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NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT500 SQUADS FIGHT BACK AT OKAYAMA

April 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 squads pulled off a great fightback in the opening round of the Super GT Championship after being struck with an early setback at Okayama. At the green flag, both JP de Oliveira and Ronnie Quintarelli took the outside line into turn one and gained several positions off the start. De … Continue reading → ...

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HONDA NSX GT3 SET FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA DEBUT WITH ARROWS RACING

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

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Arrows Racing will give the new JAS Motorsport-built Honda NSX GT3 its Blancpain GT Series Asia debut at the championship’s Sepang season opener this weekend (April 14/15).

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FASCINATING FIRSTS AS ADAC GT MASTERS GETS UNDERWAY

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

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WEC world champion and Le Mans winner Timo Bernhard (36, GER), DTM champion Timo Scheider (39, GER) and GT1 world champion Lucas Luhr (38, GER) are just a few of the stars who will be making their ADAC GT Masters debut this weekend (13th – 15th April).

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PORSCHE 919 HYBRID EVO TAKES TRACK RECORD AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

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Today, on April 9, an evo version of the Le Mans winning Porsche 919 Hybrid established a new track record at Spa-Francorchamps. Porsche works driver Neel Jani lapped the 7.004 kilometre long Belgian Grand Prix Circuit in the Ardennes mountains in 1:41.770 minutes.

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McAlister, Ely Take Overall Pirelli Trophy West USA Victories at Thermal

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

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Thermal, Calif. (8 April 2018) – Sean McAlister and Laura Ely took overall victories in an exciting split-class Race 4 of the 2018 Pirelli Trophy West USA season on the road course at The Thermal Club near Palm Springs.

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PORSCHE TARGETS SECOND WIN OF THE IMSA SEASON

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

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Following the season-opening rounds at the long distance classics of Daytona and Sebring in Florida, the IMSA SportsCar Championship now heads to California. Coming up on April 14 is the 100-minute event at Long Beach, the shortest race of the year. On the 3.167-kilometre street circuit, the Porsche GT Team fields two Porsche 911 RSR racers against three other automobile manufacturers in the strongly represented GTLM class.

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ACTION AND DRAMA AT BRANDS HATCH SET TONE FOR 2018 CARRERA CUP GB SEASON

April 8, 2018 Charles Côté

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Dino Zamparelli (Redline Racing) emerged from an action packed season opening weekend of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, leading the championship standings. Zamparelli earned himself two championship points for pole position which he converted into a dominant race 1 victory.

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ATTEMPTO RACING TRIUMPH IN DRAMATIC ZOLDER CONTEST TO SECURE MAIDEN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES VICTORY

April 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The Audi R8 LMS of Attempto Racing scored victory in the second Blancpain GT Series race of the season, emerging on top after this afternoon’s dramatic one-hour contest at Zolder. It was a significant win for the #66 crew, with Steijn Schothorst and Kelvin van der Linde clinching Attempto’s maiden series win on their first … Continue reading → ...

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HHC MOTORSPORT CLAIM MAIDEN GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES WIN AT ZOLDER

April 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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HHC Motorsport’s Will Tregurtha and Stuart Middleton claimed victory in the second race of the GT4 European Series at Zolder on their debut weekend in the championship. The two British drivers finished runners-up on the road, but a post-race penalty for the #5 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 ultimately resulted in victory for the … Continue reading → ...

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KEIHIN NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT BATTLE WITH FELLOW NSX-GT AT OKAYAMA

April 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The OKAYAMA GT 300 Km RACE, opening round of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place at the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3,703 m x 82 laps) on April 8. In the GT500 race, the No. 17 KEIHIN NSX-GT driven by Koudai Tsukakoshi and Takashi Kogure raced to the win from pole position. … Continue reading → ...

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARE FOR SEASON OPENER WITH SEVEN LIGIER SPORTS CARS AT PAUL RICARD

April 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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United Autosports are preparing for the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup this week (12-15 April). Ahead of the first round, the LMP2 and LMP3 teams will take part in the official Prologue, with the ELMS Prologue held on 9-10 April and the Michelin Le Mans Cup … Continue reading → ...

