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Intercontinental GT Challenge
KCMG AND NISSAN PREPARED FOR MAIDEN CALIFORNIA 8 HOURS AT LAGUNA SECA
KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) heads to Laguna Seca for the second round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge, the California 8 Hours (28-30 March), with a pair of Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 cars. The third running of the California endurance event will be the first for the Hong Kong squad and marks Alex Buncombe’s maiden … Continue reading
PORSCHE PURSUES FIRST OVERALL WIN AT LAGUNA SECA WITH THE NEW 911 GT3 R
After a perfect opening round to the Intercontinental GT Challenge season, Porsche aims to extend its championship lead at round two of the year in Laguna Seca (USA). At the twelve-hour race in Bathurst (Australia) on the spectacular Mount Panorama racetrack, works driver Dirk Werner (Germany) as well as Porsche Young Professionals Matt Campbell (Australia) … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT SHOOTS FOR HAT-TRICK IN CALIFORNIA
Audi Sport customer racing holds a record in the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the world’s most prestigious GT3 racing series. The Audi R8 LMS has been unbeaten to date in the California 8 Hours in the United States. Following two straight victories, Audi is now aiming to continue its string of success at Laguna Seca on … Continue reading
HONDA CONFIRMS BAGUETTE, FARNBACHE AND VAN DER ZANDE FOR CALIFORNIA 8 HOURS
Honda will make its Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli debut at the California 8 Hours on March 28-30 with a JAS Motorsport-prepared NSX GT3 Evo shared by Bertrand Baguette, Mario Farnbacher and Renger van der Zande. The Japanese manufacturer is one of eight full-season entrants but chose to skip the opening round at Bathurst … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG READY TO TAKE ON ROUND TWO OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHALLENGE
From 28-30 March, the California 8 Hours will be taking place in Monterey, USA. The race at the legendary Laguna Seca Raceway is the second of this season’s five rounds of the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli. In the hard-fought endurance race series, Mercedes-AMG is leading the manufacturers’ standings having claimed third and fourth … Continue reading
STRAKKA RACING CONFIRMS LINE-UP FOR INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE
Strakka Racing is pleased to confirm that it will be entering two Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars in the remaining Intercontinental GT Challenge races in 2019 as a performance team of Mercedes-AMG. Later this month the British squad will take on the California 8 Hours at Laguna Seca before the calendar moves on to the Spa 24 … Continue reading
GARAGE 59 SWITCHES TO NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3
Aston Martin has announced that leading GT squad Garage 59 will join its burgeoning partner team ranks for 2019, significantly bolstering the presence of the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The agreement, which features the highest level of partner support from Aston Martin Racing, will include a two-car … Continue reading
24 HOURS OF SPA REVEALS EXPANDED TWO-DAY OFFICIAL TEST FOR 2019
Competitors chasing glory at this year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa will enjoy increased track time at the Belgian circuit thanks to an expanded two-day official test on 2/3 July. As the marquee race for both the Blancpain GT Series and the Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli, the twice-around-the-clock contest attracts the highest calibre … Continue reading
PORSCHE SEALS MAIDEN INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE VICTORY AT BATHURST 12 HOUR
Porsche claimed a thrilling victory in Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli’s season opener at the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour earlier today courtesy of Earl Bamber Motorsport’s Matt Campbell, Dirk Werner and Dennis Olsen. Aston Martin finished second overall but it was Mercedes-AMG that completed the Intercontinental GT Challenge podium following a nail-biting fight between … Continue reading
R-MOTORSPORT DELIVER BEST EVER ASTON MARTIN RESULT AT BATHURST
R-Motorsport signed of the blue riband enduro career of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 with a team performance that almost delivered a famous win in one of the most challenging GT races worldwide with a driving squad of three Bathurst rookies and the oldest GT3 design on the grid. After claiming the pole position … Continue reading
