Archive for May, 2009
Le Mans 24 Hours – Driver Updates
Seats for the Le Mans 24 Hours are starting to fill up fast now that the deadline for accepting reserve cars has gone by and there are just two and a half weeks left before the six hours long free practice session on the Circuit de la Sarthe.[...]
Spyker Squadron to Monza for pre-Le Mans test
After a well deserved fourth place at Spa-Francorchamps the team immediately continues to work on their Le Mans 24 Hours preparations. With only three weeks to go before the most gruelling race starts the team grabs the opportunity to test the Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R once more at Monza, Italy.[...]
Ginetta confirms Team LNT line up for Le Mans
Iconic British sports car manufacturer Ginetta will be making its debut at Le Mans this June, driven by in-house squad Team LNT. The previous Le Mans GT2 winners are hoping to repeat their 2006 success with a three strong team of driving talent including Team Principal Lawrence Tomlinson and Ginetta Managing Director Richard Dean. The pair will be joined by rising Ginetta star Nigel Moore to race the Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S LMP1.[...]
Aston Martin to run three cars at Le Mans 24 hours
Aston Martin Racing has recruited three new drivers to run a trio of Gulf-liveried LMP1 cars at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, which marks the 50th anniversary of Aston Martin’s first victory at La Sarthe in 1959.[...]
Verstappen confirms Aston Martin Racing deal
Jos Verstappen has signed an agreement with Aston Martin Racing to take part in the Le Mans 24 Hours next month. The 37-year old Dutchman confirmed the news on his website yesterday evening. It will be the first time Verstappen will race an LMP1 at Le Mans.[...]
Le Mans 24 Hours – Administrative checks timing
Just under four weeks before the Le Mans 24 Hours and exactly three weeks before the start of the adminstrative checking, sign on and scrutineering at the “Quinconce des Jacobins” in Le Mans, Planetlemans can reveal the order in which the teams will have to be there.
Administrative checks and scrutineering will start on Monday June [...]
Le Mans 24 Hours – Pit lane allocation
The 55 pit boxes for the Le Mans 24 Hours have been allocated to the teams. Now it is time for the fans to see where their favourite teams are placed in the Le Mans paddock. Starting from pitbox 1 (first box from pit entry) to pitbox 55 (last box before pit out). Here we [...]
T-Mobile VICI Racing Utah GP Race Report
Nicky Pastorelli brought the T-Mobile® VICI Racing™ Porsche 911 GT3 RSR over the finish line at the end of 2 hours and 45 minutes of hard racing in the Utah Grand Prix in fifth place after a strong race in hot, dry conditions and with the #18 car having emerged almost unscathed from a high speed mid race off-track incident.[...]
First points of ’09 for Full Speed Racing at Adria
Full Speed Racing scored its first FIA GT Championship points of the season at Adria in Italy on Saturday after Stephane Lemeret and Luke Hines put in an excellent performance to bring the team’s No.11 Saleen home sixth.[...]
Dyson Racing Salt Lake Race Report
It was the battle of the race and the battle of the season to date: Butch Leitzinger in the #20 BP Mazda Lola and Adrian Fernandez in the Lowe’s Acura in today’s American Le Mans Utah Grand Prix. Forty-five minutes from the end, Butch was first in LMP2. He was pushing hard to open up a big enough gap to Fernandez to allow for a quick splash and go.[...]
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