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LE MANS CUP VICTORY FOR KESSEL RACING IN BARCELONA
Second win of the season for the Ferrari courtesy of Sergio Pianezzola and Giacomo Piccini in the fourth round of the Le Mans Cup held today on the Barcelona circuit in Spain. The crew of Kessel Racing acquitted themselves perfectly in the race to finish ahead of the Porsche of Baccani-Pera and the 488 GT3 … Continue reading
VILLORBA CORSE BACK IN ACTION AT BARCELONA IN ELMS AND LMC
On July 19-20 Scuderia Villorba Corse will compete for a double challenge in the world of international endurance racing. The Italian team led by Raimondo Amadio will be back in action both in the Le Mans Cup and in the European Le Mans Series at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya one month after their third 24 … Continue reading
NIELSEN RACING AIMING HIGH IN BARCELONA
With just 27 points covering the top six runners in the European Le Mans Series, it’s game on for Nielsen Racing as they prepare for the fourth round of the championship this weekend in Barcelona. The Corby-based team once again fields two entries for Saturday’s four-hour race, with Tony Wells and Colin Noble teaming up … Continue reading
THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR FACES THE COMPETITION FOR THE FIRST TIME AT OFFICIAL WEC TESTS
The new Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) will meet rival vehicles in the GTE-Pro class for the first time at the prologue of the FIA World Endurance Championship on 23 and 24 July in Barcelona, Spain. At the official tests prior to the start of the 2019/2020 FIA WEC season, Porsche, as the reigning … Continue reading
WILL OWEN RACING INTO THE NIGHT IN BARCELONA
Will Owen returns to the Europeans Le Mans Series with United Autosports in the LMP2 class for the 4 Hours of Barcelona. Owen will join teammates Ryan Cullen, and Alex Brundle as the ELMS returns to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the first time in ten years. The series will experience another first as they will … Continue reading
SECOND PART OF 2019 ELMS SEASON STARTS THIS WEEKEND FOR OREGON TEAM AT BARCELONA
“The championship starts now. After two positive races and a long break, we are set to be back on-track to confirm the good showings of the first part of the season.” For Jerry Canevisio, the leader of Oregon Team alongside Giorgio Testa, the 4 Hours of Barcelona race marks a turning point. After a two-month … Continue reading
RLR MSport LOOKS TO MAINTAIN UPWARD TRAJECTORY IN ELMS BARCELONA NIGHT RACE
The ELMS returns to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the first time in ten years and, in another first, the series will race into the night. RLR MSport has had forward momentum since making a comeback to LMP2 racing, as it followed a highly respectable eighth-place result in Le Castellet by threatening the top six in … Continue reading
RACB SPORTS NATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL RULES ON MERCEDES-AMG TEAM BLACK FALCON BLANCPAIN GT SERIES DISQUALIFICATION
The RACB Sport National Court of Appeal has concluded its judgement on the #4 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon entry following the penalty applied at the final round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (30 September). After finishing first in the race, staged at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the car was discovered to have self-adhesive … Continue reading
DRIVEX SECURES GT OPEN PRO-AM CLASS WIN AND THIRD OVERALL WITH DEBUTANTS HAHN / AUER
Drivex managed to put an excellent end to the 2018 International GT Open season and, mainly, a promising performance for the upcoming 2019. Christian Hahn and Lucas Auer couldn’t have dreamt for a better debut in the series sharing the Drivex-run Mercedes AMG GT3 and the Austrian-Brazilian duo finished in third place the last race … Continue reading
SENSATIONAL SECOND WRAPS WILKINSON & ELLIS’ STELLAR DEBUT GT3 SEASON
Rising British sportscar star, Ollie Wilkinson and teammate Bradley Ellis wrapped up their debut International GT Open campaign with an outstanding recovery drive in Barcelona, storming from 26th and ninth in class to finish sixth overall and second in Pro-Am. Returning to the circuit where the young Yorkshireman proved his GT3 potential with a second … Continue reading
