The tentative schedule for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s has been further revised and firmed up, with date changes for three of the rounds. Read more
Long-time Audi DTM outfit Phoenix Racing has outlined its intentions to transition fully to sportscar racing next year, with a potential Le Mans 24 Hours assault on the radar. Read more
The RCCO #RaceHome charity racing series’ first season is over, but the charity continues. For the good cause behind the virtual series, there are three “Limited Edition” PS4 consoles available via an auction. In the next three weeks, interested parties can bid on the auction and win a console signed by all six of the Audi DTM factory drivers.
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The RCCO #RaceHome charity racing series held its season finale with the largest field of drivers to date. The round’s venue was the virtual race track in Laguna Seca, USA. A total of 23 drivers competed on the 3.6-kilometer circuit and fought close battles with exciting overtaking maneuvers. While Nico Müller had secured the drivers’ title a week earlier, the battle for second place in the championship was still open. Both Robin Frijns and Mike Rockenfeller went into the final round with chances of becoming the runner-up. Read more
As the Ontario COVID-19 restrictions slowly decrease, motorsports organizations were able to reopen and resume their activities. With only a few months left to the racing season in Canada, this revised calendar has been adjusted to reflect the current situation.
What was a six-event competition has now been cut in half. Three double-headers concentrated in the province of Ontario will define the 2020 championship. Read more
Formula E is making a spectacular comeback on the race track: Between August 5 and 13, the all-electric racing series will be staging no less than six rounds in succession at the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. At Lucas di Grassi’s side, two-time DTM champion René Rast will contest the remaining races of the current season with the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team.
The penultimate sim racing round of the 2020 #RaceHome season was characterized above all by the thrilling duel for the drivers’ title. Only Robin Frijns was in the running to deny an early championship triumph for his teammate Nico Müller in the ninth round on the virtual circuit of Fuji Speedway. The two drivers from Abt Sportsline, the winners of the teams’ title, were separated by 16 points. Unlike Frijns, Müller missed the direct entry into the semi-finals in his qualification round. But, the Swiss withstood the increasing pressure and took the chance in the last qualification sprint race to still secure a spot in the semi-final. Read more
Formula E will hold six races across nine days and on three different circuit configurations at the Tempelhof Airport in Berlin to conclude its coronavirus-interrupted 2019-20 season. Read more
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Audi driver Rene Rast topped the final day of DTM pre-season testing at the Nurburgring on Thursday.