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BMW PRESENTS THE NEW M4 GT4

June 17, 2022 RNW Staff

With the official presentation in the run-up to the SRO race weekend at the VIRginia International Raceway (USA), BMW M Motorsport has rung in the sales phase of the new BMW M4 GT4, which is set to continue its predecessor’s run of success in the internationally established GT4 category as of the 2023 season. The car was on display with the BMW M Motorsport design for the first time on Friday, having previously successfully completed a test race in camouflage livery at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER). The new BMW M4 GT4 goes on sale with plenty of technical highlights. Production is set to start in October 2022, to allow the first cars to be delivered to teams in time for the start of the 2023 season.

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MAXIMILIAN GOTZ IS BACK IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

June 17, 2022 RNW Staff

Maximilian Götz (36/Uffenheim) is returning to the German GT Championship and will line up for the Madpanda Motorsport team at round three of the ADAC GT Masters in Zandvoort (24th to 26th June).

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DXDT READIES TO DEFEND WIN ON HOME TURF AT VIR

June 15, 2022 RNW Staff

After enduring a blistering hot weekend last month in New Orleans, the competitors of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS head northeast this weekend for rounds five and six of the championship, to be hosted at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). The No. 63 and No. 08 DXDT Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 cars seek to defend the team’s 2021 win and double-podium weekend June 17-19.

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NTE/SSR SEEKS OUT UNFINISHED BUSINESS AT WATKINS GLEN

June 14, 2022 RNW Staff

After taking a brief hiatus from the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule, Lamborghini customer racing team NTE/SSR is back and ready to race next week at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen. After finishing fourth in the six-hour endurance sports car race last year, the team has unfinished business at the event, hungry as ever to score their first podium finish as a group. This year’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen will bring together NTE/SSR regular co-drivers Don Yount and Jaden Conwright with Marco Holzer returning, racing the No. 42 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo.

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GRT ARRIVES IN IMOLA CHASING THEIR FIRST WIN IN THE DTM

June 13, 2022 RNW Staff

The third round of the 2022 DTM season is preparing a special kind of home fixture for GRT this coming weekend. For the Austrian Lamborghini team, the home races of Lamborghini in the prestigious GT3 series are on the agenda from 17 to 19 June. On the iconic Grand Prix circuit of Imola, GRT wants to build on its successful start to the season with their four Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs. Mirko Bortolotti and his compatriot Alessio Deledda will compete as local heroes in Italy alongside their teammates Rolf Ineichen and Clemens Schmid.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WINS FIFTH LE MANS 24 HOURS

June 13, 2022 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing stormed to victory in the 90th Le Mans 24 Hours to extend its winning run to five at the legendary Circuit de la Sarthe.

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UNITED IMPRESSIVELY FIGHT BACK TO MAINTAIN TOP-SIX LE MANS FINISHING RECORD

June 13, 2022 RNW Staff

United Autosports kept up its remarkable record of claiming a top-six finish in the Le Mans 24 Hours since the team’s 2017 debut in the legendary endurance sportscar race when Alex Lynn/Oliver Jarvis/Josh Pierson (#23) recovered brilliantly in the 90th running of the French classic this weekend (11-12 Jun).

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE TITLE BATTLE INTENSIFIES WITH MID-SEASON TRIP TO ZANDVOORT

June 13, 2022 RNW Staff

The Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season shifts into its busiest period this weekend (17-19 June) with the third stop on the Sprint Cup calendar taking the short-format championship to Zandvoort.

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PORSCHE WINS THE GT CLASS AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

June 12, 2022 RNW Staff

Porsche has won the GTE-Pro class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Works driver Gianmaria Bruni from Italy, Richard Lietz from Austria and Frédéric Makowiecki from France crossed the finish line in first place after an intensive and gripping race over 350 laps.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM FIGHTING FOR THE WIN AT LE MANS

June 12, 2022 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team is leading the GTE-Pro class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After putting in strong drives through the night in their No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR, Kévin Estre, Michael Christensen and Laurens Vanthoor have built a gap at the front of more than a minute with eight hours of racing to go. In 2018, this trio from France, Denmark and Belgium achieved a class win here at the world’s greatest endurance race. The No. 91 sister car is currently running fourth after almost 16 hours of racing. In the GTE-Am class, the customer teams WeatherTech Racing and Hardpoint still have realistic chances of winning.

