Oreca Wins the 1000Km of Algarve


Team Oreca Matmut’s Peugeot 908 HDi FAP driven by Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier Panis has won the 1000 Km of Algarve, in Portimao, Portugal. The Peugeot 908 was followed by Rebellion Racing’s Lola Rebellion and Signature’s Lola Aston Martin.

First in LMP2 was RML’s Lola HPD followed by Team Bruichladdich’s Ginetta-Zytek 09S and Dams’ Oreca 09, [...]

Stephane Sarrazin to join Oreca in LMS


Oreca announced today that Stephane Sarrazin will be joining the team for the remainder of the Le Mans Series season. Sarrazin will share the seat of Oreca’s Peugeot 908 HDi FAP with Olivier Panis and Nicolas Lapierre.

Sarrazin is currently second in the Le Mans Series drivers classification, following McNish and Capello who share [...]

Nigel Mansell Recovering Well After Le Mans Accident

Nigel Mansell of Beechdean Mansell Motorsport is recovering well after his severe crash at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year. The team’s Ginetta Zytek prototype was badly damaged and requires extensive repairs which will cause the team to miss the next Le Mans Series race in Portugal, mid July.

Beechdean Mansell Motorsport will [...]

Team Peugeot Total takes first two places at Spa

Team Peugeot Total put two cars in the first two places at this year’s second Le Mans Series race at Spa. Audi Sport Team Joest came in third. Detailed results and timing can be found at the Le Mans Series website.

In LM-GT1, the first three places were taked by Ford GTs.

Pictures of the Spyker Squadron C8 Laviolette at Spa

Spyker Squadron have uploaded a bunch of pictures of their beautiful Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R spinning around the track as Spa, in Belgium, where the second race of the 2010 Le Mans Series will take place tomorrow. So click on this link and enjoy!

8 Hours of Castellet Videos Show Up on YouTube

Videos from the 8 Hours of Castellet, the 2010 opening Le Mans Series race that tool place yesterday at the Paul Ricard HTTT, are showing up in YouTube. Enjoy!

Audi Wins the 8 Hours of Castellet

Audi makes a successful return to Le Mans Series by winning the 8 Hours of Le Castellet. The Audi R15 Plus, driven by McNish and Capello finished first in 8 hours and 36 seconds after having completed 266 laps at an average speed of 192.3 km/h.

Aston Martin Racing and Rebellion Racing have finished in second [...]

After One Hour Audi Takes The Lead at Le Castellet

Despite Oreca starting the race in pole position, the Audi R15 Plus driven by McNish takes takes the lead in the 8 Hours of Castellet, one hour after the start. Second right now is the Aston Martin 009 driven by Stefan Mucke, one lap and about 3 seconds behind the Audi. Oreca’s Peugeot 908 which [...]

Oreca in Pole Position at Le Castellet

Nicolas Lapierre of team Oreca-Matmut’s driver managed to outpace the brand new Audi R15 plus during the last qualifying laps at the Hours of Castellet. Oreca has staged an impressive effort, making good use its Peugeot 908 HDi FAP and its impressive driver line-up including Olivier Panis and Stéphane Sarrazin. The Audi left second [...]

Stéphane Sarrazin joins Oreca for the 8 Heures du Castellet

Oreca have just announced they have enlisted Stéphane Sarrazin for the 8 Hours of Castellet. Stéphane Sarrazin is a an official Peugeot driver with loads of endurance racing experience and who also knows the 908 HDi FAP very well, having raced it at many occasions, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His presence in [...]