Archive for June, 2009
A resounding 1-2 triumph for Peugeot at Le Mans
Today saw Team Peugeot Total secure its first victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours with the diesel-powered 908 HDi FAP which contested the French endurance classic for the first time two years ago in 2007. This afternoon’s result also takes the firm’s Le Mans score to three wins following its previous triumphs in 1992 and 1993.[...]
Xavier Maassen finishes on the podium in Le Mans!
Clinching a podium in your first outing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the hardest endurance race in the world is not given to many drivers, but Xavier Maassen has managed to do it. In the Corvette C6.R of the French Luc Alphand Aventures team he drove together with Julien Jousse and Yann Clairay into second place in the LM GT1 class, following a trouble free race.[...]
Aston Martin exceeds all expectations at Le Mans
Fifty years on from Aston Martin’s victory in the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours, the team has exceeded all expectations by finishing an excellent fourth overall in this year’s race, having been quickest of the petrol runners from start to finish.[...]
Spyker Squadron finishes fifth in Le Mans 24 Hours
SNORAS Spyker Squadron finished in fifth place in the 77th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Yesterday at exactly 15:00 the Dutch team started from an eleventh position. The Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R was driven by Spyker regulars Jarek Janis (CZE) and Tom Coronel (NLD). For this occasion 2008 LMP2 class winner Jeroen Bleekemolen (NLD) joined the driver pair.[...]
Jetalliance Racing on the podium
Incredible scenes in the Jetalliance Racing pits at the finish of the 77th edition of the Le Mans 24 hour race: After being the first Austrian team since 1972 to start this classic race, team owner Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer, Thomas Gruber and Alex Müller reached their big goal in their Jetalliance Aston Martin DBR9 – third place and a podium finish in the GT1 class, cheers and rejoicings were boundless.[...]
Zytek Engines Once Again Prove Reliable at Le Mans
The Strakka Racing and Barazi-Epsilon Ginetta-Zytek prototypes have today survived a particularly grueling Le Mans 24-hour race. To get to the end of the endurance classic is a major feat and both teams have to be applauded for this achievement.[...]
Win and energy efficiency award for Porsche RS Spyder
The success story of the Porsche RS Spyder continues: At the Le Mans 24 Hour race, the Essex team (Denmark) celebrated a clear victory in the LMP2 class. The 440 hp sports prototype from Weissach also won the energy efficiency classification “Michelin Green X Challenge” as the car with the best overall efficiency, calculated by the ratio between lap times and fuel consumption.[...]
Interesting premiere in Le Mans for Chinese Team
The No. 75 Endurance Asia Team Porsche has crossed the finish line of the 24 Hours of Le Mans today. Endurance Asia Team is the first Chinese team to take part in the biggest race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A first experience with many lessons, both for drivers and technical team.[...]
Audi on the podium again at Le Mans
Eleven starts, eleven times in succession on the winner’s podium: Audi continued its impressive series of podium results in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After taking three consecutive victories Audi Sport Team Joest had to settle for third position on this occasion in probably the world’s toughest endurance race.[...]
OAK Racing finish on the LMP2 podium again
For the second year in a row OAK Racing scored an LMP2 podium at the Le Mans 24 Hours as Jacques Nicolet, Richard Hein and Jean-François Yvon guided their #24 Pescarolo-Mazda to third in class, the three gentlemen-racers driving a solid, intelligent, error-free race. The result is a huge reward for the team, who have worked non-stop since the beginning of the year[...]
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