Fri
02
Oct
2009
Jean-Christophe Boullion and Christophe Tinsau won a closely-fought third
round of the Le Mans Series in Portimao, Portugal in their Pescarolo-Judd.
...
Nicolas Lapierre landed Team Oreca Matmut AIM their first Le Mans Series
pole today at Autodromo International do Algarve circuit in Portimao,
Portugal. His fast time of 1:31.020 shut the door not only on their
rival from Aston Martin Racing but...
The Team Oreca Matmut-AIM pairing of Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier
Panis won the 1000km race of Silverstone in a closely fought battle,
but the day belonged to Aston Martin Racing, who took the Le Mans Series
LM P1 championship titles for both ...
Fri
19
Jun
2009
Peugeot won the second round of the European Le Mans Series at Circuit
de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP driven in the
1000km race by Nicolas Minassian, Simon Pagenaud and Christian Klien
crossed the line a mere 27 seconds...
The top two grid slots for tomorrows Le Mans Series 1000km at Circuit de
Spa-Francorchamps were collected by both of the LMP1 Team Peugeot Total
908 Hdi-FAP cars. In an eventful 20 minute qualifying session where
the red flag was brought out twice...
It may be bad news for the powerful Audi and Peugeot works teams, but it may be a boon for the
fans looking for closer competition. Whatever it may be, Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) has
made its call, and decided that further rebalancing is ...
Aston Martin Racing secured the first win of the season in the European
Le Mans Series in Barcelona, Spain, after a tense and dramatic race.
The Factory AMR Lola completed the 209 laps in just over six hours
clocking up some 621 miles in the first...
Danny Watts set a best time of 1m32.492 driving a LMP1 Strakka Racing
Ginetta Zytek GZ09S to claim pole for first race of the new year for the
Le Mans Series on the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. He will
be joined on the front row by ...
Team Oreca Matmut has set the early benchmark in the Le Mans Series, as the
French squad topped the time charts in official pre-season testing at the
Paul Ricard High Speed Test Track. Former Formula One star Olivier Panis
turned a 1:40.903 second...
Flat Spot On
by Jonathan Ingram
Sports Car Survival
There was a time when it was standard procedure to leave the track for
dinner during endurance races, even for journalists. These days, the
intensity of major endurance races calls for an ...
After spending over 30 competitive years behind the wheel of racecars,
Didier Theys has decided to call it time on his racing career. The 52-year
old announced Monday his retirement as a professional driver, but the
likable Belgian will not ...
Team Peugeot Total heads into the 2009 season with one objective in mind:
conquering Le Mans. The factory French squad unveiled its plan of attack
Monday, which includes a two-car entry in the American Le Mans Series
season-opening Twelve Hours of...
The GT1 category doesn't appear to be dead after all. French GT specialists
Larbre Competition is the latest team to commit to running in the premier
Grand Touring category, revealing plans to enter a Saleen S7-R in the
European-based Le Mans...
With two seasons of LM GT1 racing under their belts, Strakka Racing is
moving up to the prototype ranks for 2009. The British-based team led by
Peter Hardman confirmed Monday that it will enter the LM P1 category of the
European-based Le Mans...
Audi will be represented on the 2009 Le Mans Series grid after all,
following an arrangement with former Formula One managing director Colin
Kolles to purchase two Audi R10 TDIs for the European-based championship.
Kolles, whose TME Racing team ...
Following in his father's footsteps, Leo Mansell continues to climb the
ladder in motorsports. The son of 1992 Formula One World Champion, Nigel,
has made the move to sportscars for 2009, signing with Team Modena in the
European-based Le Mans ...
Following a promising debut season in the American Le Mans Series, Paul
Drayson will return to the cockpit of his Aston Martin Vantage GT2 for more
action in 2009, but with a few new twists. The former Minister of Defense
Procurement in Britain's...
Tue
20
Jan
2009
Flat Spot On
by Jonathan Ingram
VIVE THE EVOLUTION
The Le Mans rules have been announced for next year and beyond. They
remain as complicated as ever. (Please note the French version is the
only official one.) But the rules actually look more...
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