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Despite leading the race, neither Porsche 99X Electric saw the flag in Monaco

A disappointing race day for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team – despite a good start at the Monaco E-Prix and time spent leading the field in the first half of the race, neither Porsche 99X Electric crossed the finish line. After a strong performance among the frontrunners, Pascal Wehrlein (GER/#94) retired with a … Continue reading

De Pauw and Marciello share overall pole positions for 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup opener at Brands Hatch

Ulysse De Pauw (#53 AF Corse Ferrari) and Raffaele Marciello (#89 Akkodis ASP Mercedes-AMG) shared the spoils in today’s season-opening Sprint Cup qualifying at Brands Hatch.  Clear skies and sunshine greeted competitors at the British venue, which also welcomed a significant crowd of spectators to enjoy a busy day of track action. The day culminated … Continue reading

Fifteen Ferraris entered for the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans

The countdown to the forthcoming edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is underway with the announcement of the official entry list featuring 15 Ferrari entries among the participants, just short of the record 16-strong cars entered in 2020. LMGTE Pro. The crews of the two AF Corse 488 GTEs entered in the world championship … Continue reading

A disappointing DTM race 1 at Portimão for AF Corse Red Bull AlphaTauri

A complicated debut for the Ferraris involved in the first round of the DTM at Portimão, which ended with a sixteenth place for Sébastien Loeb and the retirement of Felipe Fraga. The race was held under a blazing sun that quickly raised asphalt temperatures, reaching 41°C by the end of the sixty minutes of racing, in a … Continue reading

Estep earns first Porsche Carrera Cup North America pole position with record lap of Laguna Seca

MDK Motorsports captured two of the three class pole positions for tomorrow’s Round 5 of the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America Presented by the Cayman Islands season. Trenton Estep (San Antonio, Texas) grabbed his first career pole position setting a blistering lap of one-minute, 24.925-seconds in the No. 9 MDK Porsche 911 GT3 Cup … Continue reading

Iron Lynx and Iron Dames announce biggest 24 Hours of Le Mans entry to date

Italian racing team, Iron Lynx has announced its driver line-up that is set to race in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe on the 11th and 12th June as part of this season’s FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The entry includes the only all-female Iron Dames team on this year’s … Continue reading

AF Corse Red Bull AlphaTauri ready for the start of the 2022 DTM season

AF Corse Red Bull AlphaTauri are ready to start the 2022 DTM championship season at Portimão this weekend. Driving the two Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020s cars will be Felipe Fraga and Sébastien Loeb. Today will be free practice day, with qualifying on Saturday which is followed later in the day of the first race … Continue reading

Three Ferraris entered for GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch

A month after the first Endurance race, the cars are back in action this weekend for the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS, with the Sprint series kicking off in the UK at the Brands Hatch circuit this weekend. The twenty-six entries for the two one-hour races include three Ferrari crews who will attempt … Continue reading

Porsche customer teams contest a full DTM season for the first time

The Porsche customer teams SSR Performance and Team 75 Bernhard will field three 911 GT3 R in the DTM (German Touring Car Masters). This marks the first time that racing cars from the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer contest all 16 races on eight weekends. The 2022 season kicks off this coming weekend with a doubleheader … Continue reading

SSR Performance Porsche with first fastest time in DTM

First fastest time for SSR Performance Porsche in DTM: Norwegian Dennis Olsen ended up as the fastest driver on the second day of the second official DTM test at  Portimão. With the Porsche 911 run by the Munich-based SSR Performance team, Olsen completed his fastest lap of the 4.563 kilometres long Formula 1 track on … Continue reading