Just after Le Mans, we brought you a story that claimed Takuma Sato could be racing for the Dome squad.

With the recent announcement that the British F1 GP is moving to Donington, this would effect the sportscar world whose main races take place on the Silverstone circuit.

Le Mans 2008 has, so far, provided many memorable moments

The main battle at Le Mans was certainly a Goliath vs Goliath affair. A titanic diesel battle between the French Peugeot and the German Audi squads. But there was more – a petrol battle with Charouz, Oreca and Pescarolo and interlopers to the crown also in the field.

The 2008 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was a great battle with Audi again taking the prize.

You said before Le Mans that it was likely to be the biggest challenge of your career so far. Did that turn out to be the case?

The LMP2 class is usually one that rewards they team that simply makes it to the end. This is something that was, again, expected in 2008. But it was something we did not get

Le Mans: Provisional Results

Feedmesportscars has been tipped from a friend, Mike Harris, that Honda's favourite driver, Takuma Sato was hanging out at the Le Mans paddock.

37 cars out of the 55 entrants of the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours are Le Mans Series regulars!

Figures are edifying! There is no doubt about the sporting justification of the series which are celebrating this year their fifth season.

In LMP1, is it necessary to underline Audi's strategic victory? Obviously based on their Le Mans -good!- experience, but also on the observation of their main challenger during the three first races of the season...

It was a last minute thing for Allan Simonsen. Originally the Aussie Dane was to pilot the Tafel Racing Ferrari 430 GT2 that he raced so successfully at Sebring earlier this year, teaming with hotshots Dominik Farnbacher and Dirk Müller. Without warning, Tafel pulled the pin, citing economic reasons. With only 55 cars allowed to start (all must be invited by the ACO other than those who are 1st and 2nd in each class in 2007 plus various LMS champions) that means 165 drivers are needed and everyone wants a shot at the worlds greatest race.

Aston Martin vs Corvette - it seems to already be ingrained in Le Mans mythology. Its something that we look forward to each year and yet, even though it has only been with us for a few

Well what can one say? A Ferrari wins without a Porsche in site.

Not only do Ferrari win by they take second, third and fourth. The best Porsche is that of Feblermayr-Proton, some 17 laps off the winning Ferrari – that of Risi Competizione.

So where did it all go wrong for Porsche? Or as we prefer to think – where did it all go right for Ferrari?

RUMOUR: Le Mans - Just Some of What Could Happen From What We Have Heard...

A delighted Guillaume Moreau saw the chequered flag on his second outing in the famous Le Mans 24 Hours. The man from the Limousin region drove a fault-free race with Luc Alphand and Jerome Policand in the no.72 Corvette C6.R to finish 5th in the LM GT1 category.

Le Mans: Post Race Recaps pt5
Porsche
Pescarolo
RML
Team Modena
Shell

Ingolstadt/Le Mans – At one of the most exciting and fastest races in Le Mans history, AUDI AG clinched another triumph at what is arguably the world’s toughest motor race.

Le Mans: Post Race Recaps pt6
Ferrari
Trading Performance
Loic Duval
Johnny Mowlem

Alan McNish finally got his Rolex at Les 24 Heures du Mans after a tough fight to victory in the legendary 24-hour race. McNish's Audi team fought hard to overcome the three Peugeots ahead on the grid, eventually took the lead after thirteen hours and never looked back, winning in front of 285,500 spectators.

Among the extraordinary elements that may convince you to pay Les 24 Heures du Mans circuit a visit during the event, there are some activities in the area that awaken the imagination and let you dream. Even once the teams have taken off from the start following the official Rolex countdown, there is plenty to see in Le Mans…

The 24 Heures du Mans are always held the weekend closest to the shortest night of the year in France, the 21st of June. In fact, there is something magic about the moment the race passes from day into night- it becomes a wholly different challenge, and as they say, it is the stuff that legends are made of.

At 14:51h on June 1st, while negotiating one of the Porsche curves of the Le Mans racetrack, the Peugeot 908 Hdi-FPA number 7 flew into the air going 270 km/h. Spaniard Marc Gené was driving. When watching the violence of the crash, no one could have imagined that the Catalan driver would drive the car again, especially not for the 2008 edition of Les 24 Heures du Mans.

Le Mans: Post Race Recaps pt4
Tim Sugden
Alex Davison
Pierre Ragues
Caparo

Le Mans: Post Race Recaps pt3
Paolo Ruberti
Stuart Moseley
Guy Smith
Cheng Congfu

More memorable moments from Le Mans

Le Mans: A Winners Story - Audi
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All the news and the top three class positions after 24 hours

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Le Mans 2008 has, so far, provided many memorable moments

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Le Mans: After 16 Hours...Guessing the Weather

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Le Mans: After 1 Hour...The Start

Ten wins in a row : Michelin boasts an outstanding record at Le Mans with no fewer than 16 victories on the famous circuit in the Sarthe. And we shouldn't forget that Bibendum was in on the very first running of the race that was to become the stuff of legend : in 1923 Michelin supported Lagache and Leonard in their Chenard and Walker Sport entry.

Caparo is to make its first ever appearance at the 24 hours of Le Mans this year, after signing a partnering agreement with the Barazi Epsilon team. The team will be competing in the LMP2 category and will provide Caparo with the opportunity to develop lightweight structures and components in a competitive motorsport environment.

Le Mans: Recaps after Thursday Qualifying pt6
Van Merksteijn
Zytek
RML
Quifel ASM

Le Mans: Recaps after Thursday Qualifying pt5
Larbre
Modena
Jos Menten
Lola

Le Mans: Recaps after Thursday Qualifying pt4
Rob Bell
Harold Primat
Stuart Moseley
ALMS Teams

In a press conference at Le Mans, the planned rules for the next four year were outlined by Daniel Poissenot the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) Clerk of Course. This press conference has become an annual tradition and the 2008 edition was eagerly awaited.

Le Mans qualifying offered up some surprises - some good, some bad.

Peugeot have taken this years qualifying by storm and when the chequered flag fell they occupied a very impressive 1st, 2nd and 3rd in LM P1. The Audis did begin to speed up towards the end of the session but pole is safe for the #8 Team Peugeot Total, Peugeot 908 HDI FAP driven by Lamy, Sarrazin and Wurz.

The great veteran of this year's 76th edition of the mythic 24 Heures du Mans is clearly Japanese driver Yojiro Terada. Terada's claim to fame is his record 29 participations in Les 24 Heures du Mans. To this day, there are only two other drivers that precede Terada's record: Bob Wolleck and Henri Pescarolo.

On Thursday 12 June, Lola Cars were honoured in the build up to this weekend's 24 Heures Du Mans, as company owner and Executive Chairman, Martin Birrane received the prestigious ‘Spirit of Le Mans' trophy. Collecting the award from the President of the ACO, Jean-Claude Plassart during the official function held at the famed ACO Museum at the Circuit De La Sarthe in Le Mans. Birrane now joins the highly acclaimed list of previous winners that include Paul Frere, Derek Bell, Phil Hill, Jacky Icky, Tom Kristensen and Wolfgang Ullrich.

Le Mans: Recaps after Thursday Qualifying pt3
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Audi
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Aston Martin
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Le Mans: Recaps after Thursday Qualifying pt1
Alex Davison
Pat Long
Allan McNish
Michelin

Le Mans: Recaps After the First Night of Qualifying pt4
Pescarolo
Larbre
Quifel-ASM
Harold Primat

With the first part of qualifying now complete the Peugeots are definitely easily the fastest cars out there. They have totally dominated this session by showing astounding ‘out and out’ speed. To knock a few hundredths of a second off the fastest lap time is an achievement but to demolish the current lap record by 7.8 secs is amazing. The fastest of them all was the #8 Team Peugeot Total, Peugeot 908 HDI FAP driven by Sarrazin. He had been quick in testing but nobody expected this incredible performance.

Le Mans: Recaps After the First Night of Qualifying pt3
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Audi
Charouz
Corvette

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Zytek
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Spyker

Le Mans: Recaps After the First Night of Qualifying pt1
Aston Martin
Michelin
Allan McNish
ALMS Teams

Former boss of Toyota Team Europe, the organisation behind the legendary Toyota GT1 Le Mans cars, Ove Andersson has died in a rally accident in South Africa.

Luc Alphand has made many a headline in his past, and it would appear as though he has far from finished. As a man who started out as a specialized downhill skier and who went on to win 12 FIS World Cup races in the sport, Alphand's successful transition to motor sport is right on track on he prepares to take on 54 other teams at the start of this year's 24 Heures du Mans.

This Saturday, German Heinz-Harald Frentzen will once again find himself at the starting line of the legendary 24 Heures du Mans, now in it's 76th edition. This legendary endurance test has been in partnership with Rolex as the Official Timekeeper since 2001 and this year marks the second time in his career that Heinz-Harald Frentzen will face up to the demanding challenge.

