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FIRST PODIUM FOR REBELLION RACING AT THE 4 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE
Team REBELLION Racing achieved its first podium of the season, crossing the finish line of the 4 Hours of Silverstone in third position overall. The sister car N. 1 ended fifth. The new FIA WEC season was taking place this weekend in Silverstone. Following serious free practice with Norman Nato’s fastest time in the first … Continue reading
CETILAR RACING CLAIMS THE LMP2 P6 IN FIA WEC 4-HOURS OF SILVERSTONE
Everyone was happy at Cetilar Racing, at the end of the Silverstone race that marked the debut of the all-Italian team in the FIA WEC Championship. A race that Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi completed in the best way. After 4 hours, their #47 Dallara powered by AF Corse finished sixth in the … Continue reading
SILVERSTONE ONE-TWO FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing started the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season in perfect style with a one-two victory in an eventful 4 Hours of Silverstone. Home favourite Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López took victory from pole position in the #7 TS050 HYBRID to register the sixth consecutive win for reigning World … Continue reading
FIRST AND THIRD PLACE FOR FERRARI IN WEC LMGTE AM CLASS AT SILVERSTONE
Emmanuel Collard and François Perrodo, alongside Danish driver Nicklas Nielsen, enjoyed a winning return in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in the LMGTE Am class behind the wheel of the 488 GTE of AF Corse Ferrari. The trio won the 4 Hours of Silverstone, the inaugural race of WEC Season 8 held today on … Continue reading
COOL RACING TAKES WEC LMP2 VICTORY AT SILVERSTONE
After a complicated day for COOL RACING in ELMS yesterday, where the team was forced to withdraw from the race following the accident of Alexandre Coigny, the team was motivated to get back on track and do all they could for their first FIA World Endurance Championship race. And they did with a masterclass result, … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GTE IN THE HUNT AT WEC SEASON OPENER
Aston Martin Racing came away from the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with podium finishes in both the GTE Pro and Am classes after delivering a fiercely competitive performance on home soil this weekend. Alex Lynn (GB) and Maxime Martin (GB) eventually finished the 4 Hours of Silverstone in a strong third … Continue reading
PERFECT DEBUT: ONE-TWO FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR AT SILVERSTONE
The new Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) has secured a double victory at its race debut. At the season-opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone (Great Britain), the Italian Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz from Austria crossed the finish line first in the No. 91 car in front of 49,600 spectators. … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS’ ORECA SHOWS STRONG PACE BUT SUFFERS EARLY HOME WEC RACE EXIT
Despite an unfortunate early retirement on home soil in the opening 4 Hours of Silverstone today (1 Sep), United Autosports showed very strong pace suggesting it will be a major force in the LMP2 category in its first full FIA World Endurance Championship season. The Leeds-based British team arrived at Silverstone for its first race … Continue reading
CETILAR RACING MAKES GOOD DEBUT IN FIA WEC QUALIFYING
Cetilar Racing made a good debut in the FIA WEC, taking today the eight best time in the LMP2 qualifying at Silverstone. On British soil, Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi completed a promising first part of the weekend. Despite a well known technical gap, the all-Italian team supported by AF Corse continued its … Continue reading
POLE POSITION AT SILVERSTONE AND ANOTHER RECORD FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing locked out the front row for the opening race of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season in qualifying for the 4 Hours of Silverstone. On a warm, dry afternoon, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi, who share the #7 TS050 HYBRID with José María López, earned pole position and the bonus … Continue reading
