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ENTRIES OPEN FOR 2020 GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES
The full-season entry process for the 2020 GT4 European Series has officially opened today. In recent months many existing and new teams have expressed their interest to enter the GT4 European Series next season, which has encouraged SRO Motorsports Group to move the opening of the 2020 entry process to the first of December rather … Continue reading
GT SPORTS CLUB PRESENTS UPDATED FORMAT AND CALENDARS FOR 2020 SEASON
GT Sports Club Europe will evolve into a new format and schedule next season, with two separate championships on offer for bronze-rated drivers. New for 2020, the European leg of GT2 Sports Club series will provide a standalone competition stage for drivers with cars adhering to SRO GT2 homologation. The concept made its track debut … Continue reading
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
PROVISIONAL CALENDAR ANNOUNCED FOR 2020 GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES
SRO Motorsports Group has revealed the provisional dates for the 2020 GT4 European Series. The calendar, with six rounds in six different European countries, was announced during the annual press conference at the Total 24 Hours of Spa. The GT4 European Series returns to the United Kingdom, with Silverstone in place of Brands Hatch on … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT SERIES WEEKEND ROUNDUP: CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD
Rarely is a Blancpain GT Series race won with the kind of dominant performance that Bentley Team M-Sport produced during Saturday’s Circuit Paul Ricard 1000kms. The #107 Continental GT3’s eventual margin of victory – more than 37 seconds at the chequered flag – is the biggest seen at the event and was the culmination of … Continue reading
GRT GRASSER RACING IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP TOP 10 AT LE CASTELLET
GRT Grasser Racing left the Circuit Paul Ricard on Saturday with mixed feelings. In the third round of the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Le Castellet in France, the crews of the two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs did not have the best of weekends, despite their strong pace. Lamborghini works driver Mirko Bortolotti … Continue reading
BEST RESULT OF BLANCPAIN SEASON FOR MACDOWALL WITH SEVENTH IN SILVER CLASS DURING PAUL RICARD 6HR
Audi R8 LMS EVO GT3 racer Alex MacDowall took a season-best seventh place Silver Cup class finish during an action-packed third round of the Blancpain Endurance Cup season at Paul Ricard in France on Saturday, 1st June – the halfway point of the 2019 campaign. Making his first appearance in the annual six-hour ‘into the … Continue reading
MDM MOTORSPORT SEALS BACK-TO-BACK GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES WINS AT CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD
MDM Motorsport scored their second victory of the GT4 European Series weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard, after another flawless race from Simon Knap and Alec Udell in the #25 BMW M4 GT4. In Pro-Am victory went to the W&D Racing Team BMW M4 GT4, whilst the #48 CMR Alpine A110 GT4 won the Am class. … Continue reading
LUCCHINI AND SULTANOV SHARE BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB VICTORIES AT CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD
BMS Scuderia Italia’s Luigi Lucchini and Kessel Racing’s Murod Sultanov took a win apiece in round two of the Blancpain GT Sports Club at Circuit Paul Ricard in France. ERC Sport’s Lee Mowle and HP Racing International’s Coach McKansy topped the Titanium Cup classes, as AF Corse’s Louis Philippe Soenen and Kessel’s Stephen Earle shared … Continue reading
THIRD PLACE IN PRO-AM AT PAUL RICARD ELEVATES AL HARTHY & OMAN RACING INTO BLANCPAIN GT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
Blancpain Endurance Cup driver Ahmad Al Harthy and the Oman Racing squad made it three podiums from three races in 2019 at Paul Ricard in France on Saturday, 1st June, with a hard-fought third place finish in Pro-Am during a dramatic and action-packed six-hour ‘into the night’ race. Continuing the team’s unbroken 100% podium finishing … Continue reading
