Photo: Roger Jenkins As the 2018 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans draws to a close, EnduranceandGT would like to offer some thoughts and reflections on the Great Race as well as looking ahead, as indeed the ACO is with its announcements about regulations for future classes from 2020. 1) Alonso did it! […]
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“I Would Like To See The Chequered Flag” – G-Drive’s Rusinov Is Cautious As Race Enters Eighth Hour (16.06.18)
Photo: gdriveracing.com After qualifying third in the LMP2 class for the 2018 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the #26 G-Drive Racin ORECA 07, driven by Andrea Pizzitola, Roman Rusinov and Jean-Eric Vergne has led the huge class field for much of the first eight hours of the French classic. Despite a string […]
Toyota Pair Lead After Five Hours (16.06.18 At 20:55)
As the 2018 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans moved through its sixth hour, it was the Toyotas who led from the front, with the #8 TS050-Hybrid at the head of the field, driven by Kazuki Nakajima in the car he shares with Fernando Alonso and Sébastien Buemi. As was expected, and designed, […]
“If We Can Finish In The Top Fifteen, That Would Be Like A Win For Me” – Algarve Pro Racing’s Ate De Jong Speaks To EnduranceandGT. (15.06.18).
Photo: Roger Jenkins. Ate de Jong, member of the driver line-up of the #25 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JSP217 with teammates Mark Patterson and Taksung Kim, is feeling relaxed and confident as the countdown to the start of the 2018 running of the 25 Hours of Le Mans continues. For De Jong, who started his […]
“The Car Was Good And We Feel Ready” – Nakajima Puts Toyota In Pole (15.06.18)
Photo: Roger Jenkins Kazuki Nakajima, driving the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing TSO050-Hybrid he shares with Sébastien Buemi and Fernando Alonso, took pole position at the Circuit de la Sarthe with 3:15.377 in a Q3 session that was lengthened by 30 minutes and was also interrupted with numerous yellow flags and slow zones. Joining the #8 […]
Toyota / Nakajima On Provisional Pole At La Sarthe (14.06.18)
Photo: fiawec.com Kazuki Nakajima set provisional pole for the 2018 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans after lapping the Circuit de la Sarthe in 3:17.270, just .1 second quicker than the sister #7 entry in which Kamui Kobayashi set a 3:17.377. Third quickest in the two-hour session which began at 22:00 local time […]