Jean-Paul Hackett, Author at The Checkered Flag

PREVIEW: 2018 British GT - Donington Park - GT3

September 19, 2018

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Optimum Motorsport head to Donington Park for the final showdown of the 2018 British GT Championship. With one hand on the season trophy, Flick Haigh and Jonny Adam will be looking to win the GT3 title this weekend.

PREVIEW: 2018 British GT - Donington Park - GT4

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 19, 2018

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This weekend sees the British GT Championship returns to Donington Park for what is shaping up to be a belter of a season finale. With five different GT4 crews all vying for the championship, we take a look ahead to the weekend’s action.

British GT

Second Date For British GT at Donington In 2019

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 18, 2018

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The venerable Donington Park circuit has been given a second slot in the 2019 British GT calendar. Event formats are still being considered.

FIA World Rally Championship Junior WRC WRC2

2018 Rally Turkey: Day Four - Turkish Delight For Tänak

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 16, 2018

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Cautious Tänak ignites title bid at Rally Turkey after a third straight win.

FIA World Rally Championship Junior WRC WRC2

2018 Rally Turkey: Day Three - A Tough Day

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 15, 2018

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Ott Tänak steered clear of trouble to lead Rally Turkey on Saturday night after the WRC’s most dramatic day in years.

Formula 1

Hamilton Smashes Record To Put Mercedes On Singapore Pole

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 15, 2018

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Hamilton takes stunning Singapore pole as Verstappen beats Vettel to P2.

FIA World Rally Championship Junior WRC WRC2

2018 Rally Turkey: Day Two - Neuville In Control

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 14, 2018

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WRC title rivals Thierry Neuville and Sébastien Ogier are separated by 0.3sec for the lead of Rally Turkey on Friday night after a gripping and surprising opening leg.

FIA World Rally Championship

2018 Rally Turkey: SS1 - Mikkelsen Impressive In Marmaris

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 13, 2018

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Thursday night’s Rally Turkey curtain-raiser sped through Marmaris’ picturesque marina area. The spectacular all-asphalt test, featuring roundabout donuts, a jump, tight hairpin bends gave Andreas Mikkelsen the perfect stage on which to impress the huge crowds.

FIA World Rally Championship

2018 Rally Turkey: Shakedown

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 13, 2018

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The 2018 Rally Turkey got underway with the Thursday morning shakedown today. Thierry Neuville made it look easy as the crews took to the all-new stages for the first time.

FIA World Rally Championship Junior WRC WRC2

PREVIEW: 2018 FIA World Rally Championship - Rally Turkey

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 12, 2018

5 Mins read

Rally Turkey is back on the WRC calendar for 2018, in this preview we take a look ahead to what will be a journey into the unknown!

British GT

Optimum Motorsport's Snetterton Appeal Upheld

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 8, 2018

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The Optimum Motorsport team successfully overturns original stewards’ decision, Haigh and Adam’s fourth place at Snetterton and the associated points reinstated.

GT World Challenge

AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG Take Maiden Win of The Season

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 2, 2018

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The #88 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG drivers, Raffaele Marciello and Michael Meadows, earned themselves a hard-fought maiden win of the season, in a rain-soaked race two at the Hungaroring earlier today.

GT World Challenge

Grasser Racing Lamborghini Takes Dramatic Win In Hungary

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 1, 2018

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Despite a strong showing from the Mercedes teams during qualifying, the GRT Grasser Racing Lamborghini Huracan of Christian Engelhart and Mirko Bortolotti took a hard-fought Blancpain Sprint Cup victory during race one at the Hungaroring.

GT World Challenge

Mercedes-AMG Dominates Qualifying In Hungary

By Jean-Paul Hackett

September 1, 2018

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Mercedes-AMG machinery has dominated today’s qualifying sessions for the 2018 Blancpain Sprint Series meeting at the Hungaroring.

GT World Challenge

PREVIEW: 2018 Blancpain GT Series - Hungaroring

By Jean-Paul Hackett

August 30, 2018

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It has been five weeks since the Blancpain GT field took to the track at Spa, the series returns this weekend at the venerable Hungaroring in Hungary. We take a look at what to expect from all of the drivers and their teams ahead of the Sprint Cup doubleheader.

DTM Formula E

Audi Look to The Future In Formula E and DTM

By Jean-Paul Hackett

August 30, 2018

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Audi has announced that it intends to continue racing in both the DTM and Formula E, but with more and more manufacturers pushing forward with their electric vehicle programs, have the DTM organisers done enough to remain relevant?

DTM

Eriksson Wins His Maiden DTM Race at Misano

By Jean-Paul Hackett

August 27, 2018

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Swedish DTM rookie Joel Eriksson has claimed his maiden win during a wet night race at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Sunday.