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Thiriet by TDS Racing Team And Dunlop Pace Dominates ELMS

Thiriet by TDS Racing Team led yesterday’s European Le Mans Series (ELMS) race from the first pit stops to the chequered flag. The team had a trouble free race and both drivers maintained a good pace with which to clinch maximum points. Signatech Alpine finished second followed by Dunlop-shod Morand Racing.[...]

ProSpeed Competition – ELMS – Improvement and early end

The second round of the European Le Mans Series took place this weekend on the prestigious “Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari” circuit. Once again this year ProSpeed Competition entered their trustworthy Porsche 911 RSR for the French duo François Perrodo and Sébastien Crubilé, whom in principle can count on the support of their fast and highly experienced countryman Emmanuel Collard.[...]

Ram Racing wins LMGTE ELMS 3 Hours of Imola

In only its second race in the series, Ram Racing’s Matt Griffin and Johnny Mowlem today brought the new British GT team its first victory of its short racing career, its first win of the 2013 European Le Mans Series in the 3 Hours of Imola in Italy, and led a Ferrari 1-2-3 at the Autodromo Enzo & Dino Ferrari.[...]

Montecalvo and Jeannette on the podium again in ELMS

For the second consecutive race in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), Bayshore Recycling ambassadors Frankie Montecalvo and Gunnar Jeannette finished on the podium. During today’s Three Hours of Imola, the American duo finished in third place for Ram Racing.[...]

Podium at Imola for Morand Racing

Natacha Gachnang and Franck Mailleux offer Morand Racing their first podium in highly competitive European Le Mans Series championship. At Imola on the Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari, the drivers of the Switzerland based team concluded their weekend with a third overall place.[...]

Thiriet by TDS Racing do it again with the ORECA 03 at Imola

« Like the good old days ». Reunited for the first time since winning the 2012 championship, Pierre Thiriet and Mathias Beche picked up where they left off in the European Le Mans Series : driving the ORECA 03 entered by Thiriet by TDS Racing, the two men took the 3 Hours of Imola victory ! They finished ahead of the Alpine driven by Ragues/Panciatici, built and developed by ORECA. Second in the opening round, Race Performance finished just off the podium with their ORECA 03 in the hands of Michel Frey and Patric Niederhauser. In addition, the two top finishing cars were powered by a Nissan engine prepared by the ORECA engine department based in Magny-Cours.[...]

Team Endurance Challenge : Gary Hirsch and Paul-Loup Chatain win and confirm their potential

After Soheil Ayari and Anthony Pons, winners under a deluge at Silverstone, it’s the young duo of Gary Hirsch and Paul-Loup Chatain who took the honors at the 3 Hours of Imola. Starting in the pole position with their ORECA-FLM 09, the two men led the second round of the European Le Mans Series from start to finish to take victory for Team Endurance Challenge in the LM PC class. In addition, they came home in seventh place overall. Anthony Pons and Soheil Ayari take second spot on the podium, followed by Alex Loan and Matthieu Lecuyer.[...]

Murphy Prototypes Race Report – Round 2 ELMS

Murphy Prototypes took the chequered flag in sixth position at the end of a disappointing second round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series at the ‘Autodromo Enzo & Dino Ferrari’ circuit, Imola, in the Republic of San Marino, central Italy today.[...]

LMP2 and LMPC Race Report: VICTORY IN IMOLA FOR THIRIET BY TDS RACING

Reigning ELMS Champions Thiriet by TDS Racing returned to the top step of the podium when Pierre Thiriet crossed the line in the team’s Oreca-Nissan to take maximum points in Italy for himself, the team and co-driver Mathias Beche. The gap of 46 seconds to the second placed nr36 Signatech Alpine Alpine-Nissan of Nelson Panciatici [...]

LMGTE and GTC Race Report: FERRARI TAKE TOP HONOURS IN ITALY

The 3 Hours of Imola saw a home win for Ferrari in both the LMGTE and GTC classes with the nr52 RAM Racing 458 Italia of Matt Griffin and Johnny Mowlem taking a lights to flag win in LMGTE and the nr69 SMP Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 of Fabio Babini, Viktor Shaitar and Kirill Ladygin taking the GTC class win for the Russian team on their debut in the European Le Mans Series.[...]

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