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Porsche snatch Shanghai Pole as Ford shine in GTE-PRO
Mark Webber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley continued their practice form in qualifying this morning to snatch pole in the LMP1 class ahead of Toyota and Audi. Making it three different manufactures in the top three spots. Ford dominated GTE-PRO to take a 1-2 ahead of Aston Martin and AF Corse. The #1 Porsche 919…
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Porsche and Audi head first three hours in Mexico
The six hours of Mexico got under way in an exciting fashion, which saw Audi take advantage of their pole position. However Porsche and Toyota are still in the hunt. Hour 1 Andre Lotterer made a great start making a launch straight past the #2 Porsche , before taking advantage of the #8 Audi of…
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Audi, RGR Sport and Aston Martin claim Mexican Poles
Audi have taken pole for the inaugural 6 Hours of Mexico in the LMP1 class. In LMP2 it was a home pole for the RGR Sport team, with thanks to a time from home favorite and team owner Ricardo Gonzalez. The #8 Audi set the fastest time to gain pole position for tomorrow’s 6 Hours…
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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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6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps: Halfway report
Round 2 of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway at Spa-Francorchamps and the drama ensued. A tough day for Porsche and a strong fight between Audi and Toyota make up the headlines from the first half of the 6 Hours of Spa. Hour 1 Audi charged up to third and fourth positions at the start after…
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6 Hours of Spa: GTE Preview
This weekend sees the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps in the heart of the Ardennes play host to the 6 Hours of Silverstone. Ferrari dominated the first race of the season at Silverstone, taking victory in both GTE classes. GTE Pro The entry list for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps shows no changes compared to the first race…
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Five reasons why season five can be the best WEC season yet
Since the beginning of the FIA World Endurance Championship back in 2012 the championship has gone from strength to strength. Now, on the eve of the series’ fifth year, we are set for what could be the best season yet. We take a look at five reasons that season five of the WEC can live up to expectation.…
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Alex MacDowall joins Aston Martin’s ELMS campaign
Today (21/03/2016) Alex MacDowall has confirmed his switch from the WEC to the European Le Mans Series for 2016. The Aston Martin racer will remain with the British team in 2016 however will be moving across to the European Le Mans Series. MacDowall confirmed the move on his Instagram account today saying, “I can now…
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Bruno Senna on his WEC return with RGR Sport by Morand
Bruno Senna is no stranger to competition in the FIA World Endurance Championship with a two year spell with Aston Martin under his belt. Since then, he has switched to Formula E and the McLaren GT3 squad, however the Brazilian is back for 2016. This time, Senna will be campaigning in the LMP2 class with the RGR…