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OREGON TEAM BARELY MISSES PODIUM FINISH IN BITTER ELMS OPENER AT PAUL RICARD
It has been an extraordinary weekend, albeit only for its first half, for Oregon Team. The opening round of the six-event European Le Mans Series could have provided the team with an even better result than fourth place. Gustas Grinbergas, Lorenzo Bontempelli and Damiano Fioravanti, who cruised to the LMP3 pole on Saturday, remained among … Continue reading
NOBU YAMANAKA MAKES EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES DEBUT WITH NIELSEN RACING
Nobuya Yamanaka enjoyed his opening round of the European Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet, France, with a solid performance. All the better for the experience in the next step of his journey to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Japanese rookie knew that it was not going to be … Continue reading
A DIFFICULT BUT CONSTRUCTIVE FIRST ELMS ROUND FOR PANIS-BARTHEZ COMPETITION
As expected, the Prologue and the two free practice sessions were logically devoted to tyre work and understanding, as Panis-Barthez Competition switched during winter to a new manufacturing partner, Dunlop. In qualification, Will Stevens and Timothé Buret ranked the # 23 and # 24 respectively P13 and P14. On Sunday, the duty to start the … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT MAKES SUCCESS OF LMP2 COMEBACK WITH TOP EIGHT RESULT IN ELMS CURTAIN-RAISER
RLR MSport’s Bruno Senna, John Farano and Arjun Maini raced to a top eight result on the team’s return to LMP2 competition in the 2019 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Le Castellet (12-14 April). The Bolton team’s LMP3 line-up, on the other hand, struggled to get to grips with an ill-handling Ligier … Continue reading
DISAPPOINTING END TO PROMISING WEEKEND FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT PAUL RICARD
United Autosports faced a difficult opening race of the 2019 European Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard today (14 April), but came away with a top-six finish in both LMP2 and LMP3 in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet ELMS season opener. After showing good pace in the official prologue held earlier in the week … Continue reading
NIELSEN RACING HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AS THE ELMS SEASON GETS UNDERWAY AT PAUL RICARD
The 2019 European Le Mans Series kicked off on Sunday (14 April) at Circuit Paul Ricard where Nielsen Racing brought together a strong performance from both team and drivers alike to secure a fifth and 14th place finish with its two LMP3 entries. Fielding the #7 Norma for Tony Wells and Colin Noble and the … Continue reading
NIELSEN RACING RELISHING THE NEW CHALLENGE IN BOTH ELMS AMD LMC
There is a fresh look to Nielsen Racing in 2019 as the British-based squad roll out three brand-new Norma M30 LMP3 chassis’ and two new driver pairings for the forthcoming European Le Mans Series and the supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup this week at Paul Ricard in France. The team fields two entries in each … Continue reading
OREGON TEAM LEADS LE CASTELLET PRE-SEASON TEST WITH NORMA LMP3 RACECAR
The Norma M30 racecar fielded by Oregon Team flew high in the collective Paul Ricard test ahead of the opening round of the European Le Mans Series. The car set the fastest lap of the LMP3 category at the end of the five scheduled sessions. The lap time of 1’49″5 was set during the opening … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS 2019 EUROPEAN SEASON GETS UNDERWAY AT LE CASTELLET
United Autosports 2019 season begins next weekend as the team head to Paul Ricard for the first rounds of the European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup (12-14 April). Over winter, the Anglo American team have worked hard to pull together the best driver line ups to challenge for both the LMP2 … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT PRIMED TO COMMENCE DUAL IN ELMS CAMPAIGN
RLR MSport is primed to commence its dual assault on the 2019 European Le Mans Series (ELMS), which will be about defending its cherished LMP3 title and stamping its authority in the super-competitive LMP2 division from the outset of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard (12-14 April). The ELMS and Michelin Le Mans Cup calendars … Continue reading
