PEUGEOT 908 HD1 FAB PORSCHE RS SPYDER LOLA ASTIN MARTIN
These are just 3 of the 51 cars entered in the Autosport 1000 KM de Silverstone. Should be a great race, don't miss it.
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AUTOSPORT 1000 KM OF SILVERSTONE
The 5th and final round of the LMS 2008 season takes the Le Mans Cars to Silverstone England. The event will be sponsored by Autosport, the UK's biggest selling weekly motorsport magazine. Sponsorship from the Haymarket Media Group re-creates the glory days of Silverstone's six-hour sportscar races from the 1980s that were also sponsored by Autosport.
The Autosport 1000km of Silverstone gives sportscar racing fans their first chance to see Audi and Peugeot renewing their epic Le Mans battle in Britain.
It also marks Scotsman Allan McNish's first race on "home" soil since his spectacular victory in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours.
Le Mans Series organizers declared : "We hope we are starting a long-term partnership between Le Mans Series and Autosport."We want the Autosport 1000km to become a regular event on the LMS calendar in the coming years."
Autosport editor Andy van de Burgt added: "It's fitting that the Autosport 1000km should be revived at such a great time for sportscar racing.
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AUDI WINS LE MANS SERIES AND RACE AT SILVERSTONE
Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport): "That was a placatory end of a difficult championship. We're proud to have won the Le Mans Series straight in our first year against such strong rivals. Maybe we dreamt that we'd be going home from here with race victory and the championship title but it was hard work. The whole team did a great job. The pit stops and the strategy were very good and the boys drove a constantly fast pace. We were at the level of our strongest rivals who took themselves out of the race due to accidents, and we made the maximum of the situation. Well done to the whole squad!"
Dindo Capello (Audi R10 TDI #1): "First of all, congratulations to our team-mates Alex (Premat) and 'Rocky' on their well-deserved title win. For Allan (McNish) and me it was a nice end of the Le Mans Series. We were fast at the first four races as well but always had some kind of problems. After the accident with Stephane Sarrazin, in which I feel – 101 per cent – that I was not at fault, I thought that this race was over for us as well. But we never gave up. Seasoned drivers, an experienced team and a great car make for a good combination to win a race which – just like Le Mans – seemed to have been lost already on paper. This race showed that people with a lot of will power and commitment can make the seemingly impossible possible. That's why Allan and I are proud to be part of this fantastic team. Audi won Le Mans, the ALMS and the LMS. Now I'm firmly keeping my fingers crossed for Audi to win the DTM title as well."
Allan McNish (Audi R10 TDI #1): "I believe that Dindo (Capello) and I deserve this victory, and so does everyone in the team – both the exploit at the finale and the champion's title. We fought hard this year. For Dindo and me things weren't always going as well as they should have. We had incidents when we were in the position to win races. I think 24 hours ago nobody would have expected Audi to win the race and the manufacturer's title and 'Rocky' and Alex (Premat) the drivers' title. Audi has had a clean sweep in sportscar racing this season: Le Mans, the American Le Mans Series and the now the Le Mans Series. A great year for Audi Sport."
Alexandre Premat (Audi R10 TDI #2): "It's simply fantastic for everyone in the team and of course for 'Rocky' and I. I think we did a good job all weekend as well as thoughout the year. The race was tough. Up to the final lap we were on edge because 20 minutes before the end of the race we had a damaged suspension. That was close! Fortunately, the mechanics did a great job yet again. Thank you, Audi. Thank you, Team Joest. Thank you also to Allan (McNish) and Dindo (Capello) from whom we were able to learn a lot this year."
Mike Rockenfeller (Audi R10 TDI #2): "I always believed that we could make it - and now it's come true. In a championship you've got to consistently score good points and we did that at the first four races. And today we scored the necessary points as well. Of course we'd have liked to win this race. But I'm extremely happy that our 'sister car' clinched this exploit here for Audi. Allan (McNish) and Dindo (Capello) had a lot of misfortune this year. Audi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the last race of the LMS and the championship - it's hard to top that. For Alex and me it was very important to clinch this title."
