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AUDI DRIVERS HOFER AND ELLIS WIN ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON OPENER

Two ADAC GT Masters newcomers caused a major upset in the season opener at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. The Audi pairing of Max Hofer (18, AUT) and Philip Ellis (25, GB, both Phoenix Racing) driving an R8 LMS secured a lights-to-flag victory from pole position in the first competitive outing of the twelfth season of the Super Sports Car League. Finishing in the runner-up spot at the end of a thrilling race were the Lamborghini duo of Mirko Bortolotti (28, ITA) and Andrea Caldarelli (28, ITA, both ORANGE1 by GRT Grasser), just 0.245 seconds behind the winners.

Formula E

SUCCESSFUL FORMULA E PREMIERE FOR AUDI IN ROME

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt clinched positions two and four for Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in the first Formula E race in Rome and thrilled the spectators in the Italian capital with fightbacks. Following a less than perfect qualifying, the two Audi drivers had to settle for grid positions six and nine on … Continue reading → ...

Blancpain sprint

NIEDERHAUSER AND BASTIAN DENY FFF RACING IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SEPANG THRILLER

April 14, 2018 Charles Côté

Nico Bastian and Patric Niederhauser won Blancpain GT Series Asia’s opening race of the season at Sepang earlier today after staging a masterclass in defensive and offensive driving with FFF Racing Team by ACM’s Martin Kodric and Dennis Lind.

SPORTSCAR

ENCOURAGING PACE FOR RAZVAN UMBRARESCU IN ZOLDER

April 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The new GT4 European Series season began with the Belgian weekend in Zolder, where Razvan Umbrarescu pursued the development path of the new M4 GT4 together with his team, RN Vision STS. GT4 keeps on growing at an accelerated pace: more than 50% of the crews gathered in the Zolder paddock were in a situation … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

ACTION AND DRAMA AT BRANDS HATCH SET TONE FOR 2018 CARRERA CUP GB SEASON

April 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Dino Zamparelli (Redline Racing) emerged from an action packed season opening weekend of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, leading the championship standings. Zamparelli earned himself two championship points for pole position which he converted into a dominant race 1 victory.

SPORTSCAR

KEIHIN NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT BATTLE WITH FELLOW NSX-GT AT OKAYAMA

April 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The OKAYAMA GT 300 Km RACE, opening round of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place at the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3,703 m x 82 laps) on April 8. In the GT500 race, the No. 17 KEIHIN NSX-GT driven by Koudai Tsukakoshi and Takashi Kogure raced to the win from pole position. … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

PHOENIX RACING AUDI WINS GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES SEASON OPENING RACE AT ZOLDER

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Phoenix Racing drivers Milan Dontje and Nicolaj Møller Madsen won the season-opening round of the GT4 European Series at Zolder in their new Audi R8 LMS GT4. Victory in the Pro-AM class went to Schwede Motorsport’s Phillip Bethke and Marc Basseng. AM honours went to the Selleslagh Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Nicolas Vandierendonck and Johan … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON FOR THE BMW M6 GT3 AT THE NURBURGRING-NORDSCHLEIFE

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Second race of the season in the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring, first victory of the season for the BMW M6 GT3 at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER): Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Connor De Phillippi (USA) won the “43rd DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen”. After 27 laps, they had an advantage of around nine seconds in the #99 ROWE Racing BMW … Continue reading → ...

Blancpain Endurance

BORTOLOTTI AND ENGELHART BEGIN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES TITLE DEFENCE IN PERFECT FASHION WITH ZOLDER VICTORY FOR GRASSER-LAMBORGHINI

April 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The GRT Grasser Racing team began their defence of the overall Blancpain GT Series title in perfect fashion at Zolder, with Mirko Bortolotti and Christian Engelhart winning the season-opening race aboard their Lamborghini Huracan GT3. This was a genuine team effort that combined a strong in-lap from Engelhart, a perfect pitstop from the Grasser crew, … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

PINKERTON DOUBLES UP IN RADICAL SR1 CUP OPENER AT OULTON PARK

March 31, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

James Pinkerton enjoyed a stellar start to this year’s Radical SR1 Cup campaign by celebrating twin wins at Oulton Park, as the re-launched single-make series supported the British GT Championship for the first time. Pinkerton converted two second-place starts into a brace of race victories after capitalising on start-line drama for chief rival Ryan Harper-Ellam … Continue reading → ...

