How did some of the newcomers do on their WEC debut?
The FIA World Endurance Championship welcomed numerous new teams for the Super Season which made their series’ debuts at Spa-Francorchamps earlier this month.
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GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES PADDOCK STORIES FROM BRANDS HATCH
The GT4 European Series wrote history during the second round of the 2018 season. Never before in the history of the championship were there so many GT4 cars out on track at the same time. Phoenix Racing, HHC Motorsport, Schwede Motorsport and Autorlando Sport claimed wins at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, but there … Continue reading → ...
STELLAR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENTRY LIST CONFIRMED FOR SILVERSTONE WITH 52 CARS PRIMED FOR ENDURANCE CUP CONTEST
Silverstone will play host to a 52-car field of GT3 machinery next weekend when the Blancpain GT Series makes its annual trip to the historic venue for a three-hour Endurance Cup contest.
TEN YEARS OF AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING
“Audi Sport customer racing today is experiencing the largest model offensive in its history,” says Michael-Julius Renz, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH. “In 2018 we’re aiming for our fifth overall victory in the world’s biggest endurance race, the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The race is under the banner of our anniversary which we’re celebrating with the customers, fans and friends of our company.”
HOME RACE FOR GT3 JAGUAR OF EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING AT SILVERSTONE
Emil Frey Jaguar Racing is highly motivated following the great start to the season by winning the Silver Cup and achieving fifth overall in Monza and is now taking the momentum to the second race of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Silverstone. The second round is taking place next week at the “Home of British Motorsport” with the Swiss team celebrating their home race with the GT3 Jaguar.
STRONG, SWIFT, SPECTACULAR: THE NEW PORSCHE 911 GT3 R
Porsche has designed a new customer racer for GT3 series worldwide for 2019 based on the 911 GT3 RS production sports car: the 911 GT3 R. During the development of the up to 404 kW (550 hp)* racing nine-eleven, special attention was paid to particularly efficient aerodynamics, further optimised safety as well as lowering the cost of servicing and spare parts.
KIM BURKE LEADS RADICAL AUSTRALIA CONTENDERS TO SANDOWN
The 2018 Radical Australia Cup travels south to Sandown International Raceway this weekend for the third round of a season that has already delivered some impressive racing and a number of first-time winners, ending a reign that three-time champion Peter Paddon has enjoyed for the best part of four years.
Knockhill 6/5/18 Meeting (Reverse Direction)
This was an interesting meeting for me as I had never seen Knockhill run in reverse, anti-clockwise direction. It turns out the circuit provides great racing in either direction, and provides some variety for the season for both competitors and spectators.
TROFEO MOTORSPORT RETURNS TO HAPPY HUNTING GROUND FOR AUSTRALIAN GT
Trofeo Motorsport will enjoy a home track advantage this weekend, with the CAMS Australian GT Championship returning to Melbourne’s Sandown Park for the third round of the 2018 season. There are three 40-minute races scheduled across the weekend, with team principal Jim Manolios running solo in an event that is expected to deliver the full … Continue reading → ...
IMSA REGULARS STAYING BUSY THIS WEEKEND AT THE NURBURGRING
Several full-time IMSA drivers will not be taking it easy this weekend as there are no scheduled races after last week’s event at Mid-Ohio. The group will be at storied racetracks around the world including five that won races at last weekend’s Acura Sports Car Challenge.
AUDI SPORT CUSTOMERS LINE-UP FOR CHINA GT CHAMPIONSHIP AND BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA
As the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup makes its European debut at Germany’s Nürburgring this weekend, Audi Sport’s Asian customers will also be out in full force closer to home. As the China GT Championship embarks upon its third season at China’s Zhuhai International Circuit, six Audi crews will continue their quest for silverware in … Continue reading → ...
VILLORBA CORSE READY FOR MONZA
The Cetilar Villorba Corse team is ready for the 4 Hours of Monza, second round of the European Le Mans Series from May 11th to May 13th which it will tackle fielding the Dallara P217 with Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and for the first time the Brazilian former F1 driver Felipe Nasr, at his debut … Continue reading → ...
EXPANDED, NEW-LOOK M-MOTORSPORT TEAM FOR SANDOWN
Melbourne’s M-Motorsport have expanded their operations ahead of the third event on the 2018 CAMS Australian GT calendar, the Reiter Engineering supported team fielding a new-look driver lineup with the addition of two new faces.. Justin McMillan has stepped down from driving duties after a fantastic run at The Bend Motorsport Park, where he and … Continue reading → ...
RLR MSport PURSUING MORE LMP3 SILVERWARE AT ITALY’S TEMPLE OF SPEED
RLR MSport will once again be chasing podium finishes in the second instalment of the 2018 European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy (11-13 May). The Lancashire, England-based squad sought to achieve top three results in the opening rounds of the ELMS and Le Mans Cup at … Continue reading → ...
DUBAI IS CALLING: THE 2019 CREVENTIC SERIES TO START IN THE UAE
Over the years, starting the new motor racing season at Dubai Autodrome has become a good tradition for teams and drivers from all over the world. In 2019, they can do so once more as the CREVENTIC SERIES powered by Hankook will again start its new season in the United Arab Emirates. Like this year, … Continue reading → ...
STRONG ADAC GT MASTERS PRESENCE IN ADAC ZURICH 24-HOUR RACE
‘Green Hell’, here we come! This coming weekend, 26 drivers and eight teams from the ADAC GT Masters will be competing in the ADAC Zurich 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. They include strong contenders for the win in this 46th running of the ‘Eifel Marathon’ on the infamous Nordschleife. Between them, this year’s representatives from … Continue reading → ...
“GREEN HELL” CALLING: BMW TEAMS AND DRIVERS EAGERLY AWAITING THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
One of the highlights of the 2018 endurance season takes place this weekend: the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). Over 40 BMW race cars will be in action in the “Green Hell”, including five BMW M6 GT3s. ROWE Racing will field two cars with works support from BMW Motorsport. The third car in the field is the … Continue reading → ...
UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARE FOR RETURN TO MONZA FOR ROUND TWO OF EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AND MICHELIN LE MANS CUP
United Autosports are preparing for round two of both the European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup in Monza, Italy this weekend (11-13 May). All three teams are hoping to build on what they learnt at the opening round at Paul Ricard last month. The ELMS LMP2 team suffered bad luck with … Continue reading → ...
ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA REVIEW
We came away from the 6 Hours of Spa with a sixth-place finish in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing on the competition debut of the new Vantage GTE. From our side it was a weekend of trying to perfect our execution and trying to focus on the … Continue reading → ...
BEST FINISH OF THE SEASON FOR AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS AT MID-OHIO
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports finished sixth this weekend at round four of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship, the Acura Sportscar Challenge at Mid-Ohio, marking it their best result of the season. It took all three practice sessions to get the balance of the car where the drivers needed it in order to feel fully confident, but AFS/PR1 … Continue reading → ...
