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On the 4th of November, the HyperDrive Cities Championship (HDC) witnessed the rise of a new virtuoso on the track – none other than Pratama, snatching both victory and the SGD$3,500 prize money.

Now, let's talk competition. In the epic showdown that unfolded on the Kuala Lumpur City Street Circuit, Pratama, with the finesse of a seasoned racer, secured pole position in the qualifying rounds. From there, it was pedal to the virtual metal, leaving his rivals trailing in the shimmering wake of his digital exhaust. The gap between him and his closest competitor? A jaw-dropping eight seconds.

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Indonesia’s Moreno Pratama Takes The Crown At 2023 HyperDrive Cities Championship

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Indonesia’s Moreno Pratama has lifted his first ever HyperDrive Cities Championship (HDC) title.

The third edition of the HyperDrive Cities Championships (HDC) is revving up its digital engines for an electrifying race. And this year, they're hitting the virtual tarmac of Kuala Lumpur's very own City Street Circuit.

Picture this: Sim racers from all corners of the region gearing up to compete in a high-stakes showdown. The prize pool? A cool SGD$10,000 for the top 10 finishers. That's not just virtual glory; that's some real-world moolah right there.

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Third Edition of HyperDrive Cities Championships 2023 Kicks Off

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HyperDrive Cities Championships 2023: Where Sim Racing Meets KL's Digital Speedway.

This was no ordinary win; it was a performance that not only dazzled but also secured the Constructors' Championship for Red Bull for the second consecutive year.

Max Verstappen started from pole position and, from the very first moment, it was evident that he meant business. He catapulted off the line and never looked back.

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Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2023 - Verstappen wins at Suzuka

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Max Verstappen has staged a triumphant return to the top, claiming a resounding victory at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix as Red Bull claim constructors' championship.

Red Bull Racing has just set the motorsport world on fire with an electrifying win at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka. And guess what? It's not just any win; it's a win that clinches the Constructors' Championship crown for Red Bull.

Suzuka, the iconic circuit that's seen legends carve their names into racing history. The air thick with anticipation as Red Bull entered the race with a clear mission - retain the Constructors' Championship title.

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Red Bull wins Formula 1 2023 Constructors' Championship

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The Milton Keynes-based outfit retained its 2022 dominance by wrapping up the 2023 title in the Japanese Grand Prix.

Picture this: a record-breaking crowd of 54,700 fans gathered at Fuji Speedway, setting the stage for one of the most thrilling races in recent memory. It's a tale of Toyota versus Porsche in the Hypercar category, and boy, did it deliver.

The heroes of the day? None other than Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and José María López, steering the #7 GR010 HYBRID to a glorious victory. But let's not forget Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, and Ryo Hirakawa, who brought the #8 GR010 HYBRID home in second place, just 39.119 seconds behind their teammates. Talk about a one-two punch!

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World title for Toyota Gazoo Racing after Fuji win

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The 6 Hours of Fuji - the penultimate race of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, and this time, a homecoming celebration for Toyota Gazoo Racing.

This Marina Bay Street Circuit underwent a little makeover this year, and boy did it shake things up.

The F1 experts predicted that the changes to the circuit would shave off about nine seconds from the lap times. But guess what? It turned out to be even more impressive.

Carlos Sainz clocked a blistering lap at 1:32.120 seconds. That's not just faster; it's a whopping 10.913 seconds quicker than the same session last year.

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Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix - Friday round-up

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The time sheets were all flashing Scarlet Red, with our Bull championship leaders running into some trouble.

Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López won the race from pole position in the #7 GR010 Hybrid, cementing a Hypercar hat-trick for Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) from the opening three races of 2023, following the team’s victories in Sebring and Portimão.

In the sister car, a remarkable fightback from a back-row start saw Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa, in the #8 GR010 Hybrid, earn an unexpected second place. Interestingly, they now lead the drivers’ World Championship by five points over the #7 crew.

With seven consecutive Spa victories under their belt, TGR takes a 33-point World Championship lead over Ferrari into the centenary edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours on 10-11 June, the unofficial mid-point in the seven-race season.

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Toyota Gazoo Racing Takes Home Spa One-Two

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Toyota Gazoo Racing dominated with a one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps after a spectacular third round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Belgium.

Ivo Lopes (POR), who has enjoyed success for several years with the easyRace BMW Team in the Spanish Superbike Championship (ESBK), will stand in for injured BMW Motorrad WorldSBK works rider Michael van der Mark (NED) at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Ivo Lopes stands in for the injured Michael van der Mark in the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family

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The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK family has a new addition from Portugal for round four of the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Barcelona (ESP) this weekend.

Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa, the reigning World Champions and 2022 Le Mans winners in the #8 GR010 Hybrid, delivered in Portugal to dominate the race and win by a lap from the #50 Ferrari and the #6 Porsche.

However, there were contrasting emotions for Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in the #7 GR010 Hybrid. After winning the season-opener at Sebring four weeks ago, they took a ninth-place finish, losing a precious 11 minutes when race officials ordered a mandatory sensor to be replaced.

