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For the entirety of its 20-year run, Corvette Racing has shown itself to be one of sports car racing’s premier programs. The team hopes again to prove its mettle in a completely new environment this weekend.

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AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING TO CONTEST TWO WORLDWIDE PROGRAMS AGAIN IN 2019

November 12, 2018 RNW Staff

Audi Sport customer racing in 2019 will again contest two ambitious worldwide programs in GT3 and in touring car racing.

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A SUCCESSFUL SEASON FOR THE BMW M6 GT3 DRAWS TO A CLOSE ON THE STREETS OF MACAU

November 12, 2018 RNW Staff

The 2018 season draws to a close for the BMW M6 GT3 with a genuine highlight this weekend, as BMW Team Schnitzer lines up at the FIA GT World Cup, which forms part of the Macau Grand Prix (CHN). BMW works driver Augusto Farfus (BRA) will be at the wheel of the number 42 car. The Brazilian and the team from Freilassing (GER) will be supported by Shell, Premium Technology Partner of BMW M Motorsport, at the iconic Guia Circuit. It is also set to be a special race weekend for team principal Charly Lamm (GER): he will take responsibility for the BMW M6 GT3 from the pit wall for the final time.

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PORSCHE SETS SIGHTS ON SCORING ANOTHER SUCCESS IN CHINA

November 12, 2018 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team tackles round five of the 2018/2019 FIA WEC Super Season with great confidence. At the six-hour race in Shanghai (China) on 18 November, the factory squad from Weissach aims to notch up another success with two ca. 510 hp 911 RSR. Thanks to a victory at the last race in Fuji (Japan) to conclude the first half of the season, Porsche has consolidated its lead in the GTE-Pro class of the World Sports Car Championship. Porsche is now eager to extend this advantage over the competition from Ferrari, BMW, Aston Martin and Ford at the last race of the 2018 year. Moreover, three customer teams fight for points towards the GTE-Am class with four additional Porsche 911 RSR.

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CHINESE CHALLENGE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

November 12, 2018 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is determined to end the year on a high with another one-two victory in this weekend’s 6 Hours of Shanghai to extend its World Championship lead.

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THE AUDI SPORT R8 LMS CUP ANNOUNCES 2019 CALENDAR

November 12, 2018 RNW Staff

Audi Sport customer racing Asia has announced a ten-race, four-nation calendar for the eighth season of the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup in 2019. The Asia-based competition will retain its successful all-privateer format with a strong focus on driver development, professional mentoring and a swathe of unique, money-can’t-buy benefits.

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ARTA NSX-GT TAKES SECOND WIN OF THE SUPER GT SEASON

November 11, 2018 RNW Staff

The MOTEGI GT 250km RACE GRAND FINAL, Round 8 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Motegi Twin Ring circuit (lap = 4,801 m x 53 laps) in Tochigi Pref. on November 11 (Sun.). In the GT500 class, the pole-starting No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT driven by Tomoki Nojiri and Takuya Izawa won its second race of the season, while the season championship title went to the No. 100 RAYBRIG NSX-GT (Naoki Yamamoto/Jenson Button) when they finished the race in 3rd place. In the GT300 class race, the No. 65 LEON CVSTOS AMG driven by Haruki Kurosawa and Naoya Gamou won their first victory of the season that also gave them a dramatic come-from-behind GT300 class season title win.

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ARTA NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT MOTEGI

November 10, 2018 RNW Staff

The official qualifying for the MOTEGI GT 250km RACE GRAND FINAL, Round 8 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Motegi Twin Ring Circuit in Tochigi Prefecture on November 10 (Sat.). In the GT500 class, the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT driven by Tomoki Nojiri and Takuya Izawa won pole position for the third time this season. Also the season ranking leader, the No. 100 RAYBRIG NSX-GT (Naoki Yamamoto/Jenson Button) qualified 2nd to put themselves in good position to go for a first season title. In the GT300 class, the class pole position went to the No. 88 MANEPA LAMBORGHINI GT3 (Kazuki Hiramine/Marco Mapelli). In the race for the season’s class title, the 2nd-ranked No. 65 LEON CVSTOS AMG (Haruki Kurosawa/Naoya Gamou) qualified in 2nd position while the 1st-ranked No. 55 ARTA BMW M6 GT3 (Shinichi Takagi/Sean Walkinshaw) placed 10th.

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FOUR PORSCHE 911 GT3 R AT THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST STREET RACE

November 10, 2018 RNW Staff

There will be four Porsche 911 GT3 R at the starting line of the FIA GT World Cup in Macau (China) from 15 to 18 November. The Manthey-Racing team will be using two of the vehicles – each with around 500 hp – driven by Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium). Two-time Le Mans winner Bamber will be joining the race in a car that has been given a particularly special look: an eye-catching red and gold design that’s inspired by the Chinese year of the dog. Two more cars will be prepared by customer team Craft Bamboo Racing, for Porsche Young Professional Mathieu Jaminet (France) and Chinese local hero Darryl O’Young.

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ROAD TO DAYTONA: SUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST FOR ALESSANDRO ZANARDI IN THE BMW M8 GTE

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

BMW works driver Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) has successfully completed his first test in the BMW M8 GTE in preparation for the 24-hour race at Daytona (USA) in January. This week, BMW M Motorsport and Zanardi spent three days testing at Miramas in the south of France. Although rain meant the conditions were not ideal, Zanardi was still able to get plenty of laps under his belt with the BMW M8 GTE. In total, he drove almost 700 kilometres over the course of the three days.

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2018 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO WORLD FINAL SET TO TAKE PLACE AT VALLELUNGA

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

From 15 to 18 November, the Vallelunga Circuit (Rome) will host the World Final, the pinnacle of the Lamborghini racing season, which will not only proclaim the continental champions of the Super Trofeo Europe, North America and Asia, but will also crown the 2018 world champions.

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GERMAN TEAM TO COMPETE IN JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY

November 9, 2018 RNW Staff

Jaguar today announced a further entrant to the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY championship. Viessmann Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Team Germany will compete in the first season, which will begin on 15 December in Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. At a press conference in Munich, the team introduced driver Célia Martin.

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2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final to take place at Vallelunga

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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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