Ingolstadt/Le Mans – In Le Mans city centre on Tuesday, thousands of spectators followed Technical Scrutineering of the three Audi R10 TDI prototypes with which Audi Sport Team Joest will compete in next weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours. This means the Audi squad is ready for one of the greatest challenges in motorsport.

The reigning Le Mans Series GT2 champions, Virgo Motorsport, head to France today for the Le Mans 24 Hour race, the first time that the team has taken on this ultimate sportscar endurance challenge. With an experienced driver line-up of Rob Bell, Tim Sugden and Tim Mullen, the team is hoping to be one of the class front-runners this weekend.

The Le Mans 24 Hours is a priority fixture for Michelin. This year again, a fleet of semi-trailers will haul some 8,000 tyres to the French circuit.

The final tyres come off the production line at the beginning of June before being trucked to La Sarthe early in race week.

Here we are, on the eve of the most famous automobile track in the world, the Le Mans 24 Hours. For Michelin, this weekend holds a very special significance because we have just won ten consecutive victories in the 24 Hours and there is no doubt that this winning streak will continue. As I have already had the opportunity to emphasize, Le Mans is our battlefield.

Rob Bell returns to tackle the Le Mans 24 Hours race for the second time in his career. Driving with Virgo Motorsport, and the team’s debut at this eponymous event, he gives us the lowdown on the week ahead.

Nicolas Lapierre, who had to skip test day due to health issues, is still not on top form according to Team Matmut Oreca’s press release of Monday June 9. His replacement driver on car #6 will be Marcel Fässler, thus teaming up with Oliver Panis and Simon Pagenaud.

The trio of Italien rookies; Francioni, Geri and Ceccato were to share the prototype LM P2 entered by the Italian "Racing Box SRL". A problem with conformity was the reason for this sad news. The name of a possible reserve will be announced on Wednesday morning by the course director.

As part of Lola Cars 50th anniversary activities at the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours, the Huntingdon-based marque will be staging a fitting tribute to the late sports car driver David Leslie, who tragically died in a plane accident this year that also took the lives of 4 other people. On Friday 13 June, David's son Graham will drive his father's Mark 1 Lola to head up the vast array of vintage and classic cars taking part in this year's Grande Parade des Pilotes, the official parade of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

There's little doubt that Audi will face the biggest challenge of its Le Mans career this week. Just ask anyone involved with Audi Sport, and they will confirm it. The second diesel showdown in the world's greatest motor race sees three R10 TDIs from the Audi camp matched up against a trio of diesel challengers from Peugeot, a year after Audi's 10-lap victory in a rain-soaked 24 Hours.

This is the first race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Autocon Motorsports but not the first for Bryan Willman and Chris McMurry. The two, who will drive the Autocon Creation-Judd prototype with team owner Michael Lewis, made their Le Mans debut in 2002 with Jeff Bucknum in a Team Bucknum Racing Pilbeam-Nissan but only lasted six hours before an engine failure. Nevertheless the Le Mans experience is one both are eager to relive this year.

Corvette Racing's group of drivers for the 24 Hours of Le Mans has a record any team in the paddock would envy. The six pilots have combined for 144 class wins in the American Le Mans Series and 17 at Le Mans with Corvette Racing winning five times since 2001. Despite all the success, the memories, history and significance of Le Mans still resonate throughout the team.

It's not as easy as just one car at Le Mans compared to three in the American Le Mans Series for Flying Lizard Motorsports. No, we're talking about the 76th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - a twice-around-the-clock classic enduro on one of the most demanding circuits in the world against sports car racing's best from all over the globe.

Stuttgart. After its successes in the American Le Mans Series and the Le Mans Series, the Porsche RS Spyder is on the verge of its next great challenge: On Saturday at 3pm, the Weissach-developed and built sports prototype tackles the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time. Hartmut Kristen, Head of Motorsport at Porsche, is relaxed about the debut at the world’s toughest long distance race: “I’m confident that we are very well prepared.”

Stuttgart. The Porsche customer teams are well prepared for the highlight of the sports car racing season. They contest the Le Mans 24 hour race (France) on 14/15 June with a total of five racing vehicles: two Porsche RS Spyder and three Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Bringing the pair of RS Spyder to the classic are the teams of Van Merksteijn Motorsport (Netherlands) and Essex (Denmark), after having already won the first three rounds of the Le Mans Series (LMS) this season. The 476 hp Weissach-built sports prototype experiences a double premiere in Le Mans in front of an anticipated 200,000 spectators. It is its first race over 24 hours and the first time on this historic circuit.

The Le Mans Test Day has come and gone and typically, a number of rumours has come from it. This is what has been reported.

On 14/15 June Audi starts for the tenth time in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. For AUDI AG it is much more than just claiming a possible eighth overall victory in the French endurance classic: Quite probably the world’s hardest car race acts as test bench for new technology later used in street cars.

On June 14th, 2008 Cong Fu Cheng is going to make history as the first Chinese driver to ever race Les 24 Heures du Mans. The 23 year old may be young, but his name is already well known in his home country and Cheng, Frankie to his mechanics, is ready to race.

Having seen the chequered flag at the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time in 2007, Geneva-based Harold Primat is raising the stakes in 2008 as he searches for his best ever finish in the 91st edition of the historic race.

There have been three main stories here at testing. The first has been the weather, the second the battle between Peugeot and Audi and thirdly two accidents that resulted in drivers having to go to hospital.

Having posted the second quickest time during the Official Test Day, Larbre Competition returns to Le Mans this weekend with the hope of challenging the works teams for honours in the GT1 category.

Despite not having an entry in the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Corsa Motorsports team will be well represented at the event next week. Team owner Steve Pruitt plans to attend the race activities, and all three drivers on the Corsa roster have secured rides with other teams. Gunnar Jeannette will share the wheel of the Radical AER (LMP1), Johnny Mowlem will team with Creation AIM (LMP2), and Ralf Kelleners, who will drive with Mowlem and Jeannette at Petit Le Mans, is in the Spyker C8 Laviolette (GT2).

Former Le Mans 24 Hour race winner Guy Smith returns to Le Mans to contest this year's legendary 24 Hour race next weekend (14-15 June).

Driffield-based Smith aged 33 last contested the world's "blue ribband" endurance sportscar race in 2004 when the Yorkshireman finished second -- one year after winning the French "classic" in a Bentley.

Last Sunday Allan Simonsen was having the weekend off. In the back of his mind however was disappointment.

Team Modena worked hard these last few weeks preparing the Aston Martin DBR9 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The technical crew, led by Hans Muehlbauer, travelled down to the test day with the car in perfect and due form. On the other hand ideal weather conditions at Le Mans were not on hand. Intermittent rain and sunshine set the scene on an eventful training session, with several red flag interruptions. Team Modena's programme was also disrupted, because Jos Menten was unable to complete a single lap on a dry track.

Audi "factory" driver Emanuele Pirro already holds a unique record: nine times in a row, the Italian, who was born in Rome, has been on the podium at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the weekend of 14/15 June, the former Formula 1 driver at the wheel of the Audi R10 TDI, has set his sights on clinching his tenth podium result.

The Le Mans test day, the only chance to run on the full Le Mans circuit prior to the famous 24-Hour race itself, saw Team Modena seventh quickest of the LM GT1 class cars. Any real opportunity to go for a quick time with the Aston Martin DBR9 was denied the squad as rain and red flags punctuated the day, but the team were happy with what they achieved.

Frenchman Pierre Ragues has completed his final preparations for the 76th Le Mans 24 Hours at the traditional test day on Sunday at the La Sarthe circuit, two weeks prior to the endurance classic.

The 24 year-old is driving a Pescarolo in the LMP2 class for Saulnier Racing, sharing with Matthieu Lahaye and Chinese driver Franky Cheng.

Racing driver Liz Halliday will form part of Eurosport’s commentary team for their exclusive coverage of the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours on 14-15 June.

The dual sportswoman, who also competes in International 3 Day Eventing, has contested the world’s most famous motor race three times, finishing fourth in class in 2006 and leading the LMP2 category last year before gearbox failure, and will now provide expert analysis for the pan-European channel.

Le Mans:Selected Recaps after the Test Day pt4
Lola
Charouz
RML
Vitaphone
Alex Davidson

A tight battle between Risi Competizione and Flying Lizard Motorsports highlighted the showing of American Le Mans Series teams at the annual Test Day for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday. The two teams sat 1-2 in the GT2 standings on a soggy day in the Sarthe region France, two weeks before the 76th running of the world's most famous race will take the checkered flag.

