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FIA PURE McLAREN GT SERIES SET TO GO INTERNATIONAL AS SECOND SEASON CALENDAR ANNOUNCED
The FIA approved Pure McLaren GT series championship is set to go international in its second season as next year’s championship provisional calendar is revealed. Racing McLaren 570S GT4s, the six-round championship will kick-off in early May in Portimao, Portugal, as one of five European tracks before heading to the famous Bahrain International Circuit in … Continue reading
GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES PADDOCK NOTES FROM BUDAPEST
Two rain-affected races didn’t decide any of GT4 European Series class championships at the Hungaroring, which means the sixth round at the Nürburgring just over a week from now will be a proper season finale. The Hungaroring paddock was buzzing with activity as teams had to adjust to the changing conditions and drivers and team managers … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT HUNGARORING WEEKEND ROUND UP
Two thrilling Sprint Cup races brought the Blancpain GT Series back to life with a bang at the Hungaroring. The drivers rose to the challenge of treacherous track conditions by displaying supreme skill, while remarkable battles for two class championships unfolded at the Hungarian venue. There was cause for celebration, too, as Jack Manchester and … Continue reading
CHALLENGING WEEKEND AT RAIN-HIT HUNGARORING SETS-UP TENSE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN FOR MIDDLETON & TREGURTHA
British duo Stuart Middleton and Will Tregurtha, erstwhile points leaders of the GT4 European Series, head into the category finale a fortnight from now provisionally just two points shy of the top of the championship after a challenging visit to Hungary over the weekend, 1st/2nd September. Rounds nine and 10 of the season at the … Continue reading
MARCIELLO AND MEADOWS MASTER TRICKY CONDITIONS TO SECURE HUNGARORING BLANCPAIN GT GLORY
Raffaele Marciello and Michael Meadows mastered treacherous conditions at the Hungaroring to secure their maiden Blancpain GT Series victory and the first of the season for AKKA ASP Team. The #88 Mercedes-AMG GT3 started from pole and led from start to finish, yet that does not tell the full story of an extremely challenging Sprint … Continue reading
VISSER AND MENZEL LEAD RN VISION STS GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES 1-2 IN BUDAPEST
Beitske Visser and Nico Menzel took their victory in the 2018 GT4 European Series at the Hungaroring today. They beat teammates Gabriele Piana and Razvan Umbrarescu in an RN Vision STS 1-2 finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix circuit. Victory in the Pro-Am class went to Racing One’s Jules Szymkowiak and Markus Lungstrass again, with Allied-Racing’s … Continue reading
CONVINCING HUNGARORING MAIN RACE VICTORY SEALS MAIDEN BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB TITLE FOR KARIM OJJEH
Boutsen Ginion’s Karim Ojjeh (#2 BMW M6 GT3) is officially crowned the 2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club champion after breezing to victory in the Hungaroring Main Race. The Saudi Arabian driver also takes home the first Titanium Cup title following his sixth class win of the season. In the Iron Cup, Stephen Earle (#111 Kessel … Continue reading
GRASSER RACING LAMBORGHINI SURGES TO VICTORY IN DRAMATIC BLANPAIN GT SERIES HUNGARORING CONTEST
GRT Grasser Racing Team returned to winning ways at the Hungaroring as the #63 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 of Christian Engelhart and Mirko Bortolotti secured a memorable victory from fifth on the grid. It became clear that the weekend’s opening Sprint Cup encounter would be a dramatic one when a thunderstorm soaked the Hungaroring in the … Continue reading
MDM MOTORSPORT WINS RAIN-DRENCHED OPENING GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES BUDAPEST RACE
MDM Motorsport drivers Max Koebolt and Simon Knap won the first GT4 European Series race at the Hungaroring after heading the field home in a shortened rain-affected race. A heavy rain shower during the pit window resulted in different strategies and MDM Motorsport’s gamble to stay out on slicks eventually paid off when the race … Continue reading
TITLE FIGHT CONTINUES AS GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES RETURNS TO BUDAPEST
The GT4 European Series is back on track this week (August 31-September 2) following the summer break and returns to Hungary for its second visit ever to the Hungaroring. The title race is heating up heading into this weekend’s race at the 4.381 km circuit just outside Budapest. 45 cars have been entered for the fifth … Continue reading
