Le Mans Series
| Proud Steve Pruitt eager for home Utah race The biggest grin in the American Le Mans Series paddock this weekend may belong to Steve Pruitt, and rightfully so. Pruitt's Corsa Motorsports is the home team this weekend at the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand P... (more) 16 maggio 2008 | |
| Teleconference transcript: Gil de Ferran New American Le Mans Series driver and team owner Gil de Ferran spoke with the media regarding the debut of the de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-01b. De Ferran, a two-time CART champion and former Indy 500 winner, will te... (more) 15 maggio 2008 | |
| Voices of Utah: The prototypes A "new" Miller Motorsports Park awaits the American Le Mans Series this week for the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels. The prototype field is expected... (more) 15 maggio 2008 | |
| Andretti Green Racing Pre-Race Reports - Utah Bryan Herta, #26 XM Acura"Utah is a very different race course than the three street courses on the schedule that precede it. Salt Lake City is wide open and it is much easier to get around the GT cars. ... (more) 14 maggio 2008 | |
| Voices of Utah: The GT Field Talk about a change of scenery. The Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels could not be more of a contrast to the previous two rounds of the American Le Mans Series. ... (more) 14 maggio 2008 | |
| Vici Racing Utah Grand Prix preview VICI Racing and Kumho Tire are heading for the Miller Motorsports Park this week to contest the Utah Grand Prix, the fourth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series. They are bolstered by the decision to run a second Po... (more) 14 maggio 2008 | |
| Jacques Villeneuve wins first race since F1 title Jacques Villeneuve on Sunday secured his first win since his world championship year - 1997 - in formula one.The French-Canadian, who left the sport's premier category two years ago, raced to victory for Peugeot in the 1... (more) 13 maggio 2008 | |
| Tafel Racing to Use Salt Lake City to Keep Momentum from Season's Start into Second Half After two GT2 class victories in the three American Le Mans Series races held thus far in 2008, Tafel Racing is enjoying a surge of momentum entering the Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park (MMP). The May 18, two ... (more) 12 maggio 2008 | |
| Nicolas Minassian, Marc Gené and Jacques Villeneuve take the spoils at Spa with the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Just like the first two rounds of the 2008 Le Mans Series, the 1,000km de Spa-Francorchamps turned out to be yet another fiercely-disputed, drama-filled race. The result saw Team Peugeot Total claim its third success fro... (more) 12 maggio 2008 | |
| Audi re-captures lead in Le Mans Series Audi has taken the lead of the manufacturers’ championship of the European Le Mans Series at the 1000-kilometre race at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). The two Audi youngsters Alexandre Prémat (26/France) and Mike Ro... (more) 12 maggio 2008 | |
| Last lap drama denies Harold Primat and Christophe Tinseau strong Spa result Harold Primat and Christophe Tinseau suffered a huge slice of misfortune at round 3 of the 2008 Le Mans Series when their Pescarolo 01-Judd ran out of fuel on the final lap of the 1000km race at Spa-Francorcamps.The Gene... (more) 12 maggio 2008 | |
| Audi R10 TDI on front row for first time in LMS At its third running in the European Le Mans Series, the Audi R10 TDI starts to the race from the front row of the grid for the first time. In qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), Allan McNish managed to push himse... (more) 10 maggio 2008 | |
| Will Utah be the fastest? That's the $64,000 question as American Le Mans Series teams ready themselves for the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels. For the first time, the field will compe... (more) 09 maggio 2008 | |
| Audi TDI Power helps overtaking Three races, two wins: The results of the Audi R10 TDI in the 2008 American Le Mans Series 2008 are impressive. Boosted by two overall victories on the street circuits in St Petersburg and Long Beach, the Audi Sport Nort... (more) 09 maggio 2008 | |
| Harold Primat: Le Mans Series, Spa 1000kms preview A superb podium finish for Harold Primat and Christophe Tinseau in the last round of the Le Mans Series at Monza has left the Pescarolo Sport duo lying fourth overall in the championship and the best-placed petrol-powere... (more) 08 maggio 2008 | |
| With TDI power and GTL diesel fuel in the Ardennes On the Whitsun weekend, the Audi R10 TDI will make its racing début at Spa-Francorchamps, on one of the world’s most demanding race tracks. For Audi, the race in the Belgian Ardennes is more than just the third ro... (more) 02 maggio 2008 | |
| Counting down to Gil de Ferran debut De Ferran Motorsports' debut in the American Le Mans Series is getting closer and closer each day. The newest member of the Acura Motorsports stable will make its highly anticipated first start at next week's Larry H. Mi... (more) 02 maggio 2008 | |
| Alex Figge joins Tafel Racing Tafel Racing announced today the addition of American Alex Figge to its 2008 driver lineup. The former Champ Car driver will share the No. 73 Tafel Racing Ferrari F430 GTC with owner/driver Jim Tafel (Alpharetta, Ga.) fo... (more) 02 maggio 2008 | |
| Wins aplenty over the years for David Brabham So now that David Brabham is the only driver in the American Le Mans Series to win races in four different classes, the question becomes obvious. Which one is the most memorable? With 13 victories over the years, it's na... (more) 30 aprile 2008 | |
| Aston Martin Racing confirms Le Mans drivers The Aston Martin Racing team, which will race in the iconic blue and orange colours of Gulf, has announced its driver line-up for the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.Following an historic GT1 class victory at the endurance cl... (more) 29 aprile 2008 | |
