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GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD FOR HENRIQUE CHAVES
Henrique Chaves, with Miguel Ramos, achieved a second and a fourth place in the first International GT Open round’s races and left Hungaroring, Hungary, in the championship lead. The Portuguese pair showed a strong pace during the weekend and Miguel Ramos started the Saturday race from fifth in the grid. After a good pit-stop, Henrique … Continue reading
HENRIQUE CHAVES READY TO START GT OPEN TITLE FIGHT
Henrique Chaves will begin the International GT Open season at the Hungaroring, Hungary, and pretends to start in way that allows him to celebrate at November. In an atypical year, the GT Sport competition will start in the Hungarian circuit, after a year out of the calendar. The Torres Vedras youngster, however, knows the track … Continue reading
ANTONELLI MOTORSPORT SET FOR GT OPEN START AT BUDAPEST
There is no pause for team Antonelli Motorsport, set for the first of six International GT Open rounds at the Hungaroring track, after celebrating last Sunday a brilliant victory with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 shared by Lorenzo Ferrari and Daniel Zampieri pair at Misano in the Italian GT Sprint Championship opener. The Italian squad will field … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT WEEKEND ROUNDUP: HUNGARORING
The inaugural Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe season belongs to the history books. A little over four months after the campaign kicked off at Brands Hatch, the curtain fell on an exhilarating 2019 campaign with a pair of one-hour races at the Hungaroring. Between the opening and closing events there were trips to Misano, Zandvoort … Continue reading
GAMBLE SHOWS SPEED ON FIRST VISIT TO HUNGARY FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES SEASON FINALE
Tom Gamble had a mixed weekend in the Blancpain GT Series World Challenge Europe at the weekend (September 6-8) as he concluded his maiden campaign in the series. The 17-year old McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner and BRDC SuperStar produced a great lap in qualifying to line up fifth in the Silver Cup class, 13th … Continue reading
GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM’S 2019 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH TWO PODIUMS
GRT Grasser Racing Team concluded their 2019 season in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe with two Top Three results at the Hungaroring. Mirko Bortolotti and Christian Engelhart driving the number 63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO came third in the Saturday race and were then runners-up on Sunday. The duo therefore finish the season in … Continue reading
LAMBORGHINI DUO CALDARELLI AND MAPELLI CROWNED BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE CHAMPIONS
Orange1 FFF Racing Lamborghini duo Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli are the inaugural Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe drivers’ champions after emerging victorious from a gripping season-long battle with the Black Falcon squad and its #4 Mercedes-AMG crew. The concluding weekend at the Hungaroring was dominated by the AKKA ASP squad, which secured a brace … Continue reading
R-MOTORSPORT PLEASED WITH DEBUT BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON
R-Motorsport’s first season in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe ended with the team’s guest appearance at Hungary’s Hungaroring. The Swiss outfit has had a very eventful, roller-coaster of a year in this hotly contested championship. Victory at the Nürburgring was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the season for the team. “The competition was … Continue reading
MARCIEELLO AND ABRIL CLINCH BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VICTORY IN HUNGARY
Raffaele Marciello and Vincent Abril delivered a measured drive to victory in today’s Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe contest at the Hungaroring, securing the first of three class wins for the AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG squad. Having earlier taken pole position for both of the weekend’s races, the #88 Mercedes-AMG crew of Marciello and Abril proceeded … Continue reading
EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR AS BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE PREPARES FOR SEASON-DECIDING WEEKEND
The inaugural Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe campaign will conclude at the Hungaroring this weekend where titles will be up for grabs in the Pro, Silver Cup and Pro-Am classes. The championship battles will provide the main event as another capacity 28-car field tackles the challenging 4.4km circuit located on the outskirts of Budapest. Opened … Continue reading
