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JIM McGUIRE TO RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP3 TEAM ALONGSIDE TAPPY AND BENTLEY
United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Jim McGuire, Duncan Tappy and Andrew Bentley will return to the team for the 2021 European Le Mans Series. The trio will return to United’s championship winning LMP3 team in the #3 Ligier JS P320 after finishing fifth at the end of the 2020 season. They ended the … Continue reading
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ANNIVERSARY SEASON FOR MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT
Founded ten years ago, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Programme also remains on course for success in its anniversary season. In spite of various races being cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation, the international AMG Customer Racing Teams were again able to rack up numerous victories and titles, seamlessly continuing their successful streak from the record … Continue reading
BULLITT RACING SIGNS UP 1 McLAREN AND 2 MERCEDES FOR GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES
After several podiums in 2019, Bullitt racing is back to GT4 South European Series, this time for a full season with two Mercedes-AMG GT4 and the surprise Mclaren 570S. The group, hailing from Málaga, signed up three teams for 2020, one Mclaren and two Mercedes, in the two weekends which will decide the winner of … Continue reading
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA JOINS MEYER SHANK RACING
Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) has finalized its 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship lineup and is pleased to announce that Juan Pablo Montoya has signed with the team to compete in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds in the No. 60 MSR Acura ARX-05 Prototype. Montoya joins full-season drivers Olivier Pla and Dane Cameron with 2012 Rolex … Continue reading
THREE TITLES COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL SEASON FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING EUROPE’S CUSTOMER TEAMS
The new-for-2020 GR Supra GT4 made an immediate impact in its first year of racing. In its debut season, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe’s latest customer race car competed in 84 races, earning 25 class podiums, 11 class wins and its first title: Wilfried Cazalbon and Caesar Gazeau secured the Am Cup title at the FFSA … Continue reading
HANSON CAN NOW REFLECT ON PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Such has been the frenetic pace of this year’s condensed motor racing year due to the worldwide COVID virus, Phil Hanson is only now able to reflect on what has been an unbelievably successful and history-making 2020. In terms of this year’s truncated season Phil, from Sunningdale, Berkshire, achieved his three, pre-season goals in stunning … Continue reading
RAYBRIG NSX-GT IN DRAMATIC LAST LAP SUPER GT VICTORY
The Takanokono Hotel FUJI GT 300km RACE, Round 8 of the 2020 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563m×65 laps) in Shizuoka Prefecture on November 29 (Sun). In the GT500 class, the No. 100 RAYBRIG NSX-GT (Naoki Yamamoto/Tadasuke Makino) won the race, and in doing so won the series … 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
DANIEL SCHNEIDER AND ANDY MEYRICK TO RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR 2021 LE MANS CUP
United Autosports are happy to confirm that Daniel Schneider and Andy Meyrick will rejoin the team for their second season in the Michelin Le Mans Cup in 2021. The pair joined United Autosports for the first time in 2020, racing the #24 Ligier JS P320 in the six-round series. They scored a season best third … Continue reading
AUDI READY FOR THE FINALE OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE
Audi will face the world GT3 sports car elite for the last time this year at the Kyalami race track between Johannesburg and Pretoria from December 10 to 12, 2020. After three major endurance races in Australia, the USA and Europe, the Kyalami 9 Hour race will complete the 2020 season in the Intercontinental GT … Continue reading
