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FASCINATING FIRSTS AS ADAC GT MASTERS GETS UNDERWAY

WEC world champion and Le Mans winner Timo Bernhard (36, GER), DTM champion Timo Scheider (39, GER) and GT1 world champion Lucas Luhr (38, GER) are just a few of the stars who will be making their ADAC GT Masters debut this weekend (13th – 15th April).

Formula E

JAGUAR UNVEIL I-TYPE 3 CONCEPT LIVERY AHEAD OF ROME E-PRIX

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Panasonic Jaguar Racing today unveiled the concept livery for the Jaguar I-TYPE 3, their Gen 2 race car for season five of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. As the British team continue their mission ‘Race to Innovate’, this marks another historic moment in Jaguar Land Rover’s electrification strategy.

imsa

PORSCHE TARGETS SECOND WIN OF THE IMSA SEASON

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Following the season-opening rounds at the long distance classics of Daytona and Sebring in Florida, the IMSA SportsCar Championship now heads to California. Coming up on April 14 is the 100-minute event at Long Beach, the shortest race of the year. On the 3.167-kilometre street circuit, the Porsche GT Team fields two Porsche 911 RSR racers against three other automobile manufacturers in the strongly represented GTLM class.

Formula E

DS VIRGIN RACING READY FOR ROME AS FORMULA E HEADS TO ETERNAL CITY

April 6, 2018 Charles Côté

From cobbled streets to Rome’s world-famous monuments, the Italian capital is set to host the inaugural Formula E race on April 14, with the DS Virgin Racing team looking to maintain its title bid in both the teams’ and drivers’ standings.

Endurance

PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON PREVIEW: 2018 USHERS IN A NEW GENERATION OF CAR AND DRIVERS

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

Entering its 16th season, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, Porsche Carrera Cup GB, is set to deliver a battle between an even split of promising newcomers and seasoned campaigners. Getting underway at Brands Hatch on 7 / 8 April, a grid of 22 second-generation 911 ‘Type 991’ GT3 Cup cars will compete as part of a refreshed format across 16 rounds and eight race weekends, including one weekend in support of the European Le Mans Series at Monza, Italy.

Endurance

MERCEDES-AMG WITH AMBITIOUS GOALS AND A STRONG LINE-UP FOR NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

April 4, 2018 Charles Côté

This year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours will see two teams racing with extended factory support by Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. The Mercedes-AMG Team BLACK FALCON and the Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport will be running two Mercedes-AMG GT3s each in the classic endurance race and have the benefit of a strong driver line-up in the process.

SPORTSCAR

MIDDLETON AND TREGURTHA READY TO TAKE ON BEST IN EUROPE AS 2018 SEASON NEARS

March 30, 2018 Charles Côté

Stuart Middleton and Will Tregurtha, the reigning British GT4 Champions, will open the next chapter in their respective motorsport careers little more than a week from now, over the weekend, 7th/8th April, when the eagerly awaited GT4 European Series gets underway at Zolder in Belgium.

Blancpain sprint

BLANCPAIN GT SERIES READY TO ROCK ZOLDER AS SPRINT CUP DOUBLE-HEADER LAUNCHES 2018 SEASON

March 29, 2018 Charles Côté

The season-opening encounter will see teams and drivers looking to lay the foundations for a successful year at the undulating Belgian track, which has traditionally been a happy hunting ground for local favourites Belgian Audi Club Team WRT.

SPORTSCAR

B-QUIK REVS UP FOR NEW THAILAND SUPER SERIES SEASON

March 28, 2018 Charles Côté

B-Quik is ready to kick off the new racing season this coming weekend at Sepang International Circuit when the first Thailand Super Series round of the year takes place.

