Experienced Autobacs Super GT Championship racer Sean Walkinshaw will remain in the Far East based endurance category with Panther ARTO Team Thailand for 2020, staying on for a second season with the squad in the GT300 series at the wheel of a Lexus RC-F GT3. The 26-year-old, from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, heads into his … Continue reading
Panther ARTO Team Thailand driver Sean Walkinshaw had an ultimately fruitless return to Fuji Speedway in Japan this past Saturday, 4th May, when a tyre gamble during the second round of the Autobacs Super GT Championship season failed to reap any reward. For the second race meeting in succession in Super GT this year, the … Continue reading
Autobacs Super GT Championship driver Sean Walkinshaw experienced a frustrating, and frankly bizarre, start to his 2019 campaign at Okayama in Japan on Sunday, 14th April, when horrendous wet weather resulted in the opening race of the season being red flagged at one third distance. Making his eagerly awaited debut with Panther ARTO Team Thailand, … Continue reading
Multiple GT300 race winner, and 2018 Vice-Champion, Sean Walkinshaw has officially confirmed his return to the ultra-competitive Autobacs Super GT Championship for a third season this year after switching to Panther ARTO Team Thailand to pilot the squad’s Lexus RC-F GT3 car. After two very successful seasons in the huge Far East series, where the … Continue reading
Sean Walkinshaw produced a star performance in the annual Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 15th December, with an outstanding third place finish for the Attempto Racing Audi squad – mere days after confirming his entry in the ultra-competitive Middle East event. Marking the 25-year-old’s maiden experience at the … Continue reading
Motegi in Japan plays host to the decisive final race of an outstanding Super GT Championship season next weekend, 10th/11th November, where British ace Sean Walkinshaw will be just one step away from securing his first title victory in motorsport. Wrapping-up what has been a superb year of action in the Far East for the … Continue reading
Super GT Championship racer Sean Walkinshaw and team-mate Shinichi Takagi charged to a superb top four result during the penultimate race of the season at Autopolis in Japan on Sunday, 21st October, to increase their lead in the GT300 driver standings to 12 points. Facing a tough challenge in round seven at the 4.6-kilometre track … Continue reading
Sean Walkinshaw, leader of the GT300 class in the ultra-competitive Super GT Championship, is eyeing consistency and a sustained challenge for major points when the penultimate round of the 2018 season takes place at Autopolis in Japan this weekend, 20th/21st October. Going into the seventh race of the campaign, Chipping Norton-based Walkinshaw and Autobacs Racing … Continue reading
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri driver Sean Walkinshaw and team-mate Shinichi Takagi departed Sportsland Sugo in Japan on Sunday, 16th September, holding a seven-point lead in the GT300 standings despite a challenging outing in round six of the Super GT Championship. Carrying no less than 100kg of success ballast, which seriously compromised the competitiveness of the … Continue reading
Multiple Super GT Championship GT300 race winner Sean Walkinshaw is determined to put some more daylight between himself and his title rivals when the 2018 season resumes next weekend, 15th/16th September, at Sportsland Sugo in Japan. Carrying a six-point lead into the ante-penultimate race meeting of the Super GT season, along with team-mate Shinichi Takagi, … Continue reading