Asian Le Mans Series
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.[...]
The Asian Le Mans Series 2009 Champions!
After some puzzling and checking the Asian Le Mans Series regulations the final standings of the 2009 Asian Le Mans Series were confirmed at 3.30 pm Okayama time. Sora Racing, OAK Racing, JLOC and Hankook-Team Farnbacher can put these titles on their record list and will also be invited for the Le Mans 24 Hours (but more on that later)[...]
Asian LM Series – Aston wins, Pescarolo champion
Sora Racing clinched the first ever Asian Le Mans Series title at the Okayama International Circuit this weekend. Having won the first race on Saturday the team took second place on Sunday. The results from the two races combined were enough to secure the championship. In the second race the Aston Martin Racing team took the win, taking some revenge on yesterday’s result.[...]
Asian Le Mans Series – Sora Racing wins race 1
Christophe Tinseau and Shinji Nakano are the first winners of the Asian Le Mans Series. The French-Japanese pair crossed the finish line in first place after the Aston Martin Racing #007 had to make two unplanned pit stops in order to repair damaged louvers.[...]
Asian Le Mans Series – Okayama Qualifying Report
A week of hard work to repair the Drayson Racing Lola after its Laguna Seca crash was rewarded by Jonny Cocker this afternoon in the Asian Le Mans Series qualifying. The Briton took the first ever Asian Le Mans Series pole position for the two races on Saturday and Sunday![...]
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