The Baku round of the Blancpain Sprint Series in Azerbaijan has been replaced by an event at Zandvoort. The move follows the organizer of the Baku World Challenge informing series promoter the Stephane Ratel Organization that it would be unable to stage the event set for Oct. 25.The finale of...

WRT Audi drivers Laurens Vanthoor and Cesar Ramos won the Baku World Challenge qualifying race, while a points-free ninth place was enough for Mercedes driver Maximilian Gotz to clinch the Blancpain Sprint Series championship.Andy Soucek and Jonathan Adam finished 1.7s behind in the Beechdean Aston Martin, with Vanthoor's WRT team-mates...

This weekend's Blancpain Sprint Series finale in Azerbaijan will be fought out on a revised Baku street circuit.The Baku World Challenge, which has attracted a capacity 30-car entry, will run on a shorter version of the track that hosted the final round of last year's FIA GT Series. The circuit...

Aston Martin will join the Blancpain Sprint Series for the first time with an entry for the factory-run Beechdean V12 Vantage in the final two rounds of this year's championship.Aston Martin Racing will run the Beechdean car at Zolder later this month and then November's Baku finale in Azerbaijan for...

Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion and Supercup front-runner Kevin Estre will join the Hexis Racing McLaren team for the FIA GT Series finale in Baku next month.The Frenchman, who claimed the German Porsche title with Attempto Racing at the Hockenheim earlier this month, will share the solo Hexis McLaren MP4-12C...

The FIA GT Series finale on the streets of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku looks certain to be postponed from October to November.The Baku World Challenge event, originally scheduled for October 19/20, is set to be delayed until Nov. 23-24 as a result of delays in constructing the 2.72-mile street...