The RML AD Group Lola HPD, driven by Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos and Andy Wallace, added another Le Mans LMP2 podium to their tally by finishing third in this year’s 78th Le Mans 24 Hours. The team won the class in 2005 and 2006, but despite a near perfect run last weekend, couldn’t match the outright pace of 2010 winners Strakka Racing.[...]
The final hours of the 78th Le Mans 24 Hours ran every gamut of emotion, from the abject despair of Peugeot, to the euphoric delight of those who won their classes. Strakka Racing is proud not only to have won LMP2 at the team’s first attempt, but to have done so in dominant style[...]
For the second time in a row Spyker Squadron finished the Le Mans 24 Hours in the top 10. In the 78th edition of the famous endurance race the team overcame several serious problems and eventually finished the race in ninth place in the GT2 category.[...]
Pegasus Racing overcame all the obstacles in its path to be at the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours. The fledgling team from Strasbourg and its new car handled their Sarthe debut with all the expertise of a well-honed top-level endurance squad. But a misunderstanding on the track led to the French car’s retirement in a race in which the favourites also had their fair share of misfortune![...]
The success story of the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race continues at the 78 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans as factory drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Richard Lietz (Austria) and Wolf Henzler (Germany) piloted their German Felbermayr-Proton Porsche to a two-lap GT2 win over the second-place Ferrari earlier today.
In the 78th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ProSpeed Competition put up a brilliant performance. Following a flawless race the Belgian Porsche 911 GT3 RSR manned by Paul van Splunteren, Niek Hommerson and Louis Machiels finished in an excellent seventh place in the well filled LM GT2 class, clocking up a 21st place overall.[...]
Despite proving to be the fastest petrol-powered car at the Le Mans 24 Hours this year, Aston Martin’s hopes of claiming the accolade of top petrol competitor were cruelly dashed by scenes of barely believable drama in the closing hour.[...]
OAK Racing Team Mazda France continued their incredible run of form at the Le Mans 24 Hours in recent years with a third consecutive podium finish.[...]
With three hours to go at Le Mans the battle heated up, but the Kolles team was no longer part of it. Oliver Jarvis pulled his Audi R10 over to the side of the road. The Brit was in a decent seventh position when his car just slowed. It was taken to safety and retired.
Leading the GT1 class quite comfortably the Larbre Competition Saleen S7R spun on its own coming into the final corners. Fortunately the car had a huge lead over the rest of the GT1 field. After being pulled out it went straight to its pit box. When it returned it still had a six lap lead over the Young Driver AMR car.[...]