Archive for June, 2011
OAK Racing’s podium run ends in challenging Le Mans 24 Hours
OAK Racing’s hopes of a fourth consecutive podium finish at the Le Mans 24 Hours ended in a challenging race for the French team as the #49 OAK-Pescarolo proved to be its best finisher with a solid fifth place in the LMP2 class.[...]
Robertson Racing score sensational Le Mans podium
American sportscar outfit Robertson Racing today wrote one of the great fairytales in Le Mans 24 Hours’ storied history by claiming a superb GTE Am third place finish at Circuit de la Sarthe in France, the first of any kind for the team in its short four-year history.[...]
First 24 Hour race, first podium for the ORECA 03 !
Three ORECA 03s were at the start of the 79th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Signatech-Nissan team reached the LMP2 podium with the prototype designed and built in Signes, this coming on the car’s first participation in the twice around the clock classic. The trio Mailleux/Ayari/Ordonez was able to avoid any traps in a very animated in all classes. [...]
Maxime Martin: « Le Mans, simply crazy … »
For any self-respecting driver, competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans is quite a feat in itself. A trend Maxime Martin was about to experience at first hand. Thanks to the collaboration between Kronos Racing and Marc VDS Racing, the young Belgian was able to realise the dream and discover this legendary circuit, at the wheel of a Prototype in the LMP1 category no less, none other than the superb Lola Aston Martin.[...]
Level 5 Earns Podium Finish at Le Mans
Success doesn’t come easy for teams tackling their first 24 Hours of Le Mans, but Scott Tucker and Level 5 Motorsports celebrated their debut in the world’s most prestigious endurance race on the podium, in front of a near-record crowd of 250,000 spectators.[...]
Lucas Ordoñez takes class second place at Le Mans 24 Hours
Lucas Ordoñez completed his switch from the virtual world of PlayStation®3 with a very real LMP2-class second place finish in the Le Mans 24 Hour race for the Signatech Nissan team on Sunday (12 June). [...]
24 Hours of Le Mans Ends Prematurely for Bryce Miller
Bryce Miller’s first 24-hour race of 2011 ended on the podium with a second-place run in January’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, but there would be no repeat celebration after his second twice-around-the-clock event of the year ended short of the checkered flag in the 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend.[...]
Greaves Motorsport takes fantastic victory in Le Mans
In one of the most dramatic and competitive races ever seen on the classic French circuit, Greaves Motorsport scored a emphatic victory on the LM P2 Class with their Zytek Z11SN – Nissan, driven by Karim Ojjeh, Olivier Lombard and Tom Kimber-Smith. The trio completed 326 laps to finish at the head of their class and also an amazing 8th overall in the final results.[...]
RML AD Group at Le Mans 2011
Everyone at RML AD Group knows what it feels like to win at Le Mans. The team has taken the LMP2 title twice in recent years, and they have experienced the rich swell of emotion, pride and satisfaction that comes with seeing their own drivers standing on that famous podium. On Sunday, in the 79th edition of the 24 Hours, the team’s trio of Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos and Ben Collins, battled through to fourth in the LMP2, yet it felt almost as good as winning all over again.[...]
Audi Sport Team Joest wins 24 Hours of Le Mans
Audi Sport Team Joest and its drivers Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer won the 79th 24 Hours of Le Mans. After 24 hours of battles, accidents and pure racing the Audi R18 TDI number 2 finished the 2011 race just under 14 seconds ahead of the first of four Peugeots.[...]
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