The Avon Tyres British GT Championship visits Rockingham for a two hour enduro. Photographs by Adam Pigott.
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LE MANS: Drama in final hours but Audi emerges triumphant
Toyota had retired long ago, but Audi still threatened to be its own worst enemy in the final hours of the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours. The #1 R18 TDI driven by last year’s winners Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler crossed the line serenely a lap ahead of its closest challenger, but the [...]
View PostGT1 World Championship: Ferrari first in race one at Slovakiaring
Filip Salaquarda and Toni Vilander produced an impressive performance in mixed conditions to give their AF Corse Ferrari team its first victory in the GT1 World Championship at the Slovakiaring today. Albert von Thurn und Taxis and Tomas Enge came home second, after a remarkable fighting drive by the latter driver in increasingly wet conditions.
View PostGT3 Europe: Tyre gamble pays off for Ciro and Ardagna-Perez
Winning a one-hour sprint race after spinning on the first lap is no easy task, but that’s exactly what Giuseppe Ciro and Gaetano Ardagna Perez managed in the first of the weekend’s two GT3 European championship races at Zolder. Perez was caught out by wet conditions at the first corner and dropped to the back [...]
View PostGT1 World Championship: Season Preview
SRO boss Stephane Ratel laid out the format of this year’s GT1 World Championship during his ‘State of the Union’ address at last year’s Spa 24 Hours in July. He stated that the championship would be run purely for GT3-specification cars in 2012, with 2011 being the last year of the true GT1 machines, which [...]
View PostELMS Paul Ricard: TDS Racing triumphs, plus another classic GT battle
Thiriet by TDS Racing have won the opening round of the 2012 European Le Mans Series after a fascinating battle with last year’s champions Greaves Motorsport and series newcomers Status Grand Prix. Young Swiss Matthias Beche and team investor Pierre Thiriet soaked up pressure and adversity from lights to flag to take the first victory [...]
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