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2023 Dubai 24 Hour
The 2023 Hankook Dubai 24 Hour was the 18th running of the Dubai 24 Hour, an endurance race that took place at the Dubai Autodrome on 14 and 15 January 2023. It was also the first round of the 2023 24H GT Series and TCE Series. Schedule Entry list 53 cars are entered into the event: 47 GT cars and 6 TCEs. Results Qualifying Pole positions in each class are denoted in bold. GT Fastest in class in bold. Notes The following cars received a drop of start grid positions as a result of Race Director decisions: * Car 7 – 2 positions * Car 961 – 3 positions * Car 962 – 3 positions * Car 977 – 5 positions * Car 988 – 5 positions TCE Fastest in class in bold. Race Class winner in bold. Notes References External links * {{Dubai 24 Hour Dubai 24 Hour Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai 24 Hour
The Dubai 24 Hour Race is both a sports car and touring car automobile endurance race held annually at the Dubai Autodrome. It was inaugurated in 2006. Entrants and participants As with all races in the 24H Series, promoted by Dutch promoter Creventic, they are open to both professional and semi-professional teams. There are both local competitors from the UAE and surrounding nations in the Persian Gulf as well as a host of international teams particularly from European nations. Unlike the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France whereby teams are invited by the organizers to compete, the Dubai 24 Hour is solely made up of teams who have registered prior to the commencing of the actual race. Entrants must file in a registration application in order to have a chance at competing. Entry and registration fees also apply for competitors. Class structure The race features both a variety of Grand tourer (GT), touring cars as well as specially built silhouette cars from a wide range of marques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Iannetta
Romain Iannetta (born 27 November 1979 in Villecresnes) is a French racing driver who last competed in the GT4 European Series, driving the No. 77 Audi R8 (Type 4S), Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo for Full Motorsport. He also competes part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as the driver of the No. 46 Chevrolet Camaro for Marko Stipp Motorsport in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. He is the nephew of driver Alain Iannetta who participated in 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1988, 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1989 and 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1990). In parallel to his passion, Romain is an instructor at the flight school PRO'PULSION (Dreux and Issoire) and driving Ferrari 360 Modena for JMB Racing. He also worked for many auto manufacturers at the launch of new vehicles on the market (Volkswagen, Audi, Citroën, Renault, Alfa Romeo...). It began in 2000 in the trade of automotive stunt team CINE CASCADE directed by Jean-Claude Lagnes. It revolves mainly around feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Menchaca
Diego Menchaca González-Quintanilla (born 20 October 1994 in Mexico City) is a Mexican racing driver. Career Karting Menchaca began karting in 2006 at the age of eight, competing in championships across Mexico and the United States. Lower Formulae In 2011, Menchaca graduated to single-seaters in the LATAM Challenge Series. There he took a pole position at the round in Houston and finished fourth in the overall standings. For the next two years, Menchaca raced with Fortec Motorsports and Jamun Racing Services in the British Formula Renault Championship, where he finished eleventh in 2012 and eighteenth the following year. In 2014, Menchaca switched to BRDC Formula 4 with Douglas Motorsport. He claimed a victory in the third race at Donington Park and finished seventh in the overall standings. In 2015, Menchaca joined Campos Racing for the Euroformula Open Championship, where he finished eighth in the Euroformula standings and sixth in the Spanish F3 standings. He remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMW B58
The BMW B58 is a turbocharged straight-six engine, which began production in 2015. The B58 replaced the N55 and was launched in the F30 340i. The B58 is part of BMW's new modular engine family, each engine using a displacement of per cylinder, following the B38 and B48 engine. The B58 engine was named to Ward's World's 10 Best Engines 4 times, in 2016 (installed in the 340i), 2017 ( M240i), 2019 ( X5) and 2020( M340i). The S58 engine, which was released in early 2019, is the high-performance version of the B58. Design Compared with its BMW N55 predecessor, the B58 features a 20% increase in boost pressure, a closed-deck engine block design, an increase in compression ratio to 11.0:1 and a slight increase in displacement from with added weight of . The turbocharger is a twin-scroll design, for more efficient power delivery with less turbo lag and more power than a conventional single turbocharger, as well as for weight and space saving benefits. The intercooler - a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMW M4
The BMW M4 is a high-performance version of the BMW 4 Series coupes and convertibles developed by BMW's motorsport division, BMW M, and marketed since 2014. As part of the renumbering that splits the 3 Series coupé and convertible models into the 4 Series (to further differentiate these from the 3 Series), the M4 replaced the BMW M3 coupé and convertible models. Upgrades over the standard BMW 4 Series include an upgraded engine, suspension, exhaust system, brakes and weight reduction measures including increased use of carbon fibre, such as on the roof of the car. __TOC__ First generation (F82/F83; 2014) On 25 September 2013, BMW released the technical specifications of the M4. It is powered by the S55B30 engine, which is developed and engineered by BMW M GmbH. This 3.0-litre inline-6 engine has been built specifically for the new M4/M3, having a redline of 7,600 rpm with the rev limiter actuated at 7,300 rpm. The engine uses two mono-scroll turbochargers with a peak boos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W Racing Team
