21+ hour, 25+ min ago (510+ words) Three-time champion chose to step back so he could spend more time with family" Three-time DTM champion Rene Rast has explained his decision to step back from competing in the series next year, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. The factory BMW driver had been a DTM stalwart for the past decade, having first joined the series in 2016 and going on to win the title the following year and in 2019 and 2020 during his Audi days. He also finished runner-up in 2018 and, after making his series debut, had only not been on the grid one season " 2021 in the wake of the DTM's adoption of GT3 regulations. But the 39-year-old has regularly dovetailed his DTM campaign with other categories, including Formula E and the FIA World Endurance Championship and Rast therefore sought a less congested schedule for 2026. The German…...

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21+ hour, 35+ min ago (592+ words) Ford Racing Junior Team driver on getting to tackle five long-distance WeatherTech Championship races" Jenson Altzman said his IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup effort with Myers Riley Motorsports is the "best of all worlds" as the Ford Racing Junior Team driver broadens his GT3 horizons while racing with a team that holds "a lot of history with Ford." The 23-year-old, who made his WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut in a five-race sprint race program in Gradient Racing's Ford Mustang GT3 this year, will shift his focus to the long-distance races, beginning with his debut in January's Rolex 24 at Daytona. Altzman will share the GTD class Mustang GT3 EVO in the Florida endurance classic with Felipe Fraga, Sheena Monk and ex-Formula 1 and IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean. "It's been a goal for a long time," Altzman told Sportscar365 of the chance to race in the enduros. "Getting to…...

21+ hour, 16+ min ago (667+ words) Jack Aitken believes having Earl Bamber as co-driver in both IMSA, WEC will pay dividends" Jack Aitken believes having Earl Bamber as his co-driver in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship next year will serve as a benefit, especially as he comes to grips with full-time Hypercar competition for the first time. Aitken, who will join Hertz Team JOTA's factory Cadillac effort in the WEC alongside continuing with Action Express Racing in the WeatherTech Championship's GTP class, will have a common link in two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Bamber, who will have a nearly identical program. Both will share the wheel of Cadillac V-Series.Rs in all but one race weekend next year, when Aitken will be in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach alongside Frederik Vesti in the Action Express entry, and…...

48+ min ago (360+ words) Grid set for Creventic's first edition of Michelin 12H Malaysia" Creventic has released a 21-car entry list for the first edition of its Michelin 12H Malaysia, which will be held at the Sepang International Circuit next month. GT3 entries make up the bulk of the grid, with tens car from five different manufacturers forming the top-class field for the event. Porsche is the best represented brand in the GT3 field, spearheaded by a two-car effort from Absolute Racing. Antares Au, Loek Hartog and Patric Niederhauser will pilot the No. 10 Porsche 911 GT3 R, while Alessandro Ghiretti has been listed aboard the sister No. 26 car entered under the B-Quik Absolute Racing banner. GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS champions Leo Ye Hongli and Bo Yuan team up with Lu Wei and Liu Hangcheng at the wheel of the No. 87 Origine Motorsport Porsche, while 24H Series stalwarts Herberth…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago (343+ words) Ryan Yardley named in proposed Muehlner Motorsport lineup for Rolex 24 at Daytona" Newly crowned Porsche Carrera Cup North America champion Ryan Yardley has been named in Muehlner Motorsport's proposed effort for January's Rolex 24 at Daytona. As first revealed by Sportscar365 earlier this month, the Belgian squad has indicated plans to take part in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener after a three-year absence with a new Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo. Yardley, who expressed ambitions of graduating into to WeatherTech Championship competition next year, would be joined by David Musial Sr. and Jr. plus Peter Ludwig in the GTD class effort, which is subject to entry confirmation by IMSA. "We have been preparing this project for several years and we're incredibly proud to finally go racing with this car and such a strong driver combination," said team owner Bernhard Muehlner on social…...