Showing posts with label Audi Sport Team Joest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audi Sport Team Joest. Show all posts

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Truth in 24 II - First Trailer


By Johan Laubscher

The first trailer of the new Truth in 24 II film is online at the Audi USA website. It seems that they are busy setting up the Truth in 24 II section on their website. The various links relating to the film are in place, including a link to download the film from iTunes. Don’t get too excited yet, the links are dead links at the moment, giving 404 cannot find errors. However the fact that the website is being prepared is good news, it means the launch of the film cannot be too far away.

Technicalities aside, we do have a trailer to watch and it gives us enough of a taste to just be even more excited and anticipate the launch of the film much more.

Enjoy the trailer, and good luck with the wait for the the film, I know that I certainly cannot wait for the launch of the film…


Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Truth in 24 II - the sequel of all sequels


By Johan Laubscher

For Audi and die hard motorsport fans alike the movie “Truth in 24” stands out as one of the best motorsport films made to date. It was a film which documented the first half of the 2008 season for Audi’s Le Mans sportscar program. It followed all the processes of the Audi team’s preparation and finally covered the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours as well. The film successfully captured the spirit of Le Mans and portrayed the up and down emotional rollercoaster of the legendary race. The film was produced by InterSports and NFL Films and the American version had non-other than Transporter film series and Audi driving star, Jason Statham for the commentary of the film.

Le Mans 2008

This film, which was the brainchild of Audi America was brilliant. I was lucky enough to be at Le Mans in 2008 and I can personally vouch for this movie. The emotion portrayed was real, the tension of the battle was seen on every spectator. The race was dubbed: “The race of the decade” because of the David versus Goliath fight between the new faster Peugeot and the older Audi R10 TDI. I clearly remember when the rain started falling at about 3am local time, and a smile formed on my face knowing that the race for Audi had just begun. The next two hours saw Mr Le Mans, Tom Kristensen real in Jacques Villeneuve on the increasingly wet track, watching on the timing screens as the gap diminished. In the film that period is perfectly portrayed and it felt like I was reliving those two hours. The film was beyond breathtaking, I had tears in my eyes when the race finished live at the track and I had tears in my eyes again at the end of the film.

The film was clearly one of the best ever in this genre and many people share my feelings regarding the film. Thus it is clear that with the announcement that a sequel has been planned comes much excitement and anticipation. Audi fans will once again be treated to a great documentary, and with the prospect of watching an Audi film based on the 2011 Le Mans is something to look forward to. 2011 was one of the best Le Mans races in history with the battle for the win going straight to the line with only 13.8 seconds separating the top two places.

More information will soon be available at www.truth-in-24.com. At the moment the website only has the red image bellow, but the “coming soon” is consolation enough to the fact that we will be treated to yet another world class film production. The wait until the film's release seems almost unbearable.



Here are some great youtube videos from Truth in 24 "1"


Truth in 24 “1” – 30 second trailer



Truth in 24 “1” – 60 second trailer



Truth in 24: The Back Story by Garage419 and Matt Farah



Truth in 24 “1” (Full length film)



Sunday, March 25, 2012

"24 Hours of Audi" : Shakedown great coverage to Audi tests at Sebring


By Tarek Ramchani

Audi won the 60th 12 Hours of Sebring, a great 1-2 victory with the "old" Audi R18 TDI. Right after the endurance classic, Audi Sport Team Joest spent some times testing their new weapons. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro and the Audi R18 ultra. New LMP1 challengers for both Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Shakedown was there too, and they did a great coverage for these private Audi tests. including interviews with Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich head of Audi Motorsport. Allan McNish the 2012 Sebring 12 hour overall winner and Ulrich Baretsky  head of engine development at Audi Sport. A brilliant report worth to watch, waiting the two cars debut at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round 2 of WEC.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Audi 1-2 Victory: 12 Hours of Sebring 2012 Race Highlights


By Tarek Ramchani

Audi got a nice 1-2 victory at the 60th edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring. That was the 10th overall win for the Audi brand in Florida's classic. The #2 Audi R18 TDI crossing the finish line victorious with drivers Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen. In second the sister #2 and drivers Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Loic Duval. Highlights of Sebring event, the first race ever of the brand new FIA World Endurance Championship.




