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Porsche heads the field with a 1-2 in LMP1, the fastest lap being a 3:22.334 set by Marc Lieb in the No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid. The German heads the No.1 by just over two tenths of a second, Mark Webber having set a best lap of 3:22.555 in the No.1 entry.The two Audi R18s have also dipped under the 3m22 mark this morning, close behind the Porsches, with Toyota Gazoo Racing’s TS050 HYBRIDS slightly further back but working through a comprehensive test programme. LMP1 Private

STATEMENT ISSUED ON BEHALF OF ACU EVENTS LTD ACU Events Ltd regrets to announce that Paul Shoesmith, 50, from Poynton, Cheshire was killed following an accident on Sulby Straight during this evening’s solo practice at the Isle of Man TT Races. The session was abandoned. Paul made his TT Races debut in 2005 and had a highest placed finish of 15th on the TT Mountain Course in both the Superbike and Senior Races in 2011. He also achieved finishes of 8th and 11th in the 200

The entry list for the official Le Mans 24 Hours test day on Sunday 5th June has been released and it can be found HERE . (Subject to change as described in our article HERE ) All the registered teams and drivers use the opportunity to re-familiarise themselves with the 14km track ahead of race week, and to start the work on the set up which they all hope will see them achieve success in the race on 18/19th June. There are a few regulations which must be followed for the

With perfect conditions yet again all the way round the Mountain Course, Thursday evening’s qualifying session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy saw Michael Dunlop set the island alight with the first 132mph+ lap of the week. The Ulsterman lapped at 132.36mph on his Hawk Racing BMW and also made the headlines in the Superstock class with his lap of 131.34mph an unofficial lap record. Early in the evening, the idyllic conditions only hinted at the ex

Paolo Roberti has ruled himself out of this years Le Mans following a crash today at Hockenheim while teaching a student. The car he was driving suffered a technical problem with its brakes on the backstretch at 200kph. Both Paolo and the student he was teaching are in hospital close the the circuit, Paolo suffering a fracture of his lumber vertebrae. As yet there has been no word from the Larbre Competition team as to his replacement for Le Mans Roberto Merhi will repla

After an 11-minute delay, the first of the week so far, Wednesday evening’s qualifying session for the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, burst into life with spectacular lap times in the RST Superbike and RL360 Quantum Superstock classes.Despite strong winds reported on the Mountain section, Michael Dunlop threw down the gauntlet with the fastest lap of the week at an excellent 131.574mph, bettering Ian Hutchinson’s time set the previous evening. Although

Michael Dunlop tops todays qualifying session with a lap in excess of 131 mph with Ian Hutchinson staying at the top also. 1. Michael Dunlop - Hawk Racing BMW - 17:12.331 - 131.57mph 2. Ian Hutchinson - Tyco BMW - 17:19.310 - 130.69mph 3. John McGuninness - Honda Racing - 17:20.854 - 130.50mph Full results can be found here and full report to follow. Picture credit Dave Kneen at Pacemaker Press International

Monday night’s evening session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy got underway promptly at 6.20pm with dry, sunny conditions all round the Mountain Course and the Bingley Bullet Ian Hutchinson continued his excellent form by setting the fastest time of the night with a speed of 129.964mph on the Tyco BMW, two seconds quicker than Michael Dunlop although the latter posted three laps over129mph. However, one of the most impressive feats of the night came

Barwell Motorsport’s Liam Griffin and Adam Carroll made the most of a hectic pit-stop window and subsequent delays to win the opening race of British GT’s Oulton Park double header this morning, while Optimum Motorsport’s Graham Johnson and Mike Robinson secured the GT4 category spoils thanks to a serene lights-to-flag victory. Joe Osborne’s superb rearguard effort helped he and AmDTuning.com co-driver Lee Mowle finish second ahead of Rick Parfitt Jnr and Seb Morris aboard t

Lap times from the 2nd practice session of the 2016 Isle Of Man TT are as follows - 1. Ian Hutchinson, BMW 1000rr, 129.964mph (17:25.117) 2. Michael Dunlop, BMW S1000rr, 129.670mph (17:27.491) 3. John McGuinness, Honda JMc, 128.817mph (17:33.987) And fastest 3 through the sully speed trap are - 1. Bruce Anstey, Honda RCV213 - 193.4mph 2. James Hilliary, Kawasaki SST - 192.3mph 3. Ian Hutchinson, BMW 1000rr - 190.6mph Full results here Full report to follow Bruce Anstey

For motorsport fans all over the world, the Hankook 24H DUBAI has already built up a very strong reputation, right up there with the other classic endurance races. Next year’s event at Dubai Autodrome will take place from January 12 till 14, 2017, serving as the season-opener of the 2017 24H SERIES powered by Hankook. Even before 2016 has reached its halfway point, no less than 65 teams have already signed up to race in the Hankook 24H DUBAI next January. “This year’s race wa

The biggest racing spectacle in Germany has upped the ante once more. For the first time, Audi will be present with nine R8 LMS cars in the field of the Nürburgring 24 Hours (May 28/29). This means that in the race held in the Eifel more customers than ever before are relying on the GT3 sports car with the four rings. Television partner RTL Nitro will be airing coverage of the racing marathon for nearly 26 hours – another first. No race track in the world is longer and no fi

New Porsche for GTE/GTLM classes from 2017 Stuttgart. The most successful GT race car of the 2015 season will be replaced by a completely new race car in 2017. The successor to the 911 RSR has already com- pleted a successful rollout on the test track in Weissach. Now begins the test phase on selected racetracks around the world. At its first test runs at Weissach, the majority of the Porsche works drivers were able to get a first impression of the new 2017 GTE race car

Audi has won the unusually tough second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps. In temperatures above 25 degrees centigrade, in the end only two of the six hybrid sports cars from all manufacturers that had started finished at the front of the field in Belgium. Victory with a two-lap advantage was celebrated by Lucas di Grassi/Loïc Duval/Oliver Jarvis (BR/F/GB) following an impeccable race in their Audi R18. The spectators in Belgium witne

On Friday and Saturday this week (May 6-7, 2016), the famous Circuit Park Zandvoort will serve as the venue for the Hankook 12H ZANDVOORT. The fourth round of this year’s 24H SERIES powered by Hankook and the third running of the race in The Netherlands again assembles a wide variety of GTs and touring cars. In total, 48 teams have entered for the race at the undulating circuit in the dunes on the Dutch North Sea coast. No less than 21 different nationalities are represented

A weekend of sunshine, warm temperatures and action-packed family entertainment is on offer for everyone who travels to the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship at the world famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. On track, no fewer than 34 cars will be battling it out for victory, while the well-established Fan Area offers plenty of family fun and a great variety of entertainments for all. The fifth edition of the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, from the 5th - 7th

Audi has great plans for round two of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) on Saturday, May 7. On the race track at Spa, Belgium, the premium brand with the Audi R18 is aiming to continue its string of podium successes, the beginning of which now dates back six years. Spa is an outstanding venue for Audi’s sports cars. Since 2010, the team has clinched ten trophies in total there with Le Mans prototypes. They include victories in 2012, 2013 and 2015, plus three secon

Audi has chosen not to lodge an appeal following the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in the United Kingdom. After Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer had won the Silverstone 6 Hours on April 17, their Audi R18 was excluded post-race from the classification due to a violation of the LMP1 class Technical Regulations. The thickness of the skid block of the number “7” Audi R18 represented a breach of Article 3.5.6 a3 of the regulations, according to the assess

Manor, who compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, have launched an innovative new mobile app that begins to change the way racing teams can interact with fans. The mobile app, which has been developed in partnership with technology specialists Inovica, is available now for both Apple and Android devices and fans can download it for free from the App Store or Google Play (by searching for Manor Endurance). The new mobile app provides fans with exclusive content i

In the very late evening it was announced that the stewards of the meeting received a report from the Technical Delegate explaining that the thickness of the front skid block of car no. 7 doesn’t comply with article 3.5.6 a3 of the LMP1 Technical Regulations. And so the no. 7 car was excluded from the results of the race, this meant that Porsche were the winners and Rebellion Racing were promoted to third over all. However, around 1am on Sunday morning Audi Sport said that