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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CHALLENGES FOR DTM STARS

La Source, Eau Rouge, Raidillon, Blanchimont – these are all parts of the Belgian Grand Prix circuit of Spa-Francorchamps that instill respect and a certain awe in every racing driver. They are not just famous, they are a real challenge for man and machine first and foremost. When DTM is staging the sixth round of its season in Belgium this weekend (9-11 September), the DTM stars are under pressure, too. Spa-Francorchamps is a circuit at which driving abilities and a healthy dose of courage count more than at most other race tracks. At 7.004 kilometres, the Ardennes roller coaster is also the longest track on the DTM calendar on which no other circuit has a difference in altitude of one hundred metres either.

THE BMW M HYBRID V8 TO ENTER THE NEXT PHASE OF TESTING IN THE USA

Since its roll-out on 25th July at Varano de‘ Melegari (ITA), the BMW M Hybrid V8 has got important kilometres under its belt during a number of tests at European racetracks. BMW M Motorsport engineers have obtained valuable basic data and sorted out any initial teething troubles. The result is a good basis on which to further intensify preparations of the car in the USA from September, ahead of the start of the season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona (USA) in January 2023.

WINNING WEEKEND FOR B-QUIK ABSOLUTE RACING AS THAILAND SUPER SERIES VISITS BURIRAM

An amazing weekend for B-Quik Absolute Racing at Chang International Circuit in the second round of Thailand Super Series 2022, which we capped off with a superb 1-2 finish in last Sunday’s Super Car GT3 Race 2, our all-Australian line up of Daniel Bilski and Philip Massoud in the #27 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo 2 bouncing straight back after a torrid Race 1 the previous day to lead home the sister #25 Audi shared by Sandy Stuvik and Akash Nandy, the Thai-Malaysian pairing making it an impressive two runner up finishes from the two races.

BMW M TEAM RLL FINISHES FIFTH IN GTD PRO AT VIR

The No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3 finished fifth in the GTD PRO class in today’s two-hour-and-forty-minute Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, the result not indicative of the team displaying a much more competitive day than shown in the last few rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Connor De Phillippi and John Edwards completed 86 laps around the beautiful 3.27-mile, 18-turn VIRginia International Raceway, finishing 54 seconds behind the class winning Porsche 911 GT3R. Ultimately, a costly delay for a bad wheel nut on the final pit stop cost valuable seconds that extinguished a chance at the podium.

CALSONIC IMPUL Z SCORES A GRAND COME-FROM-BEHIND SUPER GT WIN AT SUZUKA

The FUJIMAKI GROUP SUZUKA GT 450km RACE, Round 5 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series took place at Suzuka Circuit (1 lap 5,807m) in Mie Prefecture on August 28 (Sun.).In the GT500 class, the No. 12 CALSONIC IMPUL Z (Kazuki Hiramine/Bertrand Baguette) started from the last position of 15th on the staring grid to charge ahead in magnificent style and take the win. In the GT300 class, the No. 4 GOODSMILE HATSUNE MIKU AMG (Nobuteru Taniguchi/Tatsuya Kataoka) executed a skillful race strategy to take its first win in five years.

BMW M TEAM RLL TO START FOURTH IN GTD PRO AT VIR

Connor De Phillippi qualified the No. 25 MOTUL BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3 fourth in the GTD PRO class for tomorrow’s two-hour-and-forty-minute Michelin GT Challenge at VIR race. De Phillippi recorded a 1:44.791- minute lap around the 3.27-mile, 18-turn VIRginia International Raceway circuit. The Californian will share the car tomorrow with John Edwards. The pair stands fifth in GTD PRO class driver point standings with a season’s-best third place finish at Laguna Seca earlier this year.

THE FIRST SUPER GT POLE POSITION FOR THE NEW Z CAR GOES TO THE MOTUL AUTECH Z AT SUZUKA

The qualifying for the FUJIMAKI GROUP SUZUKA GT 450km RACE, Round 5 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series took place at Suzuka circuit (1 lap 5,807m) in Mie Prefecture on August 27 (Sat.). In the GT500 class, Quintarelli in the No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH Z (Tsugio Matsuda/Ronnie Quintarelli) took the first pole position for the new Nissan Z and his first since 2019. In the GT300 class, Okusa in the No. 10 TANAX GAINER GT-R (Ryuichiro Tomita/Riki Okusa/Yusuke Shiotsu) won the class pole position for the first time.

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