Sportscars Features
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Team LNT to bring Esperante to Europe.
Leading British GT outfit Team LNT is to bring the American Le Mans Series race winning Panoz Esperante GTLM to Europe for the 2006 season.
Pearce denied in home event.
Having failed to start the last round of the Le Mans Endurance Series following engine problems at Monza, Team LNT driver Patrick Pearce was unlucky to miss out on a strong finish in his home round at Silverstone despite a strong drive in treacherous conditions.
Lola sets sights on Silverstone victory.
Having made a highly successful debut overseas, the new Lola LMP2 sportscar makes its home debut at the weekend as the Le Mans Endurance Series reaches Silverstone for the third round of the five race championship.
Race result: Monza 1000km.
Full race result from Monza for the second round of the Le Mans Endurance Series, the Monza 1000kms.
Vann: paddle shift`s mega!
British racing driver Christian Vann, this weekend driving for Courage Competition at the Monza 1000km, was a happy chap after qualifying on Saturday when the Courage team qualified in fifth place.
Pescarolo reports `all normal` before Ayari off.
Various rumours have been doing the rounds following the demise of the #17 Pescarolo-Judd at Le Mans, to the point that the team decided to investigate exactly what caused the incident that saw Soheil Ayari run out of road on the Mulsanne.
Maraj: This win is everything.
Champion Racing team owner Dave Maraj saw twelve years of hard work reach its highest pinnacle yet when Tom Kristensen brought his #3 Audi R8 across the finishing line to win the 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours.
Successful 24 Hours return for `blue-and-orange`.
Gulf returned to Le Mans for what was to be one of the hottest and most incident-packed 24 Hours of recent times, but the famous powder blue-and-orange colours came away with two podium finishes and another top ten result.
Corvette win 'best yet` says team.
Corvette Racing's top brass are calling the 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours their best win yet after the Pratt & Miller team overcame the challenge of the factory Aston Martin team to record a wholly unexpected 1-2 finish in the GT1 class.
Le Mans 24 Hours - Race result.
Complete unofficial results from the 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours.
Six hours down and Papis `vette leads GT1.
With the first six hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans completed, the battle between Corvette and Aston Martin is living up to its billing.
Second Michelin puncture for Corvette.
The #64 Chevrolet Corvette, one of the front-runners in the GT1 class at Le Mans, has suffered a second rear left tyre failure with its Michelin rubber as the Le Mans 24 Hours approached the two and a half hour mark.
One Pescarolo stays top, one gets penalty.
One Pestarolo prototype went to the top of the timesheets and one went down the order following a penalty after Thursday's first qualifying session at the world famous Le Mans circuit in France.
Passing the time at Le Mans.
Among the dozens of mechanics, engineers, technicians and drivers who make up Corvette Racing, Melanie Correll stands out.
Andy Wallace's lap of Le Mans.
This weekend the eyes of the motorsport world will be firmly fixed on France for the 73rd running of the most famous endurance race of them all - the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Aston Martin ready to adapt in search of hat-trick
Aston Martin Racing heads to next weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours seeking to complete an unbroken hat-trick of race wins following the marque's comeback to the international motorsport stage, but is well aware that the French event is like no other.
McNish chases second Le Mans title.
Allan McNish will be looking to secure his second victory in the most famous race of them all next weekend when the Scot returns France for the 73rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.
AJR / BAM! pleased with pre Le Mans test.
The Alex Job Racing / BAM! team enjoyed a productive test session in France as preparations continue for the upcoming Le Mans 24 Hours.
Bouchut leads Ferrari pursuit in GT1.
After nine hours of testing in preparation for the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Russian Age Racing Ferrari 550 ended up a surprising third fastest in class and the fastest of the four Care Racing supported Ferrari 550s entered in the GT1 category for the French classic.
Pescarolo leads way at pre-race test.
Henri Pescarolo's eponymous team took the pre-race honours at Le Mans, with its two Judd-powered prototypes setting the pace on the annual test day, with Emmanuel Collard eventually getting down to the sort of times that claimed the 2004 pole for Johnny Herbert and the Veloqx Audi before rain cur
O`Young joins Marsh in Hong Kong line-up.
Hong Kong driver Darryl O'Young has been confirmed as the first signing alongside Matthew Marsh in the SAR's pioneering Hong Kong Le Mans team.
Hughes debuts as RML continues Le Mans preparation
MG-Lola veteran Warren Hughes made his first appearance behind the wheel of RML's EX264 as the team continued to prepare for the forthcoming Le Mans 24 Hours with a two-day at Snetterton.
Hughes joins RML for Le Mans bid.
RML have announced their confirmed driver line-up for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours with former works MG driver Warren Hughes taking the third seat alongside the team regular LMES drivers Mike Newton and Tommy Erdos in the LMP2 MG Lola EX264.