Planetlemans.com | 2011 August

The 80th Le Mans 24 Hours will take place on 16-17 June 2012

By Series Update ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ 14 comments

The start of the 80th Le Mans 24 Hours will be given at 15h00 on Saturday 16th June 2012. Save this date for a race which promises to be an exceptional one. A test day will be held beforehand.[...]

Marc VDS BMW wins in France as WRT Claims Team’s Crown

By Series Update ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments

BMW became the fourth different manufacturer in four races to win a Blancpain Endurance Series race in 2011, joining Porsche, Ferrari and Audi, when Maxime Martin took the chequered flag at the end of the 3-hour evening race in Magny Cours[...]

United Autosports To Compete At Petit Le Mans

By Team Update ⋅ August 25, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments

United Autosports announced today it will debut an OAK RACING Pescarolo-Judd LMP2 car with technical support provided by DAMS (Driot-Associés MotorSport) in the LMP2 Class during the legendary Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, Sept. 28-Oct. 1. The grueling 1,000-mile, 10-hour race spectacle serves as the penultimate round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in the American Le Mans Series.[...]

Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3 to make its first outing

By Team Update ⋅ August 25, 2011 ⋅ One comment

JRM has confirmed that it will enter its Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3 in next weekend’s fourth round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Magny-Cours. The event marks the first ever competitive outing for the new car, which is being jointly developed between NISMO (Nissan Motorsports International Co. Ltd.) and JRM (JR Motorsports).[...]

OAK Racing Confirms Silverstone Line-Ups

By Team Update ⋅ August 25, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Having recovered from the injuries he sustained at Spa-Francorchamps in May Matthieu Lahaye will be back behind the wheel of the #15 OAK Racing LMP1 for the upcoming 6 Hours of Silverstone. The team will also welcome a new face at the British circuit, with Olivier Pla joining the #24 LMP1 crew alongside Jacques Nicolet and Alexandre Prémat. The latter returns to the team following his impressive performance at last month’s 6 Hours of Imola.[...]

Team ORECA-Matmut chooses Petit Le Mans

By Team Update ⋅ August 24, 2011 ⋅ 16 comments

Winners at the 12 Hours of Sebring last March and 5th at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Team ORECA-Matmut will concentrate on Petit Le Mans for the end of the 2011 season. The event, penultimate round of the ILMC, will see the No. 10 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP make its comeback to the U.S.A.[...]

Romain Dumas returns to Muscle Milk team

By Team Update ⋅ August 23, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments

Fast Frenchman Romain Dumas is returning to the Muscle Milk team to co-drive the Aston Martin LMP1 car with Klaus Graf at next week’s American Le Mans Series race at the Baltimore Grand Prix.[...]

Back to School for the Blancpain Endurance Series teams

By Series Update ⋅ August 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After the fantastic success of the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the teams and drivers taking part in the Blancpain Endurance Series were able to take a short but well-deserved summer holiday. However, the days are drawing in, and it is time for the teams and drivers to get back to work, with the fourth round of the 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series taking place at the French circuit of Magny Cours this weekend.[...]

ASM Team confirms McLaren MP4-12C GT3

By Team Update ⋅ August 22, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

ASM is one of a small group of teams who have purchased a brand new McLaren MP4 12C GT3 to run in 2012.[...]

FIA GT3 European Championship – Rd 10 Report

By Series Update ⋅ August 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Philippe Giauque and Mike Parisy gave Mercedes a perfect weekend when they won Round 10 at the Slovakia Ring in the nr3 Graff Racing Mercedes Benz SLS AMG. Giauque brought the car home in front of the nr11 Gravity Charouz Racing Mercedes Benz of Jarek Janis and Leo Machitski, with the Russian driver having to defend his second place from Csaba Walter in the nr7 Need for Speed Team Schubert BMW Z4, the Hungarian securing his and Claudia Huertgen’s second podium finish of the weekend.[...]

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