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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
McLAREN RETURN TO MOUNT PANORAMA WITH 59RACING
McLaren returns to Mount Panorama with Australian Customer Team 59Racing fielding two 720SGT3 entries, one each in the PRO and Silver classes. For 59Racing, which was only established in 2019 it is the first Bathurst event and a great opportunity to build on the hard work from the past 12 months in Australia GT. ‘The … Continue reading
WILKINSON MOVES TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE ENDURANCE CUP IN OPTIMUM MOTORSPORT McLAREN 720S GT3
Ollie Wilkinson will take the step up to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for the first time in 2020 for his maiden season as a McLaren Professional Driver. Graduating to the highest echelons of world-class GT3 competition, the 23-year-old will join McLaren Factory Drivers, Joe Osborne and Rob Bell, as a Pro-class line-up … Continue reading
HENRIQUE CHAVES ENDS GT OPEN SEASON WITH A WIN
Henrique Chaves won the second race of the Autodromo Internazionale di Monza International GT Open’s weekend, ending the championship in a high and achieving the third place in the Drivers’ Standings in his GT debut. After yesterday’s unlucky day, the Portuguese and his teammate, Martin Kodric, didn’t give up and in this morning qualifying the … Continue reading
SIXTH PLACE FOR HENRIQUE CHAVES AT SILVERSTONE
Henrique Chaves ended the second race of the fifth International GT Open’s round, staged in Silverstone, in sixth after a contact from another driver that spun the Teo Martín Motorsport’s McLaren 720S GT3. The Portuguese youngster started from fourth, which allowed him to look at the win, as, this time, he had a pit stop … Continue reading
RESULT WITH GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP IN MIND FOR HENRIQUE CHAVES
Henrique Chaves ended the first Silverstone race, where this weekend is staged the fifth International GT Open’s round, in the fourth place, keeping his fight for this year title. The season arrived at its decisive stage and all the results are important and the tactics are critical. For today’s seventy minutes race it was Martin … Continue reading
