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50 YEARS OF BMW M ANNIVERSARY LIVERY FOR THE SCHUBERT BMW M4 GT3 AT THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

May 5, 2022 RNW Staff 0

For BMW M Motorsport, this year’s 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (GER) is dominated by the 50th anniversary of BMW M. Many activities are planned, and the ‘50 years of BMW M’ theme will be a prominent feature out on the track. BMW M Motorsport team Schubert Motorsport will compete with a BMW M4 GT3 sporting a special anniversary livery, which will be unveiled this weekend during the qualifying races on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.

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B-QUIK ABSOLUTE RACING ANNOUNCES ALL-AUSTRALIAN LINE UP FOR NO 27 AUDI IN THAILAND SUPER SERIES

May 5, 2022 RNW Staff 0

B-Quik Absolute Racing is pleased to announce an all-Australian line up for the #27 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO 2 for Thailand Super Series 2022 as Daniel Bilski will team up with Philip Massoud and we’re delighted this very well balanced and competitive pairing has come together.

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THE ARTA NSX-GT TAKES ITS FIRST WIN OF THE SUPER GT SEASON

May 4, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The FAV HOTEL FUJI GT 450km RACE, Round 2 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held on May 4th (Wed. holiday) at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563m × 100 laps). Big accidents caused the race to be stopped twice, resulting in its finish at the end of 62 laps, which saw the GT500 class victory go to the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT (Tomoki Nojiri/Nirei Fukuzumi), while the GT300 class win went to the No. 10 TANAX GAINER GT-R (Ryuichiro Tomita/Riki Okusa/Yusuke Shiotsu).

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PORSCHE AIMS TO CONTINUE ITS FIA WEC WINNING STREAK AT SPA

May 4, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Porsche heads to round two of the season leading the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. After clinching a class win at the season opener in Sebring (USA), the factory squad now aims to follow up with another victory at the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps. The latest generation of the ca. 378 kW (515 PS) Porsche 911 RSR remains unbeaten on the Formula 1 racetrack in Belgium. In the 2019/2020 and 2021 seasons, the 911 dominated the GTE-Pro class on the Ardennes circuit. Porsche is eager to continue this streak this coming weekend.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE BRANDS HATCH WEEKEND ROUNDUP

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season is now in full swing following last weekend’s Sprint Cup opener at Brands Hatch.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-LEADING ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE SETS THE STANDARD AHEAD OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS RETURN

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Aston Martin Vantage GTE returns to action in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship [WEC] in the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps this weekend, having made a winning start to its GTE-Am class campaign with the Sebring 1000 Miles (in the USA), back in March.

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SAKAGUCHI WINS SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI IN THE WEDSPORT ADVAN GR SUPRA

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Official Qualifying sessions for the FAV HOTEL FUJI GT 450km RACE, Round 2 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on May 3rd at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563 m) in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GT500 class Pole Position was won by Sakaguchi in the No. 19 WedsSport ADVAN GR Supra (Yuji Kunimoto/Sena Sakamoto). The GT300 class pole was taken by Yamauchi in the No. 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT (Takuto Iguchi/Hideki Yamauchi) for the second straight time following Round 1. These two cars will start from the front of their respective class grids in tomorrow’s (May 4th) race.

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PAUL MILLER RACING FINISHES FOURTH AT LAGUNA SECA

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Paul Miller Racing team led laps early and notched a fourth-place finish in today’s Monterey Sports Car Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

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FOSTER JOINS IBRAHIM AND TRIPLE EIGHT JMR FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA RETURN

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

2018 championship runner-up Nick Foster makes his long awaited Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS return this year after joining forces with Triple Eight JMR.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS HEAD TO SPA FOR ROUND TWO OF THE WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

After a brilliant start to the #23’s championship campaign, finishing first at the season opener in Sebring, the team lead the WEC championship as they head to Spa-Francorchamps, a circuit known for United Autosports’ recent LMP2 domination having won the last two consecutive WEC races in 2020 & ’21. Alexander Lynn makes his season debut with […]

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LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE PRESENTS THE NEW HURACAN GT3 EVO2

May 3, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Lamborghini presents the new Huracán GT3 EVO2, designed and developed by Squadra Corse of Sant’Agata Bolognese based on the Huracán STO, with which it shares important design elements, rear-wheel drive only, and a naturally aspirated V10 engine, which in the road version delivers 640 horsepower.

