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COOL RACING TAKES DOUBLE EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES PODIUM AT PAUL RICARD
COOL Racing took podiums in both the LMP2 Pro-Am and LMP3 categories at the 4 Hours of Le Castellet, completing an excellent weekend for the team that included podium finishes in every race it entered across the European Le Mans Series, Michelin Le Mans Cup and Ligier European Series. After Nicolas Lapierre put in a … Continue reading
COOL RACING TAKES LE MANS CUP CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AT PAUL RICARD
The #69 Ligier JS P320 crew of Matt Bell and Maurice Smith finished second in Round 2 of the Michelin Le Mans Cup at Circuit Paul Ricard, moving to the top of the championship standings. Starting in eighth, Smith made a good start and the team gained time pitting under an early Safety Car, with … Continue reading
COOL RACING TAKES SECOND CONSECUTIVE LMP3 RACE WIN IN EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES
COOL Racing’s LMP3 crew took a second victory in as many races in the European Le Mans Series in a dramatic 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring. After Niklas Krütten qualified the #19 Ligier JS P320 in sixth, Nicolas Maulini took the start and was consistently quick, moving up to second place on the first … Continue reading
COOL RACING TAKES VICTORY IN ELMS SEASON OPENER
COOL Racing secured victory in the LMP3 class in the opening race of the 2021 European Le Mans Series and a podium in the LMP2 Pro-Am category. Nicolas Maulini took the start in the #19 Ligier JS P320 from ninth on the grid and showed consistently strong pace during his double stint. The Swiss driver … Continue reading
ENCOURAGING START TO 2021 SEASON FOR COOL RACING
Returning duo Maurice Smith and Matt Bell scored a good haul of points during the Michelin Le Mans Cup opener in Barcelona. Onboard the #69 Ligier JS P320, the pair rose through the order from seventh on the grid to fight for a place on the podium. Bell was running second before his final pit … Continue reading
NIKLAS KRÜTTEN AND MATT BELL JOIN NICOLAS MAULINI AT COOL RACING FOR EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES
Niklas Krütten and Matt Bell will join Nicolas Maulini at COOL Racing for the 2021 European Le Mans Series. The trio will race together in the team’s new Ligier JS P320 LMP3 entry, spanning six rounds on Europe’s most famous circuits. 18-year-old Krütten has taken his first steps into prototype racing after the German won … Continue reading
COOL RACING ANNOUNCES 2021 ELMS PROGRAMME
COOL Racing will expand its European Le Mans Series programme in 2021, continuing in LMP2 with the Oreca 07 and entering a Ligier JS P320 in LMP3 as well. The LMP2 drivers will remain the same with Nicolas Lapierre teaming up alongside Alexandre Coigny and Antonin Borga for a third consecutive season together. Aiming to … Continue reading
COOL RACING TO RUN INDEPENDENTLY IN 2021
Swiss outfit COOL Racing will run independently from 2021 for its various prototype and GT racing programmes, with team management headed by Alexandre Coigny and Nicolas Lapierre. In light of this, Coigny and Lapierre have launched their own race operations structure. Taking its initials from its founders, CLX Motorsport will oversee the trackside and day-to-day … Continue reading
COOL RACING SEES OUT BEST EVER SEASON IN PORTIMAO
After Nicolas Lapierre qualified the #37 Oreca 07 third on the grid for the 4 Hours of Portimao, COOL Racing was put on the back foot after contact at the start of the race, falling to 23rd overall. But the team immediately came back through the order, with Alexandre Coigny, Antonin Borga and Lapierre putting … Continue reading
COMPETITIVE WEEKEND FOR COOL RACING AT MONZA
Antonin Borga was met with challenging conditions at the start of the 4 Hours of Monza, as the track was still damp from overnight rain. Several cars struggled on the slippery asphalt, but the Swiss racer kept it clean and made up two positions from his fourth-place grid spot at the start. He ran two smooth … Continue reading
