Sentences with phrase «given championship races»

Quite often these took place on circuits that had already been given championship races but there were some that never quite made it to full World Championship status.

Not exact matches

Despite only competing in seven of the 14 races, Hesketh's efforts were enough to give March fifth in the constructors» championship - ahead of even Ferrari!

With Nelson Piquet out of the race (and already champion) and Nigel Mansell having to miss the last two rounds through injury, second was enough to give Senna the runner - up spot in the championship.

It wasn't enough to win the title, but he set up his championship - winning season in 2016 by taking victory at the first four races, giving him a seven - race run of P1 finishes.

Larson was the only non-Toyota driver who's proved capable of keeping pace with Truex, and his ability to run the high groove gave him the distinct advantage in the championship - deciding race at Homestead - Miami Speedway.

The season's wildest finish impacted the SEC championship race, and action stopped at South Carolina's game so Gamecocks fans could watch Auburn give their team a boost.

Instead, he went on to completely dominate the race, leading every lap from pole and setting fastest lap to give him both the lead in the championship and the only grand slam of his career.

In 2003 van Buren won the Dutch karting championship but, like so many other young racers, had to give his racing aspirations when the money ran out.

Stewart's retirement at the end of 1973 would see him hand over the reigns and give Cevert the opportunity to challenge for championships, only for the Frenchman to be tragically killed in qualifying for the final race of the year at Watkins Glen.

But he blows a tire in the race and West Coast standard - bearer Jerry Titus gives the Mustang its first national championship.

A third - place finish by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Sept. 30 gave the pair an 11 - point lead (157 - 146) over Aston Martin driver Tomas Enge in the drivers championship with one race remaining.

Given sufficient demand, the near - series CLA 45 AMG Racing Series could enter various international race series such as national brand - specific trophies or the German VLN series (Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring — Organiser's association for Nürburgring long - distance championships).

«Coming into the middle of a championship battle between the No. 3 and No. 4 car is going to give us extra motivation because we have two goals in one race,» Papis added.

It gives Chevrolet and Corvette Racing a second consecutive sweep of all three ALMS championships.

«Obviously, I'd love to get a win here again, like I did last year, my first win in ALMS, but at the end of the day is the championship and finishing the race and keeping the nose of the car clean, give it to Oliver and let him work his magic like he did last year.»

It's been a championship that personally gave me a second career in racing.

Tommy Milner, in the GTLM championship - leading No. 4 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Corvette C7.R, gave Corvette Racing a 1 - 2 qualifying effort with a lap of 1:41.568 (115.9 mph).

Racing championship gives Nissan, the first Japanese brand to join, a platform for its Nissan Intelligent Mobility message

Pilgrim's day job has him piloting a CTS - V coupe for Cadillac Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge series, which, along with his five professional sports - car championships, makes him quite qualified to give us top - notch feedback.

The driver's championship for Garcia and Magnussen came a race later at Road Atlanta, but their podium result at VIR gave them a comfortable margin heading into the season finale where they claimed the GT championship.

Lewis Hamilton had hoped to equal his hero Ayrton Senna's tally of 41 race victories in Singapore, but in the end he did it at Suzuka - an altogether more appropriate venue given that the great Brazilian sealed all three of his world championship crowns there.

The No. 3 Corvette placed second in last year's Petit Le Mans, and a similar showing Saturday would give Corvette Racing a drivers» championship for the ninth time since 2001.

In the hyper - competitive world of GT racing, keeping the finer details of a car like the C7.R under lock and key might give this factory team an advantage, so GM has directed its Corvette drivers and personnel to maintain silence when asked about the replacement for its championship - winning C6.R chassis.

«The goal is to not only win races and championships but to develop drivers to give them the opportunity to have a career as a professional.»

Compass Racing knows how to win championships and I expect that knowledge from the team to give us an advantage come the end of the weekend.»

Large wheels, up to 20 inches in size, emphasize the Boxster's wide track and help to achieve a completely new level of athletic performance.The distinctive shoulder lines give further emphasis to the wheels, which, in combination with the side air intakes and the mid-engine layout, are reminiscent of the 718 RS 60 Spyder, a lightweight mid-engined Porsche from the 1960's that achieved remarkable success in endurance racing and hill - climbing championships.

F1 has been split - screen multiplayer on PlayStation consoles since F1 ’97 on PS1 and especially given the fact that the final F1 game on PS1 being F1 2001 quite sensationally featured two player split - screen multiplayer for a full grid of cars in a championship mode with in - race commentary from Murray Walker and Martin Brundle just goes to show how possible and fully featured a split - screen component can be in an F1 game.

This feature is designed to give users the opportunity to be part of the most competitive and highest - profile off - road motorcycle racing championship in the world like never before; creating, customising and sharing online their own tracks for endless gameplay possibilities.

It would be nice if wins in the behinner championship also bumped your score in the later races, giving you a helping hand in unlocking new cars, but they don't Once you've won the cup, there's no reason to finish off the rest of the races - just move on and start plugging away at the next championship.