Latest PORSCHE Motorsport News and reports....2011 21st December 2011 FLYING LIZARD NUMBER 45 ENTERS ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard Motorsports announced today the entry of the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup in GT for the 2012 Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 28-29. The No. 45 will be run in conjunction with Wright Motorsports FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING TO RUN TWO GT3 CARS FOR ROLEX 24 TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) will field two Porsche GT3 Cup cars for the 50th running of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 28-29, 2012 FULL REPORT PORSCHE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES 2012 RACE DATES The Porsche Club Championship will be held over seven race meetings in 2012, six of which feature double-header race meetings, while as has become the norm in recent seasons, the final rounds will be on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit FULL REPORT 20th December 2011 BOARD APPROVES FURTHER RACES FOR THE 91 GT3 HYBRID Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG continues to invest in the development of innovative drive technologies in motorsport. A further developed version of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid will return to race tracks in 2012 FULL REPORT 14th December 2011 BRYAN SELLERS RETURNS TO FALKEN TYRE FOR FOURTH ALMS SEASON DRIVER NEWS Bryan Sellers will return to Team Falken Tire as a factory driver in 2012 marking his fourth consecutive year with the operation. The Braselton, Ga.-resident re-signed with the Japanese tire manufacturer after a record-setting season FULL REPORT 10th December 2011 FLYING LIZARD ANNOUNCES 2012 RACING PROGRAME TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard Motorsports announced today that the team will return for the 2012 American Le Mans Series season, fielding two 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs in the GT class. Porsche factory drivers Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long return to lead the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche FULL REPORT 5th December 2011 MERCER PORSCHE WINS 25 HOURS OF THUNDERHILL Mercer's win gives the team from Los Altos, Calif. their third USAF NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill win in a row, getting the hat-trick. FULL REPORT 3rd December 2011 MERCER PORSCHE ON POLE FOR 25 HOURS OF THUNDERHILL The No. 75 Mercer Michelin Porsche will lead the 86 car field to the green flag for the start of the United States Air Force (USAF) National Auto Sport Association (SA) 25 Hours of Thunderhill race to be run this weekend, December 3-4, at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows FULL REPORT 29th November 2011 LlOYD WILL BACK YORKSHIRE IN PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2012 Scholarship winner Daniel Lloyd has had his sporting achievements recognised by the tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire after being invited to become a ‘Patron of Yorkshire FULL REPORT 996 MODEL 911 SET TO MAKE PORSCHE CLUB DEBUT IN 2012 The draft regulations now available for the 2012 Porsche Club Championship see the 996 Carrera 2 model permitted in Class One for the first time – and already several of the regular preparers are building up 996s for use next season FULL REPORT 13th November 2011 RENE RAST CROWNS CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR WITH FIFTH WIN On the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, René Rast crowned his championship season in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup with his fifth win. FULL REPORT 12th November 2011 RENE RAST CELEBRATES SECOND TITLE René Rast has already achieved his goal before the final race of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup: Clinching second place at the wheel of his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, the German from VELTINS Lechner Racing secured the championship title at the first of two final races in Abu Dhabi FULL REPORT 4th November 2011 NEW CUSTOMER SPORT TOP MODEL FOR 2012 RACE SEASON The new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is ready to race. The top model of Porsche Motorsport’s customer racing vehicles will head into the 2012 season with extensive modifications. Particularly striking at first glance are the changes to the body FULL REPORT 3rd November 2011 PORSCHE CONGRATULATES DEREK BELL Derek Bell, one of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG’s most successful works drivers, will celebrate his 70th birthday on 31 October 2011. FULL REPORT SIX DRIVERS IN TH ETITLE FIGHT AT THE FINAL RACE The 17-point advantage with which René Rast takes up the final round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in Abu Dhabi is no guarantee for the title win – but is reason enough to put the champagne for the championship party on ice FULL REPORT FALKEN CONFIRMS ALMS RETURN FOR 2012 TEAM NEWS Tyre manufacturer Falken has announced it will return to the ALMS (American Le Mans Series) next year with a 2012 specification Porsche GT3 RSR run by Derrick Walker.  2011 drivers Wolf Henzler and Brian Sellers also expected to return to the squad FULL REPORT 24th October 2011 VICTORY AND ALL TITLES GO TO PROSPEED AND PORSCHE Four victories, two second places, a national drivers' title, national constructor's title and victory in the Belgian GT3 championship, this is what Marc Goossens and Maxime Soulet at the wheel of their ProSpeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3-R FULL REPORT NICK TANDY CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE It was a thriller for the championship title that couldn’t have been more gripping. In the end, third place was enough for Nick Tandy to win the prestigious trophy in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. FULL REPORT 20th October 2011 ALEX JOB RACING'S COOPER MACNEIL WINS AT RENNSPORT Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Cooper MacNeil drove the No. 20 WeatherTech/AJR Porsche to a win in the second race at last weekend's Porsche Rennsport Reunion held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca FULL REPORT 17th October 2011 RICHARD PLANT WINS 2011 TOP ROOKIE ACCOLADE PILOT NEWS Richard Plant claimed top rookie honours in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB championship after a truly stunning drive in the final round of the season at Silverstone on Sunday FULL REPORT SAS/REDLINE WINS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TEAM TITLE The SAS/Redline team has won the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB team championship with the cars of James Sutton and Michael Meadows. The team’s fourth title was secured in the penultimate race of the season at Silverstone on Sunday (16 October) FULL REPORT 16th October 2011 TANDY, SUTTON AND BREWSTER SCORE IN CARRERA CUP GB Nick Tandy, James Sutton and George Brewster were the big winners in the final round of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Silverstone today FULL REPORT PROSPEED ENDS INTERNATIONAL SEASON WITH A WINNER TEAM NEWS A mere fortnight since clinching the Belcar Endurance Championship title, the Belgian ProSpeed Competition team were back up on the podium. The local Dutch driver Paul Van Splunteren and the Belgian Maxime Soulet not only slotted their Porsche 911 GT3-R bearing the NEC livery on pole FULL REPORT HOME WIN FOR VAN SPLUNTEREN AS PROSPEED TAKES VICTORY Paul van Splunteren and Maxime Soulet took their second victory of the 2011 season in the nr1 Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R. FULL REPORT TANDY TAKES CARRERA CUP GB VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE Nick Tandy clinched victory in the penultimate round of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Silverstone today While Tandy won from the front, James Sutton dived ahead of his team mate Michael Meadows to leave Meadows with a single point lead in the championship going into the final race later this afternoon FULL REPORT 15th October 2011 TANDY HEADS CARRERA CUP GB TEST AT SILVERSTONE Nick Tandy narrowly set the pace in testing for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Silverstone today ahead of the final two rounds of the championship. But with 20 drivers covered by 1.5s and a fifth of a second between the three title contenders FULL REPORT 6th October 2011 BRYAN SELLERS CLOSES SEASON WITH FIFTH IN ALMS FINALE PILOT NEWS Bryan Sellers closed the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón season with a fifth-place finish in the No. 17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR FULL REPORT PLANT PRODUCES POINTS FINISH AT BRANDS HATCH PILOT NEWS Richard Plant secured a points paying position in race two of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch, ending of a largely unfortunate weekend for the 21-year-old on a positive note FULL REPORT 3rd October 2011 SUMPTER SEALS PORSCHE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP AT SILVERSTONE Mark Sumpter claimed the 2011 Porsche Club Championship title at Silverstone, third place in the final race of the season enough to see him outscore reigning champion Chris Dyer by just four points after seventeen races FULL REPORT DYER WINS CLASS TWO CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM NEWS Chris Dyer was on target to take the GT2 championship but the overall championship was still alive between Dyer and the Class one leader Mark sumpter and with three races still to race over the weekend the title was up for grabs FULL REPORT 2nd October 2011 NUMBER 45 2ND AT PETIT LE MANS TEAM NEWS Joerg Bergmeister brought the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche home to a second place finish at the 1000-mile Petit Le Mans today, edging out the No. 55 BMW with a late-race pass. In the No. 44, Marco Holzer crossed the finish line eighth in GT. The No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari won in GT FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING SECOND IN GTC AT PETIT LE MANS TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) finished the American Le Mans Series Presented by Tequila Patrón season finale Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda second in the GTC class FULL REPORT MARC GOOSSENS AND MAXIME SOULET BELCAR CHAMPIONS TEAM NEWS This weekend Marc Goossens and Maxime Soulet won the penultimate race of the Belcar Endurance Championship, at the wheel of the ProSpee Competition Porsche 911 GT3-R FULL REPORT TWO WINS FOR MUNDY AS MORTIMER TAKES TITLE Graeme Mundy recovered from not setting a time in practice to taking two wins in the final three Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge races of the 2011 season at Silverstone over the weekend, but it wasn’t enough to stop Oly Mortimer claiming the Driver of the Year title in the final round FULL REPORT JELLEY WINS CARRERA CUP GB ROUND 17 AT BRANDS HATCH Stephen Jelley swept to victory in round 17 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch today (Sunday 2 October) to set up an incredibly close championship showdown with Michael Meadows and James Sutton over the final two races at Silverstone later this month FULL REPORT PORSCHE SECURES VICE-CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SECOND PLACE IN ALMS A strong season finale for Porsche in the American Le Mans Series: At the thrilling 1,000 mile Petit Le Mans race in Road Atlanta, Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany), Patrick Long (USA) and Patrick Pilet (France) snatched second place in a heart-stopping final FULL REPORT 1st October 2011 TANDY TAKES CARRERA CUP GB VICTORY AT BRANDS HATCH Nick Tandy raced to victory in round 16 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch today (Saturday 1 October) as James Sutton lead a determined chase in second place FULL REPORT TANDY TAKES CARRERA CUP GB POLES AT BRANDS HATCH Nick Tandy was the class of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch today (Saturday 1 October) as he dominated qualifying to take pole position for rounds 16 and 17 of the championship FULL REPORT FIFTH GRID SPORT FOR FASTEST PORSCHE With his Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, Joerg Bergmeister takes up the 1,000 mile race in Road Atlanta on Saturday from position five on the grid. In qualifying for Petit Le Mans, the final round of the American Le Mans Series FULL REPORT 30th September 2011 TANDY HEADS CARRERA CUP GB TEST AT BRANDS As temperatures soared at Brands Hatch, Nick Tandy set a scorching pace in testing for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at the Kent track today (Friday 30 September) ahead of rounds 16 and 17 of the championship. FULL REPORT PROSPEED AMBITIONS AND SERENE TEAM NEWS Marc Goossens and Maxine Soulet have held the leadership in the Belcar Endurance Championship since the evening of the competitions first metting FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING READY FOR ALMS SEASON FINALE TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) is headed to the American Le Mans Series Presented by Tequila Patrón season finale Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda to be run at Road Atlanta, Saturday, Oct. 1. FULL REPORT ALMS SEASON FINALE AT PETIT LE MANS TEAM NEWS The 2011 American Le Mans Series season comes to a close this weekend at the 14th Annual Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. The ALMS flagship race gets the green flag on Saturday, October 1 at 11:30 am ET; the race runs a maximum of 1000 miles or 10 hours FULL REPORT PORSCHE TITLE SHOWDOWN AT SILVERSTONE Porsche Title Showdown at Silverstone Season Finale It is a Silverstone showdown this weekend for the Porsche Club Championship runners, with the title to be settled over the three races on the full Grand Prix circuit FULL REPORT 26th September 2011 BRANDS HATCH THRILLER FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB With just four points separating the