LMP @ 6 Hours of Spa-francorchamps 2019
FIA WEC LMP Season 7, Race 7/8: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2019.
The race went as weather conditions cycled between clear and sunny to wet and windy as virtually every form of water fell from the skies: rain, snow, sleet, hail …
LM GTE @ 6 Hours of Spa 2019
FIA WEC LMGTE PRO Season 7, Race 7/8: 6 Hours of Spa 2019.
Spa-Francorchamps did go past its reputation of generating tough races for the 7th of the Super Season. It was even a chaotic race with alternate weather conditions dry, rain, snow, sleet, hail… the four seasons during the 6 hours!
The start was delayed due to the cold so that track temperature could reach the minimum 5°. Literally minutes later a storm blew in and before long the snow was falling again. And that’s pretty much how the race went as weather conditions cycled between clear and sunny to wet and windy as virtually every form of water fell from the skies.
IMSA 2019: DPi @ 12 Hours of Sebring 2019
#31 Whelen Engineering/Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R dominated the 67th edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring being in the lead for 249 of 348 laps but was seriously challenged by #10 Konica Minolta/Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac ending second, with the closest racing finish in Sebring’s history: 1.030 seconds.
IMSA 2019: GTLM @ 12 Hours of Sebring
At Sebring 12 Hours 2019, the battle in IMSA GTLM was tight, with 6 cars finishing in the same lap representing 4 different manufacturers: Porsche was the first GTLM car to hit the checkered flag, followed by Ford, Corvette and BMW.
LM GTE @ 1,000 miles of Sebring 2019
FIA WEC LMGTE PRO Season 7, Race 6/8: 1.000 miles of Sebring 2019.
WEC came back to its roots (WEC started in 2012 at Sebring) for the second time in 2019. It was the 6th race (out of 8) of the Super Season 2018-2019.
Lots of actions during the 1.000 Miles of Sebring 2019, as one count 19 different leaders during the race with 4 different manufacturers Porsche, Ford, BMW and Aston Martin.
ELMS @ 4 Hours of spa 2018
ELMS Season 2018 Race 5/6: 4 Hours of Spa
After two hours of racing, heavy rain caused the 5th race of the European Le Mans Series 2018 Championship to stop with a red flag. The # 22 United Autosports Ligier, driven by Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque takes its first victory of the season.
LM GTE @ 6 Hours of Silverstone 2018
FIA WEC LMGTE PRO Season 7, Race 3/8: 6 Hours of Silverstone 2018.
Third race of the SuperSeason, third manufacturer win. After Ford at Francorchamps, Porsche at Le Mans, the 6 hours of Silverstone were won by AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE #51 A. Pier Guidi and J. Calado.
ELMS @ 4 Hours of silverstone 2018
ELMS Season 2018 Race 4/6: 4 Hours of Silverstone
G-Drive Racing #26 with Andrea Pizzitola, Roman Rusinov and Jean-Eric Vergne took its third straight win at the 4 Hours of Silverstone, the 4th race of the European Le Mans Series 2018 Championship.
LM GTE @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2018
FIA WEC LMGTE PRO Season 7, Race 2/8: 24 Hours of Le Mans 2018.
Porsche dominates the race during the 24 Hours with Porsche #92 driven by Kevin Estre, Michael Christensen and Laurens Vanthoor but P2 for sister #91 was more complicated due to a strong rivalry of Ford’s #68…
LM GTE @ 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2018
FIA WEC LMGTE Season 7, race 1/8: 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2018.
First live test for the 5 manufacturers Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Ford and BMW…
ELMS @ 4 Hours of spa 2017
ELMS Season 2017, Race 5/6: 4 Hours of Spa
The Oreca 07-Gibson #40 of Gustavo Yacaman, James Allen and Richard Bradley gives at the Graff team his first victory in LMP2.
LM GTE @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2017
FIA WEC LMGTE PRO Season 6, Race 3/8: 24 Hours of Le Mans 2017.
With less than 2” between the 13 cars in LM GTE Pro qualifications (Aston #97 in pole, Ferrari #51 and Aston #95 2nd and 3rd) it was clear that the 2017 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans would be a tight race…
LM GTE @ 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2017
FIA WEC LMGTE PRO Season 6, Race 2/8: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2017.
GTE-Pro was an intra-team affair between the # 51 and the # 71 AFCorse Ferrari’s…
LMP @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2015
Nico Hülkenberg-Earl Bamber-Nick Tandy offered Porsche a 17th victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nico Hülkenberg took the chequered flag for the #19 Porsche 919 Hybrid one lap ahead sister car #17. It was Porsche’s 4th double in 65 participations at Le Mans.
LMP @ 6 Hours at Circuit of the Americas 2015
At the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas, the fifth race of the fourth WEC season, Porsche drivers Mark Webber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley with their Porsche 919 Hybrid #17 posted their second victory of a series of four consecutive victories during the 2015 season.
IMSA 2015: DP @ COTA
Scott Pruett Started in pole driving the Ford Ecobooster #01 Chip Ganassi Racing. With his teammate Joey hand, they won the 73 laps race.
LMP @ 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2015
After taking 1-2-3 in qualifying, the Porsche Team led the first half of the race. The second half of the race saw a strong fight for the lead, which changed several times, between Porsche #18 and Audi #7. Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler (Audi #7) won.
GT 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2014 : the manufacturers and teams
The 24 Hours of Spa 2014 were competitive, with 14 cars within 1 second on the grid and a mix of brands: Audi, Ferrari, Mercedes, Bentley, McLaren, BMW, Aston Martin and Nissan in the first thirteen positions.
GT 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2014: the race
The fight for the lead was intense throughout the race. René Rast swooped down on the then-leading BMW Z4 GT3 Team Marc VDS #77 and passed it within 20 minutes from the finish. The Audi R8 LMS # 1 of Laurens Vanthoor, Markus Winkelhock and René Rast won.
LM GTE @ 6 Hours of Spa-francorchamps 2014
In GTE Pro, AF Corse and Ferrari # 51 (Bruni-Vilander) logically won ahead of Porsche # 91 (Pilet-Bergmeister). Ferrari’s second F458 (Rigon-Calado ) came in 3rd.
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