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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING TAKES PROVISIONAL LE MANS POLE

David Martin-Janiak — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:11:42 +0000

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing began its Le Mans 24 Hours challenge in positive fashion by taking provisional pole position in the first qualifying session for the second round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). World Championship leaders Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso, who won the opening WEC race of the season from … Continue reading → ...

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GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES PADDOCK STORIES FROM BRANDS HATCH

David Martin-Janiak — Fri, 11 May 2018 18:39:12 +0000

The GT4 European Series wrote history during the second round of the 2018 season. Never before in the history of the championship were there so many GT4 cars out on track at the same time. Phoenix Racing, HHC Motorsport, Schwede Motorsport and Autorlando Sport claimed wins at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, but there … Continue reading → ...

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THIRD AND FOURTH ROW FOR FERRARI AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

David Martin-Janiak — Fri, 04 May 2018 17:49:53 +0000

It was a difficult qualifying for the five Ferrari crews competing in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the first round of the Super Season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC). In the GTE-Pro class the 488 GTE of AF Corse team will start from the third and fourth row with cars no. 51 and 71. … Continue reading → ...

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PORSCHE GT TEAM STARTS SPA WEC SEASON-OPENER FROM SECOND ROW

David Martin-Janiak — Fri, 04 May 2018 17:49:23 +0000

Porsche heads into the opening round of the Sports Car FIA World Endurance Championship on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday from the second grid row. In a breathtakingly close qualifying, Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) and Richard Lietz (Austria) set the third quickest time with their 911 RSR, just 87-thousandths of a second off pole position. … Continue reading → ...

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COME-FROM-BEHIND SUPER GT WIN FOR MOTUL AUTECH GT-R AT FUJI

David Martin-Janiak — Fri, 04 May 2018 14:18:06 +0000

The FUJI GT 500km RACE, Round 2 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563 m x 110 laps) in Shizuoka Pref. on May 4th. The GT500 class race was won on overall team strength by the 3rd-position grid starting No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R driven by Tsugio … Continue reading → ...

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SOLID SPA START FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

David Martin-Janiak — Thu, 03 May 2018 20:00:02 +0000

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a constructive start as it targets a fourth consecutive FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) victory and a perfect start to the 2018-19 season in the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Having won the final three races of last season, the team returned to competitive action today for the first time since … Continue reading → ...

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TWO R-13 CARS AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS FOR REBELLION RACING

David Martin-Janiak — Thu, 03 May 2018 16:53:36 +0000

REBELLION Racing is going to start the first race of the Super Super at Spa-Francorchamps circuit with two R-13 cars entered in LMP1 category. After a first public outing for the REBELLION R-13 car at the FIA WEC Prologue on the 6th and 7th of April at the Paul Ricard circuit, the team performed private … Continue reading → ...

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NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS: BIGGEST FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING

David Martin-Janiak — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:26:00 +0000

Audi Sport customer racing is offering fans a festival of superlatives at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. From May 10 to 13, in the world’s major motorsport event, the customer sport race cars will be fielded in three different competitions for the first time. In the 24-hour race, Audi is going to battle for its fifth … Continue reading → ...

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ByKOLLES RACING COMPLETES ITS PRE-SEASON TESTING PROGRAM

David Martin-Janiak — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:19:54 +0000

ByKOLLES Racing has completed its homework with an extensive run in Monza today. The Enso CLM P1/01 has successfully covered full programmed test-mileage in a dry and warm day which saw it being driven by regulars Oliver Webb, Dominik Kraihamer, Tom Dillmann, joined by Rene Binder who just came back in time from his Indycar … Continue reading → ...

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JASON BELL TO TACKLE VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND

Charles Côté — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:44:44 +0000

Floridian and Audi Sport customer racing driver Jason Bell will be competing in his next Pirelli World Challenge Series event this coming weekend at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Traveling to Alton, Virginia and back for another round with M1 GT Racing, Bell will once again enter the GTSA division and is excited to get back to the VIR facility, one of his favorite tracks on the 2018 calendar.

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