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St Pete: Qualifying Recaps from the GT Classes


The Farnbacher Loles Porsche will line up third in the GT2 class

Corvette
Tafel
Risi
Farnbacher Loles
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St Pete: LMP2 Team Reports After Qualifying


The #20 is the lead Dyson at St Pete and will line up 5th

Dyson
Andretti-Green
Highcroft
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St Pete: Prototype Manufacturer Reports after Qualifying


Audi have taken first blood on the streets

Audi
Porsche
Acura
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St Pete: Audi Take Pole by Comfortable Margin + Grid


The Audi claimed pole on a track that does not entirely suit their car

Marco Werner's affinity for street circuits shone again Friday. The Audi factory driver captured the overall pole position for Saturday's Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg presented by XM Satellite Radio with a record run, besting Penske Racing's Romain Dumas as Audi looked to regain its winning ways in the American Le Mans Series.

Bahrain: The Rookie Upstages the Field in Qualifying


Alzen will line up 8th in Bahrain

Stuttgart. To open the season, René Rast (Germany) secured pole position for the first round of this year’s Porsche Mobil1 Supercup in Bahrain. At the second qualifying session, which determines the grid line up for the second round of the series on Sunday, the 20-year-old again set the quickest time. At his debut in the world’s fastest international one-make cup, the new-comer takes up both championship rounds from the front of the 26-strong field.

Peugeot Announce Le Mans Lineups AND a Change for Belgium


We know know who is where for Le Mans

Team Peugeot Total has profited from its traditional press conference prior to the start of the 2008 Le Mans Series at Barcelona to specify its driver line-up for the Le Mans 24 Hours. It also announced the recruitment of a third driver for each of the two 908 HDi FAPs that will contest next May’s LMS round at Spa-Francorchamps.

The Winner of the Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge Gets Le Mans Bonus


An Entry For 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours For Winner Of 2008 Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge

At Barcelona (Spain) today, where teams have gathered for the first round of this year’s Le Mans Series, Michelin, the ACO and the LMS announced that the winner of the 2008 MEEC will automatically earn a place on the entry list for the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours. Within the framework of this year’s LMS, Michelin has decided to reward those teams which succeed in combining performance and energy efficiency at every one of the five races that make up the series. An Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) will be calculated after each race for all classified crews.

Catalunya: Peugeot Take the Upper Hand after Qualifying + Grid!


Peugeot have the upper hand after qualifying

The 2008 Le Mans Series burst into life at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona at the weekend, with no fewer than 47 cars taking part in the opening qualifying session of the year ahead of tomorrow’s first of five 1000km races in Europe.

St Pete: Audi Come Through to Win on the Streets + Results!


Audi were able to hold off the P2 Porsche challenge

Audi's Lucas Luhr passed Romain Dumas on a restart with three minutes left Saturday to give Audi a victory in the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg presented by XM Satellite Radio, the German manufacturer's first overall victory of 2008. Luhr teamed with Marco Werner in Audi Sport North America's No. 2 Audi R10 TDI as a diesel-powered prototype won on the streets of St. Petersburg for the second straight season.