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AUDI DRIVERS FELLER/OWEGA WITH IMPRESSIVE OPENING SUCCESS IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS AT OSCHERSLEBEN

April 23, 2022 RNW Staff 0

A superb performance in front of packed stands in Oschersleben: after a dominant display, reigning champion Ricardo Feller (21/CH) and Jusuf Owega (20/Cologne) won the first race in the German GT Championship with the #29 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II. The Audi duo also marked a first: the pair won the first race in Germany to take place with eco-friendly fuel. This year, all supercars in the ADAC GT Masters will be running on fuel developed specially by Shell, using 50% sustainable components. In perfect, sunny conditions, Lamborghini works drivers Franck Perera (38/F) and Arthur Rougier (22/F) from Emil Frey Racing finished behind them in second place. Joel Sturm (20/Brühl) and Sven Müller (30/Bingen) from Allied-Racing claimed third position in the #22 Porsche 911 GT3 R. Jusuf Owega celebrated his first ADAC GT Masters win and also topped the Pirelli Junior standings: “The team provide me with a rocket. All I had to do was get in and put my foot down.”

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TOP-THREE NLS LOCK-OUT FOR BMW

April 23, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The BMW M4 GT3 has celebrated a top-three lock-out at the second race of the season in the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS). The four-hour race on the Nordschleife (GER) concluded with a spectacular finale between Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Max Hesse (GER). The result of a tight and enthralling battle was only confirmed in the closing metres. Farfus crossed the finish line in the ROWE Racing #99 BMW M4 GT3 ahead of the BMW Junior Team. The Brazilian shared the car with Connor De Phillippi (USA), who had secured pole position. Third place in the race went to the #34 BMW M4 GT3 from Walkenhorst Motorsport.

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FIVE MERCEDES-AMG GT3s IN THE 2022 ADAC GT MASTERS

April 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

On 22nd and 23rd April, two 60-minute races in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben get the new ADAC GT Masters season underway. Including the season finale at Hockenheimring on 23rd October, the prestigious sprint race championship will be in action again at seven circuits in Germany, Austria and The Netherlands. Like in the previous year, Mercedes-AMG will be represented by three Customer Racing Teams. MANN-FILTER Team LANDGRAF is expanding its involvement by an additional car and will be running two Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the championship in 2022. Spanish outfit Madpanda Motorsport and the newly formed Drago Racing Team ZvO will be making their respective debuts in GT Masters during the opening round in the Saxony-Anhalt region. Drago Racing Team ZvO will hit the track with two Mercedes-AMG GT3s, one of them will compete as a performance car under the name Mercedes-AMG Team ZvO.

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BRSCC CLUB MEETING SILVERSTONE MAZDA MX-5 PHOTO-SHOOT

April 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Back in March I was at Silverstone to see and photograph the BRSCC Mazda MX-5 cars. It’s always enjoyable and close racing.

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20 AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACE CARS IN THE ADAC RACING SERIES

April 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The ADAC GT Masters and its support series on the same platform are already entering their 16th season in 2022. Audi Sport customer racing has been involved in the top-class GT3 series since the beginning of the customer racing program and has already won it five times with its teams, most recently last year. With the ADAC Racing Weekend there is a second attractive motorsport stage of the Munich-based automobile club. No fewer than ten GT race cars with the four rings are competing in the current season.

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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB ENTERS MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY SEASON

April 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, enters its milestone 20th season in 2022 with a capacity grid packed with racing talent. Adding to the excitement, the 2022 season welcomes the latest generation of 911 racing car – the 510 hp ‘Type 992’ 911 GT3 Cup. 2022 also marks the arrival of Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2022 / 2023 Junior Adam Smalley who follows in the footsteps of 2020 / 2021 Junior and 2020 champion, Harry King.

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TWO STRONG TEAMS FROM AUDI SPORT AT THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

April 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Audi Sport customer racing is concentrating its efforts on two teams in the sporting competition for the sixth overall victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Audi Sport Team Car Collection and Audi Sport Team Car Collection will each field an Audi R8 LMS on behalf of the brand from May 25 to 29. In addition, private GT3 race cars strengthen the line-up.

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NTE/SSR RESUMES IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP AT LAGUNA SECA WITH CONWRIGHT AND HOLZER

April 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

After missing the Long Beach Grand Prix due to a tire blowout in the team’s race transporter, professional sports car racing team NTE/SSR is back on track and ready to resume the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next week at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The Lamborghini racing team will contest in their third event of the year, racing the No. 42 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo with drivers Jaden Conwright and Marco Holzer.

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JACK AITKEN ON TOP STEP IN IMPRESSIVE ELMS LMP2 DEBUT

April 19, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Jack Aitken enjoyed an outstanding debut in prototype sportscar racing as he scored victory in the Pro/Am class and finished sixth overall in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet.

