POLE POSITION IN FIRST EVER IMSA QUALIFYING FOR MATEO LLARENA
Performance Tech Motorsports’ Mateo Llarena earned the team’s second Motul Pole Award of the 2021 season at Watkins Glen International.
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FRONT ROW START FOR MEYER SHANK AT WATKINS GLEN
The second IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship weekend in a row will see Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) back in action at Watkins Glen International for a two-day show for the WeatherTech 240 at The Glen.
SAINTELOC RACING DRIVER HUTCHISON ADDS GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT CUP RACES TO 2021 SCHEDULE
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli is the unexpected destination for Scottish racing driver Finlay Hutchison this weekend, after he agreed an eleventh hour deal with Audi team Sainteloc Racing to add the rest of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS Sprint Cup to his 2021 programme.
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING HEADS BACK TO WATKINS GLEN
Four days after competing in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen, Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil) and Felipe Nasr (Brazil) return to Watkins Glen International July 1-2 for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship WeatherTech 240 at the Glen.
PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS LOOKING FOR REDEMPTION AT WATKINS GLEN
The team is capping off its 10-day stay in upstate New York with IMSA Prototype Challenge Round 4 and the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship WeatherTech 240. Following a trying Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen the team looks to reclaim its success streak at the track during the two-day event, July 1-2. Drivers Dan Goldburg, Mateo Llarena and Rasmus Lindh will return with the team with Goldburg and Lindh piloting the No. 6 Motel 6 Ligier JSP320 and Llarena and Lindh sharing the No. 38 Centinel Spine Ligier JSP320.
JAGUAR XJR-15 RACERS TO ROAR AGAIN AT THE CLASSIC
The 30th anniversary of the Jaguar XJR-15 and the extraordinary Jaguar Intercontinental Challenge will be celebrated at Silverstone later this month with a special track tribute on all three days of The Classic (30 July – 1 August).
JACK AITKEN AIMING TO BUILD ON MOMENTUM AHEAD OF MISANO TRIP
Jack Aitken heads to the Italian circuit of Misano Adriatico this weekend as he continues his progression in the GT World Challenge Europe with Emil Frey Racing.
CADILLAC RACING LOOKING FOR MORE IN GLEN SEQUEL
The Cadillac DPi teams will be looking for more as they return to Watkins Glen International Raceway for a second consecutive race running the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship WeatherTech 240, July 1-2.
MISANO MARKS THE HALFWAY STAGE IN THRILLING GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES TITLE FIGHT
After a one-month interval, the Fanatec GT2 European Series travels to Misano, Italy, this weekend (2-3 July) to mark the halfway stage in its inaugural season.
WEATHERTECH RACING REBUILT AND READY FOR WEATHERTECH 240
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Matt Campbell (Australia) are ready for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship WeatherTech 240 to run at Watkins Glen International Raceway, July 1-2.
AUDI SPORT WITH STRONG CUSTOMER TEAMS AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
Audi Sport customer racing will contest the world’s biggest GT3 race at Spa from July 29 to August 1 with four powerful driver squads. In 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2017, Audi has already won the 24-hour race in the Ardennes with the R8 LMS. No other manufacturer combines so many victories at Spa in this ten-year period. Now the brand is aiming for its next success in the demanding competition of around 60 teams and nine brands.
STRONG PACE AT AT WATKINS GLEN FOR GRT GRASSER RACING GOES UNREWARDED
Buoyed by their P2 finish in the Sprint Cup on Detroit’s street circuit, GRT Grasser Racing travelled to Watkins Glen in the USA at the weekend (June 24th to 27th) for the fifth race weekend in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship and the fourth round in the Endurance Cup of the top-class sports car championship. However, the endurance classic on the ex-Formula 1 racetrack did not bring the team the success they had hoped to achieve. The strong pace of the #19 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO was to no avail after being forced to retire early.
2 Seas take lights to flag Victory at Silverstone 500
The RAC trophy goes to 2Seas Motorsport at the 10th Anniversary of the Silverstone 500 whilst Newbridge Motorsport take a Debut win in the British GT series.
PODIUM FOR PAUL MILLER RACING IN WATKINS GLEN SIX-HOUR
The Paul Miller Racing trio of Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers, and Corey Lewis returned to the podium this weekend as the No. 1 Total lubricants-backed Lamborghini squad scored second place in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
STRONG BUT CONSERVATIVE DAY FOR CARBAHN WITH PERERGRINE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing celebrates a successful first IMSA MICHELIN Endurance Cup event filled with erudition.
BMW TEAM RLL ON THE PODIUM AT WATKINS GLEN
Three BMWs made it onto the podium in race three of this season’s Michelin Endurance Cup, which forms part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In the GTLM class, John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Augusto Farfus (BRA) finished second in the #24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE at the ‘Six Hours of the Glen’ at Watkins Glen (USA). They were followed over the finish line by fellow BMW Team RLL drivers Connor De Phillippi (USA), Bruno Spengler (CAN) and Philipp Eng (AUT) in third place in the team’s second car. Turner Motorsport took victory in the GTD class. Bill Auberlen, Robby Foley (both USA) and Aidan Read (AUS) took victory in the #96 BMW M6 GT3.
PODIUM FINISH FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT IMSA SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
United Autosports finished on the podium at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen today, as Jim McGuire, Wayne Boyd and Guy Smith finished third after six hours of racing.
MEYER SHANK RACING TAKES SECOND IN THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
After a late race caution eliminated the team’s 15 second leading advantage on the field, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) finished second in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday.
HUTCHISON TO PARTNER GREEN AND TAMBAY IN SPA 24 HOURS
Scotland’s Finlay Hutchison enjoyed a highly productive two-day test outing at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps last week as preparations ramp-up for next month’s TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa – and the Sainteloc Racing driver’s team-mates for the big race are now confirmed too.
PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS’ EVENTFUL WEEKEND AT WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
Performance Tech Motorsports climbed and conquered a mountain this weekend at Watkins Glen International.
