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SIX PORSCHE 911 RSR AT THE PROLOGUE IN LE CASTELLET

At the Prologue of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship (WEC) held on 6-7 April 2018 on the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France, the final preparation phase begins for the Porsche GT Team and Porsche customer teams.

Formula E

AUDI TO RACE ROME FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH FORMULA E

April 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Formula E is arriving in Europe. On Saturday, April 14, the electric racing series will make its debut in the streets of Rome. The German Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team with Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi wants to focus on further success in Italy’s capital city. Most recently, they scored victory in Mexico and … Continue reading → ...

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AUSTRALIAN GT SET TO MAKE HISTORY AT THE BEND

April 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 2018 CAMS Australian GT Championship heads to The Bend Motorsport Park for a history making weekend of racing next weekend (April 13-15). A world-class facility, The Bend Motorsport Park will host its first ever competitive motorsport event, with Australian GT the headline act. The recently completed circuit boasts a number of configurations, with Australian … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

VILLORBA CORSE UNVEIL THEIR NEW DALLARA FOR LE MANS

April 5, 2018 Charles Côté

On Wednesday, April 4 inside such an exclusive place as “Ruote da sogno” in Reggio Emilia Cetilar Villorba Corse unveiled their new Dallara P217 Gibson that will take part in the entire European Le Mans Series and, next June, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second season in a row.

Endurance

BMW M8 GTE MAKES FIA WEC DEBUT AT THE PROLOGUE

April 5, 2018 Charles Côté

BMW M Motorsport will make its maiden FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) appearance this week (6th/7th April) as it enters The Prologue, the official pre-season test at Circuit Paul Ricard in the South of France. BMW M Motorsport can count on the support of old and new partners.

Le Mans

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR NEW CHALLENGE

April 5, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After a successful pre-season programme which included 21,000km of running over four three-day tests, the team presented its 2018-19 car at Paul Ricard today prior to the first WEC event of the season, the 30-hour Prologue test which begins at 10am tomorrow and concludes at 4pm on Saturday. The 2018 TS050 HYBRID will take on … Continue reading → ...

Regulations and Schedules

GT-1 AUSTRALIA MAKES SEASON DEBUT AT MALLALA

April 5, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

There’s no question that GT racing globally has been on the rise over the last decade, but whilst that success has been a blessing for promoters, it has also had an after-effect on the very people on which the category had been originally focussed – the amateur, or ‘gentlemen’ drivers. Now, much of the GT … Continue reading → ...

Le Mans

TVR JOINS THE REBELLION

April 5, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The FIA WEC Super Season is poised to start and REBELLION Racing has announced its partnership with the iconic British sports car manufacturer TVR. In September 2017, the brand – which is well known for its place in the history books of the 24 Hours of Le Mans – revealed its latest “Griffith” model. It … Continue reading → ...

imsa

CHANGES TO SEBRING 2019 SCHEDULE TO BENEFIT ALL FANS OF ENDURANCE RACING

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

Following an extremely productive and positive meeting held on March 18 between IMSA, the FIA World Endurance Championship and Sebring International Raceway organizations, some key changes have been jointly agreed for the 2019 race weekend.

Endurance

PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON PREVIEW: 2018 USHERS IN A NEW GENERATION OF CAR AND DRIVERS

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

Entering its 16th season, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, Porsche Carrera Cup GB, is set to deliver a battle between an even split of promising newcomers and seasoned campaigners. Getting underway at Brands Hatch on 7 / 8 April, a grid of 22 second-generation 911 ‘Type 991’ GT3 Cup cars will compete as part of a refreshed format across 16 rounds and eight race weekends, including one weekend in support of the European Le Mans Series at Monza, Italy.

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RAZVAN UMBRARESCU SWITCHES TO BMW FOR HIS SECOND YEAR IN THE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

Following a successful maiden campaign last year, Razvan Umbrarescu commits himself again to a full season of GT4 action at the highest level. Teaming up with Gabriele Piana and the Razvan Umbrarescu in the RN Vision ST squad, the 25-year old from Bacau (Romania) aims for speed and consistency across the six double-headers of the SRO-sanctioned European Series.

GTWCE Sprint Cup

iRACE.WIN ANNOUNCE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA DEBUT WITH MERCEDES-AMG

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

A new team, iRace.Win, will give Mercedes-AMG its Blancpain GT Series Asia GT4 class debut this year after the team confirmed its full-season entry today.

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DAVID CRAMPTON JOINS GROWING AUSTRALIAN GT GT4 FIELD

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

David Crampton has become the latest driver to join Australian GT’s growing GT4 Class.

GTWCE Sprint Cup

STUART LEONARD’S RAPID RISE FROM AMATEUR TO BLANCPAIN GT SPRINT CUP CHAMPION

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

The Blancpain GT Series features a wide variety of drivers from across the globe, each with their own unique story to tell.

Endurance

MERCEDES-AMG WITH AMBITIOUS GOALS AND A STRONG LINE-UP FOR NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

This year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours will see two teams racing with extended factory support by Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. The Mercedes-AMG Team BLACK FALCON and the Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport will be running two Mercedes-AMG GT3s each in the classic endurance race and have the benefit of a strong driver line-up in the process.

imsa

FORTY7 MOTORSPORTS MAKING WAVES EARLY IN FULL-SEASON IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE DEBUT

April 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Forty7 Motorsports is making a name for itself in the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda. In just a few short months, the Millville, New Jersey-based organization has gone from a relative unknown to an emerging powerhouse in the LMP3 class, with aspirations of expanding further and one day, potentially, making the move to the … Continue reading → ...

WALKINSHAW AIMING FOR OKAYAMA SILVERWARE AS SUPER GT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON BEGINS

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WALKINSHAW AIMING FOR OKAYAMA SILVERWARE AS SUPER GT SEASON BEGINS

April 3, 2018 Charles Côté

Race-winning Super GT driver Sean Walkinshaw aims to get his GT300 championship bid off to the strongest possible start at Okayama International Circuit in Japan this coming weekend, 7th/8th April, when the much anticipated 2018 campaign gets underway.

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PROMISING START TO THE YEAR FOR B-QUIK RACING

April 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

A promising start to the new Thailand Super Series (TSS) season for B-Quik Racing with all our drivers making at least one trip to the podium during the course of last weekend, which took place at a very hot and dry Sepang International Circuit. In Super Car GTM Plus we debuted a new Audi R8 … Continue reading → ...

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NISSAN CHASING ANOTHER SUPER GT TITLE AS SEASON BEGINS AT OKAYAMA

April 2, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Nissan has its sights set on reclaiming the Super GT GT500 crown when the 2018 championship kicks off this weekend at Okayama in Japan. After claiming the title in 2014 and ‘15 with Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda, the No. 23 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 came close to more championship success in the past two … Continue reading → ...

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STRONG SHOWING FOR AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS IN MALAYSIA AND JAPAN

April 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

It was a successful weekend of racing for Audi customers across two countries and three series in Asia. Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup driver Bhurit Bhirombhakdi and Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing teammate Kantasak Kusiri won round two of the GT Asia Series at the Sepang International Circuit. The result capped off the weekend in … Continue reading → ...

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