Le Mans Series

REBELLION Racing Le Mans Series Test report

© Planetlemans – Marcel ten Caat

On the 7th and 8th of March, REBELLION Racing attended the 2010 Le Mans Series official test days that were held at Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track.

For the first time this season, all of the Swiss team’s drivers were together:
Lola-Rebellion # 12 : Marco Andretti – Neel Jani – Nicolas Prost
Lola-Rebellion # 13 : Andrea Belicchi – Jean-Christophe Boullion – Guy Smith.

The team was satisfied with the first day of testing. The performance shown by both Lola-Rebellions met the team’s expectations, despite unusual winter weather. The fresh air and the cold track meant that it wasn’t possible to keep the tyres at optimum temperature levels. As with all the other teams present, the tire testing program had to be limited.

This first day of practice allowed each driver to accumulate miles and familiarise themselves with the Lola B10/60 – Rebellion. Marco Andretti and Guy Smith coming directly from the United States to turn their first laps.

Marco Andretti was quickly at ease with the Lola-Rebellion # 12, achieving promising lap times. “The feeling of the Lola-Rebellion is very close to the Acura LMP2 that I drove in 2008. I am impressed by the level of the team and the quality of my teammates. I am delighted to share the driving of the No. 12 with Nicolas and Neel. I think we can aim for a good result at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.”

As for Guy Smith, he was also very quickly comfortable with the Lola-Rebellion # 13: “The car is bigger and heavier than the Lola I drive in the ALMS. It is well balanced and easy to control. I was favourably impressed with the Rebellion engine. The REBELLION Racing team is very good and they make you feel at home quickly, it is important for my integration into the team for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 8 Hours of Paul Ricard.”

In the evening, the team participated in the night test session to validate new lighting solutions for Le Mans 24 Hours.