Asian Le Mans Series
Auto racing series in Asia
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| 2025 | Signed with HRT Ford Performance for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. |
| 2025 | Kurtz returned to motorsport for the 24 Hours of Daytona. |
| January 2025 | Colapinto joined Alpine as its test and reserve driver on a multi-year deal. |
| 2024 | Competed in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Mercedes-AMG Team HRT, finishing 7th overall. |
| 2024 | Finished 3rd in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup with 1 win. |
| 2024 | In the season-ending Grand Prix, Colapinto qualified nineteenth but retired on lap 26 due to a cooling issue. |
| 2024 | Colapinto made his Formula One free practice debut at the British Grand Prix, driving for Williams in place of Logan Sargeant, marking a historic moment representing Argentina. |
| 2024 | On his debut, Colapinto qualified eighteenth and finished twelfth in the race. |
| 2024 | He scored his maiden points finish in Formula One and repeated this achievement in the United States during the same season. |
| 2024 | After crashing in qualifying, Colapinto started a race from the pitlane and finished fourteenth. |
| 2024 | Colapinto finished eleventh in a subsequent race, receiving praise from Sergio Pérez for his defensive driving. |
| 2024 | Franco Colapinto is set to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport, with plans for 20 races in the season. |
| 2024 | In the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Colapinto qualified ninth and finished eighth, becoming the first Argentine to score points in Formula One since Carlos Reutemann in 1982. |
| 2024 | Colapinto finished tenth at another Grand Prix, securing another points finish. |
| 2024 | Colapinto made his Formula One debut with Williams at the Italian Grand Prix, becoming the first Argentine driver in Formula One since Gastón Mazzacane. |
| 2024 | In Mexico City, Colapinto qualified sixteenth and finished twelfth, later receiving a 10-second time penalty for a collision, which did not affect his race position. |
| 2024 | Colapinto retired from the race following a lap one collision. |
| 2024 | CrowdStrike was added to the S&P 500, the fastest a cybersecurity company had ever been listed on the index. |
| 2024 | CrowdStrike experiences a global system crash that disrupts Windows computers worldwide, affecting air travel, banking, broadcasting, and other services, considered the largest outage in information technology history. |
| 2024 | Kurtz is named the 76th most powerful person in business by Fortune Magazine. |
| 2024 | Cybercrime Magazine names Kurtz the Cybersecurity Person of the Year. |
| 2024 | Following the CrowdStrike incident, Kurtz withdrew from racing for the season. |
| 2024 | CrowdStrike was added to the S&P 500, becoming the fastest cybersecurity company to achieve this milestone. |
| 2024 | Joined Alpine as a reserve driver. |
| 2024 | Announced as replacement for Logan Sargeant at Williams, becoming the first Formula One driver from Argentina since Gastón Mazzacane in 2001. |
| July 2024 | In Austria, Colapinto finished second in the feature race after using an alternate strategy to climb up the field. |
| July 19 2024 | CrowdStrike caused a massive global IT outage affecting an estimated 8.5 million Windows computers. Kurtz publicly apologized on NBC's Today show, acknowledging the significant economic and operational disruptions. |
| July 19 2024 | CrowdStrike caused a massive global IT outage after a software update crashed approximately 8.5 million Windows computers. Kurtz publicly apologized on NBC's Today show. |
| April 2024 | At the Imola round, Colapinto claimed his first Formula 2 victory after a daring last-lap pass on Paul Aron in the sprint race. |
| March 2024 | In the Melbourne round, Colapinto finished fourth in the sprint race but was later disqualified from the feature race. |
| 2023 | Continued racing with Mercedes-AMG Haupt Racing Team in the DTM series. |
| 2023 | Finished 2nd in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup. |
| 2023 | Colapinto finished fourth in the FIA Formula 3 season, showcasing his growing talent in the racing world. |
| 2023 | Kurtz publicly warned of cyber threats from China and criticized Microsoft's response to a security breach affecting U.S. government email accounts. |
| 2023 | Submitted plans to develop the former Cracker Jax amusement park site into 'The Parque', a 2-million-square-foot mixed-use campus including residential units, office space, restaurants, retail, a hotel, and a 2-acre green space. |
| 2023 | Kurtz claimed Pro-Am honours in the GTWC America series, partnering with Colin Braun. |
| 2023 | Kurtz warned of cyber threats from China and criticized Microsoft's response to a cloud email service vulnerability. |
| 2023 | Kurtz won the season-ending Petit Le Mans in the LMP2 category with Ben Hanley, and finished second in the IMSA SCC standings. |
| 2023 | Kurtz made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass with Colin Braun and James Allen. |
| October 2023 | Forbes estimates the Perrodo family net worth at US$10 billion |
| October 2023 | MP Motorsport promoted Colapinto to their Formula 2 outfit for the final race in Yas Marina and the full 2024 season, replacing Jehan Daruvala. |
| February 2023 | Appointed as team principal of Williams Racing, marking a significant milestone in his professional career after working with multiple Formula One teams. |
| January 2023 | James Vowles announced his departure from Mercedes and his new role as team principal of Williams Racing, describing it as an 'opportunity of a lifetime'. |
| January 2023 | Colapinto joined the Williams Driver Academy. |
| January 2023 | Joined the Williams Driver Academy and completed his first Formula One test at the post-season test at Yas Marina, driving the Williams FW45 and setting the twenty-second fastest time overall, completing 65 laps. |
| 2022 | James Vowles competed in the Asian Le Mans Series driving for the Garage 59 team in the GT class, finishing 17th overall with 2 points across 4 races. |
| 2022 | Competed in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Mercedes-AMG Team HRT, finishing 19th overall. |
| 2022 | Maini switched to Mercedes-AMG Haupt Racing Team and achieved two 4th-place finishes during the DTM season. |
| 2022 | He progressed to FIA Formula 3, which is another step up in his racing career. |
| 2022 | IIn the FIA Formula 3 Championship driving for Van Amersfoort Racing, Colapinto finished the season in 9th place with 2 wins and 5 podiums. |
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