Le Mans: Selected Recaps after the Test Day pt3
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Audi
Aston Martin
Zytek

Le Mans: Selected Recaps after the Test Day pt2
Corvette
Porsche
Larbre
Quifel ASM

Le Mans: Selected Recaps after the Test Day
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Risi
Michelin
Stuart Moseley

Stuart Moseley, (30, St Ives, Cambs, UK) has joined the Barazi- Epsilon team for the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours. Stuart will partner 2006 Le Mans Series Driver Champions race team owner Juan Barazi and Michael Vergers in the Zytek 07S car in the LMP2 class.

Virgo Motorsport head to Le Mans today, preparing for the official test day of the Le Mans 24 Hours race which takes place on Sunday. The team will make its debut at the world-famous endurance event this year, although all three drivers – Rob Bell, Tim Sugden and Tim Mullen – and many of the team personnel have previous experience.

So who is competing in the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans? We have complied a list of the confirmed participants to date and what they are driving. This is a great field with a huge depth of talent and a great variety of machinery. We will update these tables as more updates come in!

The QUIFEL-ASM Team is already in Le Mans, France, to take part in the official test day for the Le Mans 24 Hours, which is due to take place on Sunday, 1st June.

Le Mans 1956 - Le Mans was recovering from the tragic accident the year before but was determined to have a great race.

At the beginning of this year the ACO announced that it was working with its Chinese partner, the S2M Company, to organise the first race in Shanghai under the Le Mans label.

World premiere in motorsport: At the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours on 14/15 June, the three Audi R10 TDI prototypes entered by Audi Sport Team Joest will race for the first time with the next generation of Biofuel manufactured from Biowaste and promising a reduction in the emission of CO2 by almost 90 per cent when compared with traditional diesel.

Zytek Engineering, which manufactured engines for the cars that came first and second in the LMP2 class at last year's Le Mans 24-hours, returns to the scene of its 2007 victory with two chassis and one engine customers. Two Zytek 07S cars have been entered by the Barazi-Epsilon and Trading Performance teams. These, and the new Embassy WF01 will use Zytek's successful 3.4-litre ZG348 V8 power plant. All three are participating in this Sunday's Test Day.

Larbre Competition is set for this weekend’s official Le Mans 24 Hours Official Test Day having confirmed its driver line up for the race.

The French squad has been granted an entry to the race for one of their Saleen S7Rs which will be piloted by sportscar star Christophe Bouchut and FFSA GT Championship front runners Patrick Bornhauser and David Hallyday.

For Michelin, which is this year targeting an 11th straight win in the French endurance classic, the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours has already begun with the production of some 8,000 tyres for the world's greatest motor race .

Ahead of the most important race of the year, the Le Mans 24 Hours, Harold Primat and Pescarolo Sport face a weekend of crucial work at the Official Test Day on Sunday 1 June. Geneva-based Primat and his regular Le Mans Series co-driver Christophe Tinseau, will be joined by Nissan works driver Benoit Treluyer at La Sarthe and the three will use their track time to re-acclimatise to the legendary 13.65km circuit and optimise their Pescarolo 01-Judd’s set up ahead of the race.

Davison is currently second in GT2 class in the European Le Mans Series

Melbourne driver Alex Davison will contest next month's 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the biggest races in motorsport, joining an elite club of Australians to race in the sportscar classic.

Our second video for you shows the Le Mans track in 2006 as according to Allan McNish and the whisper quiet Audi R10.

Barely had the chequered flag come down on the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours than Peugeot Sport began focusing all its energy and resources on this year's race. The legendary French competition stands out as the priority objective of the brand's motor sport programme and, with less than a month to go before the start, the minds of everyone at Velizy are concentrated on this goal alone. And the team's physical preparation is considered just as crucial as the technical work.

For once, it seems like luck is on the side of Risi Competizione. Both of the team's Ferrari F430 GTs are en route to Europe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this despite a hard crash of the No. 62 car in the latter half of the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels. But only the right-rear quarter panel had to be replaced, and the car's shock tower needed repairs as well.

As laid down in the 2008 24 Hours' supplementary regulations, Friday 23rd May was the cut-off date for bringing in reserves to make up the field of 55 starters for scrutineering and technical checks.

British sports car team Creation-AIM’s regular driver Stuart Hall (England) will be in good company on his second career start at Le Mans 24 Hours this year. The eagerly anticipated news is that he will share the LMP1 Creation-AIM CA07 with the experienced Belgian Marc Goossens and fellow Englishman Johnny Mowlem.

Further to our story a few days ago (see here), Racing Box has made an indication of their planned participation at Le Mans.

As Le Mans approaches we are bringing you some race highlights of years past. This week it is 1997.

Speedy Racing Team Sebah announce today that their regular Le Mans Series drivers, namely Xavier Pompidou (France), Andrea Belicchi (Italy) and Steve Zacchia (Switzerland), will also form their driver line-up for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours.

With 24 Hours of Le Mans only a few short weeks away, speculation about the field is increasing and the one car that seems to be giving the most room for conversation is the Racing Box Lucchini.

#1. Feel awed by the start between earth and space
100 years ago the first flight by an aircraft on European soil took place on Les Hunaudières, and the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours will commemorate this historic event. A replica of the 1908 Flyer will be towed down the pit straight by a car from Le Mans, a Léon Bollée. On board will be French astronaut Jean-Loup Chrétien, American astronaut Mark Brown and Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Titov. They will give the start by waving the French flag at the same time as the residents in the International Orbiting Station, which will overfly Le Mans some 400 kms above the circuit!

Another race, another Peugeot win. But like all the rest of them, it was not an easy job.

Rob Bell, Tim Sugden and Tim Mullen are today announced as the driver line up for the Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 430 GT2 entry for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours. This formidable driver lineup brings together three drivers with previous Le Mans experience as well as proven pace in the Ferrari 430 GT2.

1996 Le Mans winner and former F1 pilot Alexander Wurz was meant to come to Spa to get some miles under his belt before Le Mans - what he got was a decent crash.

Strakka Racing's Peter Hardman and Nick Leventis will co-drive an Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 with Vitaphone Racing in next month's Le Mans 24 Hours. The third driver has been confirmed as former DTM racer Alexandros Margaritis.

Spa: Selected Recaps after the 1000km of Spa pt4
Team Modena
Strakka Racing
Rob Bell
Guillaume Moreau

In front of a record crowd of 35,000 spectators and in temperatures of more than 26 degrees Centigrade, the Le Mans Series put on another fantastic show at the third race of the 2008 season in Spa-Francorchamps with drama throughout the 1000km race.

Spa: Selected Recaps after the 1000km of Spa pt3
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Audi
Porsche

Spa: Selected Recaps after the 1000km of Spa pt2
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Charouz
Horag

Spa: Selected Recaps after the 1000km of Spa
Spyker
Quifel-ASM
Harold Primat
Michelin

Peugeot and Audi will share the front row for the third race of the 2008 Le Mans Series, the Spa 1000kms after a record-breaking qualifying session. Stephane Sarrazin set a time of 1m58.069 to head Allan McNish, who was second fastest for Audi. Peugeot's Marc Gene will share the second row with Mike Rockenfeller.

Spa: Selected Recaps after Qualifying pt2
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Audi
Charouz Aston Martin
Porsche

Spa: Selected Recaps after Qualifying pt1
Spyker
Van Merksteijn
Quifel-ASM
Michelin

In the lead up to the 2008, 24 Hours of Le Mans, we will be bringing you some videos from previous years.

Monza saw a thrilling battle a fortnight ago and the Le Mans Series competitors are heading for the third race of the season to Spa- Francorchamps this weekend. Like the Italian track also the track in the Ardennes belongs to the motorsport jewels thanks to its rich history. Moreover, the 1000 km races have a big tradition there. The Charouz Racing System team will not obviously miss the event and like in the previous two rounds they will race with a brand new Aston Martin powered LMP1 prototype.

SPA - This weekend, the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in the Belgian Ardennes region will be hosting the third season round of the Le Mans Series. For Dutch team, Van Merksteijn Motorsport by Equipe Verschuur the race at the Belgian Grand Prix circuit is some kind of home event, during which former F1-driver, Jos Verstappen and team owner, Peter van Merksteijn are obviously counting on the enthusiastic support of numerous Dutch fans.

With three European endurance races in just six weeks, in a season full of national bank holidays , the last weeks have been time wise challenging for the team. Time was not only spent on the preparations for the Le Mans Series events but also on the ongoing development of the new cars and the essential but time consuming preparations for the upcoming 76th run of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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-powered car heading to round 3 at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. With confidence already high, the pair's Pescarolo 01-Judd gets a new aero package for the trip to Belgium, leaving the Geneva-based Primat hopeful of another strong result.

The QUIFEL-ASM Team is due tomorrow to start preparing for the Spa-Francorchamps race, which is part of the 2008 Le Mans Series Championship. After two unlucky races, in which podium places had been in sight, the team is confident ahead of this event.