Saturday, March 17, 2012

Audi Wins the 12 Hours of Sebring 2012


By Tarek Ramchani

Audi has just clinched its tenth outright victory at Sebring. A great 1-2 win for Audi Sport Team Joest at the 60th edition of the Florida classic. 

The winning car is the #2 Audi R18 TDI with drivers Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen. In a strong second place was the sister #3 Audi driven by Loic Duval, Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard. Bad luck for the #1 Audi which faced problems earlier in the race while it leading outright. The car finished in 6th place in LMP1 class and was shared by 2011 Le Mans winners Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer.

Audi Sport Team Joest entered the Sebring event with last year’s specification Audi R18 TDI and the cars raced with an extra +15kgs weight penalty. Audi faced a very big field with a +60 car grid from both WEC regulars and ALMS teams. The race saw too many crashes and full course cautions, making it very hard for the Audis in the traffic. Opposition only came from the privateer HPD Honda teams. Despite the opposition the Audi cars were dominant during the whole race. The #2 Audi R18 and the sister #3 car switched positions for the overall lead during every pit stop. In the end it was the #2 car crossing the finish line victorious, and the #3 car in second with 4 laps down. The # 44 HPD ARX-03b of team Starworks Motorsport got third overall winning the LMP2 class.

This is the sixth outright victory for Mr. Le Mans Tom Kristensen, the fifth for Dindo Capello and the fourth for Allan McNish. The "Old Warriors" have already won the 12 Hours of Sebring together twice before, in 2006 with the Audi R10 TDI and in 2009 with the Audi R15 TDI.

This Sebring victory is the first for Audi Sport Team Joest since the year 2009. A historical victory as well, being the first ever race of the brand new FIA World Endurance Championship. The next round of the WEC will be the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, where the brand new Audi e-tron quattro will debut.

12 Hours of Sebring 2012 podium : Audi Sport Team Joest 1-2 victory
Start of the 12 Hours of Sebring 2012
#3 Audi R18 TDI into the night at Sebring

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

McNish Hungry For Sebring Success To Bag Valuable World Championship Points



“Flying Scotsman” aims for a fourth Sebring 12 Hour race win

Allan McNish bids to get his FIA World Endurance Championship aspirations off to a flying start in Florida on Saturday (17 Mar). The Scotsman competes in the Sebring 12 Hours sharing his diesel-powered “works” Audi R18 TDI with Tom Kristensen (Denmark) and Dindo Capello (Italy). McNish, a winner of the Sebring race on three previous occasions, will contest the entire eight-race WEC with the Dumfries-born ace focussed on winning the world “crown”. 

"My aim this year is to win the Driver's World [Endurance] Championship and help Audi claim the Manufacturer's title,” confessed McNish. 

“I contested the 2002 FIA World Formula One Championship but the only World title I've ever previously been in real contention for was the 1985 Junior World Karting title when I ultimately finished third – one place behind Michael Schumacher.

"I've won the Le Mans 24 Hours twice and the American Le Mans Series title three times but to win the World title would be the icing on the cake in my 30-year motor racing career."

Audi Sport enters three 2011-specification R18 TDI sports-prototypes in North America’s oldest sportscar race with McNish switching to a hybrid-diesel Audi R18 e-tron quattro for the next WEC races at Spa in Belgium (May 5) and the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.

Allan added: “It will be the first time we have raced the R18 TDI at Sebring which is a little bizarre as we’ve been racing it since last May. 

“The track, climate and intensity of the race are all very good tests for the car, team and a driver. Audi Sport has used it [Sebring] each year, bar one, since its début in endurance sportscar racing [1999] as an important part of our preparation for Le Mans and not just for car reliability, speed and performance.

“It’s used for the way that we work as a team – drivers, engineers and mechanics. A big ‘heavy’ race at the very beginning of the year gets you into the system and an early feel for everything.”
The bumpy, fast 3.7-mile, 17-corner Florida track is not only a stern test for man and machine but features a unique atmosphere attracting a huge crowd. 

