Thrilling Battle In Super GT Season Opener
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The opening round of the Super GT at Okayama saw a thrilling battle between three GT500 machines, won by the duo of Takuya Izawa and Takashi Kogure in the Raybrig HSV-010.
A lack of caution periods upset a good looking weekend for Michael Shank Racing, as podium potential dropped to a fifth and eighth place finishes for the team.
Stevenson Motorsports came away from Barber Motorsports Park with a victory and a second place finish in the Rolex Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
An encouraging start to the Rolex Series Porsche 250 for Action Express Racing fell apart as a lack of yellow flags played havoc with their fuel strategy.
Jimmie Johnson drove a strong race in Martinsville to secure his second win of 2013 at the STP Gas Booster 500.
Spirit of Daytona Racing secured their fourth successive Barber Motorsports Park front-row start in the Rolex Series following qualifying for the Porsche 250.
Ollie Hancock continued to impress in his GT3 career, scoring his second podium in as many races as he drove a Fortec Motorsports prepared Mercedes SLS GT3 to third in the opening round of the 2013 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.
John Edwards set a new track record on the way to GT class pole position ahead of the Rolex Series Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park.
A podium result in the opening round of the FIA GT Series saw the 2013 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 live up to its potential following a winter of extensive development.
The Macau Grand Prix Committee has announced an unprecedented programme for two weekends of racing in celebration of the 60th running of the Macau Grand Prix.
AF Corse will send three Ferrari 458 Italia GT2s to battle in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2013, fielding the only Italian team as one of their two entries in GTE Pro and one entry in GTE Am.
Audi will begin the defence of their FIA World Endurance Championship crown at Silverstone, the circuit which saw them clinch the title in 2012.
Franky Cheng Congfu will race for Audi in the GT Asia Series and the Audi R8 LMS Cup, switching from his Mercedes DTM drive.
8Star Motorsports started their 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign by topping the time sheets at the Paul Ricard pre-season test.
Jeff Westphal will join Alessandro Balzan in the Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 for the remainder of the Grand-Am Rolex Series GT class.
Ecurie Ecosse started their 2013 Avon Tyres British GT Championship in fine form, scoring two strong finishes at the opening rounds at Oulton Park.
The inaugural Asian Le Mans Series will now only run four races in 2013, following a decision to streamline the opening season…