Following the first two encounters at Barcelona and Monza, this weekend sees the 2008 Le Mans Series move on to the rollercoaster ride of Spa-Francorchamps for round three. This legendary venue and its succession of sweeping corners represent a unique challenge for tyre manufacturers, yet Michelin will be looking to keep up its unbeaten by securing its third win of the season.

The 7.004km Belgian circuit of Spa Francorchamps, nestled in the heart of the Ardennes region of Belgium, has a long association with endurance racing having run its first 24 hour race in 1924, one year after the inaugural Le Mans 24 hours, and ran its first 1000km race in 1966.

The third round of the 2008 Le Mans Series calendar is the 1,000km de Spa- Francorchamps which stands out as Team Peugeot Total's final opportunity to prepare competitively for the season's highlight, the Le Mans 24 Hours. Following its wins at Barcelona and Monza, the team has no intention of taking its eye off the ball and has enlisted the services of Jacques Villeneuve and Alexander Wurz for the Belgian event which will give them race practice and strengthen the bonds between its crews.

Ingolstadt -- On the Whitsun weekend, the Audi R10 TDI will make its racing debut 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 round of the Le Mans Series: with every racing kilometre, valuable know-how is being collected, which is fed into the next generation of Audi TDI engines. The same applies to the diesel fuel used in the V12 TDI engine of the Audi R10 TDI: Shell V-Power Diesel is a extremely clean diesel fuel delivering a very high performance, which is subjected to continuous development by means of motorsport.

Third test in the Le Mans Series 2008 Championship, but the final meeting before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this race on the legendary circuit of Ardennes will, for some, be the confirmation of what everyone has been observing since the start of the season, but for others the final opportunity to turn the tables before the arrival of Le Mans. For Peugeot, it will mean maintaining dominance over Audi, and for the German manufacturer it will be vital to show that the king of Endurance has not yet lost his crown!

The next Le Mans Series event is Round 3 at Spa, Belgium, on May 9–11. Spa is one of the world's greatest tracks and Simonsen regularly performs well there.

As if to prove that heavy accidents can happen at any time in Monza, Jamie Campbell-Walter crashes his Creation in qualifying.

The 1000km of Monza was truly an exciting race and not even Audi could escape the drama.

Usually our video day is Thursday but this shunt is worth a special posting.

A Radio Le Mans interview with Zytek's John Manchester turned up some interesting plans for the future.

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.

Team Modena's driver line-up for June's Le Mans 24-Hour race can now be confirmed with Christian Fittipaldi, Jos Menten and Terry Borcheller taking on the driving duties in the world-famous French endurance event. Christian and Jos raced for the team at Le Mans in 2007, while Terry has extensive sportscar experience and has competed at Le Mans four times before. The pressure will be on for the drivers - Team Modena's Aston Martin DBR9 has never failed to finish in its two previous Le Mans outings, taking ninth overall in 2006.

Monza: Recaps after the Race pt4
Peugeot
Audi
Charouz Aston Martin

Monza: Recaps after the Race pt3
Zytek
RML
Horag
Van Merksteijn

Monza: Recaps after the Race pt2
Spyker
Quifel-ASM
Team Modena
Michelin

Monza: Recaps after the Race p1
Harold Primat
Rob Bell
Hideki Noda
Pierre Ragues
Duncan Tappy

The second race of the 2008 Le Mans Series was fought on the hallowed circuit of Monza and featured manufacturer teams battling for the overall lead, privateers fighting for their place on the podium, and two accidents, the second of which saw Stephane Ortelli amazingly emerge with only a broken ankle.

Monza: Selected Team/Manufacturer Recaps after Qualifying pt1
Peugeot
Audi
Charouz Aston Martin

Monza: Selected Team/Manufacturer Recaps after Qualifying
Van Merksteijn Motorsport
QUIFEL-ASM
Spyker Squadron
Michelin

Two days of bright sunshine and warm weather has greeted the contenders for the 2008 Monza 1000kms in Italy and already the competition on the track has proven to be hotter than ever.

Larbre Competition has taken the difficult decision to withdraw from the 2008 Le Mans Series due to an increasing workload in other championships.

The historic circuit of Monza, on the outskirts of Milan, prepares to welcome the Le Mans Series for the second race of the 2008 season. A fantastic opening round in Barcelona saw Peugeot, Porsche, Corvette and Ferrari win their respective classes but their rivals have had three weeks to form a response.

Monza: Team Previews of the Race Weekend pt2
Peugeot
Audi
Charouz Aston Martin
Speedy/Sebah

Monza: Team Previews of the Race Weekend pt1
Spyker
Quifel ASM
Harold Primat
Michelin

Versatility is proving to be Duncan’s forte and his latest opportunity is a drive in one of the leading Le Mans prototype cars. Duncan will drive the Rollcentre team’s Pescarolo – the car that finished fourth at Le Mans last year behind the Pescarolo and Peugeot factory teams. Duncan will drive the 630 bhp car in the 1000km/ 6 hour race with Martin Short, Rollcentre team owner, and Vanina Ickx.

Catalunya was the first Le Mans Series race that saw the might of the Diesel factories competing against each other in a 1000km race.

The Tafel Racing Ferrari F 430 GT is the first withdrawal among the 55 entries for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours, and will not take part in the test day on 1st June.

Peugeot won the opening race of the 2008 Le Mans Series with Nicolas Minassian and local driver Marc Gene recording a popular victory in front of 28,000 spectators. Blue skies greeted the 47 competitors who took the start, and the sun shone brightly on the diesel-powered Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP, which took the chequered flag a clear lap ahead of the Audi R10 TDI driven by Mike Rockenfeller and Alexandre Premat.

Catalunya: Selected Team Recaps after Round 1 pt4
Peugeot
Audi
Charouz Aston Martin
Porsche

Catalunya: Selected Team Recaps after Round 1 pt3
Horag
Guillaume Moreau
Rob Bell

Catalunya: Selected Team Recaps after Round 1 pt2
Larbre
Quifel ASM
RML
Michelin

Catalunya: Selected Team Recaps after Round 1 pt1
Harold Primat
Lola
Zytek
Spyker

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.

Catalunya: More Reports after Qualifying
Peugeot
Porsche
Chraouz Aston Martin
Zytek
Michelin

Catalunya: Selected Reports after Qualifying
Audi
Spyker
Larbre
Sebah
Quifel ASM

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.

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.

Charouz Racing System is ready to make the racing debut of its brand new, closed-cockpit LMP1 prototype powered by Aston Martin. On the 6th April, Jan Charouz and Stefan Mucke will race the car in the opening 1000 km race of the Le Mans Series at Barcelona to mark the beginning of a full season of endurance racing, which will include the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race itself.

Olivier Panis, Nicolas Lapierre, Stephane Ortelli and Soheil Ayari were joined by two new team mates. Before revealing new Courage-Oreca, Hugues de Chaunac indeed presented the two others drivers which will defend the colors of the TEAM at the 24 Hours of Mans: Laurent Groppi and Loic Duval. The two "juniors", 25 years each one, were immediately impregnated with the "TEAM spirit" and environment is already excellent between the six musketeers.

BARCELONA This weekend, Van Merksteijn Motorsport by Equipe Verschuur will be making its debut in the Le Mans Series. Ex-Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen and team owner Peter van Merksteijn will be racing the team's Porsche RS Spyder in the season opener at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. The 215 lap race will start on Sunday at 11.35 am and will be broadcast by Eurosport.

The QUIFEL-ASM team is this weekend due to compete in the 1,000 km Catalonia race, which is the first stage of the 2008 Le Mans Series Championship. The Portuguese team will include, along with Miguel Pais do Amaral, French driver Oliver Pla at the wheel of the Lola B05/40 AER, in the LMP2 class.

A fourth season of the Le Mans Series beckons for Harold Primat this weekend as the Barcelona 1000kms marks the first race of the 2008 sportscar championship's season. The Geneva-based driver returns for his second year with illustrious French squad Pescarolo Sport, partnering Christophe Tinseau in the team's no 17 Pescarolo 01-Judd.

No fewer than five of the LMP2 entries for this Sunday's 1,000km of Catalunya will be powered by the latest examples of Zytek's Le Mans winning engine, the ZG348. That is a full third of the class, making it easily the most popular power unit in its field.

This weekend, after completing earlier pre-season tests in Portugal and France, SNORAS Spyker Squadron is ready to kick-off it’s 2008 motor sport season. The team will compete this weekend in the first race of the five round Le Mans Series.

The 2008 Le Mans Series season starts this coming weekend with a 1000km race at the Circuit de Catalunya near to Barcelona, and once more the Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9 will be a front-runner in the GT1 category. With the car now running to the latest factory specification and a strong driver line-up featuring Team Modena regular Antonio Garcia and the very experienced Tomas Enge, hopes are high that the team can start the season with an impressive performance.

