SPORTSCAR Archives - Page 88 of 338 - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com

SPORTSCAR

LAMBORGHINI PICKS UP THIRD INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN WIN OF THE SEASON

July 11, 2021 RNW Staff

Lamborghini moved back into the lead of the International GT Open points standings following a third win in six races for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing’s Frederik Schandorff and Michele Beretta at the Hungaroring. The pair headed the sister VS Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo of Yuki Nemoto and Baptiste Moulin in Race 1 and bagged third place in Sunday’s second race.

SPORTSCAR

WEERTS/VANTHOOR MAKE IT A BRACE OF WINS FOR AUDI IN THE GERMAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP IN ZANDVOORT

July 11, 2021 RNW Staff

Audi was the dominant manufacturer at the third race weekend of the season in the German GT Championship: after yesterday’s success, Charles Weerts (20/B) and Dries Vanthoor (22/B, both Team WRT) claimed a second victory for the brand with the four rings in Sunday’s race. Second place for Mercedes-AMG drivers Maximilian Buhk (28/Hamburg) and Raffaele Marciello (26/I, both Mann-Filter Team Landgraf – HTP/WWR), and third place for Rolf Ineichen (42/CH) and Franck Perera (37/F, both GRT Grasser Racing Team) meant the podium featured three different manufacturers. “I really like the circuit here in Zandvoort and it is nice to have won here,” said winner Charles Weerts. “The whole weekend has been very good for us, with fifth place on Saturday, followed by pole and the win today.”

SPORTSCAR

COOL RACING ADDS TO LE MANS CUP POINTS TALLY IN DIFFICULT MONZA WEEKEND

July 11, 2021 RNW Staff

COOL Racing added to its championship tally with both cars on a difficult weekend for both crews. Qualifying was promising, with Antoine Doquin adding a third place to his two pole positions so far this season. Maurice Smith put in another solid performance and took eighth for the #69 Ligier JS P320.

SPORTSCAR

UNITED AUTOSPORTS WIN LE MANS CUP RACE IN MONZA

July 11, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports have won the third round of the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup at Monza.

SPORTSCAR

FELLER/MIES CLAIM FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON FOR AUDI IN THE GERMAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP IN ZANDVOORT

July 10, 2021 RNW Staff

Pole position, the fastest lap of the race, and victory: Ricardo Feller (21/CH) and Christopher Mies (31/Düsseldorf, both Montaplast by Land-Motorsport) claimed a commanding victory in Saturday’s race in the German GT Championship in Zandvoort. This was the first victory of the season for the Audi R8 LMS. Second place at the spectacular circuit in […]

SPORTSCAR

MONTERMINI READY TO COMPETE IN THE LE MANS CUP AT MONZA

July 9, 2021 RNW Staff

Andrea Montermini is wearing again a racing suit and helmet for the Italian round of the 2021 Le Mans Cup. The event is underway at the Autodromo Nazionale in Monza as third round of the season.

SPORTSCAR

1 AIM VILLORBA CORSE WARMS THE ENGINES UP FOR THE MONZA 4 HOURS

July 9, 2021 RNW Staff

After Thursday’s pre-race testing day, 1 AIM Villorba Corse is ready for the 4 Hours of Monza. Fourth round of the 2021 European Le Mans Series on July 9-11, Italian event is the only home racing weekend on the ELMS calendar for the team led by Raimondo Amadio. that lines up #18 Ligier JS P320 powered by Nissan for racing drivers Alessandro Bressan, Damiano Fioravanti and Andreas Laskaratos. The two Italian and the Greek are expecting a high-revs weekend in the Temple of Speed and the event is particularly felt by the whole team, that will try to make up for the last two complicated races at the Red Bull Ring and Le Castellet, conditioned by unforeseen and unfortunate events.

SPORTSCAR

RLR MSPORT CHASING ELMS AND LE MANS CUP PODIUM SUCCESS AT MONZA

July 8, 2021 RNW Staff

RLR MSport is chasing podium success upon the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup’s return to the historic and evocative Autodromo Nazionale Monza (9-11 July).

SPORTSCAR

ERA MOTORSPORT ARRIVES IN MONZA TO CONTINUE ELMS CAMPAIGN

July 8, 2021 RNW Staff

The second half of the 2021 European Le Mans Series begins this week in northern Italy, and the No. 17 IDEC SPORT / Era Motorsport LMP2 car will be one of 44 entries competing in the 4 Hours of Monza. Following a strong performance but early retirement at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship last month, the trio of Kyle Tilley, Dwight Merriman, and Ryan Dalziel hope the progress made on their racing machinery in the states will benefit the European race program as well.

SPORTSCAR

WAYNE BOYD TO MAKE LE MANS 24 HOURS DEBUT WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS

July 8, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Wayne Boyd will join their Le Mans 24 Hours team for the 2021 race on 20-21 August.

