Pechito dominates ELMS at Paul Ricard
Cool Racing strikes the double in FP1 at Paul Ricard this morning with Lopez in #47 fastest in LMP2 and Jakobsen driving #37 in LMP2/AM. Nick Thiim was fastest in LMGTE with #44 Aston Martin.
6 Hours of Monza: Corvette Champion - Porsche takes the podium.
Corvette Racing, Ben Keating, Nicki Catsburg and Nico Varrone are already World Endurance Champions with still 2 races to run before the end of the Championship. Porsche 911 RSR-19 trust the podium.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota strikes fourth victory
The fifth round of the World Endurance Championship saw 7 different leaders in Hypercars class due to alternate pitting strategies but it was Toyota#7 who dominated the race with 143 laps on the lead out of the 200 covered.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota leads at mid-race
The start of the 6 Hours of Monza was chaotic with Ferrari #51 spinning after being hit by Toyota #8. Peugeot #93 was on the lead at the end of hour 1 but Toyota #7 took control again at mid-race.
6 Hours of Monza: Toyota leads Ferrari by an inch
Kamui Kobayashi with Toyota GR010 Hybrid #7 clinched the pole point with a lap time of 1:35.358, 0.017 seconds ahead of Antonio Fuoco with Ferrari 499P #50. Kubica in LMP2 and Bovy in LMGTE AM were the fastest in their class.
6 Hours of Monza: Thursday practices (FP1 and 2)
The fastest lap performed by Pier Guidi with Ferrari #51 (1: 37.533) during the morning session (FP1) was considerably improved by 10 drivers during the afternoon session (FP2). Kamui Kobayashi did set the benchmark in 1:36.363.
6 Hours of Monza: Challengers preview
Before heading to Monza, Cadillac is third in the manufacturers’ championship, 56 points behind Toyota Gazoo Racing (38 behind Ferrari) with a lead of 16 points over Porsche.
6 Hours of Monza: Leaders preview
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing leads Ferrari by 18 points in the manufacturers’ title race. Both are eager to win at Monza.
Spa 24: Optimum wins Gold and Huber Bronze
Among the non PRO entries, #5 Optimum Motorsport Mc Laren (Gold) end among the top 10 overall and pole Porsche #20 from Huber Motorsport (Bronze) ends 13th overall.
Spa 24: Third win for ROWE racing
The #98 Rowe Racing BMW M4 GT3 is the winner of the 2023 Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa ahead of #88 Akkodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 and #17 Scherer Sport PHX Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO.
Spa 24: Overall ranking with 6 hours to go
With 5hours 55’ to go Luca Engstler, Kelvin van der Linde and Nicki Thiim with #17 Scherer Sport PHX Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO are leading a pack of 5 PRO cup cars ahead of #5 McLaren leading also the Gold Cup.
Spa: Overall ranking after 6 hours
After 6 hours of racing, Dries Vanthoor, Sheldon van der Linde, Charles Weerts with #32 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 are leading the Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa.
Posche and Ferrari in front row of Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa
Porsche #20 and Ferrari #51 will start from front row the Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa thanks to Matteo Cairoli clinching pole and Alessio Rovera second.
Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa: Qualifying
It were the competitors who took advantage of a track that was still dry at the start of Q1 who were decisive for the final classification of the qualifications. Porsche (6), Audi (5) and Lamborghini (4) are very well represented in the top 20 who will run the Super Pole this Friday 3:35 pm.
Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa: Free Parctice 1
The first practice session of the day at Spa, saw the domination of the BMW Junior Team BMW M4 GT3 #998, entrusted to the young drivers of BMW Motorsport, Max Hesse, Neil Verhagen and Dan Harper.
Vasser Sullivan Lexus dominated GTD Pro class
Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 #14 dominated its class by spending the highest number of laps as leader ahead of Ferrari, Corvette and Mercedes in GTD Pro.
Vasser Sulivan Lexus dominates both GTD classes
Both Lexus RC F GT3 dominated their respective class by spending the highest number of laps as leader with #12 GTD winning combined class.
First IMSA win for BMW
After a race filled with twists and turns where only three GTPs finished in the same lap, the BMW M Team RLL has been awarded the victory in the 6-hour race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA series) at Watkins Glen.
Cadillac #31 clinch max. mid-race points for Michlin Endurance Cup
#31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac with AItken, Sims and Derani took the lead of the race 10’ before the 3 hours mark clinching the maximum points at that stage for the Michelin Endurance Cup.
The 6 Hours of The Glen: GTD Qualifying
Lamborghini dominates both GTD classes qualification with pole and 3 cars within the top 6 of combined classes. Ferrari 296 GT3 #62 tops GTD PRO.
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