ASTON MARTIN READY FOR HOME ATTACK AT SILVERSTONE
Aston Martin Racing’s new FIA World Endurance Championship challenger – the Vantage GTE – will make its first competitive appearance on home ground in the 6 Hours of Silverstone this weekend.
FERRARI LOOKING TO MAKE UP GROUND AT SILVERSTONE
The FIA World Endurance Championship is back on track this weekend with the third Superseason race at Silverstone. Traditionally the season’s opening race, in 2018 the Tourist Trophy has been moved to high summer after the Le Mans 24 Hours. Five Ferraris will be competing, two in the GTE-Pro class and three in the GTE-Am.
CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: GOING FOR AN OVERALL THREE-PEAT
Corvette Racing’s title chase in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes it to a circuit where – not surprisingly – it has shown significant strength: Virginia International Raceway.
PAUL MILLER RACING KEEPS CHAMPIONSHIP FOCUS HEADING INTO VIRGINIA
The 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has been a whirlwind season for Paul Miller Racing, and the battle for the GTD class title resumes this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway. With an impressive seven podiums in eight races, the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 of Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow is leading the championship by 18 points with three races remaining. This weekend’s sprint race will feature the IMSA GT classes only, where 10 GTD and eight GTLM entries will compete for the next batch of valuable championship points.
RLR MSport DETERMINED TO CONSOLIDATE ELMS POINTS LEAD ON HOME SOIL AT SILVERSTONE
RLR MSport is determined to consolidate its championship lead as the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) lands on the Bolton-based team’s home soil for the fourth round of the 2018 season, the 4 Hours of Silverstone (17-18 August).
WEATHERTECH RACING TAKING MOMENTUM TO VIR
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) are taking a two-race podium streak to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) this weekend, August 17-19.
BMW TEAM RLL READY FOR VIR AFTER NEAR MISS AT ROAD AMERICA
While the second half of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship can be exhausting with a race seemingly every other weekend, BMW Team RLL is looking forward to getting back to it at the Aug. 19 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR following a near miss of the podium’s top spot at Road America. Leading for almost the entire last hour of the race, the No. 25 M8 GTE of Connor De Phillippi was stalled by a fuel system issue within minutes of the checkered flag.
PORSCHE GT TEAM STRIVES FOR OUTRIGHT VICTORY IN VIRGINIA
The Porsche GT Team fields two 911 RSR at round nine of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season on the Virginia International Raceway on 19 August. The 510-hp racer from Weissach, which has already notched up victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Mid-Ohio race so far this season, tackles the infamously cutthroat GTLM class against strong opposition from BMW, Chevrolet and Ford. In the GTD class, Porsche’s customer team Wright Motorsports campaigns the 911 GT3 R, which recently celebrated its first win this year in the USA at Road America. The prototypes will be absent at the venerable 5.263-kilometre racetrack close to Alton in the US state of Virginia for the second time this season. This means that overall victory will go to a GT car.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARE FOR HOME RACE AT SILVERSTONE
United Autosports return to Silverstone this weekend for round four of the European Le Mans Series (17-18 August).
MEYER SHANK RACING LOOKING TO GAIN IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP GROUND AT VIR
As the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads into the final three races of the 2018 season, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is setting its focus on the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR this Sunday.
TeamTGM HEADS TO VIR AS CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS
After following up its win at Lime Rock with another run to the podium at Road America, TeamTGM will look to maintain the championship-leading momentum this weekend in the Biscuitville Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). The event marks Round 8 of the 10-race IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season.
ACTION IN THE DUNES: ADAC GT MASTERS AT ZANDVOORT
It’s all happening in the ADAC GT Masters! With four race weekends in the space of seven weeks, the fight for the title in the Super Sports Car League has entered its most decisive phase. Zandvoort (NL) will host the fifth of this season’s seven meetings this weekend (17th – 19th August).
BMW’s WEC SEASON RESUMES AT SILVERSTONE
The third round of the World Endurance Championship Super Season takes place at Silverstone (GBR) this weekend and BMW Team MTEK is ready to battle for a podium position after a promising start to the season.
FORD’s WEC CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE RESUMES AT SILVERSTONE
The 2018-19 WEC Super Season resumes this weekend and the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team is ready to continue the fight for top honours in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Round 3 takes place at the world-famous Silverstone Circuit, just a few miles from Greatworth Park where the team is based, making this the home event.
LE MANS WINNERS TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BACK IN ACTION
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing returns to action two months after an emotional Le Mans 24 Hours victory with the third round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the 6 Hours of Silverstone, in Great Britain this weekend.
DOUBLE LE MANS WINNER PORSCHE TRAVELS TO SILVERSTONE
Silverstone hosts round three of the FIA World Sports Car Championship WEC on 19 August. After scoring a double victory at Le Mans, the Porsche GT Team travels to England leading the drivers’ and manufacturers’ classifications in the GTE-Pro class. A six-strong fleet of 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR will tackle the race on the 5.901-kilometre tradition-steeped circuit in the British Midlands: two in the GTE-Pro class and four in the GTE-Am class.
BATTLE FOR THE GT4 CENTRAL EUROPEAN CUP ENTERS THE NEXT ROUND
The weekend of 18 – 19 August is set to play host of the penultimate round of the GT4 Central European Cup season. After the excitement of the last two races at the Nürburgring, the teams and drivers will be continuing their fight for championship honours in Slovakia.
AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS HEAD TO SHANGHAI FOR GT MASTERS ASIA
Following a clean sweep of victories in the GT Masters Asia opening rounds in Ningbo last month, Audi customer teams will be back in action as the series resumes at the 5.451km Shanghai International Circuit this weekend.
COOPER AND BRABHAM JOIN CRP RACING FOR GRAND PRIX OF UTAH
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.
NICOLAI ELGHANAYAN READIES FOR UTAH GRAND PRIX
After a two day test at the Utah Motorsport Campus, race car driver Nicolai Elghanayan and MarcoPolo Motorsports are ready for the Pirelli World Challenge Utah Grand Prix, August 11-12.
