Ford announces driver lineup for its final works le mans. At each of the six other world endurance championship wec. Audis winning drivers from left tom kristensen, loic duval and allan. One of her greatest works is the project le mans launched in 20, her fouryear plan to join the most prestigious endurance race in the world. Sirotkin already did le mans for smp in lmp2 class in 2017, so he is not a rookie bykolles. Audi linesup trio of hybriddiesel r18 etron for spa and le mans. Nov 06, 2018 united autosports final driver line up for their lmp3 team will be announced soon. Audi aims for its 12th victory at le mans in 20 zigwheels. At each of the six other wec rounds, audi will be fielding two hybrid sports cars. Both the kcmg and jackie chan dc racing teams have won the 24. Toyota announces the driver lineup of its third car. In 2010 he contested the porsche mobil 1 supercup and the carrera cup deutschland where he promptly snatched vicechampionship honours in both series. Ford marks the 50 th anniversary of that first significant win with the return of the ford gt to le mans in 2016.
Prior to that, he won the 2011 rolex 24 at daytona in his first of three appearances. Strakka racing reveal driver lineup for the total 24. The dashboard gtr nismo and the new lineup at le mans. Porsches spectacular 917 living legend concept is tribute. The 24 hours of le mans is internationally recognised as one of the biggest challenges in the motorsports world. This was actually the first outing for the 20 evolution of the japanese manufacturers ts030 hybrid. Toyota and fernando alonso on pole position f1 news. Ford announces driver line up for its final works le mans 24 hours. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world 2 and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. Porsche also created this concept study, revealed for the first time, with its livery and race number taken directly from the le mans winner. So now we have the full 56 car entry for the 90th anniversary le mans 24 hours and once again theres a hugely interesting mix. R and will be joined for the 10race imsa weathertech sportscar championship campaign in 2020 by indycar series and sportscar veteran ryan briscoe. Hand codrove to the win at the lone star le mans at cota and recorded five podium finishes, including a secondplace inclass finish at the season finale at road atlanta. The first round of the asian le mans series will begin on 24 november at shanghai, china, before moving to fuji, buriram and finishing at sepang.
Audi has established powerful driver pairings for its commitment in the fia world endurance championship wec. Nov 30, 2012 williams f1 team principal sir frank williams comments on the recently announced driver line up for 20 of pastor maldonado and valtteri bottas. Nick tandy also celebrated his first great success in porsche brand trophy racing. Williams f1 team principal sir frank williams comments on the recently announced driver lineup for 20 of pastor maldonado and valtteri bottas. This week, the nissan gtr nismo is put through its paces at the tochigi proving ground, nissan adds a new look with its smart rearview mirror, and belgian wolfgang ripe to join nissans driver lineup at le mans 24 hours. What i look for in a driver first of all is heart, said chip ganassi, owner of ford chip ganassi racing.
We would like to remember the 20 le mans 24 hours as a fine race. Bentley continental, mulsanne get le mans limited editions. The latest news from aston martin racing the official motorsport arm of aston martin. It is not only the cars that are returning, as many famous drivers. Nov 21, 2015 ford gt driver lineup announced for imsa weathertech sportscar championship posted. March 10, 2014 yokohama the dashboard brings you the highlights of reporting from the past week, by the nissan global media center. Travel destinations is an official agent for the le mans 24 hours, le mans classic, nurburgring 24 hours, nurburgring oldtimers grand prix and the classic and six hours race at spa classic. Audi has confirmed its lineups for the 20 sportscar season after the announcement of the entry lists for both the world endurance championship and the le mans 24 hours. Toyota announces the driver lineup of its third car entered. Audi and toyota at the start of the 24 hours of le mans in 20. A 17ton truck, covered in graffiti by the artist banksy, will be offered by bonhams on saturday 14 september, at its motor car auction, the goodwood revival sale. Audi linesup trio of hybriddiesel r18 etron for spa and le. Rebecca jackson began circuit racing in 2011, achieving five podiums incl a win in the 2nd season.