The 2008 Le Mans Series (LMS) gets underway on Sunday at the Catalunya Circuit. For Michelin this will be the first outing for the "2008" tyres under race conditions in Europe. The first leg of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) which took place on 15th and 16th March at Sebring, already gave some indication of what to expect from the 2008 tyres.

The LAVAGGI LS1 - AER, built by the Monegasque team bearing the same name, will bring forward it's first appearance in the "Le Mans Series", participating in the first champion race, the "1000 KM of Catalunya" taking place the 4th, 5th and 6th of April.

Aston Martin Racing has revealed the first official pictures of the Vantage GT2, which will make its race debut with James Watts Automotive at the first round of the Le Mans Series at Barcelona on 5 April.

Stuttgart. At the season-opening round of the European Le Mans Series (LMS)
on 6 April in Barcelona, three Porsche RS Spyders line up on the grid for
the first time. The successful sports prototype from Weissach will be
fielded by three teams in the LMS. Driving for the Van Merksteijn
Motorsport (Netherlands) team are ex-Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen and
team owner Peter van Merksteijn (both Netherlands). The RS Spyder run by
the Danish Essex team is manned by 1990 Le Mans winner, John Nielson, and
Casper Elgaard (both Denmark). Driving for Horag Racing from Switzerland
are Fredy Lienhard (Switzerland), Didier Theys (Belgium) and Jan Lammers
(Netherlands), whose racing CVs also include a Le Mans win and Formula 1
experience.

Even in its third year of racing the Audi R10 TDI still experiences some débuts: on the first weekend in April, the diesel-powered sportscar will compete simultaneously for the first time in two races, in America and in Europe. In St Petersburg (U.S. state of Florida), on Saturday (5 April), the second round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series will be staged. One day later, the European Le Mans Series kicks off with the 1000-kilometre race at Barcelona (Spain).

Porsche are legends of the sportscar and GT racing world. They dominated through the Group C era and after the demise of that era, the German manufacturer could not settle for second.

The 2008 Le Mans Series features a calendar of five rounds, the first of which takes teams to the Circuit de Catalunya, near Barcelona, Spain, on the weekend of April 4-6. Le Mans Series title holder Peugeot will contest the race with a brace of 908 HDi FAPs for the same crews as 2007, and the team will be looking to defend its crown while staying concentrated on its priority objective for 2008: the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Rumours have surfaced that link Peugeot with a diesel-hybrid engine.

RML Group will again enjoy high-level technical support from DuPont Refinish in 2008 following its highly successful year as an official supplier to the team last season. Both companies enjoyed triumph on and off track in 2007, sealing the decision to continue the link-up for a further 12 months.

Aston Martin Racing has hosted a pre-season test for both the factory team and private outfits at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France, following in the footsteps of the first such event that took place last year.

Harold Primat and his Pescarolo Sport team mates undertook an intensive programme of crucial development work at Paul Ricard last weekend as the French squad prepares for the 2008 Le Mans Series season.

The Le Mans Series test at Paul Ricard earlier this week was the final opportunity for Rob Bell and his team mate, Gianmaria Bruni, to prepare for the 2008 season with Virgo Motorsport. Although running with their current Ferrari 430 model, the duo were second quickest at the French circuit.

Le Mans Series is pleased to announce its new broadcasting agreement signed with Eurosport. This notification is the evidence of the expanding Le Mans Series media exposure. Discover the details of the new TV coverage planned on the international Eurosport interface.

HTTT: More Photos from Day 1 of the Test

Six Lola Le Mans Prototype sportscars were in action at the LMS Paul Ricard test in the South of France on Sunday and Monday of this week (2&3 March). All eyes were firmly fixed on Lola's all-new LMP1 and LMP2 Coupes, which included a track debut for the Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola LMP2 entry. The Hugh Hayden led Speedy Sebah team enjoyed a good initial shakedown test in the South of France with Andrea Belicchi, Xavier Pompidou, Robbie Kerr and Steve Zacchia all driving the Judd powered Lola.

The brand new LMP1 prototype powered by Aston Martin completed two further days of successful running when the car took part in the official Le Mans Series test at the HTTT Paul Ricard track in Le Castellet, Southern France. The Aston Martin powered prototype experienced problem-free running over four separate sessions during the test in preparation for the opening race in Barcelona in April.

The QUIFEL-ASM Team achieved the third best time in tests at the Paul Ricard circuit, in the MP2 class, held Sunday (2nd March) and yesterday. This test was preparation for the Le Mans Series 2008.

Alan van der Merwe will get the opportunity to test the Aston Martin Vantage GT2 during the Aston Martin Racing exclusive test day at HTT Paul Ricard on 5th March 2008. This will be Alan's first run in modern GT machinery where his experience and success in a Formula 1 car will prove very competitive during the races and vital in the development of the car during testing. Alain had been looking at potential drives in the US for 2008 but when the opportunity to join JWA and the burgeoning Le Mans Series arrived he was quick to make himself available.

Pierre Bruneau and Marc Rostan tested the Rollcentre Pescarolo Judd at the preseason test at Paul Ricard HTTT.

Stuttgart. At the official test of the Le Mans Series (LMS) in Le Castellet
(France), the Porsche RS Spyder celebrated its European premiere. Here, the
two sports prototypes of the Team Essex (Denmark) and Van Merksteijn
Motorsport (Netherlands) met their opponents in the fiercely-contested LMP2
class for the first time. The Swiss Horag Racing team was not present for
the test as it is already in Florida where it will contest the Sebring 12
hour race on 15 March. The main purpose in southern France was for teams
and drivers to familiarise themselves with the new sports prototype. For
both race teams the RS Spyder represents new territory.

Ingolstadt/Le Castellet – Audi Sport Team Joest clearly set the pace at the official tests of the Le Mans Series (LMS) at Le Castellet (Southern France). At the end of the first test day both Audi R10 TDI cars had a commanding lead in the sportscar field. The fastest time was set by Allan McNish. The Scot was the only driver on Sunday to break the sound barrier of 1.40 minutes.

HTTT: Testing Roundup from Day 2

The first day of the 2008 Le Mans series heralded perfect weather conditions for the contenders who took part in the now traditional pre- season test at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test facility in southern France. For many teams it was the first time that they ran their new cars against their season-long competitors, and for some, it was the first time that the cars ran at all.

At the end of the first morning testing in Le Castellet, no problem for drivers who took the wheel. We can note three cars returned to their stands after accidents and the best time for the Audi n° 1 of Mc Nish.

Belgian Paul Frere has passed away, aged 91.

Frere was a Le Mans legend having won the race in 1960. He competed in Le Mans eight times, recording six finishes. In addition to he competed in 11 F1 Grand Prix's.

Rumours are abound that Lamborghini are set to enter the GT2 classes of the major series.

DETROIT, Feb. 20, 2008 -- Corvette Racing's roster of championship-winning drivers will return in 2008 to race the Chevrolet factory team's twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars in the 12-race American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen will drive the No. 3 Corvette C6.R, joined by Ron Fellows for three endurance races (Sebring, Le Mans and Petit Le Mans). Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta will drive the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, teamed with Max Papis in long-distance events.

CUMMING, Ga., February 20, 2008 - Tafel Racing will contend for the LM GT2 class honors this June at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Automobile Club De L'Ouest (ACO), official sanctioning body of the world's most famous sports car race, announced the Jim Tafel (Alpharetta, Ga.) owned team has been honored as one of only 13 cars invited to participate in the road-based LM GT2 class at the June 14-15 24 hour event. The second-year American Le Mans Series team will be making its first appearance at Le Mans. Team regulars Dominik Farnbacher (Ansbach, Germany) and 2007 FIA GT Series GT2 class Champion Dirk Muller (a native of Germany now living in Monaco) will share the Italian supercar with Sebring teammate and 2007 Australian GT Champion Allan Simonsen (Danish-born living in Melbourne, Australia). Tony Dowe (Cumming, Ga.) will oversee preparations for the No. 81 Tafel Racing Ferrari F430 GTC.

Seven Lola sportscars will make the annual pilgrimage to Le Mans this June for the world’s most famous endurance race – the 76th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours. It will be the biggest Lola presence at Le Mans since 1979. Three LMP1 and four LMP2 Lola cars will battle it out in the 55 car field on 14/15 June. Lola’s all-new LMP1 and LMP2 Coupe designs will make their debut at La Sarthe, with the Lola LMP1 Charouz Racing System Team, powered by an Aston Martin engine and the Lola LMP2 Speedy Racing Team Sebah.

Endurance rhymes with excellence! The list of entrants invited to take part in the Test day on 1st June, the prelude to the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours, is the perfect illustration of this. Out of the 88 entries sent in to the ACO Selection Committee, 55 have been selected plus 8 reserves. On the list are the cream of endurance drivers and some of the best in Formula 1!

