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FRUSTRATING GT DEBUT FOR JACK AITKEN AT MONZA
British-Korean driver Jack Aitken endured a frustrating start to his GT career at Monza – as he didn’t even get to drive the car in the race. Round one of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS series, the premier championship for GT cars in Europe, marked Jack’s debut in the Lamborghini Huracán … Continue reading
SILVER CUP POINTS FOR REIGNING CHAMPION MACDOWALL IN UNPREDICTABLE FIRST RACE OF YEAR AT MONZA
Reigning Silver Cup Champion Alex MacDowall got his 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Powered by AWS season off to a points-scoring start at Monza in Italy on Sunday, 18th April, with a ninth place finish during an incident packed, and rain-hit, three hour race. MacDowall, making his competitive debut with the Garage … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT SUCCESSFULLY STARTS GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE
The Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams got the new season of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS off to a successful start. In the opening race at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Raffaele Marciello (ITA), Daniel Juncadella (ESP) and Jules Gounon (FRA) finished second overall with the #88 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP entry. … Continue reading
GARAGE 59 CLINCHES GT3 VICTORY AS GT WORLD CHALLENGE PRO-AM CHAMPIONS MAKE PERFECT START
Aston Martin Racing partner team Garage 59 got their 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (GTWC) Pro-Am class title defence off to the perfect start with victory at Monza for Alexander West (SWE), works driver Jonny Adam (GB) and Chris Goodwin (GB). Having qualified third in class, the #188 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 … Continue reading
DINAMIC MOTORSPORT PORSCHE SECURES BACK-TO-BACK MONZA VICTORIES IN ACTION PACKED GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON OPENER
Porsche squad Dinamic Motorsport scored another sensational victory at Monza as the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season launched with a dramatic three-hour race. The Italian squad won on debut two years ago thanks to an expert performance in the rain and delivered a repeat showing this afternoon. Once again, the Dinamic … Continue reading
HENRIQUE CHAVES READY FOR DEBUT IN BIGGEST EUROPEAN STAGE
Next weekend Henrique Chaves will start the GT World Challenge Europe season, in the historic Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. The Portuguese youngster was crowned in 2020 International GT Open Drivers Champion and this year he will make a step further in his career, as he will take part in the most important GT dedicated series, … Continue reading
18 AUDI R8 LMS CARS AT THE SEASON OPENER AT MONZA
Audi Sport customer racing has never been so strongly represented in the European racing series of promoter SRO (Stéphane Ratel Organization) as in the 2021 season. A total of nine of the brand’s customer teams will field three different types of race cars in three racing series at the inaugural weekend at Monza from April … Continue reading
ENDURANCE CUP CELEBRATES 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MAIDEN RACE AT MONZA
Monza is always a special place to begin the season, but this weekend’s Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS opener will be particularly significant. Saturday 17 April marks exactly 10 years since the flagship Endurance Cup staged its maiden event, launching a championship that now ranks among the biggest and most competitive in … Continue reading
JACK AITKEN LOOKS AHEAD TO HIS FIRST GT RACE AT MONZA
Jack Aitken will be embarking on a new challenge this weekend, as he makes his GT racing debut at the “Temple of Speed”: the famed Monza circuit in Italy for the opening round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS series. The British-Korean driver will dovetail his Williams F1 Team reserve driver … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN RACING TEAMS EMBARK ON EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGNS WITH VANTAGE GT
A fleet of Vantage GT3s and GT4s will charge into action across Europe this weekend, as Aston Martin Racing partner teams begin their 2021 campaigns in the Fanatec GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe and GT4 European series at Monza (Italy), and the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) at the Circuit de Catalunya (Spain). Meanwhile in … Continue reading
