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MENEZES CELEBRATES OVERDUE PODIUM RETURN AT GERMANY’S NURBURGRING

David Martin-Janiak — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:00:41 +0000

It had been four races since Gustavo Menezes had last set foot on the podium in the fiercely-disputed FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), but the talented young American and his Signatech Alpine Matmut team-mates finally uncorked the champagne bottles for the first time in 2017 following a gritty performance at the Nürburgring last weekend (14-16 July).

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SIGNATECH ALPINE CLAIM A SECOND WEC PODIUM THROUGH SHEER PERSEVERANCE

David Martin-Janiak — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:54:03 +0000

After valuable information was gathered during free practice, qualifying saw the no.35 Alpine A470 driven by Nelson Panciatici and André Negrão set the fourth fastest time, two places ahead of the no.36 car driven by Matt Rao and Gustavo Menezes. On Sunday, the 6 Hours of Nürburgring got underway at 1pm.

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VAILLANTE REBELLION FINISHES THE 6 HOURS OF NURBURGRING IN 2nd AND 4th

David Martin-Janiak — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:26:08 +0000

Oreca 07s #31 and #13 crossed the finish line in second and fourth positions after 6 hours of fierce race on the German circuit. New podium for the #31 and his crew remodeled with the exceptional appearing of Filipe Albuquerque, come to replace Nicolas Prost, alongside Bruno Senna and Julien Canal.

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FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING FACES THE CHALLENGES OF THE NÜRBURGRING

David Martin-Janiak — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:00:30 +0000

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

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

David Martin-Janiak — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 21:06:00 +0000

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.

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

David Martin-Janiak — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:58:35 +0000

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.

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NÜRBURGRING PODIUM FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

David Martin-Janiak — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:52:23 +0000

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

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ASTON MARTIN TAKE STRONG POINTS HAUL FROM 6 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING

David Martin-Janiak — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 18:18:51 +0000

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.

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FIRST POLE IN THE WEC FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR

David Martin-Janiak — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 17:05:26 +0000

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.

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

David Martin-Janiak — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 17:04:53 +0000

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.

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