top three drivers in the title battle, the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB moves to the fabulous Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch (1/2 October) for rounds 16 and 17 of the 19-race season FULL REPORT HOW THE RACE MIGHT HAVE RUN TEAM REPORT For ProSpeed Competition the podium in LM GTE during the previous race of the Le Mans Series in Silverstone, had given them hope for the final round on the Portuguese circuit of Estoril FULL REPORT 25th September 2011 PORSCHE TEAMS CLAIM PODIUM SPOT'S, WIN AND CHAMPIONSHIP That was close. Just 0.183 seconds separated Porsche’s works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany) and Richard Lietz (Austria) in the 911 GT3 RSR from their first win of the season. At the final round of the Le Mans Series, the title defenders celebrated their best result of the year clinching second at Estoril in the GTE Pro sports car category FULL REPORT 24th September 2011 BRYAN SELLERS RETURNS HOME FOR 14TH ANNUAL PETIT LE MANS PILOT NEWS Bryan Sellers returns home for the 14th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda on October 1. The Braselton, GA-resident will close a successful 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón with the 1,000-mile/10-hour endurance classic at Road Atlanta FULL REPORT SECOND GRID ROW IN THE HANDS OF PORSCHE TEAMS The Porsche works drivers start the final race of the Le Mans Series season from promising positions. Posting grid position three, title defender Richard Lietz (Austria) clinched the best result of the season with the 911 GT3 RSR in the GTE Pro sports car category FULL REPORT 21st September 2011 SCHEIN FIFTH IN AJR PORSCHE IMSA GT3 AT LAGUNA SECA TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Michael Schein put in a strong run this weekend in the IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Series race run at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca FULL REPORT BRUMOS RACING CLOSES OUT 2011 SEASON AS ROLEX CHAMPIONS TEAM NEWS Heading into this year’s final round of GRAND-AM Rolex Series competition at Mid-Ohio, Brumos Racing had a lot on the line. Just three points out of the lead, Brumos set their sights on the GT Championship and were prepared for the challenge of a winner-take-all contes FULL REPORT RICHARD PLANT NARROWLY MISSES OUT ON ROCKINGHAM PODIUM PILOT NEWS Richard Plant produced arguably his best performance of his Porsche Carrera Cup GB rookie season so far, scoring a fourth place finish on his Rockingham debut after battling his way forward from sixth on the grid FULL REPORT CLASS PERFORMANCE AS DYER SAMPLES CARRERA CUP PILOT NEWS 2010 Porsche Club Championship champion Chris Dyer tasted the fruits of his success at Rockingham last weekend, September 17th and 18th, as he took part in the two rounds of the prestigious Porsche Carrera Cup GB at the Northants circuit FULL REPORT 18th September 2011 NICK TANDY EXTENDS POINTS LEAD WITH WIN His lightning start was the key to his victory: From second on the grid, Nick Tandy brought home his third win of the season from the eighth and penultimate round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland FULL REPORT HANKEY DOES CARRERA CUP DOUBLE AT ROCKINGHAM Euan Hankey completed a perfect weekend in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham today (Sunday 18 September) with his second race victory in the space of a little over three hours FULL REPORT PORSCHE GT3R HYBRID WINS AT LAGUNA It beat them all – on the track and at the gas pump. At its first outing on the West Coast of the USA, the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid beat all other GT vehicles in Laguna Seca. With Porsche works drivers Romain Dumas (France) and Richard Lietz (Austria) at the wheel FULL REPORT AJR FOURTH IN ALMS SIX-HOUR AT LAGUA TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler, Brian Wong and Shane Lewis drover to a fourth-place finish in GTC in today's running of the ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey Presented by Tequila Patrón at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca FULL REPORT 17th September 2011 HANKEY CLAIMS CARRERA CUP GB POLES AT ROCKINGHAM Euan Hankey was the star of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB in qualifying at Rockingham today (Saturday 17 September) ahead of rounds 14 and 15 of the championship FULL REPORT PATRICK LONG QUALIFIES NO 45 FIFTH IN GT AT LAGUNA TEAM NEWS Patrick Long qualified the No. 45 fifth in GT for tomorrow's ALMS Monterey Race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. In the No. 44, Seth Neiman was 12th. Joey Hand of the No. 56 BMW is on the pole FULL REPORT MEADOWS HEADS CARRERA CUP GB TEST AT ROCKINGHAM With the four title contenders posting times in the top five, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB is poised for two more hugely competitive at Rockingham this weekend after testing today ahead of rounds 14 and 15 of the championship FULL REPORT AJR TO START ALMS SIX-HOUR AT LAGUNA FROM FOURTH ROW TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler, Brian Wong and Shane Lewis will start the ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey Presented by Tequila Patrón from the fourth row in GTC for today's 1:30 p.m. PT. FULL REPORT PORSCHE MISSES SECOND GRID ROW BY ONE THOUSANDTH OF A SECOND That was close: In the hotly-contested qualifying for the six-hour race in Laguna Seca/California, Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA) missed a second row grid spot by just one-thousandth of a second FULL REPORT 13th September 2011 ATTRACTIVE SPECIAL AWARD FOR GUEST STARTERS AT THE SEASON FINAL The final of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland on 23 October at the Hockenheimring not only marks the season highlight for regular pilots in the series. For the first time, guest drivers can compete for an appealing special prize at the final race of Germany’s one-make series FULL REPORT BRYAN SELLERS FLYING HIGH FROM COAST-TO-COAST AFTER ALMS WIN PILOT NEWS Bryan Sellers might have been able to fly under his own power from coast-to-coast last week. Having won his second-career American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón (ALMS) race - the Baltimore Grand Prix FULL REPORT BRUMOS RACING READY TO DELIVER A BIG FINISH TO 2011 AT MID-OHIO TEAM NEWS Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has long been a track favored by Brumos Racing, whose winning history there dates back to the Haywood/Gregg era of the 70’s. While the track has been a regular stop on the GRAND-AM Rolex Series schedule, Mid-Ohio has not often had the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the determination of a championship FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING READY FOR ALMS SIX-HOUR AT LAGUNA TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Brian Wong are ready for the ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey Presented by Tequila Patrón to be run at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Sept.16-17. FULL REPORT 12th September 2011 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB TITLE HEADS TO ROCKINGHAM With the title battle now incredibly finely balanced between three drivers, the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB heads to the Rockingham Motor Speedway (17/18 September) for rounds 14 and 15 of the 19-race season FULL REPORT PROSPEED COMPETITION BATTLING IT OUT AT WORLD LEVEL SILVERSTONE TEAM NEWS Similar to all previous rounds in the Le Mans Series the 35th edition of the 6 Hours of Silverstone was a nail biting thriller. ProSpeed Competition battled it out to the line for a place in the top rankings, a battle where every second counted and both the drivers and the teams needed to permanently look for perfection FULL REPORT DYER TAKES PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB PRIZE DRIVE AT ROCKINGHAM Chris Dyer will join the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham Motor Speedway (17/18 September) as his prize for winning the 2010 Porsche Club Championship FULL REPORT 11th September 2011 PODIUM AND DOUBLE VICTORY FOR PORSCHE TEAMS They finally did it. At the end of a gripping six-hour race of the Le Mans Series at Silverstone, title defenders Marc Lieb (Germany) and Richard Lietz (Austria) celebrated their first podium result of the season FULL REPORT STRONG NEW COMER CELEBRATES FIRST SUPERCUP WIN Kèvin Estre has shown them all: On the Grand Prix circuit in Monza, the Hermes Attempto Racing pilot from France celebrated his first win in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and already before the season final in Abu Dhabi FULL REPORT 10th September 2011 PORSCHE INTELLIGENT PERFORMANCE IN THE DUNES OF MONTEREY After clinching his second win of the season at the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR on the street course of Baltimore, Wolf Henzler now aims to continue his winning streak on one of America’s most demanding circuits: In Laguna Seca FULL REPORT ALESSANDRO BALZAN USES HOME ADVANTAGE TO CLAIM POLE The Porsche fans in the Autodromo Nazionale celebrated Alessandro Balzan: The local hero takes off into the ninth round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup from pole position at Sunday’s race in Monza, the last before the season finale FULL REPORT GOOD TEAM RESULT FOR PORSCHE IN LMS In qualifying for the fourth round of the Le Mans Series season in Silverstone, Porsche’s works drivers secured good starting positions for the 1,000 kilometre race FULL REPORT 7th September 2011 PROSPEED COMPETITION OFFERS ENGLAND TO MARCO GOOSSENS TEAM NEWS The 35th edition of the 6 Hours of Silverstone marks the start of the final straight for the competitors in the Le Mans Series, both at Silverstone FULL REPORT 6th September 2011 BRYAN SELLERS SAILS TO ALMS VICTORY AT BALTIMORE PILOT NEWS Richard Plant enjoyed a competitive weekend on his maiden visit to Knockhill in Scotland, returning home with a haul of points from both Porsche Carrera Cup GB races FULL REPORT PLANT SECURES SOILD POINTS HAUL AT KNOCKHILL PILOT NEWS Richard Plant enjoyed a competitive weekend on his maiden visit to Knockhill in Scotland, returning home with a haul of points from both Porsche Carrera Cup GB races FULL REPORT FIRST DRY WEATHER WIN FOR PORSCHE EQUIPPED WITH FALKEN TYRES TEAM NEWS FALKEN drivers Wolf Henzler and Brian Sellers swept to victory at the weekend’s American Le Mans Series race in Baltimore. Watched by a crowd of over 150,000 spectators, the inaugural street race in Baltimore brought the Derrick Walker-run Porsche its second GT win in the series following the team’s wet weather victory in Mid Ohio FULL REPORT 4th September 2011 HANKEY CLAIMS CARRERA CUP GB WIN AT KNOCKHILL Euan Hankey scored a superb lights-to-flag victory in round 13 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Knockhill today (Sunday 4 September) as Michael Meadows took second place to extend his championship lead FULL REPORT PROSPEED COMPETITION FOR FOURTH TIME ON PODIUM TEAM NEWS After a lengthy summer break the Belcar Endurance Championship competitors were back in action to compete in the 24 Hours of Zolder. Marc Goossens and Maxime Soulet, who for the occasion had to support of endurance specialists David Loix and Markus Palttala FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING FINISHES 2ND IN GTC ON STREETS OF BALTIMORE TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Leh Keen drove to a second-place finish in GTC in this afternoon's running of the inaugural American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Baltimore Grand Prix. FULL REPORT LIZARDS 8TH AND 11TH AT INAUGURAL BALTIMORE GRAND PRIX TEAM NEWS The Baltimore Grand Prix took a bite out of the Lizards tonight, with the No. 44 finishing eighth in GT and the No. 45 eleventh. Both Lizard Porsches started the two-hour race from the back of the grid. FULL REPORT WOLF HENZLER AND PORSCHE WIN IN FRONT OF RECORD CROWD Successful premiere for Porsche on the new Baltimore city course: In front of a record crowd of 150,000 spectators, Wolf Henzler celebrated his second win of the season at round seven of the American Le Mans Series FULL REPORT 3rd September 2011 ALEX JOB RACING TO START FROM FRONT ROW IN GTC TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Leh Keen will start from the front row in GTC at the inaugural American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Baltimore Grand Prix to be run tomorrow FULL REPORT BEST PORSCHE IN THE THIRD GRID ROW At the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA) secured the third quickest time in qualifying on the new street circuit of Baltimore – but still has to take up round seven of the American Le Mans Series on Saturday from the back of the GT field FULL REPORT BOTH LIZARD PORSCHES TO STRAT FROM BACK OF THE GRID TEAM NEWS It's been a rough start to the Baltimore Grand Prix race weekend. The practice sessions were delayed by several hours today for the promoter to complete track preparations, however IMSA was able minimize the effect on the teams and ran two practice sessions in the afternoon FULL REPORT MEADOWS AND HANKEY SHARE CARRERA CUP GB POLES AT KNOCKHILL Michael Meadows and Euan Hankey each took a pole position in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Knockhill today (Saturday 3 September) ahead of rounds 12 and 13 of the championship FULL REPORT 2nd September 2011 RACE CAR FOR CUSTOMER SPORT NOW WITH EVEN BETTER DRIVEABILITY Amongst racing customers all over the world, the Porsche 911 GT3 R is extremely popular for its forgiving handling and basic speed. And it is exactly in this direction that the improvements for the 2012 model year have been targeted FULL REPORT PORSCHE PILOTS LOOK FORWARD TO TIME-HONOURED BRITISH CIRCUIT The tradition-steeped Silverstone race track hosts the fourth and penultimate round of this year’s Le Mans Series. The goal for Porsche works drivers and title defenders Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz is a podium spot