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DTM HEADING TOWARDS THE FINAL SPRINT

September 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Austrian factor is generating a lot of excitement in the final sprint for the coveted DTM title. It is points’ leader Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) that everybody is after, especially so the Austrians, and that in the penultimate season round, DTM Red Bull Ring powered by REMUS in Styria from 23 till 25 September: Lucas Auer, second in the standings, is from Kufstein, three-time DTM champion René Rast, currently third, lives in Bregenz and Mirko Bortolotti, fourth in the points’ standings at present, grew up in Vienna. Norisring race winner Thomas Preining, van der Linde’s teammate Philipp Eng and Clemens Schmid also have a home round at the Grand Prix circuit near Spielberg. Moreover, Grasser Racing Team with team principal Gottfried Grasser is based right at the Red Bull Ring.

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SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP ANNOUNCES CALENDAR CHANGES FOR 2023 EUROPEAN SEASON

September 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

SRO Motorsports Group has reorganised its European calendars for the 2023 season following the decision to stage next year’s Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on 29-30 July, the date most commonly used by the 24 Hours of Spa since 1953. The changes principally concern Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS and […]

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DXDT RACING READY TO STAND OUT IN THE SUNSHINE STATE FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA SEBRING DOUBLEHEADER

September 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

As North American sports car racing says goodbye to the final days of summer, the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS enters the penultimate weekend of the 2022 season at Sebring International Raceway. Eighteen entries are set to compete in the pair of races this Saturday and Sunday, racing on the infamous track, known through the racing community for its bumpy surface and demanding layout. DXDT Racing earned a second-place finish at the Sebring, Florida track in 2021, and will be strong contenders to return to the steps again.

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LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE REVEAL THE FIRST TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF ITS LMDh PROTOTYPE

September 19, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Lamborghini Squadra Corse has unveiled the first technical specifications of its LMDh project for its upcoming venture into the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the GTP class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA TITLE SHOWDOWN HEADS TO OKAYAMA

September 19, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Takeshi Kimura and Kei Cozzolino head to this weekend’s Okayama season finale tied on points with Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS title rivals Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Nick Foster, while the GT4 championship will also be decided when Brian Lee and Hideto Yasuoka square off against Hiroaki Hatano and Shinya Hosokawa.

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TEAM WRT AUDI TAKES FINAL LAP VICTORY AT VALENCIA TO CLOSE 2022 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT SEASON

September 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Team WRT capped a title-winning Sprint Cup season in spectacular style at Valencia by snatching one of the most dramatic race wins in Fanatec GT history, wrapping up a ninth overall teams’ championship in the process.

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AUDI VERSUS KTM GT 2 EUROPEAN SERIES PRO-AM TITLE FIGHT ROLLS ON TO THE LAST ROUND

September 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Fanatec GT2 European Series Pro-Am battle will roll on to the final round of the season after Audi and KTM shared the Pro-Am race honours during the series’ debut at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia this weekend.

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VANTHOOR AND WEERTS CAPTURE THIRD SUCCESSIVE GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT DRIVERS’ CROWN

September 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts are celebrating a third successive Fanatec GT Sprint drivers’ title after the #32 Team WRT Audi duo finished P3 in Saturday’s race at Valencia, which was won by the #52 AF Corse Ferrari of Ulysse De Pauw and Pierre-Alexandre Jean.

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ERHART AND FJORDBACH SHARE GT 2 EUROPEAN SERIES POLE POSITIONS IN VALENCIA

September 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Qualifying for the penultimate round of the Fanatec GT2 European Series produced four different class pole position winners from three manufacturers – Audi, Brabham, and KTM, in Valencia

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PERFECT WEEKEND FOR FOSTER SENDS PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB CHAMPIONSHIP DOWN TO THE WIRE

September 13, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Porsche Visit Cayman Islands Sprint Challenge GB returned following a summer break, rejoining the British GT package for its second triple header weekend of the season at Brands Hatch in Kent. Harry Foster (Team Parker Racing) took pole position and a hat trick of wins, his perfect weekend propelling him into the lead of the championship for the first time this season with just three races remaining.

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HARRY KING WRAPS UP PORSCHE SUPERCUP CHAMPIONSHIP WITH FOURTH PODIUM

September 13, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Rising star Harry King enjoyed a fine end to his first full campaign in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup with a starring role in the season finale at Monza, which resulted in a fourth podium finish of the year.

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GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES TITLE FIGHTS EDGE CLOSER TO THE WIRE AT VALENCIA

September 12, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Fanatec GT2 European Series title fight is set to reach boiling point this weekend, 16-17 September, as the penultimate round of the season plays out at Circuit Ricard Tormo in Valencia, Spain.

