GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VALENCIA WEEKEND ROUNDUP
After 368 laps staged across 10 races at five venues, the 2021 Sprint Cup season concluded last weekend at Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia.
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WRIGHT TARGETS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT SEBRING DOUBLEHEADER
For the first time since 2009, SRO America will return to Sebring International Raceway this weekend for the penultimate rounds of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America. Wright Motorsports leads the Pro/Am team championship by 20 points, and after a podium finish at Watkins Glen International last month, drivers Jan Heylen and Fred Poordad are expected to be strong contenders to return to Victory Circle in this weekend’s 90-minute doubleheaders. The duo currently leads in the driver point standings by 58 points and could win their respective championship this weekend.
K-PAX RACING READY TO ATTEND PENULTIMATE GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA ROUNDS AT SEBRING
The penultimate rounds of the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Championship is among K-PAX Racing and its two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs, with the team able to clinch multiple championships October 1-3 at Sebring International Raceway.
GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PREPARES FOR PAUL RICARD SHOWDOWN
This weekend (1-3 October) marks the conclusion of a thrilling title fight in the Fanatec GT2 European Series as the curtain comes down on the inaugural season at Circuit Paul Ricard.
ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE CONTENDER RAFFAELE MARCIELLO: THE ANTI-SUPERSTAR
He had one foot in Formula 1, was part of the Ferrari Driver Academy and raced against Carlos Sainz jr. and Danil Kvyat on the karting scene: Raffaele Marciello (26/I, Mann-Filter Team Landgraf – HTP/WWR) has every reason to puff his chest out proudly as he strolls through the paddock. However, the Italian, who is battling for the title in the German GT Championship, is an unassuming character: “I am not a star, but just a normal person doing his job.” The Mercedes-AMG works driver will have another opportunity to ‘do his job’ this weened (1st to 3rd October), when he lines up alongside Maximilian Buhk (28/Hamburg) in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo at the Sachsenring.
SILVERSTONE SUCCESS FOR HARRY KING
Harry King returned to the top step of the podium at Silverstone with a second victory of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB season.
TWO WINS AND MORE PODIUMS FOR TEAM PARKER RACING AT SILVERSTONE
Leicestershire outfit Team Parker Racing claimed two wins in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB as Harry King finished first overall and Justin Armstrong emerged victorious in the Am class, while Kiern Jewiss and Ryan Ratcliffe also added podium finishes at Silverstone.
WYLIE MAKES SOLID RETURN TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB
Ross Wylie made a solid return to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB by scoring two top-seven placings at Silverstone (26 Sep). Ross posted seventh place in the day’s opening race and followed that up with sixth in Race 2.
FERRARI CHALLENGE UK HEADS TO OULTON PARK FOR SEASON FINALE
The Ferrari Challenge UK visits the Oulton Park circuit this weekend, for the final two races of a thrilling season which started at Brands Hatch back in May. Current leader, Lucky Khera (Graypaul Birmingham), has been consistent throughout the year, with two race wins and six 2nd places in 8 races, as well as a Pole Position at Brands Hatch and three fastest laps.
THE TITLE RACE RESUMES IN THE GERMAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP
The suspense is rising: The title race in the German GT Championship travels to the Sachsenring this weekend (1st to 3rd October) for the sixth of this season’s eight events, and the contenders for the championship can afford no signs of weakness at the challenging and undulating circuit. Just three points separate championship leaders Ricardo Feller (21/CH) and Christopher Mies (31/Düsseldorf, both Montaplast by Land-Motorsport) in the Audi from their closest rivals, Mercedes-AMG works drivers Raffaele Marciello (26/I) and Maximilian Buhk (28/Hamburg, both Mann-Filter Team Landgraf – HTP/WWR). As well as being able to follow the action from the grandstands at the Sachsenring, fans will again be allowed in the paddock, where they will be in the thick of the action.
WILKINSON SIGNS OF SPRINT CUP SEASON WITH FOURTH IN VALENCIA
Ollie Wilkinson and JOTA team-mate Ben Barnicoat wrapped up their maiden Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup season with a fourth-place finish in race two at Valencia.
DANIEL HARPER CONTINUES NURBURGRING PODIUM RUN
Daniel Harper continued his exceptional recent run of results in the Nürburgring Endurance Series on Saturday (25th September), with a fourth podium finish of the season putting the BMW Junior Team firmly in title contention heading into the season finale next month.
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND WIN FOR LARRY TEN VOORDE AT MONZA
Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite) has taken an important step on his mission to defend his Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland title. The Dutchman won race twelve on Sunday at Italy’s Autodromo Nazionale Monza ahead of Porsche Junior Ayhancan Güven (Turkey/Phoenix Racing) and Bastian Buus (Denmark/Allied-Racing). “The wet track surface dried up lap after lap, so the conditions were special. Ayhancan Güven and I had an intense duel, which was great fun. Ultimately, I pipped him at the post,” said ten Voorde. Thanks to his victory as part of the International GT Open support programme, the defending champion managed to extend his lead in Carrera Cup standings and now lies 28 points ahead of Saturday’s winner Güven in the overall rankings.
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT TIGHTENS AS KING AND CAMMISH WIN AT SILVERSTONE
rsche Carrera Cup GB – the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK – traveled to Silverstone at a crucial point in the championship fight. Dan Cammish (Redline Racing) arrived as the third championship leader of the season following the Croft weekend, but his eight point advantage over Lorcan Hanafin (JTR) would be reduced significantly by Sunday afternoon.
GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP PRO-AM AND SILVER CUP TITLES DECIDED AT VALENCIA
The Silver Cup and Pro-Am titles were decided in the final Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup race of 2021, while Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT sealed a clean sweep of overall victories to conclude the campaign in style at Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia.
BUMPY WEEKEND FOR CARBAHN WITH PEREGRINE RACING ON THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing faced a final wild weekend out west at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.
WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS KEEPS IMSA PODIUM STREAK GOING AT LONG BEACH
Wright Motorsports secured a third-place finish on Saturday afternoon at the Long Beach Grand Prix, keeping the points battle tight for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD team title. Patrick Long, Trent Hindman, and the crew on the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R excelled under pressure on the downtown streets of Long Beach, earning their third-straight podium finish.
PFAFF LONG BEACH SECOND-PLACE MOVES “PLAID PORSCHE” INTO IMSA GTD POINTS LEAD
Pfaff Motorsports moved the No. 9 “Plaid Porsche” to the top of the GTD class championship point standings following a hard-fought second-place finish at the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday, September 25. The 100-minute race – the shortest of the season for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – on the temporary race course through the streets of Long Beach, California also saw the No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R continue its podium streak finishing in third-place. In the GTLM class, the Proton Competition-managed WeatherTech Racing No. 79 Porsche 911 RSR-19 also brought home a third-place result.
PAUL MILLER RACING TAKES COMMANDING WIN AT LONG BEACH
Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers drove the No. 1 Total lubricants-backed Paul Miller Racing machine to victory lane today at the Long Beach Grand Prix.
CADILLAC RACING SWEEPS LONG BEACH
The Whelen Engineering Cadillac team led the trio of Cadillac DPi-V.Rs to a one, two, three finish in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Long Beach Grand Prix.
