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BALFE MOTORSPORT MAKES A RETURN TO THE INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN
Three years after claiming the Pro-Am championship title, Lincolnshire-based race team Balfe Motorsport is delighted to announce it will return to International GT Open for the final round of the 2020 season. Shaun Balfe and Rob Bell, who raced to success together in the series in 2017, will undertake driving duties in a McLaren 720S … Continue reading
WILKINSON, OSBORNE & BELL TAKE McLAREN TO TOP 10 FINISH ON NÜRBURGRING DEBUT
Ollie Wilkinson delivered a highly respectful Nürburgring 6 Hours race debut today to ensure he, together with team-mates Joe Osborne and Rob Bell, finished 10th in the second round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Consistency and calm proved key to the Optimum Motorsport trio as they climbed the order from 21st on … 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
IMMACULATE IMOLA GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE DEBUT FOR WILKINSON AND MCLAREN
McLaren professional Driver Ollie Wilkinson and Factory Drivers Joe Osborne and Rob Bell gave the McLaren 720S GT3 an outstanding GT World Challenge Europe debut at Imola, taking the Optimum Motorsport machine from 22nd to finish eighth and score their maiden points of the season. The Optimum Motorsport trio expertly navigated their way through an … Continue reading
WILKINSON SET FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE DEBUT WITH McLAREN
Ollie Wilkinson gets his 2020 season underway at Imola next weekend, as he makes his GT World Challenge powered by AWS debut in the Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3. A McLaren Professional Driver, Wilkinson teams up with McLaren Factory Drivers Joe Osbourne and Rob Bell as a Pro line-up for the first time, to give … Continue reading
MIGUEL RAMOS JOINS HENRIQUE CHAVES IN PORTUGUESE GT OPEN EFFORT
Henrique Chaves will take part this year in the International GT Open and Miguel Ramos will be his teammate at the wheel of the Teo Martín Motorsport’s McLaren 720S GT3. The youngster from Torres Vedras was one of the main contenders of the series, last year, fighting for the Drivers’ title until the last event, … Continue reading
ABSSA AND SAWA CONFIRM GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP RETURN WITH McLAREN
ABSSA Racing’s McLaren 720S GT3 returns to GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS this season with Keita Sawa once again behind the wheel. The Japanese team and driver enjoyed a strong end to their debut campaign last year when Sawa – who also oversees team management duties – and former partner Piti Bhirombhakdi finished … Continue reading
JENSON TEAM ROCKET RJN CONFIRMS 2020 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE ENTRY WITH McLAREN 720S GT3
The McLaren 720S GT3 will join the grid with Jenson Team Rocket RJN, after the British team confirmed entry into the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS for the 2020 season. The team, established by 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button, will take on the full five-date Endurance Cup calendar including one round … Continue reading
PODIUM AND CLASS VICTORY FOR McLAREN 720S GT3 ON BATHURST 12 HOUR DEBUT
The McLaren 720S GT3 enjoyed a memorable first weekend racing at the world-famous Mount Panorama circuit in Australia with Customer Racing team 59Racing. The Australian team scored both a second place overall finish and class win with a pair of entries in the 2020 running of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Australia’s premier GT endurance … Continue reading
EXPERIENCE LEADS THE BATHURST 12 HOUR SILVER CAR ENTRY FOR 59RACING & McLAREN
59Racing has opted for three experienced race winners in its quest for victory in the Silver class at the Bathurst 12 Hour. Accomplished GT racers Fraser Ross (Australia), Dominic Storey (New Zealand), and Martin Kodric (Croatia) will take the wheel of the second 720SGT3 fielded by the team. A seasoned competitor in Australian GT, Fraser … Continue reading
