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ERIK JOHANSSON IS THE NEW BMW MOTORSPORT JUNIOR FOR 2019
After an intensive three-day selection procedure, the decision has been made: Erik Johansson (SWE) has been accepted onto the 2019 BMW Motorsport Junior Programme. The 22-year-old former BMW Customer Racing driver triumphed over three other candidates in Wednesday’s shoot-out in the BMW Motorsport simulator. As a reward, a substantial part of his training programme will … Continue reading
AGOSTINI-DI FOLCO (SUPER GT3) AND NEMOTO COSTA (SUPER GT CUP) WIN VALLELUNGA’S ITALIAN GT RACE-2
The 5th round of the Italian GT Championship went into archives in Vallelunga with two highly spectacular races. The first race was reserved to classes Super GT3 and GT3 and Riccardo Agostini and Alberto Di Folco got on the top step of the podium, on the Lamborghini Huracan run by Antonelli Motorsport, proceeding the Ferrari … Continue reading
FRASSINETI-GATTUSO (SGT3) AND LIBERATI-LING (SGT CUP) WIN THE TWO ITALIAN GT RACES AT VALLELUNGA
Two tight races have been run in the first day of the fifth round of the Italian GT Championship in Vallelunga. The victory of class Super GT3 went to Frassineti-Gattuso (Lamborghini Huracan-Ombra Racing), that led Agostini-Di Folco (Lamborghini Huracan-Antonelli Motorsport) by 3″240s and Venturi-Gai (Ferrari 488 GT3-Black Bull Swisse Racing) by 13″666s. In GT3, the … Continue reading
THE ITALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP RESUMES AT VALLELUNGA WITH 36 CARS ON TRACK
The circuit of Vallelunga will see the Italian GT Championship resume from the summer break this coming weekend. The Italian series will kick off its final half of the season with the fifth round that will see 36 cars on track. The title for the four titles is still wide open with several title contenders. … Continue reading
BMW M6 GT3 IN PROMISING POSITION AFTER FIVE HOURS AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
The 24-hour race at the legendary “Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps” (BE) is in full swing, and in the initial phase once again demonstrated why it is regarded as one of the most eventful endurance races on the motorsport calendar. Yellow flags, a safety car phase of almost an hour, plenty of traffic in the pit lane … Continue reading
THE BMW M6 GT3 SET FOR ITS DEBUT AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
BMW returns to the Ardennes as defending champion, after the BMW Z4 GT3 triumphed last year on its final appearance at a major 24-hour race. Three BMW teams will take their place on the starting grid when the endurance classic is held for the 68th time. At the wheel of the BMW M6 GT3 will … Continue reading
BORTOLOTTI-MUL AND PASTORELLI-PASTORELLI ARE ITALIAN GT RACE-2 WINNERS AT MUGELLO
Two highly spectacular races ended the 4th round of the Italian GT Championship in Mugello. In Super GT3 the victory went to Bortolotti-Mul (Lamborghini Huracan-Imperiale Racing) that led the BMW M6 GT3 of Comandini-Cerqui (BMW Team Italia) and the Ferrari 488 GT3 of Venturi-Gai (Black Bull Swisse Racing). In class GT3 the top step of … Continue reading
AGOSTINI-DI FOLCO AND ZAUGG-D’AMICO WIN THE FOURTH ROUND OF THE ITALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP IN MUGELLO
Agostini-Di Folco (Lamborghini Huracan GT3) took the win in the race of classes Super GT3 and GT3, and Zaugg-D’Amico (Lamborghini Huracan SuperTrofeo) that of Super GT Cup, GT Cup, GT4 and Cayman Trophy. In the race of the highest classes, Antonelli Motorsport’s drivers proceeded the sister car run by Ombra Racing with Frassineti-Gattuso at the … Continue reading
ANOTHER RECORD FOR THE ITALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP: 43 CARS ON TRACK IN MUGELLO’S 4TH ROUND OF THE SEASON
Another participation record at Mugello Circuit this weekend for the Italian GT Championship, the turning point of the 2016 season. The challenging track near Florence will see 43 cars on track in the four races of the weekend, which is a new record in the 14th Italian season. SUPER GT3: Mapelli-Albuquerque (Audi R8 LMS-Audi Sport … Continue reading
THE VICTORIES OF VENTURI-GAI AND BARUCH-LIANG CLOSE THE 3RD ROUND OF THE ITALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP IN MISANO
The final two races of the third round of the Italian GT Championship held at the Misano World Circuit saw the victory going to Venturi-Gai (Ferrari 488 GT3) and Baruch-Liang (Lamborghini Huracan). In Super GT3, the Black Bull Swiss Racing lineup proceeded the Audi R8 LMS of Mapelli-Albuquerque (Audi Sport Italia) and the Lamborghini Huracan … Continue reading
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