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

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.

SPORTSCAR

Di AMATO-MONTERMINI READY FOR THE FIRST 2018 GT OPEN ROUND

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

FORMULA 1

Squad of drivers now complete: Christian Vietoris becomes test and reserve driver

April 11, 2018 RNW Staff

Another DTM comeback: Christian Vietoris completes driver line-up for the 2018 season as test and reserve driver

SPORTSCAR

FERDINAND HABSBURG TO RACE IN THE GT OPEN WITH DRIVEX MERCEDES AMG

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

RALLY

Homework time for Hyundai

April 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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.

RALLY

Corsica debrief: Part One

April 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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.

imsa

BMW M8 GTE HITS THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

Prototype

ByKOLLES RACING REVEALS ITS PLANS IN PREPARATION OF THE START OF THE 2018/19 WEC SEASON

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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:

DTM

Tales from the paddock – Daniel Juncadella

April 11, 2018 RNW Staff

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.

GT World Challenge Europe

29 CARS TO CONTEST BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA’S SEASON OPENER AT SEPANG

April 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

GT World Challenge Europe

SIX AUDI CUSTOMER ENTRIES GUNNING FOR GLORY IN 2018 BLANCPAN GT SERIES ASIA

April 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

GT World Challenge Europe

SUPERCARS STAR SLADE SET FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA ASSAULT WITH HUBAUTO CORSA AND FERRARI

April 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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 → ...

Le Mans

RLR MSport SEEKS LMP3 PODIUMS IN ELMS AND LE MANS CUP AT PAUL RICARD

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

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).

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