Filipe Albuquerque, taking the final stint in the #32 United Autosports Ligier JSP217 he shared with William Owen and Hugo de Sadeleer, snatched the lead in the dying minutes to win the 4 Hours of Silverstone, demoting Ryo Hirakawa in the #22 G-Drive Racing ORECA 07 to second place. Photo: Roger Jenkins Third in the […]
Photo Above: Jakob Ebrey / Europeanlemansseries.com DragonSpeed, with its #21 ORECA 07 driven by Ben Hanley, has taken pole position for the opening round of the 2017 European Le Mans Series TF Sport, Aston Martin and Nicki Thiim drew first blood in the ten-minute sessions by qualifying on pole in the LMGTE category. It was […]
Photo Above: Jakob Ebrey Photography / Europeanlemansseries.com Friday’s 90-minute Free Practice 2 session took place under grey and cold skies initially although it did brighten up as the session progressed. Fastest time in the new-look LMP2 category was set by Ben Hanley with a 1:44.647 in the #21 DragonSpeed ORECA 07, a car he shares […]
The 2017 European Le Mans Series is set for its traditional season-opening round with the 4 Hours of Silverstone on Saturday April 15 of the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend. 35 cars will take to the grid, with 12 in the premier LMP2 class, 17 in the ever-popular LMP3 class and six in the LMGTE category, […]
Photo Above: Europeanlemansseries.com The European Le Mans Series field gathered at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over March 28 – 29 for the Official Test Session ahead of the opening round of the 2017 season at Silverstone on April 15. 41 cars gathered at the iconic Italian circuit, comprising 13 LMP2 entrants, 21 LMP3 cars and seven […]
Jackie Chan DC Racing and Kent-based Jota Sport have announced that they are to join forces to enter a pair of ORECA 07 LMP2s in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. Jota Sport, 2016 European Le Mans Series champions, ran the G-Drive Racing entry in last season’s FIA World Endurance Championship, finishing third in the […]
