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WORLD TITLE-WINNING ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE HUNTS FRESH GLORY IN THE FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Three Aston Martin Vantage GTEs will compete for FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) GTE AM honours as D’station Racing, NorthWest AMR and TF Sport all vie to give the car its first world title in the class when the 2021 series begins at Spa-Francorchamps, in Belgium, on Saturday. The Vantage GTE, powered by a version … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN CONFIRMS IMSA PLANS FOR NORTH AMERICAN PROGRAMME
Aston Martin Racing’s presence at the pinnacle of US endurance motorsport is to be significantly increased, with the British sportscar manufacturer returning to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class in 2020. Two Aston Martin Vantage GT3s will contest the blue riband Rolex 24 at Daytona race next weekend (25-26 January), while new partner team … Continue reading
McLAREN GT CONFIRMS DRIVER ACADEMY
McLaren GT has announced today at the Autosport International show the formation of the McLaren GT Driver Academy. Alex Fontana (23) from Switzerland and Jersey-born Struan Moore (20) join Northern Irish 2015 McLaren GT Young Driver Andrew Watson (20). All three drivers already hold a wide variety of single seat and GT experience, and the … Continue reading
BENTLEY RETURNS TO PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE FOR 2016
At least two Bentley Continental GT3s will enter the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge as Bentley Team Absolute announces a programme including entries from young American rising star Andrew Palmer and one of Asia’s top sportscar drivers, Adderly Fong. The Pirelli World Challenge is a 20-round GT championship comprising 50-minute-long, single-driver races on eleven of America’s … Continue reading
McLAREN GT COMPLETES MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON TO-DATE WITH VICTORY AT SEPANG 12-HOURS
The McLaren 650S GT3 claimed class victory and fourth place overall at the Sepang 12 Hours this weekend, bringing an end to the competitive debut season of the car, and crowning what has been the most successful campaign to-date for the Woking outfit. McLaren GT Factory Driver Alvaro Parente and Young Driver Andrew Watson joined … Continue reading
McLAREN GT DRIVERS TO CONTEST SEPANG 12-HOURS WITH 650S GT3
McLaren GT Young Driver Andrew Watson and Factory Driver Alvaro Parente join customer team FFF Racing this weekend for the Sepang 12 Hours. The race will be the debut for the 650S GT3 at the Malaysian endurance event as it continues to make a mark in its first competitive season. The race takes place at … Continue reading
McLAREN 650S GT3 SECURES MAIDEN CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TEO MARTIN MOTORSPORTS AFTER DOMINANT BARCELONA WEEKEND
The McLaren 650S GT3 claimed its first championship over the weekend in Barcelona as McLaren GT customer team Teo Martin Motorsports secured the International GT Open Championship title, and also saw the first victory for the McLaren GT Young Driver Programme. A hard-fought double podium finish for factory driver Alvaro Parente and teammate Miguel Ramos … Continue reading
WATSON-MONJE TO DRIVE SECOND TEO MARTIN McLAREN GT OPEN ENTRY IN BARCELONA
Teo Martín Motorsport will come to Barcelona with its leading pair Miguel Ramos-Álvaro Parente in the lead of the standings and very close to the GT Open title. As it happened already in Spa, the Spanish squad will enter a second McLaren 650S, with the support of the British maker, to maximize its chances. The … Continue reading
McLAREN FACTORY DRIVER ALVARO PARENTE TAKES SPA VICTORY TO EXTEND GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
An incident filled race weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium saw McLaren GT factory driver Alvaro Parente and teammate Miguel Ramos extend the lead of the International GT Open championship with a double podium finish for customer team Teo Martin Motorsport. Changeable conditions midway through the first race caught out the team’s sister car, driven by fellow … Continue reading
LATHOURAS-RUGOLO TAKE SUPERB GT OPEN WIN AT SPA
Michele Rugolo and Pasin Lathouras won today an exciting Race 1 at Spa, where heavy rain coming at mid-race, during the driver change, brought additional drama. The Thai-Italian pair mastered all events with their AF Corse Ferrari F458 to take their third success of the year and reduce to only one point their disadvantage in … Continue reading
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