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RAIN STOPS PLAY FOR WALKINSHAW DURING RED-FLAGGED SUPER GT OPENER AT OKAYAMA
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
STRONG FORM FOR NISSAN IN RAINED-OUT SUPER GT RACE AT OKAYAMA
Nissan has kicked off the 2019 Super GT championship in fine form with the four-car Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 squads finishing second, third, fourth and fifth in torrential rain in Okayama. The No.23 GT-R of Ronnie Quintarelli scored pole for Nissan on Saturday and led early after the field was released from behind the safety … Continue reading
ARTA NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT AT OKAYAMA
The Okayama GT 300 Km Race, opening round of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place at the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3.703 km x 82 laps) on April 14. With the race held in tough conditions due to heavy rain, the racing had to be stopped twice, and with no improvement expected … Continue reading
OKAYAMA SUPER GT POLE FOR THE MOTUL AUTECH GT-R
The official qualifying for the OKAYAMA GT 300km RACE, Round 1 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held at the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3.703 km) in Okayama Prefecture on April 13. The SUPER GT qualifying is run in a knock-out style 2-session (Q1 and Q2) format. The results saw the GT500 … Continue reading
NEW TEAM, TYRE, AND TEAMMATE FOR MARDENBOROUGH BUT DETERMINATION REMAINS THE SAME IN SUPER GT
A lot will be new for British Super GT star Jann Mardenborough in Japan this season, but the former gamer enters 2019 with renewed determination. In his fourth season in Japan and third fighting for overall wins in the GT500 class, Mardenborough joins Kondo Racing to drive alongside Japanese ace Mitsunori Takaboshi aboard the No.24 … Continue reading
SUPER GT STAR WALKINSHAW CONFIRMED AT PANTHER ARTO TEAM THAILAND FOR NEW SEASON
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
THE NEW ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 TO RACE IN JAPANESE SUPER GT
Aston Martin has agreed an important new long-term partnership with the D’station Racing AMR team, signalling a high-profile return to the Japanese Super GT Championship for the British luxury sportscar manufacturer in 2019. The agreement, which features the highest level of partner support from Aston Martin Racing, includes a one-car programme in the Super GT … Continue reading
NISSAN AND NISMO ANNOUNCE 2019 MOTORSPORTS PROGRAMS
Formula E and Super GT racing will be among the highlights of Nissan and NISMO’s 2019 motorsports activities, along with the GT3 competition and the supply of engines to prototype sports cars. Nissan and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. announced the plans today at an event in Yokohama. The event also featured an opportunity for … Continue reading
MARDENBOROUGH THE ULTIMATE GAMER TO RACER CONTINUES HIS PRO CAREER IN 2019
Former Welsh video gamer Jann Mardenborough continues his incredible career as a professional motorsport racer for Nissan in 2019 – his eighth season taking on and beating some of the world’s best drivers on the real world stage. Mardenborough won Nissan’s GT Academy competition in 2011, beating thousands of gamers from around the world to … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING OUTLINES 2019 MOTORSPORT ACTIVITIES
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is a racing company positioning motorsports activities as the basis of our quest to create ever-better cars. From products developed through these activities to the establishment of the GR Garage, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s motorsports activities have been promoted as a comprehensive method of increasing numbers of car fans. At last month’s North … Continue reading