PWC

FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS PRODUCES MONUMENTAL EFFORT AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Rounds one and two of the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX Championship dealt Flying Lizard Motorsports a challenging hand, but the Audi R8 LMS GT4 team persisted to close out the weekend with two strong finishes at Circuit of the Americas.

SPORTSCAR

COMPETITIVE START TO AUSTRALIAN GT SEASON FOR TROFEO MOTORSPORT

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Despite changeable weather at the Australian Grand Prix which had a big affect on the outright results for Trofeo Motorsport during the opening four races of the CAMS Australian GT season, Jim Manolios and Dean Canto showed impressive pace across the event, finishing all four races with the immaculate #29 Huracan right in the thick of the action.

SPORTSCAR

MIXED START TO THE AUSTRALIAN GT SEASON FOR M-MOTORSPORT

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

An off-season change from the mighty Reiter Engineering built Gallardo R-EX GT3 to the giant-killing KTM X-Bow GT4 saw Interlloy M-Motorsport team leader Justin McMillan line up for the opening round of the 2018 Australian GT Championship in Melbourne ready to battle against a string of new GT4 machines across four races at the Australian Grand Prix.

PWC

DOUBLE PWC PODIUM FOR THE BMW M4 GT4 IN AUSTIN

March 25, 2018 Charles Côté

The second race weekend in the Pirelli World Challenge brought two podium finishes for the BMW M4 GT4 at the “Circuit of The Americas” (USA).

Endurance

AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FINISHES THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING DESPITE SETBACKS

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports finished 11th at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts this past weekend. The new team showed promising speed despite multiple trips to the garage during their second race of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.

Endurance

SIMS SECURES FIRST PODIUM IN THE NEW BMW M8 GTE AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Warwickshire-based racing driver Alexander Sims finished second in the GTLM class at the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance event on 17 March 2018, clinching the first podium finish for the new BMW M8 GTE race car in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Endurance

LEXUS RC F GT3s LEADS LAPS, No.15 LEXUS FINISHES FIFTH AT SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

The 3GT Racing No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 scored a fifth-place GTD class finish in the Twelve Hours of Sebring Saturday in the second endurance event of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

Endurance

NIELSEN, WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS INCREASE IMSA WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AT SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Christina Nielsen’s second race with Wright Motorsports resulted in a sixth-place finish at the famously difficult Sebring International Raceway. Her co-drivers Patrick Long, Mathieu Jaminet and Robert Renauer powered through the Mobil 12 Hours of Sebring in the team’s No. 58 Porsche Consulting/Porsche Digital Porsche 911 GT3 R. Valuable points were added to the Wright Motorsports IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT-Daytona class purse after completing the grueling Floridian endurance race.

Endurance

LAMBORGHINI WINS AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

After winning the 24 Hours of Daytona last January, Lamborghini has scored another extraordinary result. The Huracán GT3 # 48 of Paul Miller Racing triumphed in the famous 12 Hours of Sebring, one of the great classic American endurance races, now in its 66th edition, valid for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Endurance

ESM CLAIMS OVERALL VICTORY AT TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

Tequila Patrón ESM claimed a repeat victory Saturday evening at Sebring International Raceway when the No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi crossed the finish line in first position after running for twelve hours and 344 laps. Drivers Pipo Derani, Johannes van Overbeek, and Nico Lapierre ran a flawless race to bring Tequila Patrón ESM its second victory at the legendary event.

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