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2020
GPX Racing helps Porsche to clinch another intercontinental title
The Kyalami 9 Hour brought down the curtain on the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge, a four-race championship held in the four corners of the world. GPX Racing made the long-distance trip to South Africa with two main objectives in mind: clinch the manufacturers’ title for Porsche and win the drivers’ crown with its trio, Patrick … Continue reading
Almond wins enduro thriller as Jones takes Porsche PAYCE and Michelin Cup at Sandown
MICHAEL ALMOND made it three winners from three races in a thrilling conclusion to the Porsche PAYCE and Michelin Cup at Sandown Raceway, while Harri Jones sealed the Carrera Cup Mobil Pro class by a single point. Almond’s stunning victory came by less than a car length as he and Jones battled for the race … Continue reading
Porsche defends manufacturers’ crown in the global GT3 series IGTC
Porsche has won the manufacturers’ title in the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) for the second time in a row. At the final race of the season on the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in South Africa, Matt Campbell from Australia and the two Frenchmen Mathieu Jaminet and Patrick Pilet finished in third place with GPX Racing’s … Continue reading
Jones and Love split Saturday Porsche PAYCE & Michelin Cup sprint races
TITLE RIVALS Harri Jones and Aaron Love have continued their ongoing Porsche one-make racing rivalry, trading race wins in today’s opening pair of sprint races at the Porsche PAYCE and Michelin Cup at Sandown. The pair of young Porsche Michelin Junior drivers battled for the Michelin Sprint Challenge title last year before stepping up to … Continue reading
Best Porsche 911 GT3 R tackles Kyalami nine-hour race from fifth on the grid
The Porsche customer teams have secured solid starting positions in the qualifying for the nine-hour race in Kyalami. The 911 GT3 R fielded by GPX Racing takes up the final round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge season from the fifth grid spot. In Friday’s Pole Shootout, works driver Matt Campbell turned his flying lap on … Continue reading
Harri Jones breaks Sandown lap record in Porsche PAYCE & Michelin Cup qualifying
The inaugural Porsche PAYCE and Michelin Cup saw Sandown International Raceway host the return of Porsche 911 GT3 Gen 1 and Gen 2 Cup cars to a Victorian race track after a 10 month forced season break. Sonic Motor Racing’s Michael Almond and Porsche Centre Melbourne’s Nick McBride set the early pace in Friday’s first … Continue reading
Porsche Motorsport Australia returns to racing at Sandown this weekend
A motorsport story 270 days in the making will see competitors from Australia’s two top one-make categories return to the circuit this weekend in the inaugural Porsche PAYCE and Michelin Cup. Nearly nine months to the day that the 2020 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne was cancelled due to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, a combined … Continue reading
Pro-Rallye enters new Porsche Cayman in the GT4 South European Series
New Porsche Cayman, from the Andalusian team Pro-Rallye, makes its GT4 South European debut with driver Andrius Zemaitis. The Andalusian team Pro-Rallye, a usual presence in rallys, hill climb championships and circuits competitions with the CET (Spanish Tourism Championship), will enrol a Porsche Cayman Clubsport MR GT4 in the Jerez de La Frontera race. Team leader … Continue reading
Porsche intends to defend its IGTC title at the season finale in South Africa
Porsche heads to the final round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) with a very clear goal: The sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart is eager to defend its titles at the nine-hour race in Kyalami. The customer squads GPX Racing and Dinamic Motorsport will each field a 500+hp Porsche 911 GT3 R in the Pro-category … Continue reading
The Porsche Formula E Team is well equipped for its second season
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team has been at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo near Valencia this week, where it successfully completed its final test ahead of the start of this season’s ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. In total, the #36 and #99 Porsche 99X Electrics completed 1,522 kilometres of testing. Season seven of … Continue reading
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