Ralf Jüttner (Technical Director Audi Sport Team Joest): "That was a strange and difficult race. Previous races already showed that Peugeot tends to make mistakes when they're under pressure. In my opinion, the Peugeot drivers clearly made mistakes here. Perhaps they got a little nervous because they didn't manage to drive away from us. After number 7 was out of the race, Alex (Premat) and 'Rocky' were able to drive very cautiously. Fortunately, we managed to eliminate the technical problem quickly. In the end, they only missed third place by a few seconds. But that doesn't matter: they're the champions and Allan (McNish) and Dindo (Capello) have won the race. The two pushed like hell and deserve this win. A fantastic result for Audi!"
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RESULTS OF 1000 KM OF SILVERSTONE SEPTEMBER 14,2008
POS NO CLASS TEAM DRIVERS CAR LAPS
1 1 LMP1 Audi Sport Team Joest Rinaldo Capello/ Audi R10 TDI 195
Allan McNish
2 10 LMP1 Charouz Racing System Stefan Mucke/ Lola Aston 193
Jan Charouz Martin
3 16 LMP1 Pescarolo Sport Romain Dumas/ Pescarolo Judd 191
Jean-Christophe Boullion
4 2 LMP1 Audi Sport Team Joest Alexandre Premat/ Audi R10 TDI 191
Mike Rockenfeller
5 34 LMP2 Van Merksteijn Peter van Merksteijn/ Porsche 191
Motorsport Jos Verstappen RS Spyder
6 15 LMP1 Creation AIM Stuart Hall/ Creation Aim 191
Jamie Campbellwalter
7 17 LMP1 Pescarolo Sport Harold Primat/ Pescarolo Judd 190
Christophe Tinseau
8 5 LMP1 Team Oreca Matmut Stephane Ortelli/ Courage- 189
Soheil Ayari Oreca Judd
9 27 LMP2 Horag Racing Fredy Lienhard/ Porsche 187
Didier Theys/ RS Spyder
Jan Lammers
10 40 LMP2 Quifel ASM Team Miguel Amaral/ Lola AER 185
Olivier Pla
11 25 LMP2 RML ERDOS Tommy Newton/ MG 184
Mike Lola
12 31 LMP2 Team Essex Casper Elgaard/ Porsche 184
John Nielsen RS Spyder
13 45 LMP2 Embassy Racing Warren Hughes/ WF01 Zytek 184
Jonny Kane
14 18 LMP1 Rollcentre Racing Joao Barbosa/ Pescarolo Judd 183
Vanina Ickx/
Charlie Hollings
15 41 LMP2 Trading Performance Karim Ojjeh/ Zytek 07S 183
Claude-Yves Gosselin/
Adam Sharpe
16 4 LMP1 Saulnier Racing Jacques Nicolet/ Pescarolo Judd 183
Richard Hein
17 6 LMP1 Team Oreca Matmut Olivier Panis/ Courage- 183
Nicolas Lapierre Oreca Judd
18 44 LMP2 Kruse Schiller Hideki Noda/ Lola Mazda 182
Motorsport Jean de Pourtales
19 8 LMP1 Team Peugeot Total Pedro Lamy/ Peugeot 908 182
Stephane Sarrazin Hdi-FAP
20 59 LMGT1 Team Modena Antonio Garcia/ Aston Martin 178
Tomas Enge DBR9
21 55 LMGT1 IPB Spartak Racing Roman Rusinov/ Lamborghini 177
Peter Kox
22 72 LMGT1 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau/ Corvette C6.R 174
Patrice Goueslard
23 35 LMP2 Saulnier Racing Pierre Ragues/ Pescarolo Judd 174
Matthieu Lahaye
24 61 LMGT1 Strakka Racing Peter Hardman/ Aston Martin 173
Nick Leventis/ DBR9
Darren Turner
25 21 LMP1 Epsilon Euskadi Shinji Nakano/ Epsilon 172
