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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 → ...

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WILL OWEN STRIVING FOR FIRST PODIUM OF 2018 ELMS SEASON IN ITALY

May 10, 2018 Charles Côté

Will Owen and United Autosports have arrived in Italy for the second round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series, the 4 Hours of Monza. Finishing 9th at Paul Ricard was a great start to the season, but Owen and his teammates Hugo de Sadeleer and Wayne Boyd are ready to fight for the podium this weekend.

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IMSA REGULARS STAYING BUSY THIS WEEKEND AT THE NURBURGRING

May 10, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

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AUDI SPORT CUSTOMERS LINE-UP FOR CHINA GT CHAMPIONSHIP AND BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA

May 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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VILLORBA CORSE READY FOR MONZA

May 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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EXPANDED, NEW-LOOK M-MOTORSPORT TEAM FOR SANDOWN

May 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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RLR MSport PURSUING MORE LMP3 SILVERWARE AT ITALY’S TEMPLE OF SPEED

May 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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DUBAI IS CALLING: THE 2019 CREVENTIC SERIES TO START IN THE UAE

May 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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STRONG ADAC GT MASTERS PRESENCE IN ADAC ZURICH 24-HOUR RACE

May 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

‘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 → ...

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“GREEN HELL” CALLING: BMW TEAMS AND DRIVERS EAGERLY AWAITING THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

May 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARE FOR RETURN TO MONZA FOR ROUND TWO OF EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AND MICHELIN LE MANS CUP

May 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA REVIEW

May 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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BEST FINISH OF THE SEASON FOR AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS AT MID-OHIO

May 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

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

May 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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

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

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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FORTY THREE PORSCHES TAKE ON GERMANY’S BIGGEST RACE

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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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MID-OHIO BRINGS THIRD CONSECUTIVE PODIUM FOR PAUL MILLER RACING

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Paul Miller Racing scored a third place finish at Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course Sunday afternoon, the team’s third podium in as many races. Drivers Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow drove a flawless race to keep the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class lead after the conclusion of round three.

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

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

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

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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