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BEST PORSCHE 911 GT3 R STARTS THE 24 HOURS OF SPA FROM POSITION SIX
Porsche customer teams have secured solid starting positions for the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. In the Super Pole, a shootout over two flying laps of the 20 fastest cars from the qualifying, the Porsche Young Professional Thomas Preining was fastest at the wheel of a 911 GT3 R. The 22-year-old Austrian lapped the 7.004-kilometre Ardennes … Continue reading
STEPHANE RATEL OUTLINES PLANS FOR 2021 AND BEYOND DURING 24 HOURS OF SPA PRESS CONFERENCE
Stephane Ratel has outlined plans for SRO Motorsports Group in 2021 and beyond during his annual Total 24 Hours of Spa press conference, presenting a full complement of calendars and launching targets that will reduce costs and accelerate the drive towards sustainability. The traditional media gathering was staged on the eve of a unique autumn … Continue reading
MARCIELLO MASTERS CHALLENGING CONDITIONS TO SECURE 24 HOURS OF SPA POLE FOR MERCEDES-AMG TEAM AKKA ASP
Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP will start this year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa from the front of the grid after a blistering lap by Raffaele Marcello secured top spot in tonight’s Super Pole session. The deciding shootout was staged on a slippery surface and with darkness quickly descending on Spa-Francorchamps, yet this did nothing to … Continue reading
AGS EVENTS ASTON MARTIN TAKES GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES RACE WIN AT SPA
Valentin Hasse-Clot and Theo Nouet moved closer to winning the GT4 European Series Silver Cup with a commanding victory in the first race at Spa-Francorchamps. Rain in the Belgian Ardennes meant that the race started under safety car conditions, but when the field was let loose the #27 AGS Events Aston Martin immediately pulled away … Continue reading
THIRD WIN GIVES GILARDONI THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AT SPA
Oregon Team’s Kevin Gilardoni recorded his third straight Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe victory to move into the lead of the points standings after an action-packed opening race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Belgian circuit offered up thrills and spills throughout the 50-minute encounter, with the pole-sitting #7 GSM Racing Lamborghini Huracán of Jonathan Cecotto – shared with … Continue reading
GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM OUTLINE PLANS FOR 2021: EIGHT LAMBORGHINI HURICAN GT3 EVOs TO COMPETE WORLDWIDE
The 2020 motorsports season is fast approaching its climax for the GRT Grasser Racing Team. In the ADAC GT Masters, the Austrian outfit has three Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs in contention for both the team and the Junior titles. And in November, the IMSA team GRT Magnus will be going all out to defend its … Continue reading
SANDY STUVIK AND DANIEL BILSKI TEAM UP FOR B-QUIK ABSOLUTE RACING
Current Super Car GT3 Drivers’ Champion Sandy Stuvik and Super Car GT3 AM Champion Daniel Bilski will team up in the No 1 B-Quik Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 for Thailand Super Series 2020, which is set to finally get underway in a week’s time in Buriram. We’re delighted that both drivers are returning … Continue reading
SEVEN PORSCHE 911 GT3 R QUALIFY FOR THE SUPER POLE AT SPA
Porsche’s customer teams showed excellent form during qualifying for the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. At the rainy session in Belgium, seven 911 GT3 R made it into the Super Pole. The 20 fastest vehicles from today’s qualification will take part in Friday’s final shootout for the top grid spots, which begins at 6:20 pm (CEST). … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT TEAM WRT LEADS THE CHARGE TO SUPER POLE IN 24 HOURS OF SPA QUALIFYING
Audi Sport Team WRT secured provisional pole position for this year’s Total 24 Hours by topping a uniquely challenging qualifying session in the Ardennes. The Belgian squad’s #31 crew of Dries Vanthoor, Chris Mies and Kelvin van der Linde established themselves as the hot favourites for tomorrow night’s Super Pole in the process, leading the … Continue reading
K-PAX RACING FORCED TO SIDELINE No. 9 ENTRY FOR REMAINDER OF THURSDAY SESSIONS AT SPA
K-PAX Racing, which has quickly shown its speed in its first laps around the Total 24 Hours of Spa circuit, has momentarily shifted its focus leading into one of the year’s most anticipated races to making repairs on one of its two Bentley Continental GT3 entries. The No. 9, piloted by Álvaro Parente, Andy Soucek … Continue reading
