Category: Pirelli World Challenge
Pirelli World Challenge Statement on racing this week at COTA
Racing goes on at COTA WC Vision, producers of the Pirelli World Challenge, and Circuit of the Americas officials announced Monday that the PWC Grand Prix of Texas sports car … Read More
Toyota may be on verge of customer sports-car program for PWC
Toyota 86 For the Pirelli World Challenge, Toyota has been something of a great white whale, constantly out of reach but always sought after by the touring-car series writes Matt … Read More
Gidley Set for Racing Return in Sonoma PWC Finale
Memo Gidley It’s been a long, winding road for race car driver Memo Gidley the past three and a half years. But that road will now take the popular 46-year-old … Read More
Utah Motorsports Campus to host 101 PWC cars
Full Field of cars GRANTSVILLE, Utah – Some 101 professional entries travel to Utah Motorsports Campus this weekend (Aug. 11-13) to contest the fast and challenging 3.048-mile, 14-turn permanent road … Read More
Toyota to Field Entry in Pirelli World Challenge
Toyota entry When you think of the Toyota 86, the car’s nimble handling and performance come to mind, butToyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) takes the car to another level with its … Read More
Parente’s McLaren dominates at Mid-Ohio
Alvaro Parente Pole winner Alvaro Parente left little doubt about his performance Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with a dominating win in the Pirelli World Challenge GT Sprint Round … Read More
Alvaro Parente’s Last Lap Flyer Wins GT Sprint Pole Friday
Alvaro Parente The reigning Pirelli World Challenge GT champion Alvaro Parente waited until the last lap in Friday qualifying at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to capture the pole position over … Read More
Double Podium Finish For Bentley Team Absolute At Road America
Adderly Fong ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Bentley Team Absolute’s No. 88 Adderly Fong dominated the action in rounds four and five of the Pirelli World Challenge Championship at Road America … Read More
COTA to host postponed SprintX Round 4 in PWC Labor Day Headliner Weekend
COTA action WC Vision, producers of the Pirelli World Challenge Championships, announced today that Circuit of the Americas will host the rained out CTMP Round 4 of the SprintX division … Read More
Memo Gidley Returns to the Cockpit
Three years and five months after his horrific accident at the 2014 Rolex 24 At Daytona, Memo Gidley tested the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Porsche 911 GT3 R at … Read More
Pirelli World Challenge SprintX Round 4 Postponed
BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Canada (May 21, 2017) – Due to a heavy rain storm Sunday afternoon at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Round 4 of the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX series … Read More
Pirelli World Challenge Entry List Hits 105 for VIR
Dalziel in Long Beach With over 105 entries already received, Pirelli World Challenge’s return to the popular VIRginia International Raceway after a seven-year absence has been highly anticipated for the … Read More
Over $1 Million In Vehicles And Parts Stolen From Race Team Before Long Beach GP
Pirelli World Challenge racers Global Motorsports Group had a custom motor coach filled with race parts stolen from them just before the Long Beach Grand Prix weekend, reports CBS Los … Read More
Dalziel, Long & Parente Lead PWC GT Practice Friday
Ryan Dalziel Veterans Ryan Dalziel, Patrick Long and Alvaro Parente led a spectacular Pirelli World Challenge GT practice round Friday in the opening day of action at the 43rd annual … Read More
CBS Sports Network to televise PWC GT Long Beach race
The highly-competitive GT/GTA racing action of the Pirelli World Challenge in the legendary streets of Long Beach will be televised this Sunday on the CBS Sports Network at 2:30 p.m. … Read More
Patrick. Long wins 2nd PWC race at St Pete
Patrick Long Veteran Patrick Long of Manhattan Beach, Calif., took advantage of a wild first turn skirmish Sunday and drove his No. 58 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R to … Read More
Parente Opens His Pirelli World Challenge GT Title Defense
Alvaro Parente Reigning GT champion Alvaro Parente of Porto, Portugal opened his Pirelli World Challenge championship defense Saturday with an impressive 10.135-second victory Saturday in the 2017 season-opening PWC Grand … Read More
Newcomer Daniel Mancinelli steals Pirelli World Challenge GT pole position Friday
Daniel Mancinelli Italy’s Daniel Mancinelli made a shocking debut Friday in the GT/GTA qualifying session when the driver of the No. TR3 Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 capturing the overall pole … Read More
Panoz Avezzano GTS Race Car Completes First Test
Team Panoz Racing completed the first comprehensive Panoz Avezzano GTS test at Road Atlanta last week, checking all systems, dialing in the new race car’s setup, and gathering the performance … Read More
PWC St. Pete Entry Grows to 45 Cars
PWC at St. Pete in 2016 The entry list for next weekend’s Pirelli World Challenge Sprint season-opener at St. Pete has grown to 45 cars, with additional entries in both … Read More