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PORSCHE 911 RSR STARTS FROM THE FIRST GRID ROW AT LONG BEACH

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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For the first time this season, the Porsche 911 RSR starts from the front grid row on Saturday. Up until the very last lap of the gripping qualifying for round three of the IMSA SportCar Championship, Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), who shares the #912 Porsche 911 RSR with Earl Bamber (New Zealand), defended the fastest time … Continue reading → ...

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Le Mans

WILL OWEN KICKS OF SECOND YEAR WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN FRANCE

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Will Owen is back to racing this weekend for the first round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series. Owen will kick off his second year racing for American/British based team, United Autosports in the #32 Ligier JSP217 at the Paul Ricard circuit for the 4 Hours of Castellet 2018. Owen arrived in France several … Continue reading → ...

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SPORTSCAR

LAZARUS TOPS FRIDAY’S GT OPEN FREE SESSIONS AT ESTORIL

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Daiko Lazarus Racing made a stunning comeback to the GT Open, as the two Lamborghini Huracans each topped one of the two sessions of free practice today at Estoril. Fabrizio Crestani (in the car shared with local star Miguel Ramos) was fastest in the morning with a time of 1.38.420, while young Brit Toby Sowery, … Continue reading → ...

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Regulations and Schedules

LAMBORGHINI DRIVER BORTOLOTTI STARTS ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON WITH BEST TIME

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The winter break is over as the ADAC GT Masters got its twelfth season underway with first practice in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Lamborghini driver Mirko Bortolotti (28, I, ORANGE1 by GRT Grasser) set best time in the session.  Bortolotti, who produced fast lap times at Oschersleben and was outstanding during official testing at the … Continue reading → ...

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SPORTSCAR

WORLD CHAMPION PIER GUIDI LINES UP IN THE GT OPEN AT ESTORIL

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The 2018 International GT Open season kicks off at Estoril. Three Ferrari 488 GT3s from two brand new teams are due to start. Five constructors will be battling it out in three categories: Pro, Pro-Am and Am. The Ferrari cars will be racing in the Pro and Pro-Am classes. Pro. The most prestigious class includes a … Continue reading → ...

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SPORTSCAR

ASTON MARTIN CONFIRMS TWO-CAR ENTRY FOR ADAC ZURICH 24-HOUR RACE

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Aston Martin will return to the ADAC Zurich 24-Hour race, staged on the world famous Nürburgring Nordschleife (May 10-13), with a two-car entry featuring all six of its 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship factory GTE Pro drivers. The British manufacturer will enter a V12 Vantage GT3 in the SP9 category for Maxime Martin (B), Marco … Continue reading → ...

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS READY TO FIGHT AT LONG BEACH

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports has made it to the west coast for the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, the third round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. After almost a month between their battle at Sebring and now, the crew of AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports is confident their #52 Ligier JS P217 will be a … Continue reading → ...

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Le Mans

FOUR FERRARI CREWS ON TRACK AT PAUL RICARD

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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This weekend, the 2018 season of the European Le Mans Series gets underway with the 4 Hours of Castellet. JMW Motorsport. The reigning champion team will be back with a trio of new drivers: Britain’s Liam Griffin, who has also competed in the FIA WEC and in last year’s British GT; Alex MacDowall, the 2016 champion … Continue reading → ...

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GT World Challenge Europe

EMIL FREY LEXUS RACING PREPARES FOR SECOND BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ROUND

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 Following the difficult start into the Blancpain GT Series with the Sprint Cup at Zolder last weekend, the racing circus continues for the Emil Frey Lexus Racing team with the first race of the Endurance Cup at Monza next week. The drivers of the Lexus RC F GT3 #14, Albert Costa Balboa and Christian Klien, … Continue reading → ...

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GT World Challenge Europe

EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING EXCITED AHEAD OF BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP SEASON OPENER AT MONZA

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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It´s back to Monza for the Jaguar team – a track, that brought many highs and lows to the team in past years, but a track where the GT3 Jaguar always showed a strong performance. This year, the GT3 Jaguar is driven by the known Alex Fontana alongside two newcomers: Mikael Grenier and Adrian Zaugg. … Continue reading → ...

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SPORTSCAR

NEW RADICAL CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT FOR DONINGTON PARK SEASON START

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The Radical Challenge championship battle gets underway at Donington Park next weekend, 21-22 April, with a revised format and a grid of over 22 SR3s promising to deliver some of the closest racing seen in the fiercely competitive domestic prototype sportscar series.  Commencing its third season in its current iteration, the Radical Challenge is an … Continue reading → ...

