HISTORIC HYPER CAR TITLE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made endurance racing history as the first World Champions of the Hypercar era with a one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Bahrain.
PORSCHE TAKES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH ONE-TWO RESULT IN BAHRAIN
Facing difficult conditions, the Porsche GT Team has achieved its third win of the season in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. At the six-hour race in Bahrain, Frenchman Kévin Estre and Neel Jani from Switzerland in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR narrowly beat their works driver colleagues Gianmaria Bruni from Italy and Austrian Richard Lietz. Thanks to the one-two result in the Kingdom of Bahrain on the Persian Gulf, Porsche has moved into the lead of the manufacturers’ championship before the final round of the season. In the GTE-Am class, the customer teams Dempsey-Proton Racing and Project 1 claimed podium steps with their ca. 515 PS nine-eleven cars.
POLE POSITION IN GTE AM FOR FERRARI IN BAHRAIN
Iron Lynx’s 488 GTE, qualified by Rino Mastronardi, took the first pole position for the Italian team in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGTE Am class. The two AF Corse Ferraris in the Pro class will start from row two, with Miguel Molina recording the third-fastest time ahead of Alessandro Pier Guidi.
LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO REGIONAL TITLES DECIDED ON WORLD FINALS OPENING DAY AT MISANO
The Lamborghini Super Trofeo regional championship campaign reached its conclusion at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, with both the Europe and North America titles decided on the final day of the season in Italy. A total of 52 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo cars took to the circuit in the last races before the traditional World Finals begins on Saturday.
ESTRE AND JANI ON GTE PRO POLE IN BAHRAIN
Works driver Kévin Estre has planted the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR on pole position in qualifying for the six-hour race in Bahrain. In the close hunt for top times, the Frenchman only just outpaced his Italian brand colleague Gianmaria Bruni in the identical ca. 515 PS nine-eleven with the starting number 91. For Kévin Estre and Neel Jani, who currently rank second in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, this is the fourth pole position from the fifth and penultimate race of the season. In the GTE-Am class, the best 911 RSR takes up the race from third place.
GRUPPE M COMMITS TO 2022 DTM WITH TO TWO CARS
Following a successful debut season, GruppeM Racing confirms that it will return to the DTM in 2022 with an expanded two-car entry.
IMOLA TO HOST 2022 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON OPENER
Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS will open its 2022 season with a three-hour Endurance Cup contest at Imola thanks to a new agreement between SRO Motorsports Group and the Italian circuit.
ANDY MEYRICK AND TOM GAMBLE TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS PETIT LE MANS LMP3 TEAM
United Autosports can confirm that Andy Meyrick and Tom Gamble will join their LMP3 team for the Motul Petit Le Mans in two weeks’ time.
THE DRIVERS ARE READY TO BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE GERMAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP
Who will German GT Champion in 2021? It doesn’t get any more tense than the title decider at the Nürburgring from 5th to 7th November. The leaders take an advantage of just four points into the final round, while a total of 13 drivers still have hopes of winning the title with Audi, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche […]
TITLE BATTLE BEGINS IN BAHRAIN FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s GR010 HYBRID Hypercar set the pace on its Bahrain debut during opening practice for the penultimate round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
NIELSEN RACING ARE MICHELIN LE MANS CUP CHAMPIONS
The long-term partnership between Tony Wells, Colin Noble and Nielsen Racing has seen plenty of success over the years in various categories, but Sunday (24 October 2021) at the season finale at Portimao saw them crowned Champions together as they secured the Michelin Le Mans Cup title.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS HEAD TO BAHRAIN FOR FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE HEADER FINALE
United Autosports make their way to Bahrain this week for the final two rounds of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship as the season ends with a double-header event in the Middle East, where the team will be hoping to defend their LMP2 championship title.
GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM BACK ON WINNERS’ ROW
Game, set and match for Team GRT Grasser Racing! The Austrian squad put their stamp on the ADAC GT Masters at the weekend in Hockenheim with a brace of victories and pole positions. At the legendary grand prix circuit in south-west Germany, Mirko Bortolotti and Marco Mapelli finally ended the long spell without a win in the Super Sports Car League for the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. The Lamborghini works drivers secured the first triumph in the ADAC GT Masters since 2019 for GRT Grasser Racing and Lamborghini Squadra Corse.
SPECTACULAR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON-OPENER AND EIGHT RACE WEEKENDS ON GREAT RACE TRACKS
The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland racing calendar is set for the 2022 season: The programme includes eight weekends with 16 races on four German tracks and four European Formula 1 circuits. Six rounds of the German one-make cup series will be contested as support to the ADAC GT Masters. Drivers and teams can look forward to a spectacular start to the 33rd season with a spectacular race weekend as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Moreover, Italy’s Imola racetrack hosts the Carrera Cup alongside the DTM.
PORSCHE FIGHTS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE FINAL RACES IN BAHRAIN
At the last two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, the Porsche GT Team has its sights firmly set on
THE 2021 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON IN FACTS AND FIGURES
The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season stretched over 177 days from its opening session through to the final chequered flag, visiting 10 circuits in seven countries for countless kilometres of racing.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS FINISH 2021 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP SEASON FIFTH AND SIXTH IN CHAMPIONSHIP
United Autosports ended the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup at Portimao on a high with two top-ten finishes in the championship standings for the #23 Ligier JS P320 of John Schauerman and Wayne Boyd and the #22 of Gerry Kraut and Scott Andrews. Daniel Schneider and Andy Meyrick also brought the #32 Ligier JSP320 across the line to finish within the top-ten at the final race in Portimao, an impressive result for what has been a mixed season for the pairing.
WYLIE BRINGS HECTIC TITLE WINNING 2021 SEASON TO A CLOSE
Ross Wylie brought the curtain down on a busy, varied and successful motor racing season by posting two top-nine placings at Brands Hatch (24 Oct).
TEAM REDLINE RACING WINS 2021 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLE WITH DAN CAMMISH
Team Redline Racing returned to the summit of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB mountain at Brands Hatch this past weekend as Dan Cammish was crowned overall drivers’ champion for the third time with the team.
TWO MORE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLES FOR TEAM PARKER RACING AS RATCLIFFE AND SHERWOOD FINISH ON TOP
Team Parker Racing added two more Porsche Carrera Cup GB titles to the Rookie and Teams’ crowns as it claimed the Pro-Am championship with Ryan Ratcliffe and the Am honours with Justin Sherwood, who took his record-breaking third title in a row.
