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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.

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SAKAGUCHI WINS SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI IN THE WEDSPORT ADVAN GR SUPRA

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff

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.

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PAUL MILLER RACING FINISHES FOURTH AT LAGUNA SECA

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff

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.

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FOSTER JOINS IBRAHIM AND TRIPLE EIGHT JMR FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA RETURN

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff

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.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS HEAD TO SPA FOR ROUND TWO OF THE WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff

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 […]

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LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE PRESENTS THE NEW HURACAN GT3 EVO2

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff

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.

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WILKINSON BOUNCES BACK AT BRANDS HATCH WITH TOP 10 SPRINT CUP FINISH

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff

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.

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ERA MOTORSPORT TAKES IMSA POINTS LEAD WITH LAGUNA SECA PODIUM

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff

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.

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NTE/SSR HEATS UP SEASON AT LAGUNA SECA

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff

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.

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GT Cup put on a show at Brands Hatch

May 2, 2022 Michael widdowson

GT Cup arrives in Brands Hatch and puts on a show impressing GTWCE fans with some fantastic Multiclass racing.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS RETURNS TO THE PODIUM AND REGAINS WEATHERTECH POINTS LEAD

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff

Wright Motorsports closed out a successful race weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday afternoon, returning the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R to victory circle for the second time this season. With their California victory, the driving duo of Ryan Hardwick and Jan Heylen reclaimed their championship points lead in the GTD class, creating valuable momentum heading into the next rounds of the championship.

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ISAAC TUTUMLU MAKES PROMISING START TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP CAMPAIGN AT BRANDS HATCH

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff

The Spaniard of Kurdish ancestry will contest the curtain raiser event of the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup season this weekend. Tutumlu, who has never raced at Brands Hatch before, will be sharing the GSM Novamarine-run Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo with Austrian Gerhard Tweraser.

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MARCIELLO AND BOGUSLAVSKIY UNTOUCHABLE IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP RACE 2 AT BRANDS HATCH

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff

A dominant performance from the #89 Mercedes-AMG of Raffaele Marciello and Timur Boguslavskiy gave Akkodis ASP a long-awaited victory in today’s second Sprint Cup contest at Brands Hatch.

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GRT TAKES OVER THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD IN THE DTM

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff

Successful debut weekend for GRT in the DTM. The Lamborghini team from Austria departs from the season opener at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve with the championship lead in their bag. Lamborghini factory driver Mirko Bortolotti claimed another top result on Sunday carrying the success ballast of the previous day’s podium. After second place in qualifying, he steered the number 63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO to a commanding third place in the race. In the standings, the Italian and GRT are leading the drivers’ and team standings with 35 points. The next stop of the DTM 2022 will be at the Lausitzring from 20th to 22nd May.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP WIN FOR AF CORSE AT BRANDS HATCH

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff

AF Corse kicked off the Sprint Cup season with a sensational overall victory at Brands Hatch thanks to a mature performance from Ulysse De Pauw and Pierre Alexandre Jean in the #53 Ferrari.

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BMW M TEAM RLL BMW M4 GT3 QUALIFIES P4 IN GTD PRO ATLAGUNA SECA

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff

John Edwards will start the No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3 fourth in the GTD PRO class in tomorrow’s two-hour-and-forty-minute Monterey Sports Car Championship. He posted a 1:23.740-minute lap around the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Laguna Seca circuit, 0.598 seconds in arrears of the pole sitting Porsche 911 GT3R. Edwards will co-drive with Connor De Phillippi, the duo looking for their first podium finish of the season.

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WEATHERTECH RACING TO START ON THE FRONT ROW AT LAGUNA SECA

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Daniel Juncadella (Spain) will start tomorrow’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship Presented by Motul from the front row in GTD Pro.

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FRONT ROW START FOR MEYER SHANK RACING AT LAGUNA SECA

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff

After a strong start at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Oliver Jarvis brought that momentum into qualifying on Saturday after a run that nearly put the Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) Acura ARX-05 on pole position. Jarvis and teammate Tom Blomqvist will start from second for Sunday’s Monterey Sports Car Championship.

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MARCIELLO AND De PAUW SHARE OVERALL POLE POSITIONS FOR 2022 SPRINT CUP OPENER AT BRANDS HATCH

April 30, 2022 RNW Staff

Raffaele Marciello (#89 Akkodis ASP Mercedes-AMG) and Ulysse De Pauw (#53 AF Corse Ferrari) shared the spoils in today’s season-opening Sprint Cup qualifying at Brands Hatch.

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DTM PODIUM FOR MIRKO BORTOLOTTI AFTER STRONG COMEBACK

April 30, 2022 RNW Staff

Bittersweet debut for GRT in the DTM. In Saturday’s race at the season opener on the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Mirko Bortolotti claimed a podium for the Lamborghini team from Austria in a dramatic race. In the morning, the Italian had sensationally clinched his first pole position in the DTM, which was also the first for GRT and Lamborghini. In the race, the driver of the number 63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO was on course for victory until a safety car phase. A temporary problem cost him the lead. In the final phase, the Lamborghini works driver made his way back onto the podium in a hard fought battle with Mercedes-driver Maro Engel. With third place, he ensured a conciliatory result.

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