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WEATHER CONDITIONS KEEPS THING INTERESTING IN GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES QUALIFYING
Stephen Pattrick (#33 Bullitt Racing – Mercedes AMG GT4) and César Machado (#23 ABM Grand Prix – Ginetta G55 GT4) secured pole positions for the two final races of the GT4 South European Series at Autódromo do Estoril in Portugal. Pattrick gave Bullitt Racing its first-ever pole in the series in the first qualifying session, … Continue reading
FRIKADELLI RACING STARTS THE KYALAMI 9 HOURS FROM POLE POSITION
The Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by Frikadelli Racing will take up the nine-hour race in Kyalami (South Africa) from pole position. At the wheel of the No. 31 vehicle, Nick Tandy (Great Britain) turned the fastest lap in the decisive shootout on the wet 4.522-kilometre circuit in a time of 1:52.825 minutes. The identical … Continue reading
BLACK FALCON TAKES POLE FOR THE 2019 24H COTA USA
The Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#4, Ben Keating / Jeroen Bleekemolen / Felipe Fraga / Cooper MacNeil) has secured its first 24H SERIES pole position of the year at the season closing Hankook 24H COTA USA. Felipe Fraga posted a 2m 05.697s laptime around the 5.513km Circuit of the Americas, pulling the Mercedes-AMG almost half … Continue reading
CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING QUALIFIES 6th FOR THE OPENING RACE OF THE FIA GT WORLD CUP
With the sun setting at the Macau street circuit, the all-important 30-minute Qualifying session began in dry conditions. Despite the qualifying session being interrupted by two red flag incidents, the team performed flawlessly to ensure that Edoardo Mortara and Alessio Picariello were able to attack. Edoardo Mortara in the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3 was on pace … Continue reading
TWO PORSCHE 911 GT3 R QUALIFY IN THE TOP GROUP IN MACAU
The best Porsche 911 GT3 R takes up the qualifying race at the FIA GT World Cup in Macau (China) from third place. Works driver Earl Bamber (New Zealand) lapped the 6.1-kilometre Guia Circuit in the No. 98 vehicle in a time of 2:16.066 minutes. Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), who also competes for the Porsche Rowe … Continue reading
SEASON-BEST TOP SIX FIA WEC QUALIFYING FOR CETILAR RACING AT 4 HOURS OF SHANGHAI
Team Cetilar Racing celebrated the best qualifying performance to date in the FIA WEC, as Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi set the average sixth time of the LMP2 category in the 4 Hours of Shanghai qualifying, early this morning. The Italian drivers, who share the #47 Dallara car with Roberto Lacorte, produced a great performance … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN IN STRONG POSITION AHEAD OF 4 HOURS OF SHANGHAI
Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTEs will start second and third in the GTE Pro class for the 4 Hours of Shanghai, after narrowly missing out on pole position by just 0.018s in the closest qualifying session of the WEC season. While both cars played starring roles in the fight for the top spot, it was … Continue reading
WEC POLE POSTION FOR PORSCHE AT SHANGHAI
The second pole position at the third round for the new Porsche 911 RSR: Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) beat the competition in the qualifying on Saturday on the 5.451-kilometre Shanghai International Circuit with a fabulous combined time of 1:59.579 minutes. At round three of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship in China, … Continue reading
TOM’S LC500 WINS ITS SECOND SUPER GT POLE POSITION OF THE SEASON
The official qualifying for the MOTEGI GT 250km RACE, Round 8 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit (one lap 4,801m) in Tochigi Prefecture on November 2 (Sat.). In the GT500 class, the No. 36 au TOM’S LC500 driven by Kazuki Nakajima and Yuhi Sekiguchi won its … Continue reading
FRASER ROSS CLAIMS POLE POSITION FOR AUSTRALIAN GT GOLD COAST RETURN
59Racing’s Fraser Ross has claimed pole position for the opening CAMS Australian GT Championship race on the streets of the Gold Coast after two epic 15-minute qualifying sessions on the demanding beachside circuit, the Victorian pushing the standing qualifying lap record to within hundredths of a second, as he threw down the gauntlet to the … Continue reading
