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GT1 World: Disappointing weekend for Reiter

Reiter Engineering team principal Hans Reiter has declared that the team will analyse all elements of the Zolder weekend in preparation for the next round at Navarra, Spain.[...]

Van Splunteren, Soulet and Derdaele just miss out on podium finish at Monza

For a long time, the Dutch/Belgian combination of Paul van Splunteren, Maxime Soulet and Dylan Derdaele appeared to be on course towards a podium finish in the Pro-Am category during the Blancpain Endurance Series’ season opener at the Monza Grand Prix circuit.[...]

Nelson Panciatici launches into the WEC

He’s been livening up the single-seater’s tumultuous packs on every circuit in Europe, and now Nelson PANCIATICI takes the stage in endurance on the mythical circuit of SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, which hosts the World championship in the discipline (WEC) on May 4 – 5. Nelson will drive the second ORECA 03 run by SIGNATECH-NISSAN’s official team, managed by Philippe SINAULT.[...]

Nissan DeltaWing begins European Testing

The experimental Nissan DeltaWing prototype sportscar kicked off its European testing program in England at Snetterton, in Norfolk, yesterday with Scotsman Marino Franchitti and German Michael Krumm getting the opportunity to sample the car in wet conditions.[...]

Leinders, Martin and Heinemeier Hansson complete OAK Racing’s No.35 Morgan 2012 LMP2 Le Mans line-up

Along with its regular LMP1 and LMP2 FIA World Endurance Championship entries, OAK Racing will field a third car at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours for Bas Leinders, Maxime Martin and David Heinemeier Hansson who are now confirmed behind the wheel of the French outfit’s #35 Morgan 2012 LMP2.[...]

Marc Gené is new reserve driver at Audi

Audi is reinforcing its sports car line-up with another driver. The Spaniard Marc Gené will be available to Audi as a reserve driver, standing in for Timo Bernhard in the Audi R18 ultra as early as at the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps on May 5.[...]

Muscle Milk Pickett Racing adds Archie Hamilton to PC driver lineup for Laguna Seca

Muscle Milk Pickett Racing will be making a change to its driver lineup for the American Le Mans Series round at Laguna Seca next month with Archie Hamilton coming on board to co-drive the team’s #5 Muscle Milk / Molecule PC car.[...]

Murphy Prototype to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hour

It has been officially announced today (Monday 16 April) that Murphy Prototype Racing will be one of sixty two cars competing in the Le Mans 24 Hours on Saturday 16 June 2012.[...]

Strong Blancpain debut for Ecurie Ecosse at Monza

Legendary Scottish motor racing outfit Ecurie Ecosse backed up last week’s historic debut British GT victory at Oulton Park with an impressive Blancpain Endurance Series opener at Monza on Sunday (April 15) as drivers Andrew Smith, Ollie Millroy and Joe Twyman overcame torrential rain to bring the squad’s Barwell Motorsport-run BMW Z4 GT3? home 11th in their 39-strong class.[...]

Muscle Milk Leads Double Victory for HPD at Long Beach

Honda Performance Development scored its first double victory in the 2012 American Le Mans Series as the Muscle Milk Racing duo of Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr gave the new HPD ARX-03a chassis its first victory in LMP1; while Level 5 Motorsports and drivers Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker took the LMP2 version – the AR-03b – to it’s second class win of the season.[...]

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