang International Circuit.

JUNIOR HARPER TAKES PORSCHE CARRERA GB BRANDS HATCH POLE

Wet weather played a part in delivering a thrilling qualifying session at Brands Hatch, claiming the first pole position of the season was 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR). Harper will start Round One alongside Pro-Am category runner Jamie Orton (JTR) at the head of a mixed up grid resulting from the slippery conditions. Am category Rookie John Ferguson (IN2 Racing) starts on the second row of the grid in third position.

PLATO TOPS CLOSE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FRIDAY PRACTICE SESSION AT BRANDS HATCH

The opening weekend of the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season got underway at Brands Hatch with Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) topping both morning and afternoon practice sessions. In Friday’s combined times Plato was followed by 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) who finished the day just 0.106s behind his former teammate in P2. Recording the third fastest time of the day was 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Rookie champion George Gamble (Amigos Redline Racing) – Plato, Harper and Gamble were covered by just 0.130s.

SEBRING WINNER PORSCHE SWITCHES FROM ENDURANCE TO SPRINT MODE

The Porsche GT Team tackles round three of the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship season at Long Beach (USA) as the leader of the manufacturer and team classifications. After a hard-fought victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida, the two ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR start under very different conditions at the Pacific coast. Contested over just 100 minutes, the so-called Sports Car Grand Prix in Long Beach is the shortest race of the season.

P1 MOTORSPORTS READIES FOR LAUNCH OF 2019 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP

A new race season of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North American championship begins this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, and P1 Motorsports will contest for the 2019 title with the No. 94 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO. Brett Meredith and newly named Lamborghini factory driver will kick off the double header weekend, sharing the driving duties in the ProAm class

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