Le Mans Series Archive

  • Felbermayr-Proton Porsche leads Ferrarr - Photo Credit: Porsche AG

    LMS Porsche Squads Lead GT2 Into Silverstone

    Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz only need to claim three points from the Le Mans Series (LMS) finale at Silverstone to claim the GT2 title, successfully defending the title the two Porsche works drivers won 12 months ago. Once more the pair will join in...

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  • Peugeot 908 HDI FAP at Le Mans - Photo Credit: Peugeot Sport

    Peugeot Sport Return To Racing At Silverstone

    <strong>Team Peugeot Total</strong> will return to the race track at Silverstone three months on from their desperate run in the Le Mans 24 Hours to contest the 1000km of Silverstone (September 10-12) – the first of the three races making up the Intercontinental Le Mans...

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  • AMR

    Aston Martin Prepare For Home Challenge

    Aston Martin Racing are looking forward to a battle on home turf as the final event of the Le Mans Series lands at Silverstone for the Autosport 1000kms race on 11/12 September. Adrian Fernandez, Harold Primat and the newly-signed Andy Meyrick head up the line...

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  • Phillips-RLR

    Simon Phillips To Drive for Team RLR At Silverstone 1000km

    Simon Phillips will join the Le Mans Series for the final round of the 2010 season after making his series debut in Hungary with Team RLR. With Warren Hughes only available to Team TLR for the Hungary round, Phillips will join the squad for the...

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  • Audi R15 TDI - Photo Credit: Audi Motorsport

    Intercontinental Le Mans Cup: Audi R15 TDI’s World Tour

    A year in which Audi Motorsport reclaimed the Le Mans 24 Hours crown will end with the manufacturer taking its R15 TDI global as it participates in the inaugural Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC). The three race series begins on September 12 with a 1000km...

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  • Strakka

    Strakka Racing Make History With Hungaroring Win

    Strakka Racing made history in Hungary in the fourth round of the Le Mans Series (LMS) by taking the first ever overall win for an LMP2 class car in the 1000km of the Hungaroring. The team had already begun their entry in the record books...

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  • The winning car on track - Photo Credit: Porsche AG

    Hungaroring Victory Has Porsche Pair Poised For Title Defence

    A third win of the season in the fourth round of the Le Mans Series (LMS) leaves Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz on the verge of successfully defending the LMGT2 class title. The pair of Porsche works drivers were once more victorious in the latest...

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  • CRS Racing drivers celebrate

    CRS Racing Take Silver In Hungary

    Le Mans Series pairing Tim Mullen and Andrew Kirkaldy finished a tremendous second in the GT2 class for CRS Racing, only narrowly falling short of a victory, losing out to a star-studded Porsche line-up in the closing stages of the race at the Hungaroring. Continuing...

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  • Felbermayr-Proton, IMSA Performance at ProSpeed on track - Photo Credit: Porsche AG

    Porsche Drivers On Title Hunt In Hungary

    Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz could wrap up the defence of their GT2 class title with round remaining by winning the inaugural Le Mans Series race at the Hungaroring. The two Porsche work drivers, racing for Team Felbermayr-Proton, began the season with wins in the...

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  • Vanina Ickx - Photo Credit: Julie Sueur

    Vanina Ickx and Signature Plus sample “tasty” Portimao Champagne

    Signature Plus, with drivers Vanina Ickx, Pierre Ragues and Franck Mailleux, finished third, rounding off the podium places at the Le Mans Series’ Portimao 1000km. The trio had to overcome a brace of problems, running second in their customer Lola-Aston Martin before being handed a...

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  • JMW Motorsport

    JMW Motorsport at Portimao: Fourth and Prosper

    Aston Martin squad JMW Motorsport recorded their best result of the season in Portimao, the third round of the Le Mans Series – the team finishing the 1000km event fourth in the LMGT2 class. On a weekend when temperatures soared, the 4.69km Autódromo Internacional do...

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  • Team ORECA Matmut drivers - Photo Credit: Julie Sueur via ORECA

    ORECA Matmut take deserved win at Portimao

    Team ORECA Matmut finally clinched the win they had been searching from with their Peugeot 908 diesel at Portimao 1000km. The team, which included Peugeot works driver Stephane Sarrazin for the weekend, had taken pole through Nicolas Lapierre and never looked back. Early pressure came...

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  • Rebellion Racing

    High Expectations for Rebellion at Portimao

    Four weeks on from disappointment at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Rebellion Racing will bring their two Lola-Rebellions to Portimao’s Autodromo Internacional Algarve for round three of the Le Mans Series The two LMP1 cars will be driven by their regular driver pairings for...

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  • ORECA Peugeot 908 - Photo Credit: ORECA

    ORECA Matmut “must win” at Portimao

    Having shown good outright speed throughout the season, but with little to show for it Team ORECA Matmut will return to racing action at the Portimao 1000km regular drivers Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier Panis backed up by Peugeot works driver Stephane Sarrazin for the event....

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  • Mansell on track at Paul Ricard

    Beechdean Mansell Forced To Miss Portimao

    Following the 200mph accident that ended their Le Mans 24 Hours challenge the Beechdean Mansell team have been forced to position have been forced to have to miss the next round of the Le Mans Series (LMS) in Portugal. The team will instead focus on...

