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BMW M6 GT3 ON WORLD TOUR WITH THE INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE ONCE AGAIN IN 2020
At the beginning of February, the ‘Bathurst 12 Hour’ in Australia kicks off the 2020 season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) in which the BMW M6 GT3 will contest the international GT race series once again. Walkenhorst Motorsport will be the race team and will be strengthened by BMW works drivers. The 2020 IGTC … Continue reading
ZUN MOTORSPORT CREW CONFIRM TWO NEW MERCEDES-AMG GT3 GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ENTRY
Zun Motorsport Crew are switching to GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS full-time this year with two new-for-2020 Mercedes-AMG GT3s. The Chinese team, which made a one-off appearance in Shanghai at the end of last season, has split its two entries between the Silver and Am Cup classes. Adderly Fong is joined by Alex … Continue reading
PAUL MILLER RACING LAMBORGHINI SQUAD TAKES DOMINANT WIN AT THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
The Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini GTD class squad dominated this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona to earn its first win in the Florida endurance sports car classic. American drivers Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow, and Corey Lewis combined with Italian factory Lamborghini driver Andrea Caldarelli to lead 340 of the 765 laps to lead a 1-2 … Continue reading
HEINRICHER RACING BATTLES TO EIGHTH PLACE IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
With almost non-stop racing and a record-setting pace, the 58th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona did not disappoint. The No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 fought to the finish—without issue—to earn eighth place on Sunday. Team principal Jackie Heinricher brought together a strong team of drivers for the 24-hour event. … Continue reading
NEWEY COMFORTABLY SCORES STUNNING DÉBUT DAYTONA VICTORY
Harrison Newey comfortably won one of the world’s greatest sportscar races today (26 Jan) when the British youngster claimed LMP2 class honours in the legendary Daytona 24 Hours. The 21-year-old former Asian Le Mans Series champion was making his début in the difficult and gruelling twice-around-the-clock endurance race but adapted brilliantly to the unique Florida … Continue reading
STRONG WEEKEND FOR AUDI SPORT IN DAYTONA
The Audi customer team WRT Speedstar Audi Sport scored third place with its Audi R8 LMS in the strongly-supported GTD class at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Audi Sport drivers Mirko Bortolotti and Dries Vanthoor, who shared the cockpit of the number 88 entry with Rolf Ineichen and Daniel Morad, at times led the class … Continue reading
PORSCHE 911 RSR CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL USA PREMIERE WITH DOUBLE PODIUM AT DAYTONA
The new Porsche 911 RSR celebrated a successful North American debut with a double podium at the 24 Hours of Daytona. After a strong team effort, the two ca. 515-hp nine-elevens fielded by the Porsche GT Team finished on second and third place. Porsche, which won the manufacturers’ championship in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL WINS DAYTONA THRILLER
John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN), Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Chaz Mostert (AUS) took victory in the GTLM class at the wheel of the #24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE at ‘Daytona International Speedway’. The #25 car finished fifth. At the head of the field, the BMW works drivers thrilled GT fans with magnificent overtaking manoeuvres … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI FINISHES SEVENTH AT ROLEX 24
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) finished seventh in the GTD class in the IMSA WeatherTech Rolex 24 At Daytona. Throughout the day Saturday, the overnight hours, and into the early morning hours of Sunday, all four drivers had the No. … Continue reading
CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: RECORD DISTANCE IN C8.R DEBUT
Corvette Racing’s new Chevrolet Corvette C8.R finished its maiden race with a fourth-place finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg led the team’s effort Saturday and Sunday in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, which had a mostly trouble-free … Continue reading
