The grid order for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) is now set; after three qualifying sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, the two BMW M8 GTEs are starting their first races at the legendary “Circuit de la Sarthe” from 12th and 13th positions in the GTE Pro class..
All four Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs qualified in the top 11 of the strong 17-car GTE Pro field for the 86th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours this coming Saturday and Sunday at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Since 1987 Robinson Racing has been representing General Motors, and 2018 will be no different. A mid-season opportunity to represent Chevrolet with two Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R’s was a dream come true for the entire Robinson Racing team.
The intense work bringing Cetilar Villorba Corse closer to the start of the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours continues. In the first night qualifying sessions of Wednesday 13 June the first positive results came for the Italian crew formed by Pisa-born Roberto Lacorte, the driver from Treviso Giorgio Sernagiotto and the Brazilian former F. 1 … Continue reading → ...
After a successful test on the Circuit de la Sarthe just over a week ago, the Ford GTs of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing took to the legendary Le Mans track for real yesterday, putting four cars through a four-hour Free Practice Session and then a late-night, two-hour provisional qualifying session. Although they did not match … Continue reading → ...
Aston Martin Racing has revealed its new Vantage GT3 and Vantage GT4 customer racing cars to the public at the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the Vantage GT3 making its racing debut in the Michelin Aston Martin Racing Le Mans Festival this weekend. The new Vantage GT3 and GT4 – the former taking the … Continue reading → ...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing began its Le Mans 24 Hours challenge in positive fashion by taking provisional pole position in the first qualifying session for the second round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). World Championship leaders Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso, who won the opening WEC race of the season from … Continue reading → ...
Porsche has left a strong impression after the first qualifying session on the Circuit des 24 Heures. In his very first lap, start driver Gianmaria Bruni set a phenomenal time of 3:47.504 minutes in his #91 Porsche 911 RSR, a time that none of his opponents could even come close to. The Italian’s 510 hp … Continue reading → ...
The first free practice session today at 4 pm, will mark the official opening of the 86th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Sixty cars are due to start, divided equally between prototypes and GT cars. The GT contingent includes 17 cars in the … Continue reading → ...
What could be nicer than a few days in the summer sun on Italy’s Adriatic coast? But next weekend will be anything but a holiday for the competitors in the Blancpain GT Series. Following back-to-back Endurance Cup events, attention will shift back to short-format Sprint racing when a closely-matched field of 22 cars tackles the 4.2km … Continue reading → ...
At the mid-point of the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge season, BMW Customer Racing drivers stand at the top of championship points in two classes, competing with the BMW M235i Racing and BMW M4 GT4. To date, BMW drivers have finished on the podium 19 times, including six victories in the first six races of the … Continue reading → ...
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 → ...
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 → ...
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 → ...
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 → ...
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 → ...
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 → ...
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 → ...
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 […] ...