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BMW reveal WEC Hypercar drivers; Raffaele Marciello and Marco Wittmann to debut

The pair were named on Wednesday along with Rene Rast and Robin Frijns when the German manufacturer firmed up the line-ups in the two M Hybrid V8 LMDhs that will compete under the BMW M Team WRT banner during its maiden season in Hypercar.

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BMW reveals WEC Hypercar drivers, Marciello and Wittmann to debut

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Jesse Krohn joins BMW M Team RLL’s GTP squad for 2024 season

Krohn joins Philipp Eng as the team’s full season drivers in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 in GTP. The sister car No. 25 prototype will feature the same full-time line-up of Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly.

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Rossi “upset” to lose Gulf 12 Hours victory shot after bizarre pedal issue

Rossi, who was partnered by Nick Yelloly and Dries Vanthoor, was leading the Intercontinental GT Challenge finale going into its final four hours until the pedal box failure occurred as he was handing over to Yelloly.

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The brothers giving a different perspective to sportscar racing

Michail Antonio’s prediction on the Footballer’s Football Podcast he co-hosts with Newcastle striker Callum Wilson, that his West Ham side would finish above Liverpool in the Premier League table this season, was subject to some mockery online after a recent 3-1 defeat at Anfield. Antonio’s linkup play was key in…

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Rossi scores breakthrough GT World Challenge victory at Misano

On the track where Rossi had achieved race-winning success in MotoGP on three occasions, 'The Doctor' achieved a breakthrough in his new career.

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Le Mans 24h: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

Taking over the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar that Alessandro Pier Guidi drove to second in Hyperpole, Calado whisked to a time of 3m27.275s shortly before Jean-Eric Vergne’s #93 Peugeot 9X8 LMH brought out the red flags when it stopped between the two Mulsanne Chicanes.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

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United has to "do something clever" to recover from tough Le Mans qualifying

The British driver ended up 14th, four places behind team-mate Filipe Albuquerque, after a "stressful" session blighted by red flags on Wednesday that decided the eight cars to progress to Thursday's Hyperpole shootout.

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Le Mans 24h: Porsche beats Ferrari in opening night practice

Laurens Vanthoor went quickest with just over 30 minutes of the two-hour night session remaining on Wednesday aboard his Porsche 963 LMDh to beat Ferrari driver James Calado’s mark by three tenths.

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Nurburgring 24h: Frikadelli Ferrari scores historic victory

Earl Bamber, Nicky Catsburg, David Pittard and Felipe Fernandez Laser scored a dominant win in the 51st running of the German endurance classic, also setting a new distance record of 162 laps - three more than the previous benchmark.

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Carroll reunited with WRT after 11 years for GTWCE Endurance

A1GP champion Adam Carroll will reunite with leading sportscar outfit WRT for the first time in over a decade in this season's GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

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A1GP champion Carroll reunited with WRT after 11 years for GTWCE Endurance

A1GP champion Adam Carroll will reunite with leading sportscar outfit WRT for the first time in over a decade in this season's GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

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Bathurst 12 Hour: GruppeM in front with three hours to go

The GruppeM Mercedes currently leads a see-sawing battle with SunEnergy1 Racing heading into the final three hours of the Bathurst 12 Hour.

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Bathurst 12 Hour: SunEnergy1 Mercedes leads at halfway

Jules Gounon leads the Bathurst 12 Hour in the #75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes at the halfway point of the race.

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Bathurst 12 Hour: Van Gisbergen Mercedes leads after first quarter

Shane van Gisbergen’s Triple Eight Mercedes headed Matt Campbell’s Manthey Porsche after three hours of racing at Mount Panorama in the Bathurst 12 Hour.

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Bathurst 12Hr: Van Gisbergen’s Mercedes leads after first quarter

Shane van Gisbergen’s Supercheap Mercedes AMG GT3 is locked in battle with Matt Campbell’s Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R after three hours of a fascinating Intercontinental GT Challenge race at the legendary Bathurst track.

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Every driver racing in the 2023 Bathurst 12 Hour

The full entry list for the 2023 Bathurst 12 Hour, including 84 drivers from around the world, has been unveiled.

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WRT wins on BMW debut in Dubai 24 Hours, Rossi claims podium

Crack GT squad WRT won on its first race outing with BMW in the Dubai 24 Hours, while MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi finished third for the Belgian outfit.

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Autosport 2022 Top 50: #40 Dries Vanthoor

1st in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup; 1st in Nurburgring 24 Hours

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WRT accuses former Audi Sport boss of damaging the brand's image

WRT chief Vincent Vosse has hit out at former Audi Sport head Julius Seebach for damaging the German manufacturer’s image in racing circles in the last two years.

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Rossi to make Bathurst 12 Hour debut with WRT BMW, continue in GTWCE

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will continue to race with top sportscar outfit WRT in 2023 following its switch to BMW and make his debut in the Bathurst 12 Hour enduro.

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Vanthoor, Weerts join BMW as 2023 works drivers

Former Audi stalwarts Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts have joined WRT in making the switch to BMW as the German brand's latest works drivers for 2023.

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Motorsport Games: Italy tops medal table as final day goes down to the wire

Team Italy ended the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games at the top of the medal table, moving ahead of France in the final event at Paul Ricard.

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Motorsport Games: Australia seals final gold medal with GT Sprint win

Matt Campbell triumphed in the GT Sprint race to secure gold for Team Australia as the FIA Motorsport Games drew to a close at Paul Ricard.

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