British motorsport brand, Ginetta, has today announced it is to enter a new three-year partnership with global leader in GT racing, SRO Motorsports Group. Under this partnership, Ginetta will run three championships which will compete at Intelligent Money British GT Championship rounds from the 2023 season.
Raphael Lessard put on quite a show in his first race on dirt today. The fifth round of the NCWTS Truck Series was run on the Bristol Motor Speedway oval which was covered with dirt just for the Pinty's Dirt Track Race. This race was highly anticipated by everyone, especially as rain forced NASCAR to postpone the event from Saturday to Sunday, then on to Monday. The field was unable to qualify on Saturday due to the weather, and Raphael Lessard started in 29th place as per NASCAR's calculation based on the team's results. From the first to the last lap, Raphael Lessard kept on overtaking his opponents, until placing his #24 GMS Racing Chevrolet Silverado on the podium at the finish.
New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong has finished fifth in the final race at the opening round of the 2021 FIA Formula 2 championship.
Thomas Nepveu went through an intense week after a superb, attacking finish last Sunday in the ROK Cup USA series. After two days of testing in the USF2000 series at Barber Motorsport Park near Talladega, Alabama, on Monday and Tuesday, Thomas Nepveu then headed south for the first two rounds of the SKUSA Winternationals series (Superkart! USA - X30 Senior class), run at NOLA Motorsports Park (New Orleans, LA). After being forced to retire in the Saturday Final, Thomas Nepveu and the team finished on the third step of the podium in the Sunday Final.
After two test streaks, first at Virginia Raceway in Virginia and then at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, Justin Arseneau and Louka St-Jean, the ICAR Canada Racing Team recruits, are well prepared for the American F4 Championship. The first round will be held this weekend, from March 25th to 28th, 2021, on the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta circuit.
After a short program in 2020 that saw just a single event at Sydney Motorsport Park 12 months ago, the dynamic RA Cup will return to Bathurst’s Mount Panorama this Easter for the opening round of the 2021 season, the sixth time the iconic circuit has played host to the mighty open-top sportscars in the 13th season of the Cup.
Reigning FIA Formula 2 teams’ champions DAMS began its 2020 season with a podium for series rookie Dan Ticktum in the Austria Sprint Race, following an excellent fifth-place finish in the Feature Race. Unfortunately, Sean Gelael’s first weekend with the French squad was hindered by recurring gearbox issues.
Following the racing world being on pause for the first half of 2020, Marcus’ season finally got underway in Austria this weekend as he made his debut in FIA Formula 2. Taking to the seat for the first of three consecutive race weekends, Marcus hit the ground running, turning heads as he tackled the pinnacle of junior series.
Hitech GP today announced they will be joining the 2020 BRDC British F3 Championship - set to get underway at Oulton Park on 1-2 August - with a two car assault.
Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso dominated Torque Esports’ The Race All-Star Series powered by ROKiT Phones Legends Trophy for the second week in a row with back-to-back wins today at Silverstone.
Formula 1 legends Fernando Alonso and Rubens Barrichello are teaming up for an assault on the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual – launching the FA/RB Allinsports team for the virtual version of the fabled French endurance racing event.
With Covid-19 restrictions beginning to ease around the country, the potential that sporting events will be back on the calendar in the not too distant future has allowed Australian GT to start moving forward, with recent weeks seeing a survey of teams and drivers, whilst further discussions have been had with stakeholders, all focussed on a return to racing.