Three audi r18 etron quattro cars will be competing at the spa 6 hours and the le mans 24 hours in 20. Jonathan williams, the genial brit who drove the camera car in the 24 hours of le mans race astonishingly, finishing ninth, died just months after recording his interview. Ford announces driver lineup for its final works le mans 24. The 2018 24 hours of le mans was a race decorated with yellow flags and safety car instances, and probably took some of the fun out of the race itself, but any year at le mans is a fight against. The le mans rookie will lineup alongside inaugural gt academy winner lucas ordonez in the zeod rc. The event represents one leg of the triple crown of motorsport, other events. Toyota gazoo racing can confirm its full driver lineup for the 2017 season, with yuji kunimoto and nicolas lapierre joining the team for races at spafrancorchamps and le mans. It will mark bomaritos first wec start outside of the le mans 24 hours, which he contested in 20 in a srt motorsports dodge viper in the gte pro class. Travel destinations have more than 15 years of experience and are fully bonded through abta and atol.
Official entry list for the 20 24 hours of le mans, updated with second and third driver based on the information we have. Lmp2 driver lineup update for the 2018 24 hours of le mans. Championships are open to four categories, two of which are for le mans prototypes while. This year was certainly no exception with many teams fielding their le mans driver lineups and both audi and toyota running le mansspecific aero setups on one of their cars. Bentley, barnato remains the only driver to have won on each occasion of entering the race recording wins at le mans in 1928, 1929 and 1930. In 2011 he secured overall victory in the carrera cup deutschland and the following year picked up the porsche cup as the most successful private porsche driver in the world. He won the fia world endurance championship fia wec in 20. Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver line. Weve got a very strong team, a reliable alpine a450b that we know insideout and a wellmatched driver lineup. Audi sport announces driver lineups for le mans and world. The 20 24 hours of le mans also saw a tragic accident during the opening stages of the race where aston martin driver and gte am class. However, at the 16th running of the petit le mans mile endurance race this all changed as team falkens driver lineup of wolf henzler, bryan sellers, and nick tandy guided their 911 gt3 rsr to a.
A first place finish for patrick dempsey in the mint 400 add to the actors confidence, and for the first time in over a year the team is riding high as. Sir frank williams speaks about the 20 driver lineup. The respective entries were confirmed today by the selection committee of the aco and the fia. The series was open to le mans prototypes and grand tourerstyle racing cars meeting four aco categories. The 20 24 hours of le mans also saw a tragic accident during the opening stages of. Sir frank williams speaks about the 20 driver lineup youtube. Le mans drivers complete list of all le mans drivers. It is the first season of the european le mans series under the control of the acos le mans endurance management, replacing former organisers peter auto. I am so excited to be stepping up to lmp2 for the asian le mans series. Mazda imsa driver bomarito will be making only his second le mans start, his only previous appearance having come at the wheel of an srt motorsports viper gtsr back in 20. The team enters the 2020 season coming off a runnerup finish at the petit le mans finale at road atlanta, which locked in a topfour finish in the final standings.
Jun 14, 2019 charlie martins le mans dream has been denied in 2019 but she remains on track to become the first transgender driver to compete at the worldfamous 24hour endurance race. The following year saw audi show up to le mans with four. They say when you put a le mans driver lineup together, you need a safe pair of hands in the car, and they dont come much safer at least in the football world than former manchester. Wolfgang ullrich remarked postrace, this is my 15th time at le mans, and this race was the most difficult for the drivers, teams and those. New driver line up for greaves motorsport at 6 hours of shanghai. This is a list of records in the 24 hours of le mans, since 1923. Official entry list for the 20 24 hours of le mans updated. Greaves motorsport is pleased to announce their driver line up for the 6 hours of shanghai, the seventh round of the 20 fia world endurance championship. A 17ton truck, covered in graffiti by the artist banksy, will be offered by bonhams on saturday 14 september. Lucas luhr to contest 20 le mans 24 hours with jota. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. This page is accurate up to and including the 2019 24 hours of le mans constructor records. However, automatic invitations in the two gte categories could be swapped between the two based on the driver lineups chosen by these teams. Lucas luhr to contest 20 le mans 24 hours with jota wec.
Fernando alonso and toyota will start the le mans 24 hours race on pole position after the spaniards teammate kazuki nakajima set the fastest time in qualifying. He is a threetime winner of the 24 hours of le mans, most recently in 20, as well as a threetime winner of the american le mans series, which he last won in 2007. Charlie martins le mans dream has been denied in 2019 but she remains on track to become the first transgender driver to compete at the worldfamous 24hour endurance race. Now, i want to make the most of that experience to do even better in 2015. Apr 28, 20 the latest news from aston martin racing the official motorsport arm of aston martin. Bomarito made his one appearance at le mans in 20 with the. Schedule, full entry list, driver lineup and how to watch on tv and online for 24 hour race. The race was the third and the premier round of the. Apr 16, 2019 the latest version of the provisional entry list released today also clarifies further driver placements for the 2019 le mans 24 hours.
