JAN MAGNUSSEN READY FOR FAN-FAVORITE ROAD AMERICA
The No. 3 Corvette Racing team and driver Jan Magnussen are headed to one of the most adored circuits on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin’s Road America.
PR1/MATHIASEN LOOKING FOR FOURTH WIN AT ROAD AMERICA
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is going into the IMSA Road Race Challenge at Road America with their LMP2 entry as part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING HEADS TO THE PENULTIMATE ROUND OF THE 2019 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA
After a strong showing at Fuji Speedway in June that saw Craft-Bamboo Racing score a podium result in GT3 and victory in GT4, the team heads to Yeongam, Korea with confidence of fighting at the front again. It has been a long waited return to the Korea International Circuit, which has given the team much to celebrate over the years including two pole-positions, an overall victory, and several podium finishes in GT3. For this round, Mercedes-AMG factory driver Maximilian Goetz will join Craft-Bamboo Racing’s line-up in place of Alessio Picariello, whom will be back with the team in #88 at the season finale in Shanghai. Experienced Singaporean GT driver Richard Wee will also stand in for Jean-Marc Merlin in GT4, whom will be driving alongside Frank Yu in the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT4.
AUSTRALIAN GT INTRODUCES TWO ROUND SANDOWN GT CUP
As part of Australian GT’s policy of review and innovation in GT racing, the race format for the final round of the 2019 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship has been modified, along with the introduction of the ‘Sandown GT Cup’ based around the two events to be held at Melbourne’s Sandown Raceway [20-22 September and 8-10 November].
AUDI SQUADS PREPARE FOR BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA KOREA DEBUT
Buoyed by their electrifying Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia round eight victory at the Fuji International Speedway in July, Audi Sport Asia drivers Martin Rump and Weiron Tan are keen to carry that momentum into the series’ debut at the Korea International Circuit on August 3-4. The Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Silver Cup pair are joined by Pro-Am teammates Cheng Congfu and Sun Jingzu for what will be a major push in the penultimate double header of the 2019 season. Fellow Audi Sport Asia driver David Chen, meanwhile, reunites with Audi Sport driver Rahel Frey in the third Audi R8 LMS GT3 after their successful debut pairing at Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT in Japan.
LEWIS BACK ON BOARD WITH SELLERS AT PAUL MILLER RACING FOR ROAD AMERICA CHALLENGE
Corey Lewis will return to the driver’s seat this weekend for Paul Miller Racing as the Lamborghini squad prepares for battle at the iconic Road America circuit.
AIM VASSER SULLIVAN RACE-READY FOR ROAD AMERICA
Lexus and AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) are set to race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint race at Wisconsin’s historic Road America circuit. The Lexus RC F GT3 returns to Road America for the third time in IMSA competition with its best finish of sixth place coming last year at the 14-turn, 4.048-mile road course.
The 24 HOURS OF SPA ROUNDUP
Following months of preparation, a week of non-stop activity and a deciding day of drama, another edition of the Total 24 Hours of Spa is complete.
YEONGAM PLAYS HOST TO BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA’S KOREAN DEBUT
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia visits Korea for the first time this weekend when Yeongam’s former Formula 1 circuit plays host to round five of the continent’s biggest GT championship.
PORSCHE WORKS AND CUSTOMER TEAMS HEAD TO ROAD AMERICA
Entering the IMSA Road Race Showcase, Round Eight of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Porsche has five WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race wins and a 24-point lead in the GTLM class Manufacturers’ Championship. The two-car “works” Porsche GT Team comes to Road America on August 2 – 4 with the goal to maintain the momentum that has seen the Porsche 911 RSR capture seven-straight podium finishes including a five-race win streak. In addition to the factory squad’s two ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR, three customer teams will field three Porsche 911 GT3 R in the GTD class at the Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin-area track. Park Place Motorsports, Pfaff Motorsports and Wright Motorsports each enter a single GT3-spec machine in the Pro-Am style class. In 2018, the John Wright-led squad won the category at the legendary track from pole position.
AFTER CONSECUTIVE IMSA VICTORIES, MAZDA CHARGES TOWARD ROAD AMERICA AIMING FOR A THIRD
Mazda Team Joest is riding a wave of momentum as the team’s two Soul Red Crystal Mazda RT24-Ps and four drivers arrive at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race.
HEINRICHER RACING LOOKING TO REBOUND AT ROAD AMERICA
The No. 57 Caterpillar Acura NSX GT3 of Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing will return to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship action this weekend for the IMSA Road Race Showcase at Road America.
CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: BACK TO THE HOLY GRAIL
Across the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule, no track may be as revered as Road America. That is especially true for everyone at Corvette Racing, which will attempt for another victory this weekend at “America’s National Park of Speed”.
INJURY FORCES HARDWICK OUT FOR PAUL MILLER RACING FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2019
Paul Miller Racing’s Ryan Hardwick will miss the remainder of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship after suffering a knee injury in a recent crash at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING READY FOR ROAD AMERICA
Whelen Engineering Racing will be looking to battle back to the top of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DPi title fight with a strong run in Sunday’s IMSA Road Race Showcase at Road America on Sunday.
MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING LOOKS TO RETURN TO WINNING FORM AT ROAD AMERICA
Joao Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque return to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship action this weekend in Sunday’s IMSA Road Race Showcase at Road America, looking to regain the winning form the team demonstrated at Long Beach in April.
CADILLAC RACING HEADS TO ROAD AMERICA
The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R team is second in driver points heading into the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event at Road America this weekend in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