Adrian Valles Euskadi Judd
26 96 LMGT2 Virgo Motorsport Robert Bell/ Ferrari F430 GT 172
Jaime Melo
27 77 LMGT2 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb/ Porsche 171
Jaime Melo 997 GT3 RSR
28 90 LMGT2 Farnbacher Racing Pierre Ehret/ Ferrari F430 GT 169
Pierre Kaffer/
Anthony Beltoise
29 85 LMGT2 Snoras Spyker Squadron Tom Coronel/ Spyker 168
Ralf Kelleners/ C8 Laviolette
Alexei Vasilief
30 88 LMGT2 Team Felbermayr-Proton Christian Ried/ Porsche 162
H Felbermayr Jr/ 997 GT3 RSR
H Felbermayr Sr
31 98 LMGT2 JMB Racing Peter Kutemann/ Ferrari F430 GT 160
Maurice Basso/
Julien Gilbert
32 26 LMP2 Bruichladdich Radical Marc Rostan/ Radical AER 160
Jens Petersen/
Jan-Dirk Lueders
33 93 LMGT2 James Watt Automotive Tim Sugden/ Aston Martin 159
Alan van der Merwe/ Vantage
Michael Outzen
34 94 LMGT2 Speedy Racing Team Andrea Chiesa/ Spyker C8 158
Benjamin Leuenberger Laviolette
35 46 LMP2 Embassy Racing Darren Manning/ WF01 Zytek 156
Joey Foster
36 99 LMGT2 JMB Racing Ben Aucott/ Ferrari F430 GT 145
Stephane Daoudi
37 32 LMP2 M Barazi Epsilon Juan Barazi/ Zytek 07S 126
Michael Vergers/
Fernando Rees
38 75 LMGT2 Imsa Performance Matmut Richard Balandras/ Porsche 91
Michel Lecourt 997 GT3 RSR
39 14 LMP1 Creation AIM Stephen Simpson/ Creation Aim 89
Ryan Lewis
40 33 LMP2 Speedy Racing Andrea Belicchi/ Lola Judd 75
Team Sebah Xavier Pompidou/
Steve Zacchia
41 20 LMP1 Epsilon Euskadi Angel Burgueno/ Epsilon Euskadi 59
Miguel-Angel De Castro Judd
42 95 LMGT2 James Watt Automotive Paul Daniels/ Porsche 55
Peter Bamford/ 997 GT3 RSR
Matt Griffin
43 91 LMGT2 Farnbacher Racing Lars Erik Nielsen/ Porsche 51
Dirk Werner 997 GT3 RSR
44 7 LMP1 Team Peugeot Total Marc Gene/ Peugeot 45
Nicolas Minassian 908 Hdi-FAP
45 76 LMGT2 Imsa Performance Matmut Raymond Narac/ Porsche 38
Richard Lietz 997 GT3 RSR
46 37 LMP2 WR / Salini Stephane Salini/ WR Zytek 3
Philippe Salini/
Tristan Gommendy
1000 KM OF THE NUERBURGRING
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AUDI R10 TDI RACES FOR 1ST TIME IN GERMANY
The Audi R10 TDI has won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in succession. For the first time the ground breaking diesel sportscar competes in the 1000-kilometre race at the Nuerburgring on 17 August in the country where it was designed: Germany.
Audi comes to the 1000-kilometre race at the Nuerburgring as leader in the Manufacturers' Championship in the European based Le Mans Series. In the Drivers' Championship the Audi drivers Alexandre Premat and Mike Rockenfeller are equal on points with leaders Marc Gene and Nicolas Minassian (both Peugeot). Le Mans winners Dindo Capello and Allan McNish follow in third place.
The maximum six-hour long 1000-kilometre race starts on Sunday (17 August) at 12:05 p.m. local time. Eurosport 2 broadcasts live from the Eifel region from 12:00 midday to 2.00 p.m. and between 5:00 and 6.00 p.m.
