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BLANCPAIN GT SERIES HEADS FOR CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD TO TACKLE 1000km ENDURANCE CUP CONTEST
The Blancpain GT Series makes its annual trip to Circuit Paul Ricard next weekend (31 May – 1 June) when a 49-car field will tackle a 1000km race into the sunset. The fourth round of the overall championship and the third on the Endurance Cup schedule, the French venue represents one of the fastest and … Continue reading
GORE, WILLIAMSON AND FUMANELLI LINE UP FOR STRAKKA AT PAUL RICARD
After its outstanding race through the field last time out at Silverstone, finishing just off the podium, Strakka Racing will return to Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup action on Saturday 1 June when its #43 Mercedes-AMG GT3 will compete in the 1000km of Paul Ricard. For the third time this season Dev Gore and Lewis … Continue reading
RATON RACING BY TARGET CLAIMS GT OPEN PRO-AM VICTORY AT PAUL RICARD
Raton Racing by Target kicked off its International GT Open campaign at the Paul Ricard Circuit claiming the PRO-AM victory in the first round of the season. Liang Jiatong and Raffaele Giammaria put their OPPO-backed outfit Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo on P5 overall in Race 2, clinching the class win, whilst their team-mates Alberto Di … Continue reading
McLAREN 720S GT3 SCORES DOUBLE PODIUM ON EUROPEAN DEBUT
The McLaren 720S GT3 scored pole position and a triple podium on its International GT Open debut at Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France, as McLaren Customer Racing team Teo Martin Motorsport started its 2019 campaign. The team also took part in the new-for-2019 GT Open Cup Europe with a pair of 570S GT4s and … Continue reading
HENRIQUE CHAVES SHOWS CREDENTIALS AT PAUL RICARD
Henrique Chaves wasn’t lucky in the start of the second race of the International GT Open’s event of Paul Ricard, as he was hit by an opponent. Nevertheless, he ended the race in a good seventh place. The Portuguese driver signed a good performance in the morning qualifying, with the third fastest lap, and set … Continue reading
EMIL FREY RACING LAMBORGHINI SWEEP ALL AT PAUL RICARD IN THE FIRST ROUND OF GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Lamborghini took a clean-sweep in the opening round of the International GT Open Championship at the Paul Ricard Circuit in the South of France, with the Emil Frey Racing team claiming both race wins on the first outing for the Hurcán GT3 Evo. Albert Costa and Giacomo Altoè dominated the first race of the weekend … Continue reading
WILKINSON & ELLIS IMPRESS AS GT OPEN PAUL RICARD RUNNERS-UP
Ollie Wilkinson and Optimum Motorsport teammate Bradley Ellis notched up their first International GT Open podium in the season opener at Paul Ricard, narrowly missing out on a Pro-Am class win whilst finishing within the top six overall in the Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3. Second in class on Sunday followed a sixth-place Pro-Am finish … Continue reading
HENRIQUE CHAVES GRABS GT OPEN DEBUT PODIUM
Henrique Chaves started his GT career in a magnificent fashion, ending is first International GT Open’s race, that took place today at Circuit de Paul Ricard, France, in the second position. The Portuguese youngster was looking for a good result, after his teammate, Martin Kodric, put the Teo Martin Motorsport’s McLaren 720S in the third … Continue reading
HENRIQUE CHAVES READY FOR GT DEBUT
Henrique Chaves will start next weekend his International GT Open’s campaign, at the Circuit de Paul Ricard, France, where he will debut in the GT world. In 2019, the Portuguese youngster will take part in the European competition organized by GT Sport, taking part in one of the most selective motorsport’s worlds. Henrique Chaves will … Continue reading
WILKINSON & ELLIS START FIRST FULL INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN CAMPAIGN AT PAUL RICARD
Aston Martin Racing Academy driver, Ollie Wilkinson will begin his first full-season International GT Open campaign in the opening round at Paul Ricard, France, this weekend, aboard the Optimum Motorsport-run Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 with teammate Bradley Ellis. 2019 marks the start of only a third year of racing for the 22-year-old Yorkshireman. He … Continue reading
