RUEDA-SARAVIA TAKE GT OPEN RACE 1 VICTORY AT MONZA
The fight for the International GT Open title is completely reopened, as Andrés Saravia-Fran Rueda imposed their Teo Martín BMW today in Race 1 at Monza, and are now tied up in points and wins (3) with Mikkel Mac (Luzich Racing Ferrari), today fifth with Alessandro Pier Guidi. The ‘Hispanic’ pair is actually first because of better quality of results.
DOUBLE PODIUM FOR ABSOLUTE RACING AT ROUND NINE OF BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA
Absolute Racing has taken a double-podium at round nine of Blancpain GT Series Asia. Alessio Picariello marked his return to the team by crossing the line second, following a storming run from himself and teammate Anthony Liu at the Shanghai International Circuit. Completing the podium in the sister Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS were Adderly Fong and Andrew Kim. The finishing positions earned the Absolute Racing squads a one-two finish in the Pro/Am class.
Paul Di Resta takes championship lead from Gary Paffett
Paul Di Resta takes the lead of the championship with his fourth-place finish today!
FP2: Turner tops second practice as Mitchell leads the way in GT4
Nicki Thiim was second quickest for TF Sport whilst Jonny Cocker put the #69 Lamborghini third fastest overall. Fourth went to Yelmer Buurman with Phil Keen fifth in the #33 Barwell Motorsport machine. The #17 Aston Martin of Derek Johnston and Sorensen was sixth fastest as the top-eight was completed by Maxime Martin and the Nissan GT-R shared by Chris Buncombe and Struan Moore.
FOSTER MOVES INTO BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA TITLE CONTENTION FOLLOWING FIRST VICTORY FOR HUBAUTO’s FERRARI AT SHANGHAI
Ferrari scored its first Blancpain GT Series Asia victory of the season in the weekend’s opening race at Shanghai earlier today thanks to HubAuto Corsa duo Nick Foster and Jono Lester. The duo scored theirs and the team’s maiden win by a comfortable 13.5s from leading Pro/Am crew Anthony Liu and Alessio Picariello, while Andrew Kim and Adderly Fong made it a double Absolute Racing Audi podium.
FP1: Sorensen and Malvern top opening ‘Donington Decider’ practice
Fourth went the way of Phil Keen ahead of Buurman, the #99 in the hands of Darren Turner and the #69 Lamborghini shared by Sam De Haan and Jonny Cocker. The top eight was rounded out by the #7 Team Parker Bentley of Ian Loggie and Callum Macleod.
TITLE CONTENDER RLR MSport ANNOUNCES RETURN TO LMP2 COMPETITION IN 2019
RLR MSport is delighted to announce that it will return to the European Le Mans Series’ (ELMS) headlining LMP2 division with an ORECA 07 in 2019.
