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Karishma Persad

DTM confirms an eight-round 2027 calendar, with the Red Bull Ring opening the season and Hockenheim hosting the finale in October.
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DTM confirms eight-round 2027 calendar with Red Bull Ring season opener

Karishma Persad05 mins

The DTM has confirmed an eight-round, 16-race calendar for the 2027 season, with the Red Bull Ring set to open the championship from 23-25 April. The series will visit three countries across six months, with six German venues joined by Austria’s Red Bull Ring and Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg will…

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Eight manufacturers and 28 cars headline the provisional Suzuka 1000km entry list as IGTC title fights move to Japan in September.
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Eight manufacturers headline 28-car provisional entry list for 2026 IGTC Suzuka 1000km

Karishma Persad07 mins

Eight manufacturers will feature across a 28-car provisional entry list when the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) heads to Japan for the 50th anniversary Suzuka 1000km from 11-13 September. The penultimate round of the 2026 season brings together international IGTC contenders and a strong collection of Asian teams, with more than two-thirds of the field…

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Enzo Hallman tops opening-day 2026 GB4 testing at Snetterton, edging Thomas Ingram Hill as 14 drivers finish within one second overall.
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2026 | GB4 | Snetterton | Testing Day 1 | Hallman leads Thursday running after topping final two sessions

Karishma Persad04 mins

Enzo Hallman topped the final two Thursday testing sessions to end the opening day of the 2026 GB4 Championship’s Round 5 weekend in Snetterton fastest overall. The Hillspeed driver set a 1m48.624s lap during Session 4, placing him just 0.095s ahead of Fortec Motorsports’ Thomas Ingram Hill. Elite Motorsport’s Fred Green completed the top three,…

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Maro Engel provisionally extended his 2026 DTM lead after Mirko Bortolotti’s Oschersleben disqualification with the result pending appeal.
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DTM | 2026 Oschersleben | Provisional standings after Round 5 following Bortolotti disqualification

Karishma Persad09 mins

The 2026 DTM championship standings have been provisionally amended following Mirko Bortolotti’s disqualification from Race 2 at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Bortolotti originally won the second race of Round 5 in the No. 63 TGI Team by GRT Lamborghini Temerario GT3. However, the DMSB announced on 13 August that post-race technical checks found wheel bearings which…

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Mirko Bortolotti is disqualified from the Oschersleben DTM win over wheel bearing issue, with Grasser Racing appealing the ruling.
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Bortolotti disqualified from Oschersleben DTM victory; Grasser appeals ruling

Karishma Persad04 mins

Mirko Bortolotti has been disqualified from victory in the second DTM race at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben after officials found a technical infringement on the No. 63 TGI Team by GRT Lamborghini Temerario GT3. The German Motorsport Association (DMSB) announced the decision on 13 August, almost three weeks after Bortolotti won the 26 July race. A…

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47-car grid confirmed for 10th anniversary 2026 ELMS 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Karishma Persad07 mins

The 2026 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) will bring a full 47-car field to Spa-Francorchamps as the Belgian event celebrates its 10th anniversary. A total of 140 drivers and 30 teams representing 30 nations will compete across LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3 and LMGT3. Spa will host Round 4 of the 2026 season from 21-23 August,…

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Ayhancan Güven will make his Suzuka 1000km debut alongside Dorian Boccolacci and Alessandro Ghiretti in Absolute Racing’s Porsche.
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Absolute Racing Porsche confirms Güven, Boccolacci and Ghiretti for Suzuka 1000km

Karishma Persad07 mins

DTM champion and FIA World Endurance Championship racer Ayhancan Güven will make his Suzuka 1000km debut with Absolute Racing as the Chinese squad strengthens its two-car Porsche attack for the Intercontinental GT Challenge event. Güven will share the No. 7 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo with Dorian Boccolacci and Alessandro Ghiretti on 11-13 September. The…

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Miedecke Motorsport and Team MPC join forces with Mies, Olsen and Vervisch to lead Ford’s Mustang GT3 challenge at Suzuka.
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Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC targets 2026 Suzuka 1000km victory with Ford

Karishma Persad07 mins

Ford will place its 2026 Suzuka 1000km victory hopes in the hands of a new Australian partnership as Miedecke Motorsport and Melbourne Performance Centre join forces for the 11-13 September endurance contest. Competing as Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC, the operation will field the sole Ford Mustang GT3 in a highly competitive Pro class. Ford…

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Rafael Vaessen discusses representing Singapore, the legacy he hopes to leave, and the person he wants to become beyond racing.
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Racing up the ladder | “I will be driving for Singapore” — Rafael Vaessen on representation, legacy, and no regrets

Karishma Persad07 mins

For Rafael Vaessen, racing under the Singaporean flag carries meaning beyond the result sheet. Singapore is known globally for its Formula 1 Grand Prix, but Singaporean drivers remain far less represented on the international stage. For Vaessen, that makes his own place in motorsport feel more distinct. Although he also has Dutch heritage, he sees…

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