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Intercontinental GT Challenge
RESCHEDULED JOBURG KYALAMI 9 HOUR MOVES TO FEBRUARY 3-5
This season’s Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour will now take place on 3-5 February 2022 at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. The event, which doubles as Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli’s season finale, was postponed last Friday as a result of international travel restrictions imposed on southern Africa following the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant. … Continue reading
2021 JOBURG KYALAMI 9 HOUR POSTPONED
2021’s Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour, which was due to host the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli season finale on December 2-4 at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, will be postponed. The detection of coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 in southern Africa, announced on November 25, and the resulting travel restrictions already imposed by several countries will prevent … Continue reading
2022 BATHURST 12 HOUR SWITCHES TO FEBRUARY 25-27
2022’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli campaign will begin Down Under early next year when the LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour takes place on February 25-27. Minor calendar changes also concern next season’s Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour, which has switched to December 1-3. Bathurst’s new date is three weeks later than the traditional early … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT SCORES SECOND PLACE AND CLASS WIN IN THE INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
In the second event of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP scored a podium finish with its starting number 89 entry. In the 8-hour race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Timur Boguslavskiy (RUS), Daniel Juncadella (ESP) and Raffaele Marciello (ITA) crossed the finish line in second place. SunEnergy1 Racing also finished in the … Continue reading
PIER GUIDI MAINTAINS SELLER FORM TO GIVE AF CORSE POLE FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
Ferrari will lead the field to the green flag at tomorrow’s Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS after Alessandro Pier Guidi gave AF Corse pole position at the Brickyard. The TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa winner, newly crowned Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup champion and current Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli points … Continue reading
THREE FERRARIS LOOK FOR SUCCESS IN THE INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
Ferrari will be looking to conclude its perfect championship season with a three-car entry as the GT World Challenge America concludes its 2021 campaign with Sunday’s running of the Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by AWS. AF Corse is seeking its 12th victory in 13 starts, with Jean-Claude Saada and Conrad Grunewald winning the Am title … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT HEADING TO INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR WITH HIGH AMBITIONS
Eleven weeks after the action-packed TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa, the second round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli beckons this weekend. The Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS, held at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will have its second running following the inaugural event held last year. With a high-quality line-up of … Continue reading
ROOT RETURNS TO INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR WITH WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS
The season finale of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America presented by aws takes place October 15 – 17 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Wright Motorsports has completed its driver lineup for the eight-hour endurance event. Fred Poordad and Jan Heylen, the 2021 Pro/Am Driver Champions, will be joined by 2020 Champion Max Root … Continue reading
RECORD 41 CARS PRIMED FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
The largest-ever entry for an Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli round in North America assembles at the world-famous Brickyard next weekend (October 15-17) when 41 cars tackle the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS. 2021 marks IGTC’s fifth consecutive visit to the US and second at Indy after Laguna Seca previously hosted the globetrotting … Continue reading
K-PAX RACING CONCLUDES 2021 WITH INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOURS
Since its championship campaign in 2016, K-PAX Racing has annually tested the limits by competing in both sprint-race formats as well as adding endurance-focused events, which included a full schedule of longer races seen in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2020. After a nearly complete season of racing the 90-minute race format … Continue reading
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