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Aston Martin Retires Works WEC Team

By Alice Holloway
December 24, 2020
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Aston Martin Racing will end their factory-backed work’s team as of 2021 as the marque turns its focus to Formula One and Customer GT Racing.

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British GT

Reigning British GT Champion Mitchell to Partner Balon at Barwell

By James Thompson
December 22, 2020
2 Mins read
Barwell has announced their two car lineup for the 2021 British GT season with Champion Sandy Mitchell/ Adam Balon and Leo Machitski/Dennis Lind
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Chase Elliott joins Action Express for Rolex 24 debut alongside Mike Conway, Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr

By Justin Nguyen
December 18, 2020
2 Mins read
Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Chase Elliott will make his Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona début for Action Express Racing, sharing the #31 Cadillac DPi-V.R with Mike Conway, Pipo Derani, and Felipe Nasr.
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The Audi Story, Part 3: Racing into the Future

By Alice Holloway
December 17, 2020
3 Mins read
In the final instalment of The Audi Story, TheCheckeredFlag looks over Audi’s recent racing history, its move into electric racing and where the marque will go next.
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The Audi Story, Part 2: The Dominant 2000s

By Alice Holloway
December 16, 2020
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TheCheckeredFlag walks through the history of Audi Sport and the tales behind their success in this three-part series. Part 2 looks at the brand’s dominance through the 2000s and the technological developments the manufacturer made.
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Porsche to Return to Top Class Endurance Racing with LMDh

By Alice Holloway
December 16, 2020
2 Mins read
Porsche have announced their intentions to return to FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with LMDh car in 2023.
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E-Type celebrates 60th Birthday with a special anniversary race

By Fergus Mckie
December 16, 2020
1 Mins read
In 2021, The Silverstone Classic will be celebrating their delayed 30th anniversary and the E-Type will be celebrating it’s 60th Birthday in style
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The Audi Story, Part 1: The Birth of Vorsprung durch Racing

By Alice Holloway
December 15, 2020
3 Mins read
TheCheckeredFlag walks through the history of Audi Sport and the tales behind their success in this three-part series. Part 1 looks at the birth of Audi Sport and their dominance in Rallying.
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Porsche announce changes to works driver line up

By Vince Pettit
December 13, 2020
1 Mins read
With the end of the Porsche IMSA programme and COVID-19 restrictions, there has been a shake up to the factory line up.
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2021 GT World Challenge Europe Calendar is unveiled

By Josh Disborough
December 13, 2020
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The calendar for the 2021 GT World Challenge has been unveiled with a new addition to the schedule.
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Porsche unveil stunning new 911 GT3 Cup car

By Vince Pettit
December 13, 2020
2 Mins read
Since 1990 Porsche have produced nearly 5,000 911 GT3 Cup cars, 2021 sees the latest evolution based on the 992 hit the track.
FIA WEC

Jani Replaces Christensen in Porsche WEC 2021 Entry

By Alice Holloway
December 12, 2020
1 Mins read
Neel Jani will replace Michael Christensen alongside Kevin Estre for Porsche GT Team’s 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign.
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Ernie Francis Jr. becomes ninth SRX driver, youngest of the field so far

By Justin Nguyen
December 7, 2020
1 Mins read
22-year-old Ernie Francis Jr. is easily the youngest driver of the Superstar Racing Experience field. The seven-time Trans-Am champion has been announced as the series’ ninth driver.
FIA WEC

WEC to Introduce New Qualifying Format

By Alice Holloway
December 5, 2020
1 Mins read
Moving from the two lap / two driver aggerated time to decide the starting grid of FIA World Endurance Championship races, the…
IMSA

Action Express 2021 Rolex 24 lineup features Johnson, Kobayashi, Pagenaud, Rockenfeller

By Justin Nguyen
December 5, 2020
3 Mins read
A star-studded roster will drive the #48 Cadillac for Action Express Racing at the 2021 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona: Jimmie Johnson, Kamui Kobayashi, Simon Pagenaud, and Mike Rockenfeller.
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Audi Will Return to WEC

By Alice Holloway
November 30, 2020
1 Mins read
Audi Sport have stated their intent to return to endurance sports car racing with the announcement that they will develop a LMDh car.
FIA WEC

DragonSpeed Make WEC Return with Montoya

By Alice Holloway
November 17, 2020
1 Mins read
DragonSpeed will make their FIA World Endurance Championship return with two-time Indy500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya in their driver line-up.
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