The first ILMC, a project dear to the heart of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, has been launched and has all the makings of a revenge match of this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. No fewer than six manufacturers will do battle in the biggest events of the different Le Mans Series to try and win the first ILMC Trophy in history.[...]
Following a streak of wins in the past weeks, the raging bulls are on their way to the historic Nürburgring, Germany, for the next rounds of the FIA GT1 World Championship and the ADAC GT Masters on 26-29 August. Former Formula One driver Ricardo Zonta and Frank Kechele will get back behind the wheel of the #25 Lamborghini Murciélago 670 R-SV after securing the GT1 victory in Spa-Francorchamps three weeks ago. Meanwhile, Peter Kox and Albert von Thurn und Taxis are looking to extend their lead in the ADAC GT Masters Drivers’ Championship after claiming a double victory at the Lausitzring in the #24 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4.[...]
In the searing Hungarian heat, Peter Kox and Marc A. Hayek returned to race-winning form at the penultimate 2010 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo race weekend at the Hungaroring on 21-22 August 2010. The Blancpain Reiter Engineering duo secured victories in both rounds 14 and 15 to close the gap between them and their title rivals in the Pro and Pro-Am Drivers’ Standings.[...]
Fresh from the latest three rounds at the infamous Spa-Francorchamps circuit, the raging bulls are back with more wheel-to-wheel racing for rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series at the challenging Hungaroring, near Budapest, Hungary. The title battle is heating up between Mirko Venturi and Fabio Babini for Pro Drivers’ honours, while Pro-Am drivers are as eager as ever to close the gap to standings leader Eugenio Amos. VIP guest drivers Norbert Michelisz from the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), as well as FIA GT3 European Championship pilots Csaba Walter and Stéphane Lémeret will try their hands in the 570 hp Lamborghini Super Trofeo race cars on 21-22 August 2010.[...]
As the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo enters the second half of its season, the on-track battles have become even more intense, and this was clearly demonstrated at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 29-31 July 2010. Black Bull Swiss Racing drivers Mirko Venturi and Tommaso Maino came out on top, securing two victories and enough points to put the team tied top of the Teams’ Standings.[...]
Frank Kechele and Ricardo Zonta recorded the first FIA GT1 World Championship win for Lamborghini in Round 5 at Spa-Francorchamps, finishing ahead of the Triple H Team Hegersport Maserati of Altfrid Heger and Alex Muller and the Matech Competition Ford GT Matech of Thomas Mutsch and reigning FIA GT2 Champion Richard Westbrook.[...]
With the traditional unpredictable Spa weather playing its part the Free Practice and Pre Qualifying sessions for Round 5 of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship the teams and drivers had to time their runs to perfection to get the best out of their cars.[...]
Having missed the last three rounds of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, Peter Kox made an impact on his return to the series on 29 July 2010 at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. The sportscar veteran stormed to pole position in the closing stages of qualifying to put the #24 Blancpain Reiter Engineering Super Trofeo race car at the head of the field for round 10 tomorrow.[...]
The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series will travel to the historic circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 29-31 July 2010, for rounds 10, 11 and 12. As the second half of an ultra competitive season begins, Super Trofeo entrants will be pushing their 570 hp four-wheel drive Lamborghini Super Trofeo race cars to the limit on the Belgian track in an attempt to secure as many points as possible.[...]
The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series travels to the world-class Spa-Francorchamps circuit, a favourite for racing drivers and fans alike, for rounds 10, 11 and 12 on 29-31 July 2010. Peter Kox, 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner, will compete at Spa in the #24 Lamborghini Super Trofeo race car, along with his Blancpain Reiter Engineering team-mate Marc A. Hayek. We turn to Kox to provide us with a first-hand insight of what it is like to drive a 570 hp, four-wheel drive Lamborghini Super Trofeo around his beloved track.[...]