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WALKENHORST MOTORSPORT SETS SIGHTS ON OVERALL VICTORY IN THE ARDENNES

July 27, 2021 RNW Staff

Sights set on overall victory, whilst looking ahead to the future: BMW M Motorsport is focussing on two main sporting priorities at the highlight of this season’s FANATEC GT World Challenge Europe, the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL). In the race, Walkenhorst Motorsport, armed with the BMW M6 GT3 and a host of BMW works drivers, will be out to claim the team’s second overall victory, having previously won in 2018. The new BMW M4 GT3 will complete a number of demo laps after Superpole on Friday. Not only will the car be presented, but also the hybrid steering wheel, developed in collaboration with FANATEC. The flood disaster in Germany and Belgium is another important topic. Among other things, the BMW Group is donating 1.5 million euros to support the rescue services in the disaster areas. As an expression of sympathy, the BMW race cars at Spa-Francorchamps will bear the message ‘We stand together’.

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE BIDS FOR SPA 24 HOURS GLORY WITH CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING PARTNER TEAM GARAGE 59

July 27, 2021 RNW Staff

The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will fight for honours in three classes of this weekend’s TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa, as the luxury sportscar brand and its partner team Garage 59 bid to record an outright victory in the famous Belgian endurance event for the first time.

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CLASH OF THE TITANS: WHO WILL EARN OVERALL GLORY AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 27, 2021 RNW Staff

With less than a week remaining before the world’s most competitive GT race gets underway, there is an important question to consider: who is the favourite for overall victory at this year’s TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa.

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DESIGN GT3 SPORTS CARS FROM AUDI SPORT FOR THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF SPA

July 27, 2021 RNW Staff

Audi Sport customer racing will be showcasing four one-off designs at the Spa 24 Hours from July 29 to August 1. The individual designs of the Audi R8 LMS pay homage to a major anniversary on the famous Ardennes circuit whose racing history began in 1921.

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GUY SMITH TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS ROAD TO LE MANS TEAM ALONGSIDE JIM McGUIRE

July 27, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are pleased to confirm that Guy Smith will join their Road to Le Mans team for the 2021 event, racing alongside Jim McGuire in the Ligier JS P320.

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FINAL COUNTDOWN TO THE BIGGEST AND BEST CLASSIC EVER

July 26, 2021 RNW Staff

This weekend’s eagerly-anticipated 30th birthday edition of The Classic (30 July – 1 August) will be the biggest and best in the festival’s outstanding history with record grids, record classic car displays, record anniversary circuit parades and record ticket sales plus epic levels of very welcome entertainment for the whole family.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS GT4 TEAM READY TO FIGHT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD IN ROUND FOUR AT SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

July 26, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are ready to head to Spa Francorchamps, for the fourth round of 2021 GT4 European Series. Next weekend’s races take the 2021 season over the halfway mark, with United Autosports lying second in the Silver Class Championship, only seven points behind the leaders.

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GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES KICKS OFF SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON AT SPA WITH 41 CARS

July 26, 2021 RNW Staff

The second half of the GT4 European Series season gets underway at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend (28 – 31 July) when a 41-car grid will contest a pair of one-hour races at the legendary venue in the Belgian Ardennes.

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MIXED SECOND DTM WEEKEND AT THE LAUSITZRING WITH POINTS FOR MAXI BUHK AND MERCEDES-AMG MUCKE MOTORSPORT

July 26, 2021 RNW Staff

The Space Drive Mercedes-AMG GT3 #18 of Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport and Maximilian Buhk can score points again at the second race weekend of the DTM at the Lausitzring and crosses the finish line in 10th place in the first race and in 18th place in the second race on Sunday after a pit stop penalty.

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KCMG’S PORSCHE DUO READY FOR THE CHALLENGE AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 26, 2021 RNW Staff

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) is set to take on the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa with two Porsche 911 GT3 R on July 29 – August 1.

