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AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING IN MACAU WITH 14 RACE CARS

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

At the street race in Macau from November 15 to 18, customer teams from Audi Sport customer racing will compete with both touring cars and GT3 sports cars for the first time. The race in the heart of the city is a classic on the international motorsport calendar. Audi has celebrated six victories in total there since 1996 – two in touring car racing and four with the Audi R8 LMS GT3 sports car.

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24H SERIES INTRODUCES NEW CLASS: “PORSCHE CAYMAN GT4 TROPHY“ IN 2019

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

Starting in 24H DUBAI 2019, CREVENTIC, promotor and organiser of 24H SERIES has an agreement with Manthey-Racing to introduce this new class for 2019. After the successful introduction of the Cayman GT4 Trophy by Manthey-Racing in the VLN-series in Germany, teams can now also enter the Porsche Cayman GT4 Trophy in 24H SERIES.

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RACB SPORTS NATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL RULES ON MERCEDES-AMG TEAM BLACK FALCON BLANCPAIN GT SERIES DISQUALIFICATION

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

The RACB Sport National Court of Appeal has concluded its judgement on the #4 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon entry following the penalty applied at the final round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (30 September).

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ASTON MARTIN RACING PARTNERS WITH PROSPORT PERFORMANCE

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

Aston Martin has announced that it will enter in to an important new partnership with the successful German racing team PROsport Performance based near the Nürburgring, close to the home of the British brand’s AMR Performance Centre in Germany.

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PHIL HANSON AND FILIPE ALBUQUERQUE TO RETURN TO 2019 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

United Autosports have confirmed that Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque will return to the team for the 2019 European Le Mans Series racing a Ligier JS P217.

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18-STRONG ENTRY LIST FOR INAUGURAL FIA GT NATIONS CUP

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

The first-ever FIA GT Nations Cup has attracted an 18-strong entry list with countries from around the world set to battle for one of GT racing’s newest and most prestigious prizes.

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MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING HEADING TO MACAU WITH A TOP LINE-UP FOR FIA GT WORLD CUP

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

For Mercedes-AMG, the legendary Macau Grand Prix is the grand finale of a successful GT season. At the Guia Circuit, three Mercedes-AMG GT3 will be out from 15-18 November with a top line-up to defend the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles in the FIA GT World Cup. Last year’s winner Edoardo Mortara, racing under the Swiss flag, has starting number 1. 2015 race winner Maro Engel (GER) will be racing the #888 while the #999 will have freshly-crowned Blancpain GT Series champion Raffaele Marciello (ITA) behind the wheel. Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing will be running all the three cars from Affalterbach.

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CREVENTIC FINALISES CALENDAR PLANNING FOR 2019

November 7, 2018 RNW Staff

Following the announcement of the provisional calendars of its various series for 2019 during the season finale at Spa-Francorchamps a few weeks ago, Dutch agency CREVENTIC has now finalised its calendar planning for the upcoming season. As a result, the final calendars of, the CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CONTINENTS, the EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP and the GT & PROTO CHAMPIONSHIP have now been published and submitted to the FIA.

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THREE QUESTIONS FOR EDOARDO MORTARA

November 7, 2018 RNW Staff

In ten days’ time, a high-calibre trio in three Mercedes-AMG GT3s will be seeking to defend the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles in the FIA GT World Cup Macau. In addition to Maro Engel and Raffaele Marciello, the hopes of the brand rest on ‘Mr Macau’, last year’s winner Edoardo Mortara.

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ANOTHER QUINTET OF COUNTRIES CONFIRMED FOR FIA GT NATIONS CUP

November 6, 2018 RNW Staff

Five more countries have confirmed their participation for the inaugural FIA GT Nations Cup, to be held at the Bahrain International Circuit on 1st December 2018.

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NISSAN LOOKING TO FINISH FINAL SUPER GT ROUND ON A HIGH

November 6, 2018 RNW Staff

Nissan is looking to finish the final round of the 2018 Super GT Championship on a strong note with Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli aiming to replicate their victory from last year.

