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Falken Motorsports secured a commanding one-two finish at the 66th ADAC ACAS Cup (NLS9) on Sunday, with Tim Heinemann and Morris Schuring taking overall victory in their Porsche 911 GT3 R from pole position. The sister car of Nico Menzel and Flynt Schuring completed the team's double success, while Patrick Assenheimer, Tobias Müller, and Dylan Pereira rounded out an all-Porsche podium in the #48 LOSCH Motorsport by Black Falcon entry, securing the SP9 Pro-Am class win despite a turbulent race. Qualifying proved fiercely competitive, with pole-sitter Heinemann setting what he described as a "perfect lap." The top four cars were separated by just 0.460 seconds, with Tobias Müller trailing by a mere 0.020 seconds. Chaos erupted at the flying start in the AMG Arena when Ugo de Wilde's Schubert BMW attempted to pass Menzel on the inside; contact forced Menzel to open his line, and the BMW was subsequently hit and dropped back, eventually crashing out on lap eight at Brünnchen. As rain fell across the Eifel, the race became a strategic and physical ordeal. Müller endured a particularly dramatic afternoon: he missed a Code 60 board and rear-ended Thomas Schönfeld's VW Golf GTI, earning a drive-through penalty and a bent rim. Later, he spun on the wet track at the ultra-fast Mut-Kurve (Courage Corner) but miraculously caught the car without touching the track limits. "The spin, the drive-through penalty, and so on—I think we can be incredibly proud to be standing on the overall podium here," Müller said at the finish. By the final laps, the circuit had become treacherous; Tim Heinemann reported aquaplaning in every corner and straight, describing conditions as worse than anything he had previously experienced. Nico Menzel likened the closing stages to "driving a speedboat." Moritz Oberheim (#962 AVIA W&S Motorsport) was named Driver of the Day after a triumphant comeback: forced to sit out Saturday following a practice accident, he claimed pole position and a lights-to-flag victory in the CUP 3 class on Sunday. In the championship battle, the race proved pivotal: the Adrenalin trio of Edoardo Bugane, Yannick Fübrich, and Sven Markert—the season leaders—retired their BMW M240i with a technical failure, scoring no points for the first time this year. Alexander Fielenbach and Oskar Sandberg capitalized by finishing second in CUP3, closing the gap to the leaders to just four points. In the 2026 Production Car Trophy, Piet-Jan Ooms and Ionuc Catalin Timis (Toyota Supra, SRS Team Sorg Rennsport) took sole possession of the lead in the VT2-RWD class after winning Sunday's race ahead of the Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels BMW 330i, establishing a four-point advantage heading into the season finale. The NLS championship will be decided on October 10, 2026, at the 2nd NLS Sportwarte-Trophy (4h). Tickets start at 25 euros, with free admission for children up to age 14, available at VLN.de/tickets or at the box office on race day.

Angelo Mercuri has secured the 2026 Italian hillclimb championship in the twin-cylinder class, extending his record tally to 12 national titles. The driver from Lamezia Terme wrapped up the championship with races still remaining on the calendar. Mercuri's 2026 campaign has been marked by multiple class records, underlining his continued dominance in the twin-cylinder hillclimb category.

Simone Faggioli has secured his 20th Italian hillclimb championship title following victory in Race 1 of the 71st Coppa Nissena, held on the technical and fast SS122 course near Caltanissetta. Driving a Nova Proto NP01, Faggioli's win at the event organised by the Automobile Club Caltanissetta marks a significant milestone in Italian hillclimb racing history.

Simone Faggioli has secured his nineteenth Italian national hillclimb championship title after winning the opening race of the 71st Coppa Nissena. The Florence-based driver, competing for Best Lap in a Nova Proto, set a winning time of 1'59"92 on the Sicilian course. Faggioli's decisive performance at the final timing point saw him edge out Stefano Di Fulvio of Abruzzo, who mounted a strong challenge during the event.

The Coppa del Chianti Classico hillclimb in Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany, will host the eighth and penultimate round of the Italian Historic Car Hillclimb Championship from 18–20 September. The event has already generated strong interest among competitors and enthusiasts ahead of the weekend. The prestigious Tuscan hillclimb continues to draw entries and support from the historic speed-climbing community, positioning itself as a key fixture in the national calendar for period machinery.

The Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy will conclude its 2026 season at Steel Ring in Trinec, Czech Republic, from 9–13 September. The circuit will host the championship-deciding rounds across the event dates.

The 71st Coppa Nissena hillclimb will decide the Italian Supersalita championship on 13 September, with two race runs over the 5.45 km SS 122 course near Caltanissetta, Sicily. The event also serves as round 14 of the Italian Mountain Speed Championship South and round 8 of the Italian Two-Cylinder Championship, plus a qualifying round for the Sicilian Historic and Modern Car Hillclimb Championship. Racing begins at 09:00, with live coverage from 11:00 on ACI Sport TV (Sky 228, Tivùsat 52). Simone Faggioli set the fastest time during Friday's reconnaissance runs, clocking 2'02"86 in his Nova Proto NP 01. The Florentine driver, leading the national championship for Best Lap, has raced the Caltanissetta course since 1997. His closest rival, Stefano Di Fulvio from Abruzzo, is making his debut on the circuit and will pilot a turbocharged Nova Proto. Other competitive entries in the top class include Mirko Torsellini (Siena), Franco Caruso and Samuele Cassibba (both Comiso), all on Nova Proto NP 01 machinery. In the GT categories, Kadija Mourtaji (Macerata) impressed in her Ferrari 296 Super Cup, while Piero Nappi (Naples) showed strong pace in a Porsche 992. The TCR class features Gennaro Manolio (Basilicata) on an Audi RS3LMS DSG, and Selina Prantl (South Tyrol) on a Volkswagen Golf, who needs only a minimal score to secure the DSG class, Ladies Cup and Under 25 Trophy. In the Racing Start categories, Salvatore Guzzetta (Catania) leads the 2000cc naturally aspirated class on a Renault Clio, while a title battle looms in the turbo division between Salvatore Mondino and Antonio Aquila (both Cosenza) in Seat Leon Station Wagons. Historic racing entries include Orazio Maccarrone (Giarre) on a Gloria C7, Antonio Piazza (Palermo) debuting a rare Osella PA8 in the 3rd Grouping, and Quintino Gianfilippo (Palermo) in an Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT for the 2nd Grouping. The event is organised by the Automobile Club Caltanissetta.

Schubert Motorsport claimed a dramatic victory in the 65th ADAC Reinoldus Endurance Race at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, the eighth round of the ADAC RAVENOL Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie. Drivers Jens Klingmann, Jordan Pepper, and Ugo de Wilde crossed the finish line in their BMW M4 GT3 EVO after 27 laps with a margin of just 0.308 seconds over the Porsche 911 GT3 R of Falken Motorsports, piloted by Tim Heinemann and Morris Schuring. Third place went to Max Kruse Racing, with Dominik Fugel, Marcel Fugel, and Benjamin Leuchter in an Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II—a historic result as the first AT-category GT3 car to secure an overall podium finish in the series, and notably the first to achieve this running on E20 fuel. Qualifying saw the field tightly bunched, with the top twelve separated by ten seconds. Gamota Racing took pole position through Antal Zsigo, Moritz Kranz, and David Jahn with a lap time of 7:53.343 minutes. Team Dunlop Motorsport recovered from an early-session collision that dropped them from eighth to eleventh on the grid, ultimately finishing fifth overall. The race featured multiple lead changes driven by differing pit-stop strategies. Pepper seized the lead from the pole-sitters immediately after the start, and the Schubert and Gamota BMWs engaged in a fierce battle including a daring overtake at Schwedenkreuz. The Max Kruse Racing Audi led at times by extending its first and third stints. Schubert reclaimed the lead on lap 24 and held it through the final laps despite relentless pressure from Heinemann and Schuring. Klingmann reflected on the victory: "That was truly motorsport at its finest—exactly what we drivers want and what the fans want to see. At NLS6, we lost by two-tenths of a second; today, we won." Elsewhere on the card, BLACK FALCON Team EAE recovered from an early collision to win the SP9 Am class, while 48 LOSCH Motorsport by BLACK FALCON—with Patrick Assenheimer, Tobias Müller, and Dylan Pereira—took the SP9 Pro-Am class. In the BMW M2 class, Ranko Mijatovic of Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport won by 0.352 seconds. The championship battle remained tight: Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels (Edoardo Bugane, Yannick Fübrich, Sven Markert) and Smyrlis Racing (Alexander Fielenbach, Oskar Sandberg) both secured maximum points, leaving the title race unchanged. The series continues immediately with the 66th ADAC ACAS Cup on Sunday, with qualifying at 08:30 and the four-hour race starting at 12:00. Tickets cost €25 per day (free for children up to 14) and include access to grandstands, paddock, pit lane, and spectator areas. Live coverage is available via VLN.de from 08:15.

