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CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: HALFWAY REPORT

Corvette Racing’s No. 63 entry remained among the lead six cars in a hotly contested GTE Pro category as the 24 Hours of Le Mans entered its second half.

JMW/WEATHERTECH FERRARI RUNNING THIRD AT LE MANS

The JMW/WeatherTech Ferrari team is competing in the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and at the six-hour mark they are running third in the LM GTE AM category.

THE LIGIER JS P3 ON PODIUM OF BOTH ROAD TO LE MANS RACES

The 3rd edition of Road to Le Mans, the third round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup was held as the opener to the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. Of the 50 cars entered, 26 Ligier JS P3 replied to the invitation of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest to take part in both 55-minute races, held on the legendary 13’626 km layout. Since the first edition of the event in 2016, the Ligier JS P3 has been present on the podium on each of the five races held! In 2018, Eurointernational shone by taking pole position and the victory of the first race, and United Autosports finished second in both races. The Anglo-American team added to their success at this event by bringing their total to one victory and four second place finishes..

BMW M8 GTE ‘ IN THE MIX’ IN THE OPENING HOURS OF LE MANS

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) campaign has started positively for BMW M Motorsport, with the BMW Team MTEK crew running as high as second place in the opening hours. As the cars crossed the line for the 60thtime, the pair of BMW M8 GTEs were running strong and the drivers were able to push hard to remain ‘in the mix’.

FERRARI MONOPOLISES THE ROAD TO LE MANS PODIUM

Ferrari monopolised the podium in both races of the Road to Le Mans, the third event in which the winner qualifies for the 24 Hours of 2019. The first race, held on Thursday, saw Marco Cioci and Piergiuseppe Perazzini triumph at the wheel of the 488 GT3 of AF Corse, while Saturday’s outing was won by the Italian team’s other car, the no. 51 of Christoph Ulrich and Maurizio Mediani. 

ByKOLLES WELCOMES NEW FIA/ACO LE MANS 2020 REGULATIONS

The ByKOLLES, LMP1 privateer team was delighted with the initiatives announced at Le Mans this morning (June 15) for the future of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and Le Mans 24 hour race.

REBELLION RACING WILL START THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS P3 ANDP5

At the end of the three qualifying sessions, the REBELLION R-13 cars #1 and #3 will start the 24 Hours of Le Mans in third and fifth positions on the starting grid.

LE MANS POLE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing took pole position for the 86th Le Mans 24 Hours and locked out the front row as qualifying for the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) concluded at the Circuit de la Sarthe on Thursday night.

VILLORBA CORSE WORKING HARD FOR LE MANS 24 HOURS WARMUP

During the second qualifying session of the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, because of a technical problem, the #47 Cetilar Villorba Corse Dallara P217 went off the track and the car sustained huge damages.

PORSCHE LOCKS OUT THE FIRST ROW AT THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST LONGDISTANCE RACE

Two Porsche 911 RSR racers take up the 86th edition of the Le Mans long-distance classic from the first grid row. At the wheel of the #91 vehicle, Gianmaria Bruni had already set the quickest time during the first qualifying session on Wednesday, which no team could beat in the final qualifying day.

ASTON MARTIN RACING POISED FOR 24 HOURS OF LE MANSCHALLENGE

Aston Martin Racing’s latest FIA World Endurance Championship challenger – the Vantage GTE – stands poised to make its competitive debut in the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this upcoming Saturday.

JMW/WEATHERTECH FERRARI TO START LE MANS NINTH

The JMW/WeatherTech Ferrari team will start the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from ninth in the LM GTE AM category..

THE FERRARI OF PIER GUIDI-CALADO-SERRA TO START FROM SECONDAT LE MANS

The Ferrari crews in the GTE-Pro class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will start on the second, fifth and eighth rows.

BMW M8 GTE TO START THE LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE FROM 12th and13th

The grid order for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) is now set; after three qualifying sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, the two BMW M8 GTEs are starting their first races at the legendary “Circuit de la Sarthe” from 12th and 13th positions in the GTE Pro class..

ALL FOUR FORD GTS QUALIFY IN TOP 11 FOR LE MANS 24HOURS

All four Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs qualified in the top 11 of the strong 17-car GTE Pro field for the 86th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours this coming Saturday and Sunday at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Robinson Racing to Campaign GT4.Rs in PWC GTS Class

Since 1987 Robinson Racing has been representing General Motors, and 2018 will be no different. A mid-season opportunity to represent Chevrolet with two Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R’s was a dream come true for the entire Robinson Racing team.

STRONG START TO PAUL RICARD WEEKEND FOR OMAN RACING WITH TOPFOUR IN PRE-QUALIFYING

Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 racer Ahmad Al Harthy says the Oman Racing team is in good shape ahead of round three of the Blancpain Endurance Cup at Paul Ricard in France later today, Saturday, 2nd June, having lapped fourth fastest in Pre-Qualifying.  Going into this morning’s final qualifying session for the big six-hour race […]

POLE FOR PAUL MILLER RACING IN DETROIT

Friday afternoon on the streets of Belle Isle, Bryan Sellers and the No. 48 TOTAL Lubricants/UIS Lamborghini Huracán GT3 clinched the pole position for Saturday’s Chevrolet SportsCar Classic on Belle Isle. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class points leader set a new track record, setting a 0.448 second gap over the next competitor. In […]

PIPO DERANI SECURES POLE POSITION AT DETROIT FOR ESM

Following two challenging practice sessions at the Grand Prix of Detroit, Tequila Patrón ESM secured the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge overall pole position Saturday on Belle Isle. The No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi, driven by Pipo Derani set a fast lap time of 1:22.273, winning the top qualifying position by seven tenths of a second […]

NUGARA DOES THE DOUBLE IN PHILLIP ISLAND THRILLER

Rio Nugara has won both CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series races at Phillip Island following a thrilling finale to Race 2. A stunning performance in the opening race of the day saw the EAT Furniture Audi R8 LMS Ultra race home more than seven seconds clear of Nick Kelly in the Industrie Audi R8 LMS […]

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