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History-making racing driver Ahmad Al Harthy entered his name into the motorsport record books once again on Saturday, 14th May, after sensationally becoming the first Omani to qualify on pole position in the prestigious European Le Mans Series.

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MEYER SHANK RACING THIRD ON MID-OHIO STARTING GRID

May 15, 2022 RNW Staff

Arriving at the home track carrying the momentum of a strong podium result and tied for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship lead, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) was eager to kick things off at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend. Located just 60 miles north of its brand new 42,000 square foot facility, Mid-Ohio has been central to the team’s history since day one.

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PAUL MILLER RACING QUALIFIES ON POLE AT MID-OHIO

May 15, 2022 RNW Staff

Madison Snow battled tricky conditions and a changing track surface to qualify the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 on pole for tomorrow’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio.

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SENSATIONAL MOSTERT BAGS LAST GASP BATHURST POLE FOR COINSPOT AND AUDI

May 14, 2022 RNW Staff

An incredible final sector helped Chaz Mostert beat fellow Audi driver Kelvin van der Linde to LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour and Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli pole position, as well as the Allan Simonsen Trophy, at Mount Panorama earlier this evening (May 14).

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K-PAX RACING LINE-UP CHANGES AHEAD OF NOLA SERIES DEBUT

May 13, 2022 RNW Staff

K-PAX Racing has been known over its history for quickly adapting, producing positive results which include several Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Championship titles. Following a sweep of the season-opener in its Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs and in response to foundational series modifications since, the team’s 2022 program will undergo changes to […]

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EBM REAFFIRMS GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ENTRIES

May 13, 2022 RNW Staff

EBM (Earl Bamber Motorsport) will make their long awaited Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS debut this season, two years after first announcing the entry.

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PAUL MILLER RACING LOOKING FOR MORE PODIUM SUCCESS AT MID-OHIO

May 13, 2022 RNW Staff

The Paul Miller Racing team is headed to driver Bryan Sellers’ home track of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in search of their fourth consecutive podium finish at the facility.

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ERA MOTORSPORT SAILS ON POINTS LEAD INTO MID-OHIO WEEKEND

May 12, 2022 RNW Staff

Era Motorsport has a short drive this weekend from their Indianapolis-based shop to Lexington, Ohio for the fourth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the Lexus Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio. The team is entering the weekend as the LMP2 class points leaders in the driver standings, ready for the variety of weather the mid-west […]

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JACK AITKEN AIMING TO BUILD ON ELMS POINTS LEAD IN IMOLA

May 12, 2022 RNW Staff

British-Korean driver Jack Aitken will be targeting back-to-back European Le Mans Series victories this weekend as Imola plays host to the second round of the 2022 season.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS RETURN TO IMOLA AFTER SIX YEARS FOR SECOND ROUND OF ELMS & MLMC

May 11, 2022 RNW Staff

United Autosports return to Imola this week ahead of the second round of the 2022 European Le Mans Series and Le Mans Cup.

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McLAREN IS BACK IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

May 11, 2022 RNW Staff

McLaren is returning to the ADAC GT Masters after seven years away. JP Motorsport will make a guest appearance with the McLaren 720S GT3 at the Red Bull Ring from 20th to 22nd May. Sharing the driving duties when the iconic car makes its ADAC GT Masters debut will be former Formula 1 driver Christian […]

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING CADILLAC HOPES TO DETHRONE ACURA AT MID-OHIO

May 10, 2022 RNW Staff

Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil) and Tristan Nunez (Boynton Beach, Fla.) look to get their first win of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and, in the process, dethrone Acura as the four-time defending race winner of the Lexus Grand Prix At Mid-Ohio May 13-15. In the past two years, the No. 31 Whelen […]

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MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING TO PARTICIPATE IN BATHURST 12 HOUR WITH SIX CARS

May 10, 2022 RNW Staff

For its season opener, the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) is returning to the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst this weekend. The field for the popular Bathurst 12 Hour includes, among others, six Mercedes-AMG customer sport teams, each of them taking on the huge challenges of the traditional circuit in the southeast of Australia with one Mercedes-AMG GT3. Next to Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Racing that will be participating with extended support from Affalterbach, the teams are Nineteen Corporation Pty Ltd, RAM Motorsport, SunEnergy1 Racing, Triple Eight Race Engineering and Valmont Racing. Like in previous years, Mercedes-AMG is again providing the safety car for this legendary race.

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MEYER SHANK RACING TAKES SHARE OF IMSA DPi POINTS LEAD TO MID-OHIO

May 10, 2022 RNW Staff

After finishing second on three occasions at its home track, MSR is looking for its first victory at Mid-Ohio, where team co-owner Mike Shank started the team nearly two decades ago.

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DANIEL HARPER SCORES FIRST NURBURGRING WIN OF 2022

May 9, 2022 RNW Staff

Daniel Harper produced eye-catching pace and racecraft as he helped guide the BMW Junior Team to a sensational first win of the season in the qualifier races for the ADAC TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

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AUDI SPORT ASIA TEAM X WORKS CONFIRMS TWO CAR GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA PROGRAMME

May 9, 2022 RNW Staff

Audi Sport Asia has confirmed that two new X Works-run R8 LMS Evo II GT3s will contest this year’s Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS campaign, which begins at Sepang on May 20-22.

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ALPINE QUARTET LOOKING FORWARD TO ADAC GT MASTERS HOME EVENT AT THE RED BULL RING

May 9, 2022 RNW Staff

They are an integral part of the ADAC GT Masters: The Austrian drivers have so far claimed 20 victories in the German GT Championship. Four drivers will be particularly motivated when they lien up in their home races in Spielberg from 20th to 22nd May.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE CLAIMS DOUBLE WEC PODIUM AS NORTHWEST AMR MAINTAINS WEC GTE AM LEAD AT SPA

May 9, 2022 RNW Staff

The Aston Martin Vantage claimed a magnificent FIA World Endurance Championship GTE Am class double-podium finish, as well as another pole position, in one of the most gruelling 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps the series has ever produced, last Saturday. The pole-sitting TF Sport Vantage GTE, driven by Ben Keating (USA), Henrique Chaves (POR) and […]

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SATISFACTORY DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THE NURBURGRING 24-HOUR RACE FOR PORSCHE

May 9, 2022 RNW Staff

For the Porsche customer teams, the two test races before the 24-hour highlight on the Eifel circuit concluded with acceptable results and important insights. On Saturday, works drivers Julien Andlauer (F), Matt Campbell (AUS) and Matthieu Jaminet (F) finished in the top six for their team Toksport WRT. On Sunday, the KCMG quartet Dennis Olsen (N), Earl Bamber (NZ), Josh Burdon (AUS) and Nick Tandy (GB) improved this result by one position.

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MERCEDES-AMG TEAM GETSPEED CHARGES TO VICTORY IN 24H NURBURGRING DRESS REHEARSAL

May 9, 2022 RNW Staff

With two three-hour qualification races, the dress rehearsal for the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring took place this weekend. In the Sunday race, the #3 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed entry with Adam Christodoulou (GBR), Maximilian Götz (GER) and Fabian Schiller (GER) brought home a long-awaited victory following a strong recovery drive. On the previous day, Maro Engel (GER), Jules Gounon (FRA) and Daniel Juncadella (ESP) had already scored a podium result with the #4 sister car. In the upcoming 50th running of the 24-hour race, Mercedes-AMG Teams Bilstein, GetSpeed and Landgraf as well as CP Racing and Schnitzelalm Racing are in the field with a first-class driver line-up and a total of seven Mercedes-AMG GT3s.

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