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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BRACED FOR BAHRAIN BATTLE

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims to finish the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship season on a high with a third successive victory in the final race of the season, the Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain. TOYOTA and World Champions Porsche are level on four wins each this seaso

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GRAND FINALE IN BAHRAIN: THE PORSCHE 919 HYBRIDS LAST RACE

November 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

One of the most successful chapters in Porsche’s motorsport history comes to an end next Saturday: The ninth and final round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship will be the last race entry for the Porsche 919 Hybrid.

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THE FIFTH EDITION OF THE LAMBORGHINI WORLD FINAL READY TO BE HELD AT IMOLA

November 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Imola circuit is preparing to host the Lamborghini World Final, whose fifth edition is scheduled on November 16 to 19. The most important event of the Lamborghini one-make series will be returning to Italy.

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FORD PREPARES TO FIGHT FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN BAHRAIN

November 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The battle for the 2017 GT FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship has come down to the final race of the season: the Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain, which takes place this Saturday, November 18, at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Le Mans

UNITED AUTOSPORTS COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL RICARD TEST

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports completed a successful two-day test at Paul Ricard in Southern France which concluded today (8 Nov) in which the Anglo-American team ran its regular #32 European Le Mans Series chassis along with a second Ligier JS P217. Lando Norris and Paul Di Resta, both driving a sports-prototype and linking up with United

Drivers

NORRIS EXCELS IN MAIDEN SPORTS-PROTOTYPE TEST RUNS

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Britain’s rising single-seater star Lando Norris made a remarkable sports-prototype début by immediately setting very competitive lap times in his first-ever run in an LMP2 sportscar. Norris, who celebrates his 18th birthday next Monday (13 Nov), clocked up almost 200-miles at Paul Ricard in France over two days at the wheel of the United Autosports Ligier

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MERCEDES-AMG 24H COTA PREVIEW

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The grand finale to the 2017 24H Series takes place this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. In this US round of the championship, Hofor Racing powered by Car Collection aim to extend their successful run in the 24H Series and also to win the Continents Championship.

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DUBAI AND 2-CAR BATHURST KTM ASSAULT FOR M-MOTORSPORT

November 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

After a dominant performance on their Bathurst 12-Hour debut earlier this year, KTM and M-Motorsport have revealed they will expand their GT4 program in the leadup to the 2018 event, adding an entry in the season-opening Dubai 24-Hours in January to the announcement that they will campaign two X-Bows at Bathurst next year.

Blancpain Endurance

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.

Super GT

WALKINSHAW AIMING TO END MAIDEN SUPER GT SEASON BACK ON PODIUM DURING MOTEGI FINALE

November 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Race winning Super GT driver Sean Walkinshaw says he is going ‘all out’ to make a deserved return to the podium during the final race of the season at Motegi in Japan on Sunday, 12th November, where he and team-mate Shinichi Takagi still have a slim chance of winning the GT300 title.

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THE POWER OF THE YOUNG GUNS, G-DRIVE RACING AT SHANGHAI

November 6, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Shanghai International circuit was built in 2004, develops 5,451 km and is made of 16 turns including a hairpin and two straights. This makes this racetrack tricky for the drivers and the tires, and allows some great battles on track, as it was the case again this weekend.

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SECOND PLACE FOR SIGNATECH ALPINE IN SHANGHAI AND REMAIN IN CONTENTION FOR THE WORLD TITLE

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The cars lined up on the starting grid in grey, overcast conditions at the Shanghai International Circuit. The no.36 Alpine A470 began in fifth place in the LMP2 class following a frustrating time in qualifying, during which André Negrão had been held up on his fastest lap.

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BAMBER, BERNHARD AND HARTLEY ARE THE NEW LONG-DISTANCE KINGS

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Every year since 2015, Porsche factory drivers have pocketed the drivers’ title in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype. Finishing second at today’s six-hour race in Shanghai, Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) succeeded the previous title winners

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FERRARI WINS MANUFACTURERS’ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Ferrari sealed the World Constructors’ Championship in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) on Sunday. The decisive points came in the 6 Hours of Shanghai where the two GTE 488s of AF Corse team respectively finished third with Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado and sixth with Davide Rigon and Sam Bird.

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EIGHTH WEC PODIUM FOR THE PORSCHE 911 RSR

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The title fight in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC remains gripping to the end: At the six-hour race on the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday, Richard Lietz (Austria) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) secured second place in the GTE-Pro class with the Porsche 911 RSR after a spectacular catch-up race.

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VICTORY IN CHINA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing dominated the 6 Hours of Shanghai to win its fourth race of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season on a day tinged with frustration. Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima in the #8 TS050 HYBRID took victory by more than a lap from their nearest challengers

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ASTON MARTIN RACING CLAIMS 50TH VICTORY IN SHANGHAI

November 5, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Aston Martin Racing has claimed its 50th victory since its inception in 2004, after winning the eighth round of this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship; the 6 Hours of Shanghai.

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DECISIVE RACE FOR VAILLANTE REBELLION AT THE 6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI

October 31, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

While the FIA WEC season is coming to an end, the Vaillante REBELLION team has strong ambitions before taking the start of the 6 Hours of Shanghai this weekend. Second race in Asia for World Endurance Championship 2017, Shanghai will take place after a very complicated meeting in Fuji where weather conditions have caused difficulties

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FERRARI FXX-K EVO: AN INNOVATIVE NEW PACKAGE FOR THE LABORATORY CAR

October 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Finali Mondiali provided the backdrop to the world premiere of the new FXX-K Evo which will be available both as an extremely limited-run model and as an upgrade package for the existing XX cars. This latest arrival marks a significant evolution of the XX programme launched in 2005 with cars developed specifically to play on the track

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“READY TO RACE”: NEWLY DEVELOPED BMW M4 GT4s DELIVERED TO CUSTOMER TEAMS FOR THE FIRST TIME

October 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The first newly developed BMW M4 GT4s have been delivered. After completing around 30,000 test kilometres, numerous hours in the wind tunnel, extensive application drives and successful test outings in race conditions, the first models were received by their new owners around the globe on Wednesday.

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