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FERRARI CHALLENGE UNITED KINGDOM LAUNCHES AT BRANDS HATCH
Race 1 – It was a historical moment for Ferrari as the first ever race of the Ferrari Challenge UK series took place. Jason Baker (Dick Lovett Swindon) was both the outright, and Trofeo Pirelli class winner. In the Coppa Shell category, Mark McAllister (Lancaster Ferrari Colchester) was victorious. Both drivers converted pole position into a … Continue reading
THE FERRARI CHALLENGE UK SERIES TO LAUNCH THIS WEEKEND AT BRANDS HATCH
The Ferrari Challenge UK series launches at Brands Hatch this weekend for the opening races of the inaugural 2019 season. Using the iconic and technically challenging Indy circuit, twenty-one Ferrari clients will take to the track for the first time in their new 488 Challenge cars. The 488 Challenge is the first turbo-charged model to … Continue reading
THE McLAREN 570S GT4 LEADS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE USA AND EUROPE AS 720S GT3 MAKES NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT
McLaren Customer Racing GT4 teams extended the lead in two of the world’s most competitive GT4 championships over the weekend. Motorsports In Action now holds the GS-class championship lead in the Michelin PILOT Challenge after a P7 finish at Mid-Ohio, while Equipe Verschuur further strengthened its position at the top of the GT4 European Series … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT SERIES WEEKEND ROUNDUP: BRANDS HATCH
A new era began at Brands Hatch last weekend (4/5 May) as Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe staged its opening event at the British venue. It proved to be a highly entertaining contest as mixed weather conditions on Saturday made qualifying a major challenge for competitors, while a hectic Sunday saw two fast-paced races play … Continue reading
McKAY STAYS ON TOP WITH PODIUM FINISH ON HOME SOIL
Dan McKay continued to dazzle in the GT4 European Series as he and team-mate Benjamin Lessennes remained atop the championship standings as they took a third-straight podium finish at Brands Hatch after a double victory to open the season in Italy. The Equipe Verschuur duo claimed third place in race one, finishing a mere 0.180s … Continue reading
PODIUM FOR GRT GRASSER RACING IN BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE PREMIERE AT BRANDS HATCH
Premiere – podium – perfection! GRT Grasser Racing Team celebrated a third-place finish at Brands Hatch for their number 63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. In this first ever staging of the Blancpain GT World Challenge, a successor to the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, Lamborghini works driver Mirko Bortolotti and co-driver Christian Engelhart secured a … Continue reading
R-MOTORSPORT IN IMPRESSIVE FORM IN OPENING WEEKEND OF BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE AT BRANDS HATCH
Baptism of fire for R-Motorsport: At the same time as the team was making its DTM debut at Hockenheim, it was fielding two Aston Martin Vantage V8 GT3s in the two opening races of the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe. The team went into the first race weekend at Brands Hatch with two new … Continue reading
GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES BRANDS HATCH WINS FOR TRUE RACING KTM AND LEIPERT MERCEDES
True Racing and Leipert Motorsport were the big winners of the GT4 European Series weekend at Brands Hatch. The True Racing KTM X-Bow GT4 of Patric Niederhauser and Reinhard Kofler won the opening round on Sunday morning, whilst Max Koebolt and Jan Kisiel won the second race with the #2 Leipert Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4. Pro-Am … Continue reading
AKKA ASP AND BLACK FALCON SECURE MERCEDES-AMG SWEEP AS BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE LAUNCHES AT BRANDS HATCH
The Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe era launched in thrilling fashion at Brands Hatch today (5 May) as two 60-minute races produced hard-fought victories for Mercedes-AMG squads AKKA ASP Team and Black Falcon. RACE 1 French outfit AKKA ASP won the opening race, with its #89 Mercedes-AMG securing a phenomenal result for the leading Silver … Continue reading
PROSPORT ASTON MARTIN AND VERSCHUUR McLAREN CLAIM GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES BRANDS HATCH POLES
Florian Thoma (PROsport Performance Aston Martin) and Daniel McKay (Equipe Verschuur McLaren) were the fastest drivers in the qualifying sessions for the two GT4 European Series races at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit. Thoma was quickest in the first session, whilst McKay secured pole for the second race tomorrow. Thoma claimed pole position for … Continue reading
