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The Misano round of the GT World Challenge Europe promised a weekend of spectacle combining motorsport and music, and it lived up to expectations, drawing large crowds despite the heat and high humidity. The uncontested winner was the Team WRT BMW …

Top-level motorsport and music, sprint races on the track and opportunities to socialise around the circuit. This is what the GT World Challenge Europe promises as it arrives at Misano for the second Sprint Cup event of the season and the fifth …

The hottest 24 Hours of Spa in history, with ambient temperatures reaching 44 degrees according to the circuit’s temperature display and track temperatures climbing to 50 degrees, lived up to expectations, once again confirming its reputation as an …

As is tradition, Pirelli is preparing to "take over" the Spa circuit for the 24 Hours weekend, with a logistical and organisational effort that has few equals in international motorsport: 46 vehicles, approximately 140 engineers and technicians, and …

Searing temperatures, a track busy with GT cars throughout the weekend and no shortage of excitement for the large crowd that filled the grandstands and paddock: that, in brief, was the Monza round of the GT World Challenge. The event delivered …

After the Prologue for the 24 Hours of Spa, the GTWC Europe teams head to Monza, one of the circuits that has traditionally produced some of the most spectacular battles in the series. The long Monza weekend officially gets under way on Thursday 28 …

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In the sweltering, humid heat of Mie Prefecture, Kelvin van der Linde has extended his lead in the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge championship with one race remaining, by winning the Suzuka 1000 Km at the wheel of the Team WRT BMW M4. The South …

Following the spectacular European 24-hour races at the Nürburgring and Spa, the Intercontinental GT Challenge reconvenes from 12th to 14th September in Japan for the revived edition of the Suzuka 1000 km. As the penultimate round of the season, …

Following the mid-July sprint races at Misano, the GT World Challenge Europe returns to action this weekend with another fast-paced showdown at Magny-Cours. A 40-car grid is expected – a record for the series at the French circuit – ready to battle …

The 2025 GT World Challenge Europe round at Misano Adriatico once again delivered a spectacular show, full of thrills, emotions, and surprises for the many fans who gathered at the Misano World Circuit to witness the most captivating …

Race after race, the GT World Challenge Europe continues to beat its own record for the number of entries and champions on track. The 24 Hours of Spa back in June featured an all-time high for a GT endurance race and now it’s the turn of the sprint …

As tradition dictates, this year’s 24 Hours of Spa delivered yet another spectacular race, packed with drama, including safety car interventions and full-course yellows, but above all, it remained fiercely contested until the very last lap. After an …

One 24 Hour race after another. No sooner was the race at the Nurburgring over than the Pirelli team travelled the 100 kilometres to the west and Belgium to tackle a second 24 hour race in the space of eight days. This weekend’s Spa event is the …

For Pirelli and motorsport enthusiasts, particularly fans of GT cars, the next fortnight promises days filled with hard work and excitement. It begins in the week of 16 June with the Nurburgring 24 Hours and ends on Sunday 29 when the chequered flag …

The 2025 Rally of Poland, scheduled from June 13 to 15 on the challenging gravel roads of the Masurian Lakes, opens in an atmosphere of profound sadness.Matteo Doretto, a rising star of Italian motorsport, tragically lost his life yesterday in an …

The 3 Hours of Monza, the fourth round of the GT World Challenge Europe championship and its second endurance race, did not disappoint the thousands of fans who packed the paddock and grandstands of the Monza circuit. After a fiercely contested …

With the Spa 24 Hours on the horizon, this weekend’s event at Monza serves as a general test on a track that has often witnessed some of the most spectacular racing in the series. Held on 30 May and 1 June, it is one of the most eagerly anticipated …

Rally Hungary is the first gravel event and the second round of the FIA European Rally Championship, taking place from 9 to 11 May at Veszprém.There’s a field of 65 drivers chasing championship points, including Jon Armstrong in a Ford, with Jos …

Closely contested, full of twists and turns, in almost wintery weather, especially in the second half, the WRT team’s BMW M4 GT3 EVO took the win after fighting its way up the order. That’s a fair summary of the Paul Ricard 6 Hours, the opening …

Following on from the official tests of the 10th and 11th March, the GTWC Europe competitors are back at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet over the weekend of 13th April to celebrate the start of the season with a six hour race that looks like …

This weekend, from 4 to 6 April in Andalusia, the winding tarmac roads of the Sierra Morena Rally are the setting for the opening round of the European FIA-ERC. 82 crews are on the entry list, of which over 60 will be competing for the first points …

The group test at Le Castellet’s Paul Ricard circuit, which ended yesterday, featured rain and a track that was flooded for much of the time on the first day, with only weak sunshine above a mostly dry track on the second. It marked the official …

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Over 200 Pirelli technicians and engineers on duty at the race tracksBraga: “It’s the start of what will be a demanding season with plenty of new challenges for us, that we will tackle with a team and a product that all competitors appreciate”

The 71st Macau Grand Prix, which featured heavy rain and changeable weather saw wins in the two blue riband categories of a packed race programme for Ugo Ugochukwu in the FIA Formula Regional World Cup and Maro Engel in the FIA GT3 World Cup, with …

Tyres for over 120 cars in four different national and international categories, forty engineers and other staff on-site, support for Formula Regional’s first appearance at this event, a tyre with a special sidewall design just for this week and a …

Multiple leader changes in a race that was hard to follow because of the additional pit stopMaserati won Race 1 and KTM X-Bow won Race 2, while Audi R8 won both GT4 racesBraga: “The versatility of the P Zero ensured reliability even with the …

The track resurfacing has delivered increased grip which affects car and tyre performanceImproved drainage and water collectionBraga: “Vital for drivers to understand how best to manage the tyres”

Valentino Rossi takes a win and a third place in a weekend where the WRT team was in dominant formNice weather meant only the dry tyres were required