“I have always enjoyed racing against this ‘circuit’ as well as the fierce competition,” continued McNish. “I raced in the 12 hours at Sebring for the first time in 2000 and this year’s race marks my ninth and is always fast, aggressive and intense often run in hot and humid weather conditions.

“Normally there are over 150,000 fans gathered around the track over the four days of the event. Many camp out for the entire event with some having been at the circuit to get the best available vantage point in their motorhomes and camper vans since the turn of the New Year.

“Additionally there is the incredible history surrounding this race first run in 1952. Derek Bell, Juan Fangio, Mike Hawthorn, Jacky Ickx and Stirling Moss are previous winners with Audi chasing Ferrari and Porsche in terms of overall wins. 

“This year’s race has an extra special incentive for Audi and me as a driver as it’s the opening round of the new FIA World Endurance Sportscar Championship.

“Audi Sport and its drivers have wanted a World Championship to aim at for a long time. It will be a cracking start to the season.

“As an Audi Sport driver, I go to every race with a very good chance of success – Audi and I don’t head to races to finish second. Unfortunately one of our biggest rivals, Peugeot, has pulled out of sportscar racing but Toyota has now joined in.

“I drove for the Japanese manufacturer in Formula One and so know only too well that one of the biggest car companies in the world has now joined us in the WEC. They [Toyota] will not be at Sebring because it is too early in their programme but there will be at least two HPD [Honda] cars in the field.

“And those suggesting that Audi is set to run away with Sebring now that Peugeot has gone should remember that an HPD finished second first time out in last year’s corresponding Sebring race – half a minute behind the winner – with minimal testing which was a stunning performance.

“I am very cautious about making predictions. Knowing this race and taking into account the speed we have had in previous races at Sebring and not won combined with the speed of our competition – it’s going to be tough this year especially as we will be penalised with a 15kg weight penalty due to us running our R18 TDI in 2011 spec.”
McNish raced regularly in the American Le Mans Series in 2000, ’06 & ’07, winning the driver’s title on each occasion, and the Scot has fond memories of the North American-based series. 

Allan added: “I always thoroughly enjoy racing in America but unfortunately Sebring is the only U.S. race on the WEC calendar. I’ve won three American Le Mans Series titles and have had a lot of fun and enjoyment Stateside. 

“The American market is massive for Audi. We’ve been racing diesel sportscars there since 2006 – three years before Audi of America started importing diesel engined road cars. North America is now the third biggest market in the world for Audi. It’s a big player and I think it’s got real significance for both me as a driver, Audi Sport and also for Audi as a car company in what we’ve done to ‘showcase’ TDI technology on racetracks over there”.
Practice is staged on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with qualifying for the anticipated 60-car plus entry on Friday (8.10pm UK time). The 60th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fuelled by Fresh From Florida race begins at 2.30pm UK time on Saturday.

More about Allan McNish here:
 

Friday, March 9, 2012

A new era begins for Audi at Sebring



Audi Press Release :

  • Premiere of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC
  • Le Mans winning Audi R18 TDI modified for season opener
  • First run for new signing Loïc Duval
The 12-hour race at Sebring (U.S. state of Florida) on March 17 is shaped by major developments. For Audi, the new FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is ringing in a completely new era. The brand with the four rings last won a world championship title in 1984 – then in rallying. At the same time, Audi has the chance of clinching its tenth overall victory on the 60th anniversary of the classic endurance race.
Audi is starting into its most important sports car season so far. For the first time, the brand with the four rings will be battling to clinch a world champion’s title in road course racing. Audi has been successfully competing in sports car races since 1999 and has won many series, including the American Le Mans Series on nine occasions. This year, for the first time since 1992, the FIA is again awarding a world champion’s title for Le Mans prototypes, the race cars that currently feature the most sophisticated technology of all.