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WILKINSON BOUNCES BACK AT BRANDS HATCH WITH TOP 10 SPRINT CUP FINISH

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Oliver Wilkinson and team-mate Rob Bell opened their Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup campaign with a hard-earned top-10 finish for the JOTA McLaren 720S GT3 on home ground at Brands Hatch.

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ERA MOTORSPORT TAKES IMSA POINTS LEAD WITH LAGUNA SECA PODIUM

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Era Motorsport completed the first sprint race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s LMP2 class this weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The Indianapolis-based squad drove a masterful race to finish in second place in the No. 18 Oreca, taking the championship points lead with drivers Dwight Merriman and Ryan Dalziel.

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NTE/SSR HEATS UP SEASON AT LAGUNA SECA

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

While the temperature at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca was rather cool, NTE/SSR put some heat into their season at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round four with the No. 42 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo. Lamborghini GT3 Junior driver Jayden Conwright earned the team a second-place starting position and together, he and Marco Holzer drove to earn a sixth-place finish.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS RETURNS TO THE PODIUM AND REGAINS WEATHERTECH POINTS LEAD

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Wright Motorsports closed out a successful race weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday afternoon, returning the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R to victory circle for the second time this season. With their California victory, the driving duo of Ryan Hardwick and Jan Heylen reclaimed their championship points lead in the GTD class, creating valuable momentum heading into the next rounds of the championship.

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ISAAC TUTUMLU MAKES PROMISING START TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP CAMPAIGN AT BRANDS HATCH

May 2, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Spaniard of Kurdish ancestry will contest the curtain raiser event of the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup season this weekend. Tutumlu, who has never raced at Brands Hatch before, will be sharing the GSM Novamarine-run Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo with Austrian Gerhard Tweraser.

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MARCIELLO AND BOGUSLAVSKIY UNTOUCHABLE IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP RACE 2 AT BRANDS HATCH

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

A dominant performance from the #89 Mercedes-AMG of Raffaele Marciello and Timur Boguslavskiy gave Akkodis ASP a long-awaited victory in today’s second Sprint Cup contest at Brands Hatch.

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GRT TAKES OVER THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD IN THE DTM

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Successful debut weekend for GRT in the DTM. The Lamborghini team from Austria departs from the season opener at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve with the championship lead in their bag. Lamborghini factory driver Mirko Bortolotti claimed another top result on Sunday carrying the success ballast of the previous day’s podium. After second place in qualifying, he steered the number 63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO to a commanding third place in the race. In the standings, the Italian and GRT are leading the drivers’ and team standings with 35 points. The next stop of the DTM 2022 will be at the Lausitzring from 20th to 22nd May.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP WIN FOR AF CORSE AT BRANDS HATCH

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

AF Corse kicked off the Sprint Cup season with a sensational overall victory at Brands Hatch thanks to a mature performance from Ulysse De Pauw and Pierre Alexandre Jean in the #53 Ferrari.

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BMW M TEAM RLL BMW M4 GT3 QUALIFIES P4 IN GTD PRO ATLAGUNA SECA

May 1, 2022 RNW Staff 0

John Edwards will start the No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3 fourth in the GTD PRO class in tomorrow’s two-hour-and-forty-minute Monterey Sports Car Championship. He posted a 1:23.740-minute lap around the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Laguna Seca circuit, 0.598 seconds in arrears of the pole sitting Porsche 911 GT3R. Edwards will co-drive with Connor De Phillippi, the duo looking for their first podium finish of the season.

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