AUDI ON POLE IN SPA SHOOTOUT

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.

WEBBER TO HEAD PORSCHE RETURN TO LE MANS ?

Radio Le Mans are reporting that Mark Webber has signed a five year deal to drive for Porsche in thee company’s long awaited return to Le Mans. The news came after the Australian endured another disappointing race in China. After starting from pitlane after a fuelling problem in qualifying, Webber was forced to retire after making contact [...]

PORSCHE HEAVEN AT THE GREEN HELL

LE MANS LEGEND IN ANOTHER RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

The famous Porsche 936/81 Spyder that dominated the 1981 Le Mans 24-Hour is again racing the clock – this time to make a ‘fashionably late’ appearance at the 2013 Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 8-10. The 360km/h open Porsche is currently en route from the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, but the ship carrying [...]

TOYOTA SET THE EARLY PACE IN SHANGHAI

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 [...]

LOWNDES STEPS UP AT PHILLIP ISLAND THIS WEEKEND

Craig Lowndes will take his Sandown winning form into racing of a different kind this weekend at Phillip Island. Lowndes will drive an Audi R8 LMS in the Australian GT Championship. In spite of a small field, the quality of both cars and drivers is extremely high. International drivers include regular Australian visitor and the nations second favourite Dane, Allan Simmonsen and 26-year-old Maro Engel. Engel has been racing a Mercedes-Benz in the DTM series for the last four seasons, will drive the second Erubus Mercedes SLS, formally driven by James Brock. Victorian Sportscar Championship contender Tony DeFelice will make his National Championship debut in his Ferrari 458 Italia. V8 Supercar and Australian motorsport legend John Bowe will also take part in the two one hour races, also in a Ferrari. Also o the card this weekend will be rounds of the Australian Formula Three Championship, and the V8 Touring car series for classic V8 Supercars, The Australiab Radical Cup and Saloon Cars. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GREAT PLACE TO STAY AT THE ISLAND CALL OUR FRIENDS AT THE RAMADA PHILLIP ISLAND RESORT AND TELL'EM IN PIT LANE SENT YOU.

BATHURST 12 HOURS “A GOOD FIT” FOR AGT SAYS QUINN

Australian GT boss Tony Quinn has given his strongest indication yet that he and other competitors in the Australian GT Championship might compete in next year's Bathurst 12 hour race. Speaking to the Melbourne television show "In Pit Lane" after last weekend's successful return to the Shannons Nationals, Mr Quinn said that he had been in discussion with Bathurst 12 hour promoter James O'Brien looking for a way for more GT Championship cars and drivers to compete. "I've spoken to James and we have a few things to sort out," Quinn said. Basically James wants to do his own thing, as usual, and that doesn't always suit what we want to achieve." he said.

CLASSIC CAN-AM ACTION 1972 Part Two

SPA 6 HOURS LIVE

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 [...]

FERRARI ON POLE FOR GT1 OPENER

Ferrari is on pole for the opening round of the new look GT1 World Championship at Nagaro in France. Finnish driver Toni Vilander put the AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia grabbed pole early ahead of the WRT Audis of Stephane Ortelli/Laurens Vanthoor and Frank Stippler/Oliver Jarvis. “First of all it is good to be in the championship,” Vilander said. “Even in the testing I found many very good drivers, great cars and great teams so I think it’s going to be a very tight year. I only got to know Filip (Salaquarda) on Monday and we started to build our confidence together. “These cars are a bit special to drive, ABS and stuff like that is completely new to me. I am looking forward to tomorrow. Hopefully we have the pace to get a good result.” Mercedes will start out of fourth place with the Munnich Mercedes of Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock just ahead of the second AF Corse Ferrari of Francesco Castellacci and Enzo Ide.