Krohn announces 2007 Ferrari ALMS and LMES programs
Tracy W. Krohn, owner of Krohn Racing, announced today that he has entered into a relationship with Giuseppe Risi to field a Risi Competizione-prepared Ferrari 430GT in the 24 Hours … Read More
Category: Lemans Series
Krohn eyeing ALMS entry
UPDATE In a rumor first broke by AutoRacing1.com, per today's announcement this rumor is upgraded to 'fact.' 09/19/06 Word on the street is that Grand-Am regular Krohn Racing is eyeing … Read More
Rahal enjoys sportscar test time
Graham Rahal's schedule continues to keep him busy and this month not only has he enjoyed a return to the new Panoz DP01 Champ Car with Newman/Haas Racing, he's also … Read More
Porsche rules out LeMans effort until rules changed
Porsche's motorsport director Harmut Kristen says his company will not contest the 24 Hours of LeMans race until there is better parity between gasoline and diesel powered cars. The Porsche … Read More
Prost enters LeMans
Alain Prost's 25-year-old son Nicolas will make his debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours driving a Saleen S7R this year. "The objective is to win the GT class," Prost … Read More
LeMans names 55 teams invited for ’07 race
The Selection Committee has met and we now know the names of the 55 teams invited to take part in the official 2007 test day on 3rd June 2007, that … Read More
Prost and Groppi to Race Oreca Saleen
Oreca has announced that 25-year old Nicolas Prost and 24-year old Laurent Groppi will pilot one of the team’s two Saleen S7Rs in the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. … Read More
Siedler signs for Kruse Motorsport
Kruse Motorsport, the Cologne based Le Mans Series team, have signed former F3000 Series Champion Norbert Siedler for their assault on the 2007 championship. Four times Le Mans winner and … Read More
Horag Racing to Compete in LMS in 2007
Horag Racing owner Markus Hotz is pleased to announce that his team will again field a Lola Judd in the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series (LMS) this year. … Read More
LMES field now towers over ALMS
We recall when the European version of the American LeMans Series was suffering from small fields while ALMS had large car counts. Now with Grand-Am undermining sports car racing in … Read More
Peugeot confirms driver lineups
Although the six drivers who will compete in the Peugeot 908 HDi during its debut season were already known, we did not know which drivers would be paired together in … Read More
Villeneuve and Bourdais turn first laps
Peugeot has been testing its new 908 V12 HDi in anticipation for its race debut at the first Le Mans Series round at Monza in April. Three-time Champ Car World … Read More
Ford GT to race at LeMans in ’08
A Ford GT should be on the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2008. Doran sports car team boss Kevin Doran said the new GT2 contender he is … Read More
Audi engined Lola gets set for Le Mans
Lola will be working with yet another high profile manufacturer in 2007 after it was announced today that the Geneva based Swiss Spirit team will race a Lola B07/10 in … Read More
Montoya received Audi offer for 2007
(GMM) Juan Pablo Montoya has revealed that he received an offer from Audi to continue his racing career in Europe in 2007. The German carmaker, with a foray in Le … Read More
New LMP1 Lola for full 2007 sportscar campaign
Lola Cars International today announce the beginning of a partnership with the Czech Republic based Charouz Racing Systems team for plans to race a B07/10 LMP1 sportscar in this seasons … Read More
Porsche announces strong factory lineup
Stuttgart, Germany – With a strong lineup of nine factory drivers, who will perform worldwide in the American Le Man Series, the Rolex Grand-Am series, the FIA-GT championship, and the … Read More
RML Confirm Le Mans Driver Lineup
RML confirmed today that Andy Wallace is to rejoin the team’s sports prototype driver line-up for the Le Mans 24 Hours this June. The announcement was made on the main … Read More
Corvette will follow Aston Martin
UPDATE Aston Martin's plans to return to the American Le Mans Series could have been dealt a fatal blow by the announcement this week that all four of the drivers … Read More
Villeneuve and Bourdais headline Peugeot LeMans effort
UPDATE Added photo of the Peugeot driver lineup. 01/10/07 Peugeot has confirmed the six drivers who will pilot their new diesel powered 908 HDi during the Le Mans Series season … Read More
Audi to forego LMES in 2007
Word on the street is that Audi is not happy with the European LMES series and will only run in the 24 Hours of LeMans. As such, look for the … Read More
Bourdais, Villeneuve and Gené to team
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement – see Hot News page. 01/09/07 (GMM) Former world champion and ousted BMW-Sauber racer Jacques Villeneuve will race at … Read More
Gene, de la Rosa, may race Le Mans in 2007
UPDATE (GMM) Ferrari test driver Marc Gene has successfully negotiated a seat for June's 24 hour Le Mans race. According to reports earlier this week, the Spaniard's rumored links to … Read More
Rickard Rydell to Aston Martin?
According to Swedish publication AutoMotorSport , Rickard Rydell is poised to return to sports cars next year. Rydell, who has driven for Prodrive in the past with its Ferrari 550 … Read More
Pescarolo could quit over rules
Henri Pescarolo is said to be steaming mad and may quit the LMES and ALMS because when the ACO issued their rules changes for 2007 they did not take away … Read More