Team Modena will be competing at the highest levels in both national and international sportscar racing in 2008, with full seasons of racing for its GT1 and GT3 specification cars which will see the team take on the best the sportscar scene has to offer in what should be an exciting year for the team.

Bill Davis Racing (BDR) announced yesterday that it will tap into its pool of veteran Cup Series drivers to pilot the No. 27 Toyota Camry during the next several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Truck Series standouts Mike Skinner and Johnny Benson are both expected to step behind the wheel of BDR’s No. 27 entry.

Peugeot launched their 2008 challenger, and here are the first photos!

The 2007 season turned out to be one of the most rewarding ever for Peugeot Sport which launched four different new cars on the world motor sport scene, from the factory programme with the 908 HDi FAP to its package of promotional formulae with the 207 LW THP, 207 Super 2000 and Spider THP. The lessons learned by the team while finding its marks last year will be implemented in 2008 and all its energy will be devoted to building on that experience to achieve its objectives.

BMW Sauber F1 Test & Reserve driver to make debut in French classic Paris, 15th February 2008; Christian Klien is set to drive for Peugeot Sport in this years Le Mans 24 Hours, the 25 year old Austrian driver joining an all star line-up as part of a three car assault in the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP. The announcement was made today by Peugeot Sport and comes three days after Christian tested the car at the Paul Ricard Circuit in the South of France.

The Charouz Racing Systems LMP1 car, powered by an Aston Martin V12 engine, ran successfully for the first time yesterday evening (9 February).

The car was driven by Jan Charouz at Prodrive's proving ground in Warwickshire, England, as dusk fell over the track.

The car will compete at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the Le Mans Series.

The Le Mans Series full season entry list has been revealed by the ACO with 50 cars being successful. Of those, 16 are LMP1, 15 are LMP2, 5 are LMGT1 and 14 are LMGT2.

Smith, from Yorkshire, won the world's "blue riband" endurance sportscar race in 2003 with Bentley and then finished second overall on his last appearance in the French "classic" three years ago for Audi.

With the rumours abound about the American Open Wheel scene and Pagenaud's apparant lack of US$$$, rumours are abound about his future in the sport.

Last weekend at the A1GP race in Sydney, Australia, FeedMeSportsCars was able to catch up with Robbie Kerr. After a successful 2007 season which saw the Brit finish second in class at Le Mans, we were able to see what he thought about his 2007 season, his A1GP and his plans for 2008.

RML AD Group’s new MG Lola EX265 completed a faultless first shakedown test at the Silverstone circuit yesterday, Friday 8th February. The morning run left Brazilian driver Thomas Erdos thrilled by the responsiveness of the new XP-21 engine, and looking forward to the prospects of defending the LMP2 title in this season’s Le Mans Series.

1st & 2nd November 2008 - Shanghai bound!

After the United States and Europe the Automobile Club de l'Ouest breaks new ground with the organisation of its first race in China.

After the United States and Europe the Automobile Club de l’Ouest breaks new ground with the organisation of its first race in China.

James Watt Automotive (JWA) has entered the 2008 Le Mans Series in the new Aston Martin Vantage GT2.

RML are targeting more glory in 2008 as they aim to add to their tally of 15 titles over the last ten years.

The 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours is already a huge success before the race has even begun! The closing date for entries was 23rd January and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest received no fewer than 88 forms, an increase of 16% in relation to 2007 when the number of cars allowed to start went up to fifty-five.

Audi Sport Team Joest enters two Audi R10 TDI cars in LMS ALMS Champions Capello/McNish spearhead programme Double programme for DTM stars Prémat and Rockenfeller

Following the disastrous fire prior to the Silverstone LMS race in 2007 in which the teams Pescarolo prototype was destroyed together with a substantial amount of equipment, International Motorsports Ltd has made substantial changes to the team.

Stuttgart. The Porsche RS Spyder will be entering the 2008 motorsport
season in two different versions: In the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) the
sports prototypes in the LMP2-class must have a minimum weight of 800 kg.

More information has come regarding Toyota's return to ACO style sportscar racing

RML, in association with AD Group, is delighted to confirm an unchanged driver line-up for the 2008 Le Mans Series. Mike Newton and Thomas Erdos, current LMP2 title-holders, will continue their unbroken partnership into a sixth successive year.

Aston Martin Racing will provide engines for the Charouz Racing Systems LMP1 entry at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours and in the Le Mans Series (LMS).

New designs to take on the world at Le Mans Lola Cars International Ltd today announces the addition of the latest generation of LMP Coupe to its vast ancestry of world-beating sportscars. Lola also releases the first images of the all-new Lola B08/60 LMP1. The car will compete in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours and Le Mans Series in the hands of existing Lola sportscar customer Charouz Racing System, who will race the new design with an Aston Martin V12 engine and engineering support from Aston Martin Racing.

It has revealed that Australian based Dane, Allan Simonsen will be racing in four different race series in 2008.

Aston Martin Racing will return to Le Mans in 2008 to defend its GT1 title in the distinctive blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil.

It has been announced that Aston Martin will join Charouz Racing Systems and Lola to race in LMP1 in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2008.

Barwell Motorsport has announced extremely exciting plans for the 2008 season, which include competing on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the GT2 classes of the American Le Mans Series and the (European) Le Mans Series. The Surrey-based outfit is currently evaluating the car options for its programme, and the most logical choice (as an existing Aston Martin team) would be the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage-based GT car (as seen in last week’s Autosport), which is currently being evaluated by Aston Martin Racing (Prodrive) as a potential new GT2 chassis.

Peugeot is among the list of entries for the American Le Mans Series' annual Winter Test at Sebring, joining Series prototype regulars such as Audi Sport North America, Penske Racing and Dyson Racing from the Porsche camp, three Acura teams, Mazda's B-K Motorsports and Intersport Racing.

In 2008 Lola will have plenty to celebrate both on and off the track, when they reach a memorable 50 years in motorsport. During this period the Huntingdon based marque have manufactured almost 4000 competitive cars, recording more race and championship wins than any other racing car manufacturer in the world.

The 2007 Le Mans Series season saw the return of manufacturer support to the series with Peugeot. A few moments stood out to us at FeedMeSportsCars and here they are in our 2007 review of the Le Mans Series.

With Frenchman Frank Montagny seemingly out of the F1 circle, rumours are flying as to where he will end up.

Former F1 pilot, Jos Verstappen will join van Merksteijn in 2008 for the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Olivier will drive, in all Le Mans Series events and, for the first time, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the new prototype COURAGE-ORECA currently under development.

Jan Lammers has decided not to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours with Racing for Holland in 2008. Over the past seven years Racing for Holland often was the best performing privateer team at Le Mans. But Lammers finds the financial risks to big and is focusing in his role as team principal of Racing for Holland on competing with his team in A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. Lammers will also be active as racing driver next season; amongst others he has signed a contract with the Horag Racing team, with whom he will compete at the Sebring 12 Hours and the Le Mans Series with a Porsche RS Spyder prototype.

All the races organized under the Le Mans label in 2008 (Le Mans 24 Hours, the American Le Mans Series in the USA and the Le Mans Series in Europe) will comply with new specifications drawn up by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, which, in fact, are new technical regulations for all entrants. In 2008, there will be no changes in the categories accepted - LM P1 and LM P2 prototypes, LM GT1 and LM GT2 Grand Touring Cars.

Horag Racing and its two primary drivers, Fredy Lienhard and Didier Theys, are very optimistic about the 2008 racing season after a flawless shakedown test of their brand-new Lista Office and Lista-sponsored Porsche RS Spyder last weekend at the Catalunya circuit north of Barcelona, Spain.

With Lola launching the B08/80 Coupe there has been rumour on who will run them.

Today Team Essex -- four time teams' winner in the Danish Touringcar Championship -- revealed its mount for the coming season, a brand-new Porsche RS Spyder at its arhus head quarters in Denmark.

Sportscar & Touring car honours keep German manufacturer ahead of rivals
Formula Palmer Audi racer Brundle Jnr gets Audi power on the road
The German manufacturer’s pioneering diesel engine technology triumphed in arguably the world’s toughest motor race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, for a second consecutive year.

The dedication of a committed marshal has been honoured by the 2007 Le Mans Serieschampions RML Group.

Another significant order for two of the Le Mans winning Zytek ZG348s underlines the fact that this has become the customer engine of choice in LMP2 racing. Long time Le Mans 24-hour stalwart and former class winner, WR is returning to the Circuit de la Sarthe in 2008 but is now sourcing it engines from Repton-based Zytek. It is not the only team to have chosen the 510bhp ZG348 for a new 2008 challenger, Embassy Racing having already announced that it will be using Zytek engines next year.

After earlier reports (see this story), the 1996 winner could be close to a return to the legendary race.

