DOUBLE PWC PODIUM FOR THE BMW M4 GT4 IN AUSTIN
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).
BMW TEAMS GET UNDERWAY IN THE NORDSCHLEIFE SEASON
The test and set-up sessions fell victim to the weather conditions, but the 64th ADAC Westfalenfahrt on Saturday marked the official start of the 2018 VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring. The best-placed BMW drivers were Nick Catsburg (NED), John Edwards (USA) and Richard Westbrook (GBR) in the ROWE Racing number 98 BMW M6 GT3.
TAN TO CHASE ‘CHILDHOOD DREAM’ WITH FULL-TIME FIA WEC GRADUATION
Weiron Tan has been given the opportunity to chase his ‘childhood dream’ this year and next, competing for Jackie Chan DC Racing x JOTA Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and Le Mans 24 Hours as part of the prestigious, newly-formed SIC Motorsports Talent Development initiative. From a single-seater background, Tan has increasingly … Continue reading → ...
CHRISTIAN ENGLAND RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR MICHELIN LE MANS CUP
United Autosports have confirmed that Christian England will return to the team for the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup.
HONDA TO DEBUT IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS WITH SCHUBERT MOTORSPORT
Honda are about to make their debut in the ADAC GT Masters. For this first season in the series, the Japanese manufacturer has secured the services of Honda Team Schubert Motorsport. The NSX GT3 will be driven by two youngsters, Christopher Dreyspring (19, GER) and Giorgio Maggi (20, CH). The season opener of the Super Sports Car League will take place on the weekend of 13th – 15th April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.
B-QUIK KICKS OFF “DRIVER SELECTION PROGRAMME 2018”
B-Quik Co. Ltd. (“B-Quik”) has just completed the first stage of its ambitious “Driver Selection Programme 2018” which saw 83 employees taking part in an intensive tuition process that, over the duration of three days, was narrowed down to twelve finalists to go forward to a second and final stage that will produce two winners.
BMW TEAM SCHNITZER, TIMO SCHEIDER AND TWO BMW MOTORSPORT JUNIORS IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS
BMW Motorsport heads into the coming ADAC GT Masters season with a strong mixture of experience and talented youngsters. BMW Motorsport Juniors Mikkel Jensen (DEN) and Dennis Marschall (GER) are given the opportunity to prove themselves at the wheel of the BMW M6 GT3 in which they will race alongside and learn from a two-time DTM champion.
WAYNE BOYD GRADUATES TO EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP2 WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS
United Autosports have confirmed that Wayne Boyd will join their LMP2 team for the 2018 European Le Mans Series.
JASON BELL PREPARES FOR TEXAS WITH M1 GT RACING
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.
FLYING LIZARD PREPARES FOR SPRINTX SEASON DEBUT IN RECORD SETTING FIELD
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.
BE MOTORSPORT ENTERS LIGIER LMP3 FOR SUPERCAR CHALLENGE
BE Motorsport will contest the 2018 Supercar Challenge as the Dutch series were announced its main program for the upcoming season. BE Motorsport will enter a Ligier-Nissan JSP3 LMP3 for Javier Ibrán and Mathijs Bakker. The Spanish-based team will reach another milestone competing in another top tier European series with the Ligier LMP3, which already achieved great success in championships such as the V de V and the Michelin Le Mans Cup.
BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT WILL RACE FOR AUDI SPORT IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
The Green Hell is calling and BWT Mücke Motorsport intend to go on the offensive! For the first time ever, the well-established Berlin-based team will compete in the 46th edition of the legendary endurance classic ADAC Zurich 24-hour race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife (10th – 13th May 2018). What is totally amazing is that the outfit will contest the race as an Audi Sport customer racing team with the Audi R8 LMS #24 and field their Audi R8 LMS #25 as BWT Mücke Motorsport.
LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE PRODUCE 300th RACING HURACAN
On March 15, in the Huracán assembly line in Sant’Agata Bolognese, the racing car number 300 was produced. This is the number of Huracán racing cars, divided into Super Trofeos and GT3s, that Lamborghini Squadra Corse has produced from 2015 to date, thus being one of the most prolific Motorsport departments in the world.
ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON BEGINS WITH TESTING AT OSCHERSLEBEN
The long wait is coming to an end. Next week (26th – 27th March), the teams and drivers of the ADAC GT Masters will at last be seeing some track action during the official preseason tests at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Around 35 supercars sporting the badges of Audi, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche will be taking part in the dress rehearsal for the 2018 season at the circuit near Magdeburg. Fans are welcome to come and watch the two days of testing. Just over two weeks later on the weekend of 13th – 15th April, the ADAC GT Masters will be staging its season opener at the same venue.
AUDI AIMS FOR FIFTH VICTORY IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
Audi Sport customer racing is supporting four official teams this year. Audi Sport Team WRT – winners of the 2015 race –, Audi Sport Team Land that was successful last year and the two-time winning squad of Audi Sport Team Phoenix are firmly established in endurance racing. Audi Sport Team BWT completes this circle. In 2018, Peter Mücke’s squad is contesting the event in the Eifel for the first time.
ASTON MARTIN EMBARKS ON LANDMARK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MOTORSPORT PROGRAMME
This weekend’s 2018 Australian Grand Prix marks the beginning of Aston Martin’s most ambitious global motorsport programme in more than half a century. For the first time since 1959, the Aston Martin name will appear in both the Formula 1TM and Le Mans 24 Hours entry lists as the British manufacturer takes a vital step in the structured growth of its comprehensive motorsport vision..
INDIGO RACING BECOMES BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA’S FIRST KOREAN TEAM
Solite Indigo Racing will become the first Korean team ever to compete in Blancpain GT Series Asia this season after announcing that Juwon Seo and Roelof Bruins will campaign its brand-new Mercedes-AMG GT3.
AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FINISHES THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING DESPITE SETBACKS
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.
M1 GT RACING RETURNS TO COTA IN QUEST FOR STRONG RESULTS
M1 GT Racing kicked off the 2018 season in the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) program two weekends ago at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in sunny Florida. Competing in their new Audi R8 LMS GT4, the team managed to secure their first podiums of the year with team driver Jason Bell. Now, with one event weekend under their belt, the Florida based team and driver have their sights set on a race win this coming weekend during rounds three and four at the prestigious Circuit of the Americas.
ERIC CURRAN JOINS CALLAWAY COMPETITION USA FOR SPRINTX CHAMPIONSHIP
Following a successful debut for the Callaway Competition USA Corvette C7 GT3-R on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida earlier this month, German driver Daniel Keilwitz will be joined by American Eric Curran this week for the Pirelli World Challenge at Circuit of the Americas for the first race in the 2018 SprintX Championship.
