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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO REGIONAL TITLES DECIDED ON WORLD FINALS OPENING DAY AT MISANO

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo regional championship campaign reached its conclusion at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, with both the Europe and North America titles decided on the final day of the season in Italy. A total of 52 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo cars took to the circuit in the last races before the traditional World Finals begins on Saturday.

ESTRE AND JANI ON GTE PRO POLE IN BAHRAIN

Works driver Kévin Estre has planted the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR on pole position in qualifying for the six-hour race in Bahrain. In the close hunt for top times, the Frenchman only just outpaced his Italian brand colleague Gianmaria Bruni in the identical ca. 515 PS nine-eleven with the starting number 91. For Kévin Estre and Neel Jani, who currently rank second in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, this is the fourth pole position from the fifth and penultimate race of the season. In the GTE-Am class, the best 911 RSR takes up the race from third place.

GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM BACK ON WINNERS’ ROW

Game, set and match for Team GRT Grasser Racing! The Austrian squad put their stamp on the ADAC GT Masters at the weekend in Hockenheim with a brace of victories and pole positions. At the legendary grand prix circuit in south-west Germany, Mirko Bortolotti and Marco Mapelli finally ended the long spell without a win in the Super Sports Car League for the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. The Lamborghini works drivers secured the first triumph in the ADAC GT Masters since 2019 for GRT Grasser Racing and Lamborghini Squadra Corse.

SPECTACULAR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON-OPENER AND EIGHT RACE WEEKENDS ON GREAT RACE TRACKS

The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland racing calendar is set for the 2022 season: The programme includes eight weekends with 16 races on four German tracks and four European Formula 1 circuits. Six rounds of the German one-make cup series will be contested as support to the ADAC GT Masters. Drivers and teams can look forward to a spectacular start to the 33rd season with a spectacular race weekend as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Moreover, Italy’s Imola racetrack hosts the Carrera Cup alongside the DTM.

UNITED AUTOSPORTS FINISH 2021 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP SEASON FIFTH AND SIXTH IN CHAMPIONSHIP

United Autosports ended the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup at Portimao on a high with two top-ten finishes in the championship standings for the #23 Ligier JS P320 of John Schauerman and Wayne Boyd and the #22 of Gerry Kraut and Scott Andrews. Daniel Schneider and Andy Meyrick also brought the #32 Ligier JSP320 across the line to finish within the top-ten at the final race in Portimao, an impressive result for what has been a mixed season for the pairing. 

SECOND WIN OF THE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON FOR KOHLER

Leon Köhler (Nebulus Racing by Huber) celebrates a perfect end to the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland season: The German scored his second win of the season on Sunday at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. “The start was a bit turbulent and I managed to benefit from that. I was determined to win another race. The fact that it happened on home turf was of course fantastic,” said Köhler, who lives in the town of Kleinwallstadt not far from the racetrack. Second place at race 16 of the season went to Saturday’s winner and newly crowned champion Larry ten Voorde (Netherlands/Team GP Elite), followed by Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing) in third. At the season finale, the last remaining title decision was made: Loek Hartog (Netherlands/Black Falcon Team Textar) won the rookie class of the 2021 season. A total of 29 drivers tackled the event run as support to the ADAC GT Masters in their 510 PS Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racers.

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