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KATHERINE LEGGE CONFIRMED AS THE FIRST DRIVER TO JOIN THE JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that sports car and open-wheel racing veteran Katherine Legge will drive one of the team’s two Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY series electric racecars during the 2018/2019 ABB FIA Formula E season. An American-themed livery will be unveiled by RLL co-owner Bobby Rahal, Legge and team officials at the New York E-Prix 2017/2018 season-finale this weekend.  

MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING WITH A RECORD LINE-UP FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

For the 70th running of the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race, Mercedes-AMG has a presence that is stronger than ever before: the field of 68 cars includes a total of 13 Mercedes-AMG GT3s. Thus, the German performance and sports car brand has the largest entry of all manufacturers. The cars from Affalterbach will be run by five teams with 46 drivers between them to take on the classic endurance race, including some of the highest-ranking names in motorsport. Among the favourites are the four cars of the Mercedes-AMG Performance Teams AKKA ASP, BLACK FALCON, MANN-FILTER (HTP Motorsport) and STRAKKA Racing.

Customer Racing: Total 24 Hours of Spa: Mercedes-AMG with a record line-up for Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race

For the 70th running of the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race, Mercedes-AMG has a presence that is stronger than ever before: the field of 68 cars includes a total of 13 Mercedes-AMG GT3s. Thus, the German performance and sports car brand has the largest entry of all manufacturers. The cars from Affalterbach will be run by five teams with 46 drivers between them to take on the classic endurance race, including some of the highest-ranking names in motorsport. Among the favourites are the four cars of the Mercedes-AMG Performance Teams AKKA ASP, BLACK FALCON, MANN-FILTER (HTP Motorsport) and STRAKKA Racing.

AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS TO TAKE ON CONTRASTING CHALLENGES IN THAILAND AND JAPAN

Audi customer teams will be back out in force this weekend at two very different race tracks. Audi Sport customer racing Asia driver pool member Adderly Fong will make his debut at rounds five and six of the Thailand Super Series at the Bangsaen Grand Prix beachside street race alongside Daniel Bilski with B-Quik Racing. Phoenix Racing Asia, meanwhile, resumes its Super Taikyu campaign in Japan with its triple Audi R8 LMS GT3 squad in a five-hour endurance race at the challenging mountain-top Autopolis circuit. 

DOUBLE-HEADER TO THE FINISH: SEASON 4 OF THE FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP ENDS WITH TWO RACES IN NEW YORK

Season finale of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship on the streets of Brooklyn (USA): This weekend, the Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix brings to a close the fourth season of Formula E for the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team. The two races on Saturday and Sunday are also the last races before the new Gen2 car makes its debut in Season 5. Set against the impressive Manhattan skyline, the race is one of the highlights of the season and also the home event for the MS&AD Andretti Formula E Team. BMW works driver António Félix da Costa (POR) and Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA) will again be at the wheel of the two Andretti ATEC-003.

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