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1000 KM OF THE NUERBURGRING RACE RESULTS AUGUST 17, 2008
Pos Car Cls Drivers Team Car Laps
1 8 LMP1 P.Lamy Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 195
S.Sarrazin
2 7 LMP1 M.Gene Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 195
N.Minassian
3 2 LMP1 A.Premat Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 194
M.Rockenfeller
4 1 LMP1 R.Capello Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 194
Allen McNish
5 10 LMP1 S.Mucke Charouz Racing System Lola 189
J.Charouz
6 5 LMP1 S.Ortelli Team Oreca Matmut Judd 188
S.Ayari
L.Duval
7 34 LMP2 J.Verstappen Van Merksteijn Porsche 188
J.Bleekemolen Motorsport
8 15 LMP1 J.Campbellwalter Creation AIM Creation 187
S.Hall
9 35 LMP2 P.Ragues Saulnier Racing Judd 184
M.Lahaye
10 31 LMP2 C.Elgaard Team Essex Porsche 184
J.Nielsen
11 46 LMP2 D.Manning Embassy Racing Zytek 183
J.Foster
12 40 LMP2 M.Amaral Quifel ASM Team Lola AER 182
O.Pla
13 25 LMP2 T.Erdos RML Lola MG 181
M.Newton
14 45 LMP2 W.Hughes Embassy Racing Zytek 180
J.Kane
15 32 LMP2 J.Barazi Barazi Epsilon Zytek 180
M.Vergers
F.Rees
16 33 LMP2 A.Belicchi Speedy Racing Lola Judd 179
X.Pompidou Team Sebah
S.Zacchia
17 41 LMP2 K.Ojjeh Trading Performance Zytek 179
C.Gosselin
18 17 LMP1 H.Primat Pescarolo Sport Judd 176
C.Tinseau
19 18 LMP1 J.Barbosa Rollcentre Racing Judd 175
V.Ickx
M.Short
20 59 LMGT1 A.Garcia Team Modena Aston 172
T.Enge Martin
21 44 LMP2 De J.Pourtales Kruse Schiller Lola 172
H.Noda Motorsport
22 14 LMP1 S.Simpson Creation AIM Creation 172
L.Halliday
23 27 LMP2 F.Lienhard Horag Racing Porsche 170
D.Theys
J.Lammers
24 96 LMGT2 R.Bell Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 169
25 6 LMP1 O.Panis Team Oreca Matmut Judd 167
N.Lapierre
26 77 LMGT2 M.Lieb Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 167
A.Davison
27 76 LMGT2 R.Narac Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 167
R.Lietz
28 99 LMGT2 B.Aucott JMB Racing Ferrari 166
S.Daoudi
29 85 LMGT2 Peter Dumbreck Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker 165
R.Kelleners
A.Vasiliev
30 75 LMGT2 R.Balandras Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 164
M.Lecourt
J.Belloc
31 4 LMP1 J.Nicolet Saulnier Racing Judd 164
32 21 LMP1 S.Nakano Epsilon Euskadi Judd 163
A.Valles
33 98 LMGT2 P.Kutemann JMB Racing Ferrari 163
M.Basso
J.Scheier
34 95 LMGT2 P.Daniels James Watt Automotive Porsche 162
M.Palttala
T.Sugden
35 20 LMP1 A.Burgueno Epsilon Euskadi Judd 160
M.De Castro
36 26 LMP2 M.Rostan Bruichladdich Radical Radical 159
J.Petersen
J.Lueders
37 88 LMGT2 C.Ried Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 157
Felbermayr H
Felbermayr
38 90 LMGT2 P.Ehret Farnbacher Racing Ferrari 156
P.Kaffer
A.Beltoise
39 94 LMGT2 A.Chiesa Speedy Racing Team Spyker 145
B.Leuenberger
40 72 LMGT1 L.Alphand Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette 140
G.Moreau
P.Goueslard
41 55 LMGT1 R.Rusinov IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini 131
P.Kox
42 37 LMP2 S.Salini WR / Salini WR Zytek 126
P.Salini
P.Roussel
43 3 LMP1 G.Lavaggi Scuderia Lavaggi AER 110
44 91 LMGT2 Nielsen E.Lars Farnbacher Racing Porsche 101
R.Westbrook
A.Simonse
45 16 LMP1 E.Collard Pescarolo Sport Judd 101
J.Boullion
46 73 LMGT1 O.Beretta Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette 50
J.Policand
RACE 3 OF 5 - 1000 KM OF SPA BELGIUM MAY 11, 2008
1000 KM DE SPA
This circuit held the first 1000 KM of Spa in 1954. Ever since then the Belgian circuit has become one of the most preferred of the drivers. The Spa 1000KMS has become one of the musts in the Le Mans Series "1000KM" races.
