petit le mans Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/petit-le-mans/ Motorsports news from around the world Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-web-optmizedbig-Rm1-32x32.jpg petit le mans Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/petit-le-mans/ 32 32 152545424 PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS PLAY IT SAFE IN QUALIFYING AT ROAD ATLANTA https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-play-it-safe-in-qualifying-at-road-atlanta/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-play-it-safe-in-qualifying-at-road-atlanta/#respond Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:48:58 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/porsche-customer-teams-play-it-safe-in-qualifying-at-road-atlanta/ The 911 GT3 R fielded by the Porsche customer team Pfaff Motorsports heads into the final race of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season from position seven in the GTD-Pro class. Works driver Felipe Nasr avoided taking any risks at Road Atlanta in order to preserve the car. The goal: to win all titles in the ten-hour race on Saturday.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-play-it-safe-in-qualifying-at-road-atlanta/feed/ 0 202428 PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS TARGET SEVEN TITLES AT IMSA ATLANTA FINALE https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-target-seven-titles-at-imsa-atlanta-finale/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-target-seven-titles-at-imsa-atlanta-finale/#respond Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:49:29 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/porsche-customer-teams-target-seven-titles-at-imsa-atlanta-finale/ Entering the final weekend of the 2021 IMSA race season, Porsche and its customer race teams are in the hunt for seven championship titles… and they will do so at their home track in North America. Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta will host both Friday’s two-hour Michelin Pilot Challenge championship clincher on November 12 and Saturday’s 24th Running of the Petit Le Mans for the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, November 13. The German sports car manufacturer has contenders in both races and is, itself, up for Manufacturer honors in the GS class of Michelin Pilot Challenge and GTD class in the WeatherTech Championship at the Braselton, Georgia-area race track. Additional titles up for grabs on the home turf for Porsche Cars North America include Driver and Team honors in both of the top IMSA championships as well as the GTD Michelin Endurance Cup.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-customer-teams-target-seven-titles-at-imsa-atlanta-finale/feed/ 0 199077 PORSCHE HEADS INTO “PETIT LE MANS” FROM POSITIONS FOUR AND SIX https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-heads-into-petit-le-mans-from-positions-four-and-six/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-heads-into-petit-le-mans-from-positions-four-and-six/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2020 22:49:17 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/porsche-heads-into-petit-le-mans-from-positions-four-and-six/ The ninth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship run over ten hours is called “Petit Le Mans“. The Porsche GT Team has secured grid positions four and six in the GTLM category. Belgium’s Laurens Vanthoor lapped the 4.088-kilometre Road Atlanta circuit in the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR in 1:15.657 minutes. His works driver colleague Nick Tandy from Great Britain set a lap time of 1:15.858 minutes in the No. 911 sister car.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-heads-into-petit-le-mans-from-positions-four-and-six/feed/ 0 193644 CADILLAC RACING LEADS DPi POINTS HEADING TO PETIT LE MANS https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/cadillac-racing-leads-dpi-points-heading-to-petit-le-mans/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/cadillac-racing-leads-dpi-points-heading-to-petit-le-mans/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:49:52 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/cadillac-racing-leads-dpi-points-heading-to-petit-le-mans/ The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is heading to the Georgia for the 23rd running of the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, October 15-17.  Konica Minolta Cadillac drivers Van Der Zande and Briscoe lead points Derani second in points Vautier in Mustang Sampling Cadillac with Duval Aubry, Miller and Leist in JDC-Miller Motorsports […]

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/cadillac-racing-leads-dpi-points-heading-to-petit-le-mans/feed/ 0 193586 PORSCHE WINS ALL TITLES AT THE PETIT LE MANS SEASON FINALE https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-wins-all-titles-at-the-petit-le-mans-season-finale/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-wins-all-titles-at-the-petit-le-mans-season-finale/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2019 09:18:46 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/porsche-wins-all-titles-at-the-petit-le-mans-season-finale/ The Porsche GT Team concluded the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season by winning the manufacturer, driver and team titles. At the final round of the season at Road Atlanta (USA), the two Porsche 911 RSR flying the Coca-Cola colours finished on positions five and six. This race marked the 50th and final factory outing for the successful GT vehicle from Stuttgart, which won six of the eleven rounds on the 2019 IMSA calendar. The Porsche works drivers Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) have been crowned the drivers’ champions, with the team title going to the squad campaigning the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR. In the GTD class, the Pfaff Motorsports customer team achieved a podium result with the No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/porsche-wins-all-titles-at-the-petit-le-mans-season-finale/feed/ 0 189433 WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING SEEKS THIRD-CONSECUTIVE IMSA ENDURANCE CROWN AT ROAD ATLANTA https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/whelen-engineering-racing-seeks-third-consecutive-imsa-endurance-crown-at-road-atlanta/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/whelen-engineering-racing-seeks-third-consecutive-imsa-endurance-crown-at-road-atlanta/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:13:53 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/whelen-engineering-racing-seeks-third-consecutive-imsa-endurance-crown-at-road-atlanta/ Whelen Engineering Racing enters Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta seeking its third consecutive IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC), and is also mathematically eligible to claim another IMSA Prototype championship for the organization.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/whelen-engineering-racing-seeks-third-consecutive-imsa-endurance-crown-at-road-atlanta/feed/ 0 189332 CADILLAC RACING TEAMS READY FOR SEASON FINALE PETITE LE MANS https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/cadillac-racing-teams-ready-for-season-finale-petite-le-mans/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/cadillac-racing-teams-ready-for-season-finale-petite-le-mans/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:49:31 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/cadillac-racing-teams-ready-for-season-finale-petite-le-mans/ Four Cadillac teams, six cars, will compete in the season-ending round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the running of the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, October 10-12.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/cadillac-racing-teams-ready-for-season-finale-petite-le-mans/feed/ 0 189305 LEXUS CLOSES OUT DEBUT SEASON WITH THE RC F GT3 AT ROAD ATLANTA https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/lexus-closes-out-debut-season-with-the-rc-f-gt3-at-road-atlanta/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/lexus-closes-out-debut-season-with-the-rc-f-gt3-at-road-atlanta/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2017 20:06:57 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=47103 The 3GT Racing Lexus RC F GT3s both finished in the top-10 and led laps in Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-finale race at Road Atlanta to close out the debut season for the Lexus RC F GT3 competing in the GTD class.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/lexus-closes-out-debut-season-with-the-rc-f-gt3-at-road-atlanta/feed/ 0 54541 IMSA PETIT LE MANS ROAD ATLANTA QUALIFYING ROUND UP https://racingnewsworldwide.com/uncategorized/imsa-petit-le-mans-road-atlanta-qualifying-round-up/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/uncategorized/imsa-petit-le-mans-road-atlanta-qualifying-round-up/#respond Sat, 07 Oct 2017 08:20:16 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=46922 Front Row on Petit Le Mans Grid for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Acura NSX GT3 Defending race winners Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian secured a GTD class front row starting spot on the Petit Le Mans grid when Andy Lally wheeled the No. 93 Acura NSX GT3 to second with a fast lap time

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/uncategorized/imsa-petit-le-mans-road-atlanta-qualifying-round-up/feed/ 0 53078 Toni Vilander Speeds For Risi Competizione https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/toni-vilander-speeds-for-risi-competizione/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/toni-vilander-speeds-for-risi-competizione/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2017 23:37:06 +0000 https://speedsport.com/?p=248125 It’s been an up-and-down season for Risi Competizione in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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