| Audi youngsters take lead in LMS With a second-place finish at the 1000-kilometre race at Monza (Italy), the two Audi drivers Mike Rockenfeller (24) and Alexandre Prémat (26) took the lead in the drivers’ standings of the European Le Mans Series.... (more) 28 aprile 2008 | |
| Thrilling podium finish for Harold Primat and ChristopheTinseau at Monza Harold Primat and Christophe Tinseau took a superb last-gasp podium finish in a thrilling race at round 2 of the Le Mans Series in Monza, after a stunning drive by the Pescarolo Sport duo.In an action-packed 1000km race,... (more) 28 aprile 2008 | |
| Audi R10 TDI at Monza début on second row The two Audi R10 TDI cars fielded by Audi Sport Team Joest will start to the 1000-kilometre race at Monza (Italy) from the second row on Sunday. Local hero Dindo Capello set the third-best time in Saturday’s qualifying. ... (more) 26 aprile 2008 | |
| Tafel Racing's Dirk Müller Earns SPEEDTV.com Long Beach 'Drive of the Race' Award The accolades for Tafel Racing's dramatic GT2 class victory in the American Le Mans Series at the Grand Prix of Long Beach continue to come. The daring pit call, quick pit stop, unselfish teamwork and Dirk Müller's stunn... (more) 26 aprile 2008 | |
| Harold Primat: Le Mans Series, Monza 1000kms preview After a strong start to the season at the Circuit de Catalunya two weeks ago, Pescarolo Sport’s Harold Primat heads to Monza this weekend looking for a repeat performance at round 2 of the 2008 Le Mans Series. Sixth in c... (more) 23 aprile 2008 | |
| New Van Diemen DP08 chassis, Elan engine premiers with three-race sweep in U.S.A., England The new Van Diemen DP08 with an engine built and produced by Panoz Motor Sports Group's Elan Technologies had quite an impressive debut last weekend on both sides of the Atlantic.In Round One of the F2000 Championship Se... (more) 22 aprile 2008 | |
| Daring Long Beach Strategy Brings Dramatic Second Consecutive Victory to Tafel Racing The question posed was if an East Coast strategy that won Tafel Racing its first American Le Mans Series victory could be as successful on the West Coast? The No. 71 Tafel/Bell Micro Racing Ferrari F430 GTC answered with... (more) 20 aprile 2008 | |
| Audi's Marco Werner, Lucas Luhur win a triller in Long Beach It's hard to remember a time when an Audi victory in the American Le Mans Series was considered a surprise. But that's just what happened on Saturday though as Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr scored an unlikely victory in th... (more) 20 aprile 2008 | |
| 1-2 finish at Long Beach in 25th race of Audi R10 TDI In the 25th race of the Audi R10 TDI, the car scored a historic 1-2 victory at the Long Beach (California) round of the American Le Mans Series. After the success at St Petersburg a fortnight ago, the diesel-powered spor... (more) 20 aprile 2008 | |
| Bryan Herta, Christian Fittipaldi Claim Fourth in LMP2 at Long Beach Bryan Herta, #26 XM Satellite Radio Acura:"We struggled with track position, obviously. The Audis got around us and then we just got parked behind them. Toward the end of my stint, we had a tire going down slowly an... (more) 20 aprile 2008 | |
| Audi R10 TDI in third and fourth row at Long Beach The Audi R10 TDI was able to improve its lap time in qualifying for the third round of the American Le Mans Series by a remarkable margin over last year’s result. On the bumpy temporary Long Beach (California) track the ... (more) 19 aprile 2008 | |
| Bernhard scores Penske pole at Long Beach Back at the track where he and Romain Dumas started their run to the American Le Mans Series LMP2 championship a year ago, Timo Bernhard took pole position for Porsche and Penske Racing at the Tequila Patrón American Le ... (more) 19 aprile 2008 | |
| Tafel Racing to Start Fourth in American Le Mans Series at Long Beach GT2 Event Tafel Racing will start fourth in the GT2 class for Saturday's American Le Mans Series at Long Beach (Calif.). The Jim Tafel (Alpharetta, Ga.) owned program has excelled this weekend on the 1.968- mile, 11-turn course wi... (more) 19 aprile 2008 | |
| American Le Mans Series announces Long Beach extension Through 2013 The American Le Mans Series and the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach today announced an extension to keep the world's premier sports car series racing at one of the world's most iconic street circuits. The Series com... (more) 19 aprile 2008 | |
| Gil de Ferran brings Pagenaud, Panasonic aboard Former Indy 500 winner and two-time CART champion Gil de Ferran today unveiled details of de Ferran Motorsports' Acura ARX-01b bid for the LMP2 class championship in the 2008 American Le Mans Series. Team owner and drive... (more) 19 aprile 2008 | |
| Audi comes to Monza as leader On 29 November 2005 the Audi R10 TDI completed its first laps around the Italian race track at Misano. What was regarded as a sensation two-and-a-half years ago has become, in the meantime, the norm: Audi has proven that... (more) 19 aprile 2008 | |
| Le Mans Series: 1000Km di Monza It was exactly one year ago that the fledgling 908 HDi FAP notched up an out-of-the-box win at Monza. That victory took even Team Peugeot Total by surprise since it hadn't been expecting such a resounding result first ti... (more) 18 aprile 2008 | |
| In their own words: Patrón Highcroft Racing In the landscape of American motorsports, it doesn't get much more glamorous than the Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend. After a sensational debut in 2007, the American Le Mans Series returns again this weekend for the Te... (more) 17 aprile 2008 | |
| Vici Racing Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach Preview VICI Racing and development partner Kumho Tire are looking forward to bouncing back in the Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach Race this week, after the bitter disappointment of St. Petersburg less than ... (more) 17 aprile 2008 | |
| Street talk from Lizards' Eric Ingraham Before the start of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season, Eric Ingraham would have been hard-pressed to think of a better opening two races for Flying Lizard Motorsports. The team manager is overseeing the team's thre... (more) 17 aprile 2008 |


