Night-time has now fallen over the Belgian Ardennes and the race has been marked by a series of frequent rain showers since the start. At the six-hour mark, the leaderboard was topped by the N°79 BMW of Adorf/Werner/Müller, with the N°23 BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche of Bergmeister/Dumas/Ragginger/Henzler following in second spot. After qualifying on pole [...]
In the 19th Century, Spa was a magnet for Europe’s elite, as kings, emperors, counts and tsars gathered at its hot springs which have been famous since Roman times. Spa was above all known at the time as the Café de l’Europe. You could really liken it to the Saint Tropez of its day. Visitors [...]
Romain Dumas has won all three of Europe’s classic 24-hour races – at the Nürburgring, Le Mans and Spa – to emerge as one of the sport’s most successful (twice) round-the-clock drivers! It was Romain Dumas’ first season as a factory Porsche driver in 2003 that saw him claim his first 24-hour victory: at Spa, [...]
The front row of the grid for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Spa will be shared by the N°2 Ferrari and the N°79 BMW, which qualified just ahead of Phoenix Racing’s two Audi R8s. It promises to be another thrilling weekend of action in the Belgian Ardennes! Thursday evening’s programme saw Gimmi Bruni claim pole [...]
No fewer than 42 GT cars have been entered for this year’s 24 Hours of Spa, the celebrated Belgian endurance race which attracts huge crowds to Spa-Francorchamps whatever the weather. Indeed, the forecast is uncertain yet again for this weekend’s visit to the Belgian Ardennes. And that’s what’s troubling Michelin’s technicians… With 38 partners entered [...]
Even though GT1 cars won’t be accepted for this year’s 24 Hours of Spa, the race boasts a high quality field with a host of Ferrari F430s, Porsche 911 RSRs, Audi R8 LMS GT3s and BMW M3s. There will still be GT1 action at Spa, but this will be restricted to two one-hour races that [...]
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Greg Pickett and Klaus Graf claimed their first win at the wheel of the Muscle Milk Cytosport Porsche RS Spyder ahead of Pagenaud/Brabham (HPD-ARX 01c, Highcroft Racing). The GT contest was won by the N°45 Flying Lizard Porsche. Pole-winner Simon Pagenaud (Highcroft Racing HPD-ARX 01c) was caught napping by the three Lola prototypes at the [...]
The Highcroft Racing HPD-ARX 01c of David Brabham and the N°45 Flying Lizard Porsche of Patrick Long claimed pole position in the LMP and GT classes respectively at Lime Rock on Friday. Just ten minutes after the end of the second free practice session, the GT runners took to the track for qualifying equipped with [...]
The fifth round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series this weekend promises to deliver a close fight in the MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge. A great deal has changed since the ALMS last visted Lime Rock Park in 2009 when there no E85 bioethanol-fuelled runners at all in the GT class. This time round, there [...]
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