Sportscar Racing News
2023
DTM WIN FOR CHRISTIAN ENGELHART AFTER TACTICAL MASTERCLASS IN OSCHERSLEBEN
A great performance and a perfect strategy – in Oschersleben, Christian Engelhart was rewarded for a faultless performance in the Porsche 911 GT3 R from Toksport WRT with his maiden DTM win. On Sunday, the experienced 36-year-old driver had started the second race of the season from seventh on the grid and moved up to … Continue reading
GRT IMPRESS IN DTM SEASON OPENER
Grasser Racing’s performance at the DTM in Oschersleben this weekend made for a great start to the season. From 26th to 28th May, around 35,000 spectators enjoyed best summer weather in the Magdeburger Börde region to see the first round of the iconic championship live. The fans of the Austrian Lamborghini Team were not disappointed. … Continue reading
FRANCK PERERA DELIVERS FIRST LAMBORGHINI WIN IN THE HISTORY OF THE DTM
That was a show of strength. Franck Perera (F) from the SSR Performance team produced a nerveless performance to claim a dominant start-finish victory in the first DTM race of the season. The former Formula 1 test driver thereby secured the first win in the series for Lamborghini at the opening race of the 37th … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG GT2 MAKES HISTORY IN THE GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES
Fanatec GT2 European Series history was made in the second round of the series in the sun at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, with the newest world-class brand to join the grid – the Mercedes-AMG GT2 – claiming outright victory on its first outing with the Akkodis ASP Team. The two thrilling 50-minute races … Continue reading
SHELDON VAN DER LINDE MAKES BIG STATEMENT AT DTM OPENER IN OSCHERSLEBEN
Sheldon van der Linde made an impressive start to the DTM season in Oschersleben: the defending champion from the Schubert Motorsport team was the top driver after the two free practice sessions on Friday. The South African set the fastest lap time of 1:21.960 minutes in his BMW M4 GT3 and was the only driver … Continue reading
LP RACING AUDIS TAKE A BRACE OF GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PRO-AM POLES AT THE RED BULL RING
The Fanatec GT2 European Series field of 2023 served up one of the closest qualifying sessions in the championship’s short history at the Red Bull Ring this afternoon, ahead of the second round of the season in Austria this weekend. At the end of the two incredibly close sessions to set the grids for Saturday’s … Continue reading
GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE PLOTS A COURSE FOR CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD
Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS is set for its annual trip to the Mediterranean coast to contest a six-hour Endurance Cup contest at Circuit Paul Ricard. The 5.7km track has been ever-present on the calendar since 2012 and represents one of the true highlights of the 10-round championship. Combining close competition with … Continue reading
DTM SET TO THRILL WITH PACKED 2023 PROGRAMME
Fascinating GT racers, a new fully-electric racing series, spectacular prototypes and classics from throughout the history of the DTM – this season, the DTM offers visitors an entertaining motorsport package at every event. Thrilling motor racing comes courtesy of the ADAC GT Masters, which shares the bill with the DTM on four occasions, and ADAC … Continue reading
PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS HEAD INTO THE 2023 DTM SEASON FEELING OPTIMISTIC
Three Porsche customer teams head into the 2023 DTM season this coming weekend (26 to 28 May) in Oschersleben. Manthey EMA, Team75 Bernhard and Toksport WRT each field two 992-generation 416 kW (565 hp) 911 GT3 R racing cars. A total of 28 drivers will tackle the 16 races. Each of the eight racing weekends … Continue reading
TEAM PARKER RACING BOLSTERS SPA 24 HOURS DRIVER LINE UP WITH XAVIER MAASSEN
Experienced sportscar racer Xavier Maassen will round out Team Parker Racing’s line up for the Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa, joining Derek Pierce, Kiern Jewiss, and Andy Meyrick in the squad’s Porsche 911 GT3 R. The Dutchman has numerous Spa 24 Hours starts to his name, in addition to four visits to the 24 Hours … Continue reading
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