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MENEZES CELEBRATES OVERDUE PODIUM RETURN AT GERMANY’S NURBURGRING

July 18, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

It had been four races since Gustavo Menezes had last set foot on the podium in the fiercely-disputed FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), but the talented young American and his Signatech Alpine Matmut team-mates finally uncorked the champagne bottles for the first time in 2017 following a gritty performance at the Nürburgring last weekend (14-16 July).

SIGNATECH ALPINE CLAIM A SECOND WEC PODIUM THROUGH SHEER PERSEVERANCE

After valuable information was gathered during free practice, qualifying saw the no.35 Alpine A470 driven by Nelson Panciatici and André Negrão set the fourth fastest time, two places ahead of the no.36 car driven by Matt Rao and Gustavo Menezes. On Sunday, the 6 Hours of Nürburgring got underway at 1pm.

VAILLANTE REBELLION FINISHES THE 6 HOURS OF NURBURGRING IN 2nd AND 4th

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Oreca 07s #31 and #13 crossed the finish line in second and fourth positions after 6 hours of fierce race on the German circuit. New podium for the #31 and his crew remodeled with the exceptional appearing of Filipe Albuquerque, come to replace Nicolas Prost, alongside Bruno Senna and Julien Canal.

MOTUL TEAM RJN PREPARING FOR SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 24 HOUR CLASSIC

After a strong day at the recent Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup test at Spa-Francorchamps, Motul Team RJN is busy preparing for the upcoming Spa 24 Hour. One of the classic races on the endurance calendar, the event will be run over July 29 and 30. NISMO factory aces Lucas Ordóñez,

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Mosing Determined To Battle Through Injuries

Victory lane was a sight for sore eyes last weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge driver Jeff Mosing.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM AIMS TO FIGHT FOR OVERALL VICTORY AT LIME ROCK PARK

After the successful trip to Canada, which yielded the first pole position for the new 911 RSR, Porsche now returns with the IMSA SportsCar Championship to the USA. Lime Rock Park hosts round seven of the most important and popular sports car series on the North American continent on 22 July.

FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING FACES THE CHALLENGES OF THE NÜRBURGRING

The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team battled through a difficult race at the Nürburgring in Germany yesterday, finishing in fifth and sixth places respectively in the GTE Pro class with the #67 and #66 Ford GTs. This result means that Andy Priaulx (GB) and Harry Tincknell (GB) retain their 11-point lead in the FIA World

WALKINSHAW EAGER TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS AS SUPER GT SEASON RESUMES AT SUGO

Two long months since the prestigious Super GT Championship was last in action at Autopolis in Japan, the world-renowned endurance racing category resumes at Sportsland Sugo this coming weekend, 22nd/23rd July, where British driver Sean Walkinshaw will be eyeing more silverware.

EIFEL HATTRICK: PORSCHE 919 HYBRID CELEBRATES ONE-TWO WIN AT THE NURBURGRING

After having achieved the third consecutive Le Mans victory, Porsche also managed a hattrick in the six-hour race at the Nürburgring: Like in 2015 and 2016, Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) climbed on to the top step of the podium.

DOUBLE WEC PODIUM FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR-CUSTOMER TEAM SECURES CLASS WIN

A successful home race for the new Porsche 911 RSR in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC: At the six-hour race on the Nürburgring, the 510 hp racer, designed and built by Porsche Motorsport in Weissach for this season, claimed two podium places.

NÜRBURGRING PODIUM FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing took its first-ever podium in the 6 Hours of Nürburgring on a challenging day for the team in the fourth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The Nürburgring, just 90km from the team’s Cologne base, has traditionally been a difficult venue for TOYOTA

ASTON MARTIN TAKE STRONG POINTS HAUL FROM 6 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING

Aston Martin Racing also scored valuable championship points with both the #95 of Nicki Thiim (DN) and Marco Sorensen (DN) and #97 of Darren Turner (GB), Jonny Adam (GB) and Daniel Serra (BR) finishing 4th and 7th respectively in the GTE Pro class.

Rookie Stout Controls Toronto MX-5 Cup

Rookie Robert Stout emerged from a hard-fought battle on the streets of Toronto to score his second Battery Tender Mazda Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires win of the season on Saturday.

FIRST POLE IN THE WEC FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR

The new Porsche 911 tackles its home race on the Nürburgring from pole position in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. In the qualifying on the 5.148-kilometre circuit in Germany’s Eifel region, Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) set the quickest time in the GTE-Pro class with the numbr 92 contender.

VAILLANTE REBELLION TO START THE 6 HOURS OF NURBURGRING IN POSITIONS 3 AND 4

At the end of the Qualifying Session, the two Oreca 07s finished in third and fourth position of the category LMP2. Mathias Beche on the #13 and Bruno Senna on the #31 recorded the best lap times of the team with their best laps at 1:44.945 and 1:45.041.

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING NETS NÜRBURGRING POLE

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will start the 6 Hours of Nürburgring from pole position after an impressive performance in qualifying for the fourth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Kamui Kobayashi and José María López took top spot by 0.154secs from the #2 Porsche for a third pole position in four races

ASTON MARTIN RACING CLAIM POLE POSITION FOR 6 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING

Aston Martin Racing has claimed the GTE Am pole position and second in GTE Pro for the start of the fourth round of FIA World Endurance Championship; the 6 Hours of Nürburgring.

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GINETTA CONCLUDES SECOND WEEK OF LMP1 WIND TUNNEL TESTING

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Ginetta has completed a second week of aerodynamic development at Williams Advanced Engineering. Engineers have now signed off designs for the LMP1 chassis, floor, rear diffuser and wheel rims. During their second week-long residency at the Wind Tunnel in Grove, Oxfordshire,

AL HARTHY AND OMAN RACING READY FOR BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THE SEASON

With just a fortnight to go until the biggest race of the Blancpain Endurance Cup season, the world-renowned Total 24 Hours of Spa, Ahmad Al Harthy says the Oman Racing team is more than ready for the category’s blue riband event.