The Rundstrecken-Challenge Nürburgring (RCN) has released its 2027 schedule, featuring eight events across the Eifel circuit. The early announcement aims to give competitors, organisers and fans sufficient planning time to prepare their motorsport activities. All eight rounds will take place on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Five of the events will incorporate sections of the circuit's Grand Prix layout. The season will open on 13 March with RCN 01, followed by rounds on 10 April, 27 May, 26 June, 17 July, 4 September and 26 September. The traditional season finale is the RCN 3-hour race "Schwedenkreuz" on 23 October. A highlight of the calendar is the RCN's participation in the support programme for the ADAC Ravenol 24h Nürburgring endurance race. The calendar is subject to change and was confirmed as of 12 September 2026.

Julian Śmiechowski claimed his third victory of the 2026 Clio Cup Bohemia season at Brno, extending Polish representation at the front of the grid. The third-placed driver in the championship standings won the second race of the weekend, ahead of Rafał Paprota and Alan Kluza, with Polish drivers occupying five of the top six positions. The race began with Dawid Babraj, a series debutant this year, starting from pole position after his first-race result was revised to 12th place. Babraj led from the start, but Śmiechowski moved into second immediately and passed his JTS Racing Team teammate on the opening lap to take control. Babraj's early pace attracted pressure from title contenders Bartłomiej Mirecki and Tomáš Pekař. Mirecki gained four positions on lap one, which would have moved him ahead in the championship standings, but the two collided on lap two when Mirecki suddenly slowed and changed line, putting himself directly in Pekař's path. Both drivers ran off track, triggering a safety car period. Mirecki rejoined with a lap penalty, while Pekař retired to the pits. After the restart, Śmiechowski maintained his lead over Babraj, who came under sustained pressure from rivals. Paprota, Kluza and Filip Dziwok all passed the debutant in quick succession, allowing Śmiechowski to build a gap. Paprota eventually broke free from the chasing group and began closing on the leader, but a second collision—between Matej Preša and Valter Nežič—brought out another safety car. With both cars stranded in the gravel, the race ended under yellow flags. Śmiechowski crossed the line first, securing his third win and keeping alive his mathematical chances of finishing second in the championship. However, only Mirecki and Pekař can now fight for the title, separated by 49 points with 55 still available at the season finale on the Hungaroring.

The 71st Coppa Nissena hillclimb in Caltanissetta has begun reconnaissance runs as the final and decisive round of the Italian Supersalita Championship. The event serves multiple purposes: it counts as round 14 of the Italian Southern Mountain Speed Championship, round 8 of the Italian Twin-Cylinder Championship, and as a qualifying event for the Sicilian Modern and Historic Hillclimb Championship. With the reconnaissance sessions underway, competitors are preparing for what will be the climactic round of the Supersalita season, determining the national champions across the competing categories.

Polish driver Bartłomiej Mirecki claimed his seventh victory of the 2026 Clio Cup Bohemia season at Autodrom Brno, defeating defending champion Tomáš Pekař in the opening race and moving within striking distance of the championship title. Mirecki started from third on the grid but quickly overtook front-row starters Miha Primožič and Matic Preša within the opening corners. Pekař, who qualified seventh, also made rapid progress and ran second by the end of lap one. The race was interrupted twice by safety car periods following incidents involving Pavel Paickr and another competitor. Red flags were displayed eight minutes before the scheduled finish, ending the race prematurely at the completion of lap five. Throughout the shortened contest, Mirecki and Pekař exchanged the lead multiple times, though the Polish driver held the advantage for most of the race and secured the win. Preša completed the podium in third place, matching his best result from the Most round. The result extends Mirecki's championship lead to 49 points; a margin of at least 55 points after the second race of the weekend would secure him the title at Brno. Among other Polish competitors, Rafał Paprota finished seventh, while Filip Dziwok and Paweł Wysmyk scored points. Julian Śmiechowski delivered an impressive performance, climbing from 22nd on the grid to 11th at the finish and securing a front-row starting position for the weekend's second race.