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ANOTHER ELMS PODIUM FOR PANIS-BARTHEZ COMPETITION

November 1, 2018 RNW Staff

From its arrival on Wednesday at the circuit of Portimao, a day dedicated to private testing, the French team is at the forefront by finishing 2 of the 3 sessions at the top of the rankings. The two free practice sessions on Friday and Saturday were dedicated to tweaking the settings for the qualifications. The job was rewarded with the second place of Will Stevens only 60 thousandths behind the pole man.

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WHO WILL BE THE 2019 PORSCHE JUNIOR?

November 1, 2018 RNW Staff

Eleven young upcoming racing drivers dream of taking the next step in their motor racing careers – to be accepted into the Porsche Motorsport Junior Programme. In their bid for this, the talented youngsters took part in a three-day selection process in the southern French town of Le Castellet. In addition to setting consistently fast lap times, the candidates focused on working with the Porsche engineers. On the 3.862-kilometre Circuit Paul Ricard near the Côte d’Azur, the aspirants competed against each other in identical 485 hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racers. The international line-up of participants was nominated to take part in the shootout by the national Porsche one-make cup series around the world. The winner, who will be announced in a few weeks, receives support as a Porsche Junior for their 2019 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup campaign.

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CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING WEEKEND FOR B-QUIK RACING IN BURIRAM

October 30, 2018 RNW Staff

B-Quik Racing signed off Thailand Super Series (“TSS”) 2018 in real style with a superb weekend in Buriram that netted us two championship titles, race wins and podiums. We achieved all our objectives for the weekend – and on top of that there was plenty more icing on the cake. All our drivers performed superbly and the majority of them took a deserved trip to the podium.

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TRIO OF ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3s SET TO TAKE ON ABU DHABI 12 HOURS

October 30, 2018 RNW Staff

Three of Aston Martin Racing’s most valued partner teams will have the opportunity to race the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 for the first time when they participate in the Gulf 12 Hours event at the Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi, on December 15.

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AHMAD AL HARTHY RETURNS TO GULF 12 HOURS WITH BRAND NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3

October 30, 2018 RNW Staff

Oman Racing and Ahmad Al Harthy have confirmed a return to the end-of-year Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in December, where the successful endurance racing squad will – for the first time – compete with the very latest version of the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3.

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GT Open: happy ending for Lamborghini in Barcelona

October 29, 2018 RNW Staff

Two victories and two titles. International GT Open season successfully completed for Lamborghini: Andrea Rizzoli and Damiano Fioravanti took the first GT Open victory of the year for the #12 Ombra Racing Lamborghini at the end of race 1; #25 Imperiale Racing duo, Riccardo Agostini and Rik Breukers, grabbed race 2 win. The second win of the weekend for Lamborghini also sanctioned the success of Imperiale Racing in the Teams’ standings.

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AUDI TAKE WIN AND IGTC MANUFACTURERS’ TITLE, MERCEDES-AMG DRIVER TRISTAN VAUTIER NEW DRIVERS’ CHAMPION

October 29, 2018 RNW Staff

The second edition of the California 8 Hours proved to be an exciting end to the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge. Only in the final minutes of the race on the Laguna Seca Raceway were the drivers’, manufacturers’ and Bronze drivers’ titles decided. In the end Audi claimed a third consecutive manufacturers’ crown, while third was enough to let Tristan Vautier become the new drivers’ champion. Although he did not have the easiest of races, Kenny Habul became the inaugural Bronze Drivers’ champion.

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FINAL ROUND RUNNER-UP SPOT ENSURES MACDOWALL ENDS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AS VICE-CHAMPION IN LMGTE

October 29, 2018 RNW Staff

Former European Le Mans Series LMGTE Champion Alex MacDowall just missed out on making it two titles in the space of three years during the final round of the season at Portimao in Portgual on Sunday, 28th October, but did celebrate a welcome podium return for top squad JMW Motorsport.

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PORTIMAO 2018: TRIPLE VICTORY AND TRIPLE PODIUM FOR THE LIGIER JS P217s AND LIGIER JS P3s

October 29, 2018 RNW Staff

Sixth and last round of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) and the Michelin Le Mans Cup (MLMC) took place on the on the Portimao circuit in Portugal.

