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The entries for the Grand Finale of the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge, the California 8 Hours, are now open. The longest endurance race on the magnificent Laguna Circuit had its inaugural edition last season and will now be the deciding round for the only global GT3 championship. To facilitate the life of teams wishing to compete in both events, the California 8 Hours will now be organised on a new date, bringing the gap with the Petit Le Mans race to two weeks. The California 8 Hours will now be held from 25th to 28th October 2018.

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BMW TAKES POLE, AUDI FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE MANUFACTURER ON BATHURST GRID

February 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Kelvin Van der Linde put the #22 Audi Sport Team MPC Audi on the front row for the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, after setting the fastest time of the Intercontinental GT Challenge competitors in the Top 10 Shootout for the Australian endurance classic. As is the tradition in Bathurst, the ten fastest Class A cars … Continue reading → ...

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MANUFACTURES READY TO START INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE TITLE QUEST IN BATHURST 12 HOUR

January 30, 2018 Charles Côté

The third season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge starts next weekend with the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Throughout the Australian endurance classic, the representatives of Audi, Bentley, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche will battle to claim the honours in the opening round of the only global GT3 championship.

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AUDI SPORT TO START 2018 SEASON IN AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA WITH STRONG CUSTOMER TEAMS

January 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Two weeks following the one-two win in the 24-hour race in Dubai, the new Audi R8 LMS GT4 will now be racing in North America. The audience there will get to see the customer sport race car for the first time in the traditional opening round of the IMSA Series at Daytona from January 27.

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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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AUDI TRAVELS TO CALIFORNIA AS LEADER OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE STANDINGS

September 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Premiere in California: From October 14 to 15, the California 8 Hours at Laguna Seca are on the calendar of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the only global GT racing series, for the first time. Following its victory at the 24 Hours of Spa in July with Christopher Haase,

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A PODIUM AND CLASS WIN FOR MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING IN THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

August 1, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Mercedes-AMG GT3 follows up on last year’ s second place with a podium finish and a class victory in this year’s 24-hour race. A race that was very close until the end preceded the success.

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MOTUL TEAM RJN BRING BOTH NISSAN GT-Rs TO THE FINSH AT SPA

July 31, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Motul Team RJN pulled off race finishes with its pair of Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3s at the Spa 24 Hours – the second year in a row the team has finished the race with both cars. The No.23 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 of Alex Buncombe, Katsumasa Chiyo and Lucas Ordóñez started 10th on the grid

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SECOND PLACE PRO-AM FINISH AT 24 HOURS OF SPA SECURES AL HARTHY AND OMAN RACING CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

July 31, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Omani motor racing superstar Ahmad Al Harthy elevated his glittering career yet further on Sunday, 30th July, by winning the hugely prestigious Blancpain Endurance Cup Pro-Am Championship title with a magnificent second place Pro-Am class finish in the globally renowned Total 24 Hours of Spa.

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RAFFAELLE MARCIELLO FASTEST IN QUALIFYING FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

With rain announced for Thursday evening, most teams and drivers chose to go for a quick qualifying lap during the first of two qualifying sessions. After the usual skirmishes, Raffaele Marciello in the #90 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG came out on top, a mere 0.113 quicker than the #2 Audi Sport Team WRT R8 of Fred

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24 HOURS OF SPA PARADE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

July 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

A huge number of enthusiastic fans attended the traditional Total 24 Hours of Spa Parade, lining both the public roads that link the circuit to Spa and the town centre itself. The drivers of the 63 cars participating in the highlight of the Blancpain GT Series and Intercontinental GT Challenge showed their gratitude by signing thousands of autographs in front of the Spa Casino.

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FOUR BMW M6 GT3s IN ACTION AT THE 2017 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The BMW M6 GT3 is ready for the next major challenge of the 2017 motorsport season: This weekend, the Ardennes region of Belgium provides the setting for the iconic 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) for the 69thtime. BMW has always enjoyed a close association with the event, which was first held in 1924.

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MOTUL TEAM RJN READY FOR SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 24 HOUR BATTLE

July 24, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Motul Team RJN is ready for the biggest Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup race of the season, the annual Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hour. Factory NISMO aces Lucas Ordonez, Alex Buncombe and Katsumasa Chiyo will do battle aboard the No. 23 entry – Chiyo arriving from Japan after scoring second place in last weekend Super GT race.

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AUDI AIMS HIGH FOR THE SPA 24 HOURS

July 24, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Audi will be fighting for its fourth overall victory at the Spa 24 Hours on July 29 and 30. A total of ten Audi R8 LMS, four factory-supported race cars and six more with Audi customers at the wheel, will compete at the endurance classic.

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BUILD-UP BEGINS FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA WEEK AS OMAN RACING SEEKS TO MAINTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP MOMENTUM

July 24, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Oman Racing is ready to embark on its biggest week of the 2017 motor racing season as final preparations begin for the most prestigious race of the Blancpain Endurance Cup campaign – the Total 24 Hours of Spa which gets underway this coming Saturday, 29th July.

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FIREWORKS ASSURED AT THE SPA 24 HOURS WITH WIDE OPEN BATTLES AT ALL LEVELS

July 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The 69th running of the Total 24 Hours of Spa, highlight of the Blancpain GT Series and Intercontinental GT Challenge, promises to be a wide open race, with several dozens of drivers having a shot at adding their names to the prestigious trophy.

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A STRONG LINE UP OF AMG-MERCEDES CUSTOMER RACING TEAMS ENTER THE SPA 24 HOURS

July 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Mercedes-AMG teams and drivers are highly motivated for the season highlight of the Blancpain GT Series in the Ardennes: at the start of the month, on 4 July, the teams tested their cars at Spa and are excellently prepared for what many drivers refer to as the ’24 hour sprint race’.

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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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Racers Edge Motorsports Announces Run in Intercontinental GT Challenge

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Racers Edge Motorsports, championship winning race team and the North American Distributor for SIN CARS,...

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FERRARI LEADS INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE ON THE EVE OF THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

No fewer than 64 cars will be eligible to score points for the second round of the 2017 Intercontinental GT Challenge, the Total 24 Hours of Spa. After their win in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Ferrari will travel to Belgium as the championship leader, but thanks to their podium finishes in Australia, Porsche and Bentley are not far behind.

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