After our LMP1 category analysis it is time to take a look at the second biggest class at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. The battle in the GT2 class is set to become a classic fight with seventeen entries from seven makes: Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Jaguar, Porsche and Spyker.[…]
As usual Planetlemans analyzes the Le Mans 24 Hours entries. With 21 out of 55 selected cars being LMP1s we will start with the rundown of the top category for Le Mans. Who is in, who is missing and are we surprised?
Audi will start the 78th edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 12/13 with a total of three diesel-powered racing sports cars. At a press conference of the organizer, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), in Le Mans (France), Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich announced Audi’s driver line-up for the most important sports car race of the year.[…]
Reigning American Le Mans Series LMP1 champions Highcroft Racing will race in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans after being announced this morning as one of the 55 teams selected to contest the French endurance classic.
Highcroft Racing’s David Brabham - the winner of last year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans with Peugeot - was […]
Zytek Motorsport features strongly in the list of entries, issued today for the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Former World Champion Nigel Mansell will be at the wheel of Beechdean Mansell’s Zytek-built 09S LMP1 while a third of the LMP2 field will be powered by Zytek engines. In total, the Repton […]
Nigel Mansell’s dream of adding the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hours title to his extensive list of championship and race wins took a step closer today when the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) confirmed the Beechdean Mansell Motorsport Zytek Z09S LMP1 as one of the 55 entrants for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours. The 1992 Formula One World Champion will compete in the 78th running of the world’s most famous race alongside his sons Leo and Greg this summer on the 12/13 June and the car will wear the famous ‘Red 5’[…]
During a live broadcasted press conference the Automobile Club de l’Ouest presented the 55 invited entries for the 78th Le Mans 24 Hours on June 12-13th. Find out who the 55 invited are, as well as the 10 cars that were put on the reserve list.[…]
Tomorrow morning, February 4th, at 11 a.m. CET the Automobile Club de l’Ouest will hold a press conference in the Welcome Center at the Le Mans circuit. During this press conference the 55 cars that are selected for the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 12-13 will be announced. And you can see it LIVE on the net![…]
In compliance with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest regulations, Team ORECA has nominated the first driver for its ORECA 01, should its entry be accepted for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours. The team has opted for continuity with a driver it’s known for a long time, Soheil Ayari.[…]
Aston Martin Racing will enter two Works LMP1 cars bearing the iconic blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil in the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours.[…]