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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
STRONG SEVENTH FOR COOL RACING’S 24 HOURS OF LE MANS DEBUT
On its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, COOL Racing’s #42 Oreca 07 finished a fantastic seventh in the LMP2 class with Alexandre Coigny, Antonin Borga and Nicolas Lapierre. After four years of working up the prototype racing ladder, the Swiss squad arrived at the Circuit de la Sarthe for its first 24 Hours where … Continue reading
COOL RACING SECURES FIRST ROAD TO LE MANS WIN
COOL Racing scored its first Road To Le Mans victory and third Michelin Le Mans Cup win of the season at Circuit de la Sarthe on Saturday. Nicolas Maulini and Édouard Cauhaupé’s #37 Ligier JS P320 dominated race two from pole position after finishing second in the first race of the weekend. Maurice Smith and … Continue reading
COOL RACING READY TO CHALLENGE IN DEBUT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
COOL Racing heads to Circuit de la Sarthe for its first 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend, as well as the penultimate round of a successful maiden World Endurance Championship campaign for the Swiss team, which has included a debut win at the 4 Hours of Silverstone and a second-place finish at the 6 … Continue reading
COOL RACING CLAIMS BACK-TO-BACK LE MANS CUP WINS AT LE CASTELLET
Maurice Smith and Matt Bell made it back-to-back victories in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for COOL Racing in the #69 Ligier JS P320. The sister #37 car of Nicolas Maulini and Édouard Cauhaupé took a penalty for not respecting the minimum driving time which put it fifth. As rain began to fall in the … Continue reading
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