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  • 2010 24 Hours Of Le Mans Class-By-Class Previews: LMGT1

    2010 24 Hours Of Le Mans Class-By-Class Previews: LMGT1

    2009 Winner: Corvette Racing – Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Drivers – Johnny O’Connell/Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 342 laps completed What to watch for in 2010 The future of LMGT1 Can any of them go the distance? Twelve months ago, or even six months ago, it looked...

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  • Porsche take second victory of 2010 at Spa

    Porsche take second victory of 2010 at Spa

    Porsche emerged, once more, victorious at the second round the Le Mans Series at Spa-Francorchamps as Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz took their second victory of the season for Team Felbermayr-Proton. The pair, who are defending LMGT2 champions, completed 124 laps of the 7.004km circuit...

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  • JMW Motorsport Fast But Luckless Again

    JMW Motorsport Fast But Luckless Again

    Once more Essex-based outfit JMW Motorsport came away from a Le Mans Series weekend having showed promising pace, but without a result to match. The pattern started as early as qualifying where the team finished the session tenth fastest in the 16 car LMGT2 class...

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  • Rebellion Racing Leave Spa As Best P1 Petrol Car

    Rebellion Racing Leave Spa As Best P1 Petrol Car

    Swiss team Rebellion Racing came away for the 1000km of Spa as the top petrol driven LMP1 even though both of the Lola coupe machines encountered problems during the six hour race. It was always going to be difficult for the team – in their...

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  • Audi Motorsport Fight Through Difficult Spa Outing

    Audi Motorsport Fight Through Difficult Spa Outing

    Audi Motorsport endured a “turbulent” weekend at Spa-Francorchamps as they aimed to finish their preparations before next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours. The race itself was “turbulent”, being stopped before halfway because of a local powercut and dampened by two separate rain spells. It was...

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  • Peugeot Power To 1000km Of Spa Victory

    Peugeot Power To 1000km Of Spa Victory

    Peugeot emerged victorious from a 1000km of Spa that included heavy accidents, a visit from the infamously changeable Ardennes weather and even a power cut that brought the field to a halt for 40 minutes. However, the race had not started well for the four...

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  • Audi Clinch Spa Front Row Start

    Audi Clinch Spa Front Row Start

    Timo Bernhard set the second fastest time in qualifying for the 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps to line his Audi R15 TDI on the front row alongside the pole-sitting Peugeot 908 of Sebastien Bourdais. “I am satisfied with my performance,” said Bernhard, who lapped the 7.004km track...

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  • Full Audi Line-Up For Le Mans “Dress Rehearsal”

    Full Audi Line-Up For Le Mans “Dress Rehearsal”

    After a successful “test race” at Paul Ricard Audi Sport are ready to mount their final preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours with three car effort at the 100km of Spa-Francorchamps – a race Dr. Wolfgang Ulrich describes as a “dress rehearsal”. The team...

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  • Peugeot Sport Return To Europe Before Le Mans Defence

    Peugeot Sport Return To Europe Before Le Mans Defence

    Eleven months after winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans the works Peugoet Sport squad is returning to racing in Europe, with three Peugeot 908 diesel coupes entered for the 1000km of Spa this weekend. A fourth car will be fielded by the ORECA squad....

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  • Book: Tom Coronel – 20 jaar op de limiet’ (20 years on the edge)

    Book: Tom Coronel – 20 jaar op de limiet’ (20 years on the edge)

    20 years is a long time to be in any job, thankfully for Tom Coronel his chosen career is something that many dream of, that of a racing driver. In the 20 years since he made his motor racing debut at Circuit Park Zandvoort driving...

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  • Dunlop Launch Livery Competition For Le Mans

    Dunlop Launch Livery Competition For Le Mans

    Have you ever wanted to see your artwork screaming past at over 200 miles per hour? Now is your chance. Tyre manufacturer Dunlop have launched its European Livery Competition – a chance to design the livery that will adorn the factory-supported JMW Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage...

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  • JMW Motorsport Disappointed With DNF

    JMW Motorsport Disappointed With DNF

    Reliability problems marred an otherwise positive 8 Hours of Le Castellet experience for JMW Motorsport, the first race for the Essex based squad with the Aston Martin Vantage GT2. The team, with drivers Darren Turner and Rob Bell, were among the top runners in the...

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  • ORECA Miss The Podium, Still Reach Goals

    ORECA Miss The Podium, Still Reach Goals

    Despite strong showings from both their cars Team ORECA Matmut left Paul Ricard having just missed out on the podium places at the 8 Hours of Le Castellet. Saturday’s qualifying meant the French team’s cars started the race well placed, their customer Peugeot 908 starting...

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  • Rebellion Racing Rise-Up To Take Podium

    Rebellion Racing Rise-Up To Take Podium

    Rebellion Racing enjoyed a “faultless” debut weekend according to driver Jean Christophe Boullion as he, along with Guy Smith and Andrea Belicchi took third place in LMP1, and overall, at the 8 Hours of Le Castellet at Paul Ricard. The result was a well-deserved reward...

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  • Porsche, Felbermayr-Proton Start On A “Fabulous” High

    Porsche, Felbermayr-Proton Start On A “Fabulous” High

    After a qualifying session which saw them thwarted by Ferraris in the quest for pole position the Porsches of Team Felbermayr-Proton rallied to take the ultimate spoils away from the Le Mans Series opener in Southern France. The German based team took a triumphant 1-2...

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