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GT2 RACING TO RETURN WITH BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB IN BARCELONA
The revived GT2 class returns to motorsport with Blancpain GT Sports Club at its 2019 season finale in Barcelona (28-29 September). After being announced at last year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa, the GT2 name is making a comeback to sportscar racing with lower downforce 700bhp cars specifically aimed at amateur drivers. In the 12 … Continue reading
PODIUM FINISH FOR OWEN AT MONZA
Will Owen finished 3rd place with United Autosports in the LMP2 class of the Europeans Le Mans Series during the 4 Hours of Monza while also posting the second fastest lap of the race. Owen joined United Autosports for the second round of the Europeans Le Mans Series in between races for the IMSA WeatherTech … Continue reading
WINNING AMBITIONS FADE AWAY FOR OREGON TEAM IN MONZA’S FOUR-HOUR ELMS RACE
Once again, Oregon Team impressed in the second round of the European Le Mans Series, the 4 Hours of Monza, held last weekend at their home track. The team led by Jerry Canevisio and Piergiorgio Testa had all the needed ingredients to aim for success and that showed clearly in Saturday’s qualifying, where Damiano Fioravanti … Continue reading
AN ENCOURAGING IMPROVEMENT FOR PANIS- BARTHEZ COMPETITION BEFORE THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
The second round of the European Le Mans Series took place on the 5,793 km “Temple of Speed” Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Both cars showed good progress compared to Le Castellet, by crossing the finish line in P7 for the #24 and P9 for the #23 and by scoring respectively 6 points and 2 points. … Continue reading
VILLORBA CORSE FIGHTS FOR PODIUM AT MONZA
Scuderia Villorba Corse returns from Monza with two point finishes in the second round of the 2019 Le Mans Cup. On home soil the Italian team led by Raimondo Amadio fought for a podium finish in the two-hour race held on Saturday with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Mauro Calamia and Roberto Pampanini when the Swiss … Continue reading
UNFORTUNATE RLR MSport MAKE BIG GAINS IN ELMS AND LE MANS CUP DOUBLE-HEADER AT MONZA
RLR MSport made significant progress in Round 2 of the 2019 European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup at Autodromo Nazionale Monza (10-12 May), although results were not forthcoming during a weekend plagued by misfortune. RLR MSport began the Monza weekend on a strong footing, confident it could improve on the eighth place … Continue reading
FANTASTIC DOUBLE PODIUM FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT MONZA
United Autosports scored a double podium today (12 May) in the second round of the European Le Mans Series as both their LMP2 and LMP3 teams finished third at Monza. The #32 Ligier JS P217 driven by Ryan Cullen, Will Owen and Alex Brundle finished third, while the #22 Ligier JS P217 of Phil Hanson … Continue reading
POSITIVE MICHELIN LE MANS CUP WEEKEND AT MONZA FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS WITH TWO TOP-TEN FINISHES
United Autosports have once again scored a double top-ten finish in the 2019 Michelin Le Mans Cup as Mike Guasch and Wayne Boyd finished sixth and Jim McGuire and Matt Bell finished eighth in what was a dramatic ending to the second round at Monza, Italy. The race began this afternoon under sunny skies with … Continue reading
NIELSEN RACING DISAPPOINTED TO LOSE OUT ON LE MANS CUP VICTORY AT MONZA
The final 15-minutes of Saturday’s two-hour Michelin Le Mans Cup race at Monza effectively determined the outcome of the event for Nielsen Racing and its rivals. After moving to the front of the field and dominating with Tony Wells and Colin Noble, heavy rain and winds turned the race around meaning that on this occasion, … Continue reading
OREGON TEAM IMPRESSES ON HOME SOIL AS FIORAVANTI TAKES P3 ELMS IN MONZA QUALIFYING
Oregon Team had a great start at Monza as the Italian squad lined-up for round 2 out of six in the 2019 European Le Mans Series, the only race on home soil in Italy. The kick-off was given by Damiano Fioravanti, who took the lead of the practice session yesterday aboard the Italian squad’s Norma … Continue reading
