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ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE REVIEW

Aston Martin Racing made a great step forward for the 6 Hours of Silverstone, and it was really satisfying to finish fourth with Maxime Martin in the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. This was only the third race for the new Aston Martin Vantage GTE, and overall, in every department, I think the whole car has taken a massive step forward. And as a team we loved the whole weekend, being at home, and being at the sharp end of the field in the GTE Pro class.

REBELLION RACING SECURES ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB’S TOURIST TROPHY

The Rebellion Racing R13 Gibson of Mathias Beche, Thomas Laurent and Gustavo Menezes won the 6 Hours of Silverstone on 19 August to claim the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy. The result came following the dramatic exclusion of both Toyotas, which had finished one-two on the road in front of a crowd of more than 60,000 enthusiasts as the World Endurance Championship made its annual visit to the UK.

PORSCHE CUSTOMER TO TEAMS CONTEST ENDURANCE HIGHLIGHT IN THE FAR EAST

Five Porsche 911 GT3 R racers will tackle the Suzuka 10 Hours on 26 August. For the first time, the 47th running of the Summer Endurance Race on Japan’s Grand Prix circuit counts towards the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Manthey-Racing, Craft-Bamboo Racing and Black Swan Racing will each field one 911 GT3 R, with D’station Racing campaigning two vehicles. All four Porsche customer teams receive support from works drivers and engineers from Weissach at the endurance highlight in Asia. Seven works drivers and one Porsche Young Professional share driving duties in the ca. 500-hp vehicles. Currently, 35 race cars are entered for the race on the 5.807-kilometre Suzuka Circuit. The field is made up predominantly of vehicles that comply with FIA GT3 regulations and cars from the GT300 class of the Japanese Super GT Series.

PAUL MILLER RACING REMAINS POINTS LEADER FOLLOWING CHALLENGING RACE AT VIR

Sunday afternoon’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway proved to be a challenging race for IMSA GTD points leaders Paul Miller Racing. The Lamborghini Huracán GT3 team started in fifth and suffered contact from another car, but pressed on to finish in sixth position, keeping a thirteen point lead in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

PODIUM FOR PORSCHE 911 GT3 R AT VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Wright Motorsports celebrated their second podium result of this year‘s IMSA SportsCar Championship on Sunday with Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA) and Porsche Selected Driver Christina Nielsen (Denmark). After winning the Road America race with the Porsche 911 GT3 R, they followed up with another top result, scoring second in the GTD class at the Virginia International Raceway. At round nine of the GTLM class, Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) secured fifth place in the Porsche 911 RSR with the starting number 912. A technical defect after about an hour put an early end to the race for the sister car shared by Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and Patrick Pilet (France). 

WEC PODIUM FOR PORSCHE AT SILVERSTONE – VICTORY IN THE GTE-Am CLASS

In a turbulent round three of the FIA World Sports Car Championship WEC at Silverstone in Great Britain, Kévin Estre from France and Michael Christensen from Denmark finished on third place at the wheel of the 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR with the number 92. The No. 91 sister car driven by Austria’s Richard Lietz and Gianmaria Bruni from Italy initially scored second, however was subsequently disqualified due to an irregularity in the ride height. Witnessed by 60,240 spectators, ten vehicles from five manufacturers fought for victory in the GTE-Pro class this weekend. Four additional Porsche 911 RSR race cars tackled the GTE-Am class in the UK. Victory went to Dempsey Proton Racing with Porsche Young Professional Matt Campbell (AUS), Christian Ried (Germany) and Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer (F). Porsche continues to lead the manufacturers’ classification in the GTE-Pro class as well as the drivers’ classification of both the GTE-Pro and GTE-Am classes in the WEC. 

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