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Halfway Report: 6 Hours of Shanghai
The penultimate round in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway this morning with Porsche on pole position. With the championship still up for grabs and Audi looking to prove a point in their final two races in LMP1, the 6 Hours of Shanghai was looking set to be a classic. Hour 1 The…
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Audi draw first blood in Texas
The #8 Audi R18 of Lucas di Grassi, Loic Duval and Oliver Jarvis topped the timesheets in both free practice sessions on Thursday at the Circuit of the Americas. Oliver Jarvis was the quickest man of FP1 in the scorching Texan heat, posting a fastest lap time of 1:48.498 on lap 10 of his 12-lap…
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Audi and Aston Martin on top in Qualifying
Audi stun in qualifying to steal a 1-2 at the Nurburgring, to take pole for their home race. Aston Martin topped the GTE times. Andre Lotterer and Marcel Fassler will start from pole for tomorrow 6 Hours of the Nurburgring thanks to a combined time of 1:39.444. Second fastest was the #8 Audi which managed a 1:39.710.…
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Henzler eyeing podium at Nürburgring
This weekend marks the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the famous Nürburgring circuit in the Eifel Mountains. In the run-up to the race weekend, WEC-Magazin spoke to Porsche driver Wolf Henzler on his preparations for his home race and the KCMG team’s performance so far this season. WM: Wolf, how would…
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Toyota leads Le Mans at six-hour stage
The #6 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 of Kamui Kobayashi leads the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans after the first six hours with the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Mark Webber in second. Thiriet by TDS Racing leads LMP2, while it’s a Ford one-two in GTE Pro. The #78 KCMG Porsche leads GTE Am. The race…
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Q3 red flagged after deluge
The weather once again dominated proceedings in the third qualifying session for the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. The session began in damp conditions, but a full-on deluge hit the track after just 15 minutes. However, a respite from the rain and a drying track meant that at least some running was possible in…
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Rain disrupts Q2 at Le Mans
The second session of qualifying at Le Mans was practically a wash-out, with rain coming in from the north after just 20 minutes of running. Only seven cars went on to improve their times from Q1, most of which in LMP2. Brendon Hartley in the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid recorded the quickest time of the session,…
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Barker “confident” ahead of Le Mans 24 Hours debut
British driver Ben Barker is the latest a new crop of young drivers showing off their considerable talent in GTE racing and one-make GT series. Two very recent graduates, Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy, went on to win Le Mans last year. This season marks Barker’s debut in the WEC in a Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR alongside Adam Carroll…
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Audi quickest at Le Mans Test Day
The #8 Audi R18 of Loic Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis posted the fastest time of yesterday’s Le Mans Test Day of 3:21.375. In LMP2, Eurasia Motorsport finished top of the time sheets while Corvette recorded the fastest times in both GTE Pro (Corvette Racing) and GTE Am (Larbre Competition). Loic Duval was…