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Peugeot continues its winning streak at Silverstone!
12.9.2011 von Wolfgang.
After winning the Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km and the Imola 6 Hours, Peugeot emerged victorious in front of 40 000 spectators in the Autosport 6 Hours of Silverstone, the fourth of the five rounds of the 2011 Le Mans Series. After a long duel with the no. 1 Audi R18 TDI, the no. 7 908 came first after a well-judged race showing its reliability and speed. Greaves Motorsport won in LM P2, Pegasus Racing in FLM, AF Corse in LM GTE Pro and IMSA Matmut Performance in LM GTE Am.
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Simon Pagenaud takes pole on his first outing at Silverstone!
11.9.2011 von Wolfgang.
Simon Pagenaud took pole in his Peugeot 908 for the Autosport 6 Hours of Silverstone on his first outing on the famous English circuit. Despite uncertain weather conditions the Frenchman found the right window to set the fastest time in the session in front of Allan McNish and Stéphane Sarrazin. The other pole setters were: Danny Watts (LMP2), Phil Keen (FLM), Augusto Farfus (LM GTE Pro) and Nicolas Armindo (LM GTE Am).
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Peugeot win the Spa-Francorchamps 1000 kms for the fifth consecutive time
8.5.2011 von Wolfgang.
Today Saturday, Peugeot won the Spa-Francorchamps 1000 kms for the fifth time on the trot after its four straight victories between 2007 and 2010. The 908s got the better of their German rivals early on in the race despite their poor grid positions and were never headed after that. TDS Racing, Hope Racing, AF Corse and IMSA Performance Matmut triumphed in the other categories.
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Battle on all fronts at Spa‐Francorchamps !
30.4.2011 von Wolfgang.
After the first round of the Le Mans Series at Le Castellet, the intensity is going to be ratcheted up several notches in the second race, the Spa‐Francorchamps 1000 kms on 5th ‐7th May. Almost sixty cars will be on the starting grid for the Belgian classic, and the duel between Audi and Peugeot, with only six weeks to go to the Le Mans 24 Hours, will be the highlight in the top category!
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Pescarolo wins the Le Castellet 6 Hours on his return to the Le Mans Series
4.4.2011 von Wolfgang.
Henri Pescarolo’s team made a triumphant comeback to endurance racing by winning on its first outing in 2011. Emmanuel Collard, Christophe Tinseau and Julien Jousse took first place in the event on the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit. Greaves Motorsport won the LM P2 category and finished on the third step of the overall podium. JMW Motorsport, Felbermayr-Proton and Pegasus Racing carried off the spoils in the other categories.
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Rebellion Racing sets the fastest times
13.3.2011 von Wolfgang.
After the first test session yesterday under grey skies in the Var, the weather did not improve today. The ambient temperature did not exceed 10°C, and violent gusts of wind plus intermittent rain did not make things easy for the Le Mans Series drivers and teams. However, they all continued to fettle in their cars during the eight-hour official test session…
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Kick-off of the Le Mans Series!
13.3.2011 von Wolfgang.
This Friday saw the kick-off of the Le Mans Series on the first day of official testing, Twenty-seven cars took to the track on the legendary Le Castellet circuit for the first skirmish of the 2011 season. The majority of teams used the day to get to know their cars, and some were already testing at racing speeds.
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Le Mans Series 2011 Calendar : Final at Estoril!
11.12.2010 von Wolfgang.
The official Le Mans Series 2011 calendar revealed last week is now confirmed! The final round will be held inPortugal, precisely on the Estoril circuit, still with a 6‐Hour race, on 23, 24 and 25 September.
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Le Mans Series 2011 calendar: to a new tune!
2.12.2010 von Wolfgang.
The official 2011 Le Mans Series calendar is finally available! After a high standard 2010 season, with a large panel of manufacturers and private teams, 2011 puts the accent on novelties! No less than five meetings across Europe will be on this season’s programme, with one new circuit in Italy: Imola. The race format goes from 1000Km to 6 Hours with the aim of having a better visibility of the races and improving their broadcasting. The main evolution in 2011, concerns the categories with the disappearing of GT1 and the appearing of LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am (formerly LM GT2).
