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NISSAN E.DAMS HEADS INTO MARRAKESH FORMULA E ROUND WITH FRESH MOMENTUM_5e57f863646d0.jpeg

The Nissan e.dams team heads to Marrakesh, Morocco, this weekend for round five of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, buoyed by a strong performance last time out in Mexico City.

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GPX RACING IS SET TO TAKE ON EUROPE AND THE WORLD

February 27, 2020 RNW Staff

The GPX Racing team is unveiling a double programme in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the Intercontinental GT Challenge with 100% Pro teams and reinforced allegiance to Porsche and the 911 GT3 R.

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NEW ZEALANDERS SET SIGHTS ON MORE BATHURST 6 HOUR GLORY

February 27, 2020 RNW Staff

Following a rewarding debut at the Bathurst 6 Hour last year 11 Racing plans to return to the prestigious race this coming Easter weekend (10-12 April), doubling-up its car line up and ambitiously aiming to build on that podium finish by targeting class victory with an all international driver line up underpinned by a quartet of quick new Zealanders.

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PORSCHE SETS SIGHTS ON FIRST WIN WITH THE NEW 911 RSR IN THE USA

February 19, 2020 RNW Staff

At round five of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin on 23 February, Porsche aims to clinch its first U.S. victory with the new 911 RSR. After a successful start to the 2019/2020 season with a one-two at Silverstone (Great Britain) as well as podium spots in Fuji (Japan) and Shanghai (China), fifth and sixth places followed at the Sakhir (Bahrain) race in December prior to the winter break. Moreover, the Porsche GT Team had posted pole position three times. After four rounds, the works team currently ranks second in the manufacturers’ classification with the two latest-generation Porsche 911 RSR racers. In the drivers’ category, the two ca. 515 hp GT racers sit third and fifth. Three customer teams field another five 2017-spec Porsche 911 RSR in the GTE-Am class at the six-hour race in Austin, Texas.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARING FOR FIRST RACE OF 2020

February 19, 2020 RNW Staff

United Autosports are preparing for the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas. (22-23 February).

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CETILAR RACING BACK ON TRACK FOR 6 HOURS OF COTA

February 19, 2020 RNW Staff

After a 69-day break, team Cetilar Racing is back on track as FIA WEC 2019/2020 season resumes this weekend with the Lone Star Le Mans in Austin.

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ASTON MARTIN TO RE-EVALUATE HYPERCAR RACE PROGRAMME

February 19, 2020 RNW Staff

Aston Martin Lagonda has postponed development of its World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar race entry, following the recent decision by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the International Motor Sport Association (IMSA) to harmonise the Hypercar class with the so-called LMDh prototype category in the WEC from 2021 and the US-based WeatherTech Sportscar Championship from 2022.

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DANIEL SCHNEIDER TO RACE ALONGSIDE ANDY MEYRICK FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS MICHELIN LE MANS CUP TEAM

February 12, 2020 RNW Staff

United Autosports can confirm that Daniel Schneider and Andy Meyrick will race for their Michelin Le Mans Cup team in 2020.

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NEW CHALLENGES IN MEXICO FOR THE MERCEDES-BENZ EQ FORMULA E TEAM

February 12, 2020 RNW Staff

The fourth round of the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship season next weekend takes the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team to Mexico City. There are two main challenges awaiting the team there, namely a new track layout and the high altitude at which the 2020 CBMM Niobium Mexico City E-Prix will be contested.

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PORSCHE TO TACKLE LE MANS WITH TOP CREWS

February 11, 2020 RNW Staff

The driver crews are set: Porsche goes trophy hunting in the GTE-Pro class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in mid-June with 12 drivers. Four Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) will be driven by successful Porsche works drivers and Young Professionals. Lining up on the grid are the current WEC world drivers’ champions Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) as well as the IMSA champions Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium). Richard Lietz (Austria), the two Frenchmen Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and the Italian Gianmaria Bruni have also stood at the top of the podium at classics like Le Mans, the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, the Ardennes marathon at Spa-Francorchamps and the prestigious races at Daytona and Sebring (USA). Young, ambitious drivers such as the Frenchmen Julien Andlauer and Mathieu Jaminet as well as Matt Campbell (Australia) round off the top-notch driver line-up with which Porsche tackles the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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JENSON TEAM ROCKET RJN CONFIRMS 2020 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE ENTRY WITH McLAREN 720S GT3