The technical development at Audi Sport in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm is running at full stretch. No less than three different versions of the R18 LMP1 race car will be fielded during the course of the season. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro and Audi R18 ultra cars unveiled at the end of February are currently subjected to an extensive testing program and will be making their racing debut at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) at the beginning of May. At the world championship season opener at Sebring, Audi Sport Team Joest will rely once more on the R18 TDI that was victorious at Le Mans last year.

Effective immediately, new rules will reduce the engine output of the diesel-powered vehicles by around seven percent. To achieve this, the size of the air restrictors will be reduced from a diameter of 47.4 to 45.8 millimeters. The charging pressure drops from 3,000 to 2,800 millibar. The fuel tank capacity has been reduced as well. At a pit stop, the Audi R18 TDI can be filled with a maximum of 60 instead of the previous 65 liters of diesel fuel. In addition, it has to take 15 kilograms of ballast on board. The ballast compensates for the fact that the complex aerodynamic modifications of the fenders, which are prescribed as of 2012, have not been implemented on the R18 TDI but will only be made on the successor cars. Surprising but true: On its farewell, the R18 TDI will be experiencing a premiere as the closed-wheel sports car has never before competed in a 12-hour race at Sebring. The engineers, though, can draw on valuable historical data gathered with the Audi R18 TDI on many kilometers of testing on the famous race track in Florida. 

Acid test for “man and machine”

The challenging 12-hour classic on the old airfield complex at Sebring stands for a notorious acid test at the season opener. The bumpy track consisting of tarmac and concrete slabs is rough on the race cars and the drivers’ physical condition. Sweltering heat was often another challenge in the past. Plus, being a 12-hour race, the competition in Florida is the second-longest one on the 2012 WEC calendar. With currently 61 entries – 31 from the American Le Mans Series and 30 from the WEC – the race will demand maximum concentration. Heavy traffic on a track that is slightly less than six kilometers long harbors the risk of body contact and accidents while lapping. For Audi, the 60th running of the race marks an anniversary as well. For the tenth time since 2000 a race car emblazoned with the four rings will have the chance of clinching victory. On achieving its ninth success in 2009 with Dindo Capello/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish, Audi set a distance record that has remained unbeaten to date. The trio covered 2,280.5 kilometers in the Audi R15 TDI back then.

Several premieres in the driver line-up

Whereas Audi Sport Team Joest fielded two cars at each of the past runs at Sebring, the squad is now putting three R18 TDI vehicles on the grid. Car number “1” is shared by Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer (CH/D/F), with each of the three Le Mans winners from last year experiencing a Sebring premiere. Fässler has never before started from the Sebring grid in a sports prototype. André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer have never raced at Sebring before at all but know the track from tests. Car number “2” is shared by Dindo Capello/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish (I/DK/GB). Kristensen, with five victories under his belt, is the record holder, Capello has won the endurance race four times, and McNish three times. Car number “3” will be driven by Timo Bernhard (D) and Romain Dumas (F), who jointly mounted the winners’ podium as early as in 2008. They will be sharing their R18 TDI with Audi’s new signing Loïc Duval (F). The Frenchman is bringing a fitting “inaugural gift” to the squad. He was celebrated as a winner at the 12-hour race at Sebring last year. The nine drivers combined thus boast as many as 15 individual Sebring successes. 

Topics of the weekend

- Will the diesel-powered vehicles still be competitive with the new rules?
- What will be the impact of the 15 kilograms of weight handicap on the cars with last year’s specifications like the Audi R18 TDI have to compete with at Sebring?
- Who will be Audi’s strongest challenger at Sebring?

Friday, March 2, 2012

Audi R18 e-tron quattro full set of official videos


All the official videos of the brand new Audi R18 e-tron quattro for Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship.





Thursday, February 23, 2012

Audi with three R18 TDI at the 12 Hours of Sebring


By Tarek Ramchani

The 12 Hours of Sebring are fast approaching. The season opener for the brand new FIA World Endurance Championship. Sebring will kick off the American Le Mans Series season as well and Audi will be there with no less than three R18 TDI cars.


