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Intercontinental GT Challenge
BATHURST 12 HOUR GEARS UP FOR INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE SEASON OPENER
Season eight of Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli gets underway Down Under this weekend when the globe-trotting GT3 series visits Mount Panorama and the LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour (February 3-5). Reigning champions Mercedes-AMG and Dani Juncadella are both eligible to score points in the first of this year’s five IGTC-counting events, which also … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING TEAMS SET FOR THE 12 HOURS OF BATHURST
Just two months after the 2022 finale in Abu Dhabi, the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) launches into an exciting new season with the Bathurst 12 Hour (3 – 5 February). The race at the Mount Panorama Circuit also marks the beginning of Mercedes-AMG’s title defence. Last year, the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach … Continue reading
FERRARI WINS GULF 12 HOURS: JUNCADELLA CROWNED INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE CHAMPION
Antonio Fuoco, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi led home a Ferrari and AF Corse – Francorchamps Motors one-two at the Gulf 12 Hours, while Daniel Juncadella secured the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli drivers’ championship despite his GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG’s early retirement. The #71 488 GT3 clinched a record extending seventh victory … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG TEAM GRUPPEM LOCKS OUT GULF 12 HOURS FRONT ROW
GruppeM Racing will start Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli’s 2022 season finale from the front row after its Mercedes-AMGs went toe-to-toe in Gulf 12 Hours qualifying this evening. Lucas Auer, Maro Engel and Maxi Goetz beat their factory team-mates Jules Gounon, Dani Juncadella and Raffaele Marciello by just 0.023s on average times despite Gounon … Continue reading
IGTC DRIVERS’ TITLE TO BE DECIDED AT GULF 12 HOURS
A new event awaits Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli this weekend when the globe-trotting GT3 series stages its season finale at the Gulf 12 Hours (December 9-11). Circuit Yas Marina is no stranger to high-profile races under its floodlights, but the 11th edition of the 12 Hour – and 10th to be held at … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG AIMS AT FOURTH WIN IN FOURTH RACE DURING IGTC SEASON FINALE
With the Gulf 12 Hours on 11th December, a successful Intercontinental GT Challenge season is coming to an end for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing. The twelve-hour race at the 5.281 kilometres long Yas Marina Circuit is part of the IGTC calendar for the first time this year. Moreover, with 34 participating cars, it is also the biggest … Continue reading
PRO CREWS SET FOR BATHURST 12 HOUR RETURN
All-Pro driver line-ups will return to the Bathurst 12 Hour next season following confirmation of the event’s class structure. The decision paves the way for the world’s best GT drivers to tackle Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli’s season opener Down Under on February 3-5. It will be the first time since 2020 that a … Continue reading
CRAFT-BAMBOO WINS INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR TO SEAL INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE MANUFACTURERS’ CROWN FOR MERCEDES-AMG
Mercedes-AMG has clinched the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli manufacturers’ title, as well as its fourth-straight IGTC victory, by winning the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS at the Brickyard this evening. Craft-Bamboo Racing’s Dani Juncadella, Daniel Morad and Raffaele Marciello picked their way through from 15th on the grid to beat AF … Continue reading
BRICKYARD BECKONS FOR INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE MANUFACTURERS
14 Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli entries are set to contest the Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS this weekend when SRO Motorsports Group’s globe-trotting GT3 series joins Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS at the Brickyard. The US championship finale doubles as IGTC’s penultimate round following outings at the LIQUI MOLY … Continue reading
ONE-TWO FOR MERCEDES-AMG IN THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
Mercedes-AMG is celebrating its first TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa victory since 2013 after AMG Team Akkodis ASP won an enthralling 74th edition of the Belgian endurance classic, which was staged in front of a packed house of spectators and in perfect weather conditions from start to finish. The German marque finished one-two at the … Continue reading
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