Like this year Guillaume Moreau's 2008 season will be structured around a double programme in the World Series by Renault and Endurance. Guillaume has already decided the second part; he will join Luc Alphand Adventures' team to drive a Corvette C6.R in both the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Le Mans Series.

The Spa-Francorchamps 1000KM has moved dates. Initially scheduled for the weekend of May 17th/18th, the third round will be held a week earlier than scheduled on May 10th and 11th, on the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

A sweet dot arrived at the end of the year from Great Britain to team Skoda Charouz Racing System - Lola/Judd. The experts of respected magazine Autosport placed stall pilots Jan Charouz and Stefan Mucke to top ten racers in Le Mans Series 2007. They both got to reputable top ten as newcomers of championship which gives the price another dimension. Twenty six years old German Mucke is the sixth, twenty-year Czech studying in London is the ninth.

AUDI AG makes a clear commitment to motorsport for the 2008 season with the most extensive factory involvement in the company’s history. In addition to defending the DTM title with the new A4 and the entry of three diesel-powered sportscars in the 24 Hour of Le Mans, Audi Sport plans the continuation of its involvement in the American Le Mans Series and its entry in the Le Mans Series in Europe.

Virgo Motorsport today confirmed their intention to defend their LMS Championship , as well as taking up their entry for the Le Mans 24hrs 2008.

2007 Le Mans Series champion, Rob Bell, has signed to drive for Virgo Motorsport in 2008, contesting this Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the team and with the support of Dunlop.

LARBRE COMPETITION has signed an agreement with ORECA establishing its 2008 GT sporting programme with two FORD SALEEN S7Rs.

Horsepower International Inc, funding co-ordinator of Liz Halliday, has issued a Claim against Team Modena for repayment of around £100,000 in a multiple breach of contract claim. Liz is also a Claimant in the action, seeking damages against the Team, also for multiple breaches of contract.

The outstanding contribution of a marshal in 2007 will be recognised by the RML Group ‘Marshal of the Year Award’ on Saturday (November 24).

The ACO has released the official pre-selections for the 2008 event. Once again, the FIA GT winners and runners up have been invited along with the winners and runners-up from the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans or first in the American Le Mans Series and Petit Le Mans in 2007.

Larbre Competition returned from the final round of the Le Mans Series season finale in Brazil with a hugely satisfying GT1 class win at the 1000-mile Mil Milhas race at Interlagos.

Rumours and evidence are abound that the LMP2 category of the Le Mans Series and American Le Mans Series could get a power boost over the coming years.

2008 Provisional Calendar*

Second place for the N8 908 HDi FAP of Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin in this weekend's 1000 Milhas Brasil at Interlagos, Sao Paulo, was sufficient to wrap up the 2007 Le Mans Series title for Peugeot Total. The 908 HDi FAP of Marc Gene and Nicolas Minassian took victory in the 1000 Milhas to hand Peugeot Total its second one-two result of the year to round off the 2007 season in style.

The famous Brazilian track of Interlagos was the scene of the last race in the six-round Le Mans Series today. After five European 1000 km races a field of 14 GT2 cars competed this weekend in the only endurance race on South-American soil: the Mil Milhas Brasil. Spyker Squadron, the factory team of Spyker Cars, entered the number 85 Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R driven by Peter Kox (NL), Mike Hezemans (NL) and Paul van Splunteren (NL).

Pescarolo Sport and Harold Primat fought back from suspension failure early in the Le Mans Series finale at Interlagos to claim a respectable fourth overall in the 1000-mile Mil Milhas race, but were unable to overhaul Peugeot in the Championship.

Rob Bell finished his Le Mans Series season with an unblemished record of finishing every race this season on the podium of the GT2 class, with a third place in the JMB Ferrari 430. The Formula One venue of Interlagos in Brazil hosted the final round of the championship at which Bell also consolidated his GT2 Drivers Championship title.

The first Mil Milhas race of Matteo Bobbi concluded with a retirement due to technical problems. The Milanese Champion, commented the race delineating the outcome of his Brazilian experience:

On the Sao Paulo circuit in Brazil, Michelin and Peugeot Sport sealed their sixth Le Mans Series win of the year. The Lamy/Sarrazin crew claimed the championship win, ahead of the Pescarolo Sport line-up of Bouillon and Collard. The Pescarolo crew finish in a magnificent second place in the championship, just ahead of Peugeot Sport's second car driven by Minassian/Gene.

For the teams and drivers who made the special effort to compete in the final race of the 2007 Le Mans Series, the historic Mil Milhas, their effort was rewarded with a fantastic event on a legendary circuit.

Stephane Sarrazin recorded his first pole position time of the season for Saturday’s 51st anniversary Mil Milhas, held at Interlagos in Brazil. The Frenchman went out late in the 20 minute session and set a best of 1m18.787s in his diesel powered Peugeot 908 HDI FAP.

Although Stephane Sarrazin started June's Le Mans 24 Hours from pole position, the Frenchman and his team-mate Pedro Lamy had yet to qualify first on the grid of a Le Mans Series race since the beginning of the year.

Larbre Competition's attempts to spice up this weekend's Le Mans Series GT1 battle in the Mil Milhas at Interlagos have been halted after a protest from their class rivals.

Sao Paulo, 8th November - Spyker Squadron, the factory race-team of Dutch super-car manufacturer Spyker Cars, qualified sixth today for this weekend's last round of the Le Mans Series; the Mil Milhas Brasil. The 1000 mile-race will be raced at the only South-American Formula 1 circuit; Interlagos. The track, famous for its curvy nature with lots of difference in elevation, lies in the middle of the metropole Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Rumours are abound that former Le Mans winner John Nielsen could be entering a Porsche RS Spyder in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Mil Milhas - The Grid

Larbre Competition’s attempts to spice up this weekend’s Le Mans Series GT1 battle in the Mil Milhas at Interlagos have been halted after a protest from their class rivals.

The 2007 Le Mans Series concludes with the calendar’s only non-European fixture which takes the teams to Interlagos, Sao Paulo, for the season’s finale on November 10.

James Watt Automotive (JWA) has secured an all-star driver line-up for the final round of this year's Le Mans Series, the Mil Milhas in Brazil on November 10.

Geneva-based racing driver Harold Primat is determined to play his part for Pescarolo Sport at the Mil Milhas in Brazil, as the French team attempt one of motorsport’s greatest-ever giant killing acts.

Liz Halliday is back in the commentary box next weekend as the 2007 Le Mans Series season concludes with the 1000-mile Mil Milhas race at Interlagos in Brazil.

Cosworth has revealed to FeedMeSportsCars that their heavily touted 'XH' engine has been laid to rest - for now.

Within a few days from now the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is home to the final round of 2007 Le Mans Series season. After a series of spectacular European races the season has almost come to an end. With 14 cars in the GT2 class the ‘Mil Milhas’ - 1000 miles - of Interlagos has all the ingredients to go into the history books as the first South-American Le Mans Series race.

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has never had any intention of departing from its role as organiser of the Le Mans 24 Hours to intervene in the existence of an entrant, as the club is aware of its duties and the impact of each of its actions. However, this does not prevent the ACO from being attentive to the future of a team whatever its nationality or size.

Henri Pescarolo of Pescarolo Sport and Jacques Nicolet of Saulnier Racing have teamed up to form Group Pescarolo Automobiles.

Lola have released details of the first ever customer available LMP2 Coupe - the B08/80.

2008 Le Mans 24 Hour Dates Confirmed

The late decision by the LMS organisers in January to enter the Brazilian race, just days before the entry closure for participants to the 2007 season, has since provoked some economic and logistical issues amongst all teams.

Upon announcing his retirement from F1 racing, Alex Wurz hinted that he may come back to Le Mans to race again.

Endurance sports car drivers Fredy Lienhard and Didier Theys announced today that they will drive a Porsche RS Spyder fielded by Horag Racing in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class of the Le Mans Series (LMS) in 2008.

With the recent announcement of Charouz drivers, Stefan Mucke and Jan Charouz racing a Zytek in America for Petit and Laguna Seca, rumours have risen about the Czech team in the Le Mans Series.

Zytek Motorsport has entered the final two rounds of the American Le Mans Series with its incredibly rapid LMP2 contender. Having proved to be the fastest car in its class in Europe, the Zytek 07S will now take on the might of Porsche, Audi and Acura at the Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca races.

The final meeting of the inaugural 207 Spider Cup is scheduled to take place at Magny-Cours, France (October 12-14), where it will form part of the Super Série FFSA weekend. Four drivers can still hope to clinch the crown and their fight promises to be extremely fierce given the splendid first prize that awaits the winner. In addition to a 207 Coupe Cabriolet, the 2007 champion will earn a test day at the wheel of a 908 HDi FAP and his programme will be broken down into three phases:

Zytek Engineering has come out top in the inaugural Mori Seiki European Dream Contest. The machine tool company announced at the EMO Exhibition in Hannover that Zytek had finished first and third with its fuel rail and oil transfer pipe. Mori Seiki held the contest to search for the best examples of advanced machining produced by their European customers using Mori Seiki CNC machines.

