KCMG Take Second Consecutive LMP2 Victory
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KCMG finished the 6 Hours of Nurburgring a minute ahead of second place, which was occupied by G-Drive, thus increasing the Hong Kong team’s points lead.
The second GTS race at Sonoma went the way of Michael Cooper, who finished ahead of Kris Wilson and Andrew Aquilante.
Renger van der Zande took his first Pirelli World Challenge victory at Sonoma Raceway, whilst Frank Montecalvo and Colin Thompson extended their GTA and GT Cup championship leads.
Mark Webber drove the #17 Porsche 919 Hybrid to the Nurburgring 6 Hours chequered flag for his, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley’s first victory since Porsche’s return to the series in 2014.
Porsche scored a qualifying 1-2 at the Nurburgring, whilst KCMG, AF Corse and SMP Racing took the remaining classes’ pole positions.
Phil Fogg Jr. and Sloan Urry may be looking forward to a GT Cup double-header at Sonoma Raceway but the TruSpeed Autosport drivers are, as everyone else in the motorsport community, mourning one of IndyCar’s most popular drivers.
Jonny Adam replaces Rob Bell for the 6 Hours of Nurburgring, following his Snetterton British GT victory.
GTA points leader Frank Montecalvo might not have any experience of Sonoma Raceway, but he is still looking to extend his points lead this weekend.
At Sonoma Raceway this weekend, the three Phoenix American Motorsports drivers will be looking for some better results following a miserable weekend in Utah.
With the championship leader missing the penultimate Pirelli World Challenge weekend, all is to play for in GT at Sonoma Raceway. Also racing are the GTA, GT Cup and GTS classes, each with two races.
The two-car Extreme Speed Motorsports team is hoping for two podium positions at the 6 Hours of Nurburgring this weekend.
The all-British line-up of LMP2 points leaders KCMG is back together and hoping to extend their championship stranglehold.
Marco Sorensen and Christoffer Nygaard will pilot the #95 Young Driver AMR entry at this weekend’s 6 Hours of Nurburgring, and are looking for a podium finish.
Black Swan Racing have purchased a 2016 Porsche 911 GT3-R for planned use in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship along with driver Nicky Catsburg.
Jeff Harrison fills in for Jon Fogarty this weekend as GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing make their Pirelli World Challenge debut at Sonoma.
Scuderia Corsa drivers Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell won their first Tudor Championship race since the inaugural one, ahead of TRG-AMR.
Virginia International Raceway brought a third consecutive victory for Tandy and Pilet, whilst BMW and Corvette continued to have struggles.
