Juta Racing
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| Founded | 1988 |
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| Team principal(s) | Audrius Gelžinis |
| Current series |
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Lithuanian Rally Championship |
| Former series |
Volkswagen Castrol Cup Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Central Europe |
| Noted drivers |
Ignas Gelžinis Jonas Gelžinis Tautvydas Barštys Vytautas Švedas Nerijus Dagilis |
Juta Racing is an auto racing team based in Kaunas, Lithuania. Founded in 1988, the team currently racing in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. "Juta Racing" is also strong competitor in domestic championships and races, including Lithuanian Rally Championship and annual 1000 km race near Palanga, at Palanga circuit, where the team claimed overall and GT class victory with its drivers Jonas Gelžinis, Ignas Gelžinis and Tautvydas Barštys in 2015.
Founded in 1988, "Juta Racing" is one of the oldest racing teams in Lithuania which still exists to present day. In 1997 Kart Racing academy was established when young drivers development became one of the major team priorities. In 2002 team returned to domestic rally championship, enjoying great success and taking multiple wins and championships with driver Vytautas Švedas. Since 2006 "Juta Racing" also participated in several WRC and ERC rounds. In 2013 Rally Liepāja–Ventspils Vytautas Švedas finished eight overall and first in "Production Cup".
In 2007 "Juta Racing" made its debut in "Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinacvia". Jonas Gelžinis, who was the only driver of the team, scored 12 points and took 13th place in final standings. In the following year "Juta Racing" enjoyed greater success with Jonas, who scored 131 points and took 7th place in final standings. Tautvydas Barštys also made his debut, scoring 7 points and taking 30th place in final standings.
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