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FIRST EVER SUPER GT POLE FOR SASAHARA AT AUTOPOLIS
The official qualifying for the AUTOPOLIS GT 300 km RACE, Round 6 of the 2021 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the AUTOPOLIS circuit (lap = 4.674 km) in Oita Pref. on the afternoon of October 23 (Sat.). In the GT500 class, the No. 16 Red Bull MOTUL MUGEN NSX-GT (Ukyo Sasahara/Toshiki Oyu) won … Continue reading
PIER GUIDI MAINTAINS SELLER FORM TO GIVE AF CORSE POLE FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
Ferrari will lead the field to the green flag at tomorrow’s Indianapolis 8 Hour Presented by AWS after Alessandro Pier Guidi gave AF Corse pole position at the Brickyard. The TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa winner, newly crowned Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup champion and current Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli points … Continue reading
FRONT ROW START FOR PAUL MILLER RACING AT VIR
Paul Miller Racing will start on the front row in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class for the GT-only round at VIRginia International Raceway. In the hands of position-qualifying driver Madison Snow, the No. 1 notched its second consecutive front row start in IMSA competition. Last race at Long Beach, the team was able … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING TO START THIRD AT VIR
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Kevin Estre (France) will start tomorrow’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) from third in GTLM. The No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche RSR was fast straight off the trailer at the 3.27-mile, 17-turn VIR rolling road course today. The duo of … Continue reading
FJORDBACH DENIES ULRICH A CLEAN SWEEP OF POLE POSITIONS IN GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES PAUL RICARD QUALIFYING
Christoph Ulrich and Anders Fjordbach ensured it would be a pole position apiece for the recently crowned Am champion, and the current Pro-Am points leaders, under the floodlights at Circuit Paul Ricard. The Swiss left it late to secure his fifth pole position of the season, more than any other driver, and will start up … Continue reading
JOTA MCLAREN AND MERCEDES-AMG TEAM TOKSPORT WRT SHARE OVERALL POLES FOR SPRINT CUP FINALE AT VALENCIA
Mercedes-AMG was the brand to beat in qualifying at Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia after earning five pole positions from a possible six, but it will be the #38 JOTA McLaren that leads the field away for Sunday’s first Sprint Cup contest thanks to a blistering lap from Ben Barnicoat. The British ace snatched pole in … Continue reading
POLE POSITION FOR PAUL MILLER RACING AT LONG BEACH
Madison Snow scores pole position at the famed Long Beach Grand Prix, notching Paul Miller Racing’s second pole position of the year in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Snow secured pole for the No. 1 Total lubricants-backed Lamborghini team with a time of 1:19.475, besting championship rivals to start up front on the notoriously tight … Continue reading
SECOND ROW START FOR MEYER SHANK RACING AT LONG BEACH
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (AGPLB) stages a big weekend of racing for Meyer Shank Racing’s (MSR) IMSA WeatherTech and INDYCAR SERIES programs. Dane Cameron was the first of the MSR squad to qualify for the AGPLB on Friday which will see him start fourth in the No. 60 Acura ARX-05 DPi. A … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING TO START THIRD AT LONG BEACH
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Mathieu Jaminet (France) will start from the second row in GTLM for tomorrow’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Long Beach Grand Prix. MacNeil had the wheel of the Proton Competition prepared No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche RSR for the 15-minute qualifying session around the concrete lined … Continue reading
FOURTH ON THE GRID FOR PAUL MILLER RACING AT LAGUNA SECA
The Paul Miller Racing team will roll off fourth at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca tomorrow after Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers both notched the fourth-fastest qualifying times in their respective sessions. Snow was up first, in the Am-driver only 15-minute session to set the starting position for the No. 1 Total lubricants-backed team. He took … Continue reading
