The Le Mans Series is about to begin in less than two weeks’ time when action gets under way at the Paul Ricard HTTT in the south of France. More than 40 cars have been entered for the 8 Heures du Castellet (April 11). After a fortnight of testing in Florida earlier this month, the [...]
The two favourites for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours undertook further testing at Sebring this week before heading back to Europe to continue their preparations for the world’s most famous endurance race. Audi chose Florida to kick off the on-track programme of the new Audi R15 Plus ahead of June’s Le Mans 24 Hours. [...]
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By all accounts, the LMGT2 class is likely to provide one of the closest battles in this year’s Le Mans Series and in June’s Le Mans 24 Hours. Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Corvette, Aston Martin, Jaguar and Spiker have all pulled out as many stops as possible in their respective bids to secure the top prize. [...]
The rims on which Michelin’s tyres sit put in another top performance at Sebring last weekend, but the 58th running of the American endurance classic was marked by distinctly wheely tale! Shortly after the race’s seven-hour mark, the N°17 Team Falken Porsche was forced to pit after seeing its rear right wheel come off while [...]
Terminant à la 12ème place des 12 Heures de Sebring, Emanuele Pirro revient sur la journée de samedi et sur la course pour LeMansLive.com… Ca y est, c’est terminé. Nous avons eu une course mouvementée, comme les 12 Heures de Sebring devaient l’être. Nous repartons d’ici avec beaucoup d’enseignements positifs, mais il nous reste encore [...]
The Clermont-Ferrand based tyre manufacturer did justice to its inclusion in Sebring’s Hall of Fame thanks to a 12th consecutive win in the 12 Hours of Sebring, as well as victory in the LMP2 and LMGT2 classes. Serge Grisin, the manager of Michelin Competition’s four-wheel programmes, looks back at the firm’s successful trip to Florida: [...]
Just as it was in the Le Mans 24 Hours, it was a case of third time lucky for Peugeot who picked up a resounding one-two finish in the 12 Hours of Sebring at its third attempt, with the N°07 908 HDi FAP of Wurz/Gené/Davidson finishing clear of the N°08 sister car (Bourdais/Lamy/Minassian). LMP2 was [...]
We’re six hours into the race, and the two Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs are in dominating form at Sebring. The N°08 car leads, with the N°07 sister car following 30 or so seconds behind. The Aston Martin is third, three laps adrift… The Peugeot crews haven’t really come under any sort of threat since the [...]
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