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Photo: Julien Delfosse/DPPI Several of the leading FIA-rated Bronze and Silver LMGT3 drivers in the FIA World Endurance Championship have had their classification changed for next season, including points leader Jonny Edgar and reigning champion Riccardo Pera. Edgar had originally been due to be promoted from a Silver to a Gold for this season, but was able to successfully appeal the decision and remained part of the TF Sport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R squad as a result. But in a batch of driver ratings changes confirmed by the FIA that will take effect from Jan. 1, Edgar has now been promoted to a Gold. Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo driver Pera — who won last year’s LMGT3 title — has also been promoted from Silver to Gold. Fellow Silver driver Ben Tuck, who is part of the Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 EVO stable, has had a similar reclassification, as has Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo pilot Tom Fleming. MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi is among the other Silver driv...

Photo: GT World Challenge Asia Absolute Racing duo Alessandro Ghiretti and Huang Ruohan scored victory in Sunday’s GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS race on the streets of Beijing to set up a final-round showdown with Lu Wei at Shanghai at the end of the month. At the wheel of their No. 911 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo, Ghiretti and Huang converted pole into their first win since the opening round of the year at Sepang to reignite their title challenge, as Origine Motorsport pair Lu and Loek Hartog finished second. It means Lu, who failed to score in the first race after hitting the wall, will head to the finale in Shanghai with five points in hand over Ghiretti and Huang. Victory in the opening race on Saturday went to Harmony Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 of Liu Kaishun and GTWC Asia debutant Takuro Shinohara. Liu scored pole and was untroubled at the head of the field for the opening stint, and after the driver changes PONOS Racing SUPER GT driver Shinohara’s path to a debut ...

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Photo: SRO/JEP Ben Green and Thierry Vermeulen gave Emil Frey Racing a second GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup victory in as many events as they dominated the second race at Barcelona. Green had started from pole aboard the No. 69 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo after qualifying was cancelled amid an extreme weather alert and the grid was instead based upon Free Practice 2 times . But there was no evidence of the storms that had gripped the region overnight with the race held in completely dry, dusk conditions and it proved far less chaotic than Saturday’s wet opener. Vermeulen eventually finished well clear of the No. 50 AF Corse Ferrari of Arthur Leclerc and Thomas Neubauer to give the Italian manufacturer its first 1-2 in the Sprint Cup. Maro Engel in the No. 3 Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo had blasted into the lead at the start — for which he was investigated but escaped sanction — but he was then very cautious into the first corner and Green stormed back ahead. E...

Photo: Jake Galstad/IMSA Meyer Shank Racing ran 1-2, led by the No. 93 of Renger van der Zande with three hours in the books at Motul Petit Le Mans. The Dutchman led his teammate Colin Braun in the No. 60 Acura ARX-06. Action Express Racing used a fast pit stop under caution to move into third place with Frederik Vesti now in for Earl Bamber in the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R. The MSR duo pitted in reaction just before pit lane closed for the caution to retake the lead. The second full course yellow of the ten-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale occurred in the second hour. Phil Fayer locked up the No. 2 United Autosports Oreca 07 Gibson and spun into the Turn 10 gravel. Parker Thompson led the LMP2 field by over 27 seconds in the No. 52 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen before the yellow. Starting driver Mishka Goikhberg utilized traffic to take first. Rasmus Lindh sat in second after taking off for Daniel Goldburg in the No. 22 United Autosports US...

Photo: SRO/JEP An extreme weather alert issued by the local government has forced SRO Motorsports Group to issue a revised timetable for Sunday at Barcelona, with no qualifying session for the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup season finale. The government directive prohibits any outdoor activity from taking place between 8 p.m. CEST on Saturday and 2 p.m. CEST on Sunday due to heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds expected in the Catalunya region. Saturday’s first GTWC Europe contest was rain-affected and had to be briefly red-flagged after 30 minutes. The subsequent GT3 Revival Series race was also halted halfway through, but this was not restarted, while the planned Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe encounter — which was due to conclude the day’s racing — was axed altogether. SRO said in a statement that it still plans to run races on Sunday for all four championships in attendance at Barcelona, which also includes McLaren Trophy Europe,...

Photo: Jake Galstad/IMSA Thomas Merrill and Martin Sarukhanyan claimed Circle H Racing’s first IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge victory in Friday’s Fox Factory 120, while AutoTechnic Racing’s Austin Krainz and Steven McAleer secured the GS class championship at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Elantra N TCR of Bryson Morris and Mason Filippi secured the TCR class title by starting the race. Pole-sitter Jaxon Bell stretched his overall to over seven seconds before their first pit stop handed the No. 23 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 to Ford Koch. The race ran green to the end of the first stint.  The No. 66 YRB Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Evo received a drive-through penalty for incident responsibility with the title-contending No. 27 AutoTechnic Racing BMW M4. YRB had another drive-through for contact with the No. 61 McCumbee McAleer Racing Ford Mustang GT4 of Jenson Altzman in the Esses. Debris in Turn 7 brought out the first full course ye...