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FRUSTRATING START TO ELMS SEASON FOR OMAN RACING AT PAUL RICARD

April 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Circuit Paul Ricard front-row qualifier Ahmad Al Harthy didn’t have the opportunity to battle as intended for an opening round GTE podium during the European Le Mans Series curtain-raiser on Sunday, 17th April, when team-mate Sam De Haan was barged into retirement on the very first lap.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS KICKS OFF SRO AMERICA SEASON WITH PODIUM FINISH

April 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Flying Lizard returned to the Pirelli GT4 America and GT America powered by AWS this weekend at Sonoma Raceway, starting the new season off with another podium finish at their home track. The Sonoma-based squad raced a pair of Aston Martin Vantage GT4 cars in the two series with team newcomers Elias Sabo and Andy Lee, competing in four races on Saturday and Sunday.

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BACK-TO-BACK SONOMA SWEEPS FOR K-PAX RACING

April 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

If there was a word Andrea Caldarelli wanted to use to describe the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS season-opener at Sonoma Raceway, he hoped it was going to be “fun.” Caldarelli, who longs for the fierce battles that the series offers, got what he asked for – a highly heated finale, where he helped the team chase down a sweep of the first two rounds.

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THE ADAC GT MASTERS ALL SET TO START THE 2022 SEASON IN OSCHERSLEBEN

April 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Here we go! After the shortest winter break so far, the ADAC GT Masters returns to action from 22nd to 24th April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben near Magdeburg. The high-class field of super sports cars in the German GT Masters will kick off season 16 with a premiere: The ADAC GT Masters will be the first German racing series to use an environmentally-friendly fuel in the 600-hp cars from five different manufacturers. In doing so, the ADAC GT Masters is taking on a pioneering role.

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ENEOS X PRIME GR SUPRA WINS IN SUPER GT AT OKAYAMA

April 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The opening round of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, the OKAYAMA GT 300km RACE took place on April 17th the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3,703m×82laps). Over the circuit were clear skies and on the track the competition was intense. Both in the GT500 class race and the GT300 class the winners were the same as last year, with the No. 14 ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra (Kazuya Oshima/Kenta Yamashita) winning the GT500 race and the No. 56 REALIZE NISSAN MECHANIC CHALLENGE GT-R victorious in the GT300 class.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS MAKE TOP TEN FINISH IN OPENING LE MANS CUP RACE

April 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports posted 10th (#32), 13th (#23), 16th (#22) and 25th (#2) in the 31-car entry for the opening round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup at Paul Ricard (16 Apr). United’s LMP3 quartet started the 110mins race aiming to improve on third place finishes achieved in both 2020 & ‘21 at the high-speed venue in Southern France.

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AL HARTHY TAKES SECOND ON GRID IN GTE ON EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES QUALIFYING DEBUT

April 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

European Le Mans Series debutant Ahmad Al Harthy produced an absolutely fantastic performance during the first qualifying session of the 2022 season at Circuit Paul Ricard on Saturday, 16th April, to secure a front-row start in the GTE class for today’s four-hour race in the south of France.

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TOP STEP OF THE PODIUM FOR K-PAX RACING IN SONOMA

April 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Nestled deep in the rolling hills of the Northern California countryside is home. Sonoma Raceway has been the site and stardom for a lot of K-PAX Racing triumphs over the years, and while the scenic hillside casts a shadow over the course, the team continues to reach new heights toward an even brighter future. The team experienced just that during the opening round of the 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS season, as it stood tall on the top step of the podium – victorious.

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LE MANS CUP SEASON OPENER GETS UNDERWAY FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AFTER SUCCESSFUL PROLOGUE

April 16, 2022 RNW Staff 0

After a week of pre-season testing, followed by the official Le Mans Cup Prologue, United Autosports are eagerly looking forward for the season opener to get underway at Paul Ricard tomorrow afternoon (16 Apr).

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FORMER CHAMPIONS UNITED AUTOSPORTS AIMING FOR MORE EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES GLORY

April 16, 2022 RNW Staff 0

2020 European Le Mans Series LMP2 and LMP3 champions United Autosports begin its double title assault in this year’s championship at Paul Ricard on Sunday (17 Apr).

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COSMO, CAGNAZZI TEAM WITH CAMERON FOR SRO GT4 SPRINTX AT SONOMA

April 14, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Guy Cosmo will kick off his 2022 SRO campaign this weekend as he joins Chris Cagnazzi in a Mercedes-AMG fielded by Steve Cameron. The program is slated to compete in selected SRO GT4 America SprintX Series races, beginning with this weekend’s season-opener at Sonoma Raceway.

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