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Oreca Wins the 1000Km of Algarve

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:57:14 +0000

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, a Formula Le Mans contender.

Interestingly, the GT2s did very well. AF Corse’s Ferrari F430 GT and Team Felbermayr Proton’s Porsche 997 GT3 RSR outpaced many LMP2s as well as the GT1s.

Stephane Sarrazin to join Oreca in LMS

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:36:18 +0000

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 the first place. The teams classification is currently lead by Audi Sport Team Joest followed by Rebellion and Aston Martin Racing.

Nigel Mansell Recovering Well After Le Mans Accident

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:53:43 +0000

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 be back on track at Hungaroring with Nigel’s sons in the driving seat. Nigel will drive again at Silverstone in front of his fans.

Team Peugeot Total takes first two places at Spa

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:52:57 +0000

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

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:05:05 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:24:58 +0000

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

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:05:10 +0000

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 and third place respectively lagging five laps behind the Audi. Team Oreca-Matmut who had successfully secured the pole position during qualifying sessions only finished in fourth place, 8 laps behind the winner, with an average speed of 185.9 km/h

After One Hour Audi Takes The Lead at Le Castellet

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:15:45 +0000

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 was trailing the Audi just a few minutes ago is no in 34^th position, six laps and almost two minutes behind the Audi.

Oreca in Pole Position at Le Castellet

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:00:13 +0000

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 on the starting grid, just a few tens of a second behind the Peugeot.

Stéphane Sarrazin joins Oreca for the 8 Heures du Castellet

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:04:51 +0000

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 the Oreca drivers line-up is an important advantage for the French indie team.