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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[Sébastien Loeb and Alvaro Parente take qualifying race win at Nogaro]]></title>
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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[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[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[McLaren wins race 1 in Donington as title fight will go down to the wire ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BMW let drivers’ title leaders off the hook	

Stef Dusseldorp (NLD) and Fred Makowiecki (FRA) secured victory for McLaren on home soil in the Qualifying Race at the final round of the FIA GT1 World Championship at Donington Park.

The Hexis Racing duo benefited from the French squad’s renowned pit stop expertise to win ahead of the No.32 Belgian Audi Club team WRT Audi R8 of Adam ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/mclaren-wins-race-1-in-donington-as-title-fight-will-go-down-to-the-wire/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vilander and Salaquarda triumph at the Ring for Ferrari]]></title>
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Having won the qualifying race at Slovakiaring in June, AF Corse Ferrari drivers Toni Vilander and Filip Salaquarda finally managed their first championship race victory of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season at the Nurburgring today. Second place went to title contenders Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock of the All-Inkl Mercedes team, who now lead the standings by just one ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/vilander-and-salaquarda-triumph-at-the-ring-for-ferrari/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kox and Rosina take Lamborghini's first win of 2012 at the Nurburgring]]></title>
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Veteran Dutchman Peter Kox and talented Slovak racer Stefan Rosina have taken the Reiter Lamborghini team's first win of the 2012 GT1 World Championship in the series' first race of the weekend at the Nurburgring in Germany. They led home the WRT Audi duo of Stephane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor, while the highest-finishing championship contenders were Markus Winkelhock and Marc ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/kox-and-rosina-take-lamborghini-s-first-win-of-2012-at-the-nurburgring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pole for HEXIS McLaren at the Nurburgring]]></title>
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#1 Hexis Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3: Frederic Makowiecki, Stef DusseldorpPhoto by: xpb.cc
Tit ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/pole-for-hexis-mclaren-at-the-nurburgring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Championship contenders face off at the Nurburgring ]]></title>
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Two of the three crews in contention for the 2012 GT1 World Championship topped the timesheets in the second of Friday's two practice sessions for the penultimate round of the series at the Nurburgring in Germany. Points leaders Micheal Bartels and Yelmer Buurman of Vita4One were quickest, setting a 1:56.068 around the Grand Prix track in their BMW Z4 during a cool and overcast ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/championship-contenders-face-off-at-the-nurburgring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hexis McLaren secure formation finish at Moscow Raceway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A very heavy rainshower preceded the race, after the damp and greasy track surface of the qualifying race, and this set a precedent for the action that followed. Following their qualifying race victory the #32 WRT Audi R8 of Stephane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor would start from pole position with the #38 All-Inkl.com/Munnich Motorsport Mercedes SLS of Markus Winklehock and Marc ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/hexis-mclaren-secure-formation-finish-at-moscow-raceway-425587/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRT Audi wins action packed race in Moscow]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Moscow Raceway, Russia’s first purpose built racing circuit hosted its first FIA World Championship Event, with the Qualifying Race of the FIA GT1 World Championship. A low number of 11 GT1 cars meant the GT3 European grid was combined giving 23 cars in total. The GT3 cars were running timed pitstop regulations, so would not figure too much in the GT1 race.

A cold and damp track ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/wrt-audi-wins-action-packed-race-in-moscow/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hexis McLaren bounce back with one-two in Moscow qualifying]]></title>
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The Hexis Racing pair of Alvaro Parente (PRT) and Gregoire Demoustier (FRA) secured pole position for tomorrow’s Qualifying Race in a stunning return to form for McLaren in the seventh round of the FIA GT1 World Championship.

 

Parente in the No.2 McLaren produced a quickest lap of 1:33.536 around the twists and turns of the Moscow Raceway.

 

In the previous round at Slovakia ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/hexis-mclaren-bounce-back-with-one-two-in-moscow-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:52:11 +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[Buurman and Bartels win Slovakiaring championship race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Team Vita4One completed a near-perfect weekend at the Slovakiaring (aka Slovakia Ring) as team boss Michael Bartels and co-driver Yelmer Buurman scored their second victory of the event in Sunday's championship race. It would have been the BMW squad's second one-two of the weekend, were it not for All-Inkl Mercedes driver Markus Winkelhock's canny taking of second place after a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/buurman-and-bartels-win-slovakiaring-championship-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Slovakian 1-2 for Vita4One Racing]]></title>
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Michael Bartels and Yelmer Buurman moved a step closer to claiming the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship with a dominant victory at today's Qualifying Race on the Slovakia Ring, ahead of their Vita4One team-mates Mathias Lauda and Niki Mayr-Melnhof in second. This was the championship's second visit of the year to the Eastern European circuit, after planned rounds in China were ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/slovakian-1-2-for-vita4one-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:50:58 +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[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[Jager and Pastorelli lead Mercedes 1-2 in Portugal]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thomas Jager and Nicky Pastorelli matched the achievement of their All-Inkl Mercedes team-mates Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng by winning the second GT1 World Championship race of the weekend at Portimao, Portugal. The Basseng/Winkelhock car initially looked on for a repeat of its Saturday win, but after some furiously close racing following the pitstops, the Jager/Pastorelli SLS ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/jager-and-pastorelli-lead-mercedes-1-2-in-portugal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Winkelhock and Basseng score first victory for Mercedes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[All-Inkl drivers Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng secured the first win for the Mercedes SLS AMG in the GT1 World Championship in today's qualifying race at the Autodromo de Algarve in Portimao, Portugal. The duo qualified strongly, and a combination of aggressive overtaking plus smooth pitstops saw them overcome the AF Corse Ferrari challenge and take victory in the one-hour ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/fia-gt/news/winkelhock-and-basseng-score-first-victory-for-mercedes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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