Fourth Finish for Team Modena at Le Mans

Team Modena continued their superb 100% finishing record in the Le Mans 24-Hours race when their Ferrari 430 GT came home seventh in the LM GT2 class and 27th overall of the 54 starters this afternoon at the classic French endurance race. The car could have finished much higher if it had not been twice hit by other cars during the night, losing time on both occasions[...]

Team LNT Le Mans 24 Hours Review

Team LNT retired the Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S in the 13th hour of the 77th annual Le Mans, as driver Nigel Moore experienced an engine fire at the Dunlop Bridge going into the car’s 178th lap. The 17 year old, was in the middle of a stunning triple stint at 3.11am when the incident caused him to pull off the track – but his quick response prevented any extensive chassis or wiring damage.[...]

Drayson Racing comes just short of full 24 hour objective

Paul Drayson has fought his entire life to make his dream of racing to the finish in the 24 Hours of Le Mans come true. That dream was to be realised at 15:00 today with the fall of the chequered flag. However, an electrical malfunction would cause the car to shutdown at the end of the Mulsanne Straight with only two hours and five minutes remaining in the 77th Running of the 24 Heures du Mans.[...]

Team ORECA Matmut finished fifth at Le Mans

© Planetlemans – Marcel ten Caat

Less then two months after its first testing miles, the ORECA 01 finished the Le Mans 24 Hours at its first attempt – conquering its very own Mount Everest.
Olivier Panis, Nicolas Lapierre and Soheil Ayari enjoyed a perfect race in the No 11 car, taking the chequered flag in [...]

24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 – Hours 23 & 24

As the final two hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 had just started the #13 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola Aston Martin came to a halt on the track. Belicchi, who was fighting with Lotterer for P7, and his car are pushed into a safe place by the marshals.[...]

24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 – Hours 21 & 22

After several Porsches already dropped out in the previous hours the IMSA Performance Matmut car was the latest to hit trouble. As a result the SNORAS Spyker Squadron moved up into sixth place, the best non-Ferrari squad in today’s race.[...]

24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 – Hours 19 & 20

At 9.00 pm we went into the nineteenth hour of the Le Mans 24 Hours of 2009. The hour started with several pit stops to be completed, including that of the #1 Audi. As seen several times before this weekend the car was rolled back into the box.[...]

24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 – Hours 17 & 18

The seventeenth hour was a rather dull hour with the gaps between the leaders shrinking, but the race order at the front did not change.[...]

SNORAS Spyker Squadron during the night!

SNORAS Spyker Squadron just released the fifth video of the Le Mans 24 Hours called “The Spyker Squadron team during the night of the 24hrs of Le Mans 2009″.[...]

24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 – Hours 15 & 16

Just after five o’clock the Racing Box Lola came to a halt at the Dunlop Chicane. Since the car was in a dangerous position the race director sent out the safety car again. [...]