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MERCEDES-AMG TEAM BLACK FALCON SEALS ENDURANCE CUP TITLE WITH BARCELONA VICTORY AS MARCIELLO IS CROWNED OVERALL BLANCPAIN GT SERIES CHAMPION

The #4 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon crew of Maro Engel, Luca Stolz and Yelmer Buurman took a superb victory in the season-closing Blancpain GT Series event at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to clinch the Endurance Cup title in style, while Raffaele Marciello wrapped up the overall championship with Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP.

ELLINAS TAKES PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLE AFTER TENSE FINAL TUSSLE

The Porsche Carrera Cup GB championship, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, concluded at Brands Hatch with two gripping races which saw the 2018 championship battle go down to the wire. Former Formula One test driver Tio Ellinas (Slidesports Engineering) was crowned 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion following two podium finishes, and ultimately just two points separated the Cypriot driver from season-long title rival Dino Zamparelli (Redline Racing).

PORSCHE CARRERA GB CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDER PRIMED AS JUNIOR HARPER SEIZES POLE

Following a fast and frantic qualifying session at Brands Hatch, 17-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper claimed the final pole position of the 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season. Harper will start Round Fifteen alongside championship leader Dino Zamparelli (Redline Racing), Lewis Plato (JTR) and title hopeful Tom Wrigley (JTR) will start from the second row of the grid. The third driver with a chance of clinching the Pro category championship tomorrow, Tio Ellinas (Slidesports Engineering), will line-up in P6..

GT4 SPRINT CUP EUROPE READY TO HIT THE TRACK AT HOCKENHEIM

The first-ever SRO GT4 Sprint Cup Europe will join the DTM at the Hockenheimring on October 12-14 as the European GT4 season comes to close. After the dramatic GT4 European Series season final at the Nürburgring and the upcoming GT4 Central European Cup and GT4 France finals, the GT4 Sprint Cup Europe gives the teams the ultimate chance to race in Europe. GT4 cars from Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, KTM, Ginetta and Ekris are set to compete in Germany.

EXCLUSIVE NEW EDITION OF THE PORSCHE 935

Porsche has unveiled the new 935 on the occasion of the historic “Rennsport Reunion” motorsport event at Laguna Seca Raceway in California. The 515 kW (700 hp) racer featuring a body reminiscent of the legendary Porsche 935/78 will be produced in a limited number of 77 units. “This spectacular car is a birthday present from Porsche Motorsport to fans all over the world,” says Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT Cars. “Because the car isn’t homologated, engineers and designers didn’t have to follow the usual rules and thus had freedom in the development.” 

TEAM PANOZ RACING TO RETURN IN 2019 AS A TRIBUTE TO DON PANOZ

Further to the sad circumstances earlier this month, the passing of Dr. Don Panoz, Team Panoz Racing can confirm that they will be returning to the track in 2019 to honor the legacy of the late team owner. Don Panoz passed on Tuesday, September 11th, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Known for saving sports car racing in North America and always trying to have the most technologically advanced car on track, the team will race in his name, aiming to enjoy a 23rdyear of racing success in 2019.

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