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NISSAN COMPLETES SUPER TAIKYU SEASON WITH FIFTH VICTORY

November 5, 2018 RNW Staff

Nissan has completed its domination of the 2018 Pirelli Super Taikyu Series in Japan with the No. 24 ThreeBond Nissan Automobile College GT-R team taking the final race win of the year at Okayama.

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GEELY PURCHASES UTAH MOTORSPORTS CAMPUS

November 5, 2018 RNW Staff

The racing facility known as Utah Motorsports Campus (UMC) has changed ownership. Following a vote by the Tooele County Commissioners, Tooele County has agreed to sell Utah Motorsports Campus to Mitime Utah Investment, LLC (Mitime).

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MacNEIL CAPS SUCCESSFUL FERRARI CHALLENGE AS N.A. CHAMPION

November 4, 2018 RNW Staff

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) won the Ferrari Challenge North American Championship with a win in the series finale race at the famed Autodromo Nazionale Monza this past week.

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TITLE WITHIN REACH FOR STAR WALKINSHAW AS DRAMATIC SUPER GT SEASON PREPARES TO CONCLUDE AT MOTEGI

November 3, 2018 RNW Staff

Motegi in Japan plays host to the decisive final race of an outstanding Super GT Championship season next weekend, 10th/11th November, where British ace Sean Walkinshaw will be just one step away from securing his first title victory in motorsport.

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ENDURANCE RACING SPECIALISTS CREVENTIC SHINE WITH A RANGE OF EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

November 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Why would motor race teams and drivers stay in Europe and expose themselves to the changeable weather conditions in winter time, making testing possibilities often unpredictable, when they can also race and test in the sun in the Middle East? Dutch agency CREVENTIC, organisers and promoters of the Hankook 24H DUBAI, the original endurance race in the Middle East, has unparalleled experience in organising races in the Gulf region and now significantly expands its portfolio of events in the area. As a result, teams and drivers can now benefit from a wide range of testing and racing opportunities at the state-of-the-art facilities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Entering for all the races is still possible while CREVENTIC can take care of all the logistics.

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EXCITING GRID PROMISES THRILLING BAHRAIN SHOWDOWN FOR GT4 INTERNATIONAL CUP

November 2, 2018 RNW Staff

An exciting line-up of teams and drivers feature on the provisional entry list for the inaugural GT4 International Cup, which comprises 21 competitors representing 10 different manufacturers.

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NISSAN CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF GLOBAL MOTORSPORTS AT NISMO FESTIVAL

November 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Fans attending this year’s NISMO Festival at Fuji Speedway will not only get to see past Nissan race cars and meet their legendary drivers – they’ll also witness the future of Nissan motorsports.

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JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY COMPLETES FINAL PRE-SEASON TEST

November 1, 2018 RNW Staff

Pre-season testing for the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY championship took place this week at Rockingham Motor Speedway, Europe’s fastest racing circuit. Previously announced entrants Katherine Legge, Bryan Sellers, Cacá Bueno, Sérgio Jimenez and Simon Evans were joined by confirmed multi-car entrants from Saudi Arabia, China and Germany, who are due to announce their team and driver details in November.

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BELL AND GMG RACING TEAM LEAD CALIFORNIA 8 HOURS BUT PLAGUED BY BAD LUCK IN FINAL TWO HOURS

November 1, 2018 RNW Staff

Entering the event with their sights set on a podium result, Jason Bell and his GMG Racing squad attacked 2.238-mile long WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Teamed with a pair of fellow Audi R8 GT4 LMS drivers, the trio took on the California 8 Hours Intercontinental GT Challenge this past weekend. Showing speed and advancing forward from their fifth place starting position to lead in class, Bell, James Sofronas and Andrew Davis would be denied of the victory with issues in the latter stages of the eight-hour endurance event.

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