in the GTE Pro class FULL REPORT 1st September 2011 2012 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SCHOLARSHIP LAUNCHED The hugely successful Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholarship Programme will be run for the fourth time in 2012 and will provide an ambitious young driver with £80,000 towards their racing budget for the Carrera Cup GB FULL REPORT BRYAN SELLERS READIES FOR BALTIMORE PILOT NEWS American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón (ALMS) event winner Bryan Sellers is among those especially interested in getting onto the city streets of Baltimore's Inner Harbor September 3 FULL REPORT BHRC PREVIEW ROUND SIX TOUR OF FLANDERS The asphalt stages of the Flanders region in Belgium are the next challenge for the Dunlop/Wonago MSA British Historic Rally Championship as crews prepare for the Historic Tour of Flanders (9/10 September). FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING READY FOR NEW BALTIMORE ALMS STREET RACE TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Leh Keen are ready to take on the new American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Baltimore Grand Prix to be run Sept. 2-3 FULL REPORT LIZARDS RETURN TO EAST COAST FOR FIRST RUN OF BALTIMORE STREET COURSE TEAM NEWS The Lizards return to the East Coast this week for the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix, to be held Saturday, Sept 3. The two-mile, 12-turn temporary street circuit weaves through the heart of downtown Baltimore FULL REPORT PROTOTECHNIK SUPPLIER FOR 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Esslingen / Schwaebisch Gmuend, 30 August 2011 – High-performance exhaust systems and special series are the domain of lightweight construction specialist Prototechnik. At this year’s International Motor Show FULL REPORT 30th August 2011 CASTLE COMBE DOUBLE FOR DYER TEAM NEWS The team entered the weekend with its sights set on a fourteenth straight class podium finish, having won nine outright class wins and three second places over the past twelve outings for champion Chris Dyer. FULL REPORT TOP MARKS AS PORSCHE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP VISITS COMBE Mark Sumpter kept his 2011 Porsche Club Championship title challenge on track with two wins as the series made its annual visit to Castle Combe in Wiltshire, Mark McAleer runner up on each occasion FULL REPORT 29th August 2011 AUTORLANDO SPORT TAKES 2NDS PLACE AT MAGNEY COURS Autorlando Sport take's 2nd place at Magney Cours in the Blancpain endurance series FULL REPORT KUBA GIERMAZIAKS SECOND WIN INCREASES TENSION IN TITLE BID The suspense is mounting in the race for the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup title. At Spa-Francorchamps, VERVA Racing Team pilot Kuba Giermaziak from Poland celebrated his second consecutive win. On the finish straight of the season he now has a good chance of capturing the trophy in the world’s fastest international one-make series FULL REPORT 27th August 2011 KUBA GIERMAZIAK FASTEST IN RAINY QUALIFYING Kuba Giermaziak put in a strong performance on the wet Spa-Francorchamps circuit to secure pole position for round eight of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup. At the wheel of his 450 hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by VERVA Racing FULL REPORT PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB RACERS SET FOR KNOCKHILL CHALLENGE With the title battle very finely balanced between three drivers, the awesome challenge of Knockhill comes next in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB (3/4 September) and the Scottish track, with its unpredictable weather, is famed for shaking up championship contests FULL REPORT PORSCHE PILOTS HEAD TO INAUGURAL STREET CIRCUIT RACE WITH CONFIDENCE The American Le Mans Series has gained yet another attraction: On 3 September, the new urban street circuit of Baltimore in the US state of Maryland plays host to the race series with the world’s fastest sports car FULL REPORT 23rd August 2011 BACK TO SCHOOL FOR BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE SERIES TEAMS After the fantastic success of the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the teams and drivers taking part in the Blancpain Endurance Series were able to take a short but well-deserved summer holiday.  However, the days are drawing in, and it is time for the teams and drivers to get back to work FULL REPORT BRUMOS GAINS VALUABLE GROUND WITH TOP FIVE FINISH AT MONTREAL TEAM NEWS Having now completed ten of the twelve races scheduled in the 2011 GRAND-AM Rolex Series season, every Brumos Racing team member was well aware of how critical a strong finish was at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve FULL REPORT DYER AND SUMPTER TEID AT THE TOP AS PORSCHE CLUB VISITS CASTLE COMBE The Porsche Club Championship makes its annual Bank Holiday visit to Castle Combe on Monday August 29th, with title challengers Mark Sumpter and Chris Dyer locked together on points FULL REPORT 21st August 2011 PROSPEED COMPETITION BEST REPRESENTATIVE LEHNICE TEAM NEWS The fifth out of six FIA GT3 European Championship meetings of the Season was held this weekend in Slovakia, and for the first time at the recently constructed Slovakia Ring FULL REPORT NO 45 FOURTH AND NO 44 NINTH IN ROAD AMERICA FOUR HOUR THRILLER TEAM NEWS In one of the most exciting ALMS races to date, Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long battled the GT BMWs, Corvettes, and Ferraris over four hours at Road America to bring the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche home fourth in class FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING OUT EARLY IN ALMS ROAD AMERICA GTC TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Brian Wong had an early exit in GTC in today's American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Road America FULL REPORT BEST PORSCHE IN FOURTH NARROWLY MISSES PODIUM Just one second separated the Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) from their second podium result of the season at the ALMS four hour race in Elkhart Lake FULL REPORT 20th August 2011 ALEX JOB RACING TO START ON THIRD ROW IN ALMS ROAD AMERICA GTC TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Brian Wong will start from the third row in tomorrow's running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Road America. FULL REPORT BERGMEISTER QUALIFIES NUMBER 45 FIFTH IN GT TEAM NEWS Joerg Bergmeister qualified the No. 45 fifth in GT for Saturday's four-hour Road Race Showcase at Road America with a time of 2:06.379 on the four-mile circuit FULL REPORT JOERG BERGMEISTER FASTEST PORSCHE PILOT AT ELKHART LAKE On the legendary race track of Road America in Elkhart Lake, Porsche works driver Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) secured a good starting position for the sixth round of the America Le Mans Series FULL REPORT 18th August 2011 NEW FRONTIERS FOR FIA GT3 After four events in Portugal, Great Britain, Spain and France supporting the GT1 World Championship, the FIA GT3 European Championship now heads to a new country and a new challenge for the next two one-hour races FULL REPORT LIZARDS LOOKING FOR CHANGE OF LUCK THIS WEEKEND AT ROAD AMERICA TEAM NEWS With four races left to go in the nine-race American Le Mans Series season, defending GT driver champions Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long are currently seventh in the standings in the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche, with 36 points FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING HEADS TO ROAS AMERICA FOR ALMS FOUR HOUR RACE TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) is headed to Road America for the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase to be run Aug. 18-20. AJR regular Bill Sweedler is rejoined this weekend by Brian Wong in the No. 23 Battery Tender/Robert Graham/William Rast/AJR/GTC Porsche. FULL REPORT 15th August 2011 BRYAN SELLERS COMES TO ROAD AMERICA ALMS WITH NEWFOUND CALM DRIVER NEWS Bryan Sellers enters Saturday's Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Road America with a newfound sense of calm and accomplishment having scored a GT class victory in the most recent round of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón (ALMS) FULL REPORT BRUMOS COMES UP SHAORT FOR REPEAT WIN AT WATKINS GLEN TEAM NEWS Brumos Racing always enjoys returning to one of their long-time favorite tracks, historic Watkins Glen. This year, the team had even more reason to look forward to the GRAND-AM Rolex Series’ 2nd Glen visit of the season, with the memory of their first GT win there still fresh in everyone’s mind FULL REPORT 14th August 2011 LEONARD AND MORTIMER TAKE OULTON GT3 WINS Karl Leonard and Oly Mortimer took the GT3 wins at Oulton Park on Saturday, August 13th, former Porsche Carrera Cup racer Leonard returning to racing after a break and holding off series regular Mortimer in race one FULL REPORT DRAMATIC OULTON SEES FIRST RACE WINNERS LOSE OUT IN RACE TWO Pete Morris and Marcus Carniel claimed the class wins in the first of the two Porsche Club Championship rounds at Oulton ParK on Saturday, August 13th, but both were eliminated in a double car destroying incident that saw race two stopped FULL REPORT DOUBLE SUCESS FOR STRASSE AT OULTON PARK TEAM NEWS Richard Ellis brought the No.10 Strasse Racing Porsche 993 C2 across the Oulton Park finish line 2nd in Saturday's second race of the day in the Porsche Club GB Championship. The result secured the Yorkshire resident  his first ever podium finish in the championship FULL REPORT 13th August 2011 PORSCHE PILOTS WITH NEW OPTINISM AFTER SEASONS FIRST VICTORY After the first American Le Mans Series win of the season, the Porsche teams head to the legendary Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake with new confidence. Porsche factory driver Wolf Henzler (Germany) and his American teammate Bryan Sellers will try to repeat their brilliant Mid-Ohio win with their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Falken Tire FULL REPORT 8th August 2011 MUNDY AIMING TO HOLD OFF MORTIMER AT OULTON PARK Graeme Mundy heads the ‘Driver of the Year’ points as the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge visits Oulton Park in Cheshire this Saturday, August 13th, just eight points clear of closest rival Only Mortimer, the latter in a rich vein of form having won the previous four races FULL REPORT RICHARD PLANT SCORES SENSATIONAL PODIUM DRIVER NEWS 21-year-old racing driver Richard Plant produced the best performance of his short Porsche Carrera Cup GB career so far by scoring a sensational maiden podium at Snetterton yesterday (Sunday) FULL REPORT 7th August 2011 BRYAN SELLERS SCORES FIRST CARRERA ALMS VICTORY AT MID-OHIO DRIVER NEWS Bryan Sellers scored his first career American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón (ALMS) GT class victory on Saturday with a shocking, rain-soaked exhibition at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge FULL REPORT JELLY DOES CARRERA CUP GB DOUBLE AT SNETTERTON Stephen Jelley made it a perfect weekend in East Anglia when he won round 11 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Snetterton today (Sunday, 7 August) to make it a double victory in a very important weekend for his title bid FULL REPORT SUMPTER POINTS AHEAD AS RIVALS TARGET VICTORY AT OULTON Mark Sumpter holds a handsome lead in the points as the 2011 Porsche Club Championship heads to Oulton Park, Cheshire, but it is rivals who have been doing the winning in recent races and they will be determined to peg back his score once more this coming Saturday FULL REPORT NICK TANDY SNATCHES BACK POINTS LEAD AFTER VICTORY With two races left on the calendar the tension is mounting. With his second win of the season on the Nuerburgring, Nick Tandy reclaimed the top of the points’ table in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland FULL REPORT JELLY WINS CARRERA CUP GB ROUND TEN AT SNETTERTON Stephen Jelley scored a hugely important victory in a superb round 10 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Snetterton today (Sunday, 7 August). After 14 laps of the Snetterton 300 circuit, little more than two seconds split the top five cars and victory for Jelley put him to the head of the title race FULL REPORT PODIUM HOPES WASHED AWAY FOR FLYING LIZARD AT MID-OHIO TEAM NEWS It was a disastrous final few minutes at Mid-Ohio for the Lizards as Patrick Long – in second position in the No. 45 – hydroplaned on the flooded circuit, sliding off course into the gravel. It happened just minutes after teammate Darren Law in the No. 44 spun off the track at Turn 8 on the first lap of a restart FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING FINISHES CONTROVERSIAL FIFTH IN GTC AT MID-OHIO TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Leh Keen finished in fifth place in GTC in a controversial running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge. FULL REPORT WOLF HENZLER CLAIMS FIRST SEASON WIN FOR PORSCHE On the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Porsche factory pilot Wolf Henzler (Germany) celebrated a brilliant victory in the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: With a sensational charge through the field in torrential rain FULL REPORT 6th August 2011 SEAN EDWARDS SEVENTH POLE SITTER AT SEVENTH RACE The unique series continues: At round seven of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland there is the seventh pole-sitter. In the final seconds of qualifying, points’ leader Sean Edwards snatched pole position on the Nuerburgring FULL REPORT BERGMEISTER QUALIFIES NO 45 FOURTH IN GT FOR MID-OHIO TEAM NEWS Joerg Bergmeister qualified the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche fourth on the GT grid for tomorrow's Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, with a time of 1:20.917. In the No. 44, Seth Neiman was 15th. Joey Hand of the No. 56 BMW is on the GT pole with a time of 1:20.539 FULL