Le Mans Series
International debut for De Crem with Boutsen
The young 19 year old Belgian Nicolas De Crem will be taking a step onto the international motorsport scene this season. In previous seasons De Crem competed in the Belgian Touring Car Series, with as a highpoint a brilliant victory in the 12 Hours of Spa, and is now heading for the internationally renowned Le Mans Series.[…]
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”.[…]
Paul Ricard Test Days - The weekend on video
The Le Mans Series organisers have released a short video clip showing some of the action of the Le Mans Series Official Test Days that took place on the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit last Sunday and Monday.[…]
AF Corse LMS Paul Ricard test days report
Two difficult test days just finished for AF Corse. On the Paul Ricard track in France the team took part to the practice sessions of the Le Mans Series
championship. A first step before the first race that will be the 10th of April always on the same circuit in Paul Ricard.[…]
RML delighted with Paul Ricard test results
The RML AD Group Lola B08/80 HPD fulfilled much of its promise during the two-day official Le Mans Series test at the Paul Ricard HTTT in southern France on Sunday and Monday this week. Consistently in the top three in the LMP2 category, the svelte coupé also recorded the fastest outright speed for the class along the 1.2 kilometre (0.75 mile) Mistral Straight, topping out at a sprightly 291 kph (181 mph).[…]
Strakka Racing Shine at Ricard
Strakka Racing emerged as front-runners in LMP2 after a very successful Le Mans Series test at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet in southern France. With a brisk Alpine wind cutting across the track, conditions were hardly ideal, but the team’s new HPD ARX-01c in the hands of Danny Watts, Nick Leventis and Jonny Kane set fastest time in three out of the five sessions, including Sunday evening’s run through to midnight.[…]
Zytek leads the way in Official Test
2009 LMP2 Champion Quifel-ASM topped the final session of the two-day Le Mans Series test at Paul Ricard HTTT. The Portuguese team recorded a time of 1.46.584, over six tenths quicker than its closest challenger.[…]
ORECA: The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP on target
The Team ORECA-Matmut had its first taste of the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP last week, and the car was back on the track in the Le Mans Series official test days. Olivier Panis, Nicolas Lapierre and Loïc Duval racked up the kilometers on the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit to continue acclimatising themselves to their new mount.[…]
Beechdean Mansell on the Pace at Official LMS Test
The Beechdean Mansell Motorsport team were able to declare the official two day Le Mans Series test at Paul Ricard HTTT in the South of France a success after setting competitive times on both days. The fledgling British team were fifth fastest overall on day one, third fastest in the morning session on day two and were setting competitive times throughout the test against the more established LMS teams.[…]
A fruitful development test for AIM Team ORECA
The ORECA 01 topped the time sheets of the Le Mans Series official test days on its home turf. It was not the AIM Team ORECA’s main aim, but it is a sign of the success of the 2-day test. Backed up by Andy Meyrick and Didier André, Soheil Ayari put all his experience to use in what was a hard-working development session.[…]
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