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Promoted: The 2026-27 RAFA Racing Club Porsche Carrera Cup GB Junior Programme

It should come as no surprise that so many former RAFA Racing Club Porsche Carrera Cup GB Juniors are enjoying successful 2025 seasons. Charlie Eastwood has achieved a third Le Mans 24 Hours class podium after a charging display during the night, Dan Harper has been a race winner in…

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Verstappen watched Spa 24 Hours and not F1 Austrian GP after race retirement

Max Verstappen was taken out of the Austrian Grand Prix by Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap - but rather than joining the team in the garage or on the pitwall, he tuned into the Spa 24 Hours instead.

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BMW confirms star-studded line-up for Spa 24 Hours including Rossi & Magnussen

Bike legend Valentino Rossi and ex-Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen will team up in a BMW GT car at the Spa 24 Hours next month

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Valentino Rossi, Kevin Magnussen enter 24h Spa-Francorchamps with BMW

Bike legend Valentino Rossi and ex-Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen will team up in a BMW GT car at the Spa 24 Hours next month

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Spa 24-winning Aston Martin team targeting DTM entry

Comtoyou Racing is seriously evaluating an assault on the DTM in 2025 after winning the Spa 24 Hours this year with Aston Martin.

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The rule change debate sparked by a historic GT victory

When Alessandro Pier Guidi one day hangs up his helmet, he may well look back on the 2024 season with his head in his hands. The factory Ferrari ace was comfortably leading the WEC Spa 6 Hours in May when Earl Bamber’s crash triggered a red flag that turned the…

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Thiim completes '20-year-old dream' as he joins father Kurt as a DTM winner

Factory Aston Martin driver Nicki Thiim completed a ‘20-year-old dream’ after joining his father and 1986 champion Kurt in the list of DTM race winners at the Norisring on Sunday. Driving a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 for SSR Performance, polesitter Thiim survived a late safety car appearance to clinch…

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Spa 24 Hours: Aston Martin wins after Ferrari blocked at pit entry

Aston Martin stole a dramatic last-gasp victory at the Spa 24 Hours to claim a first win at the Belgian enduro since 1948.

Autosport

Magazine: Spanish Grand Prix review and Super Touring special

Now things are getting interesting. Yes, Max Verstappen won again last weekend, but McLaren’s pace at a circuit many expected to be prime Red Bull territory suggests we have some fine Formula 1 battles to come in 2024. Lando Norris’s early fight with Verstappen in Spain – hard but just…

Autosport

How to watch the 2024 Spa 24 Hours: schedule, line-up and more

The Spa 24 Hours celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024, with a whopping 67 cars set to tackle the world-famous event renowned as one of the toughest in motorsport.

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Magazine: Le Mans 24 Hours review and a legend celebrates its birthday

Ferrari’s dramatic victory against Toyota and Porsche at the Le Mans 24 Hours takes the limelight in this week’s Autosport magazine, out today (20 June).The 92nd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours had four manufacturers in contention, changeable conditions that threw the advantage from one team to another, and…

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The unseen struggle of chasing an F1 dream

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How Toyota has helped its LMGT3 partner team in WEC transition from Mercedes

The French outfit has won each of the last two GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup titles with Mercedes, as well as claiming victory at the Spa 24 Hours in 2022, but has switched to Toyota-owned Lexus brand for 2024 in a move triggered by the WEC's move to adopt…

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How Toyota has helped its new LMGT3 partner team in WEC transition from Mercedes

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The tricky questions that could impact the Spa 24’s modern king

The Spa 24 Hours has seen plenty of change since its first iteration in 1924, one year after the inaugural around-the-clock event at Le Mans, and not just to its famous undulating ribbon of tarmac. The event formed part of the SportsCar World Championship in 1953 and 1981, but for…

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Audi to end factory involvement in GT3 racing in 2024

As reported by Motorsport.com’s sister website Motorsport-Total.com back in May, Audi will not provide factory support to any of its customer teams across GT3 racing from next year. This would primarily affect those squads that compete in the DTM as well as major endurance races such as the Spa 24…

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MP to skip Mugello FRECA round following van 't Hoff's death

Dutch teenager van 't Hoff was killed in a multi-car crash that occurred during the second of two races held in support of the Spa 24 Hours last weekend.

Autosport

18-year-old Dilano van 't Hoff dies in Formula Regional crash at Spa

The death of the 18-year-old MP Motorsport driver was announced by FRECA, two and a half hours after the second of the two single-seater races on the bill of the Spa 24 Hours round of the GT World Endurance Challenge ended with a red flag.

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Marciello, Gounon to defend GTWCE Endurance crown with ASP Mercedes

Marciello and Gounon claimed the Endurance Cup crown last year together with fellow AMG factory driver Daniel Juncadella after winning the Spa 24 Hours, while Marciello also earned the overall GTWCE crown after finishing second in the Sprint Cup with Boguslavskiy.

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Marciello, Gounon defend GTWCE Endurance crown with ASP Mercedes

Marciello and Gounon claimed the Endurance Cup crown last year together with fellow AMG factory driver Daniel Juncadella after following podiums at Imola and Paul Ricard by winning the Spa 24 Hours, while Marciello also earned the overall GTWCE crown after finishing second in the Sprint Cup with Boguslavskiy.

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