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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — The all - new Fast Track Racing sponsored by CLASSIC BMW GTS racing team makes its GTSA class debut this weekend (March 9 - 11) at the Pirelli World Challenge season opener in the streets of St. Petersburg when Toby Grahovec, Justin Raphael and Chris Ohmacht compete in the 50 - minute doubleheader sprint events.

America's premier GT racing team added to that Sunday with a dramatic third - place finish in the GTE Pro category with Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Jordan Taylor climbing onto the podium together...

This weekend, the world's premier GT racing team looks to add another to that tally at one of its most successful venues: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix.

Four years later, the twin Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs will try to give endurance racing's premier GT race team a third straight victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Related: Corvette Racing at Long Beach: Gavin, Milner Second in GTLM Corvette Racing to Take a Third C7.R Chassis to Le Mans Doug Fehan: Corvette Racing is the World's Best GT Racing Team

Related: Doug Fehan: «Corvette Racing is the World's Best GT Racing Team» Five Crazy Moments for Corvette Racing at the Twelve Hours of Sebring Corvette Racing at Sebring: Second Straight Win for Corvette C7.R to Start 2016

Not exact matches

The Mucke Motorsport team has raced with pink cars in the DTM for the last couple of years thanks to their association with the same sponsor, and this year will see the pink BWT - liveries expand into the German Formula 4 and GT championships as well.

However the win came under a bit of a shadow as many suspected the team of heavily sandbagging in the run - up to the race in order to avoid being slowed down by the balance of performance (BOP) adjustments which are in place to keep the GT category close.

Honda hasn't won a race in Super GT for two years, and the team he's joining are currently only 17th in the championship.

It'll be his first race in the Super GT series, racing a Honda NSX - GT for Team Mugen, and he's already been out testing the car at Suzuka.

Brendon Hartley was way, way out in the lead of the opening race of 2016, but threw it all away for him, his team and his teammates with this massive accident whilst lapping a GT car.

After leaving the IndyCar scene in the mid-1980s Gurney turned his team's attention back to sportscars and had masses of success in GT racing.

It's the main event of the Super GT season as teams and drivers tackle 173 laps of the legendary circuit in a race lasting the best part of six hours.

The GT is built by Jota — Le Mans specialist racing team — and then sold in limited numbers by the Lodge Garage Mazda dealership in Aylesbury.

Prior to opening his school in 1968, Bob Bondurant slid Indian motorcycles around dirt ovals, won the GT Class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Cobra 289, and raced for Ferrari's Formula 1 team.

Read Chris's reaction to his Ring 24 hours racing seat Alongside Harris and Rohrl in Porsche's team will be German Touring Car ace Roland Asch (who's driven a 911 GT3 Cup in the Dubai 24 hours) and Horst von Saurma, a German motoring journalist who's driven 911s in the Ring 24 hours before, as well as setting a Nordschleife lap record in a Porsche Carrera GT.

Although there are five generations of M3s to choose from here today, we quickly filter through to the brand - new GTS, which is painted fire orange — the same color used by the long - defunct Jagermeister racing team that fielded all kinds of fast BMWs from the 2002 to the 3.2 CSL.

My Pick: I rate the WEC Ford GT team with a slight advantage with its crew — a lot of it having raced at Le Mans with Aston in years past and having raced the first two rounds of the WEC this year.

While Shelby didn't build the GT - 40s, he and his team were instrumental in its development and racing success — and it remained one of his most proudest accomplishments decades afterward.

I borrow a suit from Ryan Eversley, who drives the number 43 RealTime Racing Acura TLX GT for team owner Peter Cunningham, who drives the number 42 car.

Finally, the time has arrived: Sony Playstation, Polyphony Digital, and Nissan are bringing the GT Academy to the U.S.. On December 1, gamers will be able to register for a chance to win a spot on a legitimate international racing team.

The dawn of the 2011 race season is upon us: NASCAR just kicked off its year with the Daytona 500, F1 teams are presently testing in Europe, Le Mans hopefuls are currently starting their training — and, of course, Cadillac Racing is prepping its new CTS - V Coupe racer for the SCCA World Challenge GT

Kauffman, who has raced at Le Mans as a gentleman driver and who owns a piece of the Chip Ganassi Racing team campaigning four modern Ford GTs this year, was at the forefront of a new generation of collectors who rate preservation and authenticity as the rightful goals of restoration.

