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FINAL EUROPEAN RACE WEEKEND OF 2019 FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT PORTIMAO
United Autosports make their way to Portimao, Portugal for the final rounds of the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup this weekend (25-27 October). The LMP2 team are hoping to continue their good form from the previous round at Spa, where the #22 crew of Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque topped every … Continue reading
K-PAX RACING CAPTURES BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VEGAS SWEEP
K-PAX Racing showed consistency from start to finish during its 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge campaign, ending the season Saturday night with another strong showing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The No. 9 swept the weekend from pole position, paving the way for a Team Championship title. “It was perfect execution from a team-standpoint from … Continue reading
K-PAX RACING FINISHES FIRST AND THIRD IN BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA VEGAS OPENER
For the first time since 2017, the Blancpain GT World Challenge is holding a multi-race day for Rounds 13 & 14 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where the K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3s found traction at the tail-end of the points championship by winning the first round from pole position. The victory simultaneously marked a … Continue reading
K-PAX RACING MAKES EARLY SURGE TO TOP AT LAS VEGAS
K-PAX Racing captured both poles Friday for Rounds 13 & 14 of Blancpain GT World Challenge America action at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The team’s No. 9 Bentley Continental GT3, manned by Álvaro Parente and Andy Soucek, took center stage in each group and added to its qualifying success through the 2019 season. “This is … Continue reading
MAGNUSSEN TO EXPLORE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AWAY FROM CORVETTE RACING
Jan Magnussen will explore new driving opportunities for 2020 away from Corvette Racing. Since joining Corvette Racing in 2004, Magnussen has played a major role in the team’s success, with 35 victories, including four in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and one in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, four IMSA championships and 17 pole … Continue reading
HANSON AIMING TO SIGN OFF FROM ELMS SEASON IN STYLE
Britain’s Phil Hanson is aiming to bring down the curtain on his 2019 European Le Mans Series campaign in style. The 20-year-old won the corresponding four-hour race at Portimão in Portugal for United Autosports with co-driver Filipe Abuquerque last year and is determined for further success this time around on 27 October. Hanson heads to … Continue reading
K-PAX RACING TO SHINE UNDER VEGAS LIGHTS FOR BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA SERIES FINALE
K-PAX Racing will make its final grand entrance of the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America season October 18-20 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. There, the team will make its last push for multiple championships that are still in play. “We are looking forward to closing out the season this coming weekend,” K-PAX Racing Program … Continue reading
AUDI R8 LMS GT4 SET FOR MACAU GRAND PRIX DEBUT
The Audi R8 LMS GT4 will make its Macau Grand Prix debut in the hands of Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup driver Alex Au and Grid Motorsport. The entry ensures that three Audi Sport customer racing products, the Audi R8 LMS GT3, R8 LMS GT4 and the RS 3 LMS, will be fielded together at … Continue reading
NIEDERHAUSER AND VAN DER LINDE ON WINNING THE ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE
Kelvin van der Linde (23, ZA) and Patric Niederhauser (27, CH, both HCB-Rutronik Racing) had a peach of a season on the way to taking the ADAC GT Masters championship title with three pole positions, three wins and ten finishes in the Top Four in 14 races. In interview with the ‘grand masters’, the two … Continue reading
LAMBORGHINI ANNOUNCES 2020 SUPER TROFEO CALENDARS AND EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH SRO
Three continental championships on sixteen different circuits in Asia, Europe and North America, for a total of thirty-six races. While awaiting the 2019 World Final in Jerez (24-27 October), the calendars for the 2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo are presented with some big news along with some welcome returns to the championship’s origins. It all begins … Continue reading
