Mercedes-AMG GT3 Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/mercedes-amg-gt3/ Motorsports news from around the world Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:49:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-web-optmizedbig-Rm1-32x32.jpg Mercedes-AMG GT3 Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/mercedes-amg-gt3/ 32 32 152545424 MERCEDES-AMG CONCLUDES ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON WITH RACE WIN https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-concludes-adac-gt-masters-season-with-race-win/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-concludes-adac-gt-masters-season-with-race-win/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:49:04 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/mercedes-amg-concludes-adac-gt-masters-season-with-race-win/ Mercedes-AMG celebrates a successful conclusion of the 2020 ADAC GT Masters season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. In the two races of the final weekend, the teams with the Mercedes-AMG GT3s secured a victory and two further podium finishes. Philip Ellis (GER) and Raffaele Marciello (ITA) of the KNAUS Team HTP-WINWARD won the season-ending race on Sunday in a commanding way. Maro Engel and Luca Stolz (both GER) of the Toksport WRT team had finished second on the previous day, ahead of Ellis/Marciello, who also finished on the podium in the race on Saturday in third place. In the drivers’ standings of the super sports car league, the duo of Engel and Stolz kept the battle for the title open until the final race: with a strong performance on the final weekend, they secured third place in the final drivers’ standings and sealed third place in the teams’ standings for Toksport WRT.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-concludes-adac-gt-masters-season-with-race-win/feed/ 0 194086 STRAKKA RACING AIMING FOR PODIUM RETURN AT THE SUZUKA 10 HOURS https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-aiming-for-podium-return-at-the-suzuka-10-hours/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-aiming-for-podium-return-at-the-suzuka-10-hours/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:56:15 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/strakka-racing-aiming-for-podium-return-at-the-suzuka-10-hours/ Fresh from the podium at the Spa 24 Hours, Strakka Racing next heads to Japan for the Suzuka 10 Hours, where the squad finished in second place overall in 2018. Competing in the penultimate round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge in Suzuka, Strakka Racing will be entering two Mercedes-AMG GT3’s into the event.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-aiming-for-podium-return-at-the-suzuka-10-hours/feed/ 0 182120 STRAKKA RACING ANNOUNCES MATT GREENWOOD AND ESTEBAN MUTH TO ITS JUNIOR DRIVING ROSTER https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-announces-matt-greenwood-and-esteban-muth-to-its-junior-driving-roster/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-announces-matt-greenwood-and-esteban-muth-to-its-junior-driving-roster/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:42:18 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/strakka-racing-announces-matt-greenwood-and-esteban-muth-to-its-junior-driving-roster/ Strakka Racing is pleased to announce it has signed up Britcar Dunlop Endurance Champion Matt Greenwood and Belgian Kart Cup Champion Esteban Muth to its Junior Driver Development Programme.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-announces-matt-greenwood-and-esteban-muth-to-its-junior-driving-roster/feed/ 0 179178 VILLORBA CORSE BACK TO THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/villorba-corse-back-to-the-blancpain-gt-series/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/villorba-corse-back-to-the-blancpain-gt-series/#respond Fri, 31 May 2019 08:06:37 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/villorba-corse-back-to-the-blancpain-gt-series/ Scuderia Villorba Corse is getting back on track in France for a prestigious double commitment during the weekend of June 1-2. The Italian team is back in action at Le Castellet and Le Mans with its “maximum deployment of forces in an increasingly eclectic operation which represents one of the strengths of Villorba Corse, involved in several national and international series also thanks to SVC The Motorsport Group”, says Raimondo Amadio, Team principal.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/villorba-corse-back-to-the-blancpain-gt-series/feed/ 0 178407 STRAKKA RACING MAKES INCREDIBLE HOME COMEBACK TO FINISH FIFTH AT SILVERSTONE https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-makes-incredible-home-comeback-to-finish-fifth-at-silverstone/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-makes-incredible-home-comeback-to-finish-fifth-at-silverstone/#respond Sun, 12 May 2019 20:25:18 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/strakka-racing-makes-incredible-home-comeback-to-finish-fifth-at-silverstone/ Strakka Racing claimed a fifth-place finish in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at the team’s home race of Silverstone on 12 May 2019. Outstanding drives from Dev Gore, Lewis Williamson and Jack Hawksworth meant the Northamptonshire-based outfit climbed an incredible 36 places during the course of the three-hour race following a 41st-place start. On the penultimate lap, the #43 Mercedes-AMG GT3 was running in third and set for a podium finish but contact in the battle for the chequered flag cost the team two places.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-makes-incredible-home-comeback-to-finish-fifth-at-silverstone/feed/ 0 178069 COOPER AND BRABHAM JOIN CRP RACING FOR GRAND PRIX OF UTAH https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/cooper-and-brabham-join-crp-racing-for-grand-prix-of-utah/ Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:12:02 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/?p=163348 Pirelli World Challenge GT team CRP Racing will run a new driver lineup at this weekend’s SprintX finale at the Utah Grand Prix. Michael Cooper will return to the team for the first time since 2013, racing alongside recent addition Matt Brabham in the No. 2 Mercedes AMG GT3.

