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DOUBLE WIN FOR DAN McKAY AT MONZA
Dan McKay announced his arrival onto the international stage with a superb double victory at Monza to open the GT4 European Series last weekend (April 12-14) alongside team-mate Benjamin Lessennes in their Equipe Verschuur McLaren 570S GT4. Dan almost secured a debut pole position in qualifying, missing out on the top spot by a miniscule … Continue reading
TONI FORNE KICKS OFF 2019 SEASON IN STYLE WITH SUPERB PODIUM FINISH AT MONZA
Forné stepped second onto the Am class podium after delivering a strong performance in the Ratòn Racing-run Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. Forné’s mid-race stint in difficult wet conditions play a key role to achieve the rostrum finish. Last weekend, Toni Forné made a strong comeback to ultracompetitive Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, in which the … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT SERIES WEEKEND ROUNDUP: MONZA
The Blancpain GT Series opened its 2019 season with a three-hour race at Monza, where challenging weather conditions made for a scintillating contest and produced a debut victory for Dinamic Motorsport with its Porsche 911 GT3 R. It was a remarkable manner in which to open the new campaign, with emotional scenes in the Italian … Continue reading
SUPERB SECOND IN THE AM CATEGORY FOR RATON RACING BY TARGET AT THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE OPENER
Raton Racing by Target trio Stefano Costantini, Christoph Lenz and Toni Forné scored an impressive second place finish in the Am category, as the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup fired up into action last weekend in Monza. At the end of a rain-affected three-hour race, the Italian team celebrated on the podium its first European … Continue reading
ROLLER-COASTER OF EMOTIONS FOR GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM AT MONZA
The season opener of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Monza was a roller-coaster of emotions for GRT Grasser Racing. Their delight at pole position for car #63 with Lamborghini works driver Mirko Bortolotti, Rolf Ineichen and Christian Engelhart was followed by disappointment over its retirement from the race. Things were the other way … Continue reading
PODIUM START TO BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE SEASON FOR OMAN RACING AT RAIN HIT MONZA
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 squad Oman Racing made a successful start to the new Blancpain Endurance Cup season at a rain-hit Monza in Italy on Sunday, 14th April, with a top three podium finish in the Pro-Am class during an unpredictable and challenging first race of 2019. Performing sensationally in very difficult wet conditions during … Continue reading
SMP RACING TAKE PART IN THE FIRST BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP RACE AT MONZA
On April 13-14, SMP Racing drivers Mikhail Aleshin and Denis Bulatov participated in the first round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Monza, Italy. Russian driver Mikhail Aleshin shares the SMP Racing car with the Italian Davide Rigon and the Spaniard Miguel Molina. Denis Bulatov races for the German Rinaldi Racing team together … Continue reading
R-MOTORSPORT MISS OUT ON BLANCPAIN GT POINTS FINISH IN THE RAIN AT MONZA
The curtain has gone up on the 2019 Blancpain GT Series. As has now become traditional, the season for one of the world’s most competitive GT racing series got underway this weekend in the Royal Park of Monza. For the first time, R-Motorsport were fielding two Aston Martin Vantage V8 GT3s. Changing weather conditions and … Continue reading
PUNCTURE AND SAFETY CAR DISRUPT STRAKKA’S CHARGE AT MONZA
Strakka Racing battled cold and wet conditions at the 3H of Monza to finish 22nd in the opening round of the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, held at Monza Eni Circuit, Italy, on 14 April 2019. The trio of Dev Gore, Lewis Williamson and Jack Hawksworth were running as high as 12th place when … Continue reading
DINAMIC MOTORSPORT TAKES EMOTIONAL BLANCPAIN GT SERIES VICTORY IN DRAMATIC 2019 SEASON-OPENER AT MONZA
Dinamic Motorsport scored a phenomenal debut victory in the season-opening Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup contest at Monza thanks to a flawless performance from its #54 Porsche 911 GT3 R crew of Andrea Rizzoli, Zaid Ashkanani and Klaus Bachler. The series newcomer toppled the established order by triumphing on home soil to spark emotional sconces … Continue reading