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STRONG START AT LE MANS FOR PORSCHE AND ITS CUSTOMER TEAMS

June 11, 2022 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team and the customer squads have put in strong drives in the opening phase of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. At the four-hour mark, the two Porsche 911 RSR fielded by the works team are currently running in second and third in the fiercely contested GTE-Pro class. In the GTE-Am category, the 911 entries from WeatherTech Racing and Dempsey-Proton Racing lead the 23-strong field after a thrilling early phase in France.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS SECURE JOSH PIERSON FOR 2023 WEC SEASON

June 10, 2022 RNW Staff

United Autosports, a year on from announcing Josh Pierson as the youngest driver to race in the FIA World Endurance Championship and at Le Mans, are pleased to announce that Josh will continue racing in this championship for a second consecutive year with the team in 2023.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM STARTS THE LE MANS 24 HOURS FROM THE SECOND GRID ROW

June 10, 2022 RNW Staff

The two 911 RSR fielded by the Porsche GT Team will take up this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans from the second grid row. In the Hyperpole session, the two works drivers Frédéric Makowiecki from France and Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium planted the two ca. 378 kW (515 PS) 911 racers on positions three and four. In the GTE-Am class, Britain’s Harry Tincknell secured the third grid spot at the wheel of the No. 77 car campaigned by the customer team Dempsey-Proton Racing.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING TAKES DRAMATIC LE MANS POLE

June 10, 2022 RNW Staff

Brendon Hartley left it until the last moment to earn TOYOTA GAZOO Racing their sixth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours pole position in a thrilling Hyperpole contest at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

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THREE PORSCHE 911 QUALIFY FOR HYPERPOLE AT LE MANS

June 9, 2022 RNW Staff

The two 911 RSR fielded by the Porsche GT Team have qualified for the Hyperpole at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Works driver Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium and Frédéric Makowiecki from France concluded the qualifying session on the 13.626-kilometre racetrack in positions one and three in the GTE-Pro class.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING RESUMES LE MANS CHALLENGE

June 9, 2022 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s challenge for a fifth consecutive Le Mans victory resumed with practice and qualifying sessions on Wednesday, as race week began at Circuit de la Sarthe.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS READY TO ATTACK ROAD TO LE MANS AFTER DOUBLE PODIUM SUCCESS AT IMOLA

June 8, 2022 RNW Staff

United Autosports are preparing for a busy race week at Le Mans, as the five-car entry for the annual Road to Le Mans race gets underway from tomorrow. The support race for the 24 Hours of Le Mans also contributing to the full Le Mans Cup 2022 season, with the team therefore set on scoring maximum points to remain within the championship fight.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE LEADS THE CHARGE FOR 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VICTORY

June 6, 2022 RNW Staff

Three Aston Martin Vantage GTEs will fight to continue the car’s sparkling recent GT record in this weekend’s 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since the turn of the decade, an Aston Martin has finished on the podium in every class it has entered at the most famous motor race of them all – including two glorious victories in 2020.

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NEW DESIGN, NEW NAME FOR THE BMW M HYBRID V8 LMDh PROTOTYPE

June 6, 2022 RNW Staff

Ahead of the testing phase for the LMDh prototype for the 2023 season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, BMW M Motorsport announces the name, the design, and an exciting camouflage livery for the car. The BMW M Hybrid V8 will sport a look designed by BMW Group Designworks, and celebrates the history of BMW M Motorsport in North America while defining a dynamic hybrid electric future. Key information for fans is that the prototype is clearly recognizable as a BMW M car.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM OPTIMISES THE 911 RSR SETUP AT THE LE MANS TEST DAY

June 5, 2022 RNW Staff

At the official pre-test, the Porsche GT Team has continued its preparations for the 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (11/12 June). In the two four-hour sessions on the 13.626-kilometre Circuit des 24 Heures, both Porsche 911 RSR run by the works team turned a total of 143 laps (1,949 kilometres). On the timesheets, the No. 91 and 92 cars occupied positions three and six in the notoriously competitive GTE-Pro class. Eight other ca. 378 kW (515 PS) racers from Weissach will tackle the GTE-Am category. The fastest Porsche in that class was the No. 93 entry from Proton Competition with Hollywood star Michael Fassbender as one of the driver crew.

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