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Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe
PREPARATIONS ACCELERATE AHEAD OF 2020 GT GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON
The GT World Challenge Europe era is officially underway. The former Blancpain GT Series will begin the new decade with a fresh look, while retaining its long-standing commitment to world-class GT racing. The winning formula that has been honed over the previous nine seasons will remain in place for 2020, with evolution at the heart … Continue reading
LUCA GHIOTTO JOINS R- MOTORSPORT‘S ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 PROGRAM
Luca Ghiotto changes from Formula 2 to GT3 where he will graduate into the professional world of racing and join R-Motorsport in 2020 to compete in an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the GT World Challenge Europe. The 24-year-old Italian from Vincenza is looking for a new challenge in professional GT long distance and sprint … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT WEEKEND ROUNDUP: HUNGARORING
The inaugural Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe season belongs to the history books. A little over four months after the campaign kicked off at Brands Hatch, the curtain fell on an exhilarating 2019 campaign with a pair of one-hour races at the Hungaroring. Between the opening and closing events there were trips to Misano, Zandvoort … Continue reading
GAMBLE SHOWS SPEED ON FIRST VISIT TO HUNGARY FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES SEASON FINALE
Tom Gamble had a mixed weekend in the Blancpain GT Series World Challenge Europe at the weekend (September 6-8) as he concluded his maiden campaign in the series. The 17-year old McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner and BRDC SuperStar produced a great lap in qualifying to line up fifth in the Silver Cup class, 13th … Continue reading
GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM’S 2019 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH TWO PODIUMS
GRT Grasser Racing Team concluded their 2019 season in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe with two Top Three results at the Hungaroring. Mirko Bortolotti and Christian Engelhart driving the number 63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO came third in the Saturday race and were then runners-up on Sunday. The duo therefore finish the season in … Continue reading
LAMBORGHINI DUO CALDARELLI AND MAPELLI CROWNED BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE CHAMPIONS
Orange1 FFF Racing Lamborghini duo Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli are the inaugural Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe drivers’ champions after emerging victorious from a gripping season-long battle with the Black Falcon squad and its #4 Mercedes-AMG crew. The concluding weekend at the Hungaroring was dominated by the AKKA ASP squad, which secured a brace … Continue reading
R-MOTORSPORT PLEASED WITH DEBUT BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON
R-Motorsport’s first season in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe ended with the team’s guest appearance at Hungary’s Hungaroring. The Swiss outfit has had a very eventful, roller-coaster of a year in this hotly contested championship. Victory at the Nürburgring was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the season for the team. “The competition was … Continue reading
MARCIEELLO AND ABRIL CLINCH BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VICTORY IN HUNGARY
Raffaele Marciello and Vincent Abril delivered a measured drive to victory in today’s Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe contest at the Hungaroring, securing the first of three class wins for the AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG squad. Having earlier taken pole position for both of the weekend’s races, the #88 Mercedes-AMG crew of Marciello and Abril proceeded … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT WEEKEND ROUNDUP: NURBURGRING
Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe was back in action last weekend at one of the continent’s most historic venues. A pair of sprint races at the Nürburgring have set up a thrilling finale in Hungary, where class titles will go to the wire in Pro, Silver Cup and Pro-Am. There was certainly nothing predictable about … Continue reading
HIGHS AND LOWS FOR MERCEDES-AMG IN BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE AT THE NURBURGRING
In excellent weather conditions, the five Mercedes-AMG GT3s started into the two Blancpain GT World Challenge qualifying heats. Here, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 with starting number 4, run by the BLACK FALCON team, secured itself excellent grid positions for the two sprint races of 60 minutes each. Luca Stolz claimed second place on the grid for … Continue reading
