The “SUGO GT 300KM RACE,” Round 5 of the 2010 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, took place at Sportsland SUGO (one lap: 3.704 km x 81 laps) in Miyagi Prefecture on July 25. In the GT500 class, the victory went to the KEIHIN HSV-010 driven by Toshihiro Kaneishi and Koudai Tsukakoshi. In the closest finish in SUPER GT history, the KEIHIN car beat out the Weider HSV-010 at the wire by just 25 thousandths of a second.[...]
While most of our attention will go to the Total 24 Hours of Spa next weekend, there is another endurance race scheduled on the other side of the world. Over eighty cars are entered for the Suzuka Dream Cup, part of the FIA Alternative Energies Cup on July 31/August 1.[...]
The second round of the International GT Open at the Magny-Cours circuit saw Richard Lietz in the Autorlando Sport Porsche starting from pole position, followed by Patrick Pilet in the IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche. After almost coming to a stop on the start straight Lietz pulled up just before crossing the line and tried to get away.[...]
The International GT Open has gone to the Magny-Cours circuit for their own Tour de France. On the 4.411 km / 2.741 miles long circuit it was the IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR of Raymond Narac and Patrick Pilet that took a deserved win in the first race of the weekend.[...]
Jarek Janiš secured his first Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo pole position at Paul Ricard HTTT, France, on 2 July 2010. The Czech driver set the fastest lap time of 2:12.316 in the #77 Charouz-Gravity Racing Super Trofeo race car.[...]
The 2010 season of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series will continue with a star-studded line-up for rounds seven, eight and nine, as the world’s fastest one-make series returns to Paul Ricard HTTT, France, on 3-4 July 2010.[...]
CRS Racing won the second race of the GT Open weekend at Spa-Francorchamps this afternoon. On a very hot circuit (the temperature was over 30°C at the end of the race) the Chris Niarchos and Tim Mullen managed to stay out of trouble and finish in first place. GDL Racing’s De Lorenzi and Borghi won the GTS class.[...]
Alvaro Barba was the first driver to cross the finish line in today’s International GT Open race at Spa-Francorchamps. After a very exciting race the AF Corse driver beat all his rivals to the line…but only after a controversial last corner move. After the race Barba was penalized and that resulted in Edil Cris Racing Team taking the win.[...]
Two qualifying sessions took place this morning at a warm Spa-Francorchamps circuit. AF Corse’s Pierre Kaffer and Vulkan Racing-Mintgen Motorsport’s Christopher Bruck secured the pole positions for race 1, while Richard Lietz (Autorlando Sport) and Marc Lieb (Manthey Racing) were quickest in the second qualifying session.[...]
Thirty-three out of thirty-six cars entered in this weekends round of the International GT Open championship at Spa-Francorchamps took to the track today on what could be described as perfect weather conditions.[...]