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Tuesday, Jun 16
Le Mans 24: A Tough 24 Hours For Primat
The penalty, considered harsh by the majority of the paddock, left Primat's task all the more difficult, with only himself and Kox now eligible to drive the Aston Martin. As if that wasn't enough, the 009 crew were about to encounter yet more ...
Monday, Jun 15
Peugeot Wins 24 Hours Of Le Mans Equipped With Brembo Carbon Brake ...
With his overall victory this year, Sir Jack's youngest son, affectionately known as Brabs, won his third- straight class victory at Le Mans on Brembos. The past two years, Brabs was the GT1 class winner with Aston Martin upsetting the dominant ...
Sunday, Jun 14
Le Mans 24: Patron Highcroft Racing's David Brabham Takes Victory
Brabham's victory follows two consecutive wins in the GT1 class for Aston Martin Racing in 2007 and 2008. The victory adds to an already highly successful 2009 season for Brabham. Teamed with American Scott Sharp, the Patrón Highcroft Racing duo ...
Le Mans 24: Aston Martin Exceeds All Expectations At Le Mans
Despite the Aston Martin LMP1 car being new for this year, with the Le Mans programme only confirmed six months ago, the fourth-placed 007 car – crewed by Jan Charouz (CZ), Tomas Enge (CZ) and Stefan Mücke (DE) – exhibited perfect mechanical ...
Le Mans 24: Aston Martin 15th Hour Recap
The 009 car was driven by Peter Kox throughout the early morning stints, who reported no major problems apart from a lack of grip and visibility due to the oil. The car is currently 16th in the LMP1 class. The Drayson Racing Vantage GT2 maintains 13th ...
Saturday, Jun 13
Le Mans 24: Aston Martin 12th Hour Recap
Conditions remain dry and comparatively warm, although some rain could fall later on Sunday morning, potentially bringing the 77th Le Mans 24 Hours to a dramatic finale. Following some repairs to fix earlier accident damage, Jos Verstappen took over ...
Le Mans 24: Aston Martin 9th Hour Recap - Top Five!
However, the number 008 Aston Martin, which had previously been running in fifth place and ran as high as third earlier in the race, encountered a setback at around 10pm when Darren Turner had an impact with a GT1 car. The consequent damage caused a ...
Le Mans 24: Aston Martin 3-Hour Recap
Although the Aston Martin mechanics did an excellent job to fix the problem with just seconds to spare before the start, the crew could not escape a penalty. While the race has barely begun, there have already been several incidents and accidents at ...
Le Mans 24: A Lap Of Le Mans In The Aston Martin LMP1 Car With ...
We then get to one of the most famous corners on the Le Mans circuit, which is Tertre Rouge. This fast right-hander, which we take at about 200kph in fourth gear leads us on to the legendary Mulsanne straight. The road has been resurfaced recently so ...
Friday, Jun 12
Le Mans 24: Crans Montana Renew Partnership With Harold Primat
Primat will race an LMP1 prototype for Aston Martin Racing in the five-round Le Mans Series and at the world's most famous motor race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, as the prestigious British marque look for their first outright victory at La Sarthe since ...
Thursday, Jun 11
Le Mans 24: Risi Competizione Ferrari Qualifying Recap
Jaime Melo set the fastest time of the ten Ferrari 430s which will be battling five Porsches, a Spyker and an Aston Martin for GT2 honors in the world's most famous endurance race. His time of 4:04.056 was set under the hours of darkness in the third ...
Le Mans 24: Aston Martin Qualifies Fastest Of The Petrol Cars
autosport.com The Speedy Racing Sebah team, running last year's Aston Martin-powered Lola, was third quickest of the petrol cars, meaning that Aston Martin engines occupy the top three petrol-powered places on the Le Mans grid this year. "I used the first two hours ...
Friday, Jun 5
Le Mans 24: Brabham Poised For P1 Return At Le Mans With Peugeot
I've won the GT1 class with Aston Martin Racing for the last two years, so it would be wonderful to make it three in a row and I head to France with every intention of achieving that dream." The Brabham family is enthroned in the history of Le Mans. ...
Thursday, Jun 4
Le Mans 24: Aston Martin Goes Back To The Future
A one-two at Le Mans was just one of the high points of a tremendous season for Aston Martin, in which the company also won the World Sportscar Championship. Aston Martin returns to the top class at Le Mans 50 years later as the underdog once more, ...
Wednesday, Jun 3
Aston Martin Faces New Challenges At Le Mans
A number of changes have been introduced to try to bring the performance of the petrol cars closer to their diesel equivalents but Aston Martin will still have a mountain to climb. Diesel race engine technology is relatively new compared to petrol ... Turner gears up for Le Mans Banbury Cake
