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October 09, 2016

P4 and a Narrow Miss at Laguna Seca

Patrick Long narrowly missed out on his second Pirelli World Challenge GT Driver’s Championship at Laguna Seca Sunday, as he was forced off track on the last lap while attacking for the race lead. Entering the weekend, Long was second in …

September 18, 2016

P8 and P4 in Sonoma Doubleheader

After an up-and-down weekend at Sonoma Raceway, Patrick Long and the Wright Motorsports team head to the Pirelli World Challenge finale Oct. 7-9 just nine slim points behind the championship leader. A difficult qualifying session for Saturday’s round 18 yielded a …

September 03, 2016

Victory in Mexico City!

Abu Dhabi Proton Racing claimed its first victory of the FIA WEC season Saturday in Mexico City on what would become a banner day for Porsche. The #88 navigated changing weather and an unusual level of traffic due to the …

August 14, 2016

Long Rides Pair of P3s in Utah to Championship Lead

Patrick Long and Wright Motorsports rebounded from a mixed weekend last time out in Pirelli World Challenge competition, taking p3 in both races of the doubleheader at Utah Motorsports Campus in the #58 Porsche 911 GT3 R. With the twin …

August 01, 2016

P9 Times Two in Mid Ohio

Patrick Long finished both races of the Pirelli World Challenge doubleheader at Mid-Ohio in P9 this weekend, but retains 2nd place in the Driver’s Championship with five races left to run. He initially qualified the #58 Wright Motorsports Porsche 13th …

July 24, 2016

Pole Position Gives Way to P4 at Nürburgring

The #88 Abu Dhabi Proton Racing claimed pole position for round four of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend at Germany’s famed Nürburgring, as Patrick Long and Khaled Al Qubaisi clocked the quickest average in qualifying, heading a Porsche …

June 26, 2016

P4 and P5 in PWC Road America Doubleheader

On what turned out to be a spectacular weekend of racing at arguably the United States’ most scenic racetrack, Road America, Patrick Long closed the gap to the Pirelli World Challenge championship leader by finishing ahead of him in both …

June 19, 2016

Hard-Fought P3 at Le Mans

Patrick Long, Khaled Al-Qubaisi and David Heinemeier Hansson teamed to bring home the #88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR in 3rd place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend, placing highest of any GT-class Porsche in the classic …

May 29, 2016

P7 and P2 for Long at Lime Rock Doubleheader

Patrick Long had a competitive showing at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut this weekend, claiming P7 and P2 in the doubleheader for the Pirelli World Challenge rounds 10 and 11. In Friday’s race 1, Long and Andrew Palmer in the …

May 23, 2016

Clean Sweep in Canada!

Two races at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, two wins for Patrick Long as he again led from flag-to-flag in the second race of this weekend’s Pirelli World Challenge doubleheader. In so doing, Patrick took over the championship lead, with 11 races …

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