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Portimao Victory for Toyota Gazoo Racing

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Toyota Gazoo Racing maintained its winning start to the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a victory at Portimão.

Reigning GTD class champions Heart of Racing saw their dynamic duo of Roman De Angelis (CAN) and Marco Sørensen (DEN) finish second on Saturday.

Despite the tight and narrow street circuit, the Aston Martin Vantage proved to be the perfect machine to tackle the bay-side circuit with three-time FIA World Endurance GTE champion Sørensen storming to pole position in a time 0.2 seconds faster than the previous lap record.

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Aston Martin Vantage on the podium at Long Beach

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Aston Martin’s multiple championship-winning Vantage is on the podium again with another strong performance at Long Beach, California.

Considered the first pure asphalt round of the season, the Croatia Rally joined the WRC schedule two years ago and the varied roads around the country’s capital city, Zagreb, are already seen as some of the most challenging on the calendar.

With the service park located within Zagreb itself, the stages take place in the north of Croatia close to neighbouring Slovenia. The roads feature a wide variety of different asphalt types, which means that available grip is constantly shifting, while mud and rain can bring about further challenges. Some sections are technical and twisting, but many others are fast and flowing with jumps and crests.

Much of the route for this year is familiar from 2022. After the shakedown on Thursday morning and a ceremonial start in Zagreb that evening, Friday’s opening day action takes place just to the west of the city.

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Toyota Gazoo Racing makes asphalt return in Croatia

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Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team heads to the Croatia Rally for the fourth round of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship season on April 21-23, 2023.

Markus Reiterberger (GER), Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) and Jérémy Guarnoni (FRA) claimed third place at the opening event, which was the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, an extremely gruelling spectacle.

This was also the first podium for the new #37 BMW M 1000 RR, debuting on the track for the first time. Mikhalchik also posted the fastest lap time in it, clocking in at 1:35.751 minutes. The newly-formed Tecmas-MRP-BMW Racing Team enjoyed a perfect debut, claiming victory in the Superstock class.

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First podium finish of the season for BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team at 24 Hours Of Le Mans

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The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team kicked off the FIM Endurance World Championship 2023 with a beautiful podium finish.

Following the endurance classics at Daytona and Sebring (both USA), this marks the first and shortest sprint race of the year.

Fresh from a podium finish at Sebring, BMW M Team RLL heads to California with momentum, and will again field two BMW M Hybrid V8s in the GTP class. Over in the GTD category, three BMW M4 GT3s will also line the starting grid.

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BMW Motorsport Joins Sprint Race Foray At The Start Of The IMSA Season

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The third race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season will take place on the street circuit at Long Beach (USA) on Saturday, 15th April 2023.

Reigning FIA WEC LMGTE Am class champion TF Sport and fellow Aston Martin Racing partner teams NorthWest AMR and D’station Racing contested the 6 Hours of Portimão event on Sunday with a trio of Aston Martin Vantage GTEs.

The Vantage GTE is the prototype version of the British-built race car derived from Aston Martin’s critically-acclaimed ultra-luxury sportscar and shares the same aluminium body frame and a specially-tuned version of the four-litre V8 turbo-charged production engine.

Aston Martin is aiming for its first podium at Portimão on its final visit to the Portuguese track before the class switches to GT3 machinery in 2024.

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Aston Martin Vantage Aims High FIA WEC and IMSA GTD series resume

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Aston Martin’s multiple championship-winning Vantage returns to action in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) and the North American-based IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, with four

At the season-opening race, which was the 1000 Miles of Sebring, perfect team operations, exceptional driver consistency and smart tyre management delivered a one-two victory over a packed Hypercar field featuring other legendary endurance racing marques, such as Cadillac, Ferrari, Peugeot, and Porsche.

Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López held the advantage in the drivers’ standings after their victory at Sebring in the #7 GR010 Hybrid. Reigning World Champions, and last year’s Le Mans winners, Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa began their title defence with a close second-place finish.

After the unique challenges over the bumps in Sebring a month ago, Portimão marks the start of an important and intense European-based preparation period prior to the Le Mans 24 Hours, which includes the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps at the end of April.

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Toyota Gazoo Racing Prepares For Portimão Showdown

Toyota Gazoo Racing aims to maintain its dominant start to the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season when it competes in Europe for the first time this year, at the 6 Hours of Portimão.

The GR010 Hybrid #7 of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López bounced back from a practice accident on Thursday to take victory after a hard-fought 239 laps at the home of endurance racing in the United States.

After a tense race-long battle at the front, World Champions and 2022 Le Mans winners Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa also clinched a perfect result for Toyoto Gazoo Racing by finishing second in the #8 GR010 Hybrid, with a gap of just 2.168 seconds.

Relentless consistency, flawless team operations and strong tyre management combined as Toyota Gazoo Racing overcame the challenge of new Hypercar rivals from Cadillac, Ferrari and Porsche. Toyota managed to lap all competitors twice, earning the team’s 40th WEC victory.

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing secures Sebring 1-2

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Toyota Gazoo Racing dominated the opening round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), securing a 1-2 victory in the 1000 Miles of Sebring in the face of strong Hypercar competition.