PWC

JASON BELL PREPARES FOR TEXAS WITH M1 GT RACING

March 22, 2018 Charles Côté

Jason Bell and M1 GT Racing started their 2018 season in the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) program at the Streets of St. Petersburg two weekends ago. Standing on the podium in his first event behind the wheel of the sleek-looking Audi R8 LMS GT4, Bell is determined to improve to the top step of the podium this coming weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

PWC

FLYING LIZARD PREPARES FOR SPRINTX SEASON DEBUT IN RECORD SETTING FIELD

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

The 2018 Pirelli World Challenge resumes this weekend at Circuit of the Americas with a record setting field of 38 cars in the GTS class. The Grand Prix of Texas stands as the second race weekend of the year, but the first for the SprintX championship: a new championship placed within the existing championship. Located just south of Austin, Texas, the world class facility of Circuit of the Americas will host four days of on track action, and Flying Lizard Motorsports will compete with Audi R8 LMS GT4s, driven by Mike Hedlund, Adam Merzon, and Ryan Eversley.

Endurance

FERRARI RETURNS TO FLORIDA FOR 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 16, 2018 Charles Côté

Saturday’s 12 Hours of Sebring will see a quartet of Ferrari entries look to extend the rich racing legacy for the brand in one of the continent’s toughest races. Saturday’s race marks the second round of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as well as the North American Endurance Cup.

Endurance

MAGNUSSEN READY FOR RECORD-EQUALLING 20th CONSECUTIVE SEBRING START

March 16, 2018 Charles Côté

Corvette Racing’s Jan Magnussen will equal the record for the most consecutive race starts in the 12 Hours of Sebring this weekend with his 20th attempt at the endurance classic.

Endurance

LEXUS RC F GT3s RETURN TO SEBRING FOR 12 HOUR ENDURANCE EVENT

March 15, 2018 Charles Côté

Lexus and 3GT Racing will compete in the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Saturday in the Twelve Hours of Sebring event at Florida’s historic Sebring International Raceway. 3GT Racing drivers will compete in two Lexus RC F GT3s during the 12-hour endurance event.

Endurance

AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS READY TO ATTACK THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 15, 2018 Charles Côté

The AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports team will be hitting the track this weekend at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts, the second round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. Drivers Sebastian Saavedra, Gustavo Yacaman and Roberto Gonzalez will pilot the #52 Ligier JS P217 at the grueling endurance race as they look to improve on what was a difficult weekend at the season opener at Rolex 24 at Daytona where the team placed 12th in the P category.

Formula E

MS&AD ANDRETTI FORMULA E FULLY CHARGED FOR URUGUAYAN CHALLENGE

March 15, 2018 Charles Côté

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship continues this Saturday, 17thof March, with the Punta del Este E-Prix (URU). So far this season, MS&AD Andretti Formula E have scored points at every venue visited, and BMW works drivers António Félix da Costa (POR) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR) will look to continue that streak by the Playa Brava Beach.

Endurance

ESM READY TO FACE THE COMPETITION OF THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 14, 2018 Charles Côté

One of the most challenging events on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar takes place this weekend in Sebring, Florida, just two hours away from Tequila Patrón ESM’s base in Riviera Beach, Florida. The 2016 race winners will return to Sebring International Raceway with a two car assault, with sights set on claiming victory at the 66th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

Endurance

BMW TEAM RLL READY FOR SEBRING

March 14, 2018 Charles Côté

The three weeks following the 22nd/23rd February test in preparation for the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Twelve Hours of Sebring (USA) have been busy ones for BMW Team RLL as the team prepares for the second endurance race for the new BMW M8 GTE and hopes for a good result.

Endurance

WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING SEBRING BOUND FOR TOUGH 12 HOUR

March 14, 2018 Charles Côté

After capturing the opening round of the 2018 IMSA Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup during January’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, Whelen Engineering Racing will target a third consecutive podium finish in the challenging 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts this weekend.

imsa

PAUL MILLER RACING CARRIES MOMENTUM TO SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

March 14, 2018 Charles Côté

The second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes place this weekend at Sebring International Raceway, and Paul Miller Racing is bringing with them the momentum of a podium finish at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 currently sits third in the GTD class point standings as the team makes the final preparations for the 66th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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