BIRD, CALADO, AND PIER GUIDI TO START THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
On the eve of the two days of testing for the 71st edition of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, one of the world’s most prestigious endurance races, a new Ferrari crew has entered the fray.
Commanding Bruno Carneiro WINS Formula Renault Race at Zhuhai
Bruno Carneiro (19) was in commanding form at Zhuhai on the weekend of rounds 3&4 of the 2019 Asian Formula Renault Series, as the Asia Racing Team driver claimed his first win in the Asian Formula Renault Series at the Zhuhai International Circuit. Asia Racing Team five-car squad scored a race win, a third place finish and […]
2019 Austrian Grand Prix – Sunday
Valtteri finishes third with Lewis in fifth in the heat of Austria
SEVENTH PLACE FINISH FOR WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING AT WATKINS GLEN
Despite suffering from a puncture in the opening moments of the six hour race, Whelen Engineering Racing fought all the way to the finish in Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, minimizing damage in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship battle. After losing three laps in an early incident, Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani and Eric Curran fought back to finish seventh in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R.
AL HARTHY READY TO SHINE DURING TWO-DAY 24 HOURS OF SPA TEST
Championship challenging Blancpain Endurance Cup driver Ahmad Al Harthy and his Oman Racing team return to track action this week, at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, for two days of officially timed testing ahead of the biggest race of the season – July’s Total 24 Hours of Spa.
AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING EXPECTS MORE THAN TEN AUDI R8 LMS ON THE 24 HOURS OF SPA GRID
For the 24 Hours of Spa from July 25 to 28, Audi Sport customer racing expects more than ten Audi R8 LMS on the grid. The 24-hour race is part of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. It is also the third in five rounds of the Intercontinental GT Challenge for which Audi Sport has nominated four race cars.
LOTS AT STAKE IN THE 24H PORTIMAO
For the third consecutive year, the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve serves as the venue for the Hankook 24H PORTIMAO. The event in Portugal is the first of two 24-hour races in Europe organised by Dutch agency CREVENTIC, counting towards the 24H SERIES Europe and the 24H SERIES Continents, both powered by Hankook. With the event featuring the GT division and the TCE division, a good mix of GTs and touring cars is expected for the Portuguese round. Both divisions will have separate starting groups and prize-giving ceremonies.
WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES THIRD AT THE GLEN
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) crossed the finish line in third in GTD in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
MEYER SHANK RACING WINS WATKINS GLEN WITH ACURA
Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) won the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday as Trent Hindman, Justin Marks, and Mario Farnbacher scored a decisive victory in the No. 86 AutoNation / Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) Acura NSX GT3. The victory also extends the team’s provisional championship points lead (119-103).
WEERTS AND VANTHOOR CLINCH BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VICTORY AT MISANO
Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts triumphed in the weekend’s second Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe race at Misano to secure a first victory for the 2019 campaign for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT.
R-MOTORSPORT CONTINUE ON UPWARD TRAJECTORY
Ricky Collard and Marvin Kirchhöfer have posted the best result yet for R-Motorsport in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe. The duo produced a fourth-place finish at Misano in Italy, scoring points for the third time this season. Hugo de Sadeleer and Aaro Vainio made it a successful weekend all round for the team with a podium finish in the Silver Cup.
HARPER LEADS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT AT SEASON MIDPOINT
As the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, closed out the first half of its 2019 season at Oulton Park, 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) emerged leading the overall championship standings. Two thrilling races in Cheshire saw victories for Junior Harper and George Gamble (Amigos Redline Racing), Harper’s other championship rival Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) added to his impressive tally of podium finishes with two further visits.
WAKO’S 4CR LC500 WINS SUPER GT AT BURIRAM FROM POLE POSITION
The Chang SUPER GT RACE, Round 4 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was run on June 30th (Sun.) at the Chang International Circuit (4,554m × 66 laps) in Buriram, Thailand. In the GT500 class, the No. 6 WAKO’S 4CR LC500 driven by Kazuya Oshima and Kenta Yamashita started from pole position and ran on to win. In the GT300 class, the No. 10 GAINER TANAX triple a GT-R driven by Kazuki Hoshino and Keishi Ishikawa was the winner.
CALDARELLI AND MAPELLI CLINCH BLANCPAIN GT HOME TRIUMPH FOR LAMBORGHINI AT MISANO
Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli secured a first win on European soil for Orange1 FFF Racing with a masterful showing under the lights at Misano. In doing so, the all-Italian duo also secured local brand Lamborghini top honours on home turf in the weekends’ opening Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe contest.
BAD LUCK FOR TeamTGM AFTER LEADING WATKINS GLEN ENDURO
The Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 delivered a wide range of rapid weather changes to keep TeamTGM on its toes as it came and went at Watkins Glen International.
MOLLER EXTENDS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH THIRD VICTORY OF 2019 BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB CAMPAIGN
Reno Racing’s Jens Reno Moller scored his third Blancpain GT Sports Club victory in an action-packed second race at the Misano World Circuit on board the #11 Honda NSX GT3 Evo, putting himself within reach of the title ahead of the penultimate round.
KOEBOLT AND KISEL CLAIM GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES RACE WIN AND POINTS LEAD AT MISANO
Jan Kisiel and Max Koebolt emerged victorious from a dramatic GT4 European Series race at the Misano World Circuit this morning. The #4 Leipert Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 lost the lead ten minutes from the end of the second one-hour race, but last-minute drama for the #9 CMR Alpine handed victory to the Leipert Motorsport crew after all. Kisiel and Koebolt leave the Italian circuit with the Silver Cup points lead. Schwede Motorsport and Street Art Racing claimed class wins in Italy.
2019 Austrian Grand Prix – Saturday
A challenging Qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix saw Lewis qualify P2 and Valtteri P4 for tomorrow’s Austrian Grand Prix.
HOOK LEADS FROM START TO FINISH TO TAKE FIRST BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB VICTORY IN MISANO OPENER
Rinaldi Racing’s Christian Hook stated his claim in the Blancpain GT Sports Club with a fine victory on board the #33 Ferrari 488 GT3 at the Misano World Circuit, leading from start to finish ahead of Lee Mowle, who brought out the red flag with a heavy crash late on.
