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NIELSEN RACING, PORTIMAO WINNERS

Colin Noble and Tony Wells are the winners in yesterday’s final round of the 2020 Michelin Le Mans Cup at Portimão after an inspired call from the pits and fantastic restart from Colin to vault them from fifth into second and within an arm’s reach to the lead. With the #26 Graff Racing entry incurring a drive-through time penalty, Colin remined behind close behind to ensure the victory without the risk.

IRON LYNX TAKES LE MANS CUP TITLE

Iron Lynx’s 488 GT3 Evo 2020s claimed a double podium in the fifth and penultimate round of the Le Mans Cup at Monza, securing the team title in their debut season. A challenging race, especially in the early stages, with three entries of the Safety Car in the first half-hour, delivered the crown with a race to spare and paves the way for Rino Mastronardi to take the drivers’ championship.

UNITED AUTOSPORTS ACHIEVES TWO MORE TOP-NINE MLMC FINISHES

United Autosports achieved a double top-10 finish in the latest two-hour Michelin Le Mans Cup race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria today (21 Jul) – the team’s fourth top-nine result in consecutive MLMC events. Naj Husain/Colin Braun (#32) and Jim McGuire/Matt Bell (#22) placed eighth and ninth respectively with the #23 Ligier finishing an unrepresentative 15th in class after a spin at mid-distance.

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..

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. 

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