HENRIQUE CHAVES GRABS GT OPEN DEBUT PODIUM
Henrique Chaves started his GT career in a magnificent fashion, ending is first International GT Open’s race, that took place today at Circuit de Paul Ricard, France, in the second position.
BRYAN SELLERS WINS IN PARIS TO TAKE JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY SERIES LEAD
Bryan Sellers, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver, took victory for a second time this season and is now leading the PRO Championship after a wet and windy Paris Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY race.
AUDI FORMULA E DRIVERS BRAVE APRIL WEATHER IN PARIS
Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler is in the center of the battle to win both titles in Formula E. At the spectacular E-Prix in the French capital Paris, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi finished in 3rd and 4th place. Robin Frijns celebrated his first win in the electric racing series in the Audi e-tron FE05 fielded by the Audi customer team Envision Virgin Racing.
FELIX DA COSTA SCORES IMPORTANT POINTS FOR BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT IN A TURBULENT PARIS E-PRIX
António Félix da Costa (POR) and BMW i Andretti Motorsport have completed a difficult race weekend in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Paris (FRA) with seventh place and six hard-earned points. Starting from 14th position, Félix da Costa put on a faultless display in changeable conditions to work his way up to seventh place. Alexander Sims (GBR) retired from the Paris E-Prix after his involvement in an accident through no fault of his own.
Verstappen: I couldn’t get a slipstream
Verstappen felt gutted after Baku qualifying for not being able to get a slipstream. “The lap itself was good but I was gutted I couldn’t get a slipstream,” Verstappen reacted to Ziggo Sport. “I lost two-and-a-half tenths in the last sector. Valtteri didn’t have a slipstream in the first run and he did in the […]
Leclerc: I’ll come back stronger
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc crashed out of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after hitting the barriers at the tightest section of the circuit. “I am stupid. I am stupid,” Leclerc said on team radio as the session was suspended to allow track marshals to remove his car and repair the barriers. He tweeted soon […]
Qualifying Results: Baku GP
Valterri Bottas snatched pole position from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton with a stunning lap record around the streets of Baku for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 Max Verstappen Red Bull 5 Sergio Perez Racing Point 6 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 7 Lando Norris […]
2014 CHAMPION TAKES SURPRISE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB POLE ON RACING RETURN
Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing) claimed a spectacular pole position on his return to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the former Porsche GB Scholar and 2014 Carrera Cup GB champion triumphed in challenging wet conditions at Donington Park. Reigning Rookie champion and 2019 race winner, George Gamble (Amigos Redline Racing), will start Round Three of […]
CORVETTE WITH FIRST BEST TIME IN ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON OPENER
Corvette driver David Jahn (28, DEU, RWT Racing) set the first best time of the new ADAC GT Masters season. Small gaps between cars and five manufacturers occupying the top five positions hold the promise of an exciting start to the season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.
BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE REVEALS 26-CAR FIELD FOR BRANDS HATCH SEASON-OPENER
A stellar 26-car field will make the charge up to the famous Paddock Hill Bend next weekend (4/5 May) when Brands Hatch plays host to the opening round of Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe.
FERRARI LAUNCHES CHALLENGE UK SERIES SEASON
On Thursday 25 April 2019, twenty clients took delivery of their Ferrari Challenge UK 2019 race cars at the Prologue test event at Brands Hatch. Using the Indy circuit, the drivers had two, ninety minute sessions on the iconic track to familiarise themselves with their cars before they return to Brands Hatch for the opening rounds of the 2019 season on 18 and 19 May.
PORSCHE SETS SIGHTS ON THE WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Porsche reaches a match point at round seven of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). The factory squad from Weissach could take home the manufacturers’ title at the penultimate round of the 2018/2019 WEC Super Season. Two of the ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR will go up against vehicles from Aston Martin, BMW, Ford and Ferrari. The six-hour race on May 4th marks the second visit to the Belgian venue in the current WEC season. It was here that the Super Season took off last year. At that event, the two works cars finished on positions two and four.
REBELLION RACING ON THE WAY TO THE 6 HOURS OF SPA
With the overseas races now over, REBELLION Racing is back in Europe to end the FIA WEC Super Season. Considered by many drivers as the most beautiful circuit in the world, the Team will be on the legendary Belgian track from May 2nd to 4th.
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING FLAT-OUT FOR SPA WEEKEND
The team, based just 120km away in Cologne, Germany, leads the World Championship by 53 points and will secure the title with one race remaining by scoring 12 points at Spa, or if nearest challengers Rebellion Racing fail to finish on the podium.
MERCEDES-AMG TO START THE NEW ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON WITH A PROMISING-UP
For Mercedes-AMG, last year’s ADAC GT Masters season could hardly have been more thrilling: while MANN-FILTER Team HTP Motorsport sealed the teams’ title in the penultimate race of the season, the drivers’ title was lost due to innocently becoming involved in a collision in the final race. This year, the motivation to achieve the double with drivers’ and teams’ title is all the bigger. The last time this could be achieved was in 2012 and Maximilian Götz was already involved at the time. The Mercedes-AMG Driver, who came close to winning the drivers’ title last year, will be racing together with a new partner behind the wheel this year: Indy Dontje will be alternating with Götz in the #47 MANN-FILTER Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3. In 2018, Dontje ended up fifth in the ADAC GT Masters.
THE OSCHERSLEBEN SEASON OPENER OF THE ADAC GT MASTERS IN FACTS AND FIGURES
GT racing will finally get under way again at the weekend in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben when the ADAC GT Masters starts its new season. We take a look at a whole range of impressive numbers, dates and statistics for the Super Sports Car League. Racing can also be watched online as livestream at youtube.com/adac.
HENRIQUE CHAVES READY FOR GT DEBUT
Henrique Chaves will start next weekend his International GT Open’s campaign, at the Circuit de Paul Ricard, France, where he will debut in the GT world.
JUNIOR HARPER LEADS TRICKY PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB DONINGTON PRACTICE
Following Thursday’s two practice sessions at Donington Park, 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) ended the day with the fastest overall lap time. Recording the second quickest lap in the day’s combined times was Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) who in FP1 circulated just 0.234s slower than Harper. Remarkably in FP2 George Gamble (Amigos Redline Racing) matched Plato’s time of 1:06.684 exactly to take P3 – Plato ranked ahead having set the time first.
WILKINSON & ELLIS START FIRST FULL INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN CAMPAIGN AT PAUL RICARD
Aston Martin Racing Academy driver, Ollie Wilkinson will begin his first full-season International GT Open campaign in the opening round at Paul Ricard, France, this weekend, aboard the Optimum Motorsport-run Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 with teammate Bradley Ellis.
KCMG PREPARES FOR FINAL RACE BEFORE NÜRBURGRING 24 HOUR QUALIFYING EVENT
KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) returns to the Nordschleife with two Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 cars for its final VLN Endurance Championship event ahead of the qualifying race for the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
