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A PODIUM AND AN ABANDON FOR REBELLION RACING AT THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

The fourth meeting of the FIA WEC Super Season started on Friday, October 12th with the first two free practices. Both sessions were disrupted by red flags because of track problems, making the preparation of the cars more complicated than expected. Following the third and final free practice, a technical problem was detected on the R-13 N.3 and required the intervention of the entire Team to change both the engine block and the gearbox. The teams worked for nearly three hours to put the car back on track for the qualifying session and managed to achieve the fourth overall time.

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TAN SCALES THE SUMMIT AT FUJI AS HE CONTINUES TO MAKE HISTORY

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Weiron Tan is tearing up the history books almost as quickly as he is tearing around the racetrack in the FIA World Endurance Championship this year, and he continued that trend last weekend (12-14 October), playing a key role in the first-ever victory for an all-Malaysian crew in an international FIA-sanctioned event with a peerless performance at Fuji Speedway.

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TDS RACING FINISHES 4th AT THE WEC 6 HOURS OF FUJI

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

After some great performances in Silverstone, the TDS Racing team was over motivated for the 6 Hours of Fuji, 4th event of the 2018/2019 FIA WEC Super Season to take place in Japan, the Land Of The Rising Sun.

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FIA GT NATIONS CUP – ENTRY LIST CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Australia, France, Russia, Germany and Thailand among stellar line-up for inaugural event

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VICTORY FOR GILLES MAGNUS IN SECOND GT4 SPRINT CUP EUROPE RACE AT HOCKENHEIM

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

Gilles Magnus won the second GT4 Sprint Cup Europe race at the Hockenheimring this afternoon. The Selleslagh Racing Team driver controlled proceedings after taking the lead early in the race. BMW Motorsport Junior Nico Menzel (Team Macrix by RN Vision STS) finished the 40-minute sprint race in second position just ahead of HTP Motorsport driver Tim Heinemann.

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FANTASTIC FUJI ONE-TWO FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing delighted an enthusiastic home crowd by earning a one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Fuji, the fourth round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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AUDI CUSTOMERS FINISH 2018 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA ON A HIGH

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

Alessio Picariello and Anthony Liu equalled their best finish of the season in the final race of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia, taking second overall. The result saw them record the round 12 Pro/Am class win from Absolute Racing teammates Adderly Fong and Andrew Kim, who crossed the line sixth overall after a strong comeback drive.

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PORSCHE EXTENDS WEC CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AFTER WIN AT FUJI

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team has won the six-hour race at the Fuji Speedway in Japan. At round four of the FIA WEC World Sports Car Championship, Kevin Estre (F) and Michael Christensen (DK) crossed the finish line in first place in the GTE-Pro category with the ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR. The sister car driven by Richard Lietz (A) and Gianmaria Bruni (I) concluded the race in fifth place. With this, Porsche has extended its lead in the manufacturers’ and drivers’ classifications. Porsche also won the GTE-Am category on Sunday: The newcomer team Project 1 with Porsche works driver Jörg Bergmeister from Germany, Patrick Lindsey (USA) and Egidio Perfetti (N) secured its maiden victory in the WEC.

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SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND FOR THE BMW M8 GTE ON TWO CONTINENTS: SECOND POSITION AT FUJI, THIRD PLACE AT ROAD ATLANTA

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

Two continents, two race series, two podiums: BMW M Motorsport can look back on a successful weekend with the new BMW M8 GTE. António Félix da Costa (POR) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR) finished second for BMW Team MTEK in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) round at Fuji (JPN) driving the #82 BMW M8 GTE in the LM GTE Pro class. At the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale at Road Atlanta (USA), BMW Team RLL’s John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Chaz Mostert (AUS) came third in the GTLM category and were also celebrating on the podium.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN JAPAN

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

The new Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE took another important step towards victory in the FIA World Endurance Championship in Japan. While still only four races old, the new Aston Martin comfortably led the early stages of the 6 Hours of Fuji and went on to secure another double-points finish.

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Europe is not enough: Lamborghini secures Championships in both USA and Asia

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

At the end of the gruelling 10-hour race, the Paul Miller Lamborghini skilfully piloted by Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow and endurance teammate Corey Lewis accomplished what they set out to do – take home the first-ever IMSA championship for their team owner and Lamborghini.

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FFF RACING, LAMBORGHINI, LIND AND KODRIC SEAL GT3 TITLE WITH VICTORY IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA NINGBO SEASON FINALE

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

FFF Racing Team by ACM and Lamborghini capped a memorable Blancpain GT Series Asia campaign at Ningbo earlier this morning by wrapping up four GT3 titles. A third victory of 2018 was more than enough for Dennis Lind and Martin Kodric to claim the Overall and Silver Cup crowns, while Hiroshi Hamaguchi and Marco Mapelli’s Pro/Am success also helped the Chinese squad celebrate the Teams’ title.

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GEOFF EMERY AND GARTH TANDER WIN EXTRAORDINARY HAMPTON DOWNS 500

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

Geoff Emery and Garth Tander have won an extraordinary Australian GT finale and the Hampton Downs 500.

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PAUL MILLER RACING, LAMBORGHINI CLINCH TEAM, DRIVER, MANUFACTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

Saturday evening at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, Paul Miller Racing, with drivers Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow, with endurance addition Corey Lewis finished the Motul Petit Le Mans in third place, clinching the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Team, Driver, and Manufacturer championship titles.

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WEATHERTECH RACING WINS AT PETIT LE MANS

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) and Daniel Serra (Brazil) won the GTD Class in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.

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PORSCHE WINS PETIT LE MANS

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team has won the final round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. Patrick Pilet (France), Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) won the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta on Saturday. In the race over ten hours at Braselton, Georgia, Porsche put in a strong performance against tough competition in the GTLM class. Thanks to perfect tactics and a flawless race, the ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR scored its third win of the season in the North American championship. Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Mathieu Jaminet (France) concluded the last IMSA race of the year in sixth place.

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SECOND PLACE FINISH AT PETIT LE MANS FOR MEYER SHANK RACING

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

With an IMSA WeatherTech Championship on the line and ten hours of flatout racing to take on, Meyer Shank Racing arrived at Road Atlanta ready to do battle with its two car Acura NSX GT3 line up.

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Lamborghini makes history: Sellers and Snow clinch first IMSA GTD Title

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

Braselton, Ga. (October 13, 2018) – As with many classic dramas, the best was saved for last as the championship of the GT Daytona (GTD) class for 2018 came down to Saturday’s final race of the season – the Motul Petit Le Mans. The anticipation to see who would take the title had been […]

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DOUBLE PODIUM FOR MAZDA AT PETIT LE MANS

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

The pair of Soul Red Crystal Mazda RT24-P prototypes finished second and third in the grueling Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Saturday night, securing their podium positions right as the checkered flag fell.

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BMW M8 GTE COMPLETES INAUGURAL NORTH AMERICAN SEASON WITH THIRD AND FOURTH PLACE FINISHES AT PETIT LE MANS

October 14, 2018 RNW Staff

BMW Team RLL closed the inaugural North American season of competition for the BMW M8 GTE with third and fourth place GTLM class finishes at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans. John Edwards, Jesse Krohn and Chaz Mostert finished third in the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE, completing 419 laps of the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Road Atlanta circuit in the ten hour race after starting from the pole position. Bill Auberlen, Connor De Phillippi and Alexander Sims finished fourth in the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE, only 1.755 seconds behind their sister car after taking the green flag from the seventh spot. The race was won by the No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR.

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