CITY CENTRE GT3 PARADE AND AWA-TORA FAN FESTIVAL CONFIRMED FOR SUZUKA 10 HOURS
The inaugural Suzuka 10 Hours will include a GT3 supercar parade through the city centre on August 23 ahead of Asia’s Intercontinental GT Challenge round.
PAUL MILLER RACING RETURNS TO MID-OHIO AS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEADERS
Six weeks after a victorious performance at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Paul Miller Racing enters the next round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the GTD class point leaders. With two podiums in as many races, the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán race team will be a strong contender for victory at Sunday’s sprint race.
PORSCHE FACTORY AND CUSTOMER TEAMS RETURN TO MID-OHIO
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will make its first appearance at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, May 6 to contest round four of the 2018 season. It is the first time major North American sports car racing will run at the Lexington, Ohio track since 2012.
SPECTACULAR WEEKEND FOR BMW M MOTORSPORTS WITH STARTS IN THE FIA WEC, DTM AND THE IMSA SERIES
FIA WEC, DTM and the IMSA series: Fans of BMW M Motorsport can enjoy action galore this weekend. The new BMW M8 GTE is set for its race debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL).
PODIUM SILVERWARE SQUARELY IN WALKINSHAW’S SIGHTS AS SUPER GT MAKES FIRST VISIT OF YEAR TO FUJI SPEEDWAY
British racing driver Sean Walkinshaw returns to the scene of his maiden Super GT Championship race victory, Fuji Speedway in Japan, this week for the eagerly awaited second round of the 2018 season.
FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS SCORES PODIUM IN VIRGINIA
Flying Lizard Motorsports earned its 94th podium on Saturday at Virginia International Raceway at the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Virginia. Mike Hedlund and the No. 45 Audi R8 LMS finished tenth overall in race two, scoring a second place finish in the GTSA class, Hedlund’s second podium of the 2018 season.
POLE POSITION, WIN AND PODIUM: BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT DO EXTREMELY WELL AT AUTODROM MOST
With pole position, fastest lap, victory and podium, the opener at the Autodrom Most could not have gone better for BWT Mücke Motorsport. For this second round of the ADAC GT Masters season, the team travelled from Berlin to the Czech Republic, about 90 kilometres northwest of Prague, where the three Audi R8 LMS cars with the driver pairings of Jeffrey Schmidt and Stefan Mücke in the #26, Ricardo Feller and Christopher Haase in the #25 and Markus Winkelhock and Mike David Ortmann in the #24 racked up quite a few impressive performances.
McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE’S SINGLE-MAKE SERIES TO LAUNCH THIS WEEKEND AT SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
This weekend sees the first round of McLaren Automotive’s inaugural FIA accredited Pure McLaren single-make international race series. Six rounds will be held across iconic tracks across Europe this year with a total of 12 races, two per weekend. Unveiled as part of McLaren Automotive’s expanded customer-focussed motorsport programme, the new series is aimed at … Continue reading → ...
AUDI DRIVER FILIP SALAQUARDA: “MOST IS GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEKEND”
What is only the second round of the season in Most this weekend will be the stand-out meeting of the year for Team ISR and driver Filip Salaquarda (34, CZ), who are making their debut in the ADAC GT Masters in 2018. The Czech outfit will be lining up in front of a home crowd with their Audi R8 LMS shared by the local favourite and the German Frank Stippler (43, GER) as the Super Sports Car League debuts in the Czech Republic.
ACURA SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE AT MID OHIO-ENTRY LIST NOTEBOOK
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will make its first visit to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, marking IMSA’s first appearance at the circuit since a GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series event in 2013, for the two-hour and 40-minute Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, May 6. The race features a 35-car entry list across … Continue reading → ...
FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS PREPARED FOR SUCCESS AT VIR
After a month break in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS calendar, Flying Lizard Motorsports returns to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend for rounds three and four of the SprintX championship with Mike Hedlund, Adam Merzon, and Ryan Eversley in the pair of Audi R8 LMS GT4 cars. In preparation for the event, the team has completed three days of testing at this particular track, in both dry and wet conditions, confident with the progress made entering into the next rounds of the championship.
ONROAK AUTOMOTIVE, MODERN AND CLASSIC
On Tuesday, the 1973 Ligier JS 2 from the Onroak Automotive workshops set off to tackle the French roads in the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo. While awaiting its return Onroak Automotive is hard at work preparing and restoring other cars for the next round of the Masters Endurance Legends, one of the curtain-raisers to the French Formula 1 Grand Prix in June at Paul Ricard, and Le Mans Classic in July.
AUDI IN FORMULA E: THROUGH THE CITY OF LOVE WITH ELECTRIC POWER
Motorsport in the heart of the city – no other venue symbolizes this motto like Paris does. The 1.92-kilometer circuit passes numerous sidewalk cafés and restaurants, and circles the spectacular Dôme des Invalides. From their garages, the teams have an clean view of the Eiffel Tower and before the track is closed for race day, buses with tourists travel through the pit lane. “For me, Paris is one of the most beautiful locations and a highlight for us drivers,” says Lucas di Grassi.
JASON BELL TO TACKLE VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND
Floridian and Audi Sport customer racing driver Jason Bell will be competing in his next Pirelli World Challenge Series event this coming weekend at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Traveling to Alton, Virginia and back for another round with M1 GT Racing, Bell will once again enter the GTSA division and is excited to get back to the VIR facility, one of his favorite tracks on the 2018 calendar.
ACURA DPi PROGRAM BATTLING TOUGH COMPETITION IN WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP
The first three races of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship have reinforced one thing about racing in the Prototype class: competition is really tough.
GT SPORT MOTUL TEAM RJN SETS SIGHTS ON SILVERSTONE AFTER MONZA DEBUT
GT Sport Motul Team RJN has its sights set on its “home” race at Silverstone next month after debuting the new 2018-spec Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 at Monza’s opening round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.
JAGUAR RACING HEAD TO PARIS WITH RENEWED CONFIDENCE
Panasonic Jaguar Racing is hoping to electrify the City of Lights as they prepare for the ABB FIA Formula E Paris E-Prix following a strong performance in recent races. The British team’s momentum is growing with each race, and the inaugural Rome E-Prix was overall another positive weekend for Panasonic Jaguar Racing. Once again Mitch Evans secured … Continue reading → ...
ISAAC TUTUMLU TAKES FOURTH PLACE FINISH AT THE 12H NAVARRA
Spaniard Tutumlu delivered another strong performance in the Car Collection Motorsport-entered Audi R8 LMS shared with Ali Çapan, Dirg Parhofer and Peter Schmidt. The four drivers brought fourth place home in A6-Am class and ranked 8th overall. Tutumlu drove almost six of the 12 hours of racing. Isaac Tutumlu achieved a positive result at Circuito de … Continue reading → ...
WRIGHT MOVES INTO POINTS LEAD, JOINS CLAIRAY IN IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE WIN AT BARBER
Kris Wright made a statement at Barber Motorsports Park – he is a title contender in the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda championship.
WILL OWEN TO COMPETE AT GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA IN IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE
Will Owen will be stepping outside of his duties in the European Le Mans Series to pilot Charles Wicht Racing’s #7 Ligier JS P3 alongside teammate Leonardo Lamelas for the third round of the IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda this weekend at the Grand Prix of Alabama in support of the Verizon IndyCar Series.
