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After a strong day at the recent Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup test at Spa-Francorchamps, Motul Team RJN is busy preparing for the upcoming Spa 24 Hour. One of the classic races on the endurance calendar, the event will be run over July 29 and 30. NISMO factory aces Lucas Ordóñez,

BEACH-PARTY AT ZANDVOORT: ADAC GT MASTERS ‘HALF TIME’ CHAMPION TO BE DECIDED

Summer, sun, holidays and super sports cars on the Dutch North Sea coast. The ADAC GT Masters is heading to Zandvoort this weekend (21st – 23rd July) slap-bang in the middle of the holiday season for the fourth race meeting of seven which will mark the mid-way point on the GT Masters race calendar.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM AIMS TO FIGHT FOR OVERALL VICTORY AT LIME ROCK PARK

After the successful trip to Canada, which yielded the first pole position for the new 911 RSR, Porsche now returns with the IMSA SportsCar Championship to the USA. Lime Rock Park hosts round seven of the most important and popular sports car series on the North American continent on 22 July.

THE YOUNG DRIVERS OF LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE ON TRACK AT IMOLA FOR THE FIRST TRAINING SESSION

The 2017 edition of Lamborghini Squadra Corse’s youth programs enters the heart of the season. In June, the Imola Autodrome hosted the first training session for members of the two talent programs of Lamborghini’s Motorsport division: the Young Drivers Program, open to young drivers who compete in the single-brand Lamborghini Super Trofeo

FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING FACES THE CHALLENGES OF THE NÜRBURGRING

The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team battled through a difficult race at the Nürburgring in Germany yesterday, finishing in fifth and sixth places respectively in the GTE Pro class with the #67 and #66 Ford GTs. This result means that Andy Priaulx (GB) and Harry Tincknell (GB) retain their 11-point lead in the FIA World

WALKINSHAW EAGER TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS AS SUPER GT SEASON RESUMES AT SUGO

Two long months since the prestigious Super GT Championship was last in action at Autopolis in Japan, the world-renowned endurance racing category resumes at Sportsland Sugo this coming weekend, 22nd/23rd July, where British driver Sean Walkinshaw will be eyeing more silverware.

EIFEL HATTRICK: PORSCHE 919 HYBRID CELEBRATES ONE-TWO WIN AT THE NURBURGRING

After having achieved the third consecutive Le Mans victory, Porsche also managed a hattrick in the six-hour race at the Nürburgring: Like in 2015 and 2016, Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) climbed on to the top step of the podium.

DOUBLE WEC PODIUM FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR-CUSTOMER TEAM SECURES CLASS WIN

A successful home race for the new Porsche 911 RSR in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC: At the six-hour race on the Nürburgring, the 510 hp racer, designed and built by Porsche Motorsport in Weissach for this season, claimed two podium places.

NÜRBURGRING PODIUM FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing took its first-ever podium in the 6 Hours of Nürburgring on a challenging day for the team in the fourth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The Nürburgring, just 90km from the team’s Cologne base, has traditionally been a difficult venue for TOYOTA

ASTON MARTIN TAKE STRONG POINTS HAUL FROM 6 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING

Aston Martin Racing also scored valuable championship points with both the #95 of Nicki Thiim (DN) and Marco Sorensen (DN) and #97 of Darren Turner (GB), Jonny Adam (GB) and Daniel Serra (BR) finishing 4th and 7th respectively in the GTE Pro class.

PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CHAMPIONS LEAD STRONG HOME SHOWING IN THE PORSCHE SUPERCUP

Dan Cammish (Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2015 / 2016 champion) and Josh Webster (Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2014 champion) led seven home drivers across the finishing line as round five of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup supported the 2017 British Grand Prix.

RYS TEAM KTM GETS FIRST WIN OF THE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES NORTHERN CUP SEASON

Eike Angermayr and Reinhard Kofler came from the back of the grid to win Race 2 of round four in this year’s GT4 European Series Northern Cup. The RYS Team KTM drivers made steady progress through the field and took the lead in the closing stages of the race.

ALESSIO PICARRIELLO STRENGTHENS AUDI R8 LMS CUP TITLE BID WITH KOREAN MASTERCLASS

Alessio Picariello of MGT by Absolute took his fourth Audi R8 LMS Cup victory of the season in Round 6 with a superb performance on the 5.6km Korea International Circuit. The 23 year-old Belgian took the chequered flag almost ten seconds ahead of second-placed driver, Cheng Congfu of FAW-VW Audi Racing Team.

EKRIS MOTORSPORTS WINS GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES NORTHERN CUP RACE 1 IN SLOVAKIA

Ekris Motorsport has claimed its third victory of the 2017 GT4 European Series Northern Cup at the Slovakia Ring this evening. The #8 Ekris M4 GT4 of Ricardo van der Ende and Max Koebolt dominated the race from start to finish, finishing almost five seconds clear of the second placed car.

FIRST POLE IN THE WEC FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR

The new Porsche 911 tackles its home race on the Nürburgring from pole position in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. In the qualifying on the 5.148-kilometre circuit in Germany’s Eifel region, Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) set the quickest time in the GTE-Pro class with the numbr 92 contender.

VAILLANTE REBELLION TO START THE 6 HOURS OF NURBURGRING IN POSITIONS 3 AND 4

At the end of the Qualifying Session, the two Oreca 07s finished in third and fourth position of the category LMP2. Mathias Beche on the #13 and Bruno Senna on the #31 recorded the best lap times of the team with their best laps at 1:44.945 and 1:45.041.

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING NETS NÜRBURGRING POLE

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will start the 6 Hours of Nürburgring from pole position after an impressive performance in qualifying for the fourth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Kamui Kobayashi and José María López took top spot by 0.154secs from the #2 Porsche for a third pole position in four races

PORSCHE 919 HYBRIDS TO START FROM FIRST AND SECOND ROWS AT THE NURBURGRING

The two Porsche 919 Hybrids will start from second and third places on the grid in Sunday’s six-hour race at the Nürburgring, round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The championship leading Le Mans winners, Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) qualified on the front row.

ASTON MARTIN RACING CLAIM POLE POSITION FOR 6 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING