Robert Wickens soars to Pilot Challenge title
A little over five years removed from sustaining spinal cord injuries from an IndyCar Series accident at Pocono Raceway in 2018, Wickens hoisted his first-ever championship to cap off a drama-filled season last Friday at Road Atlanta. Wickens and co-pilot Harry Gottsacker, driving the #33 Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Elantra N TCR, came in with […]
SUPER GT eyes reduction in corner speeds after Sugo crash
Team Kunimitsu Honda man Yamamoto was left with serious neck and spinal cord injuries following the contact with the Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 car of Teppei Natori that pitched him hard into the barriers during last month’s sixth round of the season. Natori was held responsible and penalised for causing the collision, triggered by his […]
Honda’s Otsu admits he was “too soft” in Autopolis lead battle
Otsu and Miyata embarked on a thrilling duel for honours in the penultimate round of the season, with Miyata ultimately coming out on top in the #36 TOM’S Toyota GR Supra he shares with Sho Tsuboi to take the lead of the championship. The #16 ARTA Honda NSX-GT of Otsu and Nirei Fukuzumi, who took […]
PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports captures IMSA LMP2 title after multiple recoveries
Pole-sitter Ben Keating ignited the team’s drama after spinning the #52 ORECA LMP2 07 late in the opening hour of the 10-hour race. Despite recovering to run among the frontrunners, with roughly two hours remaining Keating and co-driver Paul-Loup Chatin were left watching with agony after endurance team-mate Alex Quinn appeared stranded in the gravel […]
Late pass attempt by Albuquerque “a desperate move”
The two were pushing through traffic while battling for second overall when the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 of Albuquerque made a run on Derani in the #31 Cadillac V-Series.R. A The two were pushing through traffic while battling for second overall when the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 of Albuquerque made a […]
TOM’S Toyota takes thrilling win from 12th
Tsuboi and Miyata carved their way through from 12th on the grid to score their second win of 2023 aboard the #36 Toyota GR Supra and take a seven-point lead in the championship with only the season finale left to run. In a thrilling and unpredictable 450km race, Miyata caught the long-time leading ARTA Honda […]
Cadillac wins title after controversial Acura clash
Meyer Shank Racing’s Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Helio Castroneves won the race at Road Atlanta, in the team’s final GTP event with Acura, as Action Express Racing’s Cadillac V-Series.R of Derani and Alexander Sims scooped the GTP championship, aided by Jack Aitken. Ten hours earlier, Acura’s Louis Deletraz led the 54-car field to the […]
Bourdais leads at three-quarter distance into darkness
The Frenchman took over from Scott Dixon, who either led or ran second throughout his term in the Cadillac V-Series.R. Louis Deletraz, who took over from Ricky Taylor, ended up leading the majority of the last two hours until a late pit stop relegated the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 to third before passing […]
Ganassi Cadillac heads BMW at half distance
Matt Campbell had Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #7 963 out front for the majority of the running since the race ticked over past the two-and-half hour mark. It lost the lead following a driver change, as this year’s Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden on his GTP class debut took over the 963 for the first time […]