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BRIGHT START TO THE GREATEST RACE
The cars are soon on the famous Le Mans circuit for the first time in 2013 as the test day gets under way for the World's greatest motor race. For almost a year people everywhere have been waiting for this moment! The test day kicks off a hectic fortnight, which will climax on 23rd June with the huge crowd of supporters flocking to the track under the podium to crown the winner of this year's Le Mans 24 hour classic. Between now and then laughter and tears will follow each other in rapid succession! Thousands of stories, whether of great or little import, will be written between the centre of Le Mans and the Mulsanne corner at the southern extremity of the circuit. From this day, memories will be made, dreams will come true and the 56 garages will be a theatre of great joy and huge disappointments. There is always something at stake at the test day. It is THE day that plunges teams into a state of doubt or panic or, on the contrary, gives them the impetus and the confidence to reach for the heights. In short, it sets the tone. This year there are many questions: will Audi or Toyota come out on top psychologically speaking in LM P1? Which of the 24 LM P2s prototypes will find the best setup as they are all potential category winners? Will the new Vipers, back in GTE Pro after a 10-year absence, be able to match the pace of the Ferraris, Porsches, Corvettes and Aston Martins? For Austrlaian V8 Supercar Star Jason Bright, today is the fulfilment of a career long dream. For as long as I have known Jason he has always had a burning desire to race at this, the world's greatest race...
Continue reading...AUDI ON POLE IN SPA SHOOTOUT
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Audi has dominated qualifying for round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the famous Spa-Francochamp circuit. Marcel Fässler (CH), Benoît Tréluyer (F) and André Lotterer (D) are on pole with a four lap average of 1m 59.961s. The number 1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro were the only driver squad to break the two-minute mark. An impressive performance by Lucas di Grassi (BR), Marc Gené (E) and Oliver Jarvis (GB), they share the number 3 car which has been aerodynamically optimized for the upcoming run at Le Mans. But even on the track in the Ardennes that is less suitable for this body version, they qualified for the front row with a time of 2m 00.236, missing the best time by only 0.274s. di Grassi even set the fastest time of the day at 1m 58.934s. Third place is shared by the series leaders Tom Kristensen (DK) and Allan McNish (GB). They are contesting the race together with Loïc Duval (F). As Audi’s best immediate rival, the number 7 Toyota in position four missed the best time by 0.986s. It was a frustrating day for Toyota as its two TS030 HYBRIDs qualified fourth and fifth for the race.
Continue reading...GT WORLD SERIES STARTS THIS WEEKEND
Friday, March 29, 2013
<strong>After a 2012 season that finished on a disappointing note, the 2013 FIA GT season gets underway at the Nogao circuit in France this Easter weekend.</strong> Fifteen teams representing eight manufacturers will contest the series, although a last minute withdrawal by the Vita4one BMW team will see only fourteen teams on the grid at Nogaro. McLaren will be represented by multiple World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, who will no doubt be a crowd favourite at the opening round.
Continue reading...TOYOTA SET THE EARLY PACE IN SHANGHAI
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Toyota Racing continued their good run of form setting the pace in practice for the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Six Hours of Shanghai in China. Following an exciting home victory at Fuji Speedway two weeks ago, Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre return in the TS030 HYBRID, although Kazuki Nakajima is absent [...]
Continue reading...TOYOTA END AUDI DOMINATION IN BRAZIL
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Toyota have ended Audi's domination of the World Endurance Championship with a win in the 6 hours of San Paulo in Brazil. The petrol/hybrid TS030 of Alexander Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre started from pole position and took the chequered flag one minute ahead of the #1 Audi e-tron Quattro of Le Mans winners Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer. The second Audi, the non hybrid R18 Ultra of Lucas di Grassi, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish finished third. The victory to Toyota was not only a great thrill for the team, but brought some much needed competitiveness into the premiere LMP1 class which suffered following the withdrawal of Peugeot. “This is an incredible day for all of us in the team." said Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Team President Toyota Racing. "To stand on the top step of the podium has been our dream and to achieve this is only our third race is a dream come true." Showing the spirit of long distance Sportscar racing Mr Kinoshita paid tribute to their main competitor. "We have huge respect for them and what they have achieved over the past decade and more; to beat such a strong opponent has not been easy. It’s not only a fantastic result for TOYOTA Racing, it also shows how exciting the FIA World Endurance Championship is. We know Audi will come back strongly in the next races so we are looking forward to continuing our close, and genuinely friendly, rivalry.”
Continue reading...GREEN ON TOP AT WET NORISRING
Monday, July 2, 2012
The fifth DTM round at the Norisring ended with a bang. With his DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé, British driver Jamie Green crowned a great recovery with his first season win and mastered the constantly changing weather conditions. With three laps remaining, the 30-year old was still in third place. After that, he first overtook Canadian BMW [...]
Continue reading...AUDI STILL ON TOP BUT TOYOTA TEAM IMPRESSES
Monday, June 4, 2012
Alan McNish has set the fastest time at the Le Mans test day, but Audi will leave the circuit with plenty to think about after several niggling mechanical problems and a crash to McNish late in the day. With a fastest lap of of 3m 25.927s, the Scotsman was half a second quicker than team-mate Andre Lotterer in the second Audi R18 e-tron quattro, which recorded a 3m26.468s. With the Hybrids on top in the intra team fight for the fastest lap it was Loic Duval who was the fastest non hybrid car with a 3m26.561. Again the main talking point in the second session was the speed of the new Toyota TS030 Petrol Hybrid. The car, driven by Alexander Wurz split the Audi R10 Ultras with a 3m27.204 in what was a most impressive debut.
Continue reading...SPA 6 HOURS LIVE
Friday, May 4, 2012
The Spa 6 Hour race at the famous Spa-Francochamps circuit in Belgium is the lead up race to the greatest race is world motorsport the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This year the race is also the second round of the new World Endurance Championship. With newcomers Toyota out of the race after a testing accident, all [...]
Continue reading...AUDI ON TOP IN ELECTRIFYING HYBRID DEBUT
Friday, May 4, 2012
A dream debut Audi's new hybrid e-tron R18 as the #1 car driven by Fässler, Lotterer and Treluyer, the winning trio of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011, setting the fastest time of day one in the lead up to the Spa 6 hour race this weekend. Audi dominated taking the top four places in a dry practice. Former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld in the Lola-Toyota #12 of Rebellion Racing was the quickest of the petrol powered cars but he was well off the pace set by the dominant Audi team. Olivier Pla led the way in LMP2 with the Morgan-Judd #24 of OAK Racing with a time of 2'10'058, improving by nearly six tenths of the time achieved by Soheil Ayari before the lunch break. The Lola-Judd of Status GP occupied second place, (as it did in the first free practice session), before leaving the track. Third was the Oreca-Nissan #26 of Signatech-Nissan driven by Nelson Panciatici, a rookie in endurance racing who has adapted quickly to his new discipline.
Continue reading...AUDI BUYS DUCATI, What’s next ? The Vatican?
Thursday, April 19, 2012
AUDI AG is acquiring from Invest industrial Group the tradition-steeped Italian sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., which has its registered office in Bologna. The transaction will be completed as quickly as possible once authorised by the competition authorities. The Supervisory Boards of AUDI AG and Volkswagen AG approved the acquisition today in Hamburg. Ducati is known worldwide as a leading brand in motorcycle manufacture, with outstanding expertise in engine development and lightweight construction. Alongside the traditional Italian brands Lamborghini and Italdesign, Ducati is now a third pillar for AUDI AG in Northern Italy. Another building block in the Company’s growth strategy thus falls into place.
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