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MULTIPLE ENTRIES STRENGTHEN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES GRID AHEAD OF 2018 SEASON

The entry list for the 2018 Blancpain GT Series continues to grow, with a number of new additions to the grid being officially confirmed ahead of the upcoming campaign. Emil Frey Racing will partner with Lexus to contest the full Blancpain GT Series in 2018, embarking on a challenge for top honours in both the … Continue reading → ...

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EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING ANNOUNCES RACE ATTENDANCE FOR 2018

February 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Following a season with many highs and lows, the Emil Frey Jaguar Racing Emil Frey Jaguar Racing Team had a conciliatory end to the 2017 season, finishing with both cars in the point rankings at the season final at Barcelona. The private race team from Switzerland is planning to participate at selected races of the … Continue reading → ...

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EMIL FREY LEXUS RACING ANNOUNCES 2018 RACE PROGRAMME

February 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Following an exciting season and the very successful debut year of the newly-found Emil Frey Lexus Team, the private race team from Switzerland is launching at full speed into the 2018 season. Team Principal Lorenz Frey was joined by numerous invited guests and media representatives at the official opening of the new workshop today at … Continue reading → ...

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NISSAN ANNOUNCES 2018 MOTORSPORTS PROGRAMS

February 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Nissan/NISMO today announced their global motorsports plans for 2018, which include Nissan’s debut in the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E Championship, as well as updated lineups for the Japanese Super GT Championship. Formula E Nissan will be the first Japanese automaker to debut in the Formula E Championship at the start of season five in … Continue reading → ...

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ALL-STAR SUPPORTING CAST CONFIRMED FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES IN 2018

February 6, 2018 Charles Côté

The Blancpain GT Series has confirmed an impressive line-up of support events ahead of what promises to be an action-packed 2018 season. GT and single-seater championships will form part of a high-octane itinerary throughout the upcoming campaign, ensuring that each of the 10 rounds provides fans with a wealth of on-track entertainment.

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2018 race series calendars

January 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Get all your dates ready in your calendar to watch or attend these 2018 events

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BENTLEY MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCES 2018 LINE-UP

December 15, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The six drivers will contest the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Bentley’s fifth season with two brand new second generation Bentley Team M-Sport Continental GT3s, and will also complete the entire Intercontinental GT Challenge for the first time.

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MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING LOOKS BACK ON A SUCCESSFUL GT3 SEASON

December 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Last Saturday (2nd December), the Customer Racing team celebrated another successful season with a massive end-of-term party at Goldbergwerk Fellbach near Stuttgart. It was attended by 230 guests from all around the world. The winners of the 2017 Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship were also honoured at the event.

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BEN BARNICOAT AWARDED THE SEF TROPHY FOR 2017

November 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The winner of the Sean Edwards Trophy for 2017 is Ben Barnicoat the award which was set up in 2015 in Sean’s name. Ben a 20-year-old Englishman from Chesterfield in Derbyshire claimed the Sean Edwards Trophy for a young driver who shows similar quality’s to Sean,

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SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP: THE FUTURE AND BEYOND

November 24, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

This weekend the SRO Motorsports Group celebrates 25 years of GT racing. Before the champions from the past and the present took to the stage at the Palais Brongniart in Paris, founder and CEO Stephane Ratel briefly looked back on a rich history

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STRAKKA RACING TO BECOME MERCEDES-AMG PERFORMANCE TEAM FOR 2018 INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE

November 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Strakka Racing today announced it will expand its GT activities beyond Europe in 2018, forming a new partnership with Mercedes-AMG which will see them carry Performance Team status for the German marque. The Silverstone-based team will run three new Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the Intercontinental GT Challenge alongside Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

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Total 24 Hours of Spa: Audi takes its fourth win in Total 24 Hours of Spa

July 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

For the fourth time, after earlier success in 2011, 2012 and 2014, an Audi was the first car across the line in the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the world’s biggest GT3 race and the undisputed season highlight of the Blancpain GT Series.

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PASIN LATHOURAS PREPARES FOR SEASON HIGH POINT, THE ‘SPA 24’

July 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Pasin Lathouras is counting down to what will be his toughest challenge of the season so far, the 69th edition of the 24 Hours of Spa, which takes place at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit in Belgium next weekend (29-30 July).

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Jimmy Eriksson retires from Circuit Paul Ricard 1000 km, sets fastest Mercedes lap

June 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Jimmy Eriksson continued to showcase strong pace in the Blancpain GT Series by setting the quickest lap of any Mercedes driver in Saturday's Circuit Paul Ricard 1000 km, but was ultimately forced to retire as technical gremlins struck the #84 HTP Motorsport crew.

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THE PAUL RICARD CIRCUIT WILL HOST A NEW CHALLENGE IN THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE

June 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

On the weekend of June 23-25, the Paul Ricard Circuit will host the third of the six double rounds of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. In France, the one-make series of Sant’Agata Bolognese will be halfway through a season that until now has not failed to offer entertainment and a constant change of protagonists.

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EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING HEADS TO LONG-DISTANCE RACE AT PAUL RICARD FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL RACE SIMULATION

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Emil Frey Jaguar Racing Team is well prepared for the third championship round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, following a successfully completed long-distance test.

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BLANCPAIN GT SERIES CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD 1000 km: NOT JUST A DRESS REHEARSAL

June 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Circuit Paul Ricard 1000 km is the sixth round of the 2017 Blancpain GT Series, and with its six hours of racing into the night it is an ideal opportunity to prepare for the upcoming Total 24 Hours of Spa. But with 61 cars on the grid, the Saturday evening race is much more than that.

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – A win and two podium finishes for Ferrari at Monza

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BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP – A WIN AND THREE PODIUM FINISHES FOR FERRARI AT MONZA

April 24, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Ferrari crews were caught up in a chaotic start in the Pro class.

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Blancpain GT Series – Sprint Cup – Misano 2017 – Qualifying

April 1, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Watch the Blancpain Qualifying here

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BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE CUP – SEVEN OFFICIAL FERRARI DRIVERS TO RACE IN 2017

March 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Blancpain GT championship rankings combine the results of two sub-rankings, the Sprint Cup, starting this weekend at Misano, and Endurance Cup, kicking off on Aprile 23 at Monza, which also award the respective “discipline” cups, borrowing a term from Alpine skiing.

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