Today the entry list 2018 European Le Mans Series has been unveiled with a total of 41 cars competing in three classes. LMP2 21 DRAGONSPEED USA M Oreca 07 – Gibson Henrik Hedman (SWE) B Ben Hanley (GBR) G Nicolas Lapierre ( FRA) P 22 UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA D Ligier JSP217.
Ricky Taylor and Jordan Taylor, reigning co-champions of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, have been named co-recipients of the second annual Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer Humanitarian Award. The award results from the Taylor’s outstanding volunteer efforts for the foundation throughout 2017.
This time, there was no controversy – just an old-fashioned butt-whipping by the winning Prototype team.
The No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing/Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi V.R, with Ricky Taylor behind the wheel, won the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona, with the No. 5 Action Express Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi V.R finishing second. But it wasn’t pretty – with just seven minutes left, Taylor nudged the No. 5 out of the way in turn 1, causing the No. 5 to spin.
When the Prototype cars arrived in Sebring, it appeared Cadillac would dominate again after posting the fastest lap in three of the four pre-qualifying practice sessions.
However, Cadillac didn’t capture the pole for tomorrow’s 65th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida. The qualifying session on Friday afternoon saw record-breaking speeds in three of the four WeatherTech Championship classes, including Prototype, with the fastest lap of 1 minute, 48.178 seconds, set by Neel Jani, driving the No. 13 Rebellion Racing Gibson-powered ORECA P2.
After winning back-to-back European endurance racing titles (ELMS), Signatech-Alpine concluded its maiden FIA World Endurance Championship campaign (FIA WEC) with fourth place in the LM P2 Trophy. The Alpine A450b followed up second place in Japan and victory in China with fourth overall in the 6 Hours of Bahrain thanks to Nelson Panciatici, Paul-Loup Chatin […]