Asian Le Mans Series
The ACO speeds up its development in Asia
Rémy Brouard, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest General Manager, has been entrusted with a new mission linked to the development of the ACO’s activities in Asia.[...]
Aston Martin Racing appoints new managing director
John Gaw has joined Aston Martin Racing as the business’s new managing director. Gaw will oversee the sales and customer service activities and will lead the development of new Aston Martin racing cars, as well as new products and services around the world. [...]
Provisional Zhuhai 1000 KM ILMC Entry List
A check on the official Le Mans website learned us that the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has already announced the provisional entry list for the 1,000 KM of Zhuhai on September 15th. Unknown to many in the sportscar racing scene here is the list.[...]
Tokai University confirms 1000KM of Zhuhai plans
Something we missed over the weekend was the official confirmation of the Tokai University Courage-Oreca for the third Intercontinental Le Mans cup race at Zhuhai in November. On September 17 the announcement was made during a press conference at the Tokai University campus.[...]
ORECA unveils its LM P2, the ORECA 03
ORECA has been a constructor since the end of 2007, and it has already made a name for itself with the ORECA 01 racing in LM P1, and the Formula Le Mans prototypes. The Signes-based Group has used the experience gained with these two cars to build the ORECA 03. This new prototype will be on sale for teams wanting to race in 2011 in the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the different Le Mans Series in the LM P2 category.[...]
Matech to produce Ford LMGT for Endurance Racing
Following the announcement by the ACO on the 10th June, 2010 that there will be no LMGT1 category at Le Mans in 2011, Matech Concepts confirms a new programme to continue the evolution of the Matech Ford GT.[...]
The ACO press conference – a look at the future!
A tradition on the Thursday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the annual Automobile Club de l’Ouest press conference held in the museum next to the circuit. This year the ACO had lots of news to unveil.
ACO: “GT2 has a wonderful future beckoning”
Last week SRO announced the cancellation of the 2010 FIA GT2 European Championship due to a lack of commitment from teams and manufacturers. Today the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has issued a press release stating quite the opposite for the various Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans. The ACO goes even further, saying that the GT2 class is “a category of the future for endurance racing”.[...]
The ACO launches the 2010 Le Mans Intercontinental Cup
During its press conference at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours in June, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest confirmed its intention to link the various Le Mans Series, so in 2010, it will launch a cup reserved for entrants in the top endurance category, LM P1.[...]
Asian LMS: Positive first weekend, more to come?
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest returned to Japan ten years after the Le Mans Fuji 1000km and two years after the end of the ACO-sanctioned Japan Le Mans Challenge for a new attempt to start an Asian championship. Despite a cancellation of the Chinese round the Asian Le Mans Series kicked off at the Okayama International Circuit, the former TI Circuit Aida.[...]
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