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TENSION MOUNTING IN THE RUN-UP TO FINALE AT HOCKENHEIM: THE FAVOURITES TO TAKE THE ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE
Season finales rarely get this exciting, as 15 drivers in supercars from six different brands will be in contention to secure the ADAC GT Masters title at Hockenheim this weekend (21st – 23rd September). With 50 points still to be awarded, the gap between the two championship leaders, Robert Renauer (33, GER) and Mathieu Jaminet … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT SERIES NURBURGRING WEEKEND ROUND UP
The 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup came to a dramatic conclusion at the Nürburgring. In a tense one-hour race that kept everyone guessing, the destination of the title swung back and forth before finally being concluded with just a few minutes left on the clock. With the Pro-Am champions also crowned in Germany and … Continue reading
NEW SEASON, NEW CAR: PANASONIC JAGUAR RACING ELECTRIFIES FORMULA E LIKE NEVER BEFORE
Panasonic Jaguar Racing today unveiled the all-new Jaguar I-TYPE 3 second-generation Formula E racecar at the Design Museum, London. The bold new design pushes the boundaries of innovation and technology, showcasing the future of electric motor racing. Today, the British team confirmed that Brazil’s Nelson Piquet Jr and New Zealander Mitch Evans will line up … Continue reading
RLR MSport FOCUSED ON REINFORCING ELMS POINTS LEAD IN 4 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
For RLR MSport, collecting points to reinforce its position at the top of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) LMP3 Teams’ and Drivers’ standings is the chief objective for the penultimate round of the 2018 season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (21-23 September). Following an excellent win in the curtain-raising 4 Hours of Le Castellet at … Continue reading
B-QUIK YOUNG DRIVER PROGRAMME HEADS FOR PHUKET
There’s no let-up in the pace of the B-Quik “Young Driver Programme” this month as following last weekend’s RAAT Thailand Endurance Championship races at Bira Circuit it’s straight on to the fourth round of “Toyota Motorsport 2018” which takes place in Phuket this coming weekend for what will be the team’s third event in three … Continue reading
AUDI WANTS TO DEFEND INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE TITLES IN FINALE AT LAGUNA SECA
Before the finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) in California from October 26 to 28, Audi Sport customer racing has determined driver and team lineups: Two of the three Audi R8 LMS cars entered so far will be fielded by Vincent Vosse’s Team WRT. Wolfgang Land’s squad will compete in the California 8 Hours … Continue reading
DRIVEX LOOKS FOR REVENGE AT GT OPEN’S ROUND 6 IN MONZA
Drivex will head to Italy with great optimism with the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza hosting the second-to-last round of the 2018 season. The two-car assaults consists of both Mercedes AMG GT3 cars driven by Marcelo Hahn / Alan Hellmeister and Ricardo Baptista / Duarte Félix da Costa, four strong drivers to keep fighting for top … Continue reading
MIDDLETON & TREGURTHA CROWNED GT4 EURO VICE-CHAMPIONS AS TITLE BID ENDS IN FLAMES IN NURBURGRING FINALE
Impressive GT4 European Series challengers Stuart Middleton and Will Tregurtha had to watch their 2018 title bid, quite literally, go up in flames at Germany’s Nurburgring on Sunday, 16th September, when a dramatic car fire ended their dream of title glory. Going into the season finale second in the standings, just two points shy of … Continue reading
32 CARS CONFIRMED FOR SHANGHAI’S PENULTIMATE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA OUTING
Shanghai hosts the penultimate round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia campaign this weekend when 32 supercars, which include several high-profile debutants in both classes, descend on China’s grand prix venue where a total of 50 points are once again on offer across two 60-minute races. GT3: FIVE MANUFACTURERS IN THE TOP-FIVE A third … Continue reading
BUSY WEEKEND ACROSS THE GLOBE FOR NISSAN AND NISMO
A huge weekend looms with Nissan and NISMO power with major races taking place in China, Belgium, England and Canada. The Blancpain GT Series Asia heads to China for the first of two Chinese rounds this year. The KCMG Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 team will race at Shanghai International Circuit – the home of both … Continue reading
