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Strakka fired up to extend LMS lead at historic Imola

Strakka Racing’s principal aim for 2011 – winning the Le Mans Series (LMS) – will resume in Italy on 1-3 July with the 6 Hours of Imola at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.[...]

Walker wants Italian win in Ferrari 458

James Walker is back in action next week, behind the wheel of the JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 in the fast and furious Le Mans Series. The six-hour sportscar race gets underway on Sunday 3 July at Imola, one of Italy’s most famous race tracks.[...]

Peugeot Imola Preview: In Unchartered Territory

Three weeks after an epic edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Team Peugeot Total is ready to lock horns with its rivals again. Just like at Spa and Le Mans, the team expects the race to be a 6-hour sprint, on a track that will be new to many of the teams. Two Peugeot 908s are entered to try and extend Peugeot’s lead in the Manufacturers’ standings, driven by Sébastien Bourdais and Anthony Davidson (no.7), and Franck Montagny and Stéphane Sarrazin (no.8).[...]

Gulf AMR Middle East to miss 6 Hours of Imola

The Gulf AMR Middle East team will be absent from next weekend’s fourth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at Imola in Italy after withdrawing from the meeting for reasons of Force Majeure.[...]

The 79th 24 Hours of Le Mans – on camera

A thrilling 24 Hours of Le Mans is behind us and what an epic race it was. This year’s edition of the race at the Circuit de la Sarthe had everything: fights, crashes, close battles, joy, fear. The spectators, team members and members of the media were presented a real spectacle. And to revive that feeling Brecht Decancq selected a great number of his shots in another stunning gallery.[...]

Quifel ASM team will not be present in Imola

Quifel ASM team regrets to announce that it will not be present in the ILMC /LMS event in Imola beginning of July.[...]

Weider HSV-010 team takes first win of the season

The SUPER GT INTERNATIONAL SERIES MALAYSIA race, Round 3 of the 2011 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was held at the Sepang International Circuit (lap = 5.542 km x 46 laps) in Malaysia (on June 19). The GT500 class winner was the pole-starting Weider HSV-010 driven by Takashi Kogure and Loic Duval.[...]

Facts about Audi’s tenth Le Mans victory

Audi recorded its tenth victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with ultra lightweight technology, an innovative V6 TDI engine and the first ever use of full LED headlights. The most important facts of a memorable race[...]

Dyson Racing to run second car in remaining ALMS races

Dyson Racing will enter a second LMP1 car in the remaining seven races of the American Le Mans Series starting with the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park on July 9th. The #20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola Mazda will be driven by Humaid Al Masaood and Steven Kane.[...]

Audi wins with ultra-lightweight technology at Le Mans

At one of the most thrilling and dramatic 24-hour races in Le Mans history Audi-ultra-lightweight technology has prevailed. At the fascinating thriller which kept 250,000 spectators at the race track and millions in front of their TV sets watching in awe Marcel Fässler (Switzerland), André Lotterer (Germany) and Benoît Tréluyer (France) in the innovative Audi R18 TDI clinched the tenth Le Mans victory in total for the brand with the four rings.[...]

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