Di AMATO-MONTERMINI READY FOR THE FIRST 2018 GT OPEN ROUND
RS Racing (Cdp) is ready to debut in the International GT Open with an all Italian crew formed by Daniele Di Amato and Andrea Montermini.
Squad of drivers now complete: Christian Vietoris becomes test and reserve driver
Another DTM comeback: Christian Vietoris completes driver line-up for the 2018 season as test and reserve driver
FERDINAND HABSBURG TO RACE IN THE GT OPEN WITH DRIVEX MERCEDES AMG
Drivex is set to field two Mercedes AMG GT3 cars in the opening round at Estoril next weekend. The full-season International GT Open Mercedes AMG GT3 in the hands of Marcelo Hahn and Allam Khodair will be joined by another “silver arrow” in Portugal. Not many racers will ever compete alongside their manager but Ferdinand Habsburg (AUT) and his manager double-World Champion Jamie Campbell Walter (GBR) will contest International GT Open at Estoril together in a Drivex Mercedes AMG GT3.
Homework time for Hyundai
Hyundai boss Michel Nandan acknowledged his team has plenty of homework ahead of the next asphalt rally following a lacklustre performance in Corsica last weekend.
Corsica debrief: Part One
The 'Rally of 10,000 corners' pushed teams to the limit as the twisty Corsican roads proved to be a love/hate affair for many of the WRC field. In the first part of our debrief, we look at the moments that mattered.
BMW M8 GTE HITS THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH
Following the two longest races of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona (USA) and Sebring (USA), BMW Team RLL heads to Long Beach (USA) for the season’s shortest race with a length of 100 minutes.
ByKOLLES RACING REVEALS ITS PLANS IN PREPARATION OF THE START OF THE 2018/19 WEC SEASON
Following a very satisfying test of the Enso CLM P1/01 Nismo at the WEC Prologue in Paul Ricard last week, with a high number of laps completed without technical issues and confirming the significant gains in both performance and reliability, ByKOLLES Racing will now focus on fine-tuning before the first race in Spa Francorchamps on the 05th of May as outlined below:
Tales from the paddock – Daniel Juncadella
Daniel Juncadella was back in a racing car during the DTM tests at Hockenheim for the first time since fracturing his collarbone. In this week’s main interview, Titanium Man tells us what it was like.
29 CARS TO CONTEST BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA’S SEASON OPENER AT SEPANG
29 entries will contest this weekend’s Blancpain GT Series Asia season opener at Sepang in Malaysia where GruppeM Racing begin the defence of their GT3 Drivers’ and Teams’ titles. 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 … Continue reading → ...
SIX AUDI CUSTOMER ENTRIES GUNNING FOR GLORY IN 2018 BLANCPAN GT SERIES ASIA
Four Asian teams entering six Audi R8 LMS GT3s have ensured that Audi is the most represented GT3 manufacturer in the second season of Blancpain GT Series Asia. The teams will set off to capture the GT3 Overall, Silver Cup, Pro/Am, Am Cup and Team titles as the 2018 season gets underway this weekend with … Continue reading → ...
SUPERCARS STAR SLADE SET FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA ASSAULT WITH HUBAUTO CORSA AND FERRARI
HubAuto Corsa has confirmed its driver line-up for this year’s Blancpain GT Series Asia campaign after announcing that Morris Chen and Tim Slade, as well as Nick Foster and Leo Ye Hongli, will race a pair of Ferrari 488 GT3s. The team – Taiwan’s first-ever full-season Blancpain GT Series Asia entry – originally revealed its … Continue reading → ...
RLR MSport SEEKS LMP3 PODIUMS IN ELMS AND LE MANS CUP AT PAUL RICARD
RLR MSport has its sights on the LMP3 podium in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Le Castellet and the supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup (13-15 April).
HYUNDAI N ENTER TWO i30 N TCR FOR NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS
Following a successful outing at the season opening VLN race last month the Hyundai N team will return to the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a pair of i30 N TCR cars for the Nürburgring 24 Hours Qualifying Race (April 14-15) and ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours (May 10-13).
CADILLAC RACING TEAMS HEAD WEST TO LONG BEACH
Cadillac V-Performance Racing teams Whelen Engineering Cadillac, Mustang Sampling Cadillac and Konica Minolta Cadillac are headed west to Long Beach, Calif. for round three of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach to run April 13-14.
CORVETTE RACING LOOKS FOR SEVENTH LONG BEACH SPORTS CAR GRAND PRIX VICTORY DESPITE ‘WILD CARD’ NATURE OF SPRINT RACE
With 106 victories since the program’s inception 20 years ago, there aren’t a lot of races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule where Corvette Racing hasn’t enjoyed considerable success.
PREPARATION OF THE NEW BMW iFE.18 FORMULA E ENTERS THE NEXT PHASE
TechLab for BMW iNEXT”: This tag-line was prominently featured on the new BMW i Motorsport race car for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. This car completed its historic first appearance on the BMW and MINI Driving Academy site in Maisach, near Munich (GER). It was powered by the completely new BMW drivetrain, which was created specifically for the special challenges of motor racing. It was the result of close collaboration between engineers from BMW i production development and from BMW Motorsport. BMW works driver Tom Blomqvist (GBR) was behind the wheel of the first fully-electric racing car in the history of the BMW Group.
THE FIA CONFIRMS PORSCHE AS NEW FORMULA E MANUFACTURER
Today, Tuesday, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) accepted Porsche’s application as a Formula E manufacturer. This means that the Weissach factory team can continue to pursue the development of its own electric powertrain, which is due for homologation in 2019. As announced at the end of July 2017, Porsche plans to be among those … Continue reading → ...
Meeke: ‘I don’t blame Paul’
Kris Meeke says he doesn't blame co-driver Paul Nagle for their spectacular retirement at last weekend's Corsica linea - Tour de Corse.
TIMO SCHEIDER: “THE ADAC GT MASTERS IS A TERRIFIC CHALLENGE”
Two-time DTM champion Timo Scheider (39, DEU) will be competing in the ADAC GT Masters for the first time this weekend at Oschersleben (13th – 15th April).
TROFEO MOTORSPORT PREPARE FOR THE BEND AUSTRALIAN GT ENDURO DEBUT
Trofeo Motorsport’s Jim Manolios and Dean Canto will look to carry on their solid start to the 2018 season during the debut event of the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship at the new ‘The Bend Motorsport Park’ in South Australia this weekend.
