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ADAC GT MASTERS ANNOUNCES 2022 CALENDAR

October 3, 2021 RNW Staff

The ADAC GT Masters will line up at a strong mix of seven attractive circuits in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands in 2022, and will also feature a new highlight. Next year’s calendar is based on stability: the 16th season of the series will, as has become tradition, kick off at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben from 21st to 24th April. An exciting new feature is the Family & Friends Festival at the Lausitzring in August. The ADAC GT Masters is providing early planning certainty – not only through next year’s calendar, but also the television package for 2022. Next year’s entertaining support programme will again include ADAC GT4 Germany, ADAC TCR Germany and ADAC Formula 4, while the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland will also feature on the same bill as the ADAC GT Masters on six occasions.

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HAGLER SECOND IN THRILLING GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA SEBRING OPENER

October 3, 2021 RNW Staff

Taylor Hagler and co-driver Dakota Dickerson finished a thrilling second in the Pro-Am class at Saturday’s opening Fanatec World Challenge America powered by AWS race at Sebring International Raceway, the final doubleheader weekend of the season.

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GRUPPE M TAKES SOLID SIXTH IN HOCKENHEIM DTM OPENER

October 2, 2021 RNW Staff

A lively Saturday DTM race at Hockenheim ended with Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing banking eight championship points courtesy of a sixth-place finish for Daniel Juncadella.

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THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON FOR PORSCHE DUO JAMINET/AMMERMULLER IN THE GERMAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP

October 2, 2021 RNW Staff

A first at the Sachsenring: Porsche drivers Mathieu Jaminet (26/F) and Michael Ammermüller (35/Rotthalmünster, both SSR Performance) not only claimed their third win of the season in Saturday’s race in the German GT Championship at the Sachsenring, but also presented Porsche with its first victory at the challenging and undulating circuit in the ADAC GT Masters. Luca Stolz (26/Brachbach) and Maro Engel (36/Monte Carlo, both Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT) worked their way closer to the top of the table after their third second place in a row, while Audi drivers and championship leaders Ricardo Feller (21/CH) and Christopher Mies (31/Düsseldorf, both Montaplast by Land-Motorsport) finished third and continue to look good in the title race. “It is great that we claimed the first victory for Porsche here,” said Jaminet. “It was a perfect day: thanks to pole position and the win, we picked up 28 points. They are very important in the title race, as it is very close with several cars in with a shout again this year.”

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MARK PATTERSON AND ANDERS FJORDBACH SEAL GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PRO-AM TITLE IN STYLE AT PAUL RICARD

October 2, 2021 RNW Staff

Mark Patterson and Anders Fjordbach put in a champion’s drive to wrap up the Fanatec GT2 European Series Pro-Am title to round out the series’ inaugural season at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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ALBON COMES FROM BEHIND, LAWSON FOURTH IN DTM RACE 1 AT HOCKENHEIM

October 2, 2021 RNW Staff

The opening race of the DTM Hockenheim weekend served up a feast of a show with the Ferraris of Red Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse protagonists in a thrilling race with Albon second and Lawson fourth.

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VICTORY AT THE SACHSENRING PUTS LARRY TEN VOORDE ON COURSE FOR THE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND TITLE

October 2, 2021 RNW Staff

Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite) has won race 13 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. Thanks to his seventh victory so far this season, the Dutchman has extended his championship lead over Porsche Junior Ayhancan Güven (Turkey/Phoenix Racing) by 33 points. “In terms of the overall standings, this was a great success. I didn’t manage to get past Ayhancan Güven at the start, but I found a gap shortly afterwards and I grabbed my chance,” said ten Voorde. Güven finished the race run as support to the ADAC GT Masters in second place. Scoring third place, Julian Hanses (Germany/HRT Performance) celebrated his first podium result in the German one-make cup.

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GRAND FINALE AT OULTON PARK FOR THE FERRARI CHALLENGE UK CHAMPIONSHIP

October 2, 2021 RNW Staff

The third season of the Ferrari Challenge UK came to a close with the fifth round of the Prancing Horse national series, held this weekend at Oulton Park. It was an exciting year that saw James Swift’s (Dick Lovett Swindon) Trofeo Pirelli and Graham de Zille’s (Meridien Modena) Coppa Shell titles go to the wire, with an intense and hard-fought finale that saw Swift and de Zille win their respective categories in Race 1. In Race 2, H.Sikkens (H.R. Owen London) and de Zille took the wins in their classes.

