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EMIL FREY LEXUS RACING PREPARES FOR SECOND BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ROUND

Following the difficult start into the Blancpain GT Series with the Sprint Cup at Zolder last weekend, the racing circus continues for the Emil Frey Lexus Racing team with the first race of the Endurance Cup at Monza next week. The drivers of the Lexus RC F GT3 #14, Albert Costa Balboa and Christian Klien, … Continue reading → ...

DTM

DTM: Testing at Hockenheim

April 13, 2018 RNW Staff

The winter tests are over: The Mercedes-AMG Motorsport DTM Team cracks the 7,000km mark as testing comes to an end at Hockenheim

GT World Challenge Europe

EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING EXCITED AHEAD OF BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP SEASON OPENER AT MONZA

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

It´s back to Monza for the Jaguar team – a track, that brought many highs and lows to the team in past years, but a track where the GT3 Jaguar always showed a strong performance. This year, the GT3 Jaguar is driven by the known Alex Fontana alongside two newcomers: Mikael Grenier and Adrian Zaugg. … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

NEW RADICAL CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT FOR DONINGTON PARK SEASON START

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Radical Challenge championship battle gets underway at Donington Park next weekend, 21-22 April, with a revised format and a grid of over 22 SR3s promising to deliver some of the closest racing seen in the fiercely competitive domestic prototype sportscar series. Commencing its third season in its current iteration, the Radical Challenge is an … Continue reading → ...

imsa

MAGNUSSEN CHASING THE LONG BEACH “ONE THAT GOT AWAY”

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Corvette Racing’s Danish ace Jan Magnussen has his sights set on making amends for last year’s heartbreaking finish to the Long Beach Grand Prix. Magnussen’s co-driver Antonio Garcia looked set to be cruising to victory on the final lap of last year’s race before encountering a traffic jam at the Southern California street circuit’s notorious … Continue reading → ...

News

RNW Exclusive – Patrick Dussault Interview

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Patrick Dussault is a talented young driver currently competing in Porsche GT3 Cup Platinum Canada. Following a successful open-wheel career that lead him to go race in England, Patrick has moved on to sports car racing. Dussault is very focused when it comes to racing and is excited to see what motorsports have in store for him. He is currently racing for Lauzon Autosports. RNW Chief Editor, Charles Côté, recently talked with Patrick about his journey and what is to come in 2018.

Endurance

GT POWER IN THE “GREEN HELL”: BMW M6 GT3 LINE-UP CONFIRMED FOR THE 24H NURBURGRING

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

BMW is once again represented with a strong contingent at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). The majority of those alternating at the wheel of the two BMW M6 GT3s fielded by ROWE Racing, with works support from BMW Motorsport, will be drivers from the GT works programmes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. A total of five BMW M6 GT3s will line up in the “Green Hell”. As well as ROWE Racing, FALKEN Motorsports will also run one car, while Walkenhorst Motorsport fields two BMW M6 GT3s. Among those in action at the wheel of the car in the livery of Premium Technology Partner Shell will be Augusto Farfus (BRA).

GT World Challenge Europe

THREE FERRARI CREWS ON TRACK IN THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA AT SEPANG

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

There are 29 entries that will contest this weekend’s Blancpain GT Asia season opener at Sepang in Malaysia. Following a successful inaugural campaign in 2017, the championship has consolidated its status as Asia’s leading multi-class GT platform by unveiling another packed entry comprising 21 GT3s and eight GT4s. The combined total features 10 manufacturers and … Continue reading → ...

RALLY

Loeb ‘surprised’ by Corsica crash

April 12, 2018 RNW Staff

Sébastien Loeb was surprised by the 'stupid mistake' that destroyed his chance of claiming victory on the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse last weekend.

SPORTSCAR

FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT THE ADAC GT MASTERS OPENER AT OSCHERSLEBEN

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The tension is rising two days before the ADAC GT Masters enters its twelfth season at Oschersleben. Here are the key facts about the first race of the year at the weekend (April 13th – 15th).

