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

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.

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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.

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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.

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NEW SEASON PREPARATIONS CONTINUE SMOOTHLY FOR BLANCPAIN PRO-AM CHAMPION AL HARTHY

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Ahmad Al Harthy continued his strong pre-season Blancpain Endurance Cup testing programme at Monza last Friday, 16th March, where the Oman Racing team acquired vital set-up data ahead of the opening round of 2018 at the Italian venue – which takes place next month.

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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.

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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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HEARTBREAK FOR SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING AT SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

After securing a record-setting pole position in qualifying on Friday, Spirit of Daytona Racing kept the No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R at the sharp end of the field for much of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, hoping for a podium finish in their home state.

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MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING TAKES TENTH IN 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

With a reputation of roughness that is well-established from 66 years of racing history, Sebring International Raceway’s 12 Hour contest is accepted as one of the biggest challenges in racing.

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BRILLIANT SECOND CONSECUTIVE TOP-FIVE IMSA FINISH FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports lies seventh in the four-race Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup after recording an excellent fifth place in the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Sebring last night (17 Mar). Phil Hanson (GB), Paul Di Resta (GB) and Alex Brundle (GB) combined to bring their #32 Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototype home to record a second consecutive top-five IMSA WeatherTech placing

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HANSON CLAIMS EXCELLENT TOP-FIVE PLACING IN MAIDEN SEBRING RACE

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

Phil Hanson claimed an excellent top-five placing in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring yesterday (17 Mar). The teenager now lies 10th at the midway stage of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup after the United Autosports Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototype he shared with fellow Britons Paul Di Resta and Alex Brundle

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NISSAN SCORES FIRST OVERALL SEBRING WIN SINCE 1994

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

There was only one driver lineup entered in this year’s 66th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts made up entirely of past overall race winners. It was only fitting, then, that lineup – comprised of Pipo Derani, Nicolas Lapierre and Johannes van Overbeek in the No. 22 Tequila Patrón ESM Nissan DPi – combined Saturday to give Nissan its first win in the endurance classic in almost 25 years.

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CADILLAC DPi-V.R SECOND AT SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

Cadillac V-Performance Racing team Konica Minolta Cadillac finished second in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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DOUBLE TOP TEN FOR MICHAEL SHANK RACING AT SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

After a whirlwind weekend for the Michael Shank Racing squad it seemed as though there wouldn’t be light at the end of the tunnel, but the hard-working crew never gave up.

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FERRARI ON SEBRING 12 HOUR PODIUM

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

The second race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season (second round of the North American Endurance Cup) extended a 66-year tradition as Sebring International Raceway played host for the annual 12 Hours of Sebring. Perfect conditions saw the race run at a frantic pace in the opening stages before being slowed by a series of caution periods in the second half of the event. As darkness fell, the final two hours of the race featured a sprint to the finish with Ferrari once again well figuring in the final results.

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WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES SECOND IN GTD AT SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Alessandro Balzan (Italy) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City) finished second in the GTD class in this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 66th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway.

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NEW BMW M8 GTE RACES TO FIRST PODIUM AT SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

At the classic 12 Hours of Sebring (USA), the new BMW M8 GTE celebrated its maiden podium finish. After 328 laps, Alexander Sims (GBR) finished round two of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship second in the GTLM class at the wheel of car number 25.

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VICTORY AND THIRD PLACE FOR PORSCHE AT SEBRING

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

The Porsche 911 RSR has scored its first win of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida. At the 12 Hours of Sebring, the oldest and toughest sports car race in the USA, Patrick Pilet (France), Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) won the GTLM class with the 510 hp race car from Weissach after a heart-stopping finale on Saturday.

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12 HOURS OF SEBRING: GTLM TITLE PROVES ELUSIVE FOR THE FORD GT

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

It seemed as if the GTLM title at the 12 Hours of Sebring was finally within Ford Chip Ganassi Racing’s grasp, but that win will remain a goal for yet another year. It wasn’t for lack of trying.

Formula E

VERGNE EDGES OUT DI GRASSI IN NAIL-BITING FORMULA E FINISH IN PUNTA

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

Jean-Eric Vergne extended his lead at the top of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, narrowly edging out Lucas di Grassi in a nail-biting finish on the shores of Uruguay for the CBMM Niobium Punta del Este E-Prix.

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MS&AD ANDRETTI FORMULA E MISSES OUT ON POINTS IN PUNTA DEL ESTE

March 18, 2018 Charles Côté

In the sixth race of the season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team narrowly missed out on points. António Félix da Costa (POR) finished the Punta del Este E-Prix (URU) in 11th place.

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