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R-MOTORSPORT TO CONTEST THE 24 HOURS OF SPA WITH THREE ASTON MARTINS
Not long to go now: The Total 24 Hours of Spa (25th – 28th July) counts as one of Europe’s biggest and most prestigious endurance races. R-Motorsport will be contesting the standout fixture of the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with three cars. The team based in Niederwil near Sankt Gallen in Switzerland will … Continue reading
FOUR BMW TEAMS AND FIVE BMW M6 GT3 TO RACE AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
This weekend features another highlight of the endurance season – the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL). For BMW Team Schnitzer and Walkenhorst Motorsport, this also forms the third race of the season in the International GT Challenge. Walkenhorst Motorsport travels to the Ardennes as defending champion following last year’s victory in Belgium. BMW teams claimed … Continue reading
NINE PORSCHE 911 GT3 R TACKLE THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT GT3 RACE
Porsche and its international customer teams take on the Spa 24-hour race with an impressive fleet of 911 GT3 R. A total of nine GT3 racing cars from Weissach will tackle the event at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) on 27/28 July, six of them in the GTE-Pro class. The tradition-steeped event in the Ardennes counts towards the … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN TARGETS GLORY IN THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
The 2019 TOTAL 24 Hours of Spa will feature the strongest ever Aston Martin partner team entry as the British sportscar manufacturer bids to secure its first outright victory in the legendary Belgian race this weekend. With no less than six Vantage GT3s in the race, it is the largest frontline Aston Martin contingent entered … Continue reading
LARGEST EVER INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE ENTRY DESCENDS ON 24 HOURS OF SPA
The largest entry in Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli history will tackle the world’s biggest GT3 race this weekend when 28 cars representing eight manufacturers compete at the 71st Total 24 Hours of Spa. Incredibly, entries contesting the world’s only global GT3 championship also comprise almost 40% of the largest field ever assembled for … Continue reading
THRILLING CLASS BATTLES IN PROSPECT AT THE 2019 24 HOURS OF SPA
While the battle for overall honours provides the main attraction, the Total 24 Hours of Spa is very much a multi-class contest. Indeed, the action that take place elsewhere in the field is just as competitive as what you will see at the front. After 24 hours of racing, the champagne tastes just as sweet … Continue reading
ACE1 VILLORBA CORSE SHINES IN ELMS DEBUT IN BARCELONA
First take is good for the new endurance project of ACE1 Villorba Corse team, which made its debut last weekend in the 4 Hours of Barcelona on the Catalan circuit of Montmelò, immediately taking the first point finish in an international championship as the European Le Mans Series. Authors of a consistent race without any … Continue reading
24 HOURS OF SPA PODIUM FINISHER AL HARTHY SEEKING HIGHLIGHT BLANCPAIN PERFORMANCE ON RETURN TO BELGIUM
Ahmad Al Harthy says he is more prepared than ever ahead of this coming weekend’s biggest race of the Blancpain Endurance Cup season, the flagship Total 24 Hours of Spa, where the hugely successful Oman Racing driver is aiming to continue his podium-perfect 2019 campaign in style. Going into the 71st staging of the endurance … Continue reading
WORLD CHAMPIONS TOYOTA PREPARE FOR TS050 HYBRID FAREWELL TOUR
The eight-race FIA WEC 2019-2020 season, which kicks off this week with the annual Prologue test in Barcelona, represents the final competitive action for the TS050 HYBRID, which made its debut in 2016 and has been at the centre of iconic moments in endurance racing history ever since. Its Le Mans debut almost ended with … Continue reading
FERRARI CHALLENGE UK MAIDEN WIN FOR JAMIE CLARKE AT CROFT
Race 1: Maiden win. Jamie Clarke (Stratstone Manchester) finally got his hands on a first place trophy after four successive second place finishes, all of which have been behind Jason Baker (Dick Lovett Swindon). This time, though, it was Jamie on the top step of the podium after another action-packed race. Action. Spectators at Croft were treated … Continue reading