REPORT BERGMEISTER AND LONG ON SECOND GRID ROW AT MID-OHIO The Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) take up the fifth round of the American Le Mans Series on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from the second row of the grid FULL REPORT 5th August 2011 ALEX JOB RACING TO START ON FRONT RWO AT MID-OHIO TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Leh Keen will start from the front row in GTC for tomorrow's running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge FULL REPORT PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR HYBRID STARTS IN LAGUNA SECA The next test under race conditions for the further development of the particularly efficient drive technology of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid 2.0 is planned for the American Le Mans Series race on the Laguna Seca Raceway in on 17 September. FULL REPORT 1st August 2011 SNETTERTON NEXT FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB Three drivers covered by 11 points and with 10 races to run; the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB is wide open as the second half of the season kicks off at Snetterton over the weekend of 6/7 August FULL REPORT LIZARDS RETURN TO THE HEARTLAND FOR MID-OHIO TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard heads to Ohio this week for the American Le Mans Series Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge on August 6, the midway point of the nine-race season. The driver lineup will be Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long in the No. 45 and Seth Neiman and Darren Law in the No. 44 FULL REPORT BRYAN SELLERS CARRIES ALMS MOMENTUM HOME TO MID-OHIO DRIVER NEWS Everyone dreams of carrying the glory of success back to their hometown. Saturday, August 6, Bryan Sellers will have the opportunity to not only celebrate his best start to a sportscar racing season but also to add to it with his first career victory in the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge FULL REPORT 31st July 2011 KUBA GIERMAZIAK 50TH SUPERCUP WINNER In a turbulent rain race, Kuba Giermaziak celebrated his maiden victory in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup on the Hungaroring near Budapest. FULL REPORT GLOOM AND DOOM FOR PROSPEED COMPETITION TEAM NEWS “What happened then is something you only come across in your worst nightmare”, is how Rudi Penders, team manager started the conversation later. FULL REPORT 30th July 2011 STRONG NEWCOMER KEVIN ESTRE SURPRISES WITH FIRST POLE POSITION Kévin Estre’s first season in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup is going much better than he imagined. With the 450 hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by Hermes Attempto Racing, the Frenchman secured his first pole position FULL REPORT 29th July 2011 SEAN EDWARDS AIMS TO DEFEND POINT LEAD The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland turns onto the finish straight of the season with an unrivalled balance: Six different winners from six races underline how highly competitive Germany’s fastest one-make series FULL REPORT PORSCHE TEAMS HOPE FOR GOOD START TO 2ND HALF OF THE SEASON With the race on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on 6 August, the American Le Mans Series heads into the second half of the season. On the storied circuit in the Midwest of America FULL REPORT PROSPEED ON FRONT ROW FOR SPA 24 HOUR The Belgian domination in qualifying was completed when Maxime Soulet took the second place on the front row in the Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3 R, just 0.2 seconds behind the BMW Z4 FULL REPORT 26th July 2011 BRYAN SELLERS SECURES FIFTH PLACE ALMS FINISH AT MOSPORT DRIVER NEWS Bryan Sellers brought the No.17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR across the Mosport International Raceway finish line fifth in Sunday's Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport. FULL REPORT 25th July 2011 ANOTHER TOUGH BREAK FOR BERGMEISTER AND LONG TEAM NEWS The Lizards' streak of bad luck continued at Mosport today when a mechanical issue took the No. 45 out of contention for the GT win at the one-hour mark. The No. 44 fared better, finishing eighth in class in the 2-hour and 45 minute race. The No. 4 Corvette won in GT FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING FINISHES 4TH IN GTC AT MOSPORT TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Brian Wong finished fourth in GTC is what was a tumultuous running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport. FULL REPORT SCHEIN 3RD, MACNEIL 5TH IN AJR PORSCHE IMSA GT3 AT MOSPORT TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Michael Schein and Cooper MacNeil had a very successful weekend at the IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Series races run at Mosport International Raceway FULL REPORT 24th July 2011 DISSAPPOINTING RACE FOR TITLE DEFENDERS The detour of the American Le Mans Series to Canada was not rewarded with success for the Porsche teams: After their second position in Lime Rock, the Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) went home empty-handed from round four of the season FULL REPORT RENE RAST WINS 200TH SUPERCUP RACE The hero of the day in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup is René Rast. At the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by VELTINS Lechner Racing, the title defender from Frankfurt in Germany won the 200th race of the world’s fastest international one-make series on the Nuerburgring FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING TO START FROM 2ND ROW IN GTC AT MOSPORT TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Brian Wong qualified fourth in GTC for todays's running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport FULL REPORT BERGMEISTER QUALIFIES NO 45 THIRD IN GT FOR MOSPORT TEAM NEWS In the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche, Joerg Bergmeister clocked the third fastest time in Mosport GT qualifying today: 1:17.312, two-tenths from P2. In the No. 44, Seth Neiman was 14th FULL REPORT BEST PORSCHE THIRD ON THE GRID AT MOSPORT With the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports, Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) take up round four of the American Le Mans Series on Sunday in Mosport/Canada from third place FULL REPORT 23rd July 2011 FIRST POLE POSITION FOR GIERMAZIAK AT ANNIVERSARY RACE At the 200th race in the successful history of the Mobil1 Supercup, Kuba Giermaziak from Poland starts from pole position on the Nürburgring on Sunday. At the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by the VERVA Racing team FULL REPORT 21st July 2011 SLOVAKIA RING TO HOST FIA GT3 EVENT IN AUGUST The FIA has confirmed that the 5.9km Slovakia Ring will host Rounds 9 & 10 of the FIA GT3 European Championship, on 19-21 August 2011. The event, which is sponsored by Casino Admiral, will be the first time the FIA GT3 European Championship has raced in Slovakia FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING HEADS TO MOSPORT FOR ALMS TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) heads north to Mosport International Raceway for the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport FULL REPORT LIZARDS AT MOSPORT FOR ALMS ROUND FOUR TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard heads to Ontario, Canada this week for the Grand Prix of Mosport, which will get the green flag on Sunday, July 24 at 3:05 pm ET. The driver lineup is Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long in the No. 45 and Seth Neiman and Marco Holzer in the No. 44 FULL REPORT 17th July 2011 DYER MASTERS DIFFICULT CONDITIONS AT ROCKINGHAM TEAM NEWS With only a 12 point championship gap heading into this weekends race, class 2 leader Dyer was looking to close the gap on the overall and class1 leader Sumpter and keep the contention of maintaining the the championship crown alive FULL REPORT PROSPEED PORSCHE BACK TO WINNING WAYS 2010 Team Champions Prospeed Competition returned to the top step of the podium in Round 8 of the FIA GT3 European Championship at Paul Ricard in France. Maxime Soulet, starting from 4th on the grid, got a good start and handed over the Porsche in 2nd place to Paul Van Splunteren FULL REPORT PROSPEED TAKE 5TH PLACE AT ROUND SEVEN The 2010 Champions struggled again bringing home the Porsche 911 GT3 RST of Prospeed Competition in 5th place of the FIA GT3 Championship diven by Paul Van Splunteren and Maxime Soulet FULL REPORT MORTIMER PUSHED HARD BY MUNDAY AT ROCKINGHAM Mortimer took his fifth and sixth wins of the 2011 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge season at Rockingham, Saturday July 16th, but the Scot was chased hard by Graeme Mundy in race two, just holding off his rival in the final laps FULL REPORT MCCULLAGH AND MCALEER TAKE CONTRASTING ROCKINGHAM WINS In just his third ever race Porsche Club Championship driver John McCullagh won the first of two races at Rockingham, Northants, today, July 16th, his rally experience paying off as he drove away from the field on a soaking track to take an impressive maiden win FULL REPORT NEW CONFIDENCE FOR PORSCHE PILOTS AFTER FIRTS PODIUM Once a year, the American Le Mans Series makes a detour to Canada. On the Mosport International Raceway near the major metropolis of Toronto, round four of the race series featuring the world’s fastest sports cars takes off on 24th July FULL REPORT STRONG RIVALS PURSURE LEADER RENE RAST IN SUPERCUP After a successful guest appearance at the Porsche Carrera World Cup, the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup now returns for the second time this season to the Nürburgring on 24th July. It’s the 200th race in it’s successful history and rather than on the Nordschleife it takes place on the Grand Prix circuit. FULL REPORT 12th July 2011 BRYAN SELLERS SCORES SECOND 5 IN 3 ALMS STARTS DRIVER NEWS Bryan Sellers scored his second, consecutive, Top-Five finish of the three race-old American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón (ALMS) season Saturday at Lime Rock Park. Despite a hiatus of nearly three months which put the momentum garnered from a career-best, fourth-place finish at the Grand Prix of Long Beach FULL REPORT SUMPTER TOPS THE POINTS AS PORSCHE CLUB RACERS HEAD TO ROCKINGHAM The Porsche Club Championship returns to the Rockingham circuit this weekend, Saturday July 19th, for its first visit in several seasons, and if the quality of racing matches that seen in almost every race so far this season FULL REPORT 11th July 2011 SUTTON CHASES TOP TEN FINISH IN SILVERSTONE SUPERCUP RACE James Sutton was the top finisher of the seven drivers from the Porsche Carrera Cup GB to contest the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup race supporting the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday (10 July). FULL REPORT BRUMOS SCORES CRITICAL WIN AT LAGUNA SECA TEAM NEWS Brumos Racing was well aware going into Round 8 of GRAND-AM Rolex Series competition that they were entering a particularly critical stretch of the season. FULL REPORT TRG'S EIGHT CAR IN FOUR SERIES SUCCESSFULL...ONE-TWO AT LIME ROCK TEAM NEWS TRG's eight car in four series weekend was a success in three states.  Team owner Kevin Buckler and his team managed to get all eight cars in the four different series to the finish line and had a spectacular result with the team producing a one-two finish at Lime Rock Park. FULL REPORT 10th July 2011 RENE RAST TAKES POINTS LEAD WITH THIRD STRAIGHT WIN A change at the top of the points’ table in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup: In Silverstone, Germany’s René Rast celebrated his third win in a row with his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by VELTINS Lechner Racing to snatch the points FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING FINISHES AN EXCITING THIRD AT LIME ROCK TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Bill Sweedler and Butch Leitzinger finished an exciting third place in today's running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Northeast Grand Prix run at Lime Rock Park. FULL REPORT FIRST PODIUM OF THE YEAR FOR LIZARD'S AT LIME ROCK TEAM NEWS It was a bittersweet finish for the Lizards: Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long secured the team's first podium of the year with a second place finish at today's Northeast Grand Prix, but only after seeing the chance to battle the No. 56 BMW to the finish evaporate after a late race tire puncture FULL REPORT 9th July 2011 FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORT COME HOME 2ND AT LIME ROCK In the American Le Mans Series, the title defenders clinched their first podium result of the season at their third attempt. With the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche factory pilots Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING TO START FIFTH IN ALMS GTC AT LIME ROCK TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) will start from the third row in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Northeast Grand Prix GTC class to be run at Lime Rock Park tomorrow afternoon FULL REPORT TRG'S EIGHT CAR IN FOUR SERIES RACE DAY TEAM REPORT TRG cars in NASCAR, ALMS, Grand-Am, IMSA Cup across the country Petaluma, CA, (July 8, 2011) - TRG's eight car in four series weekend continues into qualifying.  