IMSA SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN QUALIFYING ROUND UP
Ford Sweeps Front Row In GTLM Qualifying At Watkins Glen
MOTUL MUGEN NSX-GT TEAM TAKES ITS FIRST SUPER GT POLE POSITION AFTER RETURNING TO GT 500
The qualifying for the Chang SUPER GT RACE, Round 4 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on June 30 at the Chang International Circuit (one lap 4,554m) in Buriram, Thailand. The GT500 class pole position winner was the No. 16 MOTUL MUGEN NSX-GT driven by Hideki Mutoh and Daisuke Nakajima with a course record of 1’23.341 in
LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA RACE 1 REPORT FROM WATKINS GLEN
The third round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series kicked off the weekend with a caution-free event run at the 11-turn, 3.4-mile Watkins Glen International.
ABSOLUTE RACING’S RUMP AND CHENG CLAIM MAIDEN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA VICTORIES WITH AUDI AT SUZUKA
Martin Rump and Franky Cheng both claimed their maiden Blancpain GT Series Asia victories at Suzuka this afternoon after their Absolute Racing Audi led home a top-six comprising as many different GT3 manufacturers..
RUMP’S AUDI AND FOSTER’S FERRARI SEAL BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SUZUKA POLE APIECE
Audi and Ferrari shared a GT3 pole position apiece after Absolute Racing’s Martin Rump and HubAuto Corsa’s Nick Foster topped a thrilling Blancpain GT Series Asia qualifying session at Suzuka this morning.
TeamTGM TAKES NINTH ON THE GRID FOR THE IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE 240 AT THE GLEN
Getting off to a quick start to the weekend, the No. 46 Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis (JKTG) Foundation / Camp Boggy Creek Mercedes-AMG GT4 qualified ninth with a fast lap time of 1:57.180-seconds on Friday.
OVER 60 ENTRIES CONFIRMED FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA TEST DAY
Preparations for the 70th edition Total 24 Hours of Spa will shift up a gear on Tuesday (3 July) when competitors undertake the official test day ahead of this year’s race.
MAZDA TEAM JOEST TO FACE SIX HOURS OF HEAT AND COMPETITION AT WATKINS GLEN
Mazda Team Joest will need to beat the Prototype competition in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship – and near triple-digit temperatures – for six hours this weekend at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.
LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA RETURNS TO ACTION AT WATKINS GLEN
The long break is finally over for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series as rounds three and four get underway this weekend at historic Watkins Glen International.
RACE MILES AND SKYMILES FOR MAGNUSSEN IN THE WEEKS AHEAD
Corvette Racing’s Danish ace Jan Magnussen has plenty of race miles and skymiles looming in his future with five race weekends over the next six weeks.
FERRARI BOLSTERS RANKS FOR SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
Three Ferrari 488 GT3 entries will take to Watkins Glen International for the traditional Six Hour this weekend. In addition to the No. 63 and No. 64 entries from Scuderia Corsa, 24 Hours of Daytona winner Ozz Negri will race a Ferrari for the first time in 16 years in this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours race. The Brazilian will join Squadra Corse Garage Italia for their first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race.
RIGON RACING WITH HUBAUTO CORSA AT SUZUKA
A season-high 31 supercars travel to Suzuka this weekend for the first leg of Blancpain GT Series Asia’s Japanese double header. Suzuka’s iconic 5.807km, 18-turn figure-of-eight circuit remains one of motorsport’s greatest challenges, as well as a bucket list destination for any driver. Two 60-minute sprint races will provide a stern test for Blancpain GT Series Asia’s teams before the championship completes its mid-season Japanese adventure in Fuji three weeks later.
LEXUS RC F GT3s READY TO RACE AT WATKINS GLEN
Lexus and 3GT Racing will return to New York’s Watkins Glen International this weekend for the third of four endurance events on the 2018 IMSA schedule when they compete in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday.
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CONTINENTS CONTINUES WITH THE 24H PORTIMA
Launched last year to great acclaim, the Hankook 24H PORTIMAO is again on the calendar for the 24H GT SERIES and the 24H TCE SERIES, both powered by Hankook. From 6-8 July, the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, beautifully located in the rolling hills of the Portuguese Algarve region and conveniently close to the Atlantic coast, will be hosting the second running of the Hankook 24H PORTIMAO. Currently, the entry list includes almost 40 cars, with 22 entries in the GT class and 15 teams in the TCE division. Following the successful debut in the previous round at Imola, there will be separate starting groups with separate pole positions for the GTs and touring cars again.
B-QUIK “YOUNG DRIVER PROGRAMME” HEADS FOR BURIRAM
The B-Quik Co. Ltd TM (“B-Quik”) “Young Driver Programme” takes another step forward this weekend as we enter the “Toyota Motorsport” championship for the first time on the occasion of its high profile visit to Buriram’s Chang International Circuit.
AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS SET FOR SUZUKA SHOWDOWN IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA
Audi customer teams and drivers will be gunning for glory as the Blancpain GT Series Asia heads to Japan’s iconic Suzuka Circuit for rounds five and six this weekend. Six Audi R8 LMS GT3s are set to line up on the grid, as the teams relaunch their title tilts during the highly-anticipated double-header, which marks the halfway point of the 2018 season.
“IT’S THE BIG ONE” – MATTHEW WILSON DISCUSSES BENTLEY TEAM M-SPORT’S PREPARATIONS FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
Three teams are fielding new-spec cars in the full 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Ahead of this year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa, we spoke to the team bosses who will oversee their efforts at the blue riband race.
HART RACING RETURNS TO ACTION AT THE GLEN
Continuing its Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup Championship campaign, HART Racing returns to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition this weekend for the Shalen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
WILL OWEN JOINS AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN AT WATKINS GLEN AFTER PODIUM AT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports welcomes Will Owen to join Sebastian Saavedra and Gustavo Yacaman to take on the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen in the #52 Liger JS P217. The event marks the halfway point of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship, being the sixth round of the 12-race season.
STARS AND STRIPES FOR WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING AHEAD OF WATKINS GLEN
The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi-V.R will carry a new and unique look tied to the 4th of July celebrations as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is set to stage a pair of back to back events, starting with the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen this Sunday. The Watkins Glen International race will be quickly followed by a trip north of the border for the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park round of IMSA WeatherTech action on July 8th.
