Sportscar Racing News
2019
PATRICK KELLY SIGNS WITH PR1/MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FOR THE 2020 IMSA WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports has announced their second full-time driver Patrick Kelly for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Championship season just ahead of the Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring. Spencer Pigot will co-pilot the #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 with the Minnesota native. Due to travel restrictions, Pigot will be substituting in for PR1/Mathiasens’ full-time driver Simon … Continue reading
WINS AND TITLES FOR PORSCHE MOTORSPORT IN 2019
With many major wins in 2019, Porsche has added another chapter to its tradition-steeped history. The world champion title in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the title in the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, victory in the overall classification of the fiercely-contested Intercontinental GT Challenge and, last but not least, the successful debut … Continue reading
STRONG SEASON FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING
Thanks to its teams Audi Sport customer racing in 2019 clinched 578 trophies, including 237 victories, in more than 750 races around the globe. For the first time, four models were fielded – the Audi RS 3 LMS as well as the GT2, GT3 and GT4 versions of the Audi R8 LMS. In Audi Sport … Continue reading
The 2019 ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON IN FACTS AND FIGURES
Once again, the 13th season of the ADAC GT Masters threw up a whole range of exciting, interesting facts and figures. A quick look at the statistics shows precisely why the Audi pairing of Kelvin van der Linde (23, ZA) and Patric Niederhauser (28, CH, both HCB-Rutronik Racing) were the ones to beat in the … Continue reading
HANSON NOW SECOND IN LMP2 TITLE RACE AFTER MAIDEN WEC VICTORY
Phil Hanson heads in to the New Year and the second half of his first full FIA World Endurance Championship season placed second in the LMP2 Driver’s standings after scoring his maiden WEC victory last weekend (14 Dec). The 20-year-old, along with fellow Brit Paul Di Resta plus Filipe Albuquerque (POR), dominated the 8 Hours … Continue reading
REBELLION RACING ENDS THE YEAR WITH A PODIUM AT THE 8 HOURS OF BAHRAIN
After achieving the pole position in qualifying session, REBELLION Racing crossed the finish line of the FIA WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain in third position of the general classification. The fourth round of the FIA WEC season took place at the Bahrain International Circuit. After the victory at the 4 Hours of Shanghai last November, … Continue reading
CETILAR RACING COMPLETES AN ALMOST REGULAR FIA WEC RACE IN BAHRAIN
Cetilar Racing ended an almost regular 8 Hours of Bahrain as the FIA WEC Championship came this weekend at the turning point of the season. Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi crossed the finish line for the fourth time in four races, showing the consistency of the AF Corse-powered #47 Dallara LMP2 car and … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING REIGNS IN BAHRAIN
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned its third win of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with a hard-fought one-two victory in the 8 Hours of Bahrain. For this race, the World Champions faced a severe success handicap, which reduces hybrid and fuel use per lap, but overcame a strong challenge thanks to strong strategy, … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS “STANDS DOWN” ITS LIGIER JS P3 WITH ANOTHER LMP3 PODIUM
United Autosports brought down the curtain on an ultra-successful four-year campaign with Ligier’s first generation LMP3 sports-prototype with a second place finish in the Gulf 12 Hours yesterday (14 Dec). The British team contested the two, six-hour races with Richard Meins, Shaun Lynn and Jim McGuire piloting its Ligier JS P3 at the Yas Marina … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS SCORE EMPHATIC MAIDEN FIA WEC VICTORY
United Autosports claimed its most prestigious victory in its 10 year racing history when Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta spectacularly won the 8 Hours of Bahrain today (14 Dec). Contesting only its seventh race with the Oreca chassis and fourth as a full FIA World Endurance Championship entrant, the British team recorded … Continue reading
