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TOP SIX BEST FOR WITT AND TORO VERDE GT ON MONZA GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES DEBUT
International GT racer Jordan Witt experienced mixed fortunes during the opening event of the inaugural Fanatec GT2 European Series at Monza in Italy over the weekend, 17th/18th April, with a best result of fifth place in Pro-Am along with Toro Verde GT team-mate David Fairbrother. Running in the podium placings throughout his stint during the … Continue reading
STRONG START FOR THE AUDI R8 LMS GT2
With a victory and a one-two finish, Audi Sport customer racing celebrated a convincing start to the new GT2 European Series. All three customer teams relying on the Audi R8 LMS GT2 recorded podium finishes – two of them even victories. In Europe and Asia, three other Audi Sport customer racing models clinched a total … Continue reading
FRUSTRATING GT DEBUT FOR JACK AITKEN AT MONZA
British-Korean driver Jack Aitken endured a frustrating start to his GT career at Monza – as he didn’t even get to drive the car in the race. Round one of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS series, the premier championship for GT cars in Europe, marked Jack’s debut in the Lamborghini Huracán … Continue reading
SILVER CUP POINTS FOR REIGNING CHAMPION MACDOWALL IN UNPREDICTABLE FIRST RACE OF YEAR AT MONZA
Reigning Silver Cup Champion Alex MacDowall got his 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Powered by AWS season off to a points-scoring start at Monza in Italy on Sunday, 18th April, with a ninth place finish during an incident packed, and rain-hit, three hour race. MacDowall, making his competitive debut with the Garage … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT OPENS 2021 WITH SECOND PLACE RESULT IN 4 HOURS OF BARCELONA
RLR MSport opened its 2021 account with a hard-earned podium in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Barcelona (16-18 April). The Motul-powered team and driving trio Mike Benham, Alex Kapadia and Malthe Jakobsen fought back from a drive-through penalty to convert a front-row start into a second-place result at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, … Continue reading
DANIEL HARPER SCORES GREAT TOP TEN FINISH ON GT3 CLASS DEBUT
BMW Junior Team ace Daniel Harper produced eye-catching pace on his long-awaited GT3 category debut on Saturday (17th April) as he recorded an impressive top ten finish in the second event of the 2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series. After the opening round of the season was cancelled due to snowfall last month, Harper and his team-mates Max … Continue reading
PODIUM FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN OPENING EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES RACE AT BARCELONA
United Autosports finished the opening round of the 2021 European Le Mans Series on the podium after the #22 Oreca 07 of Phil Hanson, Tom Gamble and Jonathan Aberdein finished third in Barcelona, Spain yesterday. The new-for-2021 trio started the race sixth, with Phil Hanson making a fantastic start to be running third by the … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT SUCCESSFULLY STARTS GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE
The Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams got the new season of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS off to a successful start. In the opening race at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Raffaele Marciello (ITA), Daniel Juncadella (ESP) and Jules Gounon (FRA) finished second overall with the #88 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP entry. … Continue reading
COOL RACING TAKES VICTORY IN ELMS SEASON OPENER
COOL Racing secured victory in the LMP3 class in the opening race of the 2021 European Le Mans Series and a podium in the LMP2 Pro-Am category. Nicolas Maulini took the start in the #19 Ligier JS P320 from ninth on the grid and showed consistently strong pace during his double stint. The Swiss driver … Continue reading
GARAGE 59 CLINCHES GT3 VICTORY AS GT WORLD CHALLENGE PRO-AM CHAMPIONS MAKE PERFECT START
Aston Martin Racing partner team Garage 59 got their 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (GTWC) Pro-Am class title defence off to the perfect start with victory at Monza for Alexander West (SWE), works driver Jonny Adam (GB) and Chris Goodwin (GB). Having qualified third in class, the #188 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 … Continue reading
