Jackie Chan DC Racing took double class honours when it won the LMP2 and LMP3 classes at the opening round of the 2016/17 Asian Le Mans Series at Zhuhai. The #35 Jackie Chan DC Racing Nissan-powered ORECA 03R driven by Ho-Pin Tung, Thomas Laurent and Gustavo Menezes took the honours in LMP2 after the four-hour […]
Month: October 2016
Johnston, Adam, Farmer And Barnes Confirmed For TF Sport 2017 British GT Title Defence (27.10.16)
Redhill-based TF Sport, winners of the 2016 British GT Teams and Drivers championships and the inaugural Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup, has announced that Derek Johnston and Jonny Adam will remain with the team to defend the British GT titles in 2017. Mark Farmer and Jon Barnes will also remain with TF Sport as it […]
Audi To Leave FIA World Endurance Championship At End Of 2016 (26.10.16)
After weeks of rumour, Audi has confirmed that it will withdraw from the FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, at the end of the 2016 season and will instead focus on the Formula E series. Chairman of the Board of Management Rupert Stadler spoke to employees of the motorsport department […]
A Dramatic Finale To The 2016 European Le Mans Series (16.10.24)
In an incident-packed race the #38 G-Drive Racing Gibson 015S with Giedo van der Garde at the wheel took the lead at the first corner. Nicolas Lapierre, who had started from pole in the #21 DragonSpeed ORECA 05 was being pushed by Fabien Barthez in the #23 Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JS P2 until the […]
G-Drive Racing Win 2016 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Title With Victory At Estoril (23.10.16)
Kent-based G-Drive Racing took a convincing victory at Circuito do Estoril in Portugal to win the 2016 LMP2 Teams Classification. Giedo van der Garde, Simon Dolan and Harry Tincknell controlled the race from the front for much of the four hours. The win was especially poignant as it was the last competitive outing for the […]
Victory And 2016 Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup To TF Sport At Estoril (22.10.16)
Redhill, England-based TF Sport took the chequered flag at Circuito do Estoril to win the sixth and final round of the inaugural Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup and win the Teams Standings. Euan Hankey took the #34 TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 across the line after a champions first-stint drive from Salih Yoluc. […]