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HONDA’S FARNBACHER STORMS TO KYALAMI 9 HOUR POLE
Team Honda Racing will start the 2020 Kyalami 9 Hour from pole position after Mario Farnbacher set a new qualifying lap record ahead of tomorrow’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli championship showdown. The German, who shares the NSX GT3 with Renger van der Zande and Bertrand Baguette, beat home favourites Jordan Pepper (Bentley Team … Continue reading
KEEPER TOM’S GR SUPRA TAKES SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI
The qualifying for the Takanokono Hotel FUJI GT 300km RACE, 8th and final round of the 2020 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture on November 28 (Sat). In the GT500 class, the pole position was taken by Yamashita in the No. 37 KeePer TOM’S GR Supra (Ryo Hirakawa/Kenta … Continue reading
SMP RACING DEFEATS AF CORSE TO SECURE FERRARI ONE-TWO IN PAUL RICARD 1000 km QUALIFYING
SMP Racing will lead a Ferrari one-two in tomorrow’s Circuit Paul Ricard 1000km after producing a dazzling display under the lights in this evening’s qualifying session. The action began just as the sun was setting at the French venue and saw both full-pro Ferrari crews rise to the challenge of rapidly changing conditions. The SMP line-up … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING TEES UP TITLE SHOWDOWN
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s three-time Le Mans-winning TS050 HYBRID will start its final race from pole position after Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López landed the first blow in Bahrain in the fight for the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship drivers’ title. The three #7 TS050 HYBRID drivers earned a point for pole position, … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN ON THE FRONT ROW FOR CRUCIAL WEC SHOWDOWN
GT World Champion manufacturer Aston Martin has qualified on the front row for the 8 Hours of Bahrain FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and taken pole position in the GTE Am class ahead of the crucial season finale. Aston Martin drivers lead the WEC GT Drivers’ championship and the FIA Endurance Trophy for GTE Am … Continue reading
PORSCHE STARTS WEC FINALE IN BAHRAIN FROM POLE POSITION
The Porsche GT Team has secured a very strong starting position in the qualifying for the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC in Bahrain: The two ca. 515 hp Porsche 911 RSR take up the eight-hour race on Saturday from pole position and the second grid row of the GTE Pro category. … Continue reading
KONICA MINOLTA CADILLAC TO START IMSA FINALE ON THE FRONT ROW
The Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R will start the season finale IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Twelve Hours of Sebring on the front row in second. Renger Van Der Zande had the wheel of the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R for the 15-minute qualifying session around the rugged 3.7-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway. The Dutchman was … Continue reading
POLE POSITION FOR WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING
The Porsche customer team Wright Motorsports has secured pole position in the GTD class for the twelve-hour race at Sebring. The squad from the US state of Ohio has laid excellent foundations in the open fight for the championship title. Heading to the finale of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the gap to the top … Continue reading
BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES SECOND AND THIRD FOR THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING
BMW Team RLL qualified a strong second and third for tomorrow’s Twelve Hours of Sebring, the final race of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. With a lap of 1:56116-minutes around the 3.74-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway, Connor De Phillippi qualified the No. 25 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE on the outside of the GTLM … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING TO START FIFTH AT SEBRING
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) will start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts from fifth in GTD. MacNeil had the controls of the Scuderia Corsa prepared WeatherTech Racing Ferrari 488 Evo for the 15-minute qualifying … Continue reading
