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PROJECT 1 PRESENTS ITS 2018 MOTORSPORT PROGRAMME

At the team presentation on 28th March in the Porsche factory Leipzig, Project 1 introduced its motorsport programme for the coming season. To coincide with its 25th anniversary, the Porsche team tackles the biggest commitment in its entire history.

Endurance

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR LE MANS 24 HOURS

March 28, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Juan Pablo Montoya will join the team for the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Le Mans

CHRISTINA NIELSON JOINS EBIMOTORS AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

March 6, 2018 Charles Côté

In 2016, Christina Nielsen was the first Danish female to enter the most important endurance race in the world. Since then, she hasn’t slowed down, and this year marks the sportscar champion’s third consecutive entry into the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans event.

SPORTSCAR

BMW M8 GTE COMPLETES ENDURANCE TEST AT PORTIMAO

February 25, 2018 Charles Côté

This week, BMW Motorsport continued preparations for entering the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with an endurance test at Portimão (POR). BMW works drivers Augusto Farfus (BRA), António Félix da Costa (POR), Martin Tomczyk (GER), Nick Catsburg (NED) and Philipp Eng (AUT) all had the chance to take the wheel of the BMW M8 GTE.

News

XK70 JAGUAR FESTIVAL AT SHELSLEY WALSH 9-10 JUNE 2018

February 18, 2018 Charles Côté

Three of Jaguar’s legendary Group C cars, including the 1987 Championship-winning XJR-8, will be demonstrated during the XK70 Festival on 9-10 June 2018. The event, which celebrates 70 years since the introduction of the ground-breaking XK120, will take place at Shelsley Walsh in Worcestershire – and the trio of sports-prototypes will join a packed programme of entertainment.

Le Mans

MANFREDI RAVETTO JOINS ByKOLLES RACING

February 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Manfredi Ravetto joins LMP1 constructor and race-operation ByKOLLES Racing, taking the position of team principal with immediate effect. 42 years old Italian Ravetto has previously had intensive involvement in all Colin Kolles-led projects, from F1 to DTM, and now extends the cooperation to prototypes with an eye to expanding ByKOLLES’ activities to additional programs as … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

TRIPLE DEBUT FOR PROJECT 1 MOTORSPORT

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

For the first time in team history, Project 1 Motorsport ventures into the FIA World Endurance Championship. In close cooperation with Porsche, the team from Lohne will be using a Porsche 911 RSR in 2018. A trio of international drivers, consisting of Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Lindsey and Egidio Perfetti, will be driving the car.

Endurance

24 HOURS OF LE MANS – EIGHT FERRARIS TO START THE SARTHE CLASSIC

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

The Super Season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) and, above all, the crews entered for the 24 hours of Le Mans in June were presented at the Parc des Expositions of Paris, near the Porte de Versailles, under heavy snowfall.

Endurance

9 LIGIER JS P217s WILL RACE IN THE 2018 LE MANS 24 HOURS

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

The lists of teams which will race in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, the FIA World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series have been unveiled. A total of 10 Ligier JS P217s and 15 Ligier JS P3s will race in these three events.

Endurance

CETILAR VILLORBA CORSE AT THE 2018 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Cetilar Villorba Corse did it again! Alongside the participation in the next European Le Mans Series, Italian team will take part also in the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, second World Endurance Championship round to be held on June 16-17.

Endurance

SIGNATECH ALPINE MATMUT RARING TO GO FOR THE FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

The list of entries for the 2018-2019 Super Season of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 2018 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was unveiled at a highly anticipated press conference held by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.

Endurance

ASTON MARTIN RACING CONFIRMS TWO-CAR GTE PRO ASSAULT ON 2018/19 FIA WEC

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Aston Martin Racing has confirmed it will race two brand new Vantage GTEs in the GTE Pro category of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season.

Endurance

TWO GINETTA G60-LT-P1’S SET FOR FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Ginetta can today confirm plans for a two-car entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship, including both the 2018 and 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Endurance

ByKOLLES RACING FIRES-UP, AGAIN IN LMP1, FOR THE 2018/19 WEC SUPERSEASON

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

ByKOLLES Racing will take part in the 2018/19 Superseason of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), competing again in the LMP1 class. During a press-conference held in Paris today, Series Promoters of WEC have confirmed the entry of the Greding-based private Team to the Championship which includes two times Le Mans 24hrs race.

Endurance

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR THE TRACK AND SPECIAL STAGE IN 2018 RACE AND RALLY PROGRAMME

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Toyota Gazoo Racing know that motorsports provides the experience and know-how to build ever-better cars, an ethos that has helped deliver a series of sports-focused road-going cars, including the new Yaris GRMN – the first GRMN model to be built and sold in Europe.

Endurance

ALPINE MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF LE MANS TRIUMPH AT RÉTROMOBILE PARIS

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Groupe Renault is pleased to announce that Alpine will be present at the 2018 Rétromobile Show which will run at the French capital’s Paris Expo Porte de Versailles complex on February 7-11.

Endurance

INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING: THE LIGHT TECHNOLOGY ON THE NEW BMW M8 GTE

January 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Over the course of the 2018 motorsport season, the drivers at the wheel of the new BMW M8 GTE will be able to depend on a strong ally, which will be particularly beneficial at 24-hour races: the high-performance light system on the BMW M8 GTE. BMW works driver Alexander Sims (GBR) gets straight to the … Continue reading → ...

DTM

PHILIPP ENG: “I AM LIVING THE DREAM.”

December 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

BMW works driver Philipp Eng (AUT) joins Joel Eriksson (SWE) as one of two newcomers in BMW’s driver line-up for the 2018 DTM season. In addition to this milestone in his motorsport career, Eng will also race at the wheel of the BMW M8 GTE and the BMW M6 GT3 next year.

News

ASTON MARTIN RACING SIGNS NEW DRIVER MAXIME MARTIN

December 19, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Christmas has come early for Aston Martin Racing, as the team received a special delivery in the form of Belgian GT and DTM ace, Maxime Martin. The 31-year-old has joined Aston Martin Racing to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship ‘super season’, which starts in Spring 2018

News

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING COMMITS TO ENDURANCE RACING

December 19, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will compete in the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season after reaffirming its commitment to the development of hybrid powertrain technology through motorsport. Following the publication of the LMP1 regulations for next season, which Toyota has played an active part in defining, the team can commit to enter its TS050 HYBRID in the championship.

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