Nick Tandy, Frederic Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet closed out the season with victory at Road Atlanta, while Corvette Racing duo Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia secured a second consecutive title despite finishing down in eighth.
Van der Zande Snatches Petit Le Mans Win on Final Lap, Nasr & Curran take Prototype Title
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Filipe Albuquerque lost out on victory at Petit Le Mans with just two corners remaining as he ran out of fuel, allowing Renger van der Zande to come through for victory. Felipe Nasr and Eric Curran are your 2018 champions!
The MSVR have abandoned the Silverstone meeting, bringing an early end to the BRDC F3, LMP3 Cup, GT Cup and F3 Cup Championships.
Toyota Gazoo Racing and Jackie Chan DC Racing took dominate one-two finishes in their respective classes, whilst Porsche took victory in both LM GTE Pro and LM GTE Am at the FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Fuji.
Heinricher Partners with Legge, Beatriz and de Silvestro for 2019 All-Female IMSA GTD Entry
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There will be an all-female entry on the IMSA grid in 2019 with the announcement that Jackie Heinricher and Katherine Legge will run full-time in the #57 Heinricher Racing/Meyer Shank Racing Acura, with Ana Beatriz and Simona de Silvestro being added for enduros.
Tequila Patron ESM, BMW Team RLL and Scuderia Corsa Ferrari took pole positions across the three classes at Petit Le Mans on Friday.
Both DragonSpeed and Aston Martin Racing hace claimed their maiden pole position in LMP2 and LM GTE Pro ahead of tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Fuji.
Extreme Speed Motorsports and Mazda Team Joest were fastest in practices three and four at Road Atlanta, Corvette finished 1-2 in GT Le Mans in both sessions, while Mercedes and Audi customers topped GT Daytona.
Both of the Free Practice sessions for the 6 Hours of Fuji today were delayed or cut short due to long periods of red flag conditions. Surprisingly this wasn’t due to the usual bad weather, but loose kerbs on the track.
Championship contenders showed good pace in all three classes in the opening two practice sessions at Road Atlanta on Thursday.
Magnussen, Garcia Head into Road Atlanta With Eyes on Second Consecutive GT Le Mans Crown
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Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia need a podium to clinch the GT Le Mans title for a second year in a row, but both are focused on taking the win at Petit Le Mans.
Jon Bennett and Colin Braun head into Petit Le Mans this weekend just four points off the lead of the Prototype class after two wins and two second places in the past four races.
Eric Curran and Felipe Nasr have a four-point advantage in the Prototype class heading into this weekend’s Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, the finale of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Sellers and Snow Looking to Seal GT Daytona Title with Paul Miller Racing at Petit Le Mans
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Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow have a six point advantage in the GTD standings heading into Petit Le Mans knowing a podium result will give them the championship.
Kunos Simulazioni announce the addition of the Bentley Continental GT3 and Misano to the Early Access version of Assetto Corsa Competizione.
It has been nearly two months since the FIA World Endurance Championship has battled it out on the asphalt, but returning to Toyota Gazoo Racing’s home track, the 34 strong grid are ready to go racing again.
Toyota Gazoo Racing have had a dominant start to the season, with the Privateer teams classing them in a league of their own, but ahead of the 6 Hours of Fuji, the FIA and WEC governing body ACO have put a new EoT into action to try and bring the field closer.