The team headed by owner Kevin Buckler is having a successful weekend with all cars qualified and ready to take on four races in four different series all on Saturday, July 9. FULL REPORT FLYING LIZARD PORSCHES QUALIFY 3RD AND 6TH FOR LIME ROCK TEAM REPORT Patrick Long qualified the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche third in GT today and Marco Holzer was sixth in the No. 44 in qualifying for the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park FULL REPORT RENE RAST TURNS PERFECT LAP TO SECURE SECOND POLE POSITION A gripping qualifying at the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup weekend on the storied Silverstone circuit: Putting in an immaculate lap, René Rast (Germany) clinched his second pole position of the season in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by VELTINS Lechner Racing FULL REPORT THIRD GRID SPOT FOR PORSCHE WORKS DRIVER AT LIME ROCK With the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA) posted the third quickest time in the GT qualifying for the Northeast Grand Prix in Lime Rock FULL REPORT 8th July 2011 LARGE ENTRY UNVEILED FOR 2011 TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA Up to 70 cars are expected to line up on the grid for the 63rd running of the event that was first staged in 1924. While GT3 cars have been competed at the 24 Hours of Spa in recent years 2011 will be the first time that GT3 has been the main class and teams and drivers running GT3 spec cars FULL REPORT 3rd July 2011 TITLE DEFENDERS FOURTH AFTER TOUGH RACE Claiming fourth at the six hour race in Imola, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany) and Richard Lietz (Austria) secured their best result of the season so far in the GTE Pro class with their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR FULL REPORT SIXTH NEW WINNER AT SIXTH RACE First Nick Tandy, then Jeroen Bleekemolen, Jaap van Lagen, Nicki Thiim, René Rast and now Sean Edwards. At round six on the Norisring, the Carrera Cup Deutschland celebrated its sixth winner FULL REPORT 2nd July 2011 TITLE DEFENDER TAKES UP SIX HOUR RACE FROM THIRD GRID ROW At the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Felbermayr-Proton, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany) and Richard Lietz (Austria) start from the third grid row of the GTE Pro class to tackle the six hour race in Imola on Sunday FULL REPORT 1st July 2011 TITLE DEFENDER RENE RAST AIMS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN The name alone is pure fascination: Silverstone. Nick Tandy’s eyes light up when he talks about the storied circuit. “For a race driver this track is something very special, like Wimbledon is for a tennis player,” he says. FULL REPORT PORSCHE PILOTS HOPE FOR FIRST PODIUM RESULT OF THE SEASON The American Le Mans Series picks up the pace. After a break for the Le Mans 24 Hours, round three of the race series with the world’s fastest sports cars now takes off on 9th July in Lime Rock in the US state of Connecticut FULL REPORT 30th June 2011 SILVERSTONE SUPERCUP OPPORTUNITY FOR CARRERA CUP GB RACER Seven drivers from the Porsche Carrera Cup GB will step up to the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup for the race supporting the British Grand Prix at Silverstone (9/10 July) FULL REPORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CONFIRMED FOR LMP1 SPORTS PROTOTYPE Porsche returns to Le Mans with a works-run LMP1 sports prototype. The first outing of the completely new developed race car is planned for the year 2014. With 16 overall victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in Le Mans. The most recent win was in 1998 with the Porsche 911 GT1. FULL REPORT 28th June 2011 NEXT SEASON HIGHLIGHT ON THE STREET CIRCUIT IN FRANCONIA Just a few days after the greatest Porsche race in history, the next season highlight on the calendar awaits pilots of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. On 3 July, they contest round six of the season on the Norisring in Nuremberg FULL REPORT HARRIS HEADS HOME GT3 CUP CHALLENGES AT THE NURBURGRING Three of the drivers who have contested the 2011 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge took up the opportunity to race in the Porsche Carrera World Cup at the famous Nurburgring circuit in Germany at the weekend FULL REPORT BRUMOS HOLDS THEIR GROUND IN DIFFICULT AND DRAMATIC ROAD AMERICA RACE The GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series’ return to Road America was long awaited and highly anticipated by fans and competitors alike. As the checkered flag dropped on the two-hour race, it ended one of the most memorable and dramatic races of the year FULL REPORT 27th June 2011 PORSCHE PILOTS KEEN TO IMPROVE RANKING IN THE LMS CHAMPIONSHIP For the first time, the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit in Imola hosts a round of the Le Mans Series on 3 July. As one of the six Porsche teams contesting the GTE Pro sports car class, title defenders Marc Lieb (Germany) and Richard Lietz (Austria) are determined to climb to the top of the podium FULL REPORT LIZARDS RETURN TO ALMS SEASON WITH ROUND 3 AT LIME ROCK TEAM NEWS Back from the 24 Heures du Mans and a sixth place GTE Pro class finish for the No. 80 Porsche, Flying Lizard returns to their North American racing season at the Northeast Grand Prix on July 9 FULL REPORT 26th June 2011 BRILLENT PORSCHE TRIUMPH AT THE NURBURGRING 24 HOUR It was one of the most exciting and dramatic 24 hour races at the Nürburgring. And it finished with a triumph for Porsche: In front of 220,000 spectators lining the legendary Nordschleife FULL REPORT PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR READY FOR GRIPPING FINALE...22:30 HOUR REPORT In just one and a half hours the Nürburgring 24 hour race will be decided. And Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) together with Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) still hold the best chances for claiming the prestigious victory FULL REPORT PLANT PRODUCES HEROIC DRIVE IN GERMANY PILOT NEWS Richard Plant bounced back from adversity to produce a fantastic drive in the Porsche Carrera World Cup at the legendary Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany this weekend (24/25 June) FULL REPORT PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR RUNS AND RUNS AND RUNS...19:30 HOUR REPORT The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR with the starting number 18 is well prepared for the final spurt of an enthralling Nürburgring 24 hour race FULL REPORT PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR DEFENDS ITS LEAD DURING THE NIGHT The Porsche teams made it through the night without problems at the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Manthey Racing’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR took over the lead of the long distance classic FULL REPORT 25th June 2011 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR IN THE LEAD...9 HOUR REPORT The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR by Manthey Racing has taken over the 24-hour Nürburgring race lead. After nine hours and 59 laps of the Eifel circuit are the Porsche works driver Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) and Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) 2:05 minutes before their pursuers at the top. FULL REPORT PORSCHE IS SECOND BEST - PROBLEMS FOR 911 GT3 R HYBRID...6.30 HOUR REPORT The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR by Manthey Racing runs in the 24-hour Nürburgring race continues at the forefront. After six hours between the Porsche works driver Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) together with Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) in second place FULL REPORT PORSCHE 911 GT3 R HYBRID IN SECOND PLACE...INTERIM REPORT AFTER 2 HOURS The Porsche teams have made a good start to the Nürburgring 24 hour race. After just over two hours and 17 laps on the legendary Eifel circuit, the innovative Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid lies in 2nd place FULL REPORT RENE RAST TRIUMPHS AT GREATEST PORSCHE RACE IN HISTORY It is the greatest success of his career: On the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife at the wheel of his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, René Rast won the Porsche Carrera World Cup FULL REPORT HARVEY MASTERS NURBURGRING IN CARRERA CUP GB Tim Harvey called on all his racing experience and wet weather prowess to win the Porsche Carrera Cup GB element of the Porsche Carrera World Cup race on the Nurburgring Nordschleife today FULL REPORT 24th June 2011 BEST PORSCHE IN THE FOURTH GRID ROW As the best-placed Porsche team, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) take up the 24 hour race on Saturday with Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) from the fourth grid row FULL REPORT HISTORIC POLE POSITION FOR NORBERT SIEDLER Norbert Siedler takes up the eagerly anticipated premiere of the Porsche Carrera World Cup on Saturday on the Nürburgring Nordschleife from pole position FULL REPORT SMOOTH FIRST QUALIFYING FOR PORSCHE TEAMS The Porsche teams are in a good position for Friday’s final qualifying for the 24 hour race. With the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Manthey Racing, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) together with Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) posted sixth place. FULL REPORT 22nd June 2011 BRYAN SELLERS DEVLOPMENT SKILLS CALLS YOUNG GUNS TO JAPAN PILOT NEWS Bryan Sellers has been a lead on tire development for Falken Tire's sports car program since 2009. In that time, the Falken factory driver has helped advance tire compound and construction techniques for the Japanese-based manufacturer FULL REPORT BRUMOS READY FOR STRONG SHOWING AT ROAD AMERICA TO KICK OFF 2ND HALF TEAM NEWS When Brumos Racing decided to make the move to GRAND-AM Rolex Series GT competition for 2011, the team knew many challenges lay ahead. Now that their inaugural season has reached mid-point, every member of the Brumos team can be proud of all they have accomplished FULL REPORT 20th June 2011 NURBURGRING ADVENTURE FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB The biggest challenge in the history of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB awaits the drivers as the series heads to the Nurburgring Nordschleife for round nine of the championship during the Porsche Carrera World Cup FULL REPORT THE RACE OF RECORDS Motorsport fans around the world wait in eager anticipation for the 25th of June, 2011. On this day, Porsche adds yet another superlative to the history of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife FULL REPORT 19th June 2011 NICKY THIIM NARROWLY WINS TURBULENT RACE Fourth race, fourth winner – and 24 laps of high suspense: The Lausitzring race of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland was a real thriller. Cup-returnee Nicki Thiim from Denmark won his first race at Germany’s one-make series brilliantly but by a very narrow margin FULL REPORT 18th June 2011 NICKI THIIM RELEGATES FAVOURITES DOWN THE GRID The fight at the top of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland remains lively at round four. At the end of a gripping qualifying session Nicki Thiim snatched his first pole position FULL REPORT 33 PORSCHE TACKLE THE LONG DISTANCE CLASSIC IN THE EIFEL A strong contingent of Porsche teams takes up the 24 hour race on the Nürburgring. Like last year, Porsche AG as well as various customer teams field 33 vehicles featuring the characteristic six-cylinder boxer engine at the 39th running of the long distance classic in Germany’s Eifel region on 25/26 June FULL REPORT 14th June 2011 WEATHERTECH.COM'S MACNEIL WINS IN AJR PORSCHE AT MONTREAL TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) had a great run at the Grand Prix of Canada IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Series race run at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Sunday FULL REPORT LE MANS AND TRANSLOGIC PILOT NEWS American Patrick Long endured a trying weekend at Le Circuit de la Sarthe, for his 8th attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 6th in the GTE Pro class in the #80 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR FULL REPORT A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NURBURGRING In just 10 days time, drivers from the Porsche Carrera Cup GB will be in Germany preparing for the Porsche Carrera World Cup on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (Saturday 25 June) FULL REPORT 13th June 2011 MASERATI AND LAMBERT SCORE FIRST WINS AT THRUXTON Miles Maserati and Richard Lambert took the wins as the Porsche Club Championship visited Thruxton, both claiming their first outright wins in the series in races held in very different conditions FULL REPORT DYER EXTENDS CLASS TWO CHMPIONSHIP LEAD AT THRUXTON TEAM NEWS Strasse Racing landed in Thruxton on Friday home to the UK's fastest circuit for rounds Seven and Eight of the Porsche Club Championship FULL REPORT 12th June 2011 FOUR PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR AMONGST THE TOP EIGHT AT LE MANS Last year’s winners narrowly missed out on the podium at the 79th running of the long distance classic. After 24 hours, the Felbermayr-Proton team with Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Richard Lietz (Austria) and Wolf Henzler (Germany) received the flag as fourth in the GTE Pro sports car class FULL REPORT 11th June 2011 TITLE DEFENDER NICOLAS ARMINDO KEEN TO REVERSE TREND Three races, three different victors – this season’s Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland thrills with constant changes at the top. For round four on 19 June on the 3.478 kilometre Lausitzring, one pilot has particularly big plans FULL REPORT 10th June 2011 FLYING LIZARD NO 81 3RD IN GTE AM AND NO 80 12TH IN GTE PRO FOR START OF LE MANS TEAM NEWS At the close of qualifying for the 2011 24 Heures du Mans – which spanned three sessions over two days – the No. 81 third in the GTE Am class and the No. 80 was twelfth in the GTE Pro class FULL REPORT WE MADE THE MOST OF WHAT WAS POSSIBLE The first step is taken with success. Porsche customer teams from all over Europe and the USA have secured good grid positions after the qualifying sessions for the 24 Hours of Le Mans FULL REPORT 6th June 2011 PLANT PULLS CLEAR IN TOP ROOKIE BATTLE DRIVER NEWS 21-year-old racing driver Richard Plant enjoyed another successful race weekend after securing sixth and seventh places in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB double-header at Oulton Park FULL REPORT BRUMOS RACING SCORES FIRST GT WIN