British GT faced an anxious wait to see whether its championship decider could go ahead this weekend. Now that it has been given the green light, a familiar predicament rears its head, says JAMES NEWBOLD. Is it better to be the hunter, or hunted? “We need to just take points when we can and if

This weekend’s British GT finale at Silverstone will boast a season-high grid of 38 cars, including 20 GT3s, boosted by a plethora of new and returning entries. The three-hour race was placed in doubt by the UK government announcing a four-week national lockdown, which is set to commence on Friday, but it was given the

The three-hour race was placed in doubt by the UK government announcing a four-week national lockdown, which is set to commence on Friday, but it was given the green light following a meeting between Motorsport UK and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on Monday which resulted in British GT being granted ‘elite’

British GT championship organiser SRO is “hopeful” of being able to stage its final round at Silverstone next weekend, despite the UK government announcing a four-week national lockdown from Thursday. Amid rising coronavirus cases, it was confirmed on Saturday that a second lockdown will commence on 5 November, two days before British GT’s season finale,

Amid rising coronavirus cases, it was confirmed on Saturday that a second lockdown will commence on 5 November, two days before British GT’s season finale, with the outright GT3 and GT4 championships both finely poised. The three-hour Silverstone 500 is set to feature the biggest field of the season, with upwards of 30 cars expected

Porsche driver Nick Tandy has revealed that he cried with emotion as he completed victory in last weekend’s Spa 24 Hours with the Rowe Racing team. The Briton told Autosport that he was “emotionally wrecked” as he crossed the line to win the GT World Challenge Europe round with Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor to

The Briton told Autosport that he was “emotionally wrecked” as he crossed the line to win the GT World Challenge Europe round with Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor to add another 24-hour victory to his 2015 Le Mans and 2018 Nurburgring triumphs. “I’ve never burst into tears in the car during the race before,” he

1 N.Tandy, E.Bamber, L.Vanthoor Rowe Racing Porsche 24h00m38.727s 2 M.Drudi, P.Niederhauser, F.Vervisch Attempto Racing Audi 4.687s 3 M.Cairoli, C.Engelhart, S.Muller Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 28.750s 4 M.Campbell, P.Pilet, M.Jaminet GPX Racing Porsche 36.882s 5 A.P.Guidi, N.Nielsen, J.Calado SMP Racing Ferrari 38.225s 6 M.Winkelhock, D.Boccolacci, C.Haase Sainteloc Junior Team Audi 38.481s 7 M.Engel, L.Stolz, V.Abril Haupt Racing

1 N.Tandy, E.Bamber, L.Vanthoor Rowe Racing Porsche 24h00m38.727s 2 M.Drudi, P.Niederhauser, F.Vervisch Attempto Racing Audi 4.687s 3 M.Cairoli, C.Engelhart, S.Muller Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 28.750s 4 M.Campbell, P.Pilet, M.Jaminet GPX Racing Porsche 36.882s 5 A.P.Guidi, N.Nielsen, J.Calado SMP Racing Ferrari 38.225s 6 M.Winkelhock, D.Boccolacci, C.Haase Sainteloc Junior Team Audi 38.481s 7 M.Engel, L.Stolz, V.Abril Haupt Racing

Christopher Haase held a narrow lead in Sainteloc Audi R8 LMS he shares with Markus Winkelhock and Dorian Boccolacci after the race went green following the 10th safety car of the GT World Challenge Europe race late in the 18th hour. The German was just three tenths up on Mattia Drudi in the Attempto Audi

Audi ran one-two in the Spa 24 Hours at the three-quarter mark with its factory entries from the Sainteloc and Attempto teams. Christopher Haase held a narrow lead in Sainteloc Audi R8 LMS he shares with Markus Winkelhock and Dorian Boccolacci after the race went green following the 10th safety car of the GT World

The French team’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 moved back to the top of the leaderboard with Fraga at the wheel just over 20 minutes before the first cut-off at which points are scored in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup blue riband. The Brazilian moved past the FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Hurcan GT3 Evo of Andrea

Mercedes led the Spa 24 Hours after six hours with the Auto Sport Promotion line-up of Raffaele Marciello, Felipe Fraga and Timur Boguslavskiy at the six-hour mark. The French team’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 moved back to the top of the leaderboard with Fraga at the wheel just over 20 minutes before the first cut-off at which

