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CR Scuderia changes line-up for Monza FIA-GT race

By Team Update ⋅ May 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Round two of the 2008 FIA GT Championship takes place next week at Monza, the place where Italians go to worship motorsport. The ‘Pista Magica’, as Monza is known locally, is the fastest track on the FIA GT calendar, and it is one that every Ferrari team relishes. To win at Monza in a Ferrari is a special feeling for a racing driver so the CR Scuderia boys will be going all out to hit the top spot next weekend[…]

Historical debut for Escudería ACA Argentina in FIA-GT

By Team Update ⋅ May 3, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Scuderia ACA Argentina made an historic FIA GT Championship debut at Silverstone with drivers Gaston Mazzacane and Esteban Tuero finishing a respectable 13th in class on their series debut.

Planetlemans talks to Gianmaria Bruni

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ April 30, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Gianmaria Bruni has started 2008 with a series of wins on the Ferrari 430 GT. Both FIA-GT and LMS events have seen him already on top of the podium so the young Roman is feeling pretty positive and confident at this time. Planetlemans met Gianmaria in between practice sessions at the Monza 1000 km and was able to get to know this fast driver better[..]

Success for Aston Martin-Michelin on home soil

By Team Update ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

Victory in the first round of the 2008 FIA GT Championship –the prestigious RAC Tourist Trophy meeting at Silverstone – went to the Jetalliance Racing-run Aston Martin DBR9-Michelin of Karl Wendlinger and Ryan Sharp. The Vitaphone Racing-Michelin car failed to make it a hat-trick in the British race, while the GT2 category saw Michelin-shod Ferraris monopolise the top two places at the flag.[…]

Jos Menten FIA GT Silverstone review

By Team Update ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A strange weekend under typical British climatic conditions; this is probably the best way to describe the season’s opening round of the FIA GT championship 2008. Rain, fog, a chilling wind …we experienced it all. Jos Menten and Andrea Piccini took it easy during the free practice sessions seeing neither of these drivers had any previous experience with the Saleen S7-R of RBImmo Racing. The Austrian team, managed by Franz Konrad, were running on Pirelli tyres as also the same make car of PK Carsport.[…]

Great performance in Silverstone by SRT

By Team Update ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

After the test days in Monza and Nogaro, the real premiere could take place in Silverstone. In the first race of the championship Selleslagh Racing Team closed with an outstanding performance, the SRT Corvette ended up in fourth place.[…]

Scuderia Ecosse: Off and running at Silverstone

By Team Update ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Round 1 of the 2008 FIA GT Championship got off to an eventful start at Silverstone today, as the Scuderia Ecosse team made the most of the damp and trying conditions in poor visibility.[…]

Dramatic start for PK Carsport at Silverstone

By Team Update ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Last week, Kumpen and Longin won the two opening rounds of the Belgian GT Championship, but the first weekend of the FIA GT Championship was completely different. PK Carsport tried everything possible; but the crew didn’t find the right set-up for the Saleen SR7, especially with the changing and tricky weather conditions. The Belgian Saleen finally finished 12th in GT1[…]

Strong start for CR Scuderia at Silverstone

By Team Update ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The CR Scuderia team got the 2008 FIA GT Championship season off to a flying start at Silverstone this weekend, taking second and fifth places in a race run in difficult weather conditions. The new team is delighted to take such a top result, along with yesterday’s pole position, in its first international race[…]

Jetalliance wins opening race of the FIA GT season

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

The first round of the FIA GT Championship at Silverstone was won by the Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 of Karl Wendlinger and Ryan Sharp. The pair beat the Maserati MC12 of Vitaphone Racing drivers Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels, with the Gigawave Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 of Philipp Peter and Allan Simonsen finishing the race in third place.[…]