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PACKED PROGRAMME FOR BMW M MOTORSPORT AT THE NURBURGRING

May 28, 2021 RNW Staff

From a BMW M Motorsport perspective, the 49th staging of the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER) on 5th/6th June 2021 will be full of highlights, both on and off the track. After the victory for ROWE Racing last year, the focus from a sporting point of view is on the mission to defend the title. Four BMW M Motorsport teams line up in the “Green Hell” with seven BMW M6 GT3 and a host of top-class BMW works drivers. They include the BMW Junior Team, which will be making its 24-hour debut in the GT3 class. BMW M CEO Markus Flasch will experience the challenge posed by the Nordschleife for himself at the wheel of the BMW M2 CS Racing. In the run-up to the race, the focus is on the launch of the new BMW M4 GT3 and a very special lap of honour.

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AUDI AT THE BIGGEST MOTORSPORT FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

May 28, 2021 RNW Staff

The Nürburgring 24 Hours from June 3 to 6 is one of the most important races of the year for Audi Sport customer racing: With a track length of 25 kilometers, a 24-hour race duration and more than 120 participants, it is the race of superlatives worldwide. Audi Sport has clinched five victories with the R8 LMS at the endurance classic since 2012. At the same time, the legendary Nordschleife is the venue for a demanding baptism of fire this time: The second generation of the Audi RS 3 LMS makes its race debut at the Nürburgring in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup.

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TRIVELLATO RACING BY VILLORBA CORSE BACK IN GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES AT LE CASTELLET

May 28, 2021 RNW Staff

The second round of 2021 season for Trivellato Racing by Villorba Corse at Le Castellet. The Italian team is back in action in the GT4 European Series at the Paul Ricard circuit with their two very young crews on Mercedes-AMG GT4.

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MISANO REPLACES SILVERSTONE ON AMENDED GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES CALENDAR

May 27, 2021 RNW Staff

The Fanatec GT2 European Series will travel to the Adriatic Coast for its third event of the season, with Misano confirmed as a new addition to the 2021 calendar.

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THE NEW LAMBORGHINI HURACAN SUPER TROFEO EVO2

May 26, 2021 RNW Staff

Lamborghini Squadra Corse presents the Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2, the latest version of racing car that will be used across each of the three continental Lamborghini series, starting in 2022. Radical aerodynamic refinements and an uncompromising design created by Lamborghini Centro Stile make the Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 the most high-performance version ever to race in the one-make series, which in 2021 contested its 13th season.

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GABRIEL AUBRY TO SUB FOR RYAN DALZIEL IN THE 4 HOURS OF LE CASTELLET

May 25, 2021 RNW Staff

In less than two weeks, Circuit Paul Ricard will roar to life with the next round of the European Le Mans Series, the 4 Hours of Le Castellet. Due to a scheduling conflict for Ryan Dalziel in GT World Challenge America, the No. 17 IDEC SPORT / Era Motorsport Oreca LMP2 car will see Frenchman […]

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS SET FOR ROUND TWO OF THE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES AT PAUL RICARD

May 24, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports GT4 team are ready to defend their 15-point lead in the GT4 European Series, during round two at Paul Ricard on 28-30 May.

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STRONG 44-CAR GRID PREPARES FOR GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES ROUND AT CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD

May 21, 2021 RNW Staff

Circuit Paul Ricard plays host to the GT4 European Series for the second round of the 2021 championship next weekend (28-30 May) when a highly competitive field will battle it out at the French venue.

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EXPANDED 47-CAR GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE ENDURANCE CUP FIELD PREPARES TO TACKLE CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD 1000KM

May 21, 2021 RNW Staff

An ultra-competitive 47-car field will race into the setting sun next weekend (28-30 May) when Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS tackles the Circuit Paul Ricard 1000km.

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT TO COMPETE WITH HIGH QUALITY LINE-UP IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

May 20, 2021 RNW Staff

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is heading into ADAC TOTAL 24h Race at the Nürburgring (3rd-6th June) well-prepared and with a strong line-up. The 49th running of the endurance racing classic will see eight Mercedes-AMG GT3s, four of them with extended works support, and three Mercedes-AMG GT4s from a total of seven Customer Racing Teams on the starting grid, which will feature 125 competitors in total. Following the promising final rehearsal during the qualification race at the beginning of the month, with four cars from Affalterbach among the best twelve, Mercedes-AMG now also wants to achieve top results in the upcoming season highlight at the Nordschleife and, if possible, secure the third overall win after 2013 and 2016.

