SPORTSCAR

GTWCE Sprint Cup

ULTRA-FAST MONZA AWAITS AL HARTHY AND OMAN RACING AS 2018 BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE CUP BEGINS

April 16, 2018 Charles Côté

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Oman Racing’s Ahmad Al Harthy begins the next chapter of his successful motor racing career this coming weekend, 21st/22nd April, at Monza in Italy when the 2018 Blancpain Endurance Cup gets underway with the opening three-hour race of the season.

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SPORTSCAR

ONE-TWO VICTORY FOR LAMBORGHINI IN SECOND RACE OF THE ADAC GT MASTERS

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

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Lamborghini left the rest of the field standing in Sunday’s ADAC GT Masters race at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, as Mirko Bortolotti (28, ITA) and Andrea Caldarelli (28, ITA, both ORANGE1 by GRT Grasser) won by a 1.8-second margin ahead of fellow Lambo drivers Rolf Ineichen (29, ITA) and Christian Engelhart (30, GER, both GRT Grasser Racing Team).

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SPORTSCAR

MAC/PIER GUIDI WIN AGAIN IN ESTORIL

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

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Mikkel Mac and Alessandro Pier Guidi rounded the weekend of Luzich Racing at Estoril by taking a second win today with their Ferrari 488. They clearly lead in the overall standings, 6 points ahead of Giovanni Venturini-Jeroen Mul, again second with the Imperiale Racing Lalborghini, today ahead of sister car driven by Riccardo Agostini-Rik Breukers.

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GTWCE Sprint Cup

IMPRESSIVE TROPHY HAUL FOR AUDI CUSTOMERS IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SEASON OPENER

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

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Audi customer teams and drivers came away from the opening rounds of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia with an impressive trophy haul, having made their mark amongst the competitive, international field.

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SPORTSCAR

PODIUM SUCCESS FOR SCHEIDER, JENSON AND BMW TEAM SCHNITZER AT ADAC GT MASTERS OPENER

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

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BMW works driver Timo Scheider (GER) and BMW Motorsport Junior Mikkel Jensen (DEN) started the 2018 season of the ADAC GT Masters with podium success. The BMW Team Schnitzer duo initially crossed the finish line in fourth place at the wheel of the #42 BMW M6 GT3 in the race on Saturday in Oschersleben (GER).

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GTWCE Sprint Cup

BOSI AND MARCIELLO SEAL BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA RACE 2 VICTORY AT SEPANG

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

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Brice Bosi and Raffaele Marciello sealed a routine victory in Blancpain GT Series Asia’s second 60-minute race of the weekend at Sepang earlier today, while debutants Team iRace.Win took the GT4 spoils thanks to Ringo Chong and Gilles Vannelet.

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SPORTSCAR

TWIGG/D’ALBERTO TAKE AUSTRALIAN GT VICTORY AT THE BEND

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

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Max Twigg and Tony D’Alberto have claimed the maiden CAMS Australian GT Championship race at The Bend Motorsport Park.

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imsa

BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES FIFTH AT LONG BEACH

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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A fifth place finish by the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE of John Edwards and Jesse Krohn in today’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach made a difficult day much better for BMW Team RLL. What started as an excellent race for the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE … Continue reading → ...

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STRONG PERFORMANCE FOR PORSCHE GOES UNREWARDED AT LONG BEACH

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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After the Porsche 911 RSR celebrated its first win of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the situation at Long Beach looked just as promising for a long time. At the shortest race of the year on the narrow street circuit in California, Earl Bamber (New Zealand) dominated the field … Continue reading → ...

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FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING EARNS A DOUBLE PODIUM FINISH AT LONG BEACH

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Ford Chip Ganassi Racing battled to a double-podium finish on the streets of Long Beach at the BUBBA® burger Grand Prix. The No. 67 and 66 Ford GTs finished p2-3 with drivers Ryan Briscoe and Dirk Müller in the drivers’ seats after Joey Hand put the No. 66 on pole in qualifying. “It was just crazy,” … Continue reading → ...

