NISSAN E.DAMS’ BUEMI SET FOR HOME RACE IN SWITZERLAND
Nissan e.dams aims to continue its recent points scoring spree when the ABB FIA Formula E Championship kicks off a home race weekend for team driver Sebastien Buemi in Switzerland.
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EXCITING GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES RACES & DIFFERENT WINNERS AT JARAMA
It was a under glorious sun and in front of over 10,000 spectators that the competitors of the series organized by Race Ready with the support of the SRO Motorsport Group took part in the races of the circuit nearby Madrid.
WILL OWEN FINISHES DIFFICULT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
Will Owen finished 14th in his third year racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans with United Autosports after unexpected mechanical issues.
24 HOURS OF LE MANS CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF BENTLEY
The world’s greatest motorsport event, the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend hosted a series of celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Bentley Motors, the world’s most sought-after luxury car brand.
INDIGO’S MERCEDES-AMG OUT FRONT AS BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS TO SUZUKA
The legendary Suzuka International Circuit hosts the first of Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia’s back-to-back Japanese rounds this weekend (June 22/23) when 28 supercars tackle the world’s only figure-of-eight race track.
AUDI IN THE THICK OF THE FORMULA E TITLE RACE
The title race in Formula E is intensifying: On Saturday (June 22), the electric racing series will hold the eleventh of thirteen races this season in Bern. In the teams’ and drivers’ classifications, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler and Lucas di Grassi sit in second position, set to grab the top spot in the Swiss capital city.
TDS RACING ON THE PODIUM OF THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
The 2019 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans mile stoned for the first time the end of the FIA World Endurance Championship as well as the second WEC podium finish for TDS Racing. The eight rounds of the 2018/2019 Super Season lead to all kind of mixed feelings and emotions within the team, from harsh disappointing to great joy today at the Le Mans. The #28 car finished twice just one place off the podium in Spa 2018 and Fuji, 5th at Spa 2019, it took 7th place in Silverstone and very disappointing result in Le Mans 2018. In addition Shanghai and Sebring were DNF races. The team was therefore over motivated to finish the season on a high note, and what for a high note : François Perrodo, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Loïc Duval on the third step of the 2019 LMP2 24 Hours of Le Mans.
CETILAR RACING NEARS TOP-10 FINISH AT THE 24H OF LE MANS
Lining-up for the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans, Cetilar Racing team managed to complete the race for the third time in three appearances. For the #47 Dallara-Gibson racecar, technically supported by Villorba Corse, this is the most important race of the year, equally exciting, fascinating and exhausting. After making their debut in 2017 with an extraordinary ninth place overall and a stunning seventh place in LMP2, and ending up ninth in 2018, Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and the returning Andrea Belicchi put up a real masterpiece, ending up 13th in class and 18th overall. For Belicchi it was the 10th appearance at Le Mans as the whole team now looks forward to their next challenge in the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship.
A SATISFYING DEBUT FOR NOBUYA YAMANAKA AT LE MANS
A bright smile and a sense of satisfaction told the story of a happy Nobuya Yamanaka after the double-header at the famous Le Mans Circuit in France this weekend (13-15 June 2019).
BRITISH TEENAGER HANSON BREAKS HIS OWN LE MANS 24 HOUR FINISHING RECORD
Phil Hanson claimed an excellent fourth LMP2 class placing in the Le Mans 24 Hours which finished today (16 Jun) – the British teenager’s ninth overall finish lowering the record he set on his debut in the world-famous sportscar endurance race two years ago. The Ascot-based 19-year-old, the youngest driver in the 183-driver, 61-car field again this year, had become the youngest overall finisher by placing 11th in 2017.
DRAMATIC ONE-TWO FINISH AT LE MANS FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso, in the #8 TS050 HYBRID, defended their Le Mans crown and secured the drivers’ World Championship in the process, winning by 16.9secs from team-mates Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in the #7.
QUADRUPLE TRIUMPH IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: PORSCHE WINS ALL GT TITLES
The Porsche works drivers Michael Christensen and Kévin Estre have won the drivers’ world crown in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The successful duo from Denmark and France, who shared driving duties in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR at the season finale at Le Mans with Belgian Laurens Vanthoor, scored enough points at the 24-hour race in France to clinch the title. Porsche had already claimed the manufacturers’ title prior to the endurance classic. The Project 1 customer squad won the drivers’ and team championship titles in the GTE-Am class of the FIA WEC.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS SCORES THIRD CONSECUTIVE TOP-FOUR LE MANS RESULT
United Autosports recorded a hard-earned but well deserved fourth LMP2 class placing courtesy of Filipe Albuquerque, Paul Di Resta and Phil Hanson in the 87th running of the world-famous Le Mans 24 Hour sportscar endurance race in France today (16 Jun) – claiming Ligier’s best finish for a third consecutive year. The Anglo-American team, contesting the legendary annual event for the third time having finished fourth (2017) and third (2018), had both of its Ligier JS P217s inside the top-seven at the halfway mark of this year’s twice-around-the-clock marathon.
LARBRE COMPETITION COMPLETES 87TH RUNNING OF THE LE MANS 24 HOURS
Larbre Competition successfully completed the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours and rose through the field following a steady qualifying to finish 17th overall on board the Ligier JS P217.
SMP RACING FIRST NON-HYBRID TEAM AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
The 24 Hours of Le Mans race, the final round of the World Endurance Championship Super Season has finished in France. The crew of the Russian SMP Racing team of Mikhail Aleshin, Vitaly Petrov and Stoffel Vandoorne driving the BR1 prototype of the Russian company BR Engineering took third place in the overall standings and finished best of the Non-Hybrid cars.
CROFT DELIVERS TWO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB ACTION-PACKED RACES
The Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, delivered a pair of dramatic races at Croft in mixed weather conditions. With his victory in Round Five and points finish in Round Six, 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) leaves North Yorkshire retaining his lead of the driver’s championship. The Croft weekend also witnessed a category victory for title hopeful Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) and two Pro category podium finishes for former Porsche GB Scholar and 2014 Carrera Cup GB champion Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing).
ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE FLOURISHES ON MAIDEN SEASON DESPITE LE MANS DISAPPOINTMENT
Aston Martin Racing has concluded a gruelling 14-month 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship with the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, and once again the Vantage GTE has proven its strength, reliability and credibility as one of the leading GTE competitors in the world.
FERRARI TRIUMPHS IN THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
Ferrari has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the 36th time. The win was taken by the AF Corse 488 GTE, no. 51, driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Daniel Serra.
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: FROM HOPES TO HEARTBREAK
Corvette Racing’s hopes for a magical victory in its 20th straight appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans didn’t come to pass, but the effort of the program was never stronger than what the team displayed Saturday and Sunday in the world’s biggest endurance race.
BMW TEAM MTEK DISPLAYS FIGHTING SPIRIT AT LE MANS
BMW Team MTEK has concluded the ‘Super Season’ in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with the 24-hour race at Le Mans (FRA). The two BMW M8 GTEs finished in eleventh and 14th positions in the LM GTE Pro class.
