SPORTSCAR

RLR MSport has its sights on the LMP3 podium in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Le Castellet and the supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup (13-15 April).

Endurance

HYUNDAI N ENTER TWO i30 N TCR FOR NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS

Following a successful outing at the season opening VLN race last month the Hyundai N team will return to the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a pair of i30 N TCR cars for the Nürburgring 24 Hours Qualifying Race (April 14-15) and ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours (May 10-13).

Endurance

CADILLAC RACING TEAMS HEAD WEST TO LONG BEACH

Cadillac V-Performance Racing teams Whelen Engineering Cadillac, Mustang Sampling Cadillac and Konica Minolta Cadillac are headed west to Long Beach, Calif. for round three of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach to run April 13-14.

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CORVETTE RACING LOOKS FOR SEVENTH LONG BEACH SPORTS CAR GRAND PRIX VICTORY DESPITE ‘WILD CARD’ NATURE OF SPRINT RACE

With 106 victories since the program’s inception 20 years ago, there aren’t a lot of races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule where Corvette Racing hasn’t enjoyed considerable success.

Formula E

THE FIA CONFIRMS PORSCHE AS NEW FORMULA E MANUFACTURER

Today, Tuesday, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) accepted Porsche’s application as a Formula E manufacturer. This means that the Weissach factory team can continue to pursue the development of its own electric powertrain, which is due for homologation in 2019. As announced at the end of July 2017, Porsche plans to be among those … Continue reading → ...

TIMO SCHEIDER: “THE ADAC GT MASTERS IS A TERRIFIC CHALLENGE”

Two-time DTM champion Timo Scheider (39, DEU) will be competing in the ADAC GT Masters for the first time this weekend at Oschersleben (13th – 15th April).

TROFEO MOTORSPORT PREPARE FOR THE BEND AUSTRALIAN GT ENDURO DEBUT

Trofeo Motorsport’s Jim Manolios and Dean Canto will look to carry on their solid start to the 2018 season during the debut event of the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship at the new ‘The Bend Motorsport Park’ in South Australia this weekend.

TWO CAR KTM ASSAULT ON THE BEND AND AUSTRALIAN GT

After battling at the front of the GT4 field during the opening round of the Australian GT Championship on the streets of Melbourne as part of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, M-Motorsport returns for the second round of the season with a two-car assault on the opening endurance round with Glen Wood, David Crampton and Trent Harrison returning to the team for AGT’s maiden event at the new ‘The Bend Motorsport Park’ in South Australia.

Photos

Paul Foster’s photos of the WEC prologue 2018 are up!

Great photo's from photographer Paul Foster at the Circuit Paul Ricard

AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING ASIA ANNOUNCES 2018 DRIVER POOL

Audi Sport customer racing Asia has confirmed its driver pool for 2018. The five-driver line-up consists of Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup professional mentors Adderly Fong and Cheng Congfu and the region’s most exciting young talent: Estonia’s Martin Rump, Hong Kong’s Shaun Thong and Mitch Gilbert of Malaysia – all race winners with Audi in … Continue reading → ...

GARTH TANDER JOINS AUSTRALIAN GT FIELD

Supercars regular Garth Tander will join 2017 Australian GT Champion at the wheel of the #1 Valvoline Audi R8 LMS at Round 2 of the 2018 CAMS Australian GT Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend. Marking the opening round of the Shannons Nationals season, The Bend Motorsport Park is set to host its … Continue reading → ...

ENCOURAGING PACE FOR RAZVAN UMBRARESCU IN ZOLDER

The new GT4 European Series season began with the Belgian weekend in Zolder, where Razvan Umbrarescu pursued the development path of the new M4 GT4 together with his team, RN Vision STS. GT4 keeps on growing at an accelerated pace: more than 50% of the crews gathered in the Zolder paddock were in a situation … Continue reading → ...

LONG BEACH PROVIDES RUSH HOUR COMMUTE FOR MAZDA TEAM JOEST

Any team looks forward to competing in their home arena, and for Mazda Team Joest, the Grand Prix of Long Beach is their home arena. The temporary 1.968-mile circuit set in Long Beach’s downtown is a short drive from Mazda North American Operations and Mazda’s Research and Design facility in Irvine. The Mazda RT24-P is … Continue reading → ...

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PROTOTYPE STARS READY FOR BATTLE AT LONG BEACH AND PAUL RICARD

April 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Nissan will power prototypes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean this week at two dramatically different circuits in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup. The Nissan-powered ESM squad will head to Long Beach in the USA to do battle around the concrete-lined California streets … Continue reading → ...