2011 Britcar 24 Hours: Hour 6 Update
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Nigel Mustill's Aquila CR1 maintained his three-lap lead come six hours of the Britcar 24 Hours at Silverstone, although they did so…
The Nigel Mustill run Aquila CR1 retook the lead of the Britcar 24 Hours during the event's fifth hour. Having fallen as…
Mihai Marinescu converted his maiden FIA Formula Two pole position into a comfortable first ever victory in the first of the two races at Monza, while championship leader Mirko Bortolotti finished second to all but win the title.
Fresh from his win at Imola, Jonathan Rea carried his form into Superpole, edging out Eugene Laverty and champion-elect Carlos Checa.
The No. 2 Eclipse Ferrari was again leading at the end of hour four, just as it was at the end of hour three. However, this disguises the beginning of an exciting battle for the lead of Class One during this stage.
Update after the third our of Britain’s most gruelling race – the Britcar 24 Hours
Valentino Rossi was “pretty satisfied†with seventh on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix although he refused to get too excited with the performance
Jorge Lorenzo believes it will be “almost impossible†for him to win tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix if his Honda rivals ride to their maximum, despite qualifying second
Bradley Smith fancies his chances of finishing on the podium in tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix after qualifying fourth at Motegi
Sebastien Ogier is currently set for a home victory on Rallye de France with the final day’s six stages to go, but is less than ten seconds ahead of Dani Sordo at the end of a second day that saw four lead changes.
The update from the second hour of the 2011 Britcar 24 Hours.
Alvaro Bautista feels confident of challenging for a top six finish in tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix after a strong qualifying performance
Cal Crutchlow revealed he had been suffering from illness on Saturday, keeping him back in 12th in qualifying at Motegi
The opening hour of the 2011 Britcar 24 Hours was dominated, from pole, by the Aquila CR1 driven by Bob Berridge. The…
Mattias Ekstrom has taken pole position for the penultimate round of the DTM season at Valencia in Spain, continuing his strong recent run of form. Meanwhile title contenders Martin Tomczyk and Bruno Spengler could only manage 11th and 13th on the grid respectively.
Live video feed and commentary from the Britcar 24 at Silverstone.
Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi returns to Japan next weekend hoping to get his season back on track after a recent run of poor results.
