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2006 Le Mans Endurance Series tentative schedule

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:33:42 +0000

2006 Le Mans Endurance Series Tentative Calendar


DATE                    EVENT
25, 26/03/2006 TBC      TEST DAYS LE CASTELLET (FR)
8, 9/04/2006 TBC        1000 KM ISTANBUL (TUR)
13, 14/05/2006          1000 kM SPA (BEL)
15, 16/07/2006          1000 KM NURBURGRING (GER)
26, 27/08/2006          1000 KM DONINGTON (GBR)
23, 24/09/2006          1000 KM MONZA (ITA)


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Istanbul: Seikel Motorsport race report

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:45:25 +0000

Seikel Motorsport on the podium at Istanbul! The Seikel Motorsport Team finished third at the Le Mans Endurance Series finale, in Turkey! The Otodrom Park in Istanbul hosted on Sunday 13th of November the fifth and last round of the 2005 Series. The American Philip Collin expressed his enthusiasm about the track configuration: "I liked it, plenty of elevation change, blind apex's ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Scuderia Ecosse race report

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:32:41 +0000

FIRST LMES VICTORY FOR SCUDERIA ECOSSE The Scuderia Ecosse team took another leap forward yesterday with a superb, hard-fought victory at Istanbul Park by Nathan Kinch and Andrew Kirkaldy. Kirkaldy started the race from pole position, after a great battle in qualifying with Jaime Melo in the GPC Ferrari. The race began in damp and gloomy conditions requiring Kirkaldy to start on ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Joel Camathias race report

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:32:41 +0000

The Autorlando-Sport Trio broke the drive-shaft when they were leading the race. The young Swiss ex Champ Car driver, Joel Camathias (24), alongside his Italian team-mates, Franco Groppi and Luigi Moccia, had an unlucky race day. After 3 Hours race, when the Trio was leading the race with more than 40 Seconds over the Second, they broke the drive-shaft. The Autorlando-Sport squad ... Keep reading

Istanbul: RML race report

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:32:41 +0000

The RML MG Lola EX264 took the LMP2 class win in the final round of the Le Mans Endurance Series at Istanbul, Turkey yesterday. Drivers Tommy Erdos and Mike Newton drove an outstanding race in treacherous conditions to take the class win and 2nd place in the LMP2 championship. Starting the race from the 4th row of the grid and 2nd in class Tommy had a good start and took the ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Horag-Lista Racing race report

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:42 +0000

Horag-Lista Finishes on the Podium At Rainy LMES Season Finale in Istanbul ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 13 - Horag-Lista Racing returned to the podium in the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) season finale Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey. Drivers Didier Theys of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Thed Bjork of Orebro, Sweden finished third in the LMP2 class in the 1,000-kilometer/six-hour event with ... Keep reading

Istanbul warmup times

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:41 +0000

Pos Num Class Team Car Time Gap To 1st --- --- ------ ------------------------- -------------------- ---------- -------- -------- 1. 17 LM1 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 1:52.688 2. 4 LM2 Audi Playstation Oreca Audi R8 1:56.593 3.905 3.905 3. 7 LM2 Creation Autosportif ... Keep reading

Istanbul race results

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:41 +0000

Pos Num Cla Team Car Gap --- --- --- -------------------------------------- ------------------------- ---------- 1. 17 LM1 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 173 2. 4 LM1 Audi Playstation Oreca Audi R8 1:09.875 3. 7 LM1 Creation Autosportif ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Convers Team race report

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:41 +0000

Convers Team earns Le Mans entry The Convers Team came away from the final race of the 2005 Le Mans Endurance Series in Turkey disappointed not to have taken victory and the teams' and drivers' titles, but satisfied that it had done enough to win an automatic place on the grid for the 2006 Le Mans 24-hours. Christophe Bouchut, Alexey Vasiliev and Darren Turner struggled ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Audi race report

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:41 +0000

Allan McNish swept his Audi R8 home to second place in the fifth and final round of the Le Mans Endurance Series in Turkey today (SUN). McNish and French co-driver Stephane Ortelli finished the six-hour, 574-mile race staged in treacherous conditions at Istanbul Park, 69-seconds behind the winning Pescarolo. Dumfries-born McNish started the Audi Playstation Team Oreca R8 ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Qualifying report

