In the first of a new series, Matt Hunter looks back at the weekend’s sportscar action. International GT Open – Nürburgring Just one week after the spectacular Nürburgring 24hrs, sports cars returned to the GP circuit in the form of round two of the International GT Open. A 24 strong entry was greeted with [...]
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BMW had the pace and Mercedes looked potent at times, too, but it was Audi that vanquished the oppostion at the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours with a dominant 1-2 finish courtesy of customer squads Team Phoenix and Mamerow Racing. Non-German marques didn’t get a look in at any point during this fascinating race, which included [...]
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The polesitting #19 Schubert Motorsport BMW led the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours with almost two hours of the race run. The Jorg Muller/Dirk Muller/Uwe Alzen/Dirk Adorf is out of sequence with some of the leading cars, though, as it was one of many afflicted with punctures in the early stages of the race and had [...]
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Much of the attention at the Nurburgring 24 Hours these days is focused on the top-flight GT machinery piloted by some of the world’s best pros. Seeing these cars and drivers tackle the Nordschleife with maximum commitment is a huge part of the race’s attraction, but there’s another, equally fascinating side to the Ring 24 [...]
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Porsche set the pace but it was a Ferrari that crossed the line first in Saturday morning’s British GT race at the Nurburgring, the second of the weekend. Matt Griffin started the Mtech Racing Ferrari 458 from fifth on the grid, then lost a place at the start. He was soon to make amends, though, [...]
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“It’s so nice to have a clear lap of the Nordschleife at last.” That quote could have come from any one of the top three qualifiers for tomorrow’s Nurburgring 24 Hours race, as every one of them expressed their satisfaction with the race’s new Top 40 qualifying shootout format. But it was German veteran Uwe [...]
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A mighty stint from Jonathan Adam and a critical pitstop error from RJN Motorsport combined to give the Beechdean Aston Martin team victory in today’s British GT race on the Nurburgring GP circuit. It was the first win for Aston Martin’s new V12 Vantage GT3 car and Beechdean’s first win of the championship’s 2012 season.
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The event in numbers The Nurburgring 24 Hours may be a one-off event, but its sheer scale dwarfs an entire season of many other racing series. The 2012 running is the 40th edition of the race and will be contested by over 170 cars piloted by about 600 drivers. Around 200,000 spectators are expected to [...]
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GT Academy winner, Jann Mardenborough and reigning Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Champion, Nick Tandy, stormed to respective poles in this afternoon’s qualifying sessions at the Nürburgring. In GT4, Team WFR did the double; Jody Fannin and Warren Hughes still managing to beat the ever-increasing GT4 field.
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