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Jacques Villeneuve, Marc Gene, Olivier Panis...three ex Formula 1 drivers on the 1000 Km of Le Mans Series podium.
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RACE RESULTS
Pos Car Cls Drivers Team Car Laps
1 7 LMP1 M.Gene Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 143
N.Minassian
J.Villeneuve
2 2 LMP1 A.Premat Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 143
M.Rockenfeller
3 6 LMP1 O.Panis Team Oreca Matmut Courage 140
4 1 LMP1 R.Capello Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 139
A.McNish
5 16 LMP1 E.Collard Pescarolo Sport Judd 139
6 34 LMP2 P.Van Merksteijn Van Merksteijn Porsche 138
J.Verstappen
7 27 LMP2 F.Lienhard Horag Racing Porsche 138
D.Theys
J.Lammers
8 17 LMP1 H.Primat Pescarolo Sport Judd 137
C.Tinseau
9 31 LMP2 C.Elgaard Team Essex Porsche 135
J.Nielsen
10 15 LMP1 S.Hall Creation AIM Creation 134
R.Kerr
11 35 LMP2 P.Ragues Saulnier Racing Judd 134
M.Lahaye
12 20 LMP1 A.Burgueno Epsilon Euskadi Judd 133
M.De Castro
13 41 LMP2 K.Ojjeh Trading Performance Zytek 133
C.Gosselin
J.Schroyen
14 72 LMGT1 L.Alphand Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette 130
G.Moreau
P.Goueslard
15 4 LMP1 J.Nicolet Saulnier Racing Judd 130
M.Faggionato
R.Hein
16 55 LMGT1 R.Rusinov IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini 129
Peter Kox
17 33 LMP2 A.Belicchi Speedy Racing Lola Judd 128
X.Pompidou
S.Zacchia
18 59 LMGT1 A.Garcia Team Modena Aston Martin 127
T.Enge
19 96 LMGT2 R.Bell Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 126
G.Bruni
20 77 LMGT2 M.Lieb Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 126
A.Davison
21 88 LMGT2 C.Ried Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 123
H. Felbermayr
Felbermayr
22 94 LMGT2 A.Chiesa Speedy Racing Team Spyker 123
B.Leuenberger
23 99 LMGT2 B.Aucott JMB Racing Ferrari 123
A.Ferte
24 76 LMGT2 R.Narac Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 122
R.Lietz
25 98 LMGT2 P.Kutemann JMB Racing Ferrari 122
M.Basso
S.Daoudi
26 61 LMGT1 P.Hardman Strakka Racing Aston Martin 121
N.Leventis
27 95 LMGT2 P.Daniels James Watt Automotive Porsche 121
M.Palttala
T.Sugden
28 85 LMGT2 Peter Dumbreck Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker 118
R.Kelleners
A.Vasiliev
29 18 LMP1 J.Barbosa Rollcentre Racing Judd 112
V.Ickx
M.Forsten
30 25 LMP2 T.Erdos RML Lola MG 111
M.Newton
31 10 LMP1 S.Mucke Charouz Racing System Lola 107
J.Charouz
32 26 LMP2 M.Rostan Bruichladdich Radical Radical 106
J.Petersen
J.Lueders
33 91 LMGT2 Nielsen E.Lars Farnbacher Racing Porsche 95
R.Westbrook
A.Simonse
34 90 LMGT2 P.Ehret Farnbacher Racing Ferrari
P.Kaffer
35 45 LMP2 W.Hughes Embassy Racing Zytek 77
J.Kane
36 3 LMP1 G.Lavaggi Lavaggi AER AER 66
Scuderia Lavaggi
37 32 LMP2 J.Barazi Barazi Epsilon Zytek 07S 62
M.Vergers
F.Rees
38 8 LMP1 P.Lamy Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 56
S.Sarrazin
A.Wurz
39 75 LMGT2 R.Balandras Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 49
M.Lecourt
40 40 LMP2 M.Amaral Quifel ASM Team Lola AER 35
O.Pla
41 73 LMGT1 J.Blanchemain Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette 26
S.Dumez
S.Lemeret
42 200 LMP1 SAFETY CAR 15
RACE 2 OF 5 - MONZA ITALY, APRIL 27 2008
NICOLAS MINASSIAN GETS POLE POSITION
Peugeot gets the pole at Monza. Nicolas Minassian realized the best time - 1'31''606 -, just ahead of his Peugeot colleague Pedro Lamy and Audi rival Dindo Capello. Dindo received the best time of the two Audi R10 TDI's, and above all the best speed of the session: 322 km/h! Marc Gene will be the starter at Monza, as he was in Barcelona. But can we say that the result will turn out to be the same as the Spanish round? We'll have to let the drivers run the 1000 Km in order to know.