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FIA WEC PAUL RICARD TEST SEES DEBUT OF SECOND GINETTA LMP1

April 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The 30-hour Prologue Test at Paul Ricard Circuit ahead of the start of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship concluded with 259 laps completed by the pair of CEFC TRSM run Ginetta G60-LT-P1 LMP1 cars. A total of over 1,500 kilometres added to the test programme. Whilst car #6 had already successfully tested prior to … Continue reading → ...

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PHOENIX RACING AUDI WINS GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES SEASON OPENING RACE AT ZOLDER

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Phoenix Racing drivers Milan Dontje and Nicolaj Møller Madsen won the season-opening round of the GT4 European Series at Zolder in their new Audi R8 LMS GT4. Victory in the Pro-AM class went to Schwede Motorsport’s Phillip Bethke and Marc Basseng. AM honours went to the Selleslagh Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Nicolas Vandierendonck and Johan … Continue reading → ...

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FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON FOR THE BMW M6 GT3 AT THE NURBURGRING-NORDSCHLEIFE

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The Second race of the season in the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring, first victory of the season for the BMW M6 GT3 at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER): Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Connor De Phillippi (USA) won the “43rd DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen”. After 27 laps, they had an advantage of around nine seconds in the #99 ROWE Racing BMW … Continue reading → ...

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BORTOLOTTI AND ENGELHART BEGIN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES TITLE DEFENCE IN PERFECT FASHION WITH ZOLDER VICTORY FOR GRASSER-LAMBORGHINI

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The GRT Grasser Racing team began their defence of the overall Blancpain GT Series title in perfect fashion at Zolder, with Mirko Bortolotti and Christian Engelhart winning the season-opening race aboard their Lamborghini Huracan GT3. This was a genuine team effort that combined a strong in-lap from Engelhart, a perfect pitstop from the Grasser crew, … Continue reading → ...

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BMW TEAM MTEK FOCUSES ON RACE SIMULATIONS AT THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE IN LE CASTELLET

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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BMW Team MTEK and the new BMW M8 GTE officially launched their 2018 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign at the “Circuit Paul Ricard” near Le Castellet (FRA). On Friday and Saturday, the number 81 and 82 cars covered a total of 5,075 kilometres. Seven BMW works drivers – Tom Blomqvist (GBR), Nick Catsburg (NED), … Continue reading → ...

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PRODUCTIVE PROLOGUE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a productive start to the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season during a busy Prologue test at Paul Ricard in southern France. The team entered two TS050 HYBRIDs for the official test session, which ran from 10am on Friday to 4pm on Saturday and featured most of this season’s WEC … Continue reading → ...

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FERRARI COLLECT USEFUL DATA AT THE WEC PROLOGUE

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The prologue to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which effectively opened the 2018-19 Superseason, ended at 4 pm on Saturday afternoon. It was a single 30-hour session during which all Ferrari crews, the two entered in the GTE-Pro class and the three in the GTE-Am, gathered useful data ahead of the first race on … Continue reading → ...

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IDEAL START TO THE SEASON FOR PORSCHE AT THE WEC PROLOGUE

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The Porsche GT Team is well prepared for the first race of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC a month from now at Spa-Francorchamps on May 5. At the season opener, the official Prologue in Le Castellet, France, the two Porsche 911 RSR were put through a comprehensive test programme under dry conditions. … Continue reading → ...

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ZAMPARELLI MAINTAINS FORM TO CLAIM FIRST PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB POLE POSITION OF THE SEASON

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Dino Zamparelli (Redline Racing) claimed the fourth pole position of his Carrera Cup GB career in the first qualifying session of 2018. Zamparelli maintained his leading pace from Friday’s practice sessions but was closely pursued by his former team mate, Lewis Plato (JTR), who lines up alongside him for the season-opening race. Starting third, just … Continue reading → ...

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