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LP RACING & PK CARSPORT AUDIS COME OUT ON TOP IN SECOND GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES RED BULL RING THRILLER

May 22, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Elia Erhart clinched his first Fanatec GT2 European Series outright and Am class win in Sunday’s second race at the Red Bull Ring, overcoming an additional 30 seconds in the pits to take the top step of the podium in Austria.

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TWO DTM WINS FOR SHELDON VAN DER LINDE AT THE LAUSITZRING

May 22, 2022 RNW Staff 0

25 kilograms of success ballast weren’t able to stop him either: after his success on Saturday, Schubert BMW driver Sheldon van der Linde also charged to DTM victory at Lausitzring Turn 1 powered by Autohero on Sunday as well. With the Schubert Motorsport BMW M4, the South African claimed pole position in the morning and scored 25 points with another commanding performance. Second place in the race on Sunday went to Maro Engel (GER) with the GruppeM Mercedes-AMG, who also secured the additional point for the Autohero Fastest Lap Award. Three-time DTM champion René Rast (GER) came third, scoring his first podium finish with the ABT Audi R8 since his return to DTM. Classified fourth, Philipp Eng (AUT) completed the good day for Schubert.

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TRUE RACING BY REITER ENGINEERING TAKE MAIDEN GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES VICTORY ON HOME GROUND

May 22, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Stefan Rosina and Filip Sladecka made True Racing by Reiter Engineering’s home race dreams come true with victory in the Fanatec GT2 European Series’ first ever outing at the Red Bull Ring.

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K-PAX RACING TAKES GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA ONE-TWO IN ROUND THREE

May 22, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Amidst the plethora of changes leading into the third and fourth rounds of the Fantatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Championship, K-PAX Racing remained undeterred in its goal of defending the title. The team was a quick study in its few days and limited track time at NOLA Motorsports Park, and under challenging […]

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EBM GIGA RACING’S D’SILVA AND BAMBER EASE TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA RACE 2 VICTORY AT SEPANG

May 22, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Adrian D’Silva and Earl Bamber overcome their 10-second Success Penalty to triumph in the second Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS race at Sepang earlier today.

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SHELDON VAN DER LINDE WITH ROCKET START TO LAUSITZRING DTM VICTORY

May 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Firstly wide awake, then fully focussed and in commanding fashion at the end: Sheldon van der Linde has won the DTM race at DEKRA Lausitzring Turn 1 powered by Autohero. For the South African, racing for the Schubert Motorsport team, it was his second victory in DTM and the first for the new BMW M4 in the anniversary year of the Bavarian manufacturer, celebrating 50 years of BMW M in 2022. Luca Stolz (GER) came second with the HRT Mercedes-AMG from Lucas Auer (AUT) with the WINWARD Mercedes-AMG and Indian Arjun Maini with the second HRT Mercedes-AMG. Maro Engel (GER, GruppeM Mercedes-AMG) finished fifth.

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SERIES NEWCOMERS KRUTTEN/GREEN CLAIM THEIR MAIDEN ADAC GT MASTERS VICTORY AT THE RED BULL RING

May 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Thunderbolt at round two of the ADAC GT Masters at the Red Bull Ring: Series newcomers Niklas Krütten (19/Trier) and Ben Green (24/GB) produced a flawless performance to secure a sensational victory in Saturday’s race. This earned the youngsters their first success in the German GT Championship in only their third ace. It was also the maiden triumph for the new BMW M4 GT3 and win number 13 for the Schubert Motorsport team in the ADAC GT Masters. Second place went to the pairing of Christian Engelhart (35/Starnberg) and Ayhancan Güven (24/TR) in the #91 Porsche 911 GT3 R for the Joos Sportwagentechnik team. Jonathan Aberdein (24/ZA) and Raffaele Marciello (27/I) finished third for Mann-Filter Team Landgraf in the #48 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo to claim the third spot on the podium. “To be honest, I cannot believe it. I tried to make as few mistakes as possible and was able to secure the win, despite the tyres starting to wear,” said Krütten after his maiden victory.

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GRT MAXIMISE THEIR POTENTIAL IN SATURDAY’S DTM RACE AT THE LAUSITZRING

May 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The second stop of the DTM 2022 presented GRT with a tremendous challenge this Saturday. At the Lausitzring, the Austrian Lamborghini team not only had to master the infamous Turn 1. For both crews and drivers of the four Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs, the assessment of the Italian GT3 machine within the regulations also provided an increased level of difficulty. However, the team did not let the tricky task upset them in the first race this weekend. Mirko Bortolotti made the most of sixth place in the field of 29 GT3 cars.

