Archive for August, 2009
Team Oreca Matmut Silverstone 1000KM preview
The Team ORECA-Matmut-AIM will be back racing in the Le Mans Series in the Silverstone 1000kms, the final round of the championship. The
Signes-based outfit, which finished third in Barcelona and in the Algarve, is out to score its third podium of the season. Only one ORECA 01 will be entered for the English race. The second car has already been sent off to Atlanta in the United States where the team will finish the 2009 season with the Petit Le Mans event.[...]
Patrón Highcroft take Mosport victory
© Patrón Highcroft Racing Patrón Highcroft Racing took its second consecutive American Le Mans Series victory and second successive Canadian triumph today at Mosport International Raceway near Toronto. After starting from pole aboard the Acura ARX-02a, Scott Sharp initially lost two positions off the start while bringing the Michelin tires up to temperature. Once up [...]
Lowe’s Fernandez Racing clinches driver championship at Mosport
It has been a dream season for Lowe’s Fernandez Racing and drivers Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz in the American Le Mans Series and today their outstanding season-long results wrapped up the LMP2 driver championship. Their class victory in the Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport this afternoon sealed the championship with two races remaining. [...]
Risi race to strong second place at Mosport
Jaime Melo and Pierre Kaffer drove a superb race from the back of the grid to take second place at the Grand Prix of Mosport today, crossing the line just 0.3 seconds behind the GT class winning #3 Corvette C6.R of Jan Magnussen and Johnny O’Connell. [...]
Flying Lizard 5th and 7th in tough race at Mosport
There was to be no podium for the Lizards after a tough race at Mosport which saw the No. 45 finish fifth and the No. 44 seventh in GT2. The No. 45 drivers Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long still retain their GT2 drivers’ championship lead over Jaime Melo and Pierre Kaffer of the No. 62 Risi Ferrari, which finished second in the race. [..]
Farnbacher Loles scores a top-5 at Mosport
Farnbacher Loles Racing came into Round 8 of the 2009 American Le Mans series looking to regain momentum before heading to the 10 hour race at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Team drivers Dirk Werner and Wolf Henzler did not disappoint, earning a well-deserved fourth place finish for the #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. [...]
Eventful race for Dyson Racing at Mosport
Dyson Racing followed up on its one-two qualifying effort at Mosport with an equally eventful race. Marino Franchitti and Butch Leitzinger led the LMP2 class for 97 of the131 lap race in their #20 BP Mazda Lola Coupe. Pole winner Franchitti held the overall race lead for six laps, and set fastest LMP2 race lap on the sixth lap. [...]
Difficult weekend for Matech GT Racing Team at the Hungaroring
The Matech GT Racing Team with regular driver Thomas Mutsch and the young and talented Swiss driver, Jonathan Hirschi, due to a starter motor problem, finished 8 laps behind the winner in the fifth race of the FIA GT Championship season at the Hungaroring in Budapest. [...]
Vitaphone and Prospeed win the Budapest City Challenge
In bright sunshine and in front of a crowd of 15,000 people at the Hungaroring, Czech team K plus K Motorsport took its second win of the season, after an action-packed race for Karl Wendlinger and Ryan Sharp. They finished ahead of the nr 1 Vitaphone Maserati MC 12 of Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini [...]
K plus K fastest in Budapest warm-up
Adam Lacko went fastest this session in the nr18 K plus K Motorsport Saleen S7 with a time of 1:44.176. Bartels was second quickest round the track, with a best lap of 1:44.192 in the nr1 Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC12. Third fastest this morning was Ryan Sharp in the nr14 K plus K Motorsport Saleen S7 with his best lap time of 1:44.218. [...]
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