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After clinching the 2018 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge title, TeamTGM is eager to return to IMSA competition and build on its success in 2019. Targeting a second IMSA championship, TeamTGM will return to the Michelin Pilot Challenge with the same stable of talented drivers and team members to prepare and compete with the Mercedes-AMG GT4 platform.

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NIELSEN JOINS HEINRICHER RACING AND MEYER SHANK RACING LINE UP FOR ROLEX 24

December 28, 2018 RNW Staff

Two-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Champion Christina Nielsen will join the No. 57 Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) Acura NSX GT3 Evo line up for the 57th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona next month. Nielsen has been drafted into the effort following a back injury that will prevent Jackie Heinricher from driving in the season-opening race.

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AUSTRALIAN GT INTRODUCES PIRELLI AGT SUPERSPRINT AT BATHURST

December 28, 2018 RNW Staff

Competitors in the CAMS Australian GT Championship will qualify to gain valuable laps of Bathurst’s iconic Mount Panorama in late 2019, with the recent signing of an arrangement with Challenge Bathurst promoter Yeehah Events to have four dedicated sessions for GT3, GT4 and Trofeo Challenge cars that have competed within the 2019 season.

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HAASE AND COMPANC JOIN STARWORKS MOTORSPORT IMSA ENDURANCE LINEUP

December 27, 2018 RNW Staff

Christopher Haase and Ezequiel Companc have joined Starworks Motorsport’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance effort, beginning with the Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 26th. Haase and Companc will race in the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport 2019 spec Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO with Parker Chase and full season driver Ryan Dalziel.

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JENS MARQUARDT: “WE MADE BMW MOTORSPORT HISTORY THIS YEAR”

December 27, 2018 RNW Staff

There is no longer any such thing as a winter break in modern motor racing – not if you have such an exciting portfolio of activity as BMW Motorsport. In the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, BMW i Andretti Motorsport celebrated a thrilling debut with victory in Ad Diriyah (KSA) in mid-December, while the first highlights of the BMW M Motorsport programme are already scheduled for the new year. In this interview, BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt reviews 2018 and looks forward to the new season to explain why BMW i Motorsport and BMW M Motorsport are a perfect match.

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STRAKKA RACING ANNOUNCES 2019 GT PROGRAMME

December 21, 2018 RNW Staff

Strakka Racing is pleased to confirm that it will compete in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in 2019. The Silverstone-based squad will continue to operate as a customer team of Mercedes-AMG, running GT3 cars, after a successful first season with the German marque.

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BMW TEAM SCHNITZER AND WALKENHORST MOTORSPORT PREPARING FOR BATHURST

December 21, 2018 RNW Staff

The BMW M6 GT3 will be appearing in the upcoming Intercontinental GT Challenge season as part of the BMW Motorsport programme. BMW Team Schnitzer and Walkenhorst Motorsport will each compete with one car in the opening race of the global race series in Bathurst (AUS) on 3rd February 2019. Three BMW drivers will be sharing each cockpit.

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ABSOLUTE RACING CONFIRMS AUDI ENTRIES FOR 2019 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA

December 21, 2018 RNW Staff

The long-time partnership between Audi Sport customer racing Asia and multiple championship-winning team Absolute Racing is set to strengthen further in 2019 with confirmation of a two-car entry in the newly-named Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia. One of two Audi R8 LMS GT3s will be piloted by China’s most successful circuit driver to-date and Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup driver mentor Cheng Congfu, and one of the Cup’s standout drivers this season, Sun Jingzu, in what promises to be a powerful Pro-Am pairing.

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CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING AND BLACK FALCON TEAM UP BATHURST 12 HOUR AS MERCEDES-AMG TEAM CRAFT-BAMBOO BLACK FALCON

December 21, 2018 RNW Staff

Black Falcon and Craft-Bamboo Racing are proud to announce a one-off joint partnership for the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour, which will include a single Mercedes-AMG GT3 entry with an all-star Mercedes-AMG factory line-up consisting of Maro Engel (DEU) and Luca Stolz (DEU) alongside 2018 DTM champion Gary Paffett (GBR).