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MAGNUSSEN CHASING THE LONG BEACH “ONE THAT GOT AWAY”

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Corvette Racing’s Danish ace Jan Magnussen has his sights set on making amends for last year’s heartbreaking finish to the Long Beach Grand Prix. Magnussen’s co-driver Antonio Garcia looked set to be cruising to victory on the final lap of last year’s race before encountering a traffic jam at the Southern California street circuit’s notorious … Continue reading → ...

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News

RNW Exclusive – Patrick Dussault Interview

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

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Patrick Dussault is a talented young driver currently competing in Porsche GT3 Cup Platinum Canada. Following a successful open-wheel career that lead him to go race in England, Patrick has moved on to sports car racing. Dussault is very focused when it comes to racing and is excited to see what motorsports have in store for him. He is currently racing for Lauzon Autosports. RNW Chief Editor, Charles Côté, recently talked with Patrick about his journey and what is to come in 2018.

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Endurance

GT POWER IN THE “GREEN HELL”: BMW M6 GT3 LINE-UP CONFIRMED FOR THE 24H NURBURGRING

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

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BMW is once again represented with a strong contingent at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). The majority of those alternating at the wheel of the two BMW M6 GT3s fielded by ROWE Racing, with works support from BMW Motorsport, will be drivers from the GT works programmes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. A total of five BMW M6 GT3s will line up in the “Green Hell”. As well as ROWE Racing, FALKEN Motorsports will also run one car, while Walkenhorst Motorsport fields two BMW M6 GT3s. Among those in action at the wheel of the car in the livery of Premium Technology Partner Shell will be Augusto Farfus (BRA).

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GT World Challenge Europe

THREE FERRARI CREWS ON TRACK IN THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA AT SEPANG

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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There are 29 entries that will contest this weekend’s Blancpain GT Asia season opener at Sepang in Malaysia. Following a successful inaugural campaign in 2017, the championship has consolidated its status as Asia’s leading multi-class GT platform by unveiling another packed entry comprising 21 GT3s and eight GT4s. The combined total features 10 manufacturers and … Continue reading → ...

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SPORTSCAR

FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT THE ADAC GT MASTERS OPENER AT OSCHERSLEBEN

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

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The tension is rising two days before the ADAC GT Masters enters its twelfth season at Oschersleben. Here are the key facts about the first race of the year at the weekend (April 13th – 15th).

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SPORTSCAR

THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO CELEBRATES IT TENTH EDITION AND THE HURACAN EVO’S DEBUT

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

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The Sepang round, which will officially kick off the 2018 edition of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia on April 14-15, and the Monza one, which will open the European series the following week, will inaugurate the tenth season of the one-make series for the racecars of Sant’Agata Bolognese.

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Endurance

EXPLORING NEW TERRITORIES: NAVARRA HOSTS THE NEXT ROUND OF THE 24H GT SERIES

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

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Action in the 24H GT SERIES powered by Hankook continues with the inaugural Hankook 12H NAVARRA (20-22 April, 2018). Opened in 2010, the ‘Circuito de Navarra’ in Los Arcos in the Spanish Navarra region is a new venue for the CREVENTIC SERIES powered by Hankook. For the Hankook 12H NAVARRA, running from noon till midnight on Sunday, 22 April, over 20 GT3, GT4, silhouette cars, specials and Porsche Cup cars are expected on the grid. The Hankook 12H NAVARRA is the second round of the European Championship in the 24H GT SERIES powered by Hankook.

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Endurance

GROUPE NATIONAL ADDS LOCAL FLAVOUR TO 24 HOURS OF SPA

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

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Since the Total 24 Hours of Spa became a GT contest at the beginning of this century, organisers SRO Motorsports Group have reserved a place for Belgian teams and drivers wishing to compete in what is effectively the country’s most popular race. Enter ‘Groupe National’.

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SPORTSCAR

PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS READY TO TACKLE THE ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The time of tests and preparation is over: From 13 to 15 April, the Porsche customer teams KÜS Team75 Bernhard, Precote Herberth Motorsport and IronForce by Ring Police will take off into the new ADAC GT Masters season at Oschersleben. Four Porsche 911 GT3 R racers will be fielded on the 3.696-kilometre circuit in Saxony-Anhalt. … Continue reading → ...

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