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Ogier: ‘I had no answer’

May 1, 2018 RNW Staff

Championship leader Sébastien Ogier admitted he was powerless to chase a podium at last weekend’s YPF Rally Argentina.

BARBOSA GOING FOR TWO IN A ROW AT MID OHIO, FIVE YEARS APART

May 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R driver Joao Barbosa will be looking to continue two different winning streaks when the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to action this Sunday in the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio. The two-hour, 40-minute race marks the return of IMSA competition to the historic Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in … Continue reading → ...

TIME TO GO RACING WITH THE NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE

May 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The new Aston Martin Vantage GTE will make its long-awaited debut in the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season at the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps this weekend (3-5 May). The Aston Martin Vantage GTE is based on the critically-acclaimed Aston Martin Vantage road car, the most performance oriented sports car to come from … Continue reading → ...

WEATHERTECH RACING HEADING TO MID-OHIO

May 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Alessandro Balzan (Italy) are heading to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio, May 4-6. The duo is coming off of a very successful Sebring 12 hours race, finishing second in GTD in the team’s Scuderia Corsa … Continue reading → ...

Off pace Evans seeks answers

May 1, 2018 RNW Staff

Elfyn Evans says he and his M-Sport Ford team must find answers to why he was off the pace at last weekend’s YPF Rally Argentina, 12 months after he almost won the event.

NISSAN TARGETS MORE SUCCESS AT FUJI SPEEDWAY IN SUPER GT

Super GT returns this week with the annual Fuji 500km event scheduled as part of Japan’s annual ‘Golden Week’ holiday celebrations.

PAUL MILLER RACING RETURNS TO MID-OHIO AS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEADERS

Six weeks after a victorious performance at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Paul Miller Racing enters the next round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the GTD class point leaders. With two podiums in as many races, the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán race team will be a strong contender for victory at Sunday’s sprint race.

PORSCHE FACTORY AND CUSTOMER TEAMS RETURN TO MID-OHIO

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will make its first appearance at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, May 6 to contest round four of the 2018 season. It is the first time major North American sports car racing will run at the Lexington, Ohio track since 2012.

SPECTACULAR WEEKEND FOR BMW M MOTORSPORTS WITH STARTS IN THE FIA WEC, DTM AND THE IMSA SERIES

FIA WEC, DTM and the IMSA series: Fans of BMW M Motorsport can enjoy action galore this weekend. The new BMW M8 GTE is set for its race debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL).

Mäkinen: ‘We can continue winning run’

April 30, 2018 RNW Staff

Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal Tommi Mäkinen believes Ott Tänak’s victory at YPF Rally Argentina can kick-start a winning run for the Japanese manufacturer.

PODIUM SILVERWARE SQUARELY IN WALKINSHAW’S SIGHTS AS SUPER GT MAKES FIRST VISIT OF YEAR TO FUJI SPEEDWAY

British racing driver Sean Walkinshaw returns to the scene of his maiden Super GT Championship race victory, Fuji Speedway in Japan, this week for the eagerly awaited second round of the 2018 season.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS SCORES PODIUM IN VIRGINIA

Flying Lizard Motorsports earned its 94th podium on Saturday at Virginia International Raceway at the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Virginia. Mike Hedlund and the No. 45 Audi R8 LMS finished tenth overall in race two, scoring a second place finish in the GTSA class, Hedlund’s second podium of the 2018 season.

POLE POSITION, WIN AND PODIUM: BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT DO EXTREMELY WELL AT AUTODROM MOST

With pole position, fastest lap, victory and podium, the opener at the Autodrom Most could not have gone better for BWT Mücke Motorsport. For this second round of the ADAC GT Masters season, the team travelled from Berlin to the Czech Republic, about 90 kilometres northwest of Prague, where the three Audi R8 LMS cars with the driver pairings of Jeffrey Schmidt and Stefan Mücke in the #26, Ricardo Feller and Christopher Haase in the #25 and Markus Winkelhock and Mike David Ortmann in the #24 racked up quite a few impressive performances.

Tänak: ‘Podium was my dream’

April 30, 2018 RNW Staff

Ott Tänak believed a podium was his best hope as he looked ahead from the lowest point of his rags to riches weekend at YPF Rally Argentina.

NEW SEASON STARTS AT SPA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

April 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing gets the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season started this week with the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Fernando Alonso will make his WEC race debut in the #8 TS050 HYBRID car he shares with last year’s Spa winners Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima while the #7 line-up of … Continue reading → ...

PORSCHE STARTS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON AT SPA

April 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The six-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps on May 5, 2018, kicks off the 15-month Super Season of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. On the time-honoured racetrack in the Ardennes region of Belgium, six 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR go up against strong opposition from Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari and Ford in the GTE-Pro … Continue reading → ...

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FORD’S WORLD ENDURANCE SUPER SEASON IS GO!

April 30, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The first ever FIA World Endurance Championship “Super Season” gets underway this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. After completing an intensive winter test programme, the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team is stronger than ever and ready for what is expected to be the most competitive GTE Pro class battle ever. Michelin has produced a new … Continue reading → ...