That may change in 2018 with HPD teaming up with Penske for an Acura DPi car, but I still find the GT categories within IMSA offer better racing with more diverse entries that correlate better with the cars found on dealership showrooms.

Held in high esteem by GT drivers, teams and spectators throughout the world, winning the Daytona 24 - hour race is considered one part of the triple crown of endurance racing along with 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.

Prepped for racing, these Ferraris won their GT class at Sebring in 1959 and 1960, while a car entered by Chinetti's North American Racing Team and co-driven by Bob Grossman and Fernand Tavano scored fifth overall at the 1959 24 Hours of Leracing, these Ferraris won their GT class at Sebring in 1959 and 1960, while a car entered by Chinetti's North American Racing Team and co-driven by Bob Grossman and Fernand Tavano scored fifth overall at the 1959 24 Hours of LeRacing Team and co-driven by Bob Grossman and Fernand Tavano scored fifth overall at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans.

GPRM says that the new GT86 GT4 reflects the lessons it learned campaigning last year's car, and that it's currently in talks with a racing team hoping to enter the car into the Avon Tyres British GT Championship.

This plan of action must have been tempting for a small carmaker that was already busy developing a class - leading V - 12 GT flagship, the 599GTB Fiorano; an all - new convertible, the California; and a midcycle repositioning of its two - plus - two, the 612 Scaglietti, not to mention running a Formula 1 racing team and supplying engines to Alfa Romeo and Maserati.

Gavin, Milner and the No. 4 Corvette C7.R lead the GT Le Mans (GTLM) Driver's and Team championships, as does Chevrolet in the Manufacturer standings through four races.

The company builds authentic continuation Cobras, including the 427 S / C, 289 FIA, 289 street car and Daytona Coupe component vehicles; it offers the Shelby GT, 1000, GT500 Super Snake, Shelby Terlingua Racing Team and GTS post-title packages for the 2005 - 2016 Ford Mustang.

CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Back to Racing in the U.S. Returning to North America with Driver's, Manufacturer, Team GT Le Mans pointRACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Back to Racing in the U.S. Returning to North America with Driver's, Manufacturer, Team GT Le Mans pointRacing in the U.S. Returning to North America with Driver's, Manufacturer, Team GT Le Mans points lead

CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Dress Rehearsal for Rolex 24 Three - day test for defending GT Le Mans race - winning team

CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK PARK: 100th Victory in Program History Landmark achievement for sports car GT racing's premieRACING AT LIME ROCK PARK: 100th Victory in Program History Landmark achievement for sports car GT racing's premieracing's premier team

Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

Team Porsche North America will start two of its three factory entries in the top - three following today's GT Le Mans (GTLM) qualifying for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).

CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Twelve Hours Down, Twelve Hours to Go No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in thick of GTLM fight; No. 4 Corvette supporting team effort DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2017)-- The 55th Rolex 24 At Daytona has reached and passed the halfway point with Corvette Racing in the thick of the GT Le Mans battle as the race stretched into Sunday moRACING AT DAYTONA: Twelve Hours Down, Twelve Hours to Go No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in thick of GTLM fight; No. 4 Corvette supporting team effort DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2017)-- The 55th Rolex 24 At Daytona has reached and passed the halfway point with Corvette Racing in the thick of the GT Le Mans battle as the race stretched into Sunday moRacing in the thick of the GT Le Mans battle as the race stretched into Sunday morning.

«Full - Season Four» Return to Corvette Racing for 2017 Team relying on consistency in driver lineup for IMSA, Le Mans programs Gavin, Milner defending IMSA GT Le Mans Driver's Champions Garcia, Magnussen eager to challenge for GTLM title All four drivers are past IMSA Driver's Champions Chevrolet's flagship GT team won five times in 2016 DETROIT (Dec. 7, 2016)-- After sweeping all six GT Le Mans titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2016 and winning five times, CorvettTeam relying on consistency in driver lineup for IMSA, Le Mans programs Gavin, Milner defending IMSA GT Le Mans Driver's Champions Garcia, Magnussen eager to challenge for GTLM title All four drivers are past IMSA Driver's Champions Chevrolet's flagship GT team won five times in 2016 DETROIT (Dec. 7, 2016)-- After sweeping all six GT Le Mans titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2016 and winning five times, Corvettteam won five times in 2016 DETROIT (Dec. 7, 2016)-- After sweeping all six GT Le Mans titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2016 and winning five times, Corvette...

