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Finlay Hutchison
SUPERB TWO-DAY TEST FOR HUTCHISON AND VERVISCH WITH FANTASTIC PAUL RICARD PERFORMANCE
Newly signed Sainteloc Racing driver Finlay Hutchison says he is looking forward to the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season like no other before, following a superbly competitive outing at Circuit Paul Ricard in France during two days of official pre-season testing. Taking place this past Thursday, 25th March, and Friday, … Continue reading
HUGE SEASON IN STORE FOR HUTCHISON WITH AUDI SQUAD SAINTELOC IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE AND INTERCONTINENTAL GT
Dundee racing driver Finlay Hutchison is set for his most exciting, and arguably most high-profile, season yet after this morning confirming he has joined top Audi Sport squad Sainteloc Racing for the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Intercontinental GT Challenge. Hutchison, a British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) Rising Star, has been racing … Continue reading
OIL PUMP ISSUE HALTS VICTORY CHARGE FOR HUTCHISON & ATTEMPTO IN ABU DHABI
Very real hopes of victory, and at the very least a deserved podium finish, dramatically ended for Finlay Hutchison and Attempto Racing midway through the Hankook 6H Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 23rd January, after the No.99 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO stopped on track while in second place. With Audi Sport factory driver Markus … Continue reading
HUTCHISON CONFIRMS DUBAI 24 HOURS RETURN AS PART OF IMPRESSIVE ATTEMPTO RACING LINE-UP
Scotland’s Finlay Hutchison will make his fist race appearance of the New Year at the annual Hankook 24H Dubai, which gets underway at Dubai Autodrome next Friday, 15th January, after this morning confirming a deal with top Audi Sport squad Attempto Racing. The 20-year-old from Dundee, who competed with the German team in the GT World … Continue reading
ENGINE VALVE ISSUE LEADS TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE RETIREMENT FOR HUTCHISON AND ATTEMPTO AT PAUL RICARD
Hopes of a strong conclusion to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season for Dundee’s Finlay Hutchison ended less than halfway through the six-hour championship finale at Paul Ricard in France on Sunday, 15th November, when engine valve failure triggered a disappointing retirement. While the No.55 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 had been … Continue reading
HARD-FOUGHT SEVENTH PLACE FOR HUTCHISON & JMW IN PORTIMAO ELMS FINALE
Finlay Hutchison’s first season of European Le Mans Series action concluded with a seventh place finish in the LMGTE class during round five at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve on Sunday, 1st November, after an enforced fightback was required due to an early excursion for team-mate Rodrigo Sales. Scottish racer Hutchison, competing at the Portuguese … Continue reading
MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT FOR HUTCHISON AS 24 HOURS OF SPA BID ENDS ON ONLY SECOND LAP
Realistic hopes of a major Silver Cup challenge in the 2020 instalment of the annual Total 24 Hours of Spa ended for Finlay Hutchison just two laps into the big race on Saturday, 24th October, when contact from a rival car ultimately led to retirement for his Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3. Taking the … Continue reading
SIXTH IN ELMS LMGTE FOR HUTCHISON AND JMW AT HIGH-SPEED MONZA
Monza in Italy welcomed the European Le Mans Series for the penultimate race of the championship’s 2020 season over the weekend, 10th/11th October, where Scotland’s Finlay Hutchison posted a top six finish in the LMGTE class with the JMW Motorsport squad. Partnered by regular ELMS team-mates Gunnar Jeanette and Rodrigo Sales, 20-year-old Hutchison harboured high … Continue reading
FERRARIS RACE FOR ELMS TITLE AT MONZA
The European Le Mans Series stops off at Monza this weekend for its fourth and penultimate round. Five Ferrari 488 GTEs will battle it out in the LMGTE class at the Italian temple of speed. Five Ferraris on track. Iron Lynx will field car no. 60 of Claudio Schiavoni, Rino Mastronardi, and Nicklas Nielsen, and no. … Continue reading
POSITIVE TWO-DAY TEST FOR HUTCHISON IN PREPARATION FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
Dundee racing driver Finlay Hutchison capped off a very busy few days of motorsport action with an excellent showing during this week’s all-important official Total 24 Hours of Spa test in Belgium, the Audi R8 LMS GT3 racer concluding the outing delighted with his performance and consistency. Heading directly to world-famous Spa-Francorchamps from Zandvoort in … Continue reading