2012 will mark the 60th edition of the world famous 12 Hours of Sebring. Audi has already won Florida's big classic nine times overall between the years 2000 and 2009. It’s been three years now since the last victory, 2009 with the Audi R15 TDI. This year Audi is fielding three cars at Sebring, all of them TDI powered R18 cars. The brand new Audi R18 using hybrid technology will only have its race debut at the 6 Hours of Spa (round 2 of FIA WEC). All the cars will be under Audi Sport Team Joest banner. This will mark the first time since 2000 that Audi is racing three full factory cars at Sebring. Eleven of the twelve drivers for the 12 hours enduro have been confirmed.

#1 Audi R18 TDI, will be shared by the 2011 Le Mans winners Andre Lotterer, Marcel Fassler and Benoit Trelueyr. The trio have never raced at Sebring for Audi.

#2 Audi R18 TDI for the old warriors: Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen. Mr. Le Mans Tom Kristensen could be named Mr. Sebring as well as he holds the record of 5 overall wins in this big race. While Dindo Capello has won it four times outright.

#3 Audi R18 TDI has only got two drivers confirmed for now. 2010 Le Mans winners with Audi: Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas. The two drivers aren't strangers to Sebring, they won overall in 2008 with a less powerful Porsche RS Spyder of team Penske Racing against the top cars from the LMP1 class. The third driver will be announced soon.

Audi has been chasing a win at Sebring for three years now. A three cars assault in Florida is the perfect way to do that, while anticipating the Toyota's debut at Spa-Francorchamps. The opposition will come from three privateers HPD cars, two Lola Coupes/Toyota from Rebellion Racing, and the French teams of Pescarolo Team and OAK Racing. The ACO are aiming to have more balanced races this year. We are expecting to see less powerful R18 TDIs at Sebring. However Audi is clearly the big favourite for race win.

The very experienced Audi Sport Team Joest will hunt for a tenth overall win for Ingolstadt. The race is set for March 17th. A new era for sports car racing with the debut of the FIA World Endurance Championship.


Friday, February 3, 2012

Germany vs Japan Battle of Hybrid at Le Mans


By Tarek Ramchani :

The ACO has released the official entry list for the 80th Le Mans 24 Hours which now becomes the stellar event of the brand new FIA World Endurance Championship. Strong rumors have been circulating the last couple of months regarding the Audi projects for 2012. Much talk surrounded the possibility of Hybrid power for the Audi R18 during the off season. It is now official, following the release of the 2012 entry list, Audi will indeed be using hybrid power at Le Mans.

For Le Mans, Audi will field no less than 4 cars. Two R18 "TDI"s, the winning car in 2011 and two brand new R18 "Hybrid"s. The four car squad will all be run by Joest Racing. The numbers of the cars have also changed following Peugeot Sport's departure. The #1, #2 and #3 will be used as Audi Sport Team Joest. The #4 machine will be under Audi Sport North America banner. Andre Lotterer the 2011 winner, Allan McNish, Timo Bernhard and Oliver Jarvis are the first nominated drivers that have been announced. Oliver Jarvis, an Audi works driver since 2008 in the DTM will have his first attempt with the official Audi Sport Le Mans program. In 2010 he drove for the privateer Team Kolles with the Audi R10 TDI. The other works drivers for both Le Mans and WEC will be unveiled later on.

Audi Sport's plan of fielding four cars comprising of two different technologies was originally set to face the strong French rivals from Peugeot Sport, and the fresh new comers from Toyota Motorsport. The TDI power proved to be very strong, dominating at La Sarthe for years and taking five wins from six attempts. The timing was perfect for Audi to introduce the Hybrid technology for its R18 LMP1 racer. In recent years, as the titanic battles between Audi and Peugeot proved, Le Mans is no longer an endurance event. It has changed and radically metamorphosed into a true 24 Hour "Sprint" challenge. You have to have a very fast pace and not a single mistake can be tolerated if you want to win. Four cars means Audi has more chances to do exactly that. The Hybrids will debut and hopefully immediately challenge for the overall battle and win. The TDI cars will provide a safe back up with its very proven strong and reliable Turbo Diesel Injection power with zero engine failures at Le Mans since the Audi R10 TDI era. The first race of the season will be the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida. The twelve hour classic will open both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the American Le Mans Series seasons. Audi Sport Team Joest will field there three Audi R18 TDI cars. The new Hybrid version will have its race debut at the WEC's round two, the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

