ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA PREVIEW
It’s my Aston Martin Racing debut this weekend in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 6 Hours of Spa, and to say I’m excited about it would be a massive understatement.
Argentina Debrief: Part 2
In the second part of our YPF Rally Argentina review, we reflect on the event’s turning point, a lucky escape, a young upstart and an awe-inspiring spectator stat.
NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS: BIGGEST FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING
Audi Sport customer racing is offering fans a festival of superlatives at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. From May 10 to 13, in the world’s major motorsport event, the customer sport race cars will be fielded in three different competitions for the first time. In the 24-hour race, Audi is going to battle for its fifth … Continue reading → ...
DTM: 30 years of the DTM
30 years of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport: At the start of the 2018 anniversary season, we reminisce with former Daimler AG board member Jürgen Hubbert about the return of the brand to motorsport and various other emotional memories from the past 30 years. About strange races: “The AVUS – because a car slid over the finish line […]
2018-19 FIA WEC SEASON KICKS OFF WITH FIVE FERRARI CREWS
The Super Season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) kicks off this weekend. The championship will last more than a year, concluding in about 13 months with the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. Next year’s proceedings will open with a race at Sebring, followed by the second race at Spa-Francorchamps in May and the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.
ZENT CERUMO LC500’s TAKES SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI
The qualifying for the FUJI GT 500km RACE, Round 2 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563 m) in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 3. In the GT500 class, the No. 38 ZENT CERUMO LC500 (Yuji Tachikawa/Hiroaki Ishiura) won pole position with the driving of Tachikawa, which extended his own record for most pole positions in the GT500 class to 23. In the GT300 class, the No. 55 ARTA BMW M6 GT3（Shinichi Takagi/Sean Walkinshaw） won the class pole driven by Takagi. These two cars will start from front position on their respective class starting grids in the race on May 4.
ALAN HELLMEISTER JOINS MARCELO HAHN IN THE DRIVEX MERCEDES-AMG AT PAUL RICARD
The second round of the International GT Open will take place at Paul Ricard next weekend and the Drivex-entered Mercedes AMG GT3 is a favourite in the Pro-Am class. Marcelo Hahn and Allam Khodair claimed their first win of the season at Estoril and the Spain-based team and their drivers feel extremely optimistic ahead of Round 2.
THE BMW PEOPLE BEHIND THE MACHINE: TEAM AND DRIVERS PREPARING FOR THE 2018 WEC SEASON
The Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) on Saturday are the season opener in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) for the new BMW M8 GTE. The entire BMW M Motorsport team, BMW Team MTEK and the BMW WEC drivers have completed an intensive and strenuous programme. The focus was not just on the development of the new BMW M8 GTE – the people behind the machine have also been hard at work, meticulously preparing for the FIA WEC entry.
RAZVAN UMBRARESCU AIMS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AT MYTHICAL BRANDS HATCH
For the first time in his GT4 tenure, Razvan Umbrarescu revisits a track where he already raced before. The 3.9 km circuit in Kent had been hosting races for more than 90 years and 14 Formula One Grand Prix took place here between 1964 and 1986. The full GP layout is currently a FIA Grade … Continue reading → ...
B-QUIK DRIVER SELECTION FINAL AT BIRA PICKS THE STARS OF THE FUTURE
The “B-Quik Driver Selection Programme 2018” has come to a successful conclusion after three intensive days at Bira Circuit, Pattaya, which followed on from a general application stage earlier this year and then the second phase that focused on karting which took place last month. We have chosen four winners who will now join B-Quik … Continue reading → ...
LEXUS RC F GT3s SET TO COMPETE IN FIRST SPRINT EVENT OF SEASON AT MID-OHIO
Lexus and 3GT Racing will compete at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend in the first sprint race of the season for the GTD class. Sunday’s IMSA race marks the return of sports car racing to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the first time since 2013, and is also the debut of the Lexus RC … Continue reading → ...
STARS AND CARS STEAL THE SHOW AT SILVERSTONE CLASSIC PREVIEW
Formula 1 stars, Le Mans winners, touring car champions, motor sport legends and one of Britain’s most decorated Olympians were among the fast and famous revving up today (Wednesday) for this summer’s eagerly-anticipated Silverstone Classic.
ESM BRINGS NISSAN PROTOTYPES TO MID-OHIO
Following a second place finish last month at the Long Beach Grand Prix, Tequila Patrón ESM will travel to Lexington, Ohio this weekend for the next round in the IMSA WeatherTech series, the Acura SportsCar Challenge at Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course. The No. 2 Nissan Onroak DPi and the No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi have each celebrated podium finishes in the last two races, and will look to carry that momentum into round four of the championship.
STUNNING BRANDS HATCH ENTRY FOR GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES
The GT4 European Series is heading to the UK this weekend (5-6 May) for the second meeting of the 2018 season. A capacity entry of 46 cars will take part in this year’s race, as two British GT contenders will make a guest appareance and join the regular entry of 44 cars on the 3.9km Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit.
BMW TEAM RLL HOPES FOR HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE AT MID-OHIO
This weekend, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio, for the first time since 2012 and sees BMW Team RLL back at its home circuit, just over an hour’s drive from the team’s Hilliard, Ohio base.
CITY CENTRE GT3 PARADE AND AWA-TORA FAN FESTIVAL CONFIRMED FOR SUZUKA 10 HOURS
The inaugural Suzuka 10 Hours will include a GT3 supercar parade through the city centre on August 23 ahead of Asia’s Intercontinental GT Challenge round.
Tales from the paddock – Ulrich Fritz
The long winter break is over. Next weekend, the new DTM campaign gets underway at Hockenheim. Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport DTM Ulrich Fritz looks forward to the 2018 season. This is what happened: Weekend results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Three questions for Ulrich Fritz Social media news: What’s new online? This […]
Argentina debrief: part 1
In the opening part of our YPF Rally Argentina review, we examine whose weekend was a stellar success and who had a shocker.
Upgrades help Meeke ‘feel in control’
Kris Meeke says chassis upgrades to his Citroën C3 WRC introduced at YPF Rally Argentina have given him a new level of control at the wheel.
Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team announces changes in the Technical Department
Until a new organization will be announced, the various heads of departments and the current project leaders will continue to work on the development of the C37 and the 2019 car with the supervision of Frédéric Vasseur, CEO and Team Principal.
