Planetlemans.com | 2009 January

Dyson Racing Announces Driver Line-Up for 2009

By Team Update ⋅ January 20, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The debut of Dyson Racing’s two new Mazda-powered Lola B09/86 coupes at the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 21st will feature the strength of continuity behind the wheel. All four of last year’s drivers will return for the 2009 American Le Mans season. Chris Dyson and Guy Smith will pair in the #16 BP Dyson Racing Mazda entry and Butch Leitzinger and Marino Franchiiti will pilot the #20 car.[...]

15 teams confirm their Le Mans 24 Hours entry

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 20, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest today announced that 15 cars out of the 29 that were automatically selected for the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours have confirmed their entry. Fourteen other cars were not (yet) confirmed.[...]

The Le Mans Series Entry List (so far…)

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 19, 2009 ⋅ 9 comments

The 2009 Le Mans Series registration deadline has passed on January 14th and more and more teams are confirming their plans for the upcoming season. Planetlemans will keep track on confirmed teams and drivers in the list below, which is updated shortly after an announcement has been made.[...]

Kolles plans Le Mans Series with Audi R10 TDI

By Team Update ⋅ January 19, 2009 ⋅ 15 comments

The successful Audi R10 TDI is likely to appear again on European race tracks in 2009. While Audi will contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of its factory commitment with the new R15 TDI in 2009, Dr Colin Kolles is planning to buy two Audi R10 TDI cars for his racing team. The privately fielded prototypes are planned to return to the venues of their greatest exploits in 2009: to the European-based Le Mans Series and to the 24-hour race at Le Mans, in which the Audi R10 TDI has not been beaten so far.[...]

The American Le Mans Series Entry List (so far…)

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ January 19, 2009 ⋅ 74 comments

One week before the Sebring Winter Test and exactly two months before the opening race of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season it is time to take a look at the confirmed entries for the season ahead. Planetlemans will keep track on confirmed teams and drivers in the list below, which is updated shortly after an announcement has been made.[...]

Strakka Racing confirms move into LMP1

By Team Update ⋅ January 19, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Silverstone-based Strakka Racing has confirmed an agreement with Ginetta-Zytek that will see the team competing in the Le Mans Series this season with a Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S LMP1 chassis. The deal came about following a very successful track test in Spain towards the end of November, and means that Strakka’s regular driver pairing of Peter Hardman and Nick Leventis will be moving up into the top level of sportscar and endurance racing.[...]

A new challenge for CRS Racing in 2009

By Team Update ⋅ January 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

CRS Racing is adding another string to its bow in 2009 with the announcement that it will run two cars in the FIA GT3 European Championship*. This is a brand new challenge for the team that already races two GT2 Ferraris in the main FIA GT Championship.[...]

Porsche fields ten works drivers in 2009

By Team Update ⋅ January 15, 2009 ⋅ 9 comments

The driver line-up of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is complete. A total of ten works drivers will contest various sports car and GT series around the world in the 2009 season. As in the past years, the Porsche factory drivers support teams in top class championships as well as long distance races and are also involved in the further development of racing vehicles.[...]

Team Modena Announce Mansell for 2009

By Team Update ⋅ January 15, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Team Modena are delighted to today announce that Leo Mansell, son of 1992 Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell, will be one of the drivers in the team’s LM GT2 Ferrari 430GT for the 2009 Le Mans Series – and the Le Mans 24-Hour race itself. Leo will share the new car with team regular Antonio Garcia, one of the world’s leading GT drivers, with Nigel himself lending his experience from a lengthy and successful race career to the team’s cause.[...]

Full Speed Racing set to join Le Mans Series grid

By Team Update ⋅ January 14, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

Full Speed Racing is set to join the Le Mans Series grid in 2009 after the team confirmed they have applied to enter a GT1 Saleen S7R in the full championship. The new squad, owned by an American car collector, will be led by Graham Nash’s NCK Motorsport and are hoping to gain an invite to race in the Le Mans 24 Hours in June. They also have a second Saleen which they are considering running in the FIA GT Championship.[...]

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