AT THE GLEN TEAM NEWS Brumos Racing headed into Round 6 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series full of confidence, with the momentum of the previous week’s first podium finish behind them FULL REPORT 5th June 2011 PROSPEED FINISH IN TOP TEN AT SILVERSTONE FOR ROUND FOUR OF FIA GT3 CHAMPIONSHIP Improvement for Prospeed in round for but It was a 1-2 for the all Dutch Faster Racing DB Motorsport team in Round 4 of the FIA GT3 European Championship at Silverstone FULL REPORT JELLY CLINCHES VICTORY IN CARRERA CUP GB AT OULTON PARK Stephen Jelley mastered tricky conditions to win round eight of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Oulton Park today (Sunday 5 June) in a race that was full of action and drama on a track that was wet and slippery FULL REPORT MAIDEN WIN FOR JAAP VAN LAGEN A successful comeback in Austria: The first race of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland on the reopened race circuit in Styria offered suspense from start to finish FULL REPORT PROSPEED STRUGGLE AT SILVERSTONE Prospeed struggle in hard fought race has Francesco Castellacci took the chequered flag at the end of Round 3 of the FIA GT3 European Championship at Silverstone FULL REPORT 4th June 2011 HEAVY RAIN MIXES UP CLASSIFICATION Thunder, lightning and heavy rain showers: The wild weather in Austria’s Styria region played the dominating role in the qualifying session for round three of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland FULL REPORT SUTTON WINS CARRERA CUP GB ROUND SEVEN AT OULTON PARK James Sutton clinched his third Porsche Carrera Cup GB win in a row at Oulton Park today (Saturday 4 June) in an action-packed round seven, but it was at the expense of his team mate Michael Meadows who led for 16 of the 18 laps FULL REPORT 3rd June 2011 STRONG CONTINGENT OF PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS WITH EIGHT 911 GT3 RSR Five teams, eight vehicles, 24 pilots: Porsche customer teams from Europe and the USA are particularly well represented at the 79th running of the long distance classic in Le Mans on 11/12 June FULL REPORT WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP TO LAUNCH IN 2012 The Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile have decided in partnership to create the FIA World Endurance Championship starting in 2012 FULL REPORT SUTTON TOPS CARRERA CUP GB TEST AT OULTON PARK James Sutton underlined his position as the man to beat in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB by setting the pace in testing at Oulton Park today (Friday 3 June) ahead of rounds seven and eight of the championship FULL REPORT BRUMOS RACING LOOKING ON DAVIES & KEEN TO BUILD ON WATKINS LEGACY TEAM NEWS When Brumos Racing made the move to GT competition for 2011 with a Porsche 911 GT3, they also returned the team’s operations to their original Jacksonville FULL REPORT TRG HEADS TO WATKINS GLEN LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ENDURANCE WIN TEAM NEWS TRG will be running this weekend's Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 Sahlen's Six-Hour at The Glen with a powerful line-up for the team FULL REPORT 1st June 2011 FLYING LIZARD REVEALS SPECIAL LIVERY FOR THE LE MANS 24 HOUR TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard revealed today a commemorative livery for the No. 80 and No. 81 Flying Lizard Porsches for the 2011 24 Heures du Mans. Created by California-based artist Troy Lee, the livery celebrates the history of Porsche at Le Mans FULL REPORT BRUMOS RACING REACHES MILESTONE AT LIME ROCK TEAM NEWS As Brumos Racing anticipated their return to Lime Rock Park for Round 5 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Cars Series season, the team was confident in their preparations. FULL REPORT RUSSIAN GT3 RACE POSTPONED FOR 2011 SRO Motorsports Group, organisers of the FIA GT3 European Championship, has been informed that the new Russian circuit at Smolenskring will not host the Championships historic first visit to the country on the 20/21 August 2011 FULL REPORT OULTON PARK CHALLENGE FOR PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB The fabulous circuit of Oulton Park in Cheshire is the setting for rounds seven and eight of the Porsche Carrera Cup over the weekend of 4/5 June FULL REPORT 29th May 2011 RENE RAST HITS JACKPOT IN THE PRINCIPALITY When the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup took off into the most prestigious race of the year in Monte Carlo, the world-famous Casino was still closed. But still René Rast found his luck. In the picture postcard setting of the Principality on the Cote d’Azur, the German won round three of the world’s fastest international one-make series on Sunday FULL REPORT 28th May 2011 FIRST POLE POSITION OF THE SEASON FOR TITLE DEFENDER RENE RAST The title defender is back: At the wheel of his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, René Rast secured pole position at round three of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup in Monaco FULL REPORT 26th May 2011 BRUMOS RACING MAKES ANOTHER NEW BEGINNING AT LIME ROCK PARK TEAM NEWS Any Brumos Racing fan who has followed the legendary team through the years is likely familiar with the significance of Lime Rock Park and the inaugural IMSA Supercar Series race held there in 1991 FULL REPORT GREEN LIGHT FOR 911 GT3 CUP IN WORLD'S FASTEST CITY TRAFFIC They are the craziest days of the year. When the Grand Prix circus descends on Monaco, the Principality on the Cote d’Azur is turned upside down. First flower tubs, parking meters and traffic signs are removed to make room for barriers, concrete blocks and high fences and create the world’s most famous city circuit. FULL REPORT 22nd May 2001 PODIUM FINISH FOR PORSCHE IN NAVARRA Team AutOralando take third in Spain, the nr1 Vita4One Ferrari 458 of Michael Bartels, Frank Kechele and Nico Verdonck took their first victory in the Blancpain Endurance Series at Navarra in Spain FULL REPORT SEAN EDWARDS GRABS POINTS LEAD WITH POLE-TO-FLAG VICTORY The Porsche Mobil1 Supercup has a new points’ leader: Sean Edwards from Great Britain, driving the Abu Dhabi by tolimit squad’s Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, won round two in Barcelona FULL REPORT PORSCHE TO START FROM THIRD ON THE GRID IN NAVARRA The Pro Cup Class AutOrlando Sport Porsche 997 GT3 of Rafaelle Gianmaria will start 3rd on the grid for round two of the Blancpain Endurance Series in Navarra FULL REPORT 21st May 2011 2011 TOUR BRITANNIA LOOKS FORWARD TO BIGGEST EVER ENTRY With less than a month to go before the starting lights go out on 2011 Tour Britannia, the organisers are looking forward to a bumper entry FULL REPORT TWO SUPRISES AND SEAN EDWARDS ON SUPERCUP POLE Sean Edwards from Great Britain takes up the second round of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup in Barcelona from pole position. Driving the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by the Abu Dhabi by tolimit team FULL REPORT 18th May 2011 CARNIEL SHINES AT DONINGTON PARK Marcus Carniel completed a perfect weekend in the Porsche Club Championship at Donington (Sunday 15th May) when he won rounds six and seven in the class two category FULL REPORT 17th May 2011 ACTION EXPRESS WIN AT VIR On a wet and soggy day in Virginia, the No. 01 TELMAX Chip Ganassi Racing DP went from the hunter to the hunted. Action Express Racing wasted no time picking up GRAND-AM’s $25,000 bonus to the first team to beat the No. 01 DP FULL REPORT DOUBLE PODIUM FINISH FOR DYER AT DONINGTON TEAM NEWS After winning all four Class two opening rounds of the Porsche Club Championship Strasse pilot Chris Dyer was looking to extend this lead and close the gap on overall championship leader Mark Sumpter FULL REPORT 16th May 2011 HOME VICTORY FOR BLEEKEMOLEN, TANDY GIVES CHASE Round two of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland in Zandvoort delivered everything that makes racing gripping: a clear winner, non-stop two-way fights – and a spirited charge through the field like no other FULL REPORT 15th May 2011 JERON BLEEKEMOLEN FASTEST IN TURBULENT QUALIFYING For Jeroen Bleekemolen, qualifying for the second round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland season ran exactly to plan. At his home race, the Dutchman snatched pole position with 1:40.741 minutes on the 4.307 kilometre dune circuit FULL REPORT 13th May 2011 SPANISH "BULL RUN" IN NAVARRA The Northern Spanish circuit of Navarra will be the host for the second round of the Blancpain Endurance Series and teams will have their final chance to fine tune their cars before the Blue Riband event, the Total 24 Hours of Spa in July FULL REPORT WINNER OF SEASON-OPENER ENGELHART KEEN FOR A REPEAT After the riveting season-opener in Istanbul with Christian Engelhart pulling a surprise victory out of the hat, the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup travels on to the Circuit de Catalunya on 22 May FULL REPORT 12th May 2011 CARRERA CUP GB PILOTS START NURBURGRING TRAINING Drivers from the Porsche Carrera Cup GB have just completed two days of training ahead of the Porsche Carrera World Cup on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (Saturday 25 June). FULL REPORT 10th May 2011 BRUMOS RACING READY TO MARK 40TH MILESTONE TEAM NEWS As the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series readies for round four of the 2011 season, Brumos Racing has reason to celebrate their return to scenic Virginia International Raceway FULL REPORT FLYING LIZARD ANNOUNCES LE MANS DRIVER TRIOS TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard announced today the driver lineup for the 2011 24 Heures du Mans, June 11-12 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France FULL REPORT 9th May 2011 STRASSE HEADS TO DONINGTON LOOKING TO EXTEND  POINTS LEAD TEAM NEWS Following the success of the first four rounds Chris Dyer of Keighley West Yorkshire piloting the number 1 Porsche 944 S2  will be looking to extend his lead in the 2011 Class two Championship at Donington Park on the 14th May FULL REPORT 8th May 2011 PORSCHE FINISH IN TOP TEN IN PORTUGAL Enzo Ide took the chequered flag in the Belgian Audi Club Audi R8 LMS nine places in fron of highest placed Porscheto score a surprise win from 14th on the grid in Round 2 of the FIA GT3 European Championship FULL REPORT VICTORY IN THE GTE AM CLASS, POINTS IN THE PRO CATERGORY Round two of the Le Mans Series took an extremely turbulent turn for the Porsche teams. While both Nicolas Armindo and Raymond Narac celebrated their first win of the season in the in the GTE Am sports car category FULL REPORT A PERFECT START TO THE SEASON FOR CHRISTIAN ENGELHART A perfect start to the season for Christian Engelhart: With his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, the Konrad Motorsport pilot from Germany won the season-opening round of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup in Istanbu FULL REPORT 7th May 2011 FERRARI AND MERCEDES DOMINATE PORSCHE IN QUALIFYING AT PORTUGAL The first two qualifying sessions of the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship saw Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz take top honours in front of Porsche, with BMW being the only other manufacturer represented in the top 3 places for Rounds 1 & 2 FULL REPORT SENSATIONAL POLE POSITION FOR CHRISTIAN ENGELHART With a sensational best time in qualifying, Christian Engelhart (Germany) posted his first pole position in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup on the Grand Prix circuit in Istanbul Park FULL REPORT 6th May 2011 POINTS LEADER NICK TANDY AIMS TO REPEAT LAST YEAR'S WIN Just two weeks after the gripping season-opener comes now the first race abroad for the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland on 15 May on the Circuit Park Zandvoort. FULL REPORT SECOND GRID ROW FOR MARC LIEB In qualifying for the second round of the Le Mans Series in Spa-Francorchamps, Marc Lieb (Germany) secured the fourth grid spot in the GTE Pro sports car category FULL REPORT PORSCHE HOLD BACK IN PRACTICE ON FIRST DAY OF THE FIA GT3 CHAMPIONSHIP The green light of the European Championship FIA GT3 will be given on 7th and 8th May on the splendid Autodromo Internacional do Algarve (Portugal). Last year this natural and challenging Portimao circuit suited the ProSpeed Competition team exceptionally well FULL REPORT 5th May 2011 SRO LAUNCHES GENTLEMANS TROPHY FOR 2011 SEASON SRO Motorsports Group has launched a special award for the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship which will reward the amateur driver pairings in Europe’s most successful GT Championship FULL REPORT 3rd May 2011 WONG AND SCHEIN HAVE STRONG RUNS IN AJR PORSCHES AT MILLER Alex Job Racing (AJR) continued their strong run in the IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Series at Miller Motorsports Park last weekend.  