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The FIA World Endurance Championship will kick off at Sebring

This morning it was officially announced that the first round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, promoted and organized by Automobile Club de l’Ouest, will kick off with the Sebring 12 Hours on 17th March 2012.[...]

Michelin joins DeltaWing program

The unique DeltaWing Le Mans sportscar that will make its debut at next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will tackle the world’s greatest endurance race on Michelin tires.[...]

Karim Ojjeh: Champion retires at the Top

Saturday 24th September 2011 proved a day of mixed emotions for Greaves Motorsport driver, Karim Ojjeh. The team headed the field during Qualifying to take pole position. The point scored for this achievement meant that Karim and his co-driver for the season, Tom Kimber-Smith, were 2011 Le Mans Series LMP 2 Drivers’ Champions. Greaves Motorsport also took the honours in the LMP 2 Team’s Classification.[...]

Greaves Motorsport ends “fantastic season” with second place finish in Portugal

Greaves Motorsport continued its run of success with a podium finish in the final round of the 2011 Le Mans Series, that took place today at the Estoril track, just outside of the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.[...]

Pescarolo team wins the Estoril 6 Hours

After a thrilling Estoril 6-Hour race the Pescarolo team was able to savour its second victory of the season. Rebellion Racing won the teams’ title in LM P1 in the Le Mans Series, and Julien Jousse and Emmanuel Collard bagged the drivers’ crown.[...]

WALKER WINS IN PORTUGAL!

James Walker and his JMW Motorsport team-mate Rob Bell took a truly amazing win at Estoril yesterday in the final round of the 2011 Le Mans Series. This result lifts them to second place in the GTE-Pro class standings, which in itself secures a Le Mans 24 Hours entry for JMW Motorsport in 2012.[...]

REBELLION RACING WINS 2011 LE MANS SERIES

Jean-Christophe Boullion and Andrea Belicchi with the Lola-Toyota #13 finished second at the last round of the Le Mans Series championship in Estoril after a sprint race of 6 hours.[...]

Strakka secures strong second in LMS at Estoril

Strakka Racing ended its P2 programme on a high by securing second position in both the 2011 Le Mans Series and the Michelin Green X Challenge. The final race of the season, the 6 Hours of Estoril, typified what a turbulent season the Silverstone-based team has endured.[...]

STUNNING SECOND SIGNS OFF LE MANS SERIES SEASON AT ESTORIL

The final race of the 2011 Le Mans Series produced some thrilling on track battles, not least for the CRS Racing crew of Klaas Hummel, Adam Christodoulou and Phil Quaife. After a tough season where Lady Luck has flatly refused to shine on the No.82 Ferrari, the joy was clear to see when the car crossed the line in second place in the GTE-Am class this evening.[...]

Porsche teams claim podium spots, win and championship

That was close. Just 0.183 seconds separated Porsche’s works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany) and Richard Lietz (Austria) in the 911 GT3 RSR from their first win of the season. At the final round of the Le Mans Series, the title defenders celebrated their best result of the year clinching second at Estoril in the GTE Pro sports car category[...]

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