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BRITISH RACER WITT MAKES MID-SEASON SWITCH FROM GT2 TO LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE

July 26, 2021 RNW Staff

British racing driver Jordan Witt has confirmed a surprise mid-season switch to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe from the next round of the championship this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, moving across to the popular one-make category from the Fanatec GT2 European Series.

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DOUBLE DTM TRIUMPH FOR MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT AT LAUSITZRING

July 25, 2021 RNW Staff

In the second event of the 2021 DTM, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport scores its first two wins in the still fresh season in the weekend’s two races. Philip Ellis (SUI) from Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD secured victory in the first race at Lausitzring with a strong performance in the #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3. On Sunday, Mercedes-AMG Team HRT’s Maximilian Götz (GER) emulated this success by winning the second race.

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ULRICH CLINCHES GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES AM TITLE AS AUDI AND KTM TRIUMPH ONCE APIECE AT SPA

July 25, 2021 RNW Staff

PK Carsport by Heinz’s #81 Audi and True Racing’s #16 KTM shared the Fanatec GT2 European Series Pro-Am honours during an enthralling weekend of racing at Spa-Francorchamps on 24-25 July – the championship’s first visit to the iconic Belgium circuit.

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BITTERSWEET DTM SECOND PLACE FOR LAWSON AT LAUSITZRING

July 25, 2021 RNW Staff

Excitement swirled at the Lausitzring as the second weekend of the DTM season came to a close, with Liam Lawson’s Ferrari taking second place and Alex Albon’s eleventh.

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ULRICH TAKES DOUBLE POLE, ROSINA AND GUELINCKX SPLIT PRO-AM HONOURS IN GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES SPA QUALIFYING

July 24, 2021 RNW Staff

Christoph Ulrich put in a strong qualifying performance to take a double pole position in Am ahead of the penultimate rounds of the 2021 Fanatec GT2 European Series at Spa-Francorchamps tomorrow (25 July).

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EXCELLENT DTM SECOND PLACE FOR LAWSON IN RACE-1 AT LAUSITZRING

July 24, 2021 RNW Staff

Liam Lawson’s second place and Alex Albon’s fifth in Race-1 of round two of the DTM at the Lausitzring were brilliant results given a Balance of Performance that reduced the power of AF Corse’s 488 GT3 Evo 2020.

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YOUNT AND HILDEBRAND TO RACE NTE SPORT AUDI R8 LMS AT ROAD AMERICA IMSA SPORTSCAR WEEKEND

July 23, 2021 RNW Staff

Following a successful fourth-place finish at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen last month, Audi Sport Customer Racing team NTE Sport is back in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next month for the IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America. The No. 42 Audi R8 LMS will be piloted by returning drivers Don Yount and JR Hildebrand.

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FERRARI AT LAUSITZRING FOR ENCORE IN THE DTM

July 23, 2021 RNW Staff

After an extraordinary victorious debut at Monza, Ferrari is looking to repeat the feat in round two of the DTM season this weekend at the Lausitzring circuit. The Red Bull Alpha Tauri AF Corse team will represent the Prancing Horse on the track, with the two Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 ‘s driven by Liam Lawson, winner of Race-1 at Brianza, and Alex Albon.

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ZAK BROWN AND RICHARD DEAN TO ENTER ROUND FOUR OF GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES AT SPA FRANCORCHAMPS

July 23, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are delighted to confirm that team owners, Zak Brown and Richard Dean will enter the fourth round of the GT4 European Series at Spa Francorchamps, next weekend.

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THE ADAC GT MASTERS UNABLE TO RACE AT THE NURBURGRING AT THE START OF AUGUST

July 22, 2021 RNW Staff

After the tragic flood disaster in the Eifel and the surrounding regions, the Nürburgring and its infrastructure will continue to be used by rescue services as a headquarters for coordinating relief efforts in the region until 8th August at the earliest. Under these circumstances, it is no longer to hold the fourth race weekend of the German GT Championship at the Nürburgring at the start of August, as was originally planned. An alternative date or venue are currently being assessed and will be announced shortly.

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