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• October 1, 2023: Lower category champions - GT World Challenge Eurocup Endurance Cup update
• October 1, 2023: Winners' circle 2023 - Euroformula Open, Eurocup-3, GT World Challenge Eurocup Endurance Cup, Italian GT, NASCAR updates
• September 24, 2023: Who goes where in 2024? - F1, WEC updates
• September 24, 2023: World champions - constructors update
• September 24, 2023: F1 2023 - Japanese GP update
• September 24, 2023: Grand Prix wins - Japanese GP update
• September 24, 2023: F1 pole positions - Japanese GP update
• September 24, 2023: F1 fastest laps - Japanese GP update
• September 24, 2023: World Championship race participations - Japanese GP update
• September 24, 2023: Grand Prix winners - Japanese GP update
• September 24, 2023: World Championship points - Japanese GP update
• September 24, 2023: Winners' circle 2023 - F1, Euroformula Open, Eurocup-3, ELMS, DTM, GT Open, NASCAR, BTCC updates
• September 19, 2023: Who goes where in 2024? - new page
• September 17, 2023: F1 2023 - Singapore GP update
• September 17, 2023: Grand Prix wins - Singapore GP update
• September 17, 2023: F1 pole positions - Singapore GP update
• September 17, 2023: F1 fastest laps - Singapore GP update
• September 17, 2023: World Championship race participations - Singapore GP update
• September 17, 2023: Grand Prix winners - Singapore GP update
• September 17, 2023: World Championship points - Singapore GP update
• September 17, 2023: Winners' circle 2023 - F1, FRECA, IMSA, Super GT, GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, Italian GT, NASCAR, Australia Supercars, Stock Car Brasil updates

 

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