February 11, 2020 RNW Staff

The McLaren 720S GT3 will join the grid with Jenson Team Rocket RJN, after the British team confirmed entry into the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS for the 2020 season. The team, established by 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button, will take on the full five-date Endurance Cup calendar including one round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the Total 24 Hours of Spa. The driver line-up for the season will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

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NISSAN E.DAMS FORMULA E TEAM RETURNS TO MEXICO

February 11, 2020 RNW Staff

The Nissan e.dams team is headed to Mexico City for round four of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, looking to build on the pace they demonstrated last season at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.

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ERA MOTORSPORT SECURES COLIN BRAUN FOR NORTH AMERICAN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

February 11, 2020 RNW Staff

Following a successful IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut at Daytona International Speedway last month, LMP2 sports car racing team Era Motorsport is excited to announce the addition of three-time Rolex 24 winner Colin Braun for the three remaining races of the North American Endurance Championship. The Indianapolis based sports car team earned a third place finish at the season opener, giving full time drivers Kyle Tilley and Dwight Merriman a strong foothold in the championship points battle early in the season.

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BENTLEY BACK TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA WITH CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUTANTS JMW

February 11, 2020 RNW Staff

JMW Motorsport will make its GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS debut in 2020 with Andrew Haryanto and Andy Meyrick.

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FIRST PLACES ON GRID FOR 2020 ADAC GT MASTERS HAVE NOW BEEN ALLOCATED

February 8, 2020 RNW Staff

Interest in the 2020 ADAC GT Masters is continuing to grow and the first places on the grid for a field limited to 34 vehicles by the regs have now been allocated. The ADAC GT Masters will get the new season under way on the weekend of April 24th to 26th in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Journalists and the public will have a chance to preview events taking place in the 2020 ADAC GT Masters at a Media Day on April 6th during official pre season testing in Oschersleben. Tickets for ADAC GT Masters races are available now at adac.de/motorsport.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING OUTLINES 2020 MOTORSPORT ACTIVITIES

February 7, 2020 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) is TOYOTA’s racing company positioning motorsports activities as the basis of our quest to make ever-better cars. From products developed through these activities to the establishment of the GR Garage, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s motorsports activities have been promoted as a comprehensive method of increasing numbers of car fans.

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ROB WHELDON AND TOM GAMBLE TO JOIN WAYNE BOYD IN UNITED AUTOSPORTS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP3 TEAM

February 7, 2020 RNW Staff

United Autosports are pleased to confirm that Wayne Boyd, Rob Wheldon and Tom Gamble will join their European Le Mans Series LMP3 team for the 2020 season.

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AUDI SPORT ASIA TROPHY REGULATIONS UNVEILED

February 7, 2020 RNW Staff

Full details regarding the new Audi Sport Asia Trophy can now be announced with the release of the full regulations for the season-long contest. Audi privateers contesting Asia’s leading championships and iconic stand-alone races will earn points towards the new Audi Sport Asia Trophy. Drivers of all Audi Sport customer racing machinery will compete for the first-ever trophy of its type in the region, with the best performers receiving cash prizes and the top three Audi R8 LMS GT3 drivers also earning a fully-supported seat in the 2021 Suzuka 10 Hours.

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PANIS RACING UNVEILS ITS 2020 ELMS LINE-UP

February 7, 2020 RNW Staff

Renamed Panis Racing and still led by Olivier Panis, Sarah and Simon Abadie, the French team is entering its fifth season in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class.

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DRAMATIC AUSTRALIAN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP BATHURST OPENER

February 5, 2020 RNW Staff

The opening round of the 2020 Australian GT season came as part of the annual Bathurst 12 Hour with the Endurance Championship entries carding points in their respective classes relative to their title rivals ahead of the two dedicated 4-Hour endurance rounds scheduled for Phillip Island through March and August.

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