Van Merksteijn Motorsport leds Team EssexThe Porsche RS Spyder achieved another double victory in a second discipline at the Le Mans 24 hour race: The sports prototype claimed first and second in the ‘Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge Trophy’ as the vehicle with the best overall efficiency. The classification is based on a formula with factors including fuel consumption, vehicle weight and average speed. The double victory of the RS Spyder in the LMP2 class at the 24 hour race signifies a double success over all other opponents, as all four classes are classified equally in the Michelin Challenge. This means that the petrol-powered RS Spyder was substantially more efficient at the 24 Hours of Le Mans than the diesel-powered vehicles in the more powerful LMP1 class.
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We are still celebrating in the States!!
Audi R10 TDI, Allan McNish, Dindo Capello, Tom KristensenAt one of the most exciting and fastest races in Le Mans history, AUDI AG clinched another triumph at what is arguably the world’s toughest motor race.
For Audi, this marked the eighth Le Mans triumph in just ten races. This puts Audi in third place – just one victory short of Ferrari – on the perpetual list of winners of the endurance classic which has been staged since 1923. Continue reading ‘Facts about Audi’s eighth victory at Le Mans’
Allan McNish (left) rejoices with Audi’s Dindo Capello, Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich and Tom Kristensen at Le Mans. Photo: Regis LefebureHot off his second victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – and first since 1998 – three-time American Le Mans Series champion Allan McNish will be a guest on XM’s Powershift program at 9:25 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 19. McNish won at Le Mans for the first time with Audi and took a 4:31 victory with Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen as the diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI won the world’s greatest race for the third year in a row. Continue reading ‘Allan McNIsh goes from Le Mans to XM Powershift’
Even though the coverage hardly focused on the GT2 class, it was one of the best as well. We almost died in our seats when the crash between Patrick Long and Seth Neiman happened. Two hours into the race! We won’t point fingers here, its just a shame that these two Porsches more than likely would have won this race. Period.
911 GT3 RSR, Team Felbermayr-Proton: Alex Davison, Wolf Henzler, Horst Felbermayr Sr. The teams in the near-standard GT2 class also took off into the race with their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR showing great promise. In qualifying, the Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA) had undercut the magical four-minute mark with a lap time of 3:58.152 minutes in the sports car category for the first time and with his German works driver team mate Wolf Henzler, claimed a double pole position result. Continue reading ‘24 Hours of Le Mans: Porsche GT2 report’