1000 KM OF MONZA SUMMED UP IN 3 MINUTES
RACE RESULTS
Pos Car Cls Drivers Team Car Laps
1 8 LMP1 P.Lamy Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 173
S.Sarrazin
2 2 LMP1 A.Premat Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 173
M.Rockenfeller
3 17 LMP1 H.Primat Pescarolo Sport Judd 169
C.Tinseau
4 15 LMP1 R.Kerr Creation AIM Creation 169
B.Jouanny
S.Hall
5 7 LMP1 M.Gene Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 167
N.Minassian
6 1 LMP1 Rinaldo Capello Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 166
Allen McNish
7 18 LMP1 D.Tappy Rollcentre Racing Judd 166
V.Ickx
M.Short
8 31 LMP2 C.Elgaard Team Essex Porsche 165
J.Nielsen
9 34 LMP2 P. Van Merksteijn Van Merksteijn Porsche 165
J.Verstappen
10 27 LMP2 F.Lienhard Horag Racing Porsche 164
D.Theys
J.Lammers
11 25 LMP2 T.Erdos RML Lola MG 164
M.Newton
12 35 LMP2 P.Ragues Saulnier Racing Judd 163
M.Lahaye
13 44 LMP2 J.De Pourtales Kruse Schiller Lola 162
H.Noda
14 40 LMP2 M.Amaral Quifel ASM Team Lola AER 161
O.Pla
15 59 LMGT1 A.Garcia Team Modena Aston Martin 159
T.Enge
16 72 LMGT1 O.Beretta Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette 159
G.Moreau
P.Goueslard
17 10 LMP1 Stefan Muecke Charouz Racing System Lola 158
J.Charouz
18 45 LMP2 W.Hughes Embassy Racing Zytek 155
M.Haberfeld
19 73 LMGT1 J.Blanchemain Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette 155
S.Dumez
P.Manopoulos
20 55 LMGT1 R.Rusinov IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini 153
P.Kox
21 76 LMGT2 R.Narac Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 152
Richard Lietz
22 91 LMGT2 Nielsen Farnbacher Racing Porsche 151
E.Lars
R.Westbrook
A.Simonse
23 33 LMP2 A.Belicchi Speedy Racing Team Lola Judd 151
X.Pompidou
S.Zacchia
24 90 LMGT2 P.Ehret Farnbacher Racing Ferrari 151
P.Kaffer
25 99 LMGT2 B.Aucott JMB Racing Ferrari 150
S.Daoudi
26 85 LMGT2 Peter Dumbreck Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 149
R.Kelleners
A.Vasiliev
27 94 LMGT2 A.Chiesa Speedy Racing Team Spyker C8 147
B.Leuenberger
28 46 LMP2 J.Kane Embassy Racing Zytek 146
J.Foster
29 98 LMGT2 P.Kutemann JMB Racing Ferrari 146
M.Basso
M.Casadei
30 77 LMGT2 M.Lieb Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 141
A.Davison
31 95 LMGT2 P.Daniels James Watt Automotive Porsche 135
M.Palttala
T.Sugden
32 4 LMP1 J.Nicolet Saulnier Racing Judd 134
M.Faggionato
R.Hein
33 5 LMP1 S.Ortelli Team Oreca Matmut Courage 130
S.Ayari
34 16 LMP1 E.Collard Pescarolo Sport Judd 121
J.Boullion
35 96 LMGT2 R.Bell Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 119
G.Bruni
36 32 LMP2 J.Barazi Barazi Epsilon Zytek 116
M.Vergers
F.Rees
37 30 LMP2 M.Didaio Racing Box Judd 115
F.Francioni
38 41 LMP2 K.Ojjeh Trading Performance Zytek 94
C.Gosselin
J.Schroyen
39 75 LMGT2 R.Balandras Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 86
M.Lecourt
J.Belloc
40 20 LMP1 A.Burgueno Epsilon Euskadi Judd 73
De, M.Castro
41 37 LMP2 S.Salini WR / Salini Zytek 71
P.Salini
P.Roussel
42 6 LMP1 O.Panis Team Oreca Matmut Courage 27
N.Lapierre
43 88 LMGT2 C.Ried Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 22
H Felbermayr Jr
H.Felbermayr
44 26 LMP2 M.Rostan Bruichladdich Radical Radical 6
J.Petersen
J.Lueders
RACE 1 OF 5 - CATALUNYA SPAIN, APRIL 6 2008
Fantastic race yields win for Peugeot in Spain.