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HISTORIC VICTORY FOR FALKEN MOTORSPORTS IN INAUGURAL NLS 12 HOUR RACE AT THE NURBURGRING

September 12, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Falken Motorsports claimed a historic victory last weekend in the inaugural NLS 12-hour race on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. Joel Eriksson, Sven Müller, Jaxon Evans and Alessio Picariello steered Falken’s #3 Porsche 911 GT3 R to first place in the new season highlight of the Nürburgring Endurance Series season, while Ayhancan Güven, Côme Ledogar, Klaus Bachler and Martin Ragginger claimed sixth in the sister #4 car.

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LONG AWAITED MAIDEN DTM VICTORY FOR NICK CASSIDY

September 11, 2022 RNW Staff 0

New Zealander Nick Cassidy took his maiden race win in DTM. The 28-year-old Ferrari driver from the Red Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse team always came out on top in the Sunday race at the Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix circuit in extremely exciting two-way battles at the front of the field. Having started from third place on the grid, Cassidy emerged as the delighted race winner from Sheldon van der Linde with the Schubert BMW and Thomas Preining with the KÜS Team Bernhard Porsche. South African Sheldon van der Linde got his race off to a good start, immediately overtook pole-sitter René Rast (ABT Sportsline Audi) and led the field until he came in for his mandatory pit stop at the end of lap nine. During his stop, there was an issue with the left front wheel, extending it to over eleven seconds and costing him the lead. Subsequently, Nick Cassidy had to work had on several occasions to defend the lead.

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PODIUM FINISH FOR THE PORSCHE GT TEAM IN THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI

September 11, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The two 911 RSR fielded by the Porsche GT Team have finished the 6 Hours of Fuji (Japan) in positions three and four. Works drivers Michael Christensen from Denmark and Kévin Estre from France achieved a podium result at the wheel of the No. 92 car. In the manufacturer’s classification, Porsche is just one point behind the leader and is still in contention for the title as they head to the final round of this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship WEC in Bahrain on 12 November. No decision has yet been made in the drivers’ world championship.

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ONE-TWO HOME VICTORY FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

September 11, 2022 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing achieved a perfect one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Fuji to celebrate the return of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) to Japan in impressive style.

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DENNIS OLSEN CLAIMS HIS MAIDEN DTM WIN

September 10, 2022 RNW Staff 0

With a lights-to-flag victory, Dennis Olsen secured his maiden win in his still fresh DTM career with the SSR Performance Porsche. In qualifying in the morning, the Norwegian had secured the best starting grid position with a lap time of 2m 30.488s. After a pair of second places at Norisring and Nürburgring, it is the long-awaited maiden DTM race win for Olsen. Classified second and third respectively, reigning DTM champion Maximilian Götz (GER, Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD) and Olsen’s fellow Porsche driver Thomas Preining (KÜS Team Bernhard) joined him on the podium. Götz had started from fourth on the grid and was able to make up two places over the race distance of 50 minutes plus one lap to score his first podium finish of the season. Austrian Thomas Preining had good chances of victory following a good qualifying result in second place, but temporarily dropped back to ninth following contact and a spin on the opening lap, then still claimed back third place. The second DTM race at Spa-Francorchamps gets underway on Sunday at 1.30pm CEST.

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HARRY KING FASTEST IN PORSCHE SUPERCUP QUALIFYING AT MONZA, POLE POSITION FOR MARVIN KLEIN

September 10, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Harry King turned the fastest lap in a Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup qualifying session for the first time in Monza, Italy. However, due to a penalty incurred at the previous race in Zandvoort, the UK driver will tackle the last race of the 2022 season from the fourth grid spot. Instead, pole position goes to the second fastest qualifier, Frenchman Marvin Klein. The three favourites for the title, Luxembourger Dylan Pereira, Larry ten Voorde from the Netherlands and Porsche Junior Laurin Heinrich from Germany, secured positions three, five and seven on the grid. The final round of the Supercup season is contested as support to the Italian Grand Prix and gets underway on Sunday (11 September) at 11:50 am.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING AT THE FRONT IN FUJI QUALIFYING

September 10, 2022 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing locked out the front row on home ground for the penultimate round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) to earn its first-ever 6 Hours of Fuji qualifying one-two.

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PORSCHE DRIVER THOMAS PREINING STARTS DTM WEEKEND IN THE ARDENNES WITH THE FASTEST TIME OF THE DAY

September 9, 2022 RNW Staff 0

With Thomas Preining (AUT, KÜS Team Bernhard) and local hero Laurens Vanthoor (BEL, SSR Performance) a Porsche driver came out on top in each of the two DTM free practice sessions at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Friday. Preining’s time of 2m 17.786s in second free practice was the fastest time of the day among DTM’s 27 world-class drivers at the 7.004 kilometres Grand Prix track in the Belgian Ardennes, the venue for the sixth and third-to-last race weekend of the current season.

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