LMP2

  • Rene Rast: “The car felt very good yesterday in the dry”

    Rene Rast: “The car felt very good yesterday in the dry”

    Rene Rast set pole position in LMP2 alongside Roman Rusinov for G-Drive Racing today for tomorrow’s FIA WEC season opener at Silverstone. Rast confirmed that despite the qualifying session taking place in the wet, the #26 Ligier was being run on the dry set up the team had worked on over the free practice sessions…

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  • Audi take pole at Silverstone

    Audi take pole at Silverstone

    The first qualifying session for the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship ended with the LMP1 pole going the way of the #7 Audi. G-Drive Racing will start tomorrow’s race from pole in LMP2, while the #71 Ferrari will lead away the GTE-PRO class, and the #88 Porsche the GTE-AM field. In LMP1, there was nothing…

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  • Porsche Carrera Cup GB and ELMS join WEC at Silvertone opener

    Porsche Carrera Cup GB and ELMS join WEC at Silvertone opener

    The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship kicks off over a three day event at Silverstone in Great Britain over the weekend of the 15th-17th April. However the WEC is not the only championship heading onto the track across the three days. The Porsche Carrera Cup GB will be on track for the second round of their championship after…

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  • Sir Chris Hoy confirmed in Algarve Pro Racing’s Le Mans Line-up

    Sir Chris Hoy confirmed in Algarve Pro Racing’s Le Mans Line-up

    Sir Chris Hoy has been confirmed on the entry list for this year’s 24 Hour of Le Mans as a driver for the Algarve Pro Racing team. The 40 year-old Olympian will drive alongside fellow Brit, Michael Munemann and Frenchman Andrea Pizzitola in the #25 car LMP2 car. Despite being renowned for holding the accolade…

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  • Porsche fastest in day 1 of testing

    Porsche fastest in day 1 of testing

    Earlier this week the European Le Mans Series headed to Paul Ricard for their 2016 prologue. Today the teams of the FIA World Endurance Championship got their chance to start their season at the same venue. A total of 29 of the 31 full season cars are at the French circuit over the 25th and 26th of March to test…

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  • ELMS: Krohn fastest at Prologue

    ELMS: Krohn fastest at Prologue

    The 2016 European Le Mans series kicked off with the championship’s season launch and offical pre-season test session over the last two days. With 42 cars taking part in the test there was sure to be action across the two day test.  In LMP2 Krohn Racing set the pace in the first session on Tuesday…

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  • Greaves and TDS Racing pull out of Le Mans

    Greaves and TDS Racing pull out of Le Mans

    Greaves Motorsport and TDS Racing are big names in the European Le Mans series, and are regulars on the entry list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Despite gaining entry to the endurance classic in 2016 however, both teams have withdrawn one car each from the race. News has come from the ACO that…

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  • Derani, Fassler and Ferrari star at Sebring

    Derani, Fassler and Ferrari star at Sebring

    With new cars and the season looking to be competitive as ever, some of the teams are getting their eye in over in the United States before the season gets under way. We take a look at some of the WEC’s success from last weekend’s round two of the IMSA WeatherTech United Sportscar Championship, the 12 Hours of…

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  • Ryo Hirakawa joins Thiriet/TDS Racing for ELMS

    With Kamui Kobayashi moving into a full-time seat, Toyota were on the lookout for a new testing and reserve driver over the winter. The Japanese manufacturer appear to have found their man, and have other plans for him besides supporting the LMP1 effort. The 21-year-old Japanese driver Ryo Hirakawa is the new test and reserve…

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