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BLANCPAIN GT WEEKEND ROUNDUP: BARCELONA
There was only one way that Orange1 FFF Racing could snatch the Endurance Cup title on Sunday afternoon: they had to win. With a 24-point deficit to the leading SMP Ferrari crew, they also needed Miguel Molina, Mikhail Aleshin and Davide Rigon to finish no higher than 10th at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. FFF drivers Andrea … Continue reading
TONI FORNE FINISHES THE 2019 SEASON IN STYLE WITH BLANCPAIN GT WIN IN BARCELONA
The Girona native claimed the AM class race win at the season finale of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Forné, who was the quickest of the drivers racing under the Raton Racing by Target banner, stepped onto the top spot of the podium at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with teammates Stefano Constantini and Christoph … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG WITH SUCCESSFUL BLANCPAIN GT SERIES SEASON FINALE AT BARCELONA
After an action-packed season finale, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is celebrating a successful end of the season at Barcelona: Maro Engel, Luca Stolz (both GER) and BLACK FALCON secure runner-up positions in the Blancpain GT Series drivers’ and teams’ standings while AKKA ASP, another team with the Mercedes-AMG GT3, claims third place in the teams’ standings. Prior … Continue reading
‘CHARACTER BUILDING’ FIRST BLANCPAIN SEASON CONCLUDES WITH NINTH IN SILVER CUP FOR MACDOWALL IN SPAIN
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT driver Alex MacDowall ended a ‘character building’ first season in the Blancpain Endurance Cup with a ninth place Silver Cup finish during the final race of the campaign in Spain on Sunday, 29th September, despite late-race contact for team-mate Shae Davies. Going into the fifth and final round at the … Continue reading
AHMAD AL HARTHY SEALS SECOND BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE PRO-AM TITLE IN STYLE IN BARCELONA WITH FIFTH STRAIGHT PODIUM
Oman Racing’s Ahmad Al Harthy made yet more motor racing history at the Circuit de Barcelona in Spain on Sunday, 29th September, after wrapping-up his second Pro-Am class championship crown in the world-renowned Blancpain Endurance Cup. Marking the perfect end to an absolutely sensational 2019 season for the Muscat sportsman and team-mates Charlie Eastwood and … Continue reading
R-MOTORSPORT ROUND OFF BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP CAMPAIGN WITH A PODIUM FINISH
This weekend’s race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was the last in the 2019 Blancpain GT Series for R-Motorsport. The Niederwil-based outfit signed off with a P2 finish, its best result of the Endurance Cup in what had been a campaign of ups and downs. In 2019, R-Motorsport were deploying the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 … Continue reading
STRAKKA RACING WRAP UP BLANCPAIN GT SERIES SEASON IN BARCELONA
In the final round of the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Strakka Racing finished seventh in the Silver Cup of the Barcelona 3 Hours. In a race that was heavily disrupted by multiple safety car periods, including one that lasted the first forty-five minutes of the race to complete barrier repair, and full course … Continue reading
SMP RACING CREW TAKES SECOND PLACE IN THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
SMP Racing drivers took part in the final round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, which took place at the Spanish Barcelona circuit. The crew of Mikhail Aleshin finished in fifteenth position and was classified second in the teams’ standings out of 33 teams from around the world fighting for the title. In qualifying, … Continue reading
ORANGE1 FFF RACING MAKES BLANCPAIN GT SERIES HISTORY AT CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA
Orange1 FFF Racing captured a brace of Blancpain GT Series and Endurance Cup crowns today when its #563 Lamborghini took a sensational victory in the season-deciding race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This means that Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli have become the first drivers to hold three championships at once, having wrapped up Blancpain GT … Continue reading
SULTANOV BEATS MOLLER TO WIN BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB FINALE IN BARCELONA AS 2019 CHAMPIONS CROWNED
Murod Sultanov beat recently-crowned Blancpain GT Sports Club Overall champion Jens Reno Moller in an enthralling final race of the 2019 season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Sultanov took his second victory of the campaign in his Kessel Racing-prepared Ferrari 488 GT3 with a stoic defensive drive after leading the field away from a safety car … Continue reading