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FJORDBACH DENIES ULRICH A CLEAN SWEEP OF POLE POSITIONS IN GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PAUL RICARD QUALIFYING

October 2, 2021 RNW Staff

Christoph Ulrich and Anders Fjordbach ensured it would be a pole position apiece for the recently crowned Am champion, and the current Pro-Am points leaders, under the floodlights at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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GRUPPE M RACING FAST ON FRIDAY AT HOCKENHEIM

October 1, 2021 RNW Staff

Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing made a promising start to the penultimate round of the DTM season as Daniel Juncadella posted the second-fastest Free Practice lap at Hockenheim.

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FERRARI CHALLENGE UK TITLE TO BE DECIDED IN THE FINAL RACE AT OULTON PARK

October 1, 2021 RNW Staff

James Swift secures another win, bringing him to within 2 points of the Trofeo Pirelli championship title. The championship will be decided between Swift and Khera in the final race of the season. De Zille

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FOUR-WAY BATTLE FOR OVERALL ENDURANCE CUP TITLES HEADLINES SEASON-CLOSING TRIP TO BARCELONA

October 1, 2021 RNW Staff

The curtain will fall on the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season next weekend (8-10 October) when Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya stages a titanic four-way battle for the overall Endurance Cup crown.

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FOUR AUDI R8 LMS ENTERED IN THE INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE AT INDIANAPOLIS

October 1, 2021 RNW Staff

Audi Sport customer racing is ready for the next race of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge. This year,

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EXCITING HISTORIC RACE CALENDAR FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS TO END THE YEAR

October 1, 2021 RNW Staff

The United Autosports historic motorsport department is gearing up for a busy end to the 2021 season with a number of events coming up over the next month.

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MERCEDES-AMG DRIVER JULES GOUNON SHINES WITH ADAC GT MASTERS FIRST FASTEST TIME AT THE SACHSENRING

October 1, 2021 RNW Staff

Former champion Jules Gounon (26/F, Team Zakspeed Mobil Krankenkasse Racing) set the fastest time in the opening free practice session of the German GT Championship at the Sachsenring. In doing so, he backed up his impressive performance last time out at the Lausitzring, where he claimed pole position, victory and the fastest lap. Behind the Mercedes-AMG works driver were Porsche and Audi drivers.

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TR3 PERFORMANCE STEPS UP TO PRO CLASS AT SEBRING

September 30, 2021 RNW Staff

TR3 Performance steps up to the Pro class for the first time this season as the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS returns to historic Sebring International Raceway for the final doubleheader weekend of the campaign.

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PORSCHE CUSTOMERS READY FOR GT SUPER SPRINT CHALLENGE ROUND AT ZHUZHOU

September 30, 2021 RNW Staff

Five Porsche entries will compete in the third round of the inaugural GT Super Sprint Challenge (GTSSC) when the series travels to the Zhuzhou International Circuit.

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FLYING LIZARD RETURNS TO SEBRING WITH TWO CAR EFFORT

September 29, 2021 RNW Staff

ive years have passed since Flying Lizard Motorsports has raced at Sebring International Raceway, and this weekend, the team makes its return to the legendary track for a double-header race event in the GT America powered by aws. The black, grey, and yellow Lizard-liveried Porsche 911 GT3 R of Andy Wilzoch and the green and red TKO Motorsports Bentley Continental GT3 driven by Memo Gidley will contest in the weekend, joining the field of 23 cars.

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DXDT RACING SETS SIGHTS ON SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

September 29, 2021 RNW Staff

The battle for the Pro/Am championship title in the GT World Challenge America series continues this weekend at Sebring International Raceway, and DXDT Racing is ready to put in a strong effort to close the 20-point gap to the leaders in the team standings. With three wins and seven podiums, DXDT Racing has been persistent all season long in the top class, consistently showing the strength of the Mercedes AMG customer racing program, led by team owner David Askew.

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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP ASIA TO HOST INVITATIONAL EVENT AT MACAU

September 29, 2021 RNW Staff

The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (PCCA) will hold an invitational round at Macau’s legendary Guia Circuit on 19-21 November for the Macau GP. The non-championship event will be the series’ first visit to Macau since 2013, with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) set to make its maiden appearance on the world-famous street circuit.

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