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Photo: Racingpixels/Creventic Thirty-three cars are set to take part in the inaugural Michelin 12H Nürburgring next month for the penultimate round of the Michelin 24H European Series. The event is Creventic’s first visit to Germany since 2022 and replaces the 12H Misano on the series calendar. Mercedes-AMG will once again be the most represented manufacturer in the GT3 class, with five of its GT3 Evos taking to the track. Championship leaders GetSpeed Team PCX Racing return with the aim of extending its points lead on home turf. The No. 28 Mercedes-AMG currently holds a narrow advantage of just six points to Hofor Racing. The Team PCX squad missed out on its first win of the season last time out at Paul Ricard. The GetSpeed-run entry was bested on pitstop strategy by Hofor’s No. 11 car. With its win in Paul Ricard, the Swiss team also claimed the GT3-AM class lead going into Round 4. Second in the GT3-Am standings is the sister GetSpeed Team JR286 machine, which will also make ...

Photo: Ford Racing Mustang Cup USA heads to Virginia International Raceway this weekend for the fourth round of the season. Halfway through the campaign, the championship fights are heating up. The battle for the Dark Horse championship in Parnelli Cup is particularly close, with first through fourth separated by only 34 points. In 2025, Mustang Cup ended its inaugural season at VIR. In that season finale, Will Lucas swept the weekend in the Dark Horse class to clinch both the Miles Cup and Parnelli Cup championships. In Dark Horse Legends, Craig Capaldi won both races and earned the Miles Cup championship. Nick Smither earned two podiums and claimed the Parnelli Cup championship. Lucas has since graduated to Mustang Challenge North America, while Capaldi and Smither are both running in Mustang Cup USA, with Capaldi currently leading both the Miles Cup and Parnelli Cup championships in class. In the third round of the season at Circuit of The Americas, Logan Adams won the Miles ...

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Photo: Conquest Racing Conquest Racing has drafted in Fran Rueda to complete the team’s lineup for next weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. The FIA Silver-rated driver will join full season pilot Albert Costa and the team’s former IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup driver, Lorenzo Patrese, who has stepped into a season-long seat as Manny Franco takes a pause from GTD competition. It will mark Rueda’s IMSA debut although the 29-year-old Spaniard boasts previous experience and success in Ferrari 296 GT3 machinery. “This is an incredible opportunity and I’m really excited to join everyone at Conquest,” said Rueda. “I have been beyond impressed with both the preparation and presentation of the team, and this looks to be a weekend where we truly can fight for victory. “Working with Albert and Lorenzo makes this a very easy program for me to join, and it couldn’t have been made possible without the incredible support of the program that Man...

Photo: Racingpixels/Creventic Marcus Littlewood extended his championship lead at the midpoint of the inaugural Radical Cup Europe season, taking back-to-back podiums at Circuit Paul Ricard. The reigning Radical Cup UK champion currently sits at the top of the standings for the one-make championship with 201 points. The British driver triumphed in the pair of 50-minute races at Paul Ricard, converting pole position into a win in Race 1 before backing it up with a second place finish in Race 2 on Sunday. Littlewood previously netted the same results at the season opener at Mugello in March,  driving his No. 3 RSR Radical SR3 XXR. Despite mid-table results in the second round at Spa-Francorchamps, Littlewood still holds a healthy lead of 49 points to STEP Motorsport drivers Sebastian Schou and Morten Stromsted. The Radical Cup Scandinavia champions took a standout win in Race 1 at Spa, sharing driving duties in the No. 38 Radical. Radical Norway driver Erlend Juan Olsen sits 17 po...

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Photo: GT World Challenge Australia Renee Gracie and Will Davison gave OnlyFans Racing its first outright victory in last weekend’s GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS round at Queensland Raceway. The occupants of the No. 181 Ferrari 296 GT3 prevailed by a little under four seconds in Saturday’s opening round of the weekend, giving Am class champion Gracie her first overall win since returning to the Pro-Am ranks with her long-time backer. Sunday’s race was won by Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG pair Sergio Pires and Brendon Leitch, who move into the championship lead at the halfway point. Gracie took the start of the first race second behind the No. 56 Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo of Justin Tigani, younger brother of team owner Nathan who was standing in for an absent Shane Smollen alongside Oscar Targett. However, by the end of the opening stint Gracie had managed to pass Tigani on-track for the lead before pulling away to the tune of some three...