Stephen Kilbey

London

News editor @dailysportscar & WEC correspondent @RACERmag | 2014 @gomw_uk Sir William Lyons Award winner | 2016 @UAL grad & ex @woodbrhigh |

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Manthey In Charge At Halfway Mark As Night Hours Claim Key Victims

6 days ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

We’re halfway through the 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours, and it’s Manthey EMA that holds a commanding lead with its #911 Porsche 911 GT3 R 992. The ‘Grello’-liveried car has had a fault-free run through the opening 12 hours of the race and sits just over two and a half minutes clear of the rest of the pack with Kevin Estre at the wheel.
Manthey Porsche Leads N24 At Six-Hour Mark

6 days ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

Manthey’s #911 Porsche 911 GT3 R 992 leads the way in the 2025 edition of the Nürburgring 24 Hours at the six-hour mark. The ‘Grello’ machine held station out front after the restart, following the 2.5-hour red flag for the power outage. Kevin Estre was aboard when the race resumed, before handing over to Ayhancan Güven at the car’s second stop.
Maiden Pole For Blackthorn At Spa

6 days ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

The #7 Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo duo of Giacomo Petrobelli and Jonny Adam secured their first British GT pole position of the season – and the team’s first in the championship – at Spa-Francorchamps this afternoon. Petrobelli stormed to the front in his session, lapping an impressive 0.772 quicker than second-placed #18 2 Seas Mercedes-AMG GT3 of driver Kevin Tse.
N24 Red Flagged After Circuit Power Failure

1 week ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

The 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours has been red flagged due to a power cut in the pit lane approximately 90 minutes into the race. At the time of the stoppage, the Kondo Ferrari which took the lead after the first round of stops, held onto first. The #17 GetSpeed Mercedes was second, with the #34 Walkenhorst Aston Martin of Mattia Drudi third. There is no further information regarding a restart time yet as the cars return to pit lane.
Kondo Racing Ferrari Leads After Opening Hour Of The N24

1 week ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

The #45 Kondo Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 leads the 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours after an hour of racing. Thomas Preining, who took the start in the pole-sitting #911 Manthey Porsche, built an early lead which stretched to 14 seconds, but that evaporated at the first round of pit stops. The #911 ‘Grello’ Porsche is now down to eighth and 29 seconds back after the first pit cycle, which stretched from laps five to seven.
Clutton Tops Timesheets In Free Practice

1 week ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

Marcus Clutton topped the British GT opening free practice session at Spa-Francorchamps for the #67 Orange Racing by JMH McLaren GT3 Evo. He set a benchmark lap time of 2:17.004 in the #67 McLaren ahead of the #97 Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo of Tom Wood. Wood’s 2:17.263 lap time narrowly beat Callum MacLeod’s #3 Optimum Motorsport McLaren by 0.043 seconds.
Estre claims Nurburgring 24 Hours pole for Porsche

1 week ago | racer.com | Stephen Kilbey

Manthey’s famous No. 911 "Grello" Porsche 911 GT3 R 992 will start from pole position for the 2025 running of the Nurburgring 24 Hours tomorrow afternoon. Porsche factory ace Kevin Estre set the time and put the team, which is searching for a record eighth overall N24 victory this weekend, at the top of the screens with a 8m12.741s in the Top Qualifying shootout.
Estre Snatches N24 Pole For Porsche

1 week ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

Manthey’s #911 ‘Grello’ Porsche 911 GT3 R 992 will start from pole position in the 2025 running of the Nüburgring 24 Hours tomorrow afternoon. Factory ace Kevin Estre set the team’s time and put Porsche on pole for the race for the first time in seven years with an 8:12.741 on the Nordschleife. The Frenchman delivered a head-turning performance in the shortened single-lap Top Qualifying, setting four purple sectors en route to claiming the best starting spot for the race by 1.1 seconds.
Top Qualifying Postponed After Vanthoor Off

1 week ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

Top Qualifying for the 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours has been postponed following a sizable incident on the Nordschleife for one of the contending cars. The session was red-flagged before the first flurry of times in the shootout came through after Laurens Vanthoor had a big off at Aremburg in the #16 Scherer Sport PHX Porsche 911 GT3 R 992.
Ginetta “Delighted” With Sudden British GT Return

1 week ago | dailysportscar.com | Stephen Kilbey

The big headline to come out of the entry list reveal for this weekend’s British GT meeting at Spa-Francorchamps was the addition of a trio of Ginetta G56 GT4 Evos from Mahiki Racing. The Mahiki team has made a sudden mid-season switch from Lotus to Ginetta, for the rest of the 2025 season, after a tough start to its campaign with the Emira GT4 package. It received its G56 Evo chassis last night in the paddock at Spa (below).