British GT’s 2019 calendar confirmed
British GT’s 2019 calendar will again feature a total of nine races following confirmation of the format for Donington Park’s additional round on June 22/23.
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MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING CELEBRATES MOST SUCCESSFUL MOTORSPORT SEASON TO DATE
The 2018 GT racing year ends like it has begun: with victory for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. Last weekend’s FIA GT Nations Cup in Bahrain saw the RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Salih Yoluc and Ayhancan Guven (both TUR) claim victory and thus came full circle after the first win of the year in January 2018 by Abdulaziz Al Faisal (KSA), Yelmer Buurman (NED), Hubert Haupt (GER) and Gabriele Piana (ITA) for BLACK FALCON in the 24-hour race at Dubai. These two achievements bookend a season that can hardly be exceeded in terms of highlights.
McLAREN 720S GT3 STUNS ON GLOBAL RACE DEBUT IN ABU DHABI
The brand new McLaren 720S GT3 came tantalisingly close to a stunning win on its global competitive debut at the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi on Saturday December 15. The first GT racer designed and built in-house by McLaren Customer Racing dominated much of the second half of the race at the Yas Marina Circuit before suspension trouble dropped the car to a nevertheless impressive fifth place.
NEW RECORD FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING
Never before has Audi Sport customer racing been equally successful with its customers in international motorsport: On its tenth anniversary, the customer racing department reports 256 individual race victories (+63 % versus 2017), a total of 634 podiums (+46 %), 21 overall drivers’ titles (+40 %) and 38 additional class titles (+217 %). The Audi RS 3 LMS and Audi R8 LMS GT3 model ranges and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 that debuted in the customer’s hand account for these successes.
CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING FORGES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCEDES-AMG FROM 2019
Craft-Bamboo Racing is proud to announce a new, long-term partnership with legendary German marque, Mercedes-AMG from 2019. The Hong Kong team’s strong partnership with Mercedes-AMG will bolster the team’s chances to take the top step of the podium at some of the biggest GT3 events on the global motorsport calendar.
GULF 12 HOURS PODIUM FOR WALKINSHAW AFTER ELEVENTH HOUR DEAL WITH ATTEMPTO AUDI
Sean Walkinshaw produced a star performance in the annual Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 15th December, with an outstanding third place finish for the Attempto Racing Audi squad – mere days after confirming his entry in the ultra-competitive Middle East event.
ALESSANDRO ZANARDI COMPLETES FIRST TEST WITH BMW TEAM RLL AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Preparations for Alessandro Zanardi’s (ITA) guest appearance at the 24-hour race at Daytona (USA) have entered the critical phase. On Saturday, the BMW works driver completed the first test with BMW Team RLL at the Daytona International Speedway in the US state of Florida. Zanardi will be competing in the BMW Team RLL #24 BMW M8 GTE at the classic endurance race (26th/27th January 2019).
NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 TAKES FIRST PODIUM IN GULF 12 HOURS
Aston Martin’s new Vantage GT3 secured its first podium finish in the season-ending Gulf 12 Hours endurance race at the Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi.
FOURTH GULF 12 HOURS WIN FOR KESSEL RACING FERRARI
Kessel Racing Ferrari crews powered to a double victory in the 2018 running of the Gulf 12 Hours conquering both the outright win and the Gentlemen class. Alessandro Pier Guidi, Davide Rigon and Michael Broniszewski were always in contention for the win but also benefited from a suspension failure on the McLaren that was leading and was forced to a lengthy pitstop. Ferrari official driver Rigon crossed the line first to secure the team’s fourth straight victory in the Abu Dhabi endurance race.
EXCELLENT SHOWING FROM OMAN RACING TO FINISH P4 OVERALL IN GULF 12 HOURS
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 drivers Ahmad Al Harthy, Jonny Adam and Darren Turner almost secured podium success for Oman Racing during the annual Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 15th December, with a highly competitive top four finish.
R-MOTORSPORT DEBUT WITH NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE V8 GT3 IN THE GULF 12 HOURS
R-Motorsport’s last race this year at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi was also a debut for the team, as the Swiss outfit from Niederwil deployed the brand-new GT3 vehicle made by Aston Martin, the Vantage V8 GT3, for the first time. Marvin Kirchhöfer, Jake Dennis and the team’s new driver Ricky Collard had the honour of giving the car its first race outing. After a promising start, the #96 Aston Martin Vantage V8 GT3 dropped way down the field following a stop for repairs lasting 35 minutes and crossed the line in 18th place overall and P6 in the GT3 Pro class at the end of the 12 hour race split into two six-hour segments.
NISSAN E.DAMS KICKS OFF FORMULA E ELECTRIC STREET RACING CHALLENGE WITH IMPRESSIVE POINTS HAUL
Nissan e.dams has kicked off its ABB FIA Formula E electric street racing championship campaign with an impressive points haul as the first-ever Japanese brand in the series.
TRIUMPHANT DEBUT: FELIX DA COSTA WINS FOR BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT AT FORMULA E SEASON OPENER
Perfect start for BMW i Andretti Motorsport and the BMW iFE.18 in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship: António Félix da Costa (POR) celebrated victory at the BMW works team’s debut in Ad Diriyah (KSA). Félix da Costa claimed pole position to start. In the race, the support of fans via “FANBOOST” voting helped him defend first place in a fiercely contested duel with reigning champion Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA) down to the finish line.
DOUBLE POINTS FINISH FOR JAGUAR RACING TO START FORMULA E SEASON FIVE
The fifith season of ABB FIA Formula E got off to an electric start today in Saudi Arabia with a double points finish for Panasonic Jaguar Racing. The race saw the debut of the new Generation 2 Jaguar I-TYPE 3 a faster all-electric racecar with greater efficiency and range.
ABT AND DI GRASSI SCORE POINTS AT FORMULA E SEASON OPENER
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler scored points with both cars at the Formula E season opener in Ad Diriyah (Saudi Arabia). Following a chaotic qualifying session, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi fought back from eleventh and eighteenth on the grid to finish eighth and ninth.
SIMON EVANS WINS INAUGURAL JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY RACE
Simon Evans has won the inaugural Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY race, making history in Saudi Arabia. Evans started in pole position after qualifying was cancelled due to heavy rain in Riyadh. The starting grid was based on the results of Friday’s free practice session. Jaguar made history with the debut of the world’s first all-electric production based championship, which took place in the historic surroundings of Ad Diriyah.
AL HARTHY CONFIDENT OF MAJOR CHALLENGE IN GULF 12 HOURS AFTER DELIVERING SUPERB PACE IN PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Ahmad Al Harthy and Oman Racing team-mates Jonny Adam and Darren Turner are confident of challenging at the front in today’s Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit, after displaying fantastic pace in practice and qualifying over the past couple of days at the Abu Dhabi track.
TWR TECHEETAH ENTER JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY
TWR TECHEETAH have confirmed their entry in the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY, taking the grid to twelve for the first race. A quarter of the grid will be made up of women, who will be among the first ever to race in Saudi Arabia.
ARN Racing confirms new Porsche 911 GT3 R for Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia 2019
ARN Racing confirms new Porsche 911 GT3 R for Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia 2019 13 December 2018 > 2018 Porsche Junior Yuta Kamimura joins Pro/Am crew> Japanese squad first to confirm 2019 entry Porsche’s new-for-2019 911 GT3 R will compete in Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia next season following confirmation of ARN Racing’s entry. […]
