motorsports_on_main_5 28/09/2011 23:26

“Motorsports on Main” – Year 2

Last week, following the success of its inaugural “Motorsports on Main” operation in 2010, Michelin North America brought the world of endurance racing back to the streets of its home town in South Carolina.

Petit le Mans 2011 - Welcome to Road Atlanta1 28/09/2011 23:03

Welcome to the United States, sir!

Here I am, back at Road Atlanta for this year’s Petit Le Mans, penultimate round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Please forgive me if you find me making excessive usage of superlatives at times over the next few days, but this really is a special place to come racing!

Estoril 6 hours 2011 26/09/2011 12:34

Pescarolo Team wins with MICHELIN at Estoril

Julien Jousse and Manu Collard took their MICHELIN-equipped Pescarolo-Judd to victory in the final round of the 2011 Le Mans Series (LMS). The result hands them this year’s LMP1 Drivers’ title, while Rebellion Racing clinched the Teams’ crown.

Estoril-6-hours-2011 - rebellion-racing 20/09/2011 20:28

The 2011 Le Mans Series climax

The fifth and final round of the 2011 Le Mans Series takes place this weekend at Estoril, near Lisbon, Portugal, where some 30 cars are expected to contest the six-hour race.

Laguna-Seca 2011 Aston Martin 19/09/2011 10:42

A welcome win for Aston Martin

The factory Aston Martin team (Mucke/Primat/Fernandez) returned to its winning ways last weekend at the legendary Laguna Seca circuit, California, which hosted the eighth round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series.

Petit Le Mans 2011 16/09/2011 16:46

Petit Le Mans arriving fast

The next round of the 2011 ILMC will take teams to Road Atlanta (USA) for Petit Le Mans in three weeks’ time. A maximum of 53 cars will be accepted for the start of this 1,000-mile/10-hour race.

DSC_4844 11/09/2011 22:31

Video: the race of Silverstone 6 Hours

LeMansLive brings you the highlights of the Silverstone 6 Hours which was won by the PEUGEOT-MICHELIN n°7 (Bourdais/Pagenaud).

Silverstone 6 hours 2011 - Peugeot Winner 1 11/09/2011 20:29

The N°7 Peugeot/MICHELIN triumphs again!

For the third time in this year’s ILMC, victory has gone to the N°7 Peugeot 908! Sébastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud took the top prize in the Silverstone 6 Hours ahead of the N°1 Audi (Bernhard/Fassler) and OAK Racing’s N°24 Pescarolo-Judd.

Silverstone 6 hours 2011 - Half race 11/09/2011 16:07

Peugeot and Audi in thrilling fight

Halfway into the 2011 Silverstone 6 Hours, Simon Pagenaud (N°7 Peugeot/MICHELIN) tops the order, although he is only 0.330s (!) clear of the N°1 Audi which is currently in the hands of Marcel Fassler. There’s a great scrap for third place, too, between the N°15 OAK Racing Pescarolo-Judd and the N°12 Rebellion Lola-Toyota!

Départ 11/09/2011 15:18

Video: the start of Silverstone 6 Hours

LeMansLive brings you the footage of the start of the Silverstone 6 Hours

Copyright © 2010 Michelin - Powered by WordPress