Risi Competizione Ready for 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Ben Keating and Giuseppe Risi have joined forces at Le Mans this year to battle for LM GTE Am victory. Ahead of this weekend’s test the crew are ready to go.
After Pietro Fittipaldi’s high-speed crash at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, DragonSpeed team principal Elton Julian has confirmed that the LMP1 entry will appear at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.
With only 30 days to go before the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has announced the list of competitors that have been requested to undergo the mandatory pre-race checks on the 10th and 11th of June.
Jenson Button has conducted his first test of SMP Racing’s BR Engineering BR1.
Le Mans legend Jacky Ickx will be the Grand Marshal for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The new LMP1 Ginetta, being run by Manor CEFC TRSM Racing, has failed to set any lap times for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, and their pending issue could lead to them having to forfeit from Le Mans next month.
2009 Formula 1 world champion and current Honda Super GT driver, Jenson Button, could see his Le Mans debut this year. The Brit is currently in talks with SMP Racing and if the deal falls into place he will pilot their BR1 AER alongside former Indycar driver, Mikhail Aleshin and former Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov.
Ford have not ruled out the possibility of having customer teams in the future. It could lead to developments in the future of their motor sport program.
Porsche unleashed their evolution of the 919 Hybrid this week as Neel Jani broke the track record set by Lewis Hamilton in 2017.
While Fernando Alonso is on duties for McLaren F1 Team in Bahrain this weekend, his FIA WEC team Toyota Gazoo Racing will be taking part in the official pre-season Prologue event.
Team BRIT has met with 24 Hours of Le Mans organiser ACO to discuss a future entry.
Three AF Corse Ferrari’s set for 24 Hours of Le Mans Challenge as familiar names are boosted with added support.
Ex F1 driver and DTM Champion, Paul Di Resta will make his Le Mans 24 hours debut with United Autosports.
Alex Davison will make his World Endurance Championship debut with Gulf Racing for the 2018/19 season
Will Stevens will race in LMP2 machinery in 2018 after joining Panis-Barthez Competition for ELMS and Le Mans.
Christina Nielsen joins Ebimotors for her third 24 hours Le Mans in a Porsche 911 RSR
At the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota took to the stage to reveal their radical GR Supra Racing Concept. An evolution from the past, Toyota have great racing and road plans for this car.
