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COOL RACING TAKES EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP2 PRO-AM VICTORY AT SPA
The #37 Oreca 07 crew of Alexandre Coigny, Nicolas Lapierre and Charles Milesi took a dominant victory in the LMP2 Pro-Am class at the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, after Milesi took the overall pole position on his debut for COOL Racing. The result moves the team up to second in the Pro-Am standings. In LMP3, … Continue reading
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 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
PR1/MATHIASEN KICKS OF THE 2021 SEASON AT THE ROAR IN PREPARATION FOR THE MOST COMPETITIVE ROLEX 24 YET
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is ready to kick off the 2021 season with a packed field at the annual Roar Before the Rolex 24 test this weekend in preparation for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, to be held on January 27-31st. The team and defending 2020 LMP2 Champion, will debut a new driver lineup consisting of drivers … 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 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
SOME GREAT PERFORMANCES IN A COMPLICATED BAHRAIN WEEKEND FOR COOL RACING
For that last 2019 meeting, Cool Racing would have preferred to end up with a top three/four result, nevertheless, the 8 hours of Bahrain being the longest race of the WEC season so far, was also the longest race of the new Swiss team in world endurance racing. The main objective was therefore to gather … Continue reading
ROLEX 24 DEALS DOUBLE RETIREMENT FOR ESM
In the early hours of Sunday morning, after over twelve hours of racing, Tequila Patrón ESM officially retired both Nissan Onroak DPi cars from the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Both cars showed impressive speeds and proved to be competitive in the tight prototype class in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In the end, the cars were … Continue reading
ESM CONFIRMS ENDURANCE LINEUP FOR 2018
Riding on the momentum a dominating Petit Le Mans victory at the conclusion of the 2017 race season, Tequila Patrón ESM has promptly secured Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier Pla as their additional drivers in the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup (NAEC), the four-endurance championship within the full season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. “Tequila Patrón … Continue reading
ALPINE DENIED VICTORY BY THE FOG
The teams began their Japanese weekend in typical conditions for this time of year, with rainy weather during free practice. Tasked with qualifying the no.36 Alpine A470 on a wet track, Nicolas Lapierre and André Negrão set the fourth best combined time. It was still raining on Sunday at the start of the 6 Hours … Continue reading
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