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THE ASTON MARTIN RACING DRIVER ACADEMY RETURNS FOR 2021

May 19, 2021 RNW Staff

The Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy returns for 2021 as the British luxury sportscar manufacturer renews its search to uncover the next generation of GT endurance superstars.

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PROMISING LINE-UP FROM AUDI FOR THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

May 18, 2021 RNW Staff

At the Nürburgring 24 Hours from June 3 to 6, Audi Sport customer racing sets its sights on its sixth overall victory. In addition, the chances of equaling or even surpassing the distance record set by Audi in 2014 are good this year. Three strong driver squads with twelve professionals, including nine previous winners, share the work in the cockpits of the three Audi R8 LMS cars fielded by Audi Sport customer racing. The private teams Car Collection Motorsport and Phoenix Racing are also preparing up to four additional private Audi R8 LMS cars.

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PORSCHE AND MULTIMATIC ARE PARTNERS IN NEW HYBRID RACING CLASS

May 18, 2021 RNW Staff

Porsche Motorsport is teaming up with Multimatic to build its LMDh racing cars. As of 2023, the racing prototypes fitted with a hybrid powertrain system will compete in the newly created top class of the world’s two most important sports car championships: the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC and the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The Multimatic chassis has been chosen as the basis for the development of the Porsche LMDh prototype, which will also be competing for overall victories in the endurance classics at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans as of 2023. The factory cars will be fielded by the recently created Porsche Penske Motorsport team.

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BULLITT RACING’S MERCEDES RETURNS TO THE SUPERCARS – GT4 SOUTH WITH PATTRICK/ MONTI

May 17, 2021 RNW Staff

After several podiums in 2019, Bullitt Racing now returns to the renamed Supercars – GT4 South to do the full season with a Mercedes-AMG GT4.

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PODIUM FINISH FOR PAUL MILLER RACING IN OHIO

May 17, 2021 RNW Staff

Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers notched a third-place finish in the Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio this afternoon, scoring Paul Miller Racing’s second podium of 2021.

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EXCITING FERRARI CHALLENGE UK OPENING WEEKEND TO THE SEASON AT BRANDS HATCH

May 17, 2021 RNW Staff

Han Sikkens and Lucky Khera share wins in the opening Trofeo Pirelli races of the season, with Graham de Zille winning both races in the Coppa Shell.

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PORSCHE DRIVERS JAMINET/AMMERMULLER TRIUMPH IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS AT OSCHERSLEBEN

May 16, 2021 RNW Staff

The right tyre choice was decisive: with the track drying out, defending champion Michael Ammermüller (35/Rotthalmünster) and Mathieu Jaminet (26/F, both SSR Performance) chose the right time to switch to slicks on their Porsche 911 GT3, before going on to take victory in Sunday’s race in the German GT Championship in Oschersleben. Second place went to BMW drivers Nick Yelloly (29/GB) and Jesse Krohn (30/FIN) in the M6 GT3 run by Oschersleben-based team Schubert Motorsport. Maximilian Hackländer (31/Rüthen) and Mick Wishofer (21/A, both MRS GT-Racing) came home third in another 911. “It went perfectly today,” said a victorious Ammermüller. “First the pole position, then the victory and the lead in the championship. After Saturday was not exactly ideal, we turned things around and brought the weekend to a perfect close.”

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LAMBORGHINI KICKS OFF INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN SEASON WITH VICTORY AND POINTS LEAD

May 16, 2021 RNW Staff

Lamborghini recorded a sensational one-two finish on the opening weekend of the International GT Open season at the Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France, with Michele Beretta and Frederik Schandorff leading home VS Racing team-mates Yuki Nemoto and Baptiste Moulin in Race 2. Schandorff and Beretta had started the second 60-minute race of the weekend from fifth on the grid but produced a superb second-stint charge to take the win by 4.633s at the flag. Moulin took over from Nemoto at the driver-change pit-stop and stole second place at the final corner.

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COOL RACING TAKES SECOND CONSECUTIVE LMP3 RACE WIN IN EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES

May 16, 2021 RNW Staff

COOL Racing’s LMP3 crew took a second victory in as many races in the European Le Mans Series in a dramatic 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring.

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A RACE TO FORGET IN AUSTRIA FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS

May 16, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports suffered a hugely disappointing race today at the Red Bull Ring in Austria as the weather played a huge part in the final result for both their LMP2 and LMP3 teams.

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