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NEW MERCEDES-AMG GT2 EXPANDS CUSTOMER RACING PROGRAMME
Mercedes-AMG continues to expand its Customer Racing programme: in the 2023 season, a GT2 model will complement the fleet of the successful GT3 and GT4 cars from Affalterbach. The new Mercedes-AMG GT2 is the most powerful homologated race car in the meanwhile twelve-year history of the customer sport programme. The GT2 offers the usual extremely … Continue reading
THE BMW M HYBRID V8 TO ENTER THE NEXT PHASE OF TESTING IN THE USA
Since its roll-out on 25th July at Varano de‘ Melegari (ITA), the BMW M Hybrid V8 has got important kilometres under its belt during a number of tests at European racetracks. BMW M Motorsport engineers have obtained valuable basic data and sorted out any initial teething troubles. The result is a good basis on which … Continue reading
TESTING IN FULL SWING FOR THE BMW M4 GT3
2021 is the final year in the development phase of the BMW M4 GT3, due to do battle for wins and titles in GT races around the world for BMW M Motorsport teams as of 2022. The new flagship in the BMW M Motorsport portfolio of cars has been taking part in testing weeks at … Continue reading
FIGHT FOR ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE WILL BE EVEN MORE EXITING IN 2019
The 2019 season of the ADAC GT Masters will be even more exciting with the introduction of a new points system, giving more teams the chance to score championship points in one of the season’s 14 races. A new method of allocating points will ensure that things remain close in the standings, and ‘handicap weights’ … Continue reading
CADILLAC RACING TEAMS BUSY PREPARING AND TESTING FOR 2019 IMSA SEASON
Cadillac Racing teams are busy preparing for the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and the Rolex 24 At Daytona season opening race. New teams to the Cadillac IMSA line-up have made their driver announcements and are getting acquainted with their new Cadillac DPi-V.R prototype race cars. Juncos Racing took the opportunity to roll-out their … Continue reading
BEST TIME FOR PORSCHE AT ADAC GT MASTERS DRESS REHEARSAL
The dress rehearsal is over, so the season can commence. The ADAC GT Masters teams and drivers prepared for the upcoming season in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben with two days of testing. The season will get under way at the racetrack in Oschersleben on the weekend of 28th – 30th April. The fastest lap time … Continue reading
DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THE 2017 SEASON: ADAC GT MASTERS TESTING IN OSCHERSLEBEN
The winter break is finally over. The ADAC GT Masters will get the 2017 season under way with the official pre-season testing, 11th – 12th April, when some 30 super sports cars, ranging from Audis, BMWs, Corvettes, Lamborghinis, Mercedes-AMGs, Nissans and Porsches will go head-to-head for the first time this year in the Motorsport Arena … Continue reading
NEW PORSCHE FOR GTE/GTLM CLASSES FROM 2017
The most successful GT race car of the 2015 season will be replaced by a completely new race car in 2017. The successor to the 911 RSR has already completed a successful rollout on the test track in Weissach. Now begins the test phase on selected racetracks around the world. At its first test runs … Continue reading
FREE TESTING FOR SILVERSTONE CLASSIC COMPETITORS
Competitors gearing up for another record-breaking Silverstone Classic (29-31 July) are being offered the welcome opportunity to test their cars in advance for free. Staged at the ‘Home of British Motor Sport’, the Silverstone Classic is not only the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival but also the world’s biggest race meeting full stop. The … Continue reading
BMW M6 GT3 UNDERGOES INTENSIVE TEST PROGRAMME
BMW Motorsport continued its development work on the new BMW M6 GT3 with an extensive programme of testing in Monteblanco (ES) and Portimão (PT). Experienced BMW works drivers completed many valuable test kilometres at the wheel of the new challenger for the GT and endurance racing scene and were involved in important groundwork on the … Continue reading
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