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GRT GRASSER RACING OUT OF LUCK AT PETIT LE MANS
Last weekend was the final competitive outing of the 2021 motorsport season for the Grasser Racing Team. One week after the last round of this year’s ADAC GT Masters at the Nürburgring in Germany, the Knittelfeld-based outfit were back in action with their Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO in the USA for the last time this … Continue reading
LAMBORGHINI AND PAUL MILLER RACING PART WAYS AFTER SIX SUCCESSFUL SEASONS
After a partnership that saw them win races, championships and some of the biggest enduros on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar, Paul Miller Racing and Lamborghini have decided to part ways after six seasons together. With Lamborghini, Paul Miller Racing has scored six wins—including victories at the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona and 2018 … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER TEAMS COMPETITIVE TO THE FINISH IN SEASON ENDING WEATHERTECH SPORTS CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams combined for a string of success across two racing series in IMSA’s 2021 finale this past weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The competitive showing included the best finish of the season for the No. 28 Alegra Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 team in Saturday’s featured Motul Petit Le Mans, the first … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE WINS CLASS IN PETIT LE MANS WITH THE HEART OF RACING
Aston Martin’s Vantage GT3 recorded a glorious class victory in the US endurance classic Petit Le Mans thanks to partner team The Heart of Racing (THoR) and drivers Ian James (GBR), Ross Gunn (GBR) and Roman De Angelis (CDN). Introduced in 1998, the 10-Hour race held at Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia, represents the finale of the … Continue reading
PAUL MILLER RACING PERSEVERES AFTER EARLY DAMAGE TO FINISH IN SEVENTH PACE AT PETIT LE MANS
It all went sideways for the pole-winning Paul Miller Racing team when their championship charge was halted by a out-of-control LMP3 car in the early running of the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Madison Snow led from pole in the opening laps of the race. Even with cars … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS BATTLE TO THE FINISH OF PETIT LE MANS AS IMSA SEASON COMES TO AN END
United Autosports have finished fourth in LMP2 and sixth in LMP3 after 10 hours of racing at the Motul Petit Le Mans, the final round of the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, held yesterday at the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The LMP3 team started the weekend well as Niklas Kruetten scored pole position as he … Continue reading
JR III RACING SCORES A PODIUM IN PETIT LE MANS DEBUT
After 10 hours of racing in the Motul Petit Le Mans, Jr III Racing celebrated a first-ever IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship podium result with a strong run to second place on Saturday. The second-place finish is the best race finish of the season for the team, which made its WeatherTech series debut earlier this … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING CADILLAC WINS IMSA DPi CHAMPIONSHIP
The Whelen Engineering Cadillac team of Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani won the IMSA WeatherTech DPi Championship today by finishing second in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. At the drop of the green the on-track action was fast and furious. With 10 caution periods realigning … Continue reading
WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS SECURES MICHELIN ENDURANCE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
A day after winning the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Driver and Team championship titles, Wright Motorsports again celebrated their success securing the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin Endurance Cup championship on Saturday at Petit Le Mans. The No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R race car, driven by Patrick Long, Trent Hindman, and Jan … Continue reading
FAREWELL WEEKEND FOR THE BMW M8 GTE ENDS WITH A PODIUM AT PETIT LE MANS
After two Rolex 24 victories in Daytona (USA) and five IMSA series class wins, the farewell race of the MOTUL BMW M8 GTE added the 26th podium finish and a pole position to the history books. At Petit Le Mans, the final race of the season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road Atlanta (USA), … Continue reading
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