Irish GT star Matt Griffin heads to Spa Francorchamps in Belgium this weekend after being involved in an exciting and incident packed Blancpain Endurance Series race at the Nurburgring last Sunday. After setting the 7th fastest lap overall (P2 in class) in qualifying out of 54 cars the Ferrari driver was feeling confident for a good result on the famous
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This weekend saw the Murphy Prototypes crew take the trip to the south of France to the Circuit of Paul Ricard. It’s just an hour’s drive from Marseille airport, but the track is high up in the mountains of Provence and, as a result very hot and dry. The circuit was originally by the French drinks magnate, Paul Ricard in
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Irish GT driver, Matt Griffin heads to France ready for the 4th round in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) to be held at Paul Ricard Circuit this weekend. Griffin, who is 2013 ELMS champion (LMGTE) will be joined by teammates Duncan Cameron and Aaron Scott in the British Racing Green #55 Ferrari 488, entered by team AF Corse in
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For the Murphy Prototypes endurance racing team, 2016 will be remembered as the year it provided up-and-coming drivers with an opportunity to compete in endurance racing at international level. The team will continue to follow that trend for this Sunday’s (28th August) 4 Hours of Le Castellet – round four of the European Le Mans Series – and is pleased
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Irish Touring Car Star and Sean Edwards Foundation Ambassador Nicole Drought has announced a partnership with Irish Sportscar team Murphy Prototypes which sees her join the team’s Young Driver programme. Nicole will now visit the team workshops in the UK and also attend some of the remaining rounds of the ELMS series around Europe with the team. Last weekend, Nicole raced a sportscar for the
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The 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring – round three of this year’s European Le Mans Series (ELMS) – saw the Murphy Prototypes Endurance Racing Team score a convincing eighth place finish. Following a consistent and solid performance by all three of its drivers: C4 F1 Technical Expert and commentator Karun Chandhok; Italian businessman, Guglielmo Bellotti and 22-year old Sean
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Irish Racing driver Matt Griffin, returns to France this weekend for the 3rd round of the Blancpain Endurance Series being held at Paul Ricard circuit, after a gruelling race last weekend in the 24 hours of Le Mans. It was Griffins 5th consecutive year competing at the Le Mans 24 hours but it doesn’t get any easier with experience. Qualifying
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