W Racing Team (WRT) is a Belgian auto racing team founded in 2009 by engineer and former head of Volkswagen Motorsport René Verbist, racing driver Vincent Vosse, and entrepreneur Yves Weerts. Since 2010 the team campaigns Audi R8 LMSs in several international sports car series. In 2010 the team won the Belcar Drivers' and Teams' Championships, while in 2011 they won the Spa 24 Hours. After winning multiple titles in various GT championships, WRT is considered to be one of the best teams worldwide in GT racing. In 2019 WRT added the highly competitive DTM championship to their program running two Audi RS5 Turbo DTMs. In 2021 WRT added a full time LMP2 program, by entering an Oreca 07 in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series, and won the LMP2 class of the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans. Racing history 2010-2011: Beginning and early success Upon the team's founding in late 2009, WRT purchased three Audi R8 LMS race cars as part of being the official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Stolz
Luca Stolz (born 29 July 1995) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the ADAC GT Masters and GT World Challenge Europe. Career Stolz began his racing career in 2007, competing in the Cadet class of the Belgian Karting Championship. He raced in karts until 2010, before moving into single-seaters in 2011. He made his debut in the 2011 ADAC Formel Masters, driving for URD Rennsport. In his maiden season of formula competition, Stolz finished 12th in the championship. The following season, he moved to the German Formula Three Championship, initially competing in the Trophy class for HS Engineering, before stepping up to the overall championship beginning at TT Circuit Assen. For 2013, Stolz began competing in sports car racing, joining Land Motorsport for the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany season. He made his GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup debut the following season, driving alongside Lucas Wolf for HTP Motorsport. Despite only competing in half the season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Schiller
Fabian Schiller (born 24 May 1997) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the Nürburgring Endurance Series. Career Junior formula Schiller began his racing career in karting at the age of 12, competing in the ADAC Kart Masters series. In 2012, he began competing in single-seater formula cars, taking part in the Formula BMW Talent Cup. The following season, Schiller stepped up to compete in the ADAC Formel Masters championship, competing for the Schiller Motorsport team run by his father and uncle. He would finish 11th in his first season in the competition, scoring his first victory at the Lausitzring. After two years of competition and three race victories in the series, Schiller graduated to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, signing with Team West-Tec for the 2015 season. However, with three races remaining in the season, Schiller was removed from his seat due to unsatisfactory performances. Sports cars In March 2016, Schiller joined Marc VDS Racing Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axcil Jefferies
Axcil Ramar Jefferies (born 14 April 1994) is a professional racing driver and senior race instructor at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. He currently holds the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record in the GT3-class with a time of 7:50.370 which he set in a Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3. Career Karting Jefferies started his motorsport career aged six in Zimbabwe and went on to win several national championships in Zimbabwe and South Africa before moving to Europe. In 2007 and 2008 he won races in the European Karting Championship. Formula BMW Jefferies contested the Formula BMW Pacific series in 2009 and 2010. He finished third overall in the 2009 season, taking pole position at Sepang and Okayama, and winning two races at Sepang and a total of twelve podiums. He completed a limited schedule in 2010, with two wins and four podiums. FIA Formula Two Championship In 2012, after not racing for two years, Jefferies returned to action in FIA Formula Two halfway th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Faisal Al Zubair
Al Faisal Al Zubair (born 17 April 1998) is an Omani racing driver. Career In 2015, Al-Faisal Al-Zubair competed in the international field of the BRDC British Formula 4 racing, where he collected one podium finish and was placed fourth overall in the Autumn Trophy. He graduated to the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Fortec Motorsports in 2016. He then embarked upon a winter racing programme in 2016-2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East for the first time. He finished fifth in the overall standings and clinched Rookie and Silver category victories. At the start of 2017, he teamed up with Walter Lechner Racing to take part in the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup that runs in conjunction with the FIA Formula One World Championship Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Gounon
Jules Gounon (born 31 December 1994 in Aubenas) is an Andorran-based French professional racing driver. He is best known for his victories in the 24 Hours of Spa in 2017 and 2022 and Bathurst 12 Hour in 2020 and 2022. Career 1994-2015: Youth in karting, single-seaters and Porsche Carrera Cup Jules Gounon is the son of the former racing driver Jean-Marc Gounon, who finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997. He started karting in 2010 at the age of 15. He was crowned Rotax National French Champion in 2011. In the year after, he clinched the X30 world title. He was promoted to single-seaters, joining the French F4 Championship for the 2013 season and finished second with six wins. He competed one year in Formula Renault 2.0, but failed to impress as he "could not get on well with the team". As his career seemed to be in a deadlock after a difficult 2014 season, he was selected "Espoir Porsche Carrera Cup France 2015" to take part in Porsche Carrera Cup France for the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaled Al Qubaisi
Khaled Abdulla Al Qubaisi (born 22 December 1975 in Abu Dhabi) is an Emirati businessman and racing driver who is the Chief Executive Officer of Real Estate & Infrastructure Investments at Mubadala Investment Company. In his role at Mubadala, Al Qubaisi has oversight over a portfolio of both physical and digital assets around the globe, which includes properties, real estate, and the consolidation of Mubadala’s international infrastructure that offer long-term stable returns across business cycles. Al Qubaisi is also member of the Investment Committee at Mubadala, which is mandated to develop the organization’s investment policies and guidelines, and to review all proposed projects and investments to ensure they are aligned with Mubadala’s business objectives. Education Al Qubaisi holds a Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) degree from the George Washington University, and a bachelor’s degree in finance and operations management from Boston University. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
