British GT: Barwell take stunning pole whilst Steller Dominates GT4
The unofficial Lap record for British GT at Silverstone was obliterated by Sandy Mitchell for Barwell Motorsport as he takes pole position for the Silverstone 500.
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BRUNI SETS ELEVENTH WEC POLE POSITION IN A ROW FOR THE PORSCHE 911 RSR AT SPA
The Porsche GT Team has continued its impressive streak of pole positions in the FIA World Endurance Championship. In the hunt for top times on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, works driver Gianmaria Bruni planted the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR on the first grid spot. Setting a lap time of 2:14.481 minutes, the Italian, who shares the car with Austria’s Richard Lietz, was the fastest GT driver on the 7.004-kilometre racetrack. The No. 92 sister car driven by Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark), the winners of the season opener in Sebring, take up the race from position two. For the last two years, the 378 kW (515 PS) 911 from Weissach has proven unbeatable in the GTE-Pro class qualifying.
A MAJOR NAME RETURNING DTM: SCHNITZER CLASSIC ON THE GRID WIT KRIS NISSEN
When the season in the DTM Classic Cup season is getting underway at DEKRA Lausitzring Turn 1 powered by Autohero from 20-22 May 2022, fans can look forward to seeing a major name from the rich DTM history returning. The newly-formed team Schnitzer Classic with Stefen Trautwein and his son Yannik at the helm is looking after the legacy of the traditional racing stable from Freilassing near the German-Austrian border and is running a BMW M3 E30 in the DTM Classic Cup, raced by no less than Kris Nissen.
ACTION PACKED WEEKEND IN PROSPECT AS 25 CAR SPRINT CUP GRID HEADS TO MAGNY COURS
Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS will join a festival of motor racing next weekend (13-15 May) when Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours plays host to the second stop on the 2022 Sprint Cup schedule.
CHANGED OMENS FOR AUDI SPORT AND ITS COMPETITORS IN THE BATHURST 12 HOUR
The 2022 endurance season in Australia begins under new auspices. The rules of the Bathurst 12 Hour from May 13 to 15 state that the previous purely professional driver lineups are a thing of the past. Instead, professional race drivers will be racing alongside amateurs at the breathtaking Mount Panorama. Six of the seven Audi cars entered this year will start in this Pro-Am category. Another R8 LMS will take part in the Am classification. The four professionals Nathanaël Berthon, Ricardo Feller, Kelvin van der Linde and Markus Winkelhock represent the Audi Sport brand at the eleventh start at Bathurst.
50 YEARS OF BMW M ANNIVERSARY LIVERY FOR THE SCHUBERT BMW M4 GT3 AT THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
For BMW M Motorsport, this year’s 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (GER) is dominated by the 50th anniversary of BMW M. Many activities are planned, and the ‘50 years of BMW M’ theme will be a prominent feature out on the track. BMW M Motorsport team Schubert Motorsport will compete with a BMW M4 GT3 sporting a special anniversary livery, which will be unveiled this weekend during the qualifying races on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.
B-QUIK ABSOLUTE RACING ANNOUNCES ALL-AUSTRALIAN LINE UP FOR NO 27 AUDI IN THAILAND SUPER SERIES
B-Quik Absolute Racing is pleased to announce an all-Australian line up for the #27 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO 2 for Thailand Super Series 2022 as Daniel Bilski will team up with Philip Massoud and we’re delighted this very well balanced and competitive pairing has come together.
THE ARTA NSX-GT TAKES ITS FIRST WIN OF THE SUPER GT SEASON
The FAV HOTEL FUJI GT 450km RACE, Round 2 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held on May 4th (Wed. holiday) at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563m × 100 laps). Big accidents caused the race to be stopped twice, resulting in its finish at the end of 62 laps, which saw the GT500 class victory go to the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT (Tomoki Nojiri/Nirei Fukuzumi), while the GT300 class win went to the No. 10 TANAX GAINER GT-R (Ryuichiro Tomita/Riki Okusa/Yusuke Shiotsu).