Peugeot won the 5th season opening race of the 2008 Le Mans Series with Nicolas Minassian and local driver Marc Gene recording a popular victory in front of 28,000 spectators. Blue skies greeted the 47 competitors who took the start, and the sun shone brightly on the diesel-powered Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP, which took the chequered flag a clear lap ahead of the Audi R10 TDI driven by Mike Rockenfeller and Alexandre Premat.
RACE RESULTS
Pos Car Cls Drivers Team Car Gap
1 7 LMP1 M.Gene Team Peugeot Total Peugeot -
N.Minassian
2 2 LMP1 A.Premat Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 1
M.Rockenfeller
3 10 LMP1 S.Mucke Charouz Racing System Lola 3
J.Charouz
4 16 LMP1 E.Collard Pescarolo Sport Judd 5
J.Boullion
5 1 LMP1 R.Capello Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 6
A.McNish
6 34 LMP2 Van P.Merksteijn Van Merksteijn Motorsp Porsche 7
J.Verstappen
7 17 LMP1 H.Primat Pescarolo Sport Judd 7
C.Tinseau
8 33 LMP2 A.Belicchi Speedy Racing Team Seb Lola Judd 8
X.Pompidou
S.Zacchia
9 31 LMP2 C.Elgaard Team Essex Porsche RS 11
J.Nielsen
10 18 LMP1 J.Barbosa Rollcentre Racing Judd 11
V.Ickx
M.Short
11 25 LMP2 T.Erdos RML Lola MG 14
M.Newton
12 8 LMP1 P.Lamy Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 15
S.Sarrazin
13 35 LMP2 P.Ragues Saulnier Racing Judd 16
M.Lahaye
14 27 LMP2 F.Lienhard Horag Racing Porsche 17
D.Theys
J.Lammers
15 26 LMP2 M.Rostan Bruichladdich Radical Radical 21
J.Petersen
J.Lueders
16 72 LMGT1 L.Alphand Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette 21
G.Moreau
P.Goueslard
17 41 LMP2 K.Ojjeh Trading Performance Zytek 22
C.Gosselin
J.Schroyen
18 50 LMGT1 F.Makowiecki Larbre Competition Saleen S7R 23
P.Bornhauser
C.Bouchut
19 55 LMGT1 R.Rusinov IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini 25
P.Kox
20 40 LMP2 M.Amaral Quifel ASM Team Lola AER 25
O.Pla
21 96 LMGT2 Bell Robert Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 26
G.Bruni
22 77 LMGT2 M.Lieb Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 26
A.Davison
23 76 LMGT2 R.Narac Imsa Performance Matmu Porsche 997 28
Lietz
Richard
24 90 LMGT2 P.Ehret Farnbacher Racing Ferrari 29
P.Kaffer
A.Beltoise
25 85 LMGT2 Peter Dumbreck Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 31
R.Kelleners
A.Vasiliev
26 99 LMGT2 B.Aucott JMB Racing Ferrari 32
S.Daoudi
27 75 LMGT2 R.Balandras Imsa Performance Matmu Porsche 33
M.Lecourt
J.Belloc
28 95 LMGT2 P.Daniels James Watt Automotive Porsche 33
M.Palttala
M.Fortsen
29 88 LMGT2 C.Ried Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 34
J.Horst
S.Horst
30 98 LMGT2 M.Basso JMB Racing Ferrari 37
B.McCormick
M.Casadei
31 19 LMP1 G.Evans Chamberlain Synergy Lola AER 38
B.Berridge
32 20 LMP1 A.Burgueno Epsilon Euskadi Judd 48
De, M.Castro
33 14 LMP1 J.Campbellwalter Creation AIM Creation 52
S.Hall
F.Ortiz
34 37 LMP2 S.Salini WR / Salini WR Zytek 61
P.Salini
P.Roussel
DNF 30 LMP2 M.Didaio Racing Box Judd 73
F.Francioni
M.Savoldi
DNF 6 LMP1 O.Panis Team Oreca Matmut Courage 73
DNF 73 LMGT1 J.Blanchemain Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette 83
