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With an win and a third place, Team TruSpeed AutoSport showed its strongest performance so far in North America while Audi Sport Italia claimed a fourth podium finish in its local championship with the Audi R8 LMS.

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PORSCHE AIMS TO REPEAT LAST YEARS HISTORIC IMSA WIN AT LIME ROCK PARK

July 16, 2018 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team tackles round seven of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Lime Rock Park on 21 July with two 911 RSR. The Porsche customer team Wright Motorsports fields two 911 GT3 R racers. The race in the idyllic rural region of the US state of Connecticut, at which Porsche celebrated the historic maiden victory with the new 911 RSR last year, offers two unique features: at a length of just 2.414 kilometres, the course is the shortest on the championship calendar. Given that only the GTLM and GTD classes compete at Lime Rock, overall victory will definitely go to a GT car. With 18 victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the history of this race.

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ESM AND IMSA STATEMENTS

July 16, 2018 RNW Staff

This morning, Tequila Patrón announced its departure from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, both as a team sponsor and a series sponsor, following the conclusion of the 2018 season. We at Extreme Speed Motorsports would like to thank Patrón Spirits CEO Ed Brown and the iconic brand for their support of our team and their investment in sports car racing over the years.

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DS VIRGIN RACING CAP OFF BEST EVER FORMULA E SEASON IN NEW YORK

July 16, 2018 RNW Staff

DS Virgin Racing rounded out their best ever season during today’s final Formula E race in New York City, securing third place in both the teams’ and the drivers’ championship.

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AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER IS FORMULA E CHAMPION

July 16, 2018 RNW Staff

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler secured the title in the teams’ classification with impressive comeback drives in the season finale. Four podium positons during the weekend, including a one-two finish and 78 of a maximum of 94 possible points, turned a near unassailable deficit of 33 points before the final weekend into a 2-point advantage. Heart-stopping […]

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LESTER AND ASAI WIN AGAIN ON THE STREETS OF BANGSAEN

July 16, 2018 RNW Staff

Kiwi Jono Lester helped his Vattana Motorsport team into the lead of the Thailand Super Series points chase with another victory on the streets of Bangsaen over the weekend, at the annual Bangsaen Grand Prix street race.

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FORMULA E CHAMPION VERGNE CLOSES SEASON IN STYLE

July 16, 2018 RNW Staff

Jean-Eric Vergne picked up his fourth win of the season at the final race of the 2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E Championship in New York to round-off a sensational day of sport for the French nation.

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A WINNING WEEKEND FOR TEAM PANOZ RACING

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Team Panoz Racing enjoyed a very successful race weekend at Portland International Raceway. Ian James was joined by Mathew Keegan in the #50 Panoz Avezzano with Preston Calvert in the #51, both competing in rounds seven and eight of the GTS Sprint-X Championship and both cars achieving wins..

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PODIUM FOR PHOENIX RACING ASIA AT SUPER TAIKYU SERIES

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Phoenix Racing Asia scored a podium finish in the five-hour Super Taikyu race at the stunning Autopolis Circuit in Japan. The race, held at over 3,000 metres above sea-level on the mountain-top circuit, marked the fourth stop of the 2018 Super Taikyu season, with the #82 Audi R8 LMS GT3 of Alex Au, Audi Sport customer racing Asia driver pool member Shaun Thong and three-time Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup champion Alex Yoong taking third overall for their second series podium of the year.

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AUDI STARTS FORMULA E FINALE WEEKEND WITH ONE-TWO FINISH

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler put itself in a significantly better position in the battle for the title in the teams’ classification of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship with a commanding one-two finish. The championship will be decided in the twelfth and final race of the season on Sunday. Stunning backdrop for a stunning final: […]

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SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP AND PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE PRESENT 2019 SEASON PLANS

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Pirelli World Challenge President and CEO Greg Gill presented teams with the expanded 2019 program and race formats.

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VERGNE CLINCHES ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Lucas di Grassi took his second consecutive win of the season in New York, as Jean-Eric Vergne fought through the field to move out of reach of title rival Sam Bird and secure the ABB FIA Formula E Championship with one round to spare..

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HIGHS AND LOWS FOR JAGUAR RACING AT THE NEW YORK CITY E-PRIX

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Panasonic Jaguar Racing look forward to the final race of the 2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E championship determined to turn the team’s potential into a strong end of season performance.

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IN PROFILE: JULES GOUNON, THE COMEBACK KID WHO CONQUERED SPA

July 13, 2018 RNW Staff

At first glance, it might seem that Jules Gounon walked a relatively smooth path to the top.

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KATHERINE LEGGE CONFIRMED AS THE FIRST DRIVER TO JOIN THE JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY

July 13, 2018 RNW Staff

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that sports car and open-wheel racing veteran Katherine Legge will drive one of the team’s two Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY series electric racecars during the 2018/2019 ABB FIA Formula E season. An American-themed livery will be unveiled by RLL co-owner Bobby Rahal, Legge and team officials at the New York E-Prix 2017/2018 season-finale this weekend.

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MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING WITH A RECORD LINE-UP FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 13, 2018 RNW Staff

For the 70th running of the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race, Mercedes-AMG has a presence that is stronger than ever before: the field of 68 cars includes a total of 13 Mercedes-AMG GT3s. Thus, the German performance and sports car brand has the largest entry of all manufacturers. The cars from Affalterbach will be run by five teams with 46 drivers between them to take on the classic endurance race, including some of the highest-ranking names in motorsport. Among the favourites are the four cars of the Mercedes-AMG Performance Teams AKKA ASP, BLACK FALCON, MANN-FILTER (HTP Motorsport) and STRAKKA Racing.

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CRP RACING ADDS MATT BRABHAM TO PORTLAND SPRINTXROSTER

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff

The Pirelli World Challenge makes its long awaited return to Portland International Raceway this weekend, and driver Matt Brabham will race alongside full season driver Daniel Morad in the No. 2 Mercedes AMG GT3.

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MEYER SHANK RACING COMMITS TO CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff

After originally planning to contest just in the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup (TPNAEC), a strong start to the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season saw the No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 make additional race starts as team partners stepped up to keep the campaign on track..

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS RETURNS TO PORTLAND FOR ROSE CUP RACES

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff

Twelve years have passed since Flying Lizard last raced at Portland International Raceway in the American Le Mans Series, and this weekend, the sports car team will return to the Oregon track for the Pirelli World Challenge Rose Cup Races for rounds seven and eight of the GTS SprintX Championship.

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STAR-STUDDED LINE-UP FOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UK’S FAVOURITE RACE SERIES AT THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff

As befits a brilliant birthday bash, the MSA British Touring Car Championship’s 60th anniversary celebrations at next weekend’s Silverstone Classic (20-22 July) will be encrusted with diamonds.

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