A nice sunlit Sebring International Raceway saw thirty-three cars take to the track during the first American Le Mans Series practice on Thursday. All classes tested together in the first of three practice sessions today. As expected Peugeot was quickest.[...]
The first official American Le Mans Series Test Session took place on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-eight cars went out for practice. The predicted rain for Wednesday did fall, albeit very light rain early in the morning. By the time the track went green for the LMP1, LMP2 and LMPC cars the conditions had improved and the sun was shining at the Sebring International Raceway.[...]
Christophe Bouchut will be the lead driver on the #15 Kolles Audi R10 TDI at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French driver confirmed his plans and also confirmed that he will be joined by fellow Frenchman Manu Rodrigues and Bouchut’s American Le Mans Series team mate Scott Tucker.[...]
The final practice session on Tuesday afternoon was again a one-hour session interrupted several times by a red flag. The loss of track time meant most teams were out on the track at the same time, leaving no room for error. The #08 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, which missed most of the morning session due to technical issues, eventually posted the fastest time.[...]
The green flag was shown this morning at 11.20 am for the first one-hour session at the Sebring International Raceway. In a session that was interrupted four times by red flags the works Aston Martin eventually topped the time sheets.[...]
Creation Autosportif has withdrawn its entry to the 58th Mobil 1 Sebring 12 Hours race in Florida scheduled for this coming weekend, due to non-performance of one of its principal sponsors.[...]
There are times when business takes an unexpected turn and for us this was the case with the disappearance of the FIA GT2”, is how Rudi Penders started off the conversation following the race alterations in GT2. “To our regret we won’t be in a position to defend our title FIA GT2. The FIA GT2 championship will not take place this year and this highly unexpected change of schedule resulted in our decision, in consultation with all partners concerned, to opt for the Le Mans Series.[...]
Lots of good news in the last two weeks for GT Sport, the organisers of the International GT Open. The Spanish organisers saw several teams announce their plans and the series completed a successful two-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya on March 2nd and 3rd.[...]
The 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida week got underway today with eight hours of testing at the Sebring International Raceway. Four hours were reserved for the LMP cars and the GT cars could also test for four hours.[...]
After the Winter Test late last month the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón season really kicks off this week with the 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida at the Sebring International Raceway. Thirty-six entries are set take part in the classic race.[...]