DNF 4 LMP1 J.Nicolet Saulnier Racing Judd 83
M.Faggionato
R.Hein
DNF 59 LMGT1 A.Garcia Team Modena Aston Martin 91
T. Enge
DNF 5 LMP1 S.Ortelli Team Oreca Matmut Courage 107
S.Ayari
DNF 44 LMP2 J.Pourtales Kruse Schiller Motorsp Lola Mazda 121
H.Noda
DNF 91 LMGT2 Nielsen E.Lars Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 125
R.Westbrook
A.Simonsen
DNF 3 LMP1 Lavaggi Giovanni Scuderia Lavaggi Lavaggi AER 128
W.Kaufmann
DNF 32 LMP2 J.Barazi Barazi Epsilon Zytek 07S 160
M.Vergers
DNF 45 LMP2 W.Hughes Embassy Racing Zytek 172
M.Haberfield
DNF 46 LMP2 J.Kane Embassy Racing Zytek 174
J.Foster
DNF 94 LMGT2 A.Chiesa Speedy Racing Team Spyker C8 198
B.Leuenberger
LOLA LMP COUPE PLANS UNVEILED
Jan 10, 2008
New designs to take on the world at Le Mans, Lola Cars International Ltd today announces the addition of the latest generation of LMP Coupe to its vast ancestry of world-beating sportscars.
Lola also releases the first images of the all-new Lola B08/60 LMP1. The car will compete in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours and Le Mans Series in the hands of existing Lola sportscar customer Charouz Racing System, who will race the new design with an Aston Martin V12 engine and engineering support from Aston Martin Racing.
The Lola B08/60 LMP1 Coupe is the result of over 12 months research, design and aerodynamic testing at Lola's renowned technical base in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Utilising significant upgrades in CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and windtunnel equipment, Lola is the first constructor to get a customer LMP Coupe on to the track.
As well as a full programme for the LMP1 Coupe this year, Lola has also agreed to supply a Lola B08/80 LMP2 version of the design to Speedy-Sebah Racing Team. This entry is planning to battle with Lola's open-topped sportscars to ensure a fifth consecutive class success at Le Mans in 2008, Lola's 50th anniversary year.
Source: lolacars.com
ASTON MARTIN REVEALS VANTAGE GT2
Jan 4, 2008
Known as the Vantage GT2, the new car is based on the V8 engined Aston Martin Vantage road car. The new car will mean Aston Martin is the only manufacturer to offer cars in every GT racing category: GT1 - DBR9, GT2 - Vantage GT2, GT3 - DBRS9, GT4 - Vantage N24.
For the first time, Aston Martin Racing is designing this car to run on either standard race fuel or E85 bio-ethanol (where regulations allow). In 2007, Aston Martin Racing successfully converted a standard DBRS9 to run on E85.
Robin Brundle, Aston Martin Racing's new managing director, said: 'The new Vantage GT2 completes our product portfolio for 2008 with competitive cars now available in every category. Thanks to our experience with the DBRS9, we have been able to develop a bio-ethanol fuelled version, which will be eligible to compete in an increasing number of series now accommodating this greener fuel, including the
American Le Mans Series.'
Aston Martin chairman, David Richards, will be announcing Aston Martin Racing's 2008 plans at the Autosport International show on Thursday 10 January at 10.45 am.
source: www.astonmartinracing.com
