Sportscar Racing News
2019 calendar
ENTRIES INTO 2019 BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB CAMPAIGN CONTINUE TO RISE AHEAD OF MONZA
The 2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club entry list continues to grow ahead of the new campaign, with 14 confirmed so far for the opening round at the legendary Autodromo Nazionale Monza, in support of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. A mixture of experienced series regulars and Blancpain GT Sports Club debutants are set to … Continue reading
301 RACES AND COUNTING FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB
In the last race of 2018, Porsche Carrera Cup GB powered into its fourth century of races – 301 to date and counting, as the fastest single marque GT championship in the UK begins its 17th season. Part of an international family of over 20 championships, each Porsche Carrera Cup GB season has enthralled crowds … Continue reading
DENIS BULATOV TO RACE IN THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP WITH RINALDI RACING
SMP Racing driver Denis Bulatov will spend the upcoming season in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Bulatov will drive the car of the German Rinaldi Racing team alongside the Russian Rinat Salikhov, with whom Denis took part in the FIA GT Nations Cup in December 2018, and David Perel, the driver from South Africa. … Continue reading
HACKETT LOOKING FOR MAIDEN AUSTRALIAN GT TITLE IN 2019
Mercedes-AMG driver Peter Hackett has been a part of the Australian GT landscape since 2005 and across that period been a regular visitor to the podium, culminating in the 2012 Australian Tourist Trophy and the 2017 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship title alongside New Zealander Dominic Storey, but so far, despite a sterling record that saw … Continue reading
AUDI ROOKIE TO MAKE AUSTRALIAN GT DEBUT AT AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Melbourne’s Lee Partridge will make the debut of a lifetime at the Australian Grand Prix, the 18-year veteran of motorsport, who actually works full-time with Audi Sport customer racing Australia, will take the wheel of the Aussie Driver Search R8 LMS GT3 for the opening round of the 2019 CAMS Australian GT Championship on the … Continue reading
THE 2019 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO OPENS WITH AN ALL-NEW MIDDLE EAST SECTION
New format and record attendance for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East, which for the third year provides the season-opener for the Sant’Agata Bolognese constructor’s one-make championship, now reaching its eleventh edition. Two rounds, with race weekends organised around three races each, with 20 Huracán Super Trofeo Evo cars lining up on the starting grid. … Continue reading
CHINESE CELEBRITY DRIVER LIU ZEXUAN JOINS THE 2019 AUDI SPORT R8 LMS CUP
Chinese internet sensation Liu Zexuan has joined the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup’s eighth season to compete in the GT4 Cup. The 30 year-old driver will be aiming to build on his impressive Cup debut in 2018 with Absolute Racing, when he secured back-to-back wins in Shanghai. Liu has become an online celebrity in China, … Continue reading
SUPPORT RACE AT SILVERSTONE SET TO HEADLINE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB REVISED 2019 CALENDAR
For 2019, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB blue-riband event will now be held in support the World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Silverstone on 30 August and 1 September. The Silverstone weekend, held on the full Grand Prix circuit as used by the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in July, will mark the start of a new … Continue reading
NEW HERITAGE RACING INITIATIVE POSITIONS ASTON MARTIN AT THE HEART OF HISTORIC MOTORSPORT
Aston Martin’s increasing commitment to historic motorsport has been cemented with the creation of Aston Martin Heritage Racing – an over-arching brand that unites the company’s assorted historic motorsport activities under one banner. In the first of several major new initiatives, Aston Martin has joined forces with Masters Historic Racing – one of the world’s … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT R8 LMS CUP ANNOUNCES NEW CHALLENGE TROPHY FOR 2019
The Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup has announced the creation of the Challenger Trophy for the 2019 season. Drivers who are relatively new to international GT3 competition will be eligible to score points towards the new title. The category is the latest addition to the Cup’s powerful development platform which incorporates professional driver mentoring, data … Continue reading
