FIRST PODIUM FOR REBELLION RACING AT THE 4 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE
Team REBELLION Racing achieved its first podium of the season, crossing the finish line of the 4 Hours of Silverstone in third position overall. The sister car N. 1 ended fifth.
WILKINSON RETURNS TO INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN HOME SOIL AT SILVERSTONE
Ollie Wilkinson, who was recently crowned the 200th International GT Open race winner, returns to home soil for the series’ sole UK outing at Silverstone, 7-8 September, in the Optimum Motorsport-run Aston Martin Vantage GT3.
PODIUM NUMBER THREE FOR GRT GRASSER RACING IN THE BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE
Onto the home straight in the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe: GRT Grasser Racing Team were contesting the penultimate race weekend of the season at the Nürburgring. With one podium appearance and a points finish, Gottfried Grasser’s outfit once again did him proud. Much of the credit for the result has to go to the pit crew. In the pit lane, the field is as tight as on the race track, and every last tenth of a second counts.
K-PAX RACING DUPLICATES OPENING PERFORMANCE AT WATKINS GLEN
K-PAX Racing brought its best to the 10th round of Blancpain GT World Challenge America Sunday, contesting for the win on multiple occasions with both its second-generation Bentley Continental GT3s at Watkins Glen International. The team managed to add to its podium total for the weekend, finishing second and third in the finale.
DOUBLE VICTORY FOR TEAM PANOZ RACING AT WATKINS GLEN
Team Panoz Racing achieved podiums across the board and extended Championship statuses at Watkins Glen International this weekend, with two wins and a second-place finish. Ian James in the #50 Panoz Avezzano bought home a win in the Sprint Race 1, but it was the #51 Panoz Avezzano, driven by Am pair Preston Calvert and Mathew Keegan in the Sprint-X Am category, who bought home a second-place in Sprint-X Race 1, followed by a win in Sprint-X Race 2.
CETILAR RACING CLAIMS THE LMP2 P6 IN FIA WEC 4-HOURS OF SILVERSTONE
Everyone was happy at Cetilar Racing, at the end of the Silverstone race that marked the debut of the all-Italian team in the FIA WEC Championship. A race that Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi completed in the best way. After 4 hours, their #47 Dallara powered by AF Corse finished sixth in the LMP2 class, at the edge of the top 10 overall.
SILVERSTONE ONE-TWO FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing started the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season in perfect style with a one-two victory in an eventful 4 Hours of Silverstone.
FIRST AND THIRD PLACE FOR FERRARI IN WEC LMGTE AM CLASS AT SILVERSTONE
Emmanuel Collard and François Perrodo, alongside Danish driver Nicklas Nielsen, enjoyed a winning return in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in the LMGTE Am class behind the wheel of the 488 GTE of AF Corse Ferrari. The trio won the 4 Hours of Silverstone, the inaugural race of WEC Season 8 held today on […]
COOL RACING TAKES WEC LMP2 VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE
After a complicated day for COOL RACING in ELMS yesterday, where the team was forced to withdraw from the race following the accident of Alexandre Coigny, the team was motivated to get back on track and do all they could for their first FIA World Endurance Championship race. And they did with a masterclass result, when Nicolas Lapierre and Antonin Borga offered LMP2 victory to their injured team mate Alexandre Coigny.
ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE IN THE HUNT AT WEC SEASON OPENER
Aston Martin Racing came away from the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with podium finishes in both the GTE Pro and Am classes after delivering a fiercely competitive performance on home soil this weekend.
PERFECT DEBUT: ONE-TWO FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR AT SILVERSTONE
The new Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) has secured a double victory at its race debut. At the season-opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone (Great Britain), the Italian Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz from Austria crossed the finish line first in the No. 91 car in front of 49,600 spectators. The reigning world champions Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) claimed second place in the ca. 515 hp No. 92 sister car. A perfect tactic from the world champion team, strong driving performances, swift pit stops, and a reliable and fast car in both dry and the wet conditions were the key factors for this double win.
