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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
NISSAN SUPER GT ACES READY FOR NISMO FESTIVAL AFTER FINAL SUPER GT ROUND
Nissan’s Super GT aces will turn their attention to the 2018 NISMO Festival after completing the final round of the 2018 Super GT Championship at Twin Ring Motegi. The leading Super GT stars and cars will join an amazing collecting of Nissan race cars from the past and present at Fuji International Speedway for the … Continue reading
ARTA NSX-GT TAKES SECOND WIN OF THE SUPER GT SEASON
The MOTEGI GT 250km RACE GRAND FINAL, Round 8 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Motegi Twin Ring circuit (lap = 4,801 m x 53 laps) in Tochigi Pref. on November 11 (Sun.). In the GT500 class, the pole-starting No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT driven by Tomoki Nojiri and Takuya Izawa … Continue reading
ARTA NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT MOTEGI
The official qualifying for the MOTEGI GT 250km RACE GRAND FINAL, Round 8 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Motegi Twin Ring Circuit in Tochigi Prefecture on November 10 (Sat.). In the GT500 class, the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT driven by Tomoki Nojiri and Takuya Izawa won pole position for … Continue reading
NISSAN LOOKING TO FINISH FINAL SUPER GT ROUND ON A HIGH
Nissan is looking to finish the final round of the 2018 Super GT Championship on a strong note with Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli aiming to replicate their victory from last year. The Japanese/Italian combination dominated here last year taking pole position and racing away to the win despite suffering contact from behind on the … Continue reading
TITLE WITHIN REACH FOR STAR WALKINSHAW AS DRAMATIC SUPER GT SEASON PREPARES TO CONCLUDE AT MOTEGI
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
WALKINSHAW & TAKAGI CHARGE TO SUPERB TOP FOUR FINISH AT AUTOPOLIS TO EXTEND GT300 SUPER GT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
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
