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ByKOLLES RACING COMPLETES ITS PRE-SEASON TESTING PROGRAM

David Martin-Janiak — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:19:54 +0000

ByKOLLES Racing has completed its homework with an extensive run in Monza today. The Enso CLM P1/01 has successfully covered full programmed test-mileage in a dry and warm day which saw it being driven by regulars Oliver Webb, Dominik Kraihamer, Tom Dillmann, joined by Rene Binder who just came back in time from his Indycar … Continue reading → ...

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SUCCESSFUL OUTING FOR THE BMW iFE.18 AT THE FORMULA E TEST AT CALAFAT

Charles Côté — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:07:10 +0000

BMW Motorsport continued its development of the new BMW iFE.18 with a test at Calafat (ESP) this week. The car is equipped with a drivetrain developed solely by BMW and will compete in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Season 5 when BMW joins the first series for fully-electric racing cars as an official manufacturer.

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DANIEL ABT’S FIRST STINT IN NEW AUDI E-TRON FE05

David Martin-Janiak — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:33:22 +0000

Premiere for Daniel Abt: Under the Spanish sun, the German Audi driver drove the new Audi e-tron FE05 to be fielded in the next Formula E season for the first time. In the two-day test at Calafat, the engineers again gathered important data for the development of the all-electric race car. Rome, Calafat, Paris – for Daniel … Continue reading → ...

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PREPARATION OF THE NEW BMW iFE.18 FORMULA E ENTERS THE NEXT PHASE

Charles Côté — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:16:00 +0000

TechLab for BMW iNEXT”: This tag-line was prominently featured on the new BMW i Motorsport race car for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. This car completed its historic first appearance on the BMW and MINI Driving Academy site in Maisach, near Munich (GER). It was powered by the completely new BMW drivetrain, which was created specifically for the special challenges of motor racing. It was the result of close collaboration between engineers from BMW i production development and from BMW Motorsport. BMW works driver Tom Blomqvist (GBR) was behind the wheel of the first fully-electric racing car in the history of the BMW Group.

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FIORANO DEBUT FOR THE FERRARI 488 GTE 2018

Charles Côté — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:11:06 +0000

Ferrari 488 GTEs no. 51 and 71 had their shakedown test on the Fiorano track ahead of the start of the 2018-19 Superseason of the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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SUCCESSFUL DEBUT OF THE NEW AUDI E-TRON FE05

Charles Côté — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:57:17 +0000

With Lucas di Grassi at the wheel, the Audi e-tron FE05 smoothly reeled off its first kilometers of testing at Monteblanco (Spain). The fully electric race car will be fielded in season five of the series that will start at the beginning of December. Audi, together with other manufacturers, visited the circuit in the south of Spain.

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MERCEDES-AMG AHEAD IN ADAC GT MASTERS CURTAIN-RAISER

Charles Côté — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:43:13 +0000

ADAC GT Masters teams and drivers prepared for the new season with two days of testing in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. The Mercedes-AMG set the best lap times, as three of the Swabian GT3 sports cars took the top three positions overall. The ADAC GT Masters season opener will be held on the weekend of 13th – 15th April in Oschersleben.

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EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING ENDS WINTER TEST PROGRAM WITH GT3 JAGUAR

Charles Côté — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:51:33 +0000

Emil Frey Jaguar Racing underwent an intensive test program with the GT3 Jaguar ahead of the fourth season in the Blancpain GT Series, starting in three weeks. The Swiss team concluded two test days each at Monza, Misano and Barcelona in order to be best prepared ahead of the start into the season at Monza (Italy).

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PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT GUARANTEED: THE RUN-UP TO SEASON 12 OF THE ADAC GT MASTERS

Charles Côté — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:45:53 +0000

The 2018 ADAC GT Masters’ field of drivers is absolutely fabulous, featuring world champions, Le Mans winners, an ex-F1 driver, DTM title winners, ALMS title holders and seven former champions. The Super Sports Car League presented this season’s new entrants at the Media Day during official pre-season testing in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. For the first time, there will be eight different makes in the field in 2018 with Audi, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and now Honda. The ADAC GT Masters will stage its opening race of the season on the weekend of 13th – 15th April at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON BEGINS WITH TESTING AT OSCHERSLEBEN

Charles Côté — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:46:48 +0000

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.

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