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The Audi R15 TDI caught on camera!

The first pictures of the Audi R15 TDI in action at the Italian Vallelunga circuit popped up in several autosport magazines in the last couple of days. Audi was expected not to reveal any high-resolution shots of the car, but today they did just that.[...]

Wendlinger and Sharp to race Saleen in FIA GT

Karl Wendlinger will pursue the 2009 FIA GT Championship title from the wheel of a Ford Saleen! The new project was presented in the luxurious Hilton Prague hotel today.[...]

Audi confirms Audi R15 TDI line-ups for Sebring

The eagerly awaited first race of the new diesel sports car from AUDI AG draws ever closer: Audi Sport Team Joest contests the notorious 12-hour race at Sebring, Florida on 21 March with two Audi R15 TDI. The US endurance classic will act as stern test and dress rehearsal for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 13 /14 June 2009.[...]

Team West-Tec unveils Formula Le Mans plans

Team West-Tec is delighted to announce a new string to its bow, with the unveiling of an attack on the inaugural Formula Le Mans Championship in 2009.[...]

Peugeot Sport announces 2009 racing programme

Despite today’s difficult economic context, Peugeot has chosen to pursue its different motor sport activities in 2009. These range from its high profile endurance racing programme to the promotion of its products through its various single-make series. The current crisis has led Peugeot’s management to seek synergies within Groupe PSA Peugeot Citroën with the appointment of Olivier Quesnel at the helm of Peugeot Sport.[...]

RML AD Group Braves Chilly Snetterton

Sub-zero temperatures and overnight snow were not enough to deter RML AD Group from carrying out a first shakedown of the team’s new Mazda-powered Lola B08/80 LMP2 Coupé. The two-day test at Snetterton was also an opportunity to finalise the car’s revised livery for the 2009 season, with Mazda’s distinctive corporate blue now a significant element of the familiar colour scheme.[...]

Corvette Racing Announces 2009 Driver Lineup

Corvette Racing will have a new driver lineup for the 2009 American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Antonio Garcia will join defending ALMS GT1 champions Johnny O’Connell and Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R for the Sebring 12-hour, Le Mans 24-hour, and 1000-mile Petit Le Mans endurance races.[...]

Tom Coronel joins Spyker Squadron

Spyker has confirmed the first driver of their 2009 Le Mans Series line-up. 36-year old Dutchman Tom Coronel will race the team’s Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R[...]

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