The double-points GT World Challenge Europe round will now begin at 4pm local time rather than 3:30pm to enable barrier repairs to be completed. An extended section of the barrier on the outside of the track on the run from La Source to Eau Rouge was seriously damaged in a three-car accident in which Raul

The start of the Spa 24 Hours has been delayed after an accident in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo support race in which a driver sustained a suspected broken leg. The double-points GT World Challenge Europe round will now begin at 4pm local time rather than 3:30pm to enable barrier repairs to be completed. An extended

Spa 24 Hours organisers have issued a clampdown on track limits ahead of this weekend’s race after the majority of cars repeatedly ran off circuit during practice and qualifying. The move is the result of what race director Alain Adam described as “exaggerated abuse” of the original guidance issued during the pre-event driver briefing. The

The move is the result of what race director Alain Adam described as “exaggerated abuse” of the original guidance issued during the pre-event driver briefing. The drivers were told that track limits would only be enforced at the fast Eau Rouge sequence at the start of the Spa lap because the number of officials in

Stephane Ratel has admitted to concerns that this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours would be cancelled as the result of the worsening COVID-19 situation in Belgium. The boss of the GT World Challenge Europe, of which the Belgian fixture is the blue riband round, explained that the imposition of new restrictions in the country gave him

The boss of the GT World Challenge Europe, of which the Belgian fixture is the blue riband round, explained that the imposition of new restrictions in the country gave him doubts earlier this week that the race could go ahead. “We had concerns in the last days when we were already here because the hospitals

Raffaele Marciello claimed pole position ahead of this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours round of the GT World Challenge Europe for the Auto Sport Promotion Mercedes team. The Italian posted a 2m32.166s during the Super Pole session held on Friday evening to claim the top spot in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 he shares with Felipe Fraga and

The Italian posted a 2m32.166s during the Super Pole session held on Friday evening to claim the top spot in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 he shares with Felipe Fraga and Timur Boguslavskiy, his time putting him two tenths up on the best of the WRT Audis in second position. The times improved over the course of

Brexit has been blamed for the disappearance of Silverstone from the GT World Challenge Europe schedule for next season by series boss Stephane Ratel. He revealed that uncertainty over the terms of the UK’s exit deal from the European Union explained why his Stephane Ratel Organisation had decided not go with Silverstone to fill a

He revealed that uncertainty over the terms of the UK’s exit deal from the European Union explained why his Stephane Ratel Organisation had decided not go with Silverstone to fill a TBA in May on the provisional calendar published early last month. “It is the Brexit effect,” said Ratel, who had previously stated that Silverstone

The Belgian squad’s #31 factory Audi R8 LMS driven by Dries Vanthoor, Christopher Mies and Kelvin van der Linde ended up nearly two tenths clear at the head of the times in the night-time aggregate session held on wet track. Van der Linde set the fastest time across the four 15-minute periods with a 2m34.255s,

The WRT Audi squad topped opening qualifying for this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours round of the GT World Challenge Europe. The Belgian squad’s #31 factory Audi R8 LMS driven by Dries Vanthoor, Christopher Mies and Kelvin van der Linde ended up nearly two tenths clear at the head of the times in the night-time aggregate

The opening round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge is generally held on the first weekend of February, Mount Panorama hosting GT teams and drivers from around the world. However, with Australia’s border shut for the foreseeable future due to the pandemic, event owner Supercars has decided to call off next year’s event, with an eye

Australia’s closed borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced event organisers to cancel the 2021 Bathurst 12 Hour. The opening round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge is generally held on the first weekend of February, Mount Panorama hosting GT teams and drivers from around the world. However, with Australia’s border shut for the foreseeable

This could prelude to a major overhaul within BMW that could see all its factory and customer racing programmes being transferred under its high-performance M division. This echoes Renault’s move to rebrand its Formula 1 team as Alpine – and return to the Le Mans 24 Hours under the same brand – and Mercedes’ decision

Jens Marquardt is set to step down from his role as the director of BMW Motorsport with an official announcement expected later on Friday, Autosport can reveal. This could prelude to a major overhaul within BMW that could see all its factory and customer racing programmes being transferred under its high-performance M division. This echoes

Six cars have been entered in the Silver category this year, comprising over half of the GT3 grid after several withdrawals from prominent pro-am entries resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic left just five full-season entries. Typically comprised of aspiring professional drivers, Silver cars run more weight than pro-am cars to compensate for their greater performance