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HARRY KING PRODUCES DOMINANT DISPLAY ON BAHRAIN GUEST OUTING
Harry King brought the curtain down on his 2022 racing campaign with a fine double victory on his debut in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East. On the back of a strong season on track, the talented Briton made the long journey to Bahrain to take up a guest drive in the opening round of … Continue reading
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA CHAMPION TO RACE WITH LECHNER RACING IN BAHRAIN
Recently crowned Australian Carrera Cup Champion, Harri Jones, will join Lechner Racing this weekend for the first round of Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East in Bahrain. Just two days after claiming the 2022 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship at the Gold Coast 500, the Sunshine Coast based 23-year-old headed to the airport to … Continue reading
ROOKIE STARS SHINE WITH TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing brought the curtain down on its record-breaking 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with a successful test for two eye-catching rookie drivers at the Bahrain International Circuit. Seven-time World Champion Sébastien Ogier, who is already part of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing family in rallying, drove a GR010 HYBRID Hypercar for the … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING STAYS ON TOP IN BAHRAIN
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing remained on top in Bahrain when practice for the final race of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) began under lights. After securing the Hypercar World Championship thanks to a one-two victory in last Saturday’s six-hour race, the battle for drivers’ honours takes centre stage for the season finale, the 8 … Continue reading
END OF AN ERA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
Kazuki Nakajima, a founding member of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and an endurance racing legend, will stand down from a FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race seat after this week’s 8 Hours of Bahrain. Kazuki, 36, is one of Japan’s most decorated racing drivers who earned his place in the FIA Hall of Fame by winning … Continue reading
HISTORIC HYPER CAR TITLE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made endurance racing history as the first World Champions of the Hypercar era with a one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Bahrain. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López won the penultimate round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in their #7 GR010 HYBRID. Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima … Continue reading
THIRD PLACE FOR FERRARI IN BAHRAIN
The 6 Hours of Bahrain, the penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, ended with third place for the 488 GTE crewed by Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado. The final result was conditioned by the power reduction due to the Balance of Performance announced on the eve of the race. In the LMGTE … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS FINISHES FOURTH IN BAHRAIN
United Autosports finished fourth at the end of the penultimate round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship in Bahrain yesterday. Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Fabio Scherer brought their #22 Oreca 07 home in fourth place at the end of the six-hour race after starting second on the grid, thanks to a great qualifying … Continue reading
PORSCHE TAKES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH ONE-TWO RESULT IN BAHRAIN
Facing difficult conditions, the Porsche GT Team has achieved its third win of the season in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. At the six-hour race in Bahrain, Frenchman Kévin Estre and Neel Jani from Switzerland in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR narrowly beat their works driver colleagues Gianmaria Bruni from Italy and Austrian … Continue reading
POLE POSITION IN GTE AM FOR FERRARI IN BAHRAIN
Iron Lynx’s 488 GTE, qualified by Rino Mastronardi, took the first pole position for the Italian team in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGTE Am class. The two AF Corse Ferraris in the Pro class will start from row two, with Miguel Molina recording the third-fastest time ahead of Alessandro Pier Guidi. LMGTE … Continue reading
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