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TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS PREVENT 2021 BATHURST 12 HOUR FROM TAKING PLACE
International travel restrictions caused by COVID-19 will prevent the 2021 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour from taking place as previously planned in February. Australia’s International Enduro staged the very first Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli event in 2016 and has hosted each of the championship’s subsequent season openers ever since. Originally a domestic event, the … Continue reading
GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ORGANISERS NOW FULLY FOCUSED ON 2021
GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS will not take place in 2020. Instead, SRO Motorsports Group is now fully focused on finalising next season’s six-round schedule. Country-specific social and travel restrictions, as well as the logistical complications they create, have made it impossible to organise a viable continental series in the region that lives … Continue reading
2020 SILVERSTONE CLASSIC CANCELLED
It is with a heavy heart that the organisers of the Silverstone Classic announce that this summer’s flagship three-day festival – originally scheduled for the weekend of 31 July to the 2 August – has sadly been cancelled.. As the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival, the massive event always attracts unrivalled grids, many thousands … Continue reading
2020 SUZUKA 10 HOURS CANCELLED
The 2020 BH Auction SMBC Suzuka 10 Hours, which was scheduled to host Asia’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli round on August 21-23, has been cancelled. Circuit owners, Mobilityland Corporation, have based their decision on several key factors: preventative Covid-19 measures enacted by Japan and internationally could remain in place throughout the summer, while … Continue reading
STATEMENT ON THE 2020 12H ESTORIL
CREVENTIC regrets to announce that, due to worldwide developments regarding the Coronavirus SARS-COV-2 and the lung infection COVID-19, the first-ever Hankook 12H ESTORIL will no longer take place on 26-27-28 March. The 12-hour endurance event at the Circuito do Estoril was set to be the first European round of this year’s 24H SERIES powered by … Continue reading
CETILAR RACING AGREES WITH THE DECISION TO CANCEL THE FIA WEC SEBRING 1000 MILES
Team Cetilar Racing switches off the engine alongside the FIA WEC championship, as a sign of respect to its own country that is facing a real sanitary emergency. The all-Italian squad had already decided to not take part in the Sebring 1000 Miles, sixth out of eight FIA WEC 2019/2020 rounds which was scheduled for … Continue reading
GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE STATEMENT FROM SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP
The GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS round scheduled to take place at Monza on 17-19 April has been cancelled due to ongoing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). In light of the current situation in Italy, the cancellation is considered to be a case of force majeure. The contingency plan outlined by … Continue reading
AUDI CROWNED 2017 INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE CHAMPION
By winning two of the three rounds of the 2017 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Audi has again taken the manufacturers title in the only global GT3 Championship on the motorsports planet. Markus Winkelhock claims the drivers’ title, while Porsche takes the GT4 manufacturers crown. After the cancellation of the Motul Sepang 12 Hours, the final standings … Continue reading
SRO CHOOSES TO CANCEL SEPANG 12 HOURS
SRO Motorsports Group has chosen to cancel this season’s Motul Sepang 12 Hours, which was due to take place on December 7-10. As in previous years the event’s organisers were hoping to attract a minimum of 20 entries for the end-of-season race, which SRO first oversaw in 2015. However, while SRO previously succeeded in assembling … Continue reading
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