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“A BIT LIKE JIMI HENDRIX”: VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE FROM ALESSANDRO ZANARDI BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE BMW M8 GTE

December 20, 2018 RNW Staff

The BMW M Motorsport engineers compare him to a drummer, while Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) himself says: “I feel a bit like Jimi Hendrix.” The manner in which the BMW works driver controls the BMW M8 GTE that he will drive during the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) in January is comparable to a virtuoso performance. Together with BMW M Motorsport, Zanardi has developed a special system that allows him to accelerate with a throttle ring on the steering wheel but also allows him to brake by hand, by using a brake lever.

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GT4 SCANDINAVIA SET FOR 2019 DEBUT FOLLOWING NEW AGREEMENT WITH SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP

December 20, 2018 RNW Staff

The GT4 platform will continue its expansion in 2019 with the launch of a new six-round championship that features events in Sweden and Norway.

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FONG, LEE AND GTO RACING WITH TTR CONFIRM GT4 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ENTRY WITH MERCEDES-AMG

December 20, 2018 RNW Staff

GTO Racing with TTR duo Tony Fong and Brian Lee will compete in GT4 Asia next season with a Mercedes-AMG GT4.

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JUKUCHOU AND KINOSHITA LEAD BMW TEAM STUDIE’s TWO-CAR 2019 GT4 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ENTRY

December 20, 2018 RNW Staff

BMW Team Studie has confirmed that its two M4 GT4s will compete in the inaugural GT4 Asia series next season.

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MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING FINALIZES ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA ROSTER

December 19, 2018 RNW Staff

Mustang Sampling Racing has finalized its 2019 Rolex 24 At Daytona driver line up with a firm focus on a successful defense of its 2018 victory in the the prestigious event to open the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

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PR1/MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS SIGNS MCMURRY AND AUBRY FOR 2019 SEASON

December 19, 2018 RNW Staff

PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is proud to announce today that it has signed two of the hottest young stars in the sportscars world to fight for the 2019 IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship. Matt McMurry and Gabriel Aubry will pilot the #52 Oreca 07 LMP2 during the 2019 season and will hit the track for the first time as new teammates at the Roar before the 24, in preparation for the Rolex 24 at Daytona where they will be joined by two additional drivers who will be announced in the near future.

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THE ROAD TO DAYTONA: FIVE QUESTIONS WITH ALESSANDRO ZANARDI

December 19, 2018 RNW Staff

Alex Zanardi is perhaps the most enabled man in the world. The loss of his legs in a 2001 Indy Car accident is the most identifying characteristic in the most recent chapters of his life, but is certainly not the most defining characteristic of the rich and, in many ways, enviable life he has led.

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McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE CONFIRMS RISING BRITISH RACING TALENTS SELECTED FOR 2019 DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

December 19, 2018 RNW Staff

McLaren Automotive continues its drive to develop future racing talent with confirmation of the drivers who will participate in its 2019 Driver Development Programme (DDP). Introduced for 2018, the initiative is designed to support and nurture young, up-and-coming GT drivers, providing a base for a career in motorsport.

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AMAC’s MACPHERSON AND PORTER RETURN TO BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA WITH LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 EVO

December 19, 2018 RNW Staff

Australian outfit AMAC Motorsport will switch to Lamborghini’s new-for-2019 Huracan GT3 Evo when the team competes in Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia next season.

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WILL STEVENS REMAINS WITH PANIS-BARTHEZ COMPETITION IN 2019

December 19, 2018 RNW Staff

Will Stevens will once again carry the Panis-Barthez Competition colours in the 2019 ELMS program and for the next 24 Hours of Le Mans – subject to confirmation by the ACO. The 27-year-old Briton, under Triple A management – led by Didier Coton-, has shown all his talent on track throughout the past season by climbing twice on the podium and signing a pole position on the wet in Spa. Former Formula 1 driver and the french team shared a common desire to extend their collaboration. Will is joining the latest newcomer Rene Binder in the Ligier JS P217 # 23. The third driver of the line-up will be announced in due course.

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H.R. OWEN FERRARI SHOWCASES FERRARI CHALLENGE WINNER IN LONDON

December 19, 2018 RNW Staff

H.R. Owen Ferrari is celebrating a historic Ferrari Challenge Pirelli AM. championship win in style, returning the victorious 488 Challenge car to London. Driven by H.R. Owen Ferrari GB driver, Chris Froggatt, to ten victories across Europe’s most famous circuits, the Challenge car settled into its new role, turning heads in London’s Knightsbridge.

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