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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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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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