GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA SET FOR LONG AWAITED RETURN AT SEPANG
Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS returns from a two-year hiatus this weekend (May 20-22) at Sepang, which hosts the opening round of 2022’s campaign.
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RECORD DTM FIELD AT LAUSITZRING TURN 1
Spectacular motorsport is guaranteed: when the 29 world-class drivers with their race cars are roaring through the banked first corner, exclusively reserved for DTM, it will be tight at Lausitzring. Turn 1, with its light banking, is something special. A challenge for all, a breath-taking highlight for the fans. Two, three or sometimes even four abreast, the race cars from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-AMG as well as Ferrari, Lamborghini and, for the first time, Porsche will be taking on this magic first corner at around 250 km/h while the spectators have an excellent view of the action from the towering grandstand, 36 metres high.
LAMBORGHINI ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF ITS LMDh HYBRID SPORTS CAR PROTOTYPE RACING PROGRAM
Lamborghini Squadra Corse is developing its first LMDh prototype, which will debut in 2024 in the FIA World Endurance Championship (Hypercar class) and the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship (GTP class). Since 2015, Lamborghini has been competing at the pinnacle of GT racing, celebrating more than 40 titles and some unique achievements: the triple GTD class win at the legendary 24 Hours at Daytona between 2018 and 2020 was the first time a manufacturer won three times in a row. Now, the company’s commitment to the LMDh class is the step into the top level of sports car racing, allowing Lamborghini to compete for overall victories at the world’s most prestigious endurance races, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours at Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring.
JACK AITKEN SECURES SECOND SUCCESSIVE ELMS VICTORY AT IMOLA
British-Korean driver Jack Aitken maintained his 100% winning record in the second round of the European Le Mans Series at Imola, finishing seventh overall and dominating the Pro-Am category.
HIGH CLASS FIELD FOR THE DTM TROPHY SEASON OPENER AT LAUSITZRING
The appeal of the DTM is also effective in the talent pool that is DTM Trophy: drivers from eleven nations fill the grid for the season opener at Lausitzring Turn 1 powered by Autohero this weekend (20-22 May). 20 production-based GT sports cars from six automobile manufacturers, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and Toyota will be starting for the first two of the 14 races of the 2022 DTM Trophy on Saturday and Sunday at 3.15pm CEST.
MARTIN AND JEWISS MASTER CHALLENGING PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CONDITIONS AT BRANDS HATCH
Porsche Carrera Cup GB – the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK – arrived in Kent for the second weekend of the season with three drivers tied on points at the top of the table. Will Martin (Richardson Racing) drove to victory in the weekend’s dramatic first race while local driver Kiern […]
SUMMIT IN THE ALPS FOR THE ADAC GT MASTERS
The Red Bull Ring is the venue for a motorsport spectacle from 20th to 22nd May. The alpine circuit in the Styria region of Austria hosts the second round of this season’s ADAC GT Masters, which features a first: The McLaren 720S GT3 is making its debut in the German GT Championship, with former Formula […]
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING FINISHES THIRD AT MID-OHIO
Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil) and Tristan Nunez (Boynton Beach, Fla.) finished third in Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Lexus Grand Prix at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
PAUL MILLER RACING PULLS OFF PODIUM AT MID-OHIO
It was a fuel save to the finish, but the Paul Miller Racing team hung on to score a second-place result at the Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio. Though the No.1 BMW M4 GT3 qualified on pole in the hands of Madison Snow, Snow would not cross the starting line first, as the No. 17 Lexus […]
MAIDEN ELMS GTE VICTORY FOR AHMAD AL HARTHY AND OMAN RACING AT IMOLA
Ahmad Al Harthy produced a truly faultless performance during round two of the European Le Mans Series at Imola in Italy on Sunday, 15th May, to help secure a dominant GTE class win for his Oman Racing team – in doing so becoming the first Omani to take victory in the prestigious championship.
GRT ARRIVES TO THE LAUSITZRING FOR ROUND TWO OF THE 2022 DTM AS CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER
The 2022 DTM season got off to an almost perfect start for GRT in Portimão. After a pole position and two podiums by Lamborghini factory driver Mirko Bortolotti, the squad led by team principal Gottfried Grasser surges on with the first races in Germany this coming weekend. For the third and fourth race of this year’s DTM championship, the crews of the four Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO will travel from Grasser Racing’s headquarters in Styria to the Lausitzring. On this familiar track, Mirko Bortolotti, Clemens Schmid, Rolf Ineichen and Alessio Deledda will be looking to build on their form from the first round of the season.
MARCIELLO/BOGUSLAVSKIY DOMINATE SPRINT CUP RACE 2 AT MAGNY-COURS
Raffaele Marciello and Timur Boguslavskiy are back on top of the Sprint Cup standings after the Akkodis ASP Mercedes-AMG duo scored a resounding victory in today’s race at Magny-Cours.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS SCORE DOMINANT ELMS LMP3 VICTORY & CLAIM BRILLIANT LMP2 RUNNER-UP PLACING
United Autosports scored an emphatic LMP3 victory with their #3 Ligier (Kay Van Berlo/Andrew Bentley) and second place overall with its #22 Oreca (Phil Hanson/Tom Gamble/Duncan Tappy) in the second round of the European Le Mans Series at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari track in Italy today (15 May).
SUNENERGY1 CLINCH MERCEDES-AMG’s FIRST BATHURST 12 HOUR VICTORY SINCE 2013
Mercedes-AMG swept the LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour podium at Mount Panorama earlier today after SunEnergy1’s Luca Stolz, Jules Gounon, Kenny Habul and Martin Konrad beat Craft-Bamboo and Triple Eight in the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli season opener Down Under. Gounon took the chequered flag 8.7 seconds clear of Maro Engel, who shared […]
WEERTS/VANTHOOR BAG FIRST SPRINT CUP WIN OF 2022 AT MAGNY-COURS
Team WRT bagged its first Sprint Cup win of the 2022 season in this evening’s race at Magny-Cours thanks to a lightning-fast stop that allowed the #32 Audi to snatch the lead during the pit window.
SPECTACULAR QUALIFYING FROM AL HARTHY ON IMOLA DEBUT WITH ELMS GTE POLE POSITION
History-making racing driver Ahmad Al Harthy entered his name into the motorsport record books once again on Saturday, 14th May, after sensationally becoming the first Omani to qualify on pole position in the prestigious European Le Mans Series.
MEYER SHANK RACING THIRD ON MID-OHIO STARTING GRID
Arriving at the home track carrying the momentum of a strong podium result and tied for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship lead, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) was eager to kick things off at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend. Located just 60 miles north of its brand new 42,000 square foot facility, Mid-Ohio has been central to the team’s history since day one.
PAUL MILLER RACING QUALIFIES ON POLE AT MID-OHIO
Madison Snow battled tricky conditions and a changing track surface to qualify the No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 on pole for tomorrow’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio.
SENSATIONAL MOSTERT BAGS LAST GASP BATHURST POLE FOR COINSPOT AND AUDI
An incredible final sector helped Chaz Mostert beat fellow Audi driver Kelvin van der Linde to LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour and Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli pole position, as well as the Allan Simonsen Trophy, at Mount Panorama earlier this evening (May 14).
K-PAX RACING LINE-UP CHANGES AHEAD OF NOLA SERIES DEBUT
K-PAX Racing has been known over its history for quickly adapting, producing positive results which include several Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Championship titles. Following a sweep of the season-opener in its Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs and in response to foundational series modifications since, the team’s 2022 program will undergo changes to […]
