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Will Owen will be stepping outside of his duties in the European Le Mans Series to pilot Charles Wicht Racing’s #7 Ligier JS P3 alongside teammate Leonardo Lamelas for the third round of the IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda this weekend at the Grand Prix of Alabama in support of the Verizon IndyCar Series.

400+ HISTORIC RACING CARS REV UP FOR DONINGTON HISTORIC FESTIVAL

April 20, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

In just two weeks’ time the air round Donington Park will reverberate to the glorious sound of historic race car engines as more than 400 world-class competition cars dating from the 1920s to the early 2000s battle it out at the Donington Historic Festival. The all-access paddock will be scented with the unmistakable fragrance of … Continue reading → ...

RALLY

Sprint master Tänak eyes Argentina

April 20, 2018 RNW Staff

WRC speed king Ott Tänak is confident of transferring his pace-setting performances to YPF Rally Argentina next week (26 - 29 April) following a strong pre-event test.

RALLY

Nandan targets improvement

April 20, 2018 RNW Staff

Hyundai Motorsport boss Michel Nandan has warned his squad must improve at YPF Rally Argentina [26 - 29 April] or risk losing its lead in the WRC manufacturers' championship.

Formula E

SUCCESSFUL OUTING FOR THE BMW iFE.18 AT THE FORMULA E TEST AT CALAFAT

BMW Motorsport continued its development of the new BMW iFE.18 with a test at Calafat (ESP) this week. The car is equipped with a drivetrain developed solely by BMW and will compete in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Season 5 when BMW joins the first series for fully-electric racing cars as an official manufacturer.

GTWCE Sprint Cup

HISTORY BECKONS AS 11 MANUFACTURERS BID FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA GLORY

The Total 24 Hours of Spa will celebrate its 70th edition this year, with at least 11 different manufacturers aiming to conquer the Belgian endurance classic. While the race itself takes place on 28-29 July, preparations will begin this weekend with the opening Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup round at Monza.

GTWCE Sprint Cup

SEVEN FERRARIS SEEK TO CONQUER THE BLANCPAIN GT ENDURANCE CUP AT MONZA

The Blancpain Endurance Cup kicks off at Monza this weekend. Points from the long race championship are added to the Blancpain Sprint Cup to produce the overall winner of the Blancpain GT series. Prizes are also awarded to the winners of the individual rankings. Each Cup is divided into Pro, Pro-Am and Am classes. Fifty-four cars will line up for the 180-minute race at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, representing 12 manufacturers, among which Ferrari is prominent with seven 488 GT3s.

FERRARI TO STAR AT MOTOR LEGEND FESTIVAL

The Motor Legend Festival kicks off on Friday at the Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit in Imola. The festival aims to offer full immersion in the world of two and four-wheeled sports competitions, celebrating the champions of yesterday and today through some of the most iconic vehicles in the history of motorsport. The event programme will be enriched by F1 Clienti and XX Programmes, two of Ferrari Corse Clienti’s most exclusive activities.

Formula E

DANIEL ABT’S FIRST STINT IN NEW AUDI E-TRON FE05

April 20, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Premiere for Daniel Abt: Under the Spanish sun, the German Audi driver drove the new Audi e-tron FE05 to be fielded in the next Formula E season for the first time. In the two-day test at Calafat, the engineers again gathered important data for the development of the all-electric race car. Rome, Calafat, Paris – for Daniel … Continue reading → ...

FORMULA 1

Baku Red Bull preview 2018

The castle section looks great on TV and is also a lot of fun to drive. It is really tight so you have to be precise turning in as there is no room for error, especially with the wider cars we have now.

Indycar

Claman De Melo Looking to Pick Up Where He Left Off at Barber Test

For the first time this season, Dale Coyne Racing rookie and driver of the #19 Paysafe Car, Zachary Claman De Melo, will be racing at a track at which he has prior experience aboard an Indy car, having had a successful test at the Barber Motorsports Park with the team in March.

OPEN WHEEL

James Roe Jr. to make F2000 debut for ArmsUp Motorsport

ArmsUp Motorsports is pleased to announce it will field James Roe Jr. for the 2018 F2000 season. James Roe Jr., of Naas, Kildare County, Ireland will drive the #66 Mazda powered car for ArmsUp Motorsports. The F2000 season opener at Road Atlanta will launch James’s US open wheel career.

Drivers

Challenger Interview: A chat with racing driver Jody Fannin

GT World Challenge Europe

CW: What do you do and what has been your journey so far? JF: I am a racing driver. I started karting in 2005 aged 11 and have been racing ever since. I started at Buckmore Park Kart Circuit in Chatham, Kent, and won their junior championship at my first attempt. It was the race […]

Crash videos

Hilarious Motorsport Safety Car Fails, Crashes and Carnage – Ultimate Compilation

April 19, 2018 RNW Staff

TONI FORNE KICKS THE SEASON OFF AT MONZA CONTESTING THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES AND THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO

Forné will take part in the main championship for GT3 cars with a Car Collection Motorsport-run Audi R8 LMS. In the ultra-competitive one-make championship organized by Lamborghini, Forné will race under the Target Racing srl banner. Both championships begin at Monza this weekend. Toni Forné has announced a double continental programme for the 2018 season … Continue reading → ...

imsa

DOUBLE ACURA ATTACK AT MID-OHIO FOR MEYER SHANK RACING

Meyer Shank Racing will stage a two-car campaign in the fourth round of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition on home soil as the series makes a return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Columbus-area team first got its start at the track in 1994 and is eager to return to competition at the facility. The No. 86 … Continue reading → ...

ByKOLLES RACING TO TEST AT MONZA AHEAD OF FIA WEC SEASON

As anticipated earlier this month, ByKOLLES Racing has intensified its final efforts before the 2018/19 WEC Superseason kicks off at Spa-Francorchamps in 2 weeks time: on Thursday the 26th of April the ENSO CLM P1/01 Nismo will run in Monza featuring an additional set of updates. This test will also see the team making a … Continue reading → ...

RALLY

Argentina countdown: 2017 rewind

April 19, 2018 RNW Staff

We start our build-up to this year’s YPF Rally Argentina (26-29 April) by casting our minds back to 2017 when a thrilling final-day battle between Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville on the gravel stages produced one of the closest winning margins in WRC history – just 0.7sec. Here’s what happened…

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