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PODIUM FINISH FOR THE FERRARI 499P AT SPA

The 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round three of the FIA WEC, ended with the Ferrari 499P crewed by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi securing its first podium in the Hypercar class. In contrast, the car of Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen had to retire following an accident, from which the Italian driver emerged unscathed, less than two hours before the chequered flag.

LOEK HARTOG TAKES HIS FIRST PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND VICTORY AT SPA

At round two of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, Loek Hartog (Team GP Elite) climbed to the top of the podium for the first time. The Dutchman scored his first one-make cup victory on Saturday at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). “Winning has been my big goal since my first Carrera Cup race two years ago. Now I finally did it. I was under a lot of pressure on the last lap so that makes me all the more pleased with this win,” said Hartog. His compatriot and teammate Larry ten Voorde secured second place in a nail-biting championship race held as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC support programme. The trophy for third place went to Morris Schuring (Netherlands) from the Fach Auto Tech team.

HARRY KING KICKS OF THE NEW PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON WITH A VICTORY

Harry King (Allied-Racing) has hit the ground running in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland: The UK racer won the season-opening race on the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) ahead of the two Dutchmen, Larry ten Voorde and Loek Hartog (both GP Elite). This was King’s debut in Porsche’s German one-make cup – which he promptly won. “It feels great to start the season with such a sense of achievement. We used the free practice to set the car up for this track. It makes me all the more pleased that we were rewarded as a team,” said King about his success in the race run as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) support programme.

BEST PORSCHE 963 TO START SIXTH AT SPA

The No. 6 Porsche 963 will tackle the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps from the sixth grid spot. In qualifying for round three of this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, Frenchman Kévin Estre was the fastest driver at the wheel of a hybrid prototype “Made in Flacht”. His fellow countryman Frédéric Makowiecki qualified the sister car fielded by Porsche Penske Motorsport on the fifth grid row. The customer squad Hertz Team Jota gave a convincing performance in the hunt for top times in Belgium with seventh place.

FRONT ROW START FOR THE FERRARI 499P AT SPA

The Spa-Francorchamps circuit hosted qualifying for round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship, in which the Ferrari 499Ps took second and third place. The times posted by Miguel Molina at the wheel of the number 50 Hypercar and Antonio Giovinazzi in the number 51 mean the Prancing Horse cars will set off from a favourable position in the 6 Hours of Spa on Saturday, 29 April at 12.45 p.m. (local time).

PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT SENDS THREE 963 WITH A SPECIAL LIVERY TO LE MANS

The three Porsche 963 fielded by Porsche Penske Motorsport at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be decked out in a distinctive design. However, the fundamental look of the 963 will stay the same. The colourful designs were unveiled today (Friday, 28 April) as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC race weekend in Belgium. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Porsche brand, the No. 75 vehicle will tackle the Hypercar class at the 100th anniversary of the 24-hour race as an additional entry from the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer.

BEN GREEN JOINS SCHUBERT MOTORSPORT FOR THE 2023 ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON

The field continues to grow for the opening round of this season’s ADAC GT Masters, which takes place on 10th June at the “Festival of Dreams” at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. Schubert Motorsport has registered one BMW M4 GT3 for the 2023 season. The team from the Magdeburger Börde region of Germany can call on the services of Ben Green, who won last year’s Pirelli Junior competition. Eduardo Coseteng from the Philippines will share the cockpit of the super sports car with the 25-year-old Brit.

32 CARS TO CONTEST THE OPENING PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND ROUND AT SPA

The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland returns from its winter break: the 34th season gets underway on the spectacular Ardennes rollercoaster of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) from 27 to 29 April. Thanks to its capacity grid of 32 drivers, the start of the season as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC support programme promises some gripping race action. Fans can look forward to two thrilling events with the 375 kW (510 PS) Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS DESCENDS ON NEW ORLEANS FOR THRILLING SHOWDOWN

Motivated by multiple successes at the season-opener earlier this month, Wright Motorsports heads to New Orleans, Louisiana this weekend for Rounds three and four of the SRO Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS. The Ohio-based team has some unfinished business at NOLA Motorsports Park and will enter both the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 992) of Charlie Luck and Jan Heylen and the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 991.2) of Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer to fight for top honors. Adelson and the No. 120 Porsche will also compete in the GT America powered by AWS, riding the momentum of his victorious weekend at Sonoma Raceway.

THREE PORSCHE 963 TAKE ON SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS FOR THE FIRST TIME

Porsche Penske Motorsport travels to round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC feeling confident. At the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, the works team is determined to build on its successful outing in Portugal’s Portimão, where the LMDh-compliant Porsche secured its first podium result in the WEC. Three “Made in Flacht” hybrid prototypes will contest the Hypercar class: In addition to the two factory cars, the customer outfit Hertz Team JOTA fields a 963 for the first time. In the GTE-Am class, five other Porsche customer teams fight for victory with six 911 RSR from Weissach.

FLYING LIZARD SEEKS GLORY IN THE LAND OF JAZZ AND JAMBALAYA

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will not be the only event making music in New Orleans, Louisiana this weekend, as SRO America brings multiple championship battles to New Orleans Motorsports Park for two packed days of sports car racing. Four Flying Lizard Motorsport entries will compete in the event, racing in Rounds Five and Six of the GT America Powered by AWS and Rounds Three and Four of the Pirelli GT4 America series. With three Aston Martin Vantage GT4 cars and one Porsche 911 GT3 R, the Lizards have multiple attempts to hit it big in the Big Easy.

ADAC GT MASTERS DEBUT FOR LIQUI MOLY TEAM ENGSTLER MOTORSPORT

Liqui Moly Team Engstler Motorsport will line up in its first season in the ADAC GT Masters in 2023. In Chinese driver Dylan Yip and Kwanda Mokoena from South Africa, the team from Wiggensbach in the Allgäu region of Germany is putting its faith in two international rookies. In recent years, the team has won multiple titles in ADAC TCR Germany and now goes in pursuit of success in the ADAC GT Masters as well as the DTM. The new Engstler duo will make their debut at the opening round of the iconic GT3 series, which takes place on 10th June as part of the “Festival of Dreams” at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg.

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