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FIGHTING FOURTH AT LONG BEACH FOR MAZDA

April 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Mazda Team Joest recorded its best result of the 2018 IMSA season on Saturday afternoon when Tristan Nunez and Oliver Jarvis finished in fourth place at the Bubba Burger SportsCar Grand Prix on the Streets of Long Beach. Competing for the first time at Long Beach, Harry Tincknell enjoyed a clean start from third position … Continue reading → ...

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Le Mans

A SOLID START FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS THREE-CAR LE MANS CUP SQUAD

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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United Autosports just missed out on recording a top-10 placing in the opening two-hour race of the Michelin Le Mans Cup at the Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet in Southern France. United’s trio of Ligier JS P3 sportscars lined-up in 15th (#32), 20th(#23) and 21st (#22) on the 21-car P3 grid. Hapless Husain was hit from … Continue reading → ...

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Le Mans

SIXTH PLACE FOR RLR MSport IN LE MANS CUP OPENER

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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In a stunning display of raw speed and determination, RLR MSport’s John Farano and Job van Uitert overcame a spin and a fuel surge problem to rise from 14th to sixth in the opening round of the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup at Circuit Paul Ricard (Saturday 14 April). Earlier in the week, RLR MSport … Continue reading → ...

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SPORTSCAR

MAC/PIER GUIDI TAKE GT OPEN WIN AT ESTORIL

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Mikkel Mac and Alessandro Pier Guidi won the first race of the 2018 International GT Open at Estoril, giving the brand new Luzich Racing a first win in its first race appearance. The Ferrari 488 was an authorative leader throughout the race, beating the reigning champion Imperiale Racing Lamborghini of Giovanni Venturini-Jeroen Mul and another … Continue reading → ...

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SPORTSCAR

AUDI DRIVERS HOFER AND ELLIS WIN ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON OPENER

April 14, 2018 Charles Côté

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Two ADAC GT Masters newcomers caused a major upset in the season opener at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. The Audi pairing of Max Hofer (18, AUT) and Philip Ellis (25, GB, both Phoenix Racing) driving an R8 LMS secured a lights-to-flag victory from pole position in the first competitive outing of the twelfth season of the Super Sports Car League. Finishing in the runner-up spot at the end of a thrilling race were the Lamborghini duo of Mirko Bortolotti (28, ITA) and Andrea Caldarelli (28, ITA, both ORANGE1 by GRT Grasser), just 0.245 seconds behind the winners.

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GTWCE Sprint Cup

LIND, BURDON, WARD AND VANNELET CLAIM POLES FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SEPANG SEASON OPENER

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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FFF Racing Team by ACM’s Dennis Lind and Absolute Racing’s Josh Burdon claimed a pole position apiece during today’s Blancpain GT Series Asia qualifying session at Sepang, while there were also GT4 poles for Russell Ward (GruppeM Racing) and Gilles Vannelet (Team iRace.Win). Q1: Lind holds off Ye An early red flag to retrieve Hiroaki … Continue reading → ...

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imsa

MONTOYA GIVES ACURA FIRST IMSA PROTOTYPE POLE AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Juan Pablo Montoya knows a thing or two about racing at Long Beach, as evidenced by his recent induction into the track’s Motorsports Walk of Fame. His latest accomplishment came Friday afternoon with the Acura Team Penske driver scoring his first career IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Pole Award and the first pole for Acura’s … Continue reading → ...

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WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC ON FRONT ROW AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Cadillac V-Performance Racing team Whelen Engineering with drivers Felipe Nasr and Eric Curran will start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach on the front row in second position. Under near perfect weather conditions of 70-degrees and sunshine, the three Cadillac DPI-V.R race cars took to the 1.97-mile, … Continue reading → ...

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HAND TAKES GTLM POLE WITH RECORD LAST LAP AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Joey Hand saved his best for last in qualifying for Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach. On his final lap of the 15-minute qualifying session, Hand threw down a new track record lap for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class around the 1.968-mile, 11-turn Long Beach street … Continue reading → ...

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BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Today’s qualifying session for Saturday’s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach saw Connor DePhillippi qualify the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE in the seventh starting position with a time of 1:18.153 minutes around the temporary Long Beach street circuit. DePhillippi will co-drive with Alexander Sims in tomorrow’s race. Jesse Krohn, co-driving with … Continue reading → ...

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