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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 04:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FIA GT Series is a go for 2013]]></title>
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SRO Motorsports Group and the FIA have announced today details for a newly named 2013 FIA GT Series which will preserve the highly competitive sprint-format of the former GT1 World Championship and bring together the most professional GT teams and drivers from Europe and beyond.

After months of discussions with the FIA and GT teams, SRO Motorsports Group and the FIA have finalised ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/fia-gt-series-is-a-go-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harsh times for the GT1 World teams and drivers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FIA GT1 series has faced many challenges over the past years, but perhaps none as difficult as today’s news.  The promoter of the FIA GT1 World Championship will step aside at the end of the 2012 season; ending their partnership that began in 2006.

 In Paris, France at the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile headquarters, Stephane Ratel, founder and CEO of SRO Motorsports ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/harsh-times-for-the-gt1-world-teams-and-drivers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Loeb ready for new challenge with Parente as teammate ]]></title>
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For 2013, Sébastien Loeb Racing will enter two McLaren MP4-12C in the FIA GT Series, a new championship comprised of six events, each with two races of one hour. The team is ready to announced its first driving pair : Sébastien Loeb, 9-time World Rally champion, will be joined by the talented Portugese driver Alvaro Parente.

The perfect program for Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Loeb ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/loeb-ready-for-new-challenge-with-parente-as-teammate/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FIA suspends Tomas Enge for 18 months for failing drug test]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Well known sports car racer and champion, Tomas Enge failed a recent drug test and has now received a very stiff penalty of suspension for 18 months by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The Czech is currently 35, and is not taking this lightly.

This year, Enge drives for the Reiter Lamborghini team in the FIA GT1 World Championship events. The Czech driver was ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/fia-suspends-tomas-enge-for-18-months-for-failing-drug-test/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sébastien Loeb and Alvaro Parente take qualifying race win at Nogaro]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/s-bastien-loeb-and-alvaro-parente-take-qualifying-race-win-at-nogaro/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a thrilling FIA GT Series opener at Nogaro this afternoon, Sébastien Loeb (FRA) and Alvaro Parente (P), claimed a superb victory to ensure that the 2013 season will be one to savour this year. Taking his Sebastien Loeb Racing McLaren MP4-12C to the chequered flag, 9-time World Rally Champion and motorsport legend, Sebastien Loeb, was roared on to victory by a huge Easter holiday ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/s-bastien-loeb-and-alvaro-parente-take-qualifying-race-win-at-nogaro/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mercedes pair stripped of race points but keep titles]]></title>
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The No.38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Mercedes of Markus Winkelhock (DEU) and Marc Basseng (DEU) was excluded from the Championship Race results at the final round of the championship at Donington Park.

The stewards decided that Winkelhock was at fault for the accident with the No.18 Vita4One BMW of Yelmer Buurman (NLD).

It means that Winkelhock and Basseng remain drivers’ ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/mercedes-pair-stripped-of-race-points-but-keep-titles/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Basseng and Winkelhock take provisional title in controversial fashion at Donington]]></title>
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A race-ending crash saw the final FIA GT1 World Championship decided in favour of Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock of the All-Inkl Mercedes team, while Fred Makowiecki and Stef Dusseldop capped off another dominant weekend for HEXIS McLaren by winning Sunday's dramatic and shortened Championship Race at Donington Park.

With light spots of rain falling on the track, the race was ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/basseng-and-winkelhock-take-provisional-title-in-controversial-fashion-at-donington/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sumo Power GT confirms driver line-up for 2011]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Story HighlightsDavid Brabham
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Ricardo Zonta
Enrique Bernold

The Sumo Power GT team is pleased to announce that David Brabham and
Jamie Campbell-Walter ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/sumo-power-gt-confirms-driver-line-up-for-2011/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tomas Enge tests positive for banned substance]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After the World GT1 championship meeting at Navarra, Tomas Enge submitted to an anti-doping test that turned up a positive result.  The Lamborghini Gallardo/Reiter Engineering driver is therefore suspended of all sporting activity until the matter is closed.  

“I’m in a state of shock,” confided the Czech.  “Ten years after I tested positive for marijuana just as I was in contention ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/tomas-enge-tests-positive-for-banned-substance/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Audi R8 LMS ultra to fight for World Champion’s title in 2012]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Story HighlightsGT1 World Championship to be held with GT3 cars in 2012
Team WRT from Belgium is set on battling for championship
Two new Audi R8 LMS ultra cars on the grid
 
Ingolstadt, December 20, 2011 - The new Audi R8 LMS ultra wil ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/fia-gt1-audi-r8-lms-ultra-to-fight-for-world-champion-s-title-in-2012/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Loeb: Nogaro win "almost more than we could have hoped for."]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[First FIA GT Series participation, first row start and first victory in the qualifying race giving pole position for tomorrow’s championship race ! That sums up this Easter Sunday at Nogaro for Sébastien Loeb Racing and its driver/boss.