SPORTSCAR

NIELSEN RACING SEEKING PODIUMS IN ITALY

July 7, 2021 RNW Staff

Having secured a breakout Michelin Le Mans Cup victory last time out, Nielsen Racing are looking forwards to the European Le Mans Series and MLMC double-header this weekend at Monza.

SPORTSCAR

GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM REINFORCES ZANDVOORT LINE-UP WITH FOUR LAMBORGHINI WORKS DRIVERS

July 7, 2021 RNW Staff

After an intensely busy few weeks in the USA, the GRT Grasser Racing Team can now look forward to a well-deserved trip to seaside. Next stop after Watkins Glen is Zandvoort on the Dutch North Sea coast and the good vibes that come from renewing the chase for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters title. Rounds five and six of this year’s Super Sports Car League are due to be hosted by the Netherlands next weekend (9th – 11th July). Team principal Gottfried Grasser and his crew are aiming for a first win of the season and have therefore recruited from Italy to reinforce the squad manning their four-strong fleet of Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO cars.

SPORTSCAR

UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARING FOR MONZA BATTLE

July 7, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are preparing for round four of the European Le Mans Series and round three of the Michelin Le Mans Cup at Monza, Italy this weekend.

SPORTSCAR

ROVERA READY FOR DOUBLE ELMS/FIA WEC HOME ROUND IN MONZA

July 7, 2021 RNW Staff

Time for the long-awaited double home appointment at Monza for Alessio Rovera on the #88 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE. After several national victories, the 26-year-old Italian driver from Varese, some 50 km from Monza, will return racing on the Autodromo Nazionale to face this year’s challenges of the international endurance events promoted by ACO / Le Mans and FIA. On July 9-11 the 4 Hours of Monza will be the round of the 2021 European Le Mans Series, while the following weekend (July 18) will host the 6 Hours as third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

SPORTSCAR

MARTIN AND ALEX BRUNDLE TEAM UP TO CONTEST E-TYPE’S 60th ANNIVERSARY RACE AT THE CLASSIC

July 7, 2021 RNW Staff

Martin and Alex Brundle were at Silverstone yesterday (Tuesday) revving up to contest The Classic’s spectacular 60th Anniversary E-Type Challenge race at the end of this month (30 July – 1 August).

SPORTSCAR

ANOTHER STRONG SHOWING FOR JACK AITKEN AS GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE HITS MISANO

July 6, 2021 RNW Staff

Jack Aitken recorded his first double top 10 finish of the season to collect more valuable points in the third Sprint Cup round of the GT World Challenge Europe season at Misano last weekend.

SPORTSCAR

THE GERMAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS ON THE DUTCH NORTH SEA COAST

July 5, 2021 RNW Staff

Sun, sand and super sports cars: This weekend (9th to 11th July), the unique holiday atmosphere of Zandvoort awaits the German GT Championship. The ADAC GT Masters will start for the first time – even before Formula 1 – on the spectacular new layout at the Dutch circuit, which nestles in the North Sea dunes and was remodelled last year. Just short of 30 GT3 cars will be out to beat the Porsche 911 GT3 R of championship leaders Michael Ammermüller (35/Rotthalmünster) and Mathieu Jaminet (26/F, both SSR Performance). Up to 3,000 spectators per day will be able to watch the summer spectacle live at the racetrack.

SPORTSCAR

LAMBORGHINI SECURES FIRST ITALIAN GT ENDURANCE VICTORY OF THE SEASON IN THE MUGELLO 3 HOURS

July 5, 2021 RNW Staff

Lamborghini recorded its first Italian GT Championship Endurance victory in the second round of the season at Mugello, courtesy of Imperiale Racing’s Stuart Middleton, Alberto Di Folco and Andrea Amici. The trio brought their Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo home second on the road at the end of the three-hour race but were elevated to winners following a pit-stop infringement penalty for the car ahead. The triumph also means that Middleton, Di Folco and Amici moved into the lead of the championship standings heading into the next round of the Endurance campaign at Vallelunga in September.

SPORTSCAR

MIXED MISANO BRINGS TOP 15 BEST FOR HUTCHISON AND WINKELHOCK

July 5, 2021 RNW Staff

Finlay Hutchison and Markus Winkelhock encountered a mixed first outing in the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli over the weekend, delivering two determined race performances despite a lack of overall pace.

SPORTSCAR

TEAM WRT AUDI COMPLETES DOMINANT GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE MISANO WEEKEND

July 4, 2021 RNW Staff

Charles Weerts and Dries Vanthoor took a significant step towards defending their Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup drivers’ title with a second consecutive triumph at Misano.

SPORTSCAR

Epic Crash videos and compilations

Share this video