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MIKE BENHAM AND ALEX KAPADIA COMPLETE RLR MSPORT’S 2021 ELMS LINE-UP
RLR MSport announced that it would retain Jakobsen for the 2021 season in September, having been mightily impressed by the Danish Formula 4 Champion’s talent, maturity and professionalism, and the Motul-powered team has improved its prospects further by signing Benham and Kapadia. Benham, who began by competing in the GT Cup and International GT Open, … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT DENIED PORTIMAO PODIUM IN CRUEL TWIST
RLR MSport was on course to bookend the 2020 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) with podiums, until a starter motor failure removed the team from third place at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve (30 October-1 November). The Motul-powered team opened 2020 with a top three result in Le Castellet, and Lorenzo Veglia, James Dayson and Malthe Jakobsen … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT TO RETAIN MALTHE JAKOBSEN FOR 2021 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES
The Motul-powered team has been mightily impressed by the Danish Formula 4 Champion, who possesses talent, maturity and professionalism that belies his age, and both parties were keen to extend what has been a happy and successful association into a second year. Jakobsen’s raw speed was evident from his first LMP3 test with RLR … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT BATTLES BACK FROM EARLY SPIN IN THE ELMS 4 HOURS OF MONZA
RLR MSport finished the 2020 European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Monza (9-11 October) out of position in ninth, despite a valiant effort by James Dayson, Gustas Grinbergas and Malthe Jakobsen to recover from a first-lap spin. The Motul-powered team showed its hand early in free practice and then, in qualifying, Jakobsen was pipped … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT SET TO RECEIVE EXTRA ‘TEENAGE KICK’ IN ELMS 4 HOURS OF MONZA
RLR MSport’s season may be set to receive an extra ‘teenage kick’, as 17-year old Lithuanian Gustas Grinbergas joins Malthe Jakobsen and James Dayson for the 2020 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Monza (9-11 October). Having scaled the podium during the opening round of the 2020 season at Circuit Paul Ricard, RLR … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT ACHIEVES TOP SIX FINISH IN LE MANS CUP ‘ROAD TO LE MANS’
RLR MSport finished eighth and sixth in the fraught Michelin Le Mans Cup ‘Road to Le Mans’ races (17-19 September), thanks to combative performances from James Dayson and Malthe Jakobsen at Circuit de la Sarthe. The Loire Valley awoke to the sound of Le Mans Cup FP1 on Thursday (17 September) morning. The 60-minute free … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT TO PUT JAKOBSEN AND DAYSON ON ‘ROAD TO LE MANS’
RLR MSport will run a sole Ligier JSP320 LMP3 for its European Le Mans Series (ELMS) regulars Malthe Jakobsen and James Dayson in the 24 Hours of Le Mans-supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup ‘Road to Le Mans’ (16-19 September). Jakobsen and Dayson reached the podium in the opening round of the delayed 2020 European Le … Continue reading
RLR MSPORT DENIED LE CASTELLET 240 PODIUM BUT SCORES CRUCIAL POINTS FOR ELMS TITLE BID
Another podium was snatched from RLR MSport’s grasp when the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) raced deep into the night in the Le Castellet 240 at Circuit Paul Ricard (28-29 August). Solid drives by James Dayson, Robert Megennis and Malthe Jakobsen in changeable conditions ensured RLR MSport led after three hours of racing, but a … Continue reading
DOGGED RLR MSPORT TAKES POINTS FOR SEVENTH AT SPA
RLR MSport finished the dramatic European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in seventh, having once again fought for silverware with Malthe Jakobsen, James Dayson and Robert Megennis (7-9 August). Wednesday’s test proved invaluable for ELMS and LMP3 debutant Megennis, as it enabled him to get up-to-speed with his teammates while RLR MSport … Continue reading
ROBERT MEGENNIS COMPLETES RLR MSPORT’S ELMS SPA LINE-UP
The American young gun will take the seat vacated by Ryan Harper-Ellam, partnering ELMS podium finishers Malthe Jakobsen and James Dayson in the #15 Ligier JSP320 LMP3 in the Belgian leg of the truncated 2020 season (7-9 August). Like many young racing drivers, Megennis learned his trade in karts before embarking on a successful junior … Continue reading
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