PORSCHE AIMS TO CONTINUE ITS FIA WEC WINNING STREAK AT SPA
Porsche heads to round two of the season leading the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. After clinching a class win at the season opener in Sebring (USA), the factory squad now aims to follow up with another victory at the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps. The latest generation of the ca. 378 kW (515 PS) Porsche 911 RSR remains unbeaten on the Formula 1 racetrack in Belgium. In the 2019/2020 and 2021 seasons, the 911 dominated the GTE-Pro class on the Ardennes circuit. Porsche is eager to continue this streak this coming weekend.
GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE BRANDS HATCH WEEKEND ROUNDUP
The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season is now in full swing following last weekend’s Sprint Cup opener at Brands Hatch.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-LEADING ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE SETS THE STANDARD AHEAD OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS RETURN
The Aston Martin Vantage GTE returns to action in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship [WEC] in the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps this weekend, having made a winning start to its GTE-Am class campaign with the Sebring 1000 Miles (in the USA), back in March.
SAKAGUCHI WINS SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI IN THE WEDSPORT ADVAN GR SUPRA
Official Qualifying sessions for the FAV HOTEL FUJI GT 450km RACE, Round 2 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on May 3rd at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563 m) in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GT500 class Pole Position was won by Sakaguchi in the No. 19 WedsSport ADVAN GR Supra (Yuji Kunimoto/Sena Sakamoto). The GT300 class pole was taken by Yamauchi in the No. 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT (Takuto Iguchi/Hideki Yamauchi) for the second straight time following Round 1. These two cars will start from the front of their respective class grids in tomorrow’s (May 4th) race.
PAUL MILLER RACING FINISHES FOURTH AT LAGUNA SECA
The Paul Miller Racing team led laps early and notched a fourth-place finish in today’s Monterey Sports Car Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
FOSTER JOINS IBRAHIM AND TRIPLE EIGHT JMR FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA RETURN
2018 championship runner-up Nick Foster makes his long awaited Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS return this year after joining forces with Triple Eight JMR.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS HEAD TO SPA FOR ROUND TWO OF THE WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
After a brilliant start to the #23’s championship campaign, finishing first at the season opener in Sebring, the team lead the WEC championship as they head to Spa-Francorchamps, a circuit known for United Autosports’ recent LMP2 domination having won the last two consecutive WEC races in 2020 & ’21. Alexander Lynn makes his season debut with […]
LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE PRESENTS THE NEW HURACAN GT3 EVO2
Lamborghini presents the new Huracán GT3 EVO2, designed and developed by Squadra Corse of Sant’Agata Bolognese based on the Huracán STO, with which it shares important design elements, rear-wheel drive only, and a naturally aspirated V10 engine, which in the road version delivers 640 horsepower.
WILKINSON BOUNCES BACK AT BRANDS HATCH WITH TOP 10 SPRINT CUP FINISH
Oliver Wilkinson and team-mate Rob Bell opened their Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup campaign with a hard-earned top-10 finish for the JOTA McLaren 720S GT3 on home ground at Brands Hatch.
ERA MOTORSPORT TAKES IMSA POINTS LEAD WITH LAGUNA SECA PODIUM
Era Motorsport completed the first sprint race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s LMP2 class this weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The Indianapolis-based squad drove a masterful race to finish in second place in the No. 18 Oreca, taking the championship points lead with drivers Dwight Merriman and Ryan Dalziel.
NTE/SSR HEATS UP SEASON AT LAGUNA SECA
While the temperature at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca was rather cool, NTE/SSR put some heat into their season at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round four with the No. 42 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo. Lamborghini GT3 Junior driver Jayden Conwright earned the team a second-place starting position and together, he and Marco Holzer drove to earn a sixth-place finish.
GT Cup put on a show at Brands Hatch
GT Cup arrives in Brands Hatch and puts on a show impressing GTWCE fans with some fantastic Multiclass racing.