Brian Wong and Michael Schein had to deal with a late season snow storm in Utah FULL REPORT HEADING INTO NEW SEASON WITH 21 PORSCHE 911 GT3 CUP The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup kicks off the new season on 8 May on the Formula 1 circuit in Istanbul Park. After the cancellation of the two season-opening rounds in Bahrain, drivers and teams are now looking forward to the belated start FULL REPORT 2nd May 2011 AMERICAN MUSSLE FLEX AGAINST PORSCHE Round Four of the 2011 Pirelli World Challenge Championships featured a crash on the standing start, two new winners, a new championship leader, and plenty of passes FULL REPORT 1st May 2011 NICK TANDY'S GAMBLE PAYS OFF TO YIELD SEASON-OPENING WIN A rain shower shortly before the start turned the season-opening race of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland into a lottery. Britain’s Nick Tandy (Konrad Motorsport) played the right cards in the tyre poker, stayed on slicks FULL REPORT SUTTON TAKES  CARRERA CUP DOUBLE AT THRUXTON James Sutton completed a perfect weekend in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Thruxton today (Sunday 1 May) when he won round six to take a 19-point lead into the five-week spring break in the calendar FULL REPORT SUCCESSFUL RACE DEBUT FOR VERSION 2.0 A strong race premiere for the further-developed Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. With “Version 2.0” of the innovative hybrid race car from Weissach, Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany), Marco Holzer (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) finished round two of the Nürburgring Long Distance Championship in eleventh position FULL REPORT 30th April 2011 FIRST POLE POSITION GOES TO ROBERT RENAUER A surprising start to the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland: After many changes at the top of the time charts, Robert Renauer snatched the first pole position of the new season in his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup with 1:41.822 minutes FULL REPORT SUTTON TAKES DOUBLE CARRERA CUP GB POLE AT THRUXTON James Sutton was the man on top in qualifying for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Thruxton today (30 April) when he took pole position for both rounds five and six of the championship. Jonas Gelzinis did the double In Pro-Am1, while George Brewster took both Pro-Am2 poles FULL REPORT 29th April 2011 AEGER ANTICIPATION FOR EXACTING ARDENNES CIRCUIT Porsche’s works drivers are very much looking forward to round two of the Le Mans Series which takes place on 7 May on the extremely demanding traditional circuit of Spa-Francorchamps FULL REPORT GELZINIS TOPS CARRERA CUP GB TEST AT THRUXTON The stage is set for another superbly competitive pair of races in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Thruxton this weekend (30 April/1 May) after less than a second covered the top 12 drivers in testing today (Friday 29 April) ahead of rounds five and six of the championship FULL REPORT 25th April 2011 STRONG PERFORMANCE BY STRASSE AT CROFT TEAM REPORT Chris Dyer made Four from Four in the blistering heat at Croft North Yorkshire, despite a late night fixing the problem with Chris Whittle and Paul Ward's car Chris still managed to convincingly take the chequered flag in Class two FULL REPORT FOUR FROM FOUR FOR STUMPTER AND DYER On the hottest day of the year so far at Croft North Yorkshire for round four of the Porsche Club GB Championship Mark Stumpter piloting his Carrera in Class one and Chris Dyer in is 944 S2 in Class 2 made it four wins out of four FULL REPORT 24th April 2011 FLAG-TO-FLAG VICTORY FOR STUMPER AT CROFT Mark Stumper gave an masterly performance at the third round of the Porsche Club GB Championship, Stumper concluded the first race on Saturday 23rd April 2011 ar Croft North Yorkshire with a flag-to-flag victory FULL REPORT 23rd April 2011 THRUXTON NEXT FOR PORSCHE CARERA CUP GB The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB continues at Thruxton (30 April/1 May) for rounds five and six of the 19-race season. With a superb field of 24 of the new 450bhp 911 GT3 Cup cars on the grid at the fastest track on the schedule FULL REPORT GRID LINE UP WITH PROMINENT NAMES The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland heads into an exciting year. The season opens on 1 May on the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg with a top-class starter field FULL REPORT 17th April 2011 MEADOWS TAKES CARRERA CUP WIN AT DONINGTON PARK Michael Meadows became the third winner in four races when he scored his debut championship win in round four of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park today (Sunday 17 April). FULL REPORT PORSCHE WIN AT MONZA IN THE FIRST RACE OF THE BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE SERIES Autorlando Sport win first race of the Blancpain Endurance Series for Porsche at Monza FULL REPORT HANKEY WINS CARRERA CUP GB ROUND 3 AT DONINGTON Euan Hankey made it two wins from the first three races when he won an action packed round three of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park today (Sunday 17 April) FULL REPORT NO 44 8TH AT LONG BEACH NO 45 RETIRED  AT FIFTY-MINUTE MARK TEAM NEWS The high-consequence Long Beach circuit claimed the No. 45 of Patrick Long and Joerg Bergmeister nearing the halfway point of the race after an impact with the concrete wall damaged the suspension beyond what could be repaired during the short two-hour race FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING FINISHES SECOND IN GTC AT LONG BEACH TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) finished second in GTC in today's running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Long Beach Grand Prix FULL REPORT TEAM FALKEN NARROWLY MISSES PODIUM FINISH IN ALMS At round two of the American Le Mans Series in Long Beach, California, Porsche works driver Wolf Henzler (Germany) narrowly missed out on claiming his first podium result of the season FULL REPORT 16th April 2011 GELZINIS AND MEADOWS TOP CARRERA CUP GB QUALIFYING Jonas Gelzinis and Michael Meadows each took a pole position in an exciting qualifying session for rounds three and four of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park today (Saturday 16 April). FULL REPORT DE LORENZI RACING SECOND FASTEST IN PRACTICE The Pro-Am Cup entry finished the 60-minute session ahead of the De Lorenzi Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R of Gianluca De Lorenzi, Alessandro Bonetti and Stefano Borghi FULL REPORT ALEX JOB QUALIFIES SECOND IN GTC AT LONG BEACH TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Leh Keen qualified the No. 23 Battery Tender/Robert Graham/William Rast/AJR/Porsche second in GTC for today's running of the American Le Mans Series FULL REPORT PATRICK LONG QUALIFIES NO 45 FOURTH IN GT FOR LONG BEACH TEAM NEWS Patrick Long qualified the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche fourth on the GT grid with a time of 1:19.463 in Friday's qualifying session for the ALMS at Long Beach race on Saturday April 16 FULL REPORT PATRICK LONG FASTEST IN LONG BEACH On the street circuit of Long Beach/California, Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA) posted the fourth quickest time in qualifying for the second round of the American Le Mans Series FULL REPORT 14th April 2011 GELZINIS TOPS CARRERA CUP GB TEST AT DONINGTON PARK The stage is set for a fascinating weekend in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park this weekend (16/17 April) after testing today (Thursday 14 April) ahead of rounds three and four of the championship FULL REPORT BRUMOS RACING SEES MANY POSITIVES DESPITE TOUGH RACE TEAM NEWS In what will be a season of firsts for Brumos Racing’s new GT program, the debut of the #59 Porsche 911 GT3 at Barber Motorsports Park marked another important milestone FULL REPORT 12th April 2011 CARRERA CUP GB HEADS FOR DONINGTON PARK The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB resumes at Donington Park this weekend (16/17 April) for rounds three and four of the 19-race season FULL REPORT BRYAN SELLERS OPENS ALMS SPRINT IN LONG BEACH DRIVER NEWS Bryan Sellers will open the "sprint" race portion of the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón on the city streets of Long Beach, CA this Saturday FULL REPORT AJR HEADS TO LONG BEACH TO DEFEND TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) is headed to the streets of Long Beach with drivers Leh Keen and Bill Sweedler to defend their American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron GTC class win from last year FULL REPORT LIZARDS AT LONG BEACH FOR ALMS ROUND TWO TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard heads to Long Beach, California today for round two of the American Le Mans Series: the ALMS at Long Beach race on Saturday, April 16. FULL REPORT 10th April 2011 STRONG GRID FOR OPENING RACE IN MONZA The entry list for the first race of the new Blancpain Endurance Series has been unveiled with a strong line up of 34 cars for the high speed 3-hour race at Monza on Sunday 17th April. Eleven manufacturers will be represented on the grid with Aston Martin, Audi, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Ginetta, Lamborghini, Lotus, Maserati, Nissan and Porsche FULL REPORT 9th April 2011 THE ADAC GT MASTERS FIELD CONTINUES TO GROW The ADAC GT Masters still enjoys a widespred popularity for the season opener on the Easter weekend (23 to April 25) in the Motorsport arena Oschersleben continues the record starter box. A total of 44 vehicles from eight different manufacturers are called for the two first races of the season FULL REPORT PORSCHE PILOTS LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON The race on the street circuit in Long Beach marks another highlight on the American Le Mans Series calendar. Porsche works drivers Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) tackle the prestigious Californian city race on 16 April with the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports FULL REPORT 6th April 2011 BRUMOS RACING RIGHT AT HOME AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK TEAM NEWS Having competed on a variety of courses across the country, the team has developed a special relationship with a few, which either by proximity or family ties, hold a special place in the heart of the Jacksonville, Florida-based team. Although Barber Motorsports Park is in only its 9th year of operation FULL REPORT FIRST EVER NORDSCHLEIFE RACE FOR MOBIL 1 SUPERCUP The Porsche Carrera World Cup is breaking all records. Now the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup will also run a classification round at the greatest Porsche race in the world on 25 June on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring FULL REPORT 3rd April 2011 EARLY RETIRMENT FOR PORSCHE TEAMS AS VICTIMS OF START CRASH At the season-opener of the Le Mans Series, four of the five Porsche 911 GT3 RSR were caught up in a start crash that was not their fault. For all three professional Porsche teams contesting the GTE-Pro class, this marked an early end in Le Castellet after their vehicles suffered too much damage FULL REPORT TOP SIX FINISH FOR RICHARD PLANT IN CARRERA CUP GB TEAM NEWS 21-year-old year old Richard Plant made an impressive start to his Porsche Carrera Cup GB career by taking a top six finish at Brands Hatch on Sunday, which followed an encouraging seventh in Saturday’s season opener FULL REPORT JELLEY CLAIMS CARRERA CUP GB RACE TWO AT BRANDS Stephen Jelley was the class of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB with victory in round two at Brands Hatch today (Sunday 3 April) to take the early advantage in the championship. While Jonas Gelzinis won Pro-Am1 category, George Brewster became the only double winner of the weekend when he took a Pro-Am2 double FULL REPORT HANKEY WINS CARRERA CUP GB ROUND ONE AND BRANDS Euan Hankey scored his first Porsche Carrera Cup GB victory at Brands Hatch in the opening round of the championship. Hankey became the first Carrera Cup GB Scholarship winner to take an overall race win with a superb performance, moving into the lead after Stephen Jelley slid wide FULL REPORT 2nd April 2011 GRID POSITIONS ONE AND TWO FOR PORSCHE IN GTE-AM CLASS A perfect start into the Le Mans Series for Nicolas Armindo: At the season-opener in Le Castellet, the Frenchman clinched the best time in qualifying in the newly-created GTE-Am sports car class at the wheel of his Porsche 911 GT3 RSR FULL REPORT JELLEY TOPS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB AT BRANDS HATCH Stephen Jelley set a stunning pace in qualifying for the opening two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch today (Saturday 2 April), taking pole position for both races as his team mate Euan Hankey ran right behind in second FULL REPORT 1st April 2011 RECORD FIELD WITH 40 CARS FOR ADAC The countdown to the start of the season of the ADAC GT masters 2011 runs with full speed. In three weeks the engines echo at the start of the season on the Easter weekend (23 to April 25) in the Motorsport arena Oschersleben again FULL REPORT JELLY TOPS CARRERA CUP GB TESTING AT BRANDS HATCH Stephen Jelley set the pace in testing ahead of the opening two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch today (Friday 1 April), as a superb 25-car field assembled for the start of the new season FULL REPORT 29th March 2011 EXIDE LAND WINS SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH JUTA RACING Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), the automotive battery giant, has won a fiercely contested battle to become title sponsor to Juta Racing—the team behind Jonas Gelžinis—in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain FULL REPORT PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SET FOR FABULOUS START IN 2011 The 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB will burst into life at Brands Hatch over the weekend of 2/3 April with the first two races of the 19-race schedule. The signs are that the 2011 season is going to be the best yet, with a fleet of new 450bhp 911 GT3 Cup cars and a host of strong contenders across all three categories FULL REPORT 25th March 2011 TEAMS WELL PREPARED FOR START OF LE MANS SERIES Porsche teams are well prepared for the start of the Le Mans Series (LMS) on 3 April on the southern French Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet. Porsche pilots have one main goal this season FULL REPORT 23rd March 2011 SAS RED LINE TOPS CARRERA CUP GB TEST The SAS-backed Red Line Racing cars of James Sutton and Michael Meadows topped the times during the major pre-season test day for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Snetterton yesterday FULL REPORT BRYAN SELLERS 12 HOURS OF SEBRING RACE REPORT DRIVER NEWS Bryan Sellers again proved why he is considered one of sports car racing's best, young talents at Saturday's 59th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida FULL REPORT PLANT SHOWS STRONG PACE IN CARRERA CUP GB TEST DRIVER NEWS Richard Plant showed strong pace ahead of his maiden Porsche Carrera Cup GB campaign, as the 21-year-old set the sixth quickest time in the official pre-season test at Snetterton yesterday (22 March) FULL REPORT 22nd March 2011 BEST EVER PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON UNVEILED The best ever entry for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB has been unveiled today (Tuesday 22 March) during the championship's pre-season test and media day at Snetterton. FULL REPORT 20th March 2011 WEATHERTECH.COM'S NACNEIL HAS TWO IMSA CUP PODIUMS TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) made a strong return to the IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Series at Sebring.  