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:37 +0000

The battle for the Le Mans Endurance Series titles commenced in earnest today during qualifying for the Istanbul 1000kms race. Emmanuel Collard and Jean-Christophe Boullion, currently second in the championship, got their campaign off to the best start when Collard set pole position time in his Judd-powered Pescarolo. His time of 1m39.359s was a little under a tenth of a second faster ... Keep reading

Istanbul qualifying times

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:37 +0000

Pos Num Class Team Car Time Gap To 1st --- --- ------ ------------------------- -------------------- ---------- -------- -------- 1. 17 LM1 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 1:39.359 2. 15 LM1 Zytek Motorsport Zytek 04S 1:39.437 0.078 0.078 3. 7 LM1 Creation Autosportif ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Race report

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:06:52 +0000

Emmanuel Collard and Jean-Christophe Boullion won the fifth and final race of the 2005 Le Mans Endurance Series, driving their Pescarolo to victory by little more than a minute over the Audi Team France R8 of Allan McNish and Stephane Ortelli. Their victory earned the French pair the drivers' title, and three-time Le Mans winner Henri Pescarolo saw his hard work converting his ... Keep reading

Istanbul practice 2 times

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:01:24 +0000

Pos Num Class Team Car Time Gap To 1st --- --- ------ ------------------------- -------------------- ---------- -------- -------- 1. 17 LM1 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 1:51.329 2. 7 LM1 Creation Autosportif DBA 03S Judd 1:53.000 1.671 1.671 3. 15 LM1 Zytek Motorsport ... Keep reading

Istanbul practice 3 times

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:01:24 +0000

Pos Num Class Team Car Time Gap To 1st --- --- ------ ------------------------- -------------------- ---------- -------- -------- 1. 17 LM1 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 1:40.125 2. 15 LM1 Zytek Motorsport Zytek 04S 1:40.625 0.500 0.500 3. 4 LM1 Audi Playstation Oreca ... Keep reading

Istanbul practice 1 times

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:01:21 +0000

Pos Num Class Team Car Time Gap To 1st --- --- ------ ------------------------- -------------------- ---------- -------- -------- 1. 17 LM1 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 1:40.656 2. 4 LM1 Audi Playstation Oreca Audi R8 1:41.985 1.329 1.329 3. 7 LM1 Creation Autosportif ... Keep reading

Istanbul: G-Force preview

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:33:00 +0000

The fifth race of the LMES endurance series takes place in Istanbul and one of the participating teams will again be G-Force, the team of Frank Hahn. On the brand new Autodromo of Istanbul, the LMES championship will be decided after a thrilling and exciting season. Tim Greaves, Jean-François Leroch and Frank Hahn will take the wheel of the Courage C65-Judd and they will try to do ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Joel Camathias preview

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:53:07 +0000

Joel again behind the wheels of Autorlando 2005 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR in the LMES final round to help Team defending GT2 Class second place in teams`classification. Swiss ex Champ Car driver, Joel Camathias (24), has been called again by Autorlando-Sport to pair Italian drivers Luigi Moccia and Franco Groppi for the final round of the 2005 Le Mans Endurance Series in Istanbul. The ... Keep reading

Istanbul: RML preview

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:53:07 +0000

RML Prepare MG Lola EX264 for Final Round RML's sportscar team this week completed preparations to the MG Lola EX264 for the final round of the Le Mans Endurance Series which takes place at the new Istanbul Park Otodrom, Turkey on Sunday 13th November. With the championship title still within their grasp the team have been working hard to improve the systems on the car and have ... Keep reading

Istanbul: Care Racing preview

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:53:06 +0000

With only four points separating the top three teams in the GT1 category of the Le Mans Endurance Series, it is certain that one of the three Care Racing-supported teams will be crowned Champion in Turkey next weekend. It will be the second consecutive year that a Ferrari 550 Maranello will take the title, and there is all to play for amongst the teams and their drivers. 2003 and ... Keep reading