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TIM HEINEMANN WINS DTM TROPHY SEASON OPENER AT LAUSITZRING

May 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Pole position, fastest race lap and victory: in the first race of the 2022 DTM Trophy, Tim Heinemann demonstrated his skills in an impressive way. The German, racing for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Germany powered by Ring Racing team in the talent pool on the DTM platform this year, left the opposition without a chance in the season-opening race at Lausitzring Turn 1 powered by Autohero.

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TRIPLE EIGHT JMR VICTORIOUS IN FIRST GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA RACE AT SEPANG

May 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Nick Foster won the season opening Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS race at Sepang earlier this afternoon after Triple Eight JMR’s #99 Mercedes-AMG picked its way through from fifth on the grid.

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YOKOMIZO AND BAMBER CLAIM POLE APIECE FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA SEPANG SEASON OPENER

May 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Naoki Yokomizo and Earl Bamber have each claimed a pole position for the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS season opener at Sepang after topping their respective qualifying sessions this morning.

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LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE TO BE THE FINAL LMP2 RACE FOR TEAM PENSKE IN 2022

May 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Team Penske has announced that the team will no longer race in the LMP2 class for the remainder of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, following the 24 Hours of Le Mans next month.

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DTM PRACTICE DAY PROMISES SUSPENSE AT LAUSITZRING

May 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Not just the temperatures were aestival, the on-track action was hot, too. At the end of the practice day at Lausitzring Turn 1 powered by Autohero, the lap times of the four fastest DTM drivers with three different brands at the 4.601 kilometres long track were eight hundredths of a second apart. Fastest driver of […]

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B-QUIK RACING UNITES HOTSHOTS SANDY STUVIK AND AKASH NANDY FOR 2022 THAILAND SUPER SERIES

May 19, 2022 RNW Staff 0

B-Quik Absolute Racing is pleased to announce its third driver pairing for Thailand Super Series – Super Car GT3 2022: Sandy Stuvik and Akash Nandy will share an Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO 2.

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SSR PERFORMANCE WITH FULL FOCUS ON CHASING DTM POINTS AT THE LAUSITZRING

May 19, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The second DTM event of the season takes place at the Lausitzring this weekend. At the first German race of the year, SSR Performance is highly motivated to go for points with Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) and Dennis Olsen (NOR).

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT WITH HIGH AMBITIONS FOR THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

May 19, 2022 RNW Staff 0

On the back of the successful dress rehearsal with a victory and a further podium result in the 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is optimistically looking ahead at the anniversary edition of the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring (26th till 29th May). A total of seven Mercedes-AMG GT3s with a first-class driver line-up will be on the grid for the endurance racing highlight at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.

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DXDT RACING PREPARED TO TURN UP THE HEAT IN NEW ORLEANS

May 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The battle for the 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS turns up the heat this weekend as the series prepares for its inaugural event at NOLA Motorsports Park. After a rocky start to the season at Sonoma Raceway, Mercedes AMG customer racing team DXDT Racing stands as one of the few teams to recently test at the venue, having a leg up over the competition leading into the doubleheader weekend.

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GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES ROARS INTO RED BULL RING

May 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

he Fanatec GT2 European Series joins the ADAC GT Masters this weekend, 21-22 May, for the second event of the season, which also marks the championship’s debut at the Red Bull Ring. The field of 2022 heads to Austria following a thrilling season-opener at Imola last month. High Class Racing’s Aurelijus Rusteika and Michael Vergers […]

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA SET FOR LONG AWAITED RETURN AT SEPANG

May 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS returns from a two-year hiatus this weekend (May 20-22) at Sepang, which hosts the opening round of 2022’s campaign.

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RECORD DTM FIELD AT LAUSITZRING TURN 1

May 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Spectacular motorsport is guaranteed: when the 29 world-class drivers with their race cars are roaring through the banked first corner, exclusively reserved for DTM, it will be tight at Lausitzring. Turn 1, with its light banking, is something special. A challenge for all, a breath-taking highlight for the fans. Two, three or sometimes even four abreast, the race cars from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-AMG as well as Ferrari, Lamborghini and, for the first time, Porsche will be taking on this magic first corner at around 250 km/h while the spectators have an excellent view of the action from the towering grandstand, 36 metres high.

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