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SPA ONE-TWO FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing won an exciting one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps after a spectacular third round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Belgium. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López won the race from pole position in the #7 GR010 HYBRID to earn a Hypercar hat-trick for TOYOTA … Continue reading
MORROW WINS OPENING FERRARI CHALLENGE UK ROUND AT SNETTERTON
The Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli UK kicked off at Snetterton for the very first round of the new season, running with the Snetterton 300 configuration. The Norwich track has been on the calendar every year since the UK series launched in 2019, and it was the home for the weekend to a strong grid comprised … Continue reading
PODIUM FINISH FOR THE FERRARI 499P AT SPA
The 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round three of the FIA WEC, ended with the Ferrari 499P crewed by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi securing its first podium in the Hypercar class. In contrast, the car of Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen had to retire following an accident, from which the … Continue reading
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT WITH BEST PLACED LMDh PROTOTYPE AT SPA
Porsche Penske Motorsport wrapped up the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in fourth place with the Porsche 963. Michael Christensen, Dane Cameron and Frédéric Makowiecki missed out on claiming a podium result by less than three seconds. This makes the hybrid prototype again the best-placed LMDh-compliant hypercar vehicle at round three of the FIA World Endurance … Continue reading
FIRST WORLD ENDURANCE PODIUM FOR AL HARTHY AND OMAN RACING IN EXCITING SPA 6 HOURS
FIA World Endurance Championship racer Ahmad Al Harthy secured his, and Oman Racing’s, first podium finish in the globe’s biggest endurance racing category on Saturday, 29th April, during an action-packed TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Already making headlines the day before with an absolutely scintillating maiden GTE Am pole position in qualifying, Al Harthy … Continue reading
LOEK HARTOG TAKES HIS FIRST PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND VICTORY AT SPA
At round two of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, Loek Hartog (Team GP Elite) climbed to the top of the podium for the first time. The Dutchman scored his first one-make cup victory on Saturday at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). “Winning has been my big goal since my first Carrera Cup race two years … Continue reading
HARRY KING KICKS OF THE NEW PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON WITH A VICTORY
Harry King (Allied-Racing) has hit the ground running in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland: The UK racer won the season-opening race on the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) ahead of the two Dutchmen, Larry ten Voorde and Loek Hartog (both GP Elite). This was King’s debut in Porsche’s German one-make cup – which he promptly … Continue reading
MAIDEN FIA WEC POLE POSITION FOR SPA SPECIALIST AL HARTHY
Oman Racing with TF Sport’s Ahmad Al Harthy stormed to a dominant GTE Am class pole position at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday, 28th April – a landmark first qualifying topping performance from the Omani in his maiden season in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Delivering a faultless showing throughout the 15-minute session, which was red flagged … Continue reading
FRONT ROW START FOR THE FERRARI 499P AT SPA
The Spa-Francorchamps circuit hosted qualifying for round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship, in which the Ferrari 499Ps took second and third place. The times posted by Miguel Molina at the wheel of the number 50 Hypercar and Antonio Giovinazzi in the number 51 mean the Prancing Horse cars will set off from a … Continue reading
BEST PORSCHE 963 TO START SIXTH AT SPA
The No. 6 Porsche 963 will tackle the six-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps from the sixth grid spot. In qualifying for round three of this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, Frenchman Kévin Estre was the fastest driver at the wheel of a hybrid prototype “Made in Flacht”. His fellow countryman Frédéric Makowiecki qualified the sister … Continue reading
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