Driving a Corvette for the Phoenix Carsport team in the FIA GT series, Fassler won the prestigious Spa 24 - hour race in 2007, and continued that success in 2008 with five pole positions and a win in Adria, Italy, finishing fourth in the championship.

There has been surprisingly little news about the Brass Monkey Nissan GT - R race team competing in the World Challenge series — party because other than their introduction, the cars haven't generated much excitement themselves.

It is where endurance racing's premier production - based team heads this weekend in hopes of building its points lead in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's GT Le Mans (GTLM) title race.

Aston Martin Racing took five podium spots at the British GT Championship at Spa - Francorchamps this weekend (12 July) as the pair of Oman Racing Team V12 Vantage GT3s finished second and third overall, the TF Sport V8 Vantage GT4 took its first class win and the Beechdean AMR GT4 took third and first in the two one - hour races.

Chevrolet Earns Second Consecutive IMSA GT Le Mans Manufacturer Title Championship No. 12 since 1999 in productionbased racing series With GTLM Driver and Team championships secured, Chevrolet and Corvette Racing sweep 2017 IMSA GTLM class titles Third Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet to date in 2017 racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in racing series With GTLM Driver and Team championships secured, Chevrolet and Corvette Racing sweep 2017 IMSA GTLM class titles Third Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet to date in 2017 racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in Racing sweep 2017 IMSA GTLM class titles Third Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet to date in 2017 racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in the...

Corvette Racing's twin Compuware Corvette C6.Rs will take the plunge through the Corkscrew more than 200 times in the six - hour endurance race that is crucial in the team's quest for the GT driver and manufacturer championships.

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Early - Season Title Fight in Texas Team looking to build on momentum after Sebring, Long Beach victories Garcia, Magnussen 2013 winners at COTA in GT Gavin, Milner coming off class victory at Long Beach Chevrolet, Corvette Racing in contention for GTLM points leads DETROIT (May 2, 2017)-- Corvette Racing has started its 2017 season with two victories in its first three RACING AT COTA: Early - Season Title Fight in Texas Team looking to build on momentum after Sebring, Long Beach victories Garcia, Magnussen 2013 winners at COTA in GT Gavin, Milner coming off class victory at Long Beach Chevrolet, Corvette Racing in contention for GTLM points leads DETROIT (May 2, 2017)-- Corvette Racing has started its 2017 season with two victories in its first three Racing in contention for GTLM points leads DETROIT (May 2, 2017)-- Corvette Racing has started its 2017 season with two victories in its first three Racing has started its 2017 season with two victories in its first three races.

When the results were tallied, Corvette Racing's No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R had the best (lowest) score among the 37 entries, securing the GT team award for Corvette Racing and the GT manufacturer award for GM.

You have multiple cars from the best teams and manufacturers in GT racing, which is a tremendous testament to the importance of this race and our category.

More recently, Corvette Racing notched six class wins at Road America in the GT1 class, but the team now faces its most formidable challenge yet in the GT (formerly GT2) class.

CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK PARK: Third - Row Start for Pair of Chevrolet Corvettes Milner fifth, Magnussen sixth in qualifying ahead of GT - only race LAKEVILLE, Connecticut (July 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing will go for another victory at Lime Rock Park on Saturday from the third row after qualifying for the Northeast Grand Prix — the team's seventh race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar ChampioRACING AT LIME ROCK PARK: Third - Row Start for Pair of Chevrolet Corvettes Milner fifth, Magnussen sixth in qualifying ahead of GT - only race LAKEVILLE, Connecticut (July 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing will go for another victory at Lime Rock Park on Saturday from the third row after qualifying for the Northeast Grand Prix — the team's seventh race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar ChampioRacing will go for another victory at Lime Rock Park on Saturday from the third row after qualifying for the Northeast Grand Prix — the team's seventh race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Record - Setting Racer Reunited with Corvette Racing Teammate Andy Pilgrim in New Cadillac SCCA World Challenge GT Program Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

The pair of Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs will furiously battle to work their way toward the front with the goal of maintaining Corvette Racing's and Chevrolet's lead in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) Manufacturer's, Driver's and Team points standings in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.