Le Mans Series
Strakka Racing takes historic overall win in Hungary
Strakka Racing’s remarkable season continues to break records, with a first ever outright win for an LMP2 car in Europe at the Hungaroring yesterday evening. Following on from the squad’s class win at Le Mans in June, which established a new benchmark for LMP2 in terms of pace, distance and overall position, the Strakka HPD rewrote the history books again in Round 4 of the 2010 Le Mans Series in Hungary. Strakka’s driver line-up of Danny Watts, Nick Leventis and Jonny Kane spearheaded an unprecedented top-six sweep by the LMP2 front-runners as the LMP1 prototypes hit widespread reliability issues.[...]
Vanina Ickx : The ABCs of Budapest…
After finishing third at the 1000km of Algarve, Vanina Ickx once again found herself on the LMP1 podium of the 1000km of Hungaroring, the fourth round of the Le Mans Series. After starting from the back of the grid, as it’s required by the sporting regulations when changing tyres after qualifying, Vanina worked her way up the field to fifth place overall during her stint in the Lola-Aston Martin. The Signature-Plus Team was continuing its run in second place when they encountered a problem with the alternator.[...]
Thierry Boutsen Energy Racing third after Budapest
For the fourth round of the Le Mans Series the competitors headed off down to Budapest in Hungary this last weekend. Thierry Boutsen Energy Racing once again appeared at the start with the Formula Le Mans for Nicolas De Crem, Bernard Delhez and the young Austrian Dominik Kraihamer.[...]
Atlas eFX: Turbulent race-weekend at the Hungaroring
A turbulent race weekend is behind the Atlas eFX-Team FS, who had high expectations to the top. After the last race in Portimao (P), the engine had to be replaced. An unpredictable oil leak made a participation in the training sessions impossible. The mechanics repaired the damage overnight to be able to start the qualifying session. In the second corner of the just started Qualifying one wheel hub broke. Consequently, the team had to start from the back row on Sunday afternoon.[...]
Technical problems hinder ProSpeed Competition in LMS Budapest
The fourth race of the Le Mans Series on the Hungarian F1 circuit in Budapest was on the programme this last weekend. One month after the Algarve the Prototypes and GTs were once again facing a 1000 km evening race, held this time around on Sunday evening. Once again the Belgian ProSpeed Competition entered the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR for the German-British duo of Marco Holzer and Richard Westbrook.[...]
AF Corse: Unlucky race in Hungary
The race in Budapest started in the best possible way for AF corse: apart from the pole position, the team managed to reach the second and fourth position. Cars started the race without problems and Alesi, Fisichella and Vilander reached the leading position. Just after them Alvaro Barba and Alvaro Parente, while the Argentinean crew keep their starting position without any difficulties. [...]
Quaife pleased with Hungaroring pace
Kent-based racing driver Phil Quaife was pleased with his pace in the Hungaroring 1000kms at the weekend even though he and CRS Racing co-driver Pierre Ehret didn’t get the result they deserved in their GT2 class Ferrari F430.[...]
Overall podium for OAK Racing Team Mazda France
The #24 OAK Racing Pescarolo-Judd of Matthieu Lahaye and Jacques Nicolet finished in a superb third place in last night’s Hungaroring 1000kms, round 4 of the 2010 Le Mans Series. As well as securing a first overall podium finish to go with another top-three result in the LMP2 class, the team also clinched victory in the Michelin Green X Challenge.[...]
Victory for Beechdean Mansell in Hungary
In only their third race the Beechdean Mansell Motorsport team took the chequered flag to record their first Le Mans Series win at the 1000km of the Hungaroring in Hungary. Leo and Greg Mansell shared the driving duties in the 6 hour race on the tight and twisty 3.7km track and it was older brother Leo who took the chequered flag, winning LMP1 and finishing 7th overall, after a gruelling race that saw many of their rivals fall by the wayside.[...]
Another finish for Spyker Squadron in Hungary
Tom Coronel and Peter Dumbreck took a ninth place finish in the fourth round of the Le Mans Series season at the Hungaroring near Budapest tonight. Having started from eleventh place on the grid the Spyker Squadron drivers fought hard but eventually had to settle for ninth in the ultra-competitive GT2 field.[...]
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