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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
HANSON AIMING FOR PERFECT “GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY” CELEBRATION
Phil Hanson aims to celebrate his 50th car race in style by conquering Sebring’s infamous bumps and record his third consecutive FIA World Endurance Championship LMP2 class win (20 Mar). The “1,000 Miles of Sebring” marks the 20-year-old Briton’s “half-century” of races after a successful two-year career in karting, Phil turning to sports-prototypes in late … Continue reading
CETILAR RACING COMPLETES 6H OF COTA
Cetilar Racing completed a regular 6 Hours of Cota clinching the eight position of the LMP2 class and the 11th overall. In the fifth out of eight FIA WEC 2019-2020 rounds, the trio Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi ended well a not easy race at Austin on a circuit not suited to the … Continue reading
DOUBLE PODIUM FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING IN AUSTIN
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned a double podium finish in the six-hour Lone Star Le Mans race in Austin, Texas, the fifth round of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). A flawless race saw the #8 TS050 HYBRID of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley take second place, 51.524secs behind the race-winning #1 Rebellion, … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS TAKES FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP2 CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD HEADING INTO SECOND HALF OF 2019-20 SEASON
United Autosports leads the LMP2 FIA World Endurance Teams’ Trophy title race after Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta brilliantly won its second consecutive WEC race – the British team’s fourth consecutive top-three placing. United’s four-point series lead comes courtesy of a fantastic fight back up the leaderboard by the United trio plus … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE DOMINATES THE LONE STAR 6 HOURS
Aston Martin Racing recorded another famous double victory in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), following one of its most emphatic performances as a manufacturer over a single event. The British luxury sportscar brand dominated the Lone Star 6 Hours at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, winning both the GTE … Continue reading
PORSCHE GT TEAM FINISHES SECOND IN AUSTIN
After a fiercely-contested race at the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC in the USA, Porsche celebrated its fourth podium result of the season. The reigning champions Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) concluded the six-hour race in Austin on second place in the GTE-Pro class. At the wheel of their Porsche 911 RSR, … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE TAKES FIRST POLE POSITION OF THE SEASON
Aston Martin Racing’s Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen clinched the Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE’s first pole position of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship season ahead of the Lone Star 6 Hours, at the Circuit Of The Americas in Austin, Texas, on Saturday. The Danish duo, who currently hold a 14-point lead in the … Continue reading
TOUGH TEXAN QUALIFYING FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will start the Lone Star Le Mans six-hour race from second and third on the grid following a busy day at the Circuit of the Americas, venue for round five of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). World championship leaders Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in the #7 … Continue reading
PORSCHE TAKES UP THE SIX-HOUR RACE IN AUSTIN FROM THE FIRST GRID ROW
The reigning world sports car champions Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) secured position two in qualifying for the fifth round of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC on the Circuit of the Americas. The two were only 0.219 seconds shy of pole position in the new Porsche 911 RSR on the 5.513-kilometre … Continue reading
