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This weekend, the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup celebrates a milestone at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium: As support to the Belgian Grand Prix (27 to 29 August 2021), the international one-make cup founded in 1993 holds its 300th race. A 32-strong field of ca. 375 kW (510 PS) 992-generation 911 GT3 Cup cars is expected to contest round five of the 2021 season. When it premiered 28 years ago in Imola, Italy, the series 964 model 911 had an output of 202 kW (275 PS).

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TIM HARVEY RETURNS TO PORSCHE ONE-MAKE RACING AT THRUXTON

August 26, 2021 RNW Staff

After a decade away, the most successful driver in Porsche Carrera Cup GB history, 1992 British Touring Car champion Tim Harvey, will make his return to Porsche one-make racing. Harvey will join the Porsche Visit Cayman Islands Sprint Challenge GB grid as a guest driver for rounds 9 and 10 at Thruxton alongside the British Touring Car Championship over the weekend of 28 and 29 August.

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FILIPE ALBUQUERQUE RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS LMP2 TEAM FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

August 26, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Filipe Albuquerque will return to the team for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship, marking his sixth year with the team.

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K-PAX RACING IN PRIME POSITION FOR SECOND-HALF OF 2021 CAMPAIGN

August 25, 2021 RNW Staff

In the last six rounds across three states, K-PAX Racing has finished at the top of the podium five times. Nearing the halfway mark of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS season, the team will continue its strong push to gain points towards the with the Drivers, Team and Manufacturers Championship.

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BRITISH AUTOMOBILE RACING CLUB SILVERSTONE PHOTO-SHOOT

August 25, 2021 RNW Staff

Last weekend I was able to spend a few hours at Silverstone for the BARC race meeting.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS BACK IN WISCONSIN FOR SRO AMERICA WEEKEND AS POINTS LEADERS

August 24, 2021 RNW Staff

Wright Motorsport heads to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the second time this month, this time to compete in the Fanatec GT World Challenge and GT America series. The Batavia, Ohio-based Porsche customer racing team enters the weekend as the points leaders in both series, looking to continue a season of consistent execution to expand the point leads.

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TR3 GROWS TO TWO CARS FOR ROAD AMERICA

August 24, 2021 RNW Staff

TR3 Racing will step up its SRO competition program this weekend with a new Pro-Am lineup in Fanatec GT World Challenge America presented by AWS. The team will grow to a two-car program with a new Am class entry at the high-speed Wisconsin circuit, as well as integrating a GT America outing on the weekend.

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TAYLOR HAGLER RETURNS TO ROAD AMERICA FOR SRO SPRINTS

August 24, 2021 RNW Staff

After an eleven-week break between events, the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS championship races back into action this weekend at Road America. Taylor Hagler has kept busy in the meantime and is eager for her return to action for the doubleheader race weekend in Wisconsin.

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DXDT RACING EXPECTS STRONG WEEKEND AT ROAD AMERICA

August 24, 2021 RNW Staff

The mid-summer season break is officially over for all SRO America series, and this weekend, the three championships head to Road America for a weekend of action-packed racing. DXDT Racing is back in full force with their five-car operation, ready to continue the championship fights into the second half of the season. Three doubleheaders and one standalone event remain, turning up the heat on every lap remaining for the rest of the 2021 championships.

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CADILLAC IN DEVELOPMENT WITH All-NEW LMDh

August 24, 2021 RNW Staff

Cadillac today announced it is developing a fourth generation Cadillac prototype constructed to the new IMSA and Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) LMDh regulations. The Cadillac LMDh prototype will compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the WEC Championship beginning in 2023.

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ALESSIO ROVERA WINS ON HIS DEBUT AT LE MANS

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

Alessio Rovera made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans winning the fourth round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship behind the wheel of #83 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE together with teammates François Perrodo and Nicklas Nielsen.

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GREAT RECOVERY DRIVE FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT LE MANS 24 HOURS TO FINISH FOURTH IN TOUGH ENDURANCE BATTLE

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports scored a fourth-place finish at the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours with the #23 Oreca 07 of Paul Di Resta, Alex Lynn and Wayne Boyd after a tough race, which involved some fantastic teamwork from all three United Autosports crews.

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IRON LYNX REALISES A LE MANS DREAM

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

Italian racing team Iron Lynx wrote its name in the history books on Sunday, taking third, fourth and ninth positions in the LMGTE Am class at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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A DISAPPOINTING 24 HOURS OF LE MANS FOR CETILAR RACING

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

Six hours, 56 minutes and 22 seconds. This is how long this edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans lasted for Cetilar Racing team, on their fifth participation in the La Sarthe race, the first running the #47 Ferrari 488 GTE and unfortunately, also the first one the team “all made in Italy” could not conclude.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP TITLE BATTLE REACHES CRUCIAL PHASE WITH 29-CAR FIELD SET FOR BRANDS HATCH

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

A 29-car field will herald the return of Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS to Brands Hatch this weekend (28/29 August) for a pair of Sprint Cup races on the 3.9km Grand Prix circuit.

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DOUBLE TRIUMPH AT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS FOR FERRARI

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

The 89th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the oldest and most prestigious endurance race and the fourth round of the FIA WEC World Championship, was dominated by AF Corse’s 488 GTEs, which triumphed in the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am classes. Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Côme Ledogar at the wheel of the #51 Ferrari won the LMGTE Pro class, while Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo and Alessio Rovera lorded it over the LMGTE Am class. The Iron Lynx 488 GTE, crewed by Italians Rino Mastronardi and Matteo Cressoni and the Ferrari Driver Academy’s Callum Ilott, completed the podium in this category. A very special starter, Ferrari Chairman John Elkann, sent the cars on their way at 4pm on Saturday.

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FOURTH SUCCESSIVE LE MANS WIN FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned a historic and dramatic fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours victory, overcoming adversity to become the first Hypercar winners at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

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RLR MSPORT’S BENHAM AND JAKOBSEN SCALE LE MANS PODIUM

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

RLR MSport’s Mike Benham and Malthe Jakobsen scaled the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans podium by racing to third place in the Michelin Le Mans Cup ‘Road to Le Mans’ (Saturday 21 August).

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NIELSEN RACING TAKES LE MANS CUP TITLE LEAD

August 23, 2021 RNW Staff

Two key races in the Michelin Le Mans Cup took place at the weekend, with the Road to Le Mans supporting the 24 Hours of Le Mans and for Nielsen Racing, it proved to be a roller-coaster with Tony Wells and Colin Noble dominating the first 55-minute race, while forced to retire from the second. Most importantly, the #7 driver duo together take the title lead by nine points with just two rounds remaining.

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PODIUM FINISH FOR THE PORSCHE 911 RSR AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

August 22, 2021 RNW Staff

Porsche has secured a podium spot in the fiercely contested GTE-Pro class at the 89th edition of the Le Mans 24-hour race. The works drivers Kévin Estre from France and Neel Jani from Switzerland as well as Denmark’s Michael Christensen achieved third place in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR. The No. 91 sister car driven by Gianmaria Bruni from Italy, Richard Lietz from Austria and Frenchman Frédéric Makowiecki wrapped up round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in fourth place. The in-house fight between the two works cars for the final podium spot was decided about an hour before the flag dropped: After sliding in the last chicane, the rear of the No. 91 had to undergo repairs and a replacement of the brakes.

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