Endurance

ESM AIMS FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS ON THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The streets of Long Beach California come alive for this weekend’s BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix at Long Beach as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship begins the first of three consecutive sprint races on the 2018 calendar. Twelve Hours of Sebring race winners and Round 2 champions of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup, Tequila Patrón ESM is ready to get back on track for Round 3 of the IMSA Championship.

SPORTSCAR

THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO CELEBRATES IT TENTH EDITION AND THE HURACAN EVO’S DEBUT

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The Sepang round, which will officially kick off the 2018 edition of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia on April 14-15, and the Monza one, which will open the European series the following week, will inaugurate the tenth season of the one-make series for the racecars of Sant’Agata Bolognese.

Endurance

EXPLORING NEW TERRITORIES: NAVARRA HOSTS THE NEXT ROUND OF THE 24H GT SERIES

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Action in the 24H GT SERIES powered by Hankook continues with the inaugural Hankook 12H NAVARRA (20-22 April, 2018). Opened in 2010, the ‘Circuito de Navarra’ in Los Arcos in the Spanish Navarra region is a new venue for the CREVENTIC SERIES powered by Hankook. For the Hankook 12H NAVARRA, running from noon till midnight on Sunday, 22 April, over 20 GT3, GT4, silhouette cars, specials and Porsche Cup cars are expected on the grid. The Hankook 12H NAVARRA is the second round of the European Championship in the 24H GT SERIES powered by Hankook.

RALLY

Corsica debrief: part 2

April 12, 2018 RNW Staff

In the second part of our Corsica linea - Tour de Corse review, we look at the fortunes of the two Sebs and ask whether Thierry Neuville’s weekend was quite as bad as it appeared.

Endurance

GROUPE NATIONAL ADDS LOCAL FLAVOUR TO 24 HOURS OF SPA

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Since the Total 24 Hours of Spa became a GT contest at the beginning of this century, organisers SRO Motorsports Group have reserved a place for Belgian teams and drivers wishing to compete in what is effectively the country’s most popular race. Enter ‘Groupe National’.

Formula E

MS&AD ANDRETTI FORMULA E SET TO ELECTRIFY THE STREETS OF ROME

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship heads to Europe this Saturday, 14th April, for the first Rome (ITA) E-Prix. BMW works drivers António Félix da Costa (POR) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR) return to the cockpits of the MS&AD Andretti cars. Blomqvist was behind the wheel of the BMW iFE.18 in Maisach (GER) last Tuesday and completed the roll-out for the car, which BMW will be using for the works entry in Season 5 of Formula E.

SPORTSCAR

PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS READY TO TACKLE THE ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The time of tests and preparation is over: From 13 to 15 April, the Porsche customer teams KÜS Team75 Bernhard, Precote Herberth Motorsport and IronForce by Ring Police will take off into the new ADAC GT Masters season at Oschersleben. Four Porsche 911 GT3 R racers will be fielded on the 3.696-kilometre circuit in Saxony-Anhalt. … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

TAN FIRED-UP FOR WEC CHALLENGE FOLLOWING ‘POSITIVE’ PROLOGUE TEST

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Weiron Tan is ‘ready’ for the challenge ahead as he prepares to tackle the eagerly-anticipated new FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season in 2018/19, following a promising Prologue performance at Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France that gave him his first chance to get to grips with Jackie Chan DC Racing x JOTA Sport’s … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING READY TO SPRINT IN LONG BEACH

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

This weekend will see the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship make the rapid transition from the second longest race of the year (Sebring 12 Hour) to the shortest one as the series heads to Long Beach for the 100-minute BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach.

Endurance

MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING LONG BEACH BOUND

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

Mustang Sampling Racing will return to race action this weekend as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship stages round three of the 2018 season with a visit to California for the BUBBA burger Grand Prix of Long Beach.

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