SS11: Tänak cements second
Ott Tänak took a firm grip on second place at Corsica linea - Tour de Corse when he stormed to fastest time through Sunday morning’s marathon 55km speed test from Vero to Sarrola-Carcopino.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARE FOR SEASON OPENER WITH SEVEN LIGIER SPORTS CARS AT PAUL RICARD
United Autosports are preparing for the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup this week (12-15 April). Ahead of the first round, the LMP2 and LMP3 teams will take part in the official Prologue, with the ELMS Prologue held on 9-10 April and the Michelin Le Mans Cup … Continue reading → ...
FIA WEC PAUL RICARD TEST SEES DEBUT OF SECOND GINETTA LMP1
The 30-hour Prologue Test at Paul Ricard Circuit ahead of the start of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship concluded with 259 laps completed by the pair of CEFC TRSM run Ginetta G60-LT-P1 LMP1 cars. A total of over 1,500 kilometres added to the test programme. Whilst car #6 had already successfully tested prior to … Continue reading → ...
Williams Stroll Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying
Both Sergey and Lance qualified on the supersoft Pirelli tyre
2018 Bahrain Grand Prix – Saturday
Valtteri scores P3 in Qualifying, with Lewis in fourth
PHOENIX RACING AUDI WINS GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES SEASON OPENING RACE AT ZOLDER
Phoenix Racing drivers Milan Dontje and Nicolaj Møller Madsen won the season-opening round of the GT4 European Series at Zolder in their new Audi R8 LMS GT4. Victory in the Pro-AM class went to Schwede Motorsport’s Phillip Bethke and Marc Basseng. AM honours went to the Selleslagh Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Nicolas Vandierendonck and Johan … Continue reading → ...
WRC 2 in France:Kopecký pulls away
Jan Kopecký extended his lead in WRC 2 to more than three minutes after the second day of the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse, as his nearest rivals suffered a number of issues.
FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON FOR THE BMW M6 GT3 AT THE NURBURGRING-NORDSCHLEIFE
The Second race of the season in the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring, first victory of the season for the BMW M6 GT3 at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER): Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Connor De Phillippi (USA) won the “43rd DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen”. After 27 laps, they had an advantage of around nine seconds in the #99 ROWE Racing BMW … Continue reading → ...
Saturday in France:Comfortable lead for Ogier
Sébastien Ogier remained on target to win the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse after extending his lead in Saturday’s penultimate leg.
ANDREA DOVIZIOSO FIFTEENTH, JORGE LORENZO SIXTEENTH AFTER FIRST DAY OF FREE PRACTICE FOR ARGENTINA GP
Andrea Dovizioso fifteenth, Jorge Lorenzo sixteenth after first day of free practice for Argentina GP at Termas de Rio Hondo
Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix – Qualifying – Saturday
After a solid Friday, the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team continued to work in preparation for the race in FP3 with good results, and Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc headed into the qualifying sessions feeling very motivated.
BORTOLOTTI AND ENGELHART BEGIN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES TITLE DEFENCE IN PERFECT FASHION WITH ZOLDER VICTORY FOR GRASSER-LAMBORGHINI
The GRT Grasser Racing team began their defence of the overall Blancpain GT Series title in perfect fashion at Zolder, with Mirko Bortolotti and Christian Engelhart winning the season-opening race aboard their Lamborghini Huracan GT3. This was a genuine team effort that combined a strong in-lap from Engelhart, a perfect pitstop from the Grasser crew, … Continue reading → ...
BMW TEAM MTEK FOCUSES ON RACE SIMULATIONS AT THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE IN LE CASTELLET
BMW Team MTEK and the new BMW M8 GTE officially launched their 2018 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign at the “Circuit Paul Ricard” near Le Castellet (FRA). On Friday and Saturday, the number 81 and 82 cars covered a total of 5,075 kilometres. Seven BMW works drivers – Tom Blomqvist (GBR), Nick Catsburg (NED), … Continue reading → ...
PRODUCTIVE PROLOGUE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a productive start to the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season during a busy Prologue test at Paul Ricard in southern France. The team entered two TS050 HYBRIDs for the official test session, which ran from 10am on Friday to 4pm on Saturday and featured most of this season’s WEC … Continue reading → ...
FERRARI COLLECT USEFUL DATA AT THE WEC PROLOGUE
The prologue to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which effectively opened the 2018-19 Superseason, ended at 4 pm on Saturday afternoon. It was a single 30-hour session during which all Ferrari crews, the two entered in the GTE-Pro class and the three in the GTE-Am, gathered useful data ahead of the first race on … Continue reading → ...
IDEAL START TO THE SEASON FOR PORSCHE AT THE WEC PROLOGUE
The Porsche GT Team is well prepared for the first race of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC a month from now at Spa-Francorchamps on May 5. At the season opener, the official Prologue in Le Castellet, France, the two Porsche 911 RSR were put through a comprehensive test programme under dry conditions. … Continue reading → ...
ZAMPARELLI MAINTAINS FORM TO CLAIM FIRST PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB POLE POSITION OF THE SEASON
Dino Zamparelli (Redline Racing) claimed the fourth pole position of his Carrera Cup GB career in the first qualifying session of 2018. Zamparelli maintained his leading pace from Friday’s practice sessions but was closely pursued by his former team mate, Lewis Plato (JTR), who lines up alongside him for the season-opening race. Starting third, just … Continue reading → ...
KEIHIN NSX-GT TAKES SUPER GT POLE AT OKAYAMA
The official qualifying for the OKAYAMA GT 300km RACE, Round 1 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held at the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3.703 km) in Okayama Prefecture on April 7. In difficult conditions that saw rain fall part way through the qualifying, the GT500 class pole position went to the … Continue reading → ...
