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HAHN / HELLMEISTER CLAIM SECOND GT OPEN RACE WIN AT PAUL RICARD

May 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Drivex repeated his feat of last year’s win at Paul Ricard with Marcelo Hahn and Alan Hellmeister cruising to another Pro-Am win in their Mercedes AMG GT3. It was the second class achievement in the 2018 International GT Open for Hahn as Allam Khodair and he himself already won Sunday’s race at Estoril. On Thursday, during … Continue reading → ...

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‘BITTERSWEET’ WEC DEBUT FOR TAN

May 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Weiron Tan was denied a deserved podium finish on his FIA World Endurance Championship debut at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend (3-5 May), but despite the disappointment, the highly-rated Malaysian Chinese ace nonetheless took ‘plenty of positives’ from the experience as he revs up towards the biggest race of his burgeoning career to-date. Competing as the first … Continue reading → ...

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MENEZES SETS NON-HYBRID PACE FOR TOP THREE WEC FINISH ON TOP TIER DEBUT

May 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Gustavo Menezes proved his pace and potential on a hugely impressive LMP1 class debut in the fiercely-disputed FIA World Endurance Championship last weekend (3-5 May), lapping fastest of the non-hybrid competitors around legendary Belgian circuit Spa-Francorchamps to secure a top three finish with Rebellion Racing. The 2016 FIA WEC LMP2 class champion and Le Mans … Continue reading → ...

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Endurance

FORTY THREE PORSCHES TAKE ON GERMANY’S BIGGEST RACE

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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Porsche will be represented by a large fleet of vehicles at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring: 43 Porsche 911 and Porsche Cayman race cars will tackle Germany’s biggest automobile race on the 24.38-kilometre combination of the Grand Prix circuit and the Nürburgring-Nordschleife on 12-13 May.

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GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM SPRINT THROUGH BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ROUND 3 AT BRANDS HATCH CIRCUIT

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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Record temperatures soared at Brands Hatch in the next round of the Blancpain GT Sprint Series with the race beginning under bright blue skies.

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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA MID OHIO WEEKEND RACE RECAP

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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The first race of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North American series for 2018 began was closely contested in the first half before two full-field cautions helped decide the outcome at the 12-turn, 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The race marked the beginning of the sixth edition of the Lamborghini one-make series in North American and the start here of the 10th season worldwide of the series.

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DOMINANT SECOND CAREER SUPER GT VICTORY FOR WALKINSHAW AT FUJI DELIVERS GT300 CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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Super GT Championship racer Sean Walkinshaw produced a sensational performance during round two of the 2018 season at Fuji Speedway in Japan on Friday, 4th May, to secure his second career GT300 victory with team-mate Shinichi Takagi.

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Endurance

SECOND IMSA WIN OF THE SEASON FOR THE PORSCHE 911 RSR

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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Clinching the second win of the season at Mid-Ohio, Porsche grabbed the lead of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. In a nail-biting finale, Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) snatched victory with the 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR on Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and celebrated their first win in the USA as teammates at the most gripping race of the season by now.

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BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES 2nd AND 7th AT MID-OHIO

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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The No. 25 BMW M8 GTE of Connor De Phillippi and Alexander Sims raced to a well-deserved second place finish in today’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio, taking the checkered flag 1.673 seconds behind the race winning No. 912 Porsche. The result was the team’s second runner-up finish of the season and the 70th podium finish since 2009. After starting from the pole, John Edwards and Jesse Krohn had an unfortunate race to finish seventh in the No. 24 M8 GTE.

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STRONG STRATEGY, DRIVING PUT FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING IN PODIUM CONTENTION AT MID-OHIO

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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Despite strong strategies and judicious driving by all four drivers, the podium remained just out of reach for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the final stop for the team before the Le Mans 24.

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CORVETTE RACING AT MID-OHIO: GARCIA, MAGNUSSEN BACK ON THE PODIUM

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia earned a podium finish Sunday in Corvette Racing’s return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car in the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio. The duo piloted their No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R to a third-place finish in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.

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Close Battles as Woods and Ely Take Utah Victories in Pirelli Trophy West

May 6, 2018 Charles Côté

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On a picture-perfect warm and sunny day at Utah Motorsports Campus, Kevin Woods and Laura Ely each took overall victories in the hotly-contested Race 6 of the Pirelli Trophy West USA.

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SECOND PLACE FINISH FOR MEYER SHANK RACING AT MID-OHIO

May 6, 2018 Charles Côté

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After 125 laps of caution free, green flag to checkered flag racing, Meyer Shank Racing scored its second podium finish of the 2018 season in its home event at the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio.

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LEXUS SCORES HISTORIC FIRST NORTH AMERICAN VICTORY FOR THE RC F GT3

May 6, 2018 Charles Côté

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Lexus put forth the dominating performance it had been dreaming of since entering the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona (GTD) class in 2017 Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES EIGHTH AT MID-OHIO

May 6, 2018 Charles Côté

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WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Alessandro Balzan (Italy) drove to an eighth place finish in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio.

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PHOENIX RACING AND HHC MOTORSPORT WIN IN THE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES AT BRANDS HATCH

May 6, 2018 Charles Côté

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Phoenix Racing and HHC Motorsport claimed a win each in today’s GT4 European Series rounds at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit. The #5 Audi R8 LMS GT4 won the opening race on Sunday morning, with the #55 Ginetta G55 GT4 taking victory in the second race. Schwede Motorsport won the Pro-Am class in both races, Autorlando was successful in the Am class.

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BELGIAN AUDI CLUB TEAM WRT TURNS UP THE HEAT WITH DOUBLE BLANCPAIN GT VICTORY AT SUN-KISSED BRANDS HATCH

May 6, 2018 Charles Côté

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Belgian Audi Club Team WRT proved too hot to handle at Brands Hatch, securing both race victories at the second Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup round of the season.

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DI AMATO-MONTERMINI SCORE THEIR FIRST GT OPEN WIN

May 6, 2018 Charles Côté

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The RS Racing Ferrari 488 took its maiden win in the International GT Open, as Daniele Di Amato and Andrea Montermini emerged in a dramatic and closely-fought finale. They beat the two Teo Martín BMs of Juan Cruz Álvarez-Lourenço Beirão (who took the lead after the pit stops) and yesterday’s winners, Fran Rueda-Andrés Saravia. The Spaniard and the Guatemalan are now second in the overall standings, closing to 13 points the gap with respect to Mikkel Mac, today fifth.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING STATEMENT: CAR #7

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The pole position-winning #7 TS050 HYBRID of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López will start the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps from the pit lane after an administrative error resulted in the cancelation of the car’s qualifying lap times. An incorrect identification number for the car’s fuel flow meter was declared for the #7 … Continue reading → ...

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MAGNUSSEN RETURNS TO MID-OHIO WITH CORVETTE RACING

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Jan Magnussen this weekend returns to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the first time since 2012, seeking to replicate his win from 10 years ago. The No. 3 Corvette racing pair of Magnussen and co-driver Antonio Garcia are looking for their first win of the 2018 season, and hoping it comes 10 years from … Continue reading → ...

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