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UNITED AUTOSPORTS TO ENTER GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES IN 2021
United Autosports are delighted to confirm that they will enter the GT4 European Series in 2021. The British-based team will return to GT racing in 2021, six years since they last raced in a GT series. Team owners Zak Brown and Richard Dean have made no secret of their desire to return to GT racing, … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS ACQUIRE STRAKKA RACING ASSETS
United Autosports are pleased to confirm that they have purchased Strakka Racing, in a deal that includes the acquisition of all their race team equipment, race cars, trucks and their race team premises at Silverstone. United Autosports team owners, Zak Brown and Richard Dean, have made no secret of the fact they would like to … Continue reading
PRO-AM VICTORY FOR STRAKKA RACING AT KYALAMI 9 HOURS
For the second consecutive race, Strakka Racing took the spoils in the Pro-Am class as Christina Nielsen, Dominik Baumann and Adrian Henry D’Silva were victorious in their #43 Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the Kyalami 9H. In the final race of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge and Strakka’s last outing for the year, there was disappointment for … Continue reading
STRAKKA RACING WRAP UP BLANCPAIN GT SERIES SEASON IN BARCELONA
In the final round of the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Strakka Racing finished seventh in the Silver Cup of the Barcelona 3 Hours. In a race that was heavily disrupted by multiple safety car periods, including one that lasted the first forty-five minutes of the race to complete barrier repair, and full course … Continue reading
STRAKKA RACING AIMING FOR PODIUM RETURN AT THE SUZUKA 10 HOURS
Fresh from the podium at the Spa 24 Hours, Strakka Racing next heads to Japan for the Suzuka 10 Hours, where the squad finished in second place overall in 2018. Competing in the penultimate round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge in Suzuka, Strakka Racing will be entering two Mercedes-AMG GT3’s into the event. The … Continue reading
PODIUM JOY FOR STRAKKA RACING AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
Twelve months after securing its first 24 Hours of Spa podium finish with its Pro-Am entry, Strakka Racing repeated the feat in remarkable fashion at the 2019 edition of the race, in an event that many drivers stated was held in the toughest conditions of their careers. The squad also recorded its first ever Super … Continue reading
STRAKKA RACING ANNOUNCES SPA 24 HOURS CAR 43 LINE-UP
Following last month’s announcement that Strakka Racing will be running two Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries in next week’s Total 24 Hours of Spa, the team is delighted to reveal the full line up of the #43 car. Christina Nielsen, who had already been confirmed and has a derogation to bronze for this particular round of the … Continue reading
STRAKKA RETURNS TO THE 24 HOURS OF SPA WITH TWO CAR ASSAULT
Strakka Racing will field two Mercedes-AMG GT3 race cars in the Total 24 Hours of Spa on 27-28 July 2019. The team’s roster of drivers will contest the notoriously challenging endurance event, held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. The Mercedes-AMG performance team celebrated success at last year’s race as Nick Leventis, Chris Buncombe, Lewis Williamson … Continue reading
STRAKKA RACING ANNOUNCES MATT GREENWOOD AND ESTEBAN MUTH TO ITS JUNIOR DRIVING ROSTER
Strakka Racing is pleased to announce it has signed up Britcar Dunlop Endurance Champion Matt Greenwood and Belgian Kart Cup Champion Esteban Muth to its Junior Driver Development Programme. Matt Greenwood, from Easingwold near York, is a talented 17-year-old who became the youngest-ever Britcar Dunlop Endurance Champion last year after an outstanding season-long performance. This … Continue reading
HEARTBREAK AS STRAKKA RACING FORCED INTO RETIREMENT AT PAUL RICARD
It was a disappointing day for Strakka Racing in France as they were forced into retirement two hours into the six-hour 1000km of Paul Ricard. The team had fought valiantly to get the car race-ready when the #43 needed an engine change after suffering a mechanical issue in qualifying. For round three of the 2019 … Continue reading
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