Friday in France:Ogier reigns in Corsica
Sébastien Ogier dominated Friday’s opening leg of the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse to leave his rivals floundering on the Mediterranean island mountain roads.
TWO FERRARIS ON TRACK AT ZOLDER IN THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES SPRINT CUP
The Blancpain GT Series kicks off with the Sprint Cup this weekend at Zolder (Belgium), while the Endurance Cup opens at Monza on 21-22 April.
DS VIRGIN RACING READY FOR ROME AS FORMULA E HEADS TO ETERNAL CITY
From cobbled streets to Rome’s world-famous monuments, the Italian capital is set to host the inaugural Formula E race on April 14, with the DS Virgin Racing team looking to maintain its title bid in both the teams’ and drivers’ standings.
SIX PORSCHE 911 RSR AT THE PROLOGUE IN LE CASTELLET
At the Prologue of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship (WEC) held on 6-7 April 2018 on the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France, the final preparation phase begins for the Porsche GT Team and Porsche customer teams.
SS2: Ogier leads, Loeb out
Sébastien Ogier’s second straight speed test victory at Corsica linea - Tour de Corse earned the Frenchman a comfortable 21.1sec lead at the midpoint of Friday’s opening leg.
SS1: Ogier dominates opener
Sébastien Ogier was a convincing winner of Friday morning’s opening speed test at Corsica linea - Tour de Corse to lead fellow Frenchman Sébastien Loeb.
AUDI TO RACE ROME FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH FORMULA E
Formula E is arriving in Europe. On Saturday, April 14, the electric racing series will make its debut in the streets of Rome. The German Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team with Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi wants to focus on further success in Italy’s capital city. Most recently, they scored victory in Mexico and … Continue reading → ...
AUSTRALIAN GT SET TO MAKE HISTORY AT THE BEND
The 2018 CAMS Australian GT Championship heads to The Bend Motorsport Park for a history making weekend of racing next weekend (April 13-15). A world-class facility, The Bend Motorsport Park will host its first ever competitive motorsport event, with Australian GT the headline act. The recently completed circuit boasts a number of configurations, with Australian … Continue reading → ...
VILLORBA CORSE UNVEIL THEIR NEW DALLARA FOR LE MANS
On Wednesday, April 4 inside such an exclusive place as “Ruote da sogno” in Reggio Emilia Cetilar Villorba Corse unveiled their new Dallara P217 Gibson that will take part in the entire European Le Mans Series and, next June, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second season in a row.
Michelin Thriving on New Formula E Challenge
Michelin’s new tire for the second generation Formula E car is lighter and will continue to give vital technology transfer to the company’s future road car products, according to Serge Grisin.
WRC 2 battle set to resume in Corsica
Jan Kopecky leads an 11-car entry into the latest round of WRC 2 at this weekend’s Corsica linea – Tour de Corse (5-8 April) looking to close the gap to Pontus Tidemand at the top of the championship standings.
Loeb back to basics
Corsica master Sébastien Loeb returns to the island’s WRC rally this weekend as a virtual beginner 10 years after dominating the classic mountain road encounter.
BMW M8 GTE MAKES FIA WEC DEBUT AT THE PROLOGUE
BMW M Motorsport will make its maiden FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) appearance this week (6th/7th April) as it enters The Prologue, the official pre-season test at Circuit Paul Ricard in the South of France. BMW M Motorsport can count on the support of old and new partners.
Meeke wins Corsica warm-up
Kris Meeke was a convincing winner of Thursday morning’s shakedown at Corsica linea - Tour de Corse.
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR NEW CHALLENGE
After a successful pre-season programme which included 21,000km of running over four three-day tests, the team presented its 2018-19 car at Paul Ricard today prior to the first WEC event of the season, the 30-hour Prologue test which begins at 10am tomorrow and concludes at 4pm on Saturday. The 2018 TS050 HYBRID will take on … Continue reading → ...
GT-1 AUSTRALIA MAKES SEASON DEBUT AT MALLALA
There’s no question that GT racing globally has been on the rise over the last decade, but whilst that success has been a blessing for promoters, it has also had an after-effect on the very people on which the category had been originally focussed – the amateur, or ‘gentlemen’ drivers. Now, much of the GT … Continue reading → ...
TVR JOINS THE REBELLION
The FIA WEC Super Season is poised to start and REBELLION Racing has announced its partnership with the iconic British sports car manufacturer TVR. In September 2017, the brand – which is well known for its place in the history books of the 24 Hours of Le Mans – revealed its latest “Griffith” model. It … Continue reading → ...
CHANGES TO SEBRING 2019 SCHEDULE TO BENEFIT ALL FANS OF ENDURANCE RACING
Following an extremely productive and positive meeting held on March 18 between IMSA, the FIA World Endurance Championship and Sebring International Raceway organizations, some key changes have been jointly agreed for the 2019 race weekend.
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON PREVIEW: 2018 USHERS IN A NEW GENERATION OF CAR AND DRIVERS
Entering its 16th season, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, Porsche Carrera Cup GB, is set to deliver a battle between an even split of promising newcomers and seasoned campaigners. Getting underway at Brands Hatch on 7 / 8 April, a grid of 22 second-generation 911 ‘Type 991’ GT3 Cup cars will compete as part of a refreshed format across 16 rounds and eight race weekends, including one weekend in support of the European Le Mans Series at Monza, Italy.
