It’s time to go racing!
It’s a weekend for the GT drivers, with Earl Bamber and Brendon Leitch in action in Dubai and Marco Giltrap continuing his Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe Series title challenge in Portugal.
On home soil, two of the most significant events on the New Zealand motorsport calendar present plenty of track action, with the Skope Classic at Ruapuna and the fourth round of the Super Sprint Motorsport New Zealand Championship at Hampton Downs.
If you’re looking to get up to speed with the NASCAR Cup series, ThreeNow’s live coverage begins on Monday at 1.00 pm. Shane van Gisbergen still has a few weeks to wait to make his Xfinity Series debut and will not feature in the Cup Series this weekend.
See below for all the information you need, including New Zealand times and how to watch.
Enjoy!
Brendon Leitch & Earl Bamber: Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Dubai
- Where? Dubai Autodrome Circuit
- NZ Times:
- Qualifying: Saturday 11.25 pm
- Race: Sunday 9.30 pm
- How to watch: Free live stream (motorsport.tv)
The Asian Le Mans Series heads to the Dubai Autodrome Circuit for the third round of five, with two Kiwis in separate entries in the GT class.
Brendon Leitch links up with his Leipert Motorsport squad in the UAE for the round, partnering Gabriel Rindone and Marco Mapelli for the four-hour race in a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2.
Earl Bamber will also be in action for his Earl Bamber Motorsport outfit, racing a Porsche 911 GT3 R alongside Adrian D’Silva and Kerong Li.
Marco Giltrap: Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe Series
- Where? Estoril, Portugal
- NZ Times:
- Qualifying: Sunday 12.10 am
- Race 1: Sunday 2.30 am
- Race 2: Sunday 4.40 am
- How to watch: Free live stream (YouTube)
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia and Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia champion Marco Giltrap enters the second round of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe Series off the back of a solid outing at Portimao, where he finished fifth in Race 1 and second in Race 2.
Giltrap is competing for Team GTP Elite in the series before returning to Australia to run in the Porsche Carrera Cup, which begins at the Melbourne Grand Prix.