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Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Round 9 Race Recap from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept 8, 2018) – An enthusiastic late-morning crowd greeted the drivers for Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Race 1 of the weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
ADAC GT MASTERS WIN FOR PORSCHE DUO OF BERNHARD AND ESTRE SUBJECT TO REVIEW
Tension is building in the battle for the ADAC GT Masters title. The Porsche partnership of Timo Bernhard (37, GER) and Kévin Estre (29, FRA, both KÜS Team75 Bernhard) dominated Saturday’s ADAC GT Masters race in their 911 GT3 R. Meanwhile, the top four driver pairings in the championship all came away from the fourth-to-last race of the season empty handed. Because of an appeal lodged against exclusion from qualifying, the win for Bernhard and Estre remains provisional until a hearing before an appeals panel of the DMSB. Second place went to the Audi R8 LMS of Sheldon van der Linde (19, ZA) and Kelvin van der Linde (22, ZA, both Montaplast by Land-Motorsport) ahead of Mercedes-AMG duo Nicolai Sylvest (21, DK) and Kim -Luis Schramm (21, GER, both Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing). “The race was perfect,” said Timo Bernhard. “It’s a great result, because we’ve worked so hard for this win.”
SCUDERIA PRAHA LEADS 24H BARCELONA AFTER 4 HOURS
The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) leads the 20th running of the Hankook 24H BARCELONA after four hours of running. The Czech-run Ferrari is the first non-Mercedes-AMG GT3 to lead the event outright, is the only non-Mercedes in the top five at present, and is gunning for its third overall race win of the 2018 24H SERIES powered by Hankook season.
SPINELLI, MICHIMI SCORE POLES FOR LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA AT LAGUNA SECA
The team of Loris Spinelli and JC Perez have dominated the PRO-AM Class of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America championship all season.
Spinelli, Michimi Score Poles for Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America at WeatherTeach Raceway Laguna Seca
MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept 7, 2018) –The team of Loris Spinelli and JC Perez have dominated the PRO-AM Class of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America championship all season.
ACTION EXPRESS RACING REVEALS 2019 DRIVER LINE UP
Action Express Racing announced the team’s driver line up for the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ahead of Sunday’s Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix featuring the America’s Tire 250 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The IMSA championship-winning squad will once again stage a two-car campaign in the Prototype class in 2019.
LAST GASP POLE POSITION FOR RAM RACING AT THE 2018 24H BARCELONA
The RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#5, Remon Leonard Vos / Tom Onslow-Cole / Yelmer Buurman / Rik Breukers) has taken pole position for the 20th running of the Hankook 24H BARCELONA on the very last flying lap of the session. Tom Onslow-Cole lapped the 4.655km Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to claim the British team’s second outright pole position of the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook season by just 0.015s.
EPIC SPRINT CUP FINALE IN PROSPECT AS BLANCPAIN GT SERIES HEADS FOR THE NURBURGRING
The stage is set for an unmissable contest in the Eifel Mountains next weekend (14-16 September) as the Blancpain GT Series travels to the Nürburgring for its Sprint Cup title-decider.
GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES PADDOCK NOTES FROM BUDAPEST
Two rain-affected races didn’t decide any of GT4 European Series class championships at the Hungaroring, which means the sixth round at the Nürburgring just over a week from now will be a proper season finale. The Hungaroring paddock was buzzing with activity as teams had to adjust to the changing conditions and drivers and team managers discussed the recently announced provisional calendar. Here are the paddock notes from Budapest.
MAGNUSSEN SEEKS VICTORY FOR CORVETTE IN FINAL TWO RACES OF 2018
Jan Magnussen may have taken the championship lead for the No. 3 Corvette C7.R with teammate Antonio Garcia after their last outing at VIR, but the team are still on the hunt for a victory in their 2018 campaign as the series heads to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Northern California.
AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS RUNNING WITH ORECA 07 FOR HOME EVENT AT LAGUNA SECA
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports has returned to their home turf to compete in the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix Featuring America’s Tire 250 running an ORECA 07 LMP2 for the first time in the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.
FOLLOWING MILESTONE’ FIRST WIN, MONK NOW READIES FOR LAGUNA SECA DEBUT IN LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO
Sheena Monk was attending her first Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America event as a spectator at VIRginia International Raceway.
Following ‘Milestone’ First Win, Monk Now Readies For WeatherTech Raceway Debut In Lamborghini Super Trofeo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept 6, 2018) – What a difference a year makes.
ESM HEADS TO LAGUNA SECA FOR CONTINENTAL MONTEREY GRAND PRIX
This weekend, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to the newly renamed WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for round nine of the 2018 prototype championship. The 2018 season has proven to be a challenging one for Tequila Patrón ESM, but the two car Nissan prototype team is ready for the final two races of the season, starting with the Continental Monterey Grand Prix in central California.
LEXUS RC F GT3s RIDING IN STYLE AT LAGUNA SECA
Lexus and 3GT Racing head to the west coast this weekend to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at WeatherTech Laguna Seca on Sunday. Lexus currently ranking third in the GTD manufacturer championship standings with just two races remaining on the 2018 IMSA schedule.
PAUL MILLER RACING KEEPS FOCUS ON POINTS BATTLE FOR LAGUNA SECA
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is winding down, but the battle for the GTD class championship continues to intensify with just two races remaining. Paul Miller Racing currently holds a 13 point lead over Meyer Shank Racing heading into the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
ASTON MARTIN BEGINS HUNT FOR THE NEXT GT SUPERSTAR
Aston Martin Racing is launching the AMR Young Driver Academy for 2019, in the search to find the next Ross Gunn, the factory FIA World Endurance Championship team’s current reserve and development driver and the winner of its previous young driver scheme in 2015.
BMW TEAM RLL LOOKING TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS AT LAGUNA SECA
Following the first GTLM class victory and double-podium finish for the BMW M8 GTE program at Virginia International Raceway, BMW Team RLL has its sights set on this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to extend the winning ways. The classic Northern California circuit within sight of Monterey Bay has seen two BMW victories in recent years. The BMW Z4 GTLM won in 2015 with John Edwards and Lucas Luhr behind the wheel and the BMW M6 GTLM was victorious last year with John Edwards sharing the win with Martin Tomczyk.
WHELEN ENGINEERING READY FOR LAGUNA SECA
With the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship entering its final stages, points-leading Whelen Engineering Racing will be looking to score its third-consecutive podium finish at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in the America’s Tire 250 this Sunday.
