Juan Pablo Montoya has a pretty full racing resume as it is: * two-time Indianapolis 500 winner (2000 and 2015) * won 10 races in two seasons in CART, including the 1999 championship * raced seven-plus seasons, had four top-10 finishes in the Daytona 500, and won two races in NASCAR Cup and one in the Xfinity Series * earned five wins in 53 starts in the Verizon IndyCar Series * won seven races in 94 starts in Formula One * won 3 races in 8 starts in the Rolex Grand-Am Series But there’s always been something missing for the now 42-year-old native of Bogota, Colombia, who is in his first full season of racing for Acura Team Penske in the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. That one missing part is to race – and he hopes to win – the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He’ll finally get that chance June 16-17 this year in a one-off start for United Autosports, joining Will Owen and Hugo de Sadeleer behind the wheel of the No. 32 LMP2 Ligier JS P217 in the internationally … [Read more...] about Juan Pablo Montoya to race in first 24 Hours of Le Mans, looks to capture motorsports’ triple crown
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Ferrari confirm trio of driver lineups for 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA WEC Superseason
Ferrari have announced their trio of driver crews for the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans that will be competing in the AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE’s in the LMGTE-Pro class. In the #51 car, 2017 Le Mans winner Daniel Serra will be joining World Endurance Championship winners James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi. The Brazilian has already shown his pace in 2018 having taken GTD class pole position at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring in the Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3. Two-time Le Mans winner Toni Vilander will be joined by Antonio Giovinazzi and Luis Felipe Derani – another Brazilian who has shown his pace in America with a victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring. The trio will be racing the #52 Ferrari 488 GTE. Sam Bird, Davide Rigon and Miguel Molina team up again in the #71 one car as they look to build on their 2017 season together. The #51 and #71 cars will take part in the full FIA World Endurance Championship superseason, with Calado/Pier Guidi … [Read more...] about Ferrari confirm trio of driver lineups for 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA WEC Superseason
24 hours Le Mans 2013 ends, the memory remains
Tweet TweetShadowed by a tragic event – the death of the 34 years old driver of Aston Martin – Allan Simonsen, this year’s 24 hours Le Mans race has come to an end. To those who still find the strength to be happy about anything during that competition, the results still pose a certain degree of interest. For the 12th time, more or less expected, Audi takes the first place through its R18 E Tron Quatrro. The team behind the wheel consisted from Duval, Kristensen and McNish, the drivers who took the challenge starting with 9.43 pm their local time and ending it the next day at 3 pm. If staying on top for twelve times at the 24 hours Le Mans seems little to you, we should specify that it happened 12 times in 14 years and that is, indeed a big achievement! Closely following Audi R18 E Tron Quattro was the famous TS030 Toyota’s Hybrid. The third place at this year’s 24 hours Le Mans edition was taken by LMP 1 team of Aston Martin. As expected, they all … [Read more...] about 24 hours Le Mans 2013 ends, the memory remains
Di Resta to make Le Mans 24 Hours debut
Ex-Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta will make his Le Mans debut later this year after being named in United Autosports' LMP2 line-up. The former Force India and Williams driver is set to share the car with Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque after impressing with his first sportscar outings earlier this year. Di Resta finished P4 at the Daytona 24 Hours in January before following up with a P5 finish at the Sebring 12 Hours. “It’s exciting to be continuing the partnership with everyone at United and undertaking the Le Mans 24 Hours," Di Resta said. "It’s a race I’ve always looked at closely and now I’m getting the chance at the right time to have a go. It will be good to race alongside Phil again after the Sebring 12 Hours, which was a success and I’m excited to see how partnering Filipe goes. "I’ve known him a long time and he is a credit to endurance racing. The task is to go and win and from what I’ve been told, that’s not … [Read more...] about Di Resta to make Le Mans 24 Hours debut
Ex-F1 driver Paul di Resta to make Le Mans 24 Hours debut in 2018
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