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The car’s the star: Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3

September 20, 2018 RNW Staff

Motorsport: the never-ending pursuit of speed, marginal gains and innovation. It’s a hyper competitive arena that forces designers to fettle and refine their creations, wringing whatever performance they can before the cycle must, inevitably, begin again.

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STRAKKA RACING SET FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES FINALE

September 20, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

With a 13-point lead in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Pro-Am Drivers’ Standings, Strakka Racing heads to the season finale of the championship with the Pro-Am title in its sights. The Northamptonshire based outfit, which is an official racing team of Mercedes-AMG, will field three Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars in the three-hour endurance race at […]

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UltraTek adds Littman to Donington’s GT4 entry

September 20, 2018 RNW Staff

The Briton joins fellow Am Stephen Johansen who claimed an overall podium at Rockingham earlier this season.

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Phoenix Racing Asia unveils new Bentleys at Shanghai

September 20, 2018 RNW Staff

Phoenix Racing Asia has revealed its two new Bentley Continental GT3s ahead of this weekend’s penultimate Blancpain GT Series Asia round at Shanghai. Factory ‘Bentley Boy’ Jordan Pepper makes his championship debut alongside Shaun Thong in the #6 car while Alex Yoong and Marchy Lee are reunited aboard #5, which continues to carry the Champion […]

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FACTS AND FIGURES AHEAD OF THE ADAC GT MASTERS GRAND FINALE AT HOCKENHEIM

September 20, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The countdown is on to the most exciting climax to the season in ADAC GT Masters history. In the grand finale to the 2018 championship at Hockenheim next weekend (21st – 23rd September), 15 title aspirants driving supercars sporting six different manufacturers’ badges will deliver a real thriller. With 50 points up for grabs, the top four in the overall standings are separated by only 17.

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ALESSIO PICARIELLO JOINS SIX-CAR AUDI CUSTOMER ENTRY FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA

September 20, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Reigning Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup champion Alessio Picariello will join forces with Chinese privateer Anthony Liu for Absolute Racing at the remaining four rounds of the Blancpain GT Series Asia from this weekend in Shanghai onwards. The pair join five more Audi Sport customer entries for the penultimate fixture on the 2018 calendar with rounds nine and ten at China’s Formula 1 circuit on September 22-23.

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NISSAN E.DAMS SIGNS BUEMI AND ALBON FOR FORMULA E DEBUT

September 20, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Swiss racer Sebastien Buemi and U.K.-based Alex Albon will drive for Nissan when the global electric vehicle sales leader makes its debut in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in December.

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VILLORBA CORSE IS GETTING READY FOR THE FIFTH ROUND OF THE 2018 ELMS SEASON

September 20, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Spa hosts the fifth and penultimate round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series and Cetilar Villorba Corse continues the intense international endurance series on the track as early as Wednesday (September 19) to better prepare the Belgian 4 Hours that will take place over the weekend.

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British GT adds second Donington date to 2019 calendar

September 19, 2018 RNW Staff

The British GT Championship will make two visits to Donington Park next season following confirmation of its 2019 calendar.

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32 cars confirmed for Shanghai’s penultimate Blancpain GT Series Asia outing

September 19, 2018 RNW Staff

32 cars confirmed for Shanghai’s penultimate Blancpain GT Series Asia outing 18 September 2018 > Niederhauser leads Kodric/Lind by eight points> Phoenix Bentleys and Anstone Mercedes-AMGs headline series debutants> Entry list: Shanghai Shanghai hosts the penultimate round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia campaign this weekend when 32 supercars, which include several high-profile debutants […]

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TENSION MOUNTING IN THE RUN-UP TO FINALE AT HOCKENHEIM: THE FAVOURITES TO TAKE THE ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE

September 19, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Season finales rarely get this exciting, as 15 drivers in supercars from six different brands will be in contention to secure the ADAC GT Masters title at Hockenheim this weekend (21st – 23rd September). With 50 points still to be awarded, the gap between the two championship leaders, Robert Renauer (33, GER) and Mathieu Jaminet (23, F, both Precote Herberth Motorsport), on their nearest rivals is just four points. Apart from the duo in the Porsche, drivers from Audi, BMW, Corvette, Lamborghini and Mercedes-AMG also have title ambitions.

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British GT’s Donington winners to be awarded DPRAC Wheatcroft Trophy

September 19, 2018 RNW Staff

The trophy, first awarded in 2010 and named after the circuit’s late president, traditionally alternates between two and four-wheel series. Next weekend’s overall race winners thus follow previous recipients from the British Touring Car Championship and European Le Mans Series, as well as World and British Superbike Championships.

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Wraps Up North American Leg, Teams Prep For Finale At Vallelunga

September 17, 2018 RNW Staff

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept 17, 2018) – The first 10 rounds of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series are in the books, but there is still plenty to race for as the series heads to Italy for the final rounds taking place at Vallelunga in the days leading up to the 2018 World Final.

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GT3 #DoningtonDecider preview: Optimum duo on the cusp of history

September 17, 2018 RNW Staff

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. After 375 laps lasting 13 hours spread across eight races and six rounds the 26th annual British GT Championship boils down to 120 more minutes at Donington Park this weekend (September 22/23) when the GT3 and GT4 Drivers’ and Teams’ title winners will be crowned.

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Altoè and Zampieri return to win in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at Nürburgring

September 16, 2018 RNW Staff

DRIVERS’ QUOTES

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GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES SILVER AND PRO-AM TITLE BATTLES GO TO THE WIRE AT NÜRBURGRING AS RN VISION STS WINS RACE 1

September 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The GT4 European Series Silver and Pro-Am titles will be decided in tomorrow’s final race of the season after a very exciting first race at the Nürburgring today. Beitske Visser and Nico Menzel (#110 RN Vision STS BMW M4 GT4) capped a perfect race with their second victory of the season. The final race promises to be a thriller, with the HHC Motorsport and MDM Motorsport drivers level on points at the top after today’s race. Markus Lungstrass took a major step towards the Pro-Am championship title by winning his class, while Niki Leutwiler became the first driver to seal the title in the Am category.

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POSTIGLIONE AND BASZ WIN LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE RACE 1 AT THE NURBURGRING

September 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Fourth success for Vito Postiglione and Karol Basz, who won the first of the two races of the fifth round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at the Nürburgring. The duo of the Imperiale Racing team, who had jumped to the top of the PRO classification during the previous round held at Spa, thus consolidated their leadership in the championship. The same can also be said for the pair of the Antonelli Motorsport team formed by Loris Spinelli and Juan Perez, who arrived first in the PRO-AM after an electrifying race end. Andrej Lewandowski, crewed with Philipp Wlazik in one of the cars of VS Racing, left all the other AM drivers behind, thus consolidating his supremacy in the same class. In the Lamborghini Cup, the Thai Supachai Weeraborwornpong (Team Lazarus) returned to the top step of the podium, from where he had been missing since the first race at Monza.

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe: Postiglione and Basz win Race 1 at Nürburgring

September 15, 2018 RNW Staff

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BELGIAN AUDI CLUB TEAM WRT TAKES CRUCIAL BLANCPAIN GT SERIES NURBURGRING VICTORY

September 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Christopher Mies and Alex Riberas took a significant step towards securing the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup drivers’ title with victory in today’s opening race at the Nürburgring.

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THE GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM STATEMENT: CAR #63

September 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The GRT Grasser Racing Team has unfortunately lost its victory in the Blancpain GT Series Race 1 at the Nürburgring due to a drive-through penalty of 30 seconds for car #63.

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