Sébastien Loeb and teammate Alvaro Parente took the win for the entire Alsacian team to thank everyone for their massive efforts these past months. A ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/loeb-nogaro-win-almost-more-than-we-could-have-hoped-for/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Parisy and Zuber selected as drivers of the second Sébastien Loeb Racing McLaren MP4-12C]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sébastien Loeb Racing has finalised the drivers for its two McLaren MP4-12c entered in the FIA GT Series. The two entries will be driven by Sébastien Loeb and Alvaro Parente in one car, while Mike Parisy and Andreas Zuber will share the other. 

Top speed and GT experience

After confirming Sébastien Loeb and Alvaro Parente, Sébastien Loeb Racing has composed a driving squad that ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/parisy-and-zuber-selected-as-drivers-of-the-second-s-bastien-loeb-racing-mclaren-mp4-12c/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UPDATE: Sandstrom and Stippler handed victory after penalty for Rast/Mayr-Melnhof at Nogaro]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Edward Sandstrom and Frank Stippler took the main FIA GT Series race win at Nogaro this afternoon after a post-race time penalty was imposed on their team mates, Rene Rast and Niki Mayr-Melnhof.

In a spectacular wet race at Nogaro this afternoon, Rast and Mayr-Melnhof won on the road but were later given a 30 second penalty for failing to switch their engine off at the mandatory pit ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/update-sandstrom-and-stippler-handed-victory-after-penalty-for-rast-mayr-melnhof-at-nogar/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Parisy and Zuber lead the way in Free Practice 1 at Nogaro ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The hugely anticipated FIA GT Series roared in to life at Nogaro in South west France today with 24 GT3 cars taking to the track in dry but then increasingly wet conditions.

Sebastien Loeb Racing topped the times in the 80-minute session this afternoon with the #10 Sebastien Loeb Racing McLaren, in the hands of Mike Parisy (FRA) setting the fastest lap of 1m27.573s. 

Parisy, racing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/parisy-and-zuber-lead-the-way-in-free-practice-1-at-nogaro/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Breakthrough double win for HEXIS McLaren at Navarra]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After two difficult rounds so far this year, Fred Makowiecki and Stef Dusseldorp finally celebrated a double victory in the GT1 World Championship as the series visited Navarra in Spain. These are the first wins of the season for the 2011 GT1 team champions HEXIS and the first-ever wins in international competition for the new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 car.

Technical problems in qualifying ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/breakthrough-double-win-for-hexis-mclaren-at-navarra/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 15:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eventful start to 2013 FIA GT Series season at Nogaro]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An eventful rollercoaster of an FIA GT Series opening race weekend came to an epic close at Nogaro, South West France this afternoon when the #13 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra driven by Edward Sandstrom and Frank Stippler, took the main race honours.

Their place at the top of the results and a maximum 25-point haul was confirmed only after the 60-minute race ended when ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/eventful-start-to-2013-fia-gt-series-season-at-nogaro/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GT1 breaks new ground in Russia with their debut at Moscow Raceway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FIA GT1 World Championship enters new frontiers with a visit to Moscow Raceway, Russia for the seventh round of the championship from 1-2 September.

 Moscow Raceway, on the outskirts of the Russian capital, is the country’s first world-class motorsport facility. It was officially opened as recently as 15 July this year.
We are delighted to be finally bringing world-class GT racing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/gt1-breaks-new-ground-in-russia-with-their-debut-at-moscow-raceway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Positive tests for Sébastien Loeb Racing at Paul Ricard]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After completing its own private tests, Sébastien Loeb Racing participated in its first group session during the FIA GT Series Media Day.  For the occasion, one of the team’s two McLaren MP4-12C was on track, with Sébastien Loeb behind the wheel. 

For the first time today, I got the impression that I was in ‘my’ car.Sébastien Loeb
After Lédenon, Jerez and Magny-Cours, Sébastien Loeb ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/positive-tests-for-s-bastien-loeb-racing-at-paul-ricard/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thrilling qualifying session sees Rast take Nogaro pole]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rene Rast drove a superb lap of the challenging Nogaro circuit to claim pole position for the first round of the 2013 FIA GT Series this afternoon. 

The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT driver took his Audi R8 LMS ultra to a best lap of 1m26.091s, heading off a challenge from Alvaro Parente in the Sebastien Loeb Racing entered McLaren MP4-12C, by an impressive 1.1seconds.

Along with team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/thrilling-qualifying-session-sees-rast-take-nogaro-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GT1: Bloomberg Television to cover series]]></title>
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Bloomberg Television To Present FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010 and
2011


SRO Motorsports Group and Bloomberg Television Unveil Two Year Global TV
Collaboration


SRO Motorsports Group (SRO), promoters of the new FIA GT1 World
Championship and Bloomberg Television, today announced Bloomberg
Television will present coverage of the FIA GT1 World Championship for
the next two ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/gt1-bloomberg-television-to-cover-series/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
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