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Toyota took a magnificent 1-2 victory at the 2017 6 Hours of Spa with the No. 8 car of Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi taking the checkered flag and their second victory in a row. It was Toyota’s first victory at Spa in two years.

The second race of the 2017 Super GT series held at Fuji Speedway concluded last Thursday. After 110 laps of high-speed competition, Yuji Tachikawa and Hiroaki Ishiura from team Zent Cerumo (#38) claimed a top podium placement in the GT500 class and overall.

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has set up shop at the Circuit of the Americas this weekend, and the main event is set to get underway later today.

Project Cars fans were given a treat back in March. Following the reveal of the McLaren 720S at the Geneva Motor Show, Slightly Mad Studios announced the British supercar would be coming to the next installment of the dev’s racing franchise.

Owners of the renowned R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R will be pleased to hear that Nissan has announced a initiative to help keep their rides on the road. Under the Heritage Parts Program Nissan will be producing authentic OE-spec parts specifically developed for its classic sports cars.

When it comes to extremely fast vans, the only name in Gran Turismo fans’ heads is the famous Renault Espace F1.

If you were to suggest that the regulation changes for Formula One this year have been a step backwards for the prospect of wheel-to-wheel action, it’s not likely you’ll hear too many dissenting voices — and the chances are that’ll be because everyone’s still asleep after today’s race.

Jeff Gordon — the man who coached players through Gran Turismo 5’s NASCAR School and is seen as one of the greatest racers in the sport — has learned what the big deal is about racing simulators.

As it marks its 25th anniversary in Formula One, the Sauber F1 team has announced an unexpected switch to Honda power units for the 2018 season.

An unwanted record stretching back for nine years has fallen following an enthralling qualifying session for the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi.

A meeting of the top teams in Formula 1, known as the F1 Strategy Group, has agreed on a proposal to ban the controversial shark fin and T-wing elements for the 2018 season.

In the Wednesday Want section we do love a car that has been completely overshadowed by a more famous sibling, and the Peugeot 309 GTI might be the very tip of cars of this type.

Recent developments in the automotive industry have pointed toward self-driving cars being closer than we might expect. Firms like Alphabet (the parent company of Google) and Apple are leading the way in autonomous car investment.

With the Blancpain GT Series sister championship, the Sprint Series, having its season opener earlier this month, it was time for the more established GT Endurance Series to also take on Italy for its start to the 2017 season — this time at Monza.

If you’re serious about your new performance car, it needs to have a Nürburgring lap time under its belt, and the new Honda Civic Type R is no exception.

It has been announced that 17-year old racing driver Billy Monger has lost both of his lower legs following an incident during a British Touring Car Championship support race this weekend at Donington Park.

Back in June 2015, GTPlanet interviewed Kazunori Yamauchi at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. During the chat, we asked him how cars are selected for inclusion in a Gran Turismo game and he gave the following answer:

The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship got off to a thrilling start at Silverstone this past weekend. Toyota took a hard-fought victory overall, earning an early points lead in LMP1 over arch-rival Porsche.

Deep within the realm of hell Dodge pulled out the Demon, the fastest Challenger ever made, and currently the most potent muscle car built for a road-going use.

Many moons ago, a headline like that would’ve come as no surprise. Back in the sixties, racing drivers competing across multiple categories was a rather common occurrence. For example, recently deceased motor racing legend John Surtees is the only person in history to have won major championships on both two and four wheels.