Ford announces driver lineup for its final works le mans 24 hours. The duo will be partnered by exle mans driver chris buncombe, and experienced blancpain gt driver david fumanelli. Feb 15, 2019 2019 24h le mans line up posted in racing comments. The thirtytwo year old start his career in le mans in 2012 and went on to race for the murphy prototype team in 20, 2014 and 2015. Lmp1 we are down from 10 to 8 cars with both manor ginetta out nathanel berthon replaces mathias beche at rebellion, has already 5 le mans starts in his pocket and drove lmp2 with dragonspeed in 2018. Mar 17, 2020 audi confirmed three audi r18 etron quattro hybrid sports cars will be competing at the spa 6 hours and the le mans 24 hours in 20. Toyota announces the driver lineup of its third car entered in the 24 hours of le mans unlike previous years, toyota will enter three cars in the 85th edition of the 24 hours of le mans, as well as the wec 6 hours of spafrancorchamps, the second and third rounds of. Twotime le mans winner alex wurz will continue as team advisor and ambassador having. Strong showings at sebring and laguna seca, coupled with the addition of veteran racer patrick long to the le mans driver line up, give the team the jolt of energy its been seeking for months.
Obviously, these are some of the biggest changes weve made in the way of our. Three of bells le mans victories are shared with ickx, with the two drivers being paired up numerous times throughout their illustrious and rich le mans careers. The final driver will be announced in the near future. Strakka racing reveal driver lineup for the total 24 hours. Karun chandhok is the second indian driver after narain karthikeyan from india to have ever made to formula 1.
Audi confirms 20 driver lineups le mans news crash. He has also been a cocommentator and pundit for bbc. Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver lineup for imsa weathertech sportscar championship. Lmp1 driver lineup update for the 2018 24 hours of le mans. From l le mans 24 hours 20 winning drivers in audi r18 e. With daniel bruhl, chris hemsworth, olivia wilde, alexandra maria lara.
United autosports final driver line up for their lmp3 team will be announced soon. That follows on from 917, the first porsche to win le mans back in 1970, and 918 spyder, the automakers hybrid hypercar. Browse through latest information on your favorite le mans drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Toyota racing achieved an emotional runnersup finish in the le mans 24 hours after a rollercoaster race which saw drivers and team overcome immense challenges. An all pro car is set to be driven by 20 spa winners and mercedesamg works drivers maxi buhk and maxi gotz. Allan mcnish born 29 december 1969 is a british former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from scotland. We cannot imagine a stronger driver lineup with which to approach next season. The race was the third and the premier round of the 20 fia. New driver line up for greaves motorsport at 6 hours of. Last year, i made my debut in the race and achieved a great result first time out.
Toyota announces the driver line up of its third car entered in the 24 hours of le mans unlike previous years, toyota will enter three cars in the 85th edition of the 24 hours of le mans, as well as the wec 6 hours of spafrancorchamps, the second and third rounds of the world endurance championship fia wec. Alongside last years twocar lineup, porsche will enter a third 919 hybrid at le mans. Audi at le mans the top lmp1 class will feature 5 factory entered hybrids, three audis with their usual starstudded driver line up featuring a pair of very rapid. Everything you need to know about the 87th running of the le mans 24 hours. All four categories require at least one amateur driver and one professional driver in each car, although teams are allowed a maximum of three drivers per car. Audi linesup trio of hybriddiesel r18 etron for spa and. List of teams and drivers in lmp1, lmp2, lmgte pro, lmgte am, and reserve entries for le mans. Le mans 24 hours schedule, entry list, driver lineup and. The experienced driver lineup of the audi r18 etron quattro designated as car number 3 is also aiming for a great. Ordonez heads into the 2014 le mans 24 hours with two lm p2 podium finishes at the classic french endurance event. Prior to the petit le mans, both team falken and core autosport had secured a best finish of second, but victories were proving elusive. The merciless 1970s rivalry between formula one rivals james hunt and niki lauda.
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