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Lamborghini And Blancpain Announce 2012 Calendars

Automobili Lamborghini and Blancpain have confirmed the provisional 2012 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo calendar and also announced a new series in Asia to run alongside the established European competition. Building on the series’ success, the Asian Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo will debut in Sepang, Malaysia in May 2012 with five further race weekends across Japan, China and Taiwan.[...]

Green flag for Sébastien Loeb Racing !

Sébastien Loeb, the 7-time World Rally champion, and his friend Dominique Heintz are partnering to create the circuit racing team Sébastien Loeb Racing. On the schedule, the Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup in 2012 with Endurance in their sights[...]

GT Racing’s Ultimate Prize on Offer in Argentina

After nearly seven months of some of the best motorsport action around – in the Middle East, Europe and Asia – the identity of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Champions will only become clear after the final two 60-minute races at the Potrero de los Funes circuit in Argentina. Ten drivers and four teams all still have a chance of being crowned World Champions this weekend at the end of an exciting season that has seen victories for Aston Martin, Ford, Lamborghini and Nissan.[...]

ORECA to partner Toyota Motorsport GmbH Le Mans project!

After announcing its participation in several races of the 2012 World Endurance Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has partnered with ORECA to provide operations support for this project. The French team will therefore bring its experience in sportscars, and specifically of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it has competed for several seasons.[...]

Olivier Beretta joins Larbre Competition for Zhuhai

Official factory Corvette Racing driver and 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Olivier Beretta will join Larbre Competition for the final round of this season’s Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at the Zhuhai International Circuit in China on November 13.[...]

New Porsche 911 GT4 For 2012

After three successful seasons with the Porsche 911 in GT4, including 2 championship wins in the highly competitive Dutch GT4 Championship, the 2012 season will see the arrival of a new and improved Porsche 911 GT4 race car. Together with the SRO organisation and with approval by Porsche Motorsport a new concept has been developed by GT3.nl which is a step forward in performance, reliability, safety and cost.[...]

Audi’s View On The 2012 LMP1 Regulations

Major changes: Diesel vehicles such as the Audi R18 TDI which won in Le Mans will be subject to a further set of restrictions starting in 2012. As the coordinators of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the ACO announced that there would be reductions in the diameter of the air restrictors, the boost pressure, and the tank capacity of diesel vehicles.[...]

Peugeot 908 HYbrid4 takes to the track

Following its unveiling at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March, the Peugeot 908 HYbrid 4 underwent its first track test at Estoril on October 11.[...]

FIA GT3, Zandvoort – Race 2 Report

Francesco Castellacci, Federico Leo and HEICO Motorsport take FIA GT3 European Championship titles from Zandvoort[...]

FIA GT3, Zandvoort – Race 1 Report

A slightly reduced field for the first FIA GT3 European Championship race of the weekend on Saturday as the #14 Fischer Racing Ford GT was a non-starter after its heavy shunt in qualifying and the #8 Team LMP Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9 suffered a small fire, also in qualifying.[...]

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