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MATTEO CAIROLI SET FOR DOUBLE WEEKEND COMMITMENT IN THE GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE AND NLS
Matteo Cairoli is set for a busy weekend as he will face a double commitment at Nürburgring and Barcelona. At the Montmeló track in Spain, the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup heads to the fifth and last round of the season. A season that kicked-off at Monza where Cairoli claimed a brilliant victory sharing the Dinamic Motorsport’s Porsche 911 GT3 R car with Christian Engelhart … Continue reading
MENEZES CELEBRATES OVERDUE PODIUM RETURN AT GERMANY’S NURBURGRING
It had been four races since Gustavo Menezes had last set foot on the podium in the fiercely-disputed FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), but the talented young American and his Signatech Alpine Matmut team-mates finally uncorked the champagne bottles for the first time in 2017 following a gritty performance at the Nürburgring last weekend (14-16 … Continue reading
SIGNATECH ALPINE CLAIM A SECOND WEC PODIUM THROUGH SHEER PERSEVERANCE
After valuable information was gathered during free practice, qualifying saw the no.35 Alpine A470 driven by Nelson Panciatici and André Negrão set the fourth fastest time, two places ahead of the no.36 car driven by Matt Rao and Gustavo Menezes. On Sunday, the 6 Hours of Nürburgring got underway at 1pm. Despite the dark clouds … Continue reading
VAILLANTE REBELLION FINISHES THE 6 HOURS OF NURBURGRING IN 2nd AND 4th
Oreca 07s #31 and #13 crossed the finish line in second and fourth positions after 6 hours of fierce race on the German circuit. New podium for the #31 and his crew remodeled with the exceptional appearing of Filipe Albuquerque, come to replace Nicolas Prost, alongside Bruno Senna and Julien Canal. The #13 ended up … Continue reading
FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING FACES THE CHALLENGES OF THE NÜRBURGRING
The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team battled through a difficult race at the Nürburgring in Germany yesterday, finishing in fifth and sixth places respectively in the GTE Pro class with the #67 and #66 Ford GTs. This result means that Andy Priaulx (GB) and Harry Tincknell (GB) retain their 11-point lead in the FIA World … Continue reading
A GREAT WEC TEAM PERFORMANCE BEYOND EXPECTATIONS FOR G-DRIVE RACING
The 4th round of the World Endurance Championship took place on the famous Nürburgring circuit in Germany this week-end. After Le Mans 24 Hours race last June, the team had a very little time to rebuild the car and G-Drive’s Oreca was heading to Germany with a 3mn penalty. Ben Hanley, ELMS Dragonspeed driver took … Continue reading
EIFEL HATTRICK: PORSCHE 919 HYBRID CELEBRATES ONE-TWO WIN AT THE NURBURGRING
After having achieved the third consecutive Le Mans victory, Porsche also managed a hattrick in the six-hour race at the Nürburgring: Like in 2015 and 2016, Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) climbed on to the top step of the podium. In 2017 the duo were joined for the first time by Earl Bamber … Continue reading
DOUBLE WEC PODIUM FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR-CUSTOMER TEAM SECURES CLASS WIN
A successful home race for the new Porsche 911 RSR in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC: At the six-hour race on the Nürburgring, the 510 hp racer, designed and built by Porsche Motorsport in Weissach for this season, claimed two podium places. In the #91 vehicle, Richard Lietz (Austria) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) … Continue reading
NÜRBURGRING PODIUM FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing took its first-ever podium in the 6 Hours of Nürburgring on a challenging day for the team in the fourth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The Nürburgring, just 90km from the team’s Cologne base, has traditionally been a difficult venue for TOYOTA and that proved to be the … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN TAKE STRONG POINTS HAUL FROM 6 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING
Aston Martin Racing has continued to claim valuable championship points at the 6 Hours of Nürburgring; the final European round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. After taking pole position yesterday, the #98 V8 Vantage GTE of Pedro Lamy (P), Paul Dalla Lana (C) and Mathias Lauda (A) eventually crossed the line in third … Continue reading
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