United Autosports have scored a triple podium at the Gulf 12 Hours, including a class win for Richard Meins, Shaun Lynn and Jim McGuire in the #23 Ligier JS P3. Johnny Mowlem, Bon Grimes and Tony Wells teamed up in the #22 Red River Sport Ligier JS P3, finishing second in the ProAm class.
The Spaniard finished 3rd in GT Pro class during the seventh edition of the Gulf 12 hours at the wheel of the Attempto Racing-entered Lamborghini Huracán GT3 with pairing of Aly Çapan and Clemens Schmid.
Middle Eastern racing driver Ahmad Al Harthy and the Oman Racing team celebrated a fabulous runner-up finish in class during the Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 16th December, thanks to a superb display in the squad’s Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3.
Oman Racing trio Ahmad Al Harthy, Tom Jackson and Euan McKay will begin today’s Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi from the GT Pro-Am class pole position and fourth on the overall grid, thanks to a terrific team performance in qualifying at Yas Marina Circuit on Friday, 15th December.
Sports Car Club of America officials have confirmed the SCCA National Championship Runoffs will use the traditional 12-turn, 2.52-mile course layout when it visits Sonoma Raceway Oct. 16-21.
SRO Motorsports Group will launch three new European-based GT4 championships in 2018 after confirming the format and calendars for GT4 Nordic European Cup, GT4 Central European Cup and GT4 Belgium. Last month the promoter’s founder and CEO, Stephane Ratel, unveiled plans to launch several new GT4 series over the next two years. Today,
Scuderia Corsa will field a second entry during the IMSA North American Endurance Cup, with Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell joined by team newcomer Frankie Montecalvo, as well as Sam Bird for the 24 Hours at Daytona.
Jan Magnussen was one month shy of his 25th birthday when his Formula One career ended following a sixth-place result in the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix for the Stewart Ford team.
The six drivers will contest the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Bentley’s fifth season with two brand new second generation Bentley Team M-Sport Continental GT3s, and will also complete the entire Intercontinental GT Challenge for the first time.
Gustavo Menezes will graduate to the highest level of international sportscar racing in 2018-19, after signing to compete for Rebellion Racing in the headlining LMP1 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) – describing it as a ‘dream’ move and ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’.
Toyota Gazoo Racing will be participating at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2018, an event showcasing customized cars, which is scheduled to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, for three days from January 12-14, 2018.
Four young NASCAR drivers racing under the Ford banner will take part in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge opener at Daytona Int'l Speedway on Jan. 26.
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“Our Le Mans”, the docufilm that tells about Cetilar Villorba Corse debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, will be free on line at www.cetilarvillorbacorse.com/film on Monday, December 18. Directed by Nico Fulciniti of JOBDV/Studio, the docufilm is totally focused on the effort that brought the all Italian team led by Raimondo Amadio to an extraordinary ninth place overall
Subaru of America announced a new contingency support program for privateer racing teams competing with the Subaru BRZ tS model in the Pirelli World Challenge racing series
After ending the 2017 season with the title of LMP2 World Champion, the REBELLION Racing team will return to the top category of the World Endurance Championship next season, just one year after leaving it. As usual, two cars will be lined up by the Swiss team in 2018.
The Formula Race Promotions season has been extended to include a seventh weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park based on demand as a Sept. 14-16 date has been added to the calendar to feature the conclusions of the Atlantic, F2000 and F1600 seasons