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]]> 163348 STRAKKA RACING CONFIRM THREE CAR ENTRY FOR SUZUKA 10 HOURS https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/strakka-racing-confirm-three-car-entry-for-suzuka-10-hours/ Sat, 04 Aug 2018 01:23:46 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/?p=161842 Strakka Racing announces today that it will field an increased three-car Mercedes-AMG GT3 entry for the Intercontinental GT Challenge Suzuka 10 Hours in Japan on 26 August. Strakka Racing is an official customer racing team of Mercedes-AMG.

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]]> 161842 ZAKSPEED AT THE NURBURGRING: HOME ADAC GT MASTERS FIXTURE AND SPECIAL MILESTONE https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/zakspeed-at-the-nurburgring-home-adac-gt-masters-fixtureand-special-milestone/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/zakspeed-at-the-nurburgring-home-adac-gt-masters-fixtureand-special-milestone/#respond Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:14:19 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/zakspeed-at-the-nurburgring-home-adac-gt-masters-fixtureand-special-milestone/ The upcoming ADAC GT Masters fixture at the Nürburgring (3rd – 5th August) will be a very special event for Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing for two reasons. The local team from the Eifel region of Germany are celebrating their 50th birthday this year and will be contesting a home fixture in this special birthday year. The team managed by Peter Zakowski field two Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the ADAC GT Masters and won the series in 2015.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/zakspeed-at-the-nurburgring-home-adac-gt-masters-fixtureand-special-milestone/feed/ 0 159492 FOUR QUESTIONS FOR STEFAN WENDL https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/four-questions-for-stefan-wendl/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/four-questions-for-stefan-wendl/#respond Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:04:22 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/four-questions-for-stefan-wendl/ After a P2 and a P3 finish in the past two years, there can be only one objective for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport in the upcoming 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps, namely outright victory. To accomplish this mission, the German performance and sports car brand is entering the largest contingent of all manufacturers. In the run-up to the endurance classic, we spoke to Stefan Wendl, Head of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing, about preparations and expectations.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/four-questions-for-stefan-wendl/feed/ 0 159489 MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING WITH A RECORD LINE-UP FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-customer-racing-with-a-record-line-up-for-the24-hours-of-spa/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/mercedes-amg-customer-racing-with-a-record-line-up-for-the24-hours-of-spa/#respond Fri, 13 Jul 2018 13:34:47 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/mercedes-amg-customer-racing-with-a-record-line-up-for-the24-hours-of-spa/ For the 70th running of the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race, Mercedes-AMG has a presence that is stronger than ever before: the field of 68 cars includes a total of 13 Mercedes-AMG GT3s. Thus, the German performance and sports car brand has the largest entry of all manufacturers. The cars from Affalterbach will be run by five teams with 46 drivers between them to take on the classic endurance race, including some of the highest-ranking names in motorsport. Among the favourites are the four cars of the Mercedes-AMG Performance Teams AKKA ASP, BLACK FALCON, MANN-FILTER (HTP Motorsport) and STRAKKA Racing.

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