Scotsman Gregor Fisken was presented with the prestigious Scott-Moncrieff trophy at a ceremony in London this week.

Silverstone: The LMP Team Recaps
Peugeot
Zytek
Bruichladdich Radical
Horag

Silverstone: Post Race GT Recaps
Labre
Modena
Spyker
Michelin

Silverstone: Driver Recaps after Round 5
Rob Bell
Joel Camathias
Johnny Mowlem
Allen Timpany
Harold Primat

Speaking on behalf of the whole family, Colin’s father, Jim McRae, said today:

The fifth race of the 2007 Le Mans Series came to life in the final hour with some fantastic racing and cruel luck hitting competitors and contributing to an unusual result.

In brilliant, warm late-summer weather, the Le Mans Series prepares for its final European round at Silverstone with a full grid of 46 cars.

Silverstone: More Reports after Qualifying
Peugeot
Spyker
Labre
Michelin

Silverstone: LMP2 Team Reports after Qualifying
Zytek
Embassy
Bruichladdich
RML

Hugues de CHAUNAC has already mentioned it several times, the ORECA team has a double ambition : to enter the top LM-P1 class and to build its own car to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Needless to say, such a programme cannot be undertaken without a real strategy

British team, Embassy Racing has announced that they will build their own car in 2008.

The Le Mans Series returns to Silverstone for the first time since 2005, and the British track could be the the title decider in “LM” P1 with Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin holding a commanding lead in their Peugeot.

Liz Halliday returns to the mic this weekend as she once again joins the Motors TV commentary team for the ‘High Speed Television’ channel’s live coverage of the Le Mans Series.

Engine Developments is delighted to announce that it is introducing a completely new LMP2 engine for the 2008 season.

Silverstone: Team and Driver Previews Before the Final European Leg
Peugeot
Zytek
Labre
Harold Primat

A last minute deal with Zytek will see Team LNT running in the LMP2 class at the next Le Mans Series round at Silverstone in a week’s time (14th – 16th September).

Le Mans Series LMP2 runners, Kruse Motorsport have had their car destroyed in a fire.

The stars and the cars from the 24 Hours of Le Mans – the world's most famous endurance race – are heading to Silverstone, ready to do battle over 1000km during an action packed weekend on 15-16 September. The Northamptonshire circuit will host the final European round of the 2007 Le Mans Series – the season-long championship that features the same cars that compete in the annual French endurance classic.

The announced debut of Formula One and Indianapolis 500 champion Jacques Villeneuve at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sept. 22 was a surprise to the racing world.

With Spyker purchasing the Midland F1 team for 2007, rumours are that they will sell the team - which could mean more money for the sportscar team.

Former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve made his debut behind the wheel of a Bill Davis Racing Toyota Tundra machine Monday and Tuesday at Chicagoland Speedway.

Racing for Holland has withdrawn for the remainder of 2007 and questions have been raised over their 2008 campaign.

The RML AD Group MG Lola recorded an impressive start-to-finish LMP2 win in the Spa 1000 kilometres in Belgium yesterday for Round 4 of the 2007 Le Mans Series, not only taking class honours, but finishing in an unprecedented third position overall.

Spa: GT Race Recaps
Modena
Labre
Spyker
Joel Camathias
Rob Bell

Spa: Team Recaps from the Front - LMP1
Peugeot
Creation
Charouz
Zytek
Harold Primat

Spa: The Team/Driver Reports from LMP2
Horag Racing
Bruichladdich Radical
Allen Timpany

There was high drama throughout the incident-packed fourth Le Mans Series race, which was won by Peugeot’s Stephane Sarrazin and Pedro Lamy for the third time this season, Peugeot’s fourth win in the series.

Spa: LMP1 Team Qualifying Recaps
Peugeot
Zytek
Charouz
Creation

Spa: Qualifying Reports from Spa
Bruichladdich Radical
Michelin
Harold Primat

Spa: Spyker and Labre Qualifying Recaps

The magic two minute barrier for prototype sports cars at Spa remains unbroken after qualifying for the fourth race of the 2007 Le Mans Series at the majestic Belgian track. However, Peugeot drivers Nicolas Minassian and Stephane Sarrazin were coming extremely close during qualifying on Saturday afternoon in their 650 horsepower Peugeot 908 HDI FAPs.

Bruichladdich Radical has spent the break since Nurburgring undergoing surgery although this nose job is more than cosmetic. The revised aerodynamics provide more down-force at the front and rear while maintaining the excellent balance that was praised in a recent independent track test. The suspension has also been changed and now incorporates four-way adjustable Ohlins dampers.

Last weekend at Brands Hatch the highly versatile Danish/Australian driver – Allan Simonsen – climbed aboard the United Christian Broadcasters Ferrari 430 GT3 for the first time this season. So busy has his race schedule been, it was his first opportunity to drive the car.

There's been no question of a summer break for Peugeot Sport which has been busy preparing the two 908 HDi FAPs that will contest the next race of the LMS calendar, the 1,000km of Spa-Francorchamps (August 17-19). Work has also been ongoing on the development of the car itself with a view to enhancing its reliability for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Zytek Motorsport returns this weekend to the scene of its 2005 triumph at Spa 1000km. In 2005 the team saw victory with the driver trio John Nielsen, Casper Elgaard and Hayanari Shimoda in the factory run Zytek 05S sportscar. Last year the team achieved third on the podium at Spa, following the debut of the Zytek 06S.

Nearly two months long break in the Le Mans Series has reached the end and exceptionally big starting field is going to the legendary Spa Franchorchamps track in Belgium. The Czech team Skoda Charouz Racing System -- Lola/Judd is among them. This weekend will see an exception and just two drivers will share the wheel in the fourth round out of six. Jan Charouz and Stefan Muecke will try to score another successful result for the factory Lola B07/17 Judd.

The 7 kilometres road course of Spa Francorchamps carved into the famous Ardennes will host the 4th Round of Le Mans Series and it will showcase horsepower, handling and brave hearts. Kruse Motorsports drivers duo Jean de Pourtales and Norbert Siedler are eager to give their very best on one of the last real race tracks that are left.

Having taken another win at the recent Spa 24 Hours, part of the FIA GT Championship, Michelin is now preparing for a new challenge on the legendary Belgian circuit, in the heart of the Ardennes. The latest encounter is this weekend's fourth round of the Le Mans series, out of a total of six that make up the season.

Pierre Ehret travels well prepared to the 4th round of the Le Mans Series at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL). The Porsche pilot of Farnbacher Racing aims to finish on podium next weekend.

SPA, Belgium (Aug. 15, 2007)-- Johnny Mowlem heads for one of his busiest weeks of the 2007 season today, with back to back races at Spa Francorchamps, Belgium (Aug. 18-19), followed by Oschersleben, Germany (Aug. 25-26), with a two day PR trip thrown in between.

Joel is ready to be back in action for the fourth round of the Le Mans Series. Swiss GT driver Joel Camathias (26) is ready to return at Spa for the fourth round of the prestigious Le Mans Series. Joel, alongside his Briton team-mates Paul Daniels and Dave Cox driving James Watt Automotive # 95 Porsche 997 GT3 RSR, is looking forward to finish the Belgian race in the top eight.

It’s been announced today that GT1 Le Mans winner, Darren Turner, will re-unite with Team Modena and its Aston Martin DBR9 for the final European round of the 2007 Le Mans Series at Silverstone on 16th September.

Dual-sportswoman Liz Halliday will join the Motors TV commentary team this weekend as the ‘High Speed Television’ channel brings viewers live action from round 4 of the Le Mans Series in Spa.

For the second time in less than a month, the world’s leading sportscar and endurance teams will meet in the Belgian Ardennes. After the FIA GT Championship ran its classic 24 Hours in July, it is now the turn of the Le Mans Series to tackle the 7-kilometre former public road circuit for yet another of those classic sportscar races: the Spa 1000 Kilometres.

After months of speculation, 2007 Le Mans runner-up Sebastian Bourdais has signed with Toro Rosso.

Harold Primat and Pescarolo Sport travel to Belgium for Round 4 of the Le Mans Series in confident mood as they prepare to visit a circuit where both driver and team boast a good record.

With the GT1 championship battle impossibly close in the Le Mans Series, Larbre Competition will be hoping the vast and successful experience of both the team and their driver line-up at Spa-Francorchamps will give them the edge as round 4 of the 2007 season heads to the Belgian circuit.

With the odd, competition-less situation the factory Corvette squad finds themselves in, in 2007 – speculation is sta