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AUDI SPORT WITH ELEVEN CARS IN THE SPA 24 HOURS

June 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The Spa 24 Hours from July 26 to 29, 2018 is marked by two anniversaries: While Audi Sport customer racing celebrates its tenth season the 70th running of the iconic endurance race in the Ardennes attracts a high-caliber field. With eleven Audi R8 LMS cars Audi Sport customer racing will be battling for the fifth … Continue reading → ...

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MAGNUSSEN READY FOR 20th ASSAULT ON THE LE MANS 24 HOURS

June 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Danish Corvette Racing ace Jan Magnussen is set for his 20th assault on the world’s toughest endurance race this week – the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Magnussen made his debut at Le Mans with Panoz Motorsport in 1999 finishing 11th overall and ninth in the LMP1 class. He drove an Audi in 2003 when … Continue reading → ...

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ALEX LYNN – LE MANS 24 HOURS PREVIEW

June 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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It’s Le Mans 24 Hours week already, and for me that means my first attack on the legendary race as a works driver with Aston Martin Racing. I’ll be going for honours in the GTE Pro class along with my co-drivers Maxime Martin and Jonny Adam in the all-new Vantage GTE, and I can’t wait. … Continue reading → ...

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FIA GT NATIONS CUP TO HEADLINE NEW GT FESTIVAL IN 2018

June 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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SRO Motorsports Group and Bahrain International Circuit are delighted to announce the launch of the Bahrain GT Festival, which will take place at the Home of Motorsport in the Middle East on 30 November and 1 December 2018. Featuring a variety of high-octane categories, this exciting two-day event will include the new FIA GT Nations … Continue reading → ...

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REBELLION RACING ON THE WAY TO THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

June 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Let’s go ! The 24 Hours of Le Mans will start next Saturday. In the meantime, a big week awaits the members of REBELLION Racing Team. The Test Day took place on Sunday, June 3rd at the Circuit des 24 Heures. The REBELLION R-13 cars numbers #1 and #3 ended up the second and fourth … Continue reading → ...

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HAHN / KHODAIR EXTEND GT OPEN PODIUM SUCCESS WITH DRIVEX

June 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Drivex and Brazilian pairing of Marcelo Hahn and Allam Khodair continued their podium streak at Spa-Francorchamps, where Round 3 of the International GT Open took place last weekend.  On Friday, Hahn / Khodair made a strong start to the weekend as they were eighth on the overall chart and 3rd in the Pro-Am class. The following … Continue reading → ...

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ALPINE ROLLER-COASTER WITH PODIUM FINISH FOR BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT AT THE RED BULL RING

June 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The third race weekend of the ADAC GT Masters had a bit of everything in store for BWT Mücke Motorsport. Rain, sun, hot conditions and then a podium in the finale. Jeffrey Schmidt and DTM driver Jamie Green in the number 26 BWT Audi R8 LMS, Ricardo Feller and Christopher Haase in the number 25 … Continue reading → ...

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Pirelli Trophy West USA Stages Thunderhill Thriller

June 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Exciting Battles Throughout the Field Highlight Race 2 at Thunderhill as Woods (Diamond), Tait (Diamond Masters), McAlister (Platinum), Shahi (Gold), Bellomo (Silver), and Brauns (Bronze) take […] ...

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Le Mans photos from Paul Foster 2018

June 5, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The latest photos of Le Mans 2018 from our friend Paul Foster are up!

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STRONG START TO PAUL RICARD WEEKEND FOR OMAN RACING WITH TOPFOUR IN PRE-QUALIFYING

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 racer Ahmad Al Harthy says the Oman Racing team is in good shape ahead of round three of the Blancpain Endurance Cup at Paul Ricard in France later today, Saturday, 2nd June, having lapped fourth fastest in Pre-Qualifying.  Going into this morning’s final qualifying session for the big six-hour race […]

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POLE FOR PAUL MILLER RACING IN DETROIT

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

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Friday afternoon on the streets of Belle Isle, Bryan Sellers and the No. 48 TOTAL Lubricants/UIS Lamborghini Huracán GT3 clinched the pole position for Saturday’s Chevrolet SportsCar Classic on Belle Isle. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class points leader set a new track record, setting a 0.448 second gap over the next competitor. In […]

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PIPO DERANI SECURES POLE POSITION AT DETROIT FOR ESM

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

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Following two challenging practice sessions at the Grand Prix of Detroit, Tequila Patrón ESM secured the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge overall pole position Saturday on Belle Isle. The No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi, driven by Pipo Derani set a fast lap time of 1:22.273, winning the top qualifying position by seven tenths of a second […]

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NUGARA DOES THE DOUBLE IN PHILLIP ISLAND THRILLER

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

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Rio Nugara has won both CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series races at Phillip Island following a thrilling finale to Race 2. A stunning performance in the opening race of the day saw the EAT Furniture Audi R8 LMS Ultra race home more than seven seconds clear of Nick Kelly in the Industrie Audi R8 LMS […]

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KARIM OJJEH SCORES MAIDEN BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB WIN AT PAUL RICARD

June 2, 2018 RNW Staff

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Boutsen Ginion’s Karim Ojjeh (#2 BMW M6 GT3) dominated the Paul Ricard Main Race to take home his first ever Blancpain GT Sports Club victory, as Klaus Dieter Frers (#3 Artega Rennsport Ferrari 488 GT3) capped-off a perfect round with another Iron Cup victory. Completing the overall podium was Qualifying Race-winner Luigi Lucchini (#7 BMS […]

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Have you been attending WEC school?

May 23, 2018 RNW Staff

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Since the start of the Super Season a series of fun, easy-to-understand cartoons has appeared which explains a bit more to new fans and followers about the WEC and endurance racing.  If you haven’t seen them before now, here’s a reminder.

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THIRD IN PRE-QUALIFYING FOR BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE SILVER CUP SQUAD OMAN RACING AT SILVERSTONE

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

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Ahmad Al Harthy and Oman Racing enjoyed a strong day of preparation at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday, 19th May, with the third fastest time in the Silver Cup class during Pre-Qualifying for the weekend’s second round of the Blancpain Endurance Cup. After making a positive beginning to 2018 at Monza in Italy last […]

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ARTA NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT AT SUZUKA

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

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The SUZUKA 300km – FAN FESTIVAL – race, Round 3 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Suzuka Circuit (one lap 5,807 m × 52 laps) in Mie Prefecture on May 20. In the GT500 class race, the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT driven by Tomoki Nojiri and Takuya Izawa went from […]

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ALTOE AND ZAMPIERI SCORE A LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE SPRINT VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

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Giacomo Altoè, age 17 and new member of the Young Drivers Program of Lamborghini Squadra Corse, has taken his second victory and the first of the season conquered together with Daniel Zampieri. This was the verdict of Race 2 at Silverstone, which hosted the second round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. Thanks to this […]

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R-MOTORSPORT AND ASTON MARTIN COMPLETE DOMINANT BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

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The #76 R-Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage scored a dominant victory from pole position in today’s Blancpain GT Series race at Silverstone. The trio of Matthieu Vaxiviere, Jake Dennis and Nicki Thiim won by almost 11 seconds to comfortably secure a first overall victory for the British marque since 2013, when they triumphed at the […]

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FAULTY WHEEL NUT STOPS GT3 JAGUAR ON WAY TO VICTORY AT HOME RACE AT SILVERSTONE

May 20, 2018 RNW Staff

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Emil Frey Jaguar Racing confirmed the GT3 Jaguar´s performance at the second race of the season. Almost one month after taken victory in the Silver Cup at the opening round at Monza, the Jaguar team lead the Silver Cup once again until shortly before the end of the race, having to retire the GT3 Jaguar […]

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