Egidio Perfetti put the #88 Mentos Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R on pole for Saturday October 22’s final round of the 2016 Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup at Estoril. The Norwegian driver lapped the 4.182 km circuit in 1:56.788, 1.922 seconds quicker than the #55 FFF Racing team by ACM McLaren 650S with Hiroshi Hamaguchi […]
Month: October 2016
Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup – Estoril Finale – Round Six Preview (21.10.16)
The Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup, which has provided excellent GT3 racing alongside the European Le Mans Series, visits Circuito do Estoril, Portugal for its sixth and final round on October 22. 11 cars will take to the grid for the two-hour race which starts at 16:45 local time. BMS Scuderia Italia returns with its […]
Virage De Mulsanne Annnounces Theme for 2017 (20.10.16)
The Virage Mulsanne Association, which organises the extremely popular pre-race Friday event based at Mulsanne Corner, has announced its theme for 2017. In 2016 Virage de Mulsanne honoured Ford, and the fiftieth anniversary of its famous 1-2-3, with a gathering of over 500 vehicles which included many examples from the ‘Blue Oval’. For 2017 the […]
Finale At Estoril! – European Le Mans Series Round Six – Preview (18.10.16)
The 2016 European Le Mans Series reaches a conclusion on October 23 with the sixth and final round at Circuito do Estoril in Portugal. 10 LMP2 cars will take to the grid this weekend, three less than at Round Five at Spa-Francorchamps. Missing for the 4 Hours of Estoril will be the #25 Algarve Pro […]
FIA World Endurance Championship – 6 Hours Of Fuji – LMP1 And LMP2 – Race Report (17.10.16)
Victory in October 16’s 6 Hours Of Fuji, Round Seven in the FIA World Endurance Championship, went to the #6 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 driven by Stéphane Sarrazin, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi. Second, and only 1.439 seconds behind at the chequered flag after 6 hours of intense racing, was the #6 Audi Sport Team […]
Toyota Gazoo Racing Wins R7 Of FIA WEC At Fuji (16.10.16)
The #6 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 with Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel took victory at Fuji Speedway by the narrowest of margins from the Audi Sport team Joest R18 driven by Loïc Duval. Third across the line in the LMP1 class was #1 Porsche Team 919 Hybrid with Mark Webber taking the final stint. In […]