Cooper MacNeil driving the No. 20 WeatherTech/AJR Porsche had two second place finishes on the weekend FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING EIGHTH IN TOUGH 12 HOUR AT SEBRING TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) drivers Leh Keen, Bill Sweedler and Brian Wong had a tough American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring FULL REPORT ROUGH SEBRING 12 HOUR FOR FLYING LIZARD TEAM NEWS After a grueling twelve hours at Sebring, the Flying Lizard No. 45 Porsche of Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long and Marc Lieb finished sixth in GT, with the No. 44 Porsche of Seth Neiman, Darren Law and Marco Holzer finishing seventh. The No. 56 BMW took the GT win. FULL REPORT SECOND PLACE FOR PORSCHE IN NEW GTE-AM CLASS AT SEBRING At the Sebring 12 hour race, Porsche took off into the 2011 season of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and the American Le Mans Series by clinching second place in the new GTE-AM class FULL REPORT 19th March 2011 ALEX JOB RACING ON GTC POLE FOR SEBRING TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing's (AJR) Leh Keen qualified the No. 23 Battery Tender/Robert Graham/William Rast/AJR/Porsche on pole position for tomorrow's running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring FULL REPORT FLYING LIZARD SIXTH IN QUALIFYING FOR SEBRING TEAM NEWS Joerg Bergmeister qualified the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR sixth in GT with a time of 2:02.334 for Saturday's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring FULL REPORT WORKS DRIVER RICHARD LIETZ SETS BEST TIME IN NEW GTE-AM CLASS IN ALMS At the wheel of his Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, Porsche works driver Richard Lietz secured an excellent grid position for the Sebring 12 hour race. In qualifying for the oldest sports car race in the USA, which kicks off this year’s American Le Mans Series on Saturday FULL REPORT 18th March 2011 PORSCHE LINES UP AN EVEN MORE EFFICIENT  911 GTR3 HYBRID Porsche takes up the Nürburgring 24 hour race on 25 June with a further developed version of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. Priority of the development was given to the improvement of efficiency through the targeted optimisation of hybrid FULL REPORT 55 CARS FOR LE MANS TEST DAY After a 2-year break, the Le Mans 24-Hours test day is back on the calendar and will take place on Sunday 24th April 2011. Fifty-five entries have been sent in to the ACO for this free practice session. FULL REPORT DREELAN AND BREWSTER RETURN TO CARRERA CUP GB Tommy Dreelan and George Brewster will both contest full seasons in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, racing alongside young gun Rory Butcher in the three-car squad from Celtic Speed FULL REPORT 12th March 2011 PORSCHE PILOTS CONFIDENT AFTER SEASON KICK-OFF Reliability is also the key in the extensively remodified Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The two official test days of the Le Mans Series on the Paul Ricard circuit in southern France ran completely without any problems – only the biting cold, strong winds and at times damp track hampered the work FULL REPORT 11th March 2011 BUTCHER CONFIRMS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CAMPAIGN Rory Butcher is targeting the pro-am1 category in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, after confirming that he will contest a full season in the championship with Celtic Speed. FULL REPORT MICHEAL AMMERMULLER LOOKING FOR VICTORY IN PORSCHE 911 The team from Wessling near Munich are hoping to go all the way to victory. After the successful first season in the ADAC GT masters, the team around coach Niko Wieth has strengthened now awaits. FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING READY TO DEFEND GTC AT SEBRING TEAM NEWS Last year, running three GTC class cars, AJR swept the podium.  The 2011 version of the team has one car and drivers Bill Sweedler, Leh Keen and Brian Wong are up to the task of defending the team's win in eight days. FULL REPORT A NEW FLEET OF PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CARS RELEASED The line up represented the biggest display of 911 GT3 Cup cars ever seen in the UK and the teams will now run the 450bhp cars in before starting a busy testing schedule ahead of the opening race meeting at Brands Hatch on 2/3 April. FULL REPORT STRONG PORSCHE CONTINGENT AT TWELVE HOUR CLASSIC A true classic traditionally kicks off the ALMS: The 12 Hours of Sebring, run for the 59th time on the Sebring International Raceway in the heart of Florida on 19 March, is the oldest and toughest sports car race in the USA FULL REPORT BRUMOS RACING OVERCOMES CHALLENGES AT HOMESTEAD TEAM NEWS Brumos Racing, with a long history of success at Homestead-Miami Speedway, was ready to add another victory to the list as the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series headed to Homestead for the second round of 2011 FULL REPORT 1st March 2011 BRUMOS RACING HAS GOOD REASON FOR HIGH HOPES AT HOMESTEAD TEAM REPORT Brumos Racing prepares to head south to Homestead-Miami Speedway forB Round 2 of the 2011 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season, you can be sure that it is one track the team is eager to revisit. Brumos has historically enjoyed great success at the south Florida venue, as have its two drivers, Andrew Davis and Leh Keen. FULL REPORT FLYING LIZARD ADDS LIEB AND HOLZER TO SEBRING DRIVER LINEUP TEAM REPORT Flying Lizard Motorsports announced today the complete driver lineup for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. In the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, defending ALMS GT driver champions Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) will be joined by Porsche Works driver Marc Lieb (Germany) FULL REPORT 14th Feb 2011 ALEX JOB RACING HAS SUCCESFULL SEBRING TEST TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) had a very successful pre-season test at Sebring.  Drivers Bill Sweedler, Leh Keen and Brian Wong exercised their No. 23 Battery Tender/Alex Job Racing/Porsche GT3 Cup car at the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron sanctioned test this past Wednesday and Thursday. FULL REPORT 10th Feb 2011 A NEW ERA A NEW DAWN The 79th Le Mans 24-Hours race has attracted a fabulous field. The most prestigious makes and the most talented drivers will all gather on the 24-Hours circuit to do battle. Thanks to their presence, the ACO will organize the blue riband motor race of the 2011 season FULL REPORT FLYING LIZARD ANNOUNCES TWO-CAR PROGRAM FOR LE MANS 2011 TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard announced today that the team will field two Porsche 911 GT3 RSR entries at the 2011 24 Heures du Mans, to be held June 11-12 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France FULL REPORT 5th Feb 2011 SUCCES BALLEST OUT COMPENSATION TIMES IN Success Ballast, which has been a feature of the FIA GT3 European Championship since 2009, has been replaced with Compensation Times for the 2011 season. FULL REPORT DUTT MOTORSPORT WITH PROMINENT SUPPORT The "9 Elf team Dutt Motorsport" GT is flat out in the ADAC masters season 2011. After sporadic starts last year expanded the Swabian team to the mobile team manager Oliver Dutt and sets two Porsche 911 to a celebrity VIP driver FULL REPORT HARVEY AND MOTORBASE TEAM UP FOR CARRERA CUP GB Tim Harvey will race for Motorbase Performance this season as he bids to defend his title in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, rejoining David Bartrum’s team after a four-year stint with Red Line Racing FULL REPORT 2nd Feb 2011 BRUMOS RACING BRINGS HOME HARD-FOUGHT 5TH PLACE AT DAYTONA TEAM NEWS The 49th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona is now in the history books and Brumos Racing’s highly anticipated GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT debut didn’t disappoint their fans FULL REPORT BRAYN SELLERS LAUNCHES 2011 SEASON WITH 2ND PLACE AT DAYTONA DRIVER NEWS Bryan Sellers launched his 2011 sports car racing season over the weekend with his highest-ever finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona (FL). Finishing second in the Grand Touring (GT) class, the Braselton, GA-resident narrowly missed taking home the coveted Rolex Daytona Cosmograph awarded to the winner of the Rolex 2 FULL REPORT 1st Feb 2011 TRG WIN GRUELING ROLEX 24 HOUR AT DAYTONA TEAM NEWS TRG's Steve Bertheau, Brendan Gaughan, Spencer Pumpelly, Wolf Henzler and Andy Lally drove the No. 67 TRG/Sargent & Lundy/South Point Hotel & Casino/Porsche to the GT class victory in the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona FULL REPORT 31st Jan 2011 DOUBLE VICTORY FOR PORSCHE AT DAYTONA 24 HOUR Porsche’s success story at the Daytona 24 hour race continues. At the 49th running of the long distance classic in Florida, the sports cars from Zuffenhausen celebrated an impressive double victory. FULL REPORT 28th Jan 2011 TRG ON POLE IN GT FOR ROLEX 24 DAYTONA TEAM NEWS TRG Porsche ace Dominik Farnbacher will start the No. 66 TRG/Porsche from the pole in GT for this weekend's Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona FULL REPORT BERGMEISTER PUTS NUMBER 45 ON PLE FOR DAYTONA 24 HOUR TEAM NEWS Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) set a new DP record of 1:40.099 at the Daytona International Speedway today, putting the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche-Powered DP on the overall pole for Saturday's Rolex 24 race FULL REPORT PORSCHE ON POLE FOR DAYTONA 24 HOUR At the Daytona 24 Hours, the Porsche Riley fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports takes off from pole position. During qualifying for the legendary long distance classic FULL REPORT 24th Jan 2011 ALEX JOB RACING BACK IN PATRON CHALLENGE FOR 2011 TEAM REPORT Alex Job Racing (AJR) will return to the Patron GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Series in 2011 with young guns Michael Schein and Cooper MacNeil.  Schein is a returning driver and MacNeil is new to the series FULL REPORT 22nd Jan 2011 BRUMOS RACING BRINGS PORSCHE POWERED LINEUP TO ROLEX 24 TEAM NEWS Brumos has long been known as ‘America’s Porsche Authority’ and has built its reputation through the years as one of the top Porsche dealerships in the country. FULL REPORT SEVEN PORSCHE WORKS DRIVERS CONTEST THE CLASSIC IN FLORIDA Title defender Porsche tackles the Daytona 24 hour race on 29 January with a strong contingent. Traditionally, the long distance classic in Florida is the first highlight of the motorsport season and each year attracts the best pilots from a huge range of international race series to the Sunshine State of the USA FULL REPORT 17th Jan 2011 GWYNE COMMITS TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB Jess Gwynne will compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB this season and is currently in advanced discussions with championship newcomers 2XP Racing FULL REPORT 14th Jan 2011 TRG ADDS FOURTH PORSCHE FOR ROLEX 24 TEAM NEWS TRG has finalized the fourth car for the upcoming 2011 Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona.  The team will comprise Ben Keating, Tim George Jr., Dominik Farnbacher and Lucas Luhr FULL REPORT ALEX JOB RACING EADY FOR 2011 ALMS GTC SEASON TEAM NEWS Alex Job Racing (AJR) will return to the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GTC class with drivers Bill Sweedler, Leh Keen and Brian Wong.  Battery Tender will also return as a sponsor on the Alex Job Racing/Porsche GT3 Cup car FULL REPORT HETHERINGTON JOINS RED-LINE RACING Porsche Carrera Cup Scholarship winner Benji Hetherington has signed to race for Red Line Racing in this season's Carrera Cup GB FULL REPORT 11th Jan 2011 BRUMOS RACING OFF TO A GOOD START FOR 2011 TEAM NEWS Brumos Racing brought their new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car to Daytona International Speedway’s ‘Roar Before the 24’ Test Days for its highly-anticipated debut as they prepared for their inaugural GT race. FULL REPORT TRG SHOWS SPEED AT ROAR IN PREPARATION FOR ROLEX 24 TEAM REPORT TRG put its four Porsche 997's through their paces at the Roar Before the 24 test in preparation for the 2011 Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona FULL REPORT 10th Jan 2011 FLYING LIZARDS COMPLETE SUCCESSFULL TEST IN PORSCHE RILEY TEAM NEWS Flying Lizard completed a successful test at Daytona this weekend, with the official inaugural run of the team's No. 45 Porsche-powered Riley Daytona Prototype. FULL REPORT WORLD PREMIERE OF PORSCHE 918 RSR IN DETROIT Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, opened the North American International Auto Show today with the World Premiere of the Porsche 918 RSR. Commenting on the first appearance of the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart at the Detroit show since 2007 FULL REPORT 4thJan 2011 BRITISH VETERANS JOIN PAUL MILLER RACING FOR ROLEX 24 TEAM NEWS The No. 48 Marquis Jet/Paul Miller Racing Porsche GT3 solidified its position among the top contenders for the GT class victory in the 49th Rolex 24 At Daytona next month with today's confirmation that accomplished UK sports car racers Tim Sugden and Rob Bell will join Bryce Miller and Bryan Sellers in the grueling endurance race. FULL REPORT

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