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Suzuka 10 Hours
2020 SUZUKA 10 HOURS CANCELLED
The 2020 BH Auction SMBC Suzuka 10 Hours, which was scheduled to host Asia’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli round on August 21-23, has been cancelled. Circuit owners, Mobilityland Corporation, have based their decision on several key factors: preventative Covid-19 measures enacted by Japan and internationally could remain in place throughout the summer, while … Continue reading
FIRST TEAMS ALREADY CONFIRMED FOR 2020 SUZUKA 10 HOURS
Several teams have already confirmed their participation in this year’s Suzuka 10 Hours, which once again stages Asia’s round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli on August 21-23. The 49th Summer Endurance Race’s entry process opened on February 1 just as the nine full-season manufacturers contesting the world’s only global GT3 series prepared … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING ANNOUNCES NEW MOTORSPORT STRATEGY FOR 2020
Audi Sport customer racing Asia has lifted the lid on its new motorsport strategy for 2020. Forming a central part is the new Audi Sport Asia Trophy that will reward privateers for entering their Audi race cars into championships across Asia. Based on a points-scoring system, customers will compete for a total of 100,000 Euros … Continue reading
KCMG SCORES BEST 2019 INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE RESULT AT SUZUKA 10 HOURS
KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) scored its best result of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge season at the Suzuka 10 Hours, finishing sixth during an intense battle for the overall podium at Nissan’s home event. With the help of setting the fifth best time in Q1 and the sixth fastest in Q3, both Nissan GT-R NISMO … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG TEAM CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING FINISH P4 IN THE SUZUKA 10 HOURS AFTER FLAWLESS TEAM EFFORT
Going into the Suzuka 10 Hours weekend, the team were optimistic of a strong result despite it being Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing crews’ first endurance race with the Mercedes-AMG GT3. Factory Mercedes-AMG drivers Maximilian Götz, Luca Stolz and Yelmer Buurman were drafted in to give the team a best possible chance at fighting at the … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT TEAM WRT CLAIM DOMINANT SUZUKA 10 HOURS VICTORY
Audi Sport Team WRT have claimed victory in the penultimate round of 2019’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli campaign at the Suzuka 10 Hours this evening thanks to a dominant performance by Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Frederic Vervisch. The trio finished 40s clear of their nearest rivals after taking the lead … Continue reading
DIFFICULT SUZUKA 10 HOURS FOR FERRARI
The second edition of the Suzuka 10 Hours, the fifth round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, ended with the Ferrari of Car Guy Racing placed just outside the top ten. The car of the current Asian Le Mans Series champions, driven by Kei Cozzolino and the two official drivers James Calado and Miguel Molina, crossed … Continue reading
PORSCHE ON THE SUZUKA 10 HOURS PODIUM AFTER STONG CHARGE THROUGH THE FIELD
Porsche has finished the ten-hour race at Suzuka (Japan) on the podium. Dirk Werner (Germany), Matt Campbell (Australia) and Dennis Olsen (Norway) mounted a charge back up the order that ultimately netted them third place at the flag. Putting in a flawless drive, the pilots of the number 912 car fielded by Absolute Racing were … Continue reading
FIFTH PLACE FOR BMW TEAM SCHNITZER AT THE SUZUKA 10 HOURS
The BMW Team Schnitzer just missed out on the first podium finish of the season in the penultimate race of the Intercontinental GT Challenge season, the Suzuka 10 Hours (JPN). After Augusto Farfus (BRA) had secured pole position on Saturday in the #42 BMW M6 GT3, he and his team-mates Martin Tomczyk (GER) and Nick … Continue reading
FLYING FARFUS SEALS SUZUKA 10 HOURS POLE FOR BMW TEAM SCHNITZER
Augusto Farfus has claimed pole position for Sunday’s Suzuka 10 Hours and round four of this season’s Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli campaign after producing what the Brazilian described as the ‘lap of my life’. The BMW Team Schnitzer driver’s new qualifying record of 2m00.455s was just 0.076s quicker than Audi Sport Team WRT’s … Continue reading
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