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Peugeot and ORECA over the moon
13.9.2010 von Wolfgang.
The 2010 season is now over and the winners will party tonight to celebrate their titles. In the end, Team ORECA Matmut and Peugeot, as a car-manufacturer, came away with everything, and Audi with nothing. Stéphane Sarrazin started the 1,000Km of Silverstone as title favorite and duly ended it as champion for the second time.Nicolas Minassian and Anthony Davidson snatched a strong overall victory while Strakka Racing took a brilliant victory in the LMP2 class. Jody Firth and Warren Hughes brought a third trophy home this weekend thanks to FLM, and AF Corse Ferrari secured their second win of the season.Despite a few rain drops, the track has remained dry the whole race and no safety-car period disturbed the course of the race.
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Audi on top of the world
12.9.2010 von Wolfgang.
Several drivers and teams came head-to-head in four classes in Le Mans Series title decider at Silverstone, but also first round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, and it is still impossible to predict who will triumph, even if today’s sunny qualifying session gave the polesitters a leg up.Audi Sport Team Joest’s Allan McNish retained the honor of setting the fastest lap time of the Autosport 1,000Km of Silverstone qualifying session, despite some strong competition from Timo Bernhard in thSaturday was a day of surprises in Great-Britain - no Peugeot prototype on the front row, no genuine threat to polesitters Audis, and JMW Motorsport eclipsing the Porsches and the Ferraris in the LMGT2 class. Who are the genuine contenders for victory on Sunday afternoon? May the best teams and drivers win!
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Thrilling finale at Silverstone
8.9.2010 von Wolfgang.
Four races so far in 2010 and four different overall winners! If the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP scored two victories, courtesy of the official team at Spa and Team ORECA Matmut in Portugal, Lola-Rebellion leads the LMP1 “Manufacturers” standings of the 2010 Le Mans Series. With 47 cars on the entry list at Silverstone, the battle is not over yet, except in the LMGT1 class!The legendary British track that has hosted the Le Mans Series finale for a few years now and is the home track for Strakka Racing. The LMP2 team snatched an unexpected overall victory in Hungary after Danny Watts chalked up the best overall time in the morning qualifying session. The Briton is glad to race on a track that he knows like the back of his hand.
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Strakka Racing makes history
24.8.2010 von Wolfgang.
The twists and turns of the Hungaroring test cars and drivers to the absolute limit. With a high level of downforce, exceptionally low grip and high track temperatures, the 1,000Km of Hungaroring have been very demanding on drivers, teams and cars.Nobody could hold a candle to Strakka Racing’s Danny Watts on Sunday morning’s qualifying in Hungary, and the British team’s overall victory made history with the very first overall victory for a LMP2 car in the Le Mans Series.
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Thrilling! A première with an LMP2 in pole…
22.8.2010 von Wolfgang.
The 1000Km of the Hungaroring have offered a major development in the starting grid. Suspected after the free practices to be the most efficient cars on this layout, the les LMP2 have opened a new chapter in the Le Mans Series history with their first pole position.
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The Hungarian rhapsody
18.8.2010 von Wolfgang.
The Le Mans Series heads to Hungary for the very first time so the 1,000Km of Hungaroring is a leap in the dark for most of teams and drivers. Team ORECA Matmut took their first victory with the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP one month ago in Portugal and expects to clinch another one in the heat of the night at Budapest.
The Hungaroring lies just east of Budapest and the Castle District of Pest has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The layout has not been too much modified over the years and the latest changes see the longest lap in the circuit’s history with a total distance of 4.384 km.
With its slow corners and its narrow straights, many say its characteristics more closely resemble a street circuit than a purpose-built track. However, its beautiful setting in a natural amphitheatre makes it an excellent venue for spectators. They should enjoy a race that Team ORECA Matmut ex-Formula One driver Olivier Panis predicts tough.
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