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MANY TWISTS AND TURNS ON PATH TO IMSA TITLE FOR WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING

October 29, 2018 RNW Staff

With a well-established credo of “Expect to Win,” Action Express Racing has demonstrated the ability to make the most of every IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship race, even when the win doesn’t go their way.

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TF Sport returns to GT4 with new Aston Martin Vantage and Toth-Jones

October 29, 2018 RNW Staff

The announcement sees TF Sport extend its British GT commitment to the same class as where it all began back in 2014 when Devon Modell and Andrew Jarman finished runners-up at the end of the team’s debut season. It also comes less than two weeks after Tom Ferrier’s outfit renewed its commitment to the senior class with the new-shape Vantage GT3.

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TITLE CONTENDERS READY FOR INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE SEASON DECIDER

October 27, 2018 RNW Staff

This Sunday, the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge will be decided at the Laguna Seca Raceway California 8 Hours. Four drivers are still in contention for the title, each at the wheel of a different car: Raffaele Marciello and Tristan Vautier both represent Mercedes-AMG while Markus Winkelhock and Christopher Haase drive Audi cars.

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FIVE FURTHER COUNTRIES SET TO FLY THE FLAG IN FIA GT NATIONS CUP

October 25, 2018 RNW Staff

The inaugural FIA GT Nations Cup continues to develop as a truly international motor sport competition with the confirmation of five more entries that will represent their nation in the end-of-season showdown, to be held at the Bahrain International Circuit on 1st December 2018..

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LAGUNA SECA RACEWAY CALIFORNIA 8 HOURS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

October 25, 2018 RNW Staff

The 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge has its final round at the second edition of the Laguna Seca Raceway California 8 Hours this weekend. Here is everything you need to know to enjoy an exciting season decider.

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PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS ENDURING ENDURANCE

October 24, 2018 RNW Staff

This season Performance Tech Motorsports faced trials and tribulations that many other race teams will never endure.

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CALIFORNIA 8 HOURS INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE THIS WEEKEND FOR JASON BELL

October 24, 2018 RNW Staff

Taking place at the famed 2.238-mile long WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Jason Bell and his co-drivers will pilot an Audi R8 GT4 LMS in the California 8 Hours Intercontinental GT Challenge. Taking place over the October 25-28 weekend, Bell will be joined by Pirelli World Challenge GT4 Champion James Sofronas and Andrew Davis in the quest for victory.

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TeamTGM’s CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING SEASON REVIEW

October 24, 2018 RNW Staff

The 2018 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Championship season had 773 laps, and TeamTGM completed every single one of them in the No. 46 JKTG Foundation / Camp Boggy Creek Mercedes-AMG GT4. Along the way, the team claimed its first ever IMSA victory and closed out the year with a pair of championship titles, earning both Team and Driver Championships.

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DRIVEX SECURES GT OPEN PRO-AM CLASS WIN AND THIRD OVERALL WITH DEBUTANTS HAHN / AUER

October 23, 2018 RNW Staff

Drivex managed to put an excellent end to the 2018 International GT Open season and, mainly, a promising performance for the upcoming 2019. Christian Hahn and Lucas Auer couldn’t have dreamt for a better debut in the series sharing the Drivex-run Mercedes AMG GT3 and the Austrian-Brazilian duo finished in third place the last race of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Besides, they won the Pro-Am class. Their teammates Marcelo Hahn and Allam Khodair brought a sixth place home in the same race and, as a result, Marcelo ranked third overall in the Pro-Am class.

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WALKINSHAW & TAKAGI CHARGE TO SUPERB TOP FOUR FINISH AT AUTOPOLIS TO EXTEND GT300 SUPER GT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

October 23, 2018 RNW Staff

Super GT Championship racer Sean Walkinshaw and team-mate Shinichi Takagi charged to a superb top four result during the penultimate race of the season at Autopolis in Japan on Sunday, 21st October, to increase their lead in the GT300 driver standings to 12 points.