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Audi R8 LMS surpasses all expectations

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:17:02 +0100

At the end of the 2009 motorsport season AUDI AG cannot only be pleased with the successful title defense in the DTM. The Audi R8 LMS made a convincing showing in its first racing season as well: The GT3 race sports car developed for customer sport clinched 23 victories and three champion’s titles. \"Actuall...

Ferrari conquers Petit Le Mans

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:17:35 +0200

Thanks to Saturday’s victory at the Petit Le Mans, the spectacular endurance race on Georgia’s Road Atlanta circuit, the ninth run in the prestigious American Le Mans Series, Ferrari gained success in its class in every race in the 2009 season. At the end of a race held under incessant rain, suspended fo...

Bmw works driver J�rg M�ller scores 'Petit Le Mans' podium with the Bmw M3 GT2

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:50:23 +0200

For BMW works driver Jörg Müller (DE) the trip to the classic “Petit Le Mans” race in Road Atlanta (US) turned out to be a successful one: In his American Le Mans Series comeback, the 2001 GT2 champion finished second in the GT2-category alongside fellow BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team drivers D...

Both Audi R15 TDI prototypes on row two

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:31:45 +0200

Audi Sport Team Joest’s two Audi R15 TDI prototypes will start the \"Petit Le Mans\" 1000-mile race at Road Atlanta (U.S. state of Georgia) from the second row of the grid. The U.S. endurance classic serves Audi as preparation for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours. Best Audi driver in Friday’s 25-minute qual...

Nic Minassian blasts to Petit pole for Peugeot

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:27:01 +0200

Peugeot\'s Nic Minassian claimed pole position for Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA6, his second such accomplishment at Road Atlanta. Click here for Hi-ResPeugeot broke Audi’s stranglehold on the 24 Hours of Le Mans earlier this year. It could be on the way to doing the same at Road Atlanta. Nic Minassian led a f...

RSR debuts the Jaguar XKR GT2 racecar at Petit Le Mans

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:02:45 +0200

In preparation for a full championship effort in 2010, RSR has entered the Jaguar XKR GT2 in the American Le Mans Series\' famed event the Petit Le Mans with the intention to introduce the car and utilize the track time for testing and development. The Jaguar brand is launched into what everyone considers the deepest...

Andy Priaulx and J�rg M�ller to participate in Petit Le Mans

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:55:44 +0200

Fresh from competing in the FIA World Touring Car Championship’s rounds at Imola (IT), BMW works drivers Andy Priaulx (GB) and Jörg Müller (DE) will this weekend boost the line-up of the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team in the American Le Mans Series. Priaulx will be hoping for victory in the GT2 clas...

'Petit Le Mans' is Le Mans preparation for Audi

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:30:23 +0200

The countdown for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours is underway. In preparation for the sports car highlight of the year, Audi Sport Team Joest will contest the U.S. endurance classic \"Petit Le Mans\" at Road Atlanta (U.S. state of Georgia) on September 26 with two Audi R15 TDI cars. The inaugural \"Petit Le Mans\" rac...

Audi contests 'Petit Le Mans' race in the USA

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:27:06 +0200

For the first time since its victorious debut at Sebring in March, the technologically innovative Audi R15 TDI will again compete in an endurance race in the USA: On September 26, Audi Sport Team Joest will contest the 1000-mile \"Petit Le Mans\" race, which is part of the American Le Mans Series, at Road Atlanta (Geor...

100th Series start upcoming for Corvette's Johnny O'Connell

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:30:32 +0200

It’s more than appropriate to have Johnny O’Connell make his 100th start in the American Le Mans Series at Mosport International Raceway. Corvette Racing’s American star will make his 11th consecutive appearance at the Series’ lone Canadian stop, eager to add a record seventh victory to his Mo...

Voices of Mid-Ohio: Corvette Racing

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:12:57 +0200

This is the weekend Corvette Racing had circled on its calendar dating back to last season. The Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marks the debut of the new GT2 Corvette C6.R, a move that puts America’s sports car against the likes of Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Panoz and many others. Team mem...

Corvette Racing unveils GT2 version of C6.R

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:18:33 +0200

Corvette Racing will open a new chapter with the competition debut of the next-generation Corvette C6.R at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 6-8. In anticipation of a single GT class in 2010, Corvette Racing will test and develop the latest Corvette C6.R in the GT2 category in the final five rounds of the 2009...

van der Steur Racing�s Radical back for more at Mid-Ohio

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:16:47 +0200

With a podium finish in its first American Le Mans Series race of the season, van der Steur Racing’s Radical SR9-AER is bound for Mid-Ohio and next week’s Acura Sports Car Challenge. The LMP2 challenger placed third in class two weeks ago at daunting Lime Rock Park and will go up against the likes of Acur...

Aston Martin geared up for Algarve night race

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:46:57 +0200

Following a fourth overall and highest petrol finish at the Le Mans 24 hour race in June, Aston Martin Racing continues with the remainder of the Le Mans Series (LMS) and heads to the new Autodromo Internacional Algarve in Portugal for the first ever LMS night race. Aston Martin Racing will field two LMP1 cars for ...

Peugeot makes it official: two cars for Petit Le Mans

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:13:44 +0200

Peugeot confirmed today that it will attempt to add the trophy from Petit Le Mans powered by MAZDA6 to its collection with entries into the cornerstone event for the American Le Mans Series. The reigning 24 Hours of Le Mans champion will send two of its diesel-powered Peugeot 908 closed-top prototypes to compete on N...