Audi is aiming for an 11th outright Le Mans win. Even with and Peugeot out, it still won't be easy and there is serious competition ahead. In 2011 Toyota supplied petrol power engines to the privateer Rebellion Racing team for their Lola Coupes LMP1 cars, winning both teams and manufactures titles in the European based Le Mans Series. Many saw that as a first step for a full factory and imminent return to Le Mans. At the end of 2011 that become fully official, Toyota is back with a works team and Hybrid technology. However Hybrid isn't new for Toyota Motorsport, in 2007 a Toyota Supra HV-R Hybrid won overall at the Tokachi 24 Hours race. Last time Toyota was at La Sarthe was in 1999, entering the very fast but unlucky Toyota GT-One. For their return, the Japanese are using the brand new Toyota TS030 Hybrid, a closed cockpit prototype. The car is built by Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Germany (ex Toyota Team Europe). The Hybrid engine comes directly from Japan. Toyota is taking its Le Mans challenge very seriously; it contracted French Le Mans specialists Team ORECA, one of the finest teams in endurance racing as their technical partners. Two cars will enter the big French classic this coming June. The #7 and #8 cars will race under Toyota Racing banner. And along with the R18 Hybrid the TS030 will debut at the 6 Hours of Spa.

We all hoped for a three way battle at Le Mans, Audi vs Peugeot vs Toyota. Unfortunately the French challenge is gone, but we are still looking forward to an epic fight. Fifteen cars are entering the top LMP1 class. It is however still quite obvious that it will be a Germany vs Japan battle of Hybrid machines.


Audi R18 TDI at Le Mans 24 Hours 2011

Toyota TS030 Hybrid testing at Paul Ricard 2012

Saturday, January 28, 2012

The Audi R8 LMP 63 Outright Victories in Photos



By Tarek Ramchani :

5 Le Mans 24 Hours outright victories, 6 straight American Le Mans Series championship titles, 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series title. Great wins and trophies for the Audi R8 LMP. Here is the full 63 overall wins for the legendary Le Mans racer :

March 18th 2000, 12 Hours of Sebring : Frank Biela - Tom Kristensen - Emanuele Pirro

June 18th 2000, 24 Heures du Mans : Frank Biela - Tom Kristensen - Emanuele Pirro

July 23rd 2000, Grand Prix of Sonoma : Allan McNish - Dindo Capello

August 6th 2000, Grand Prix of Mosport : Allan McNish - Dindo Capello


September 2nd 2000, Grand Prix of Texas : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

September 10th 2000, Grand Prix of Portland : Allan McNish - Dindo Capello

September 30th 2000, Petit Le Mans : Allan McNish - Dindo Capello - Michele Alboreto

October 15th 2000, Monterey Sports Car Championships : Allan McNish - Dindo Capello

October 29th 2000, Grand Prix of Las Vegas : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

December 31st 2000, Race of a Thousand Years : Allan McNish - Dindo Capello

March 4th 2001, Grand Prix of Texas : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

March 17th 2001, 12 Hours of Sebring : Dindo Capello - Michele Alboreto - Laurent Aiello

April 14th 2001, ELMS race at Donington Park : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

May 20th 2001, ELMS race at Jarama : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

June 17th 2001, 24 Heures du Mans : Frank Biela - Tom Kristensen - Emanuele Pirro

July 22nd 2001, Grand Prix of Sonoma : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

August 5th 2001, ELMS race at Most : Stefan Johansson - Patrick Lemarie

August 19th 2001, Grand Prix of Mosport : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

September 9th 2001, Monterey Sports Car Championships : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

October 6th 2001, Petit Le Mans : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

March 16th 2002, 12 Hours of Sebring : Dindo Capello - Johnny Herbert - Christian Pescatori

June 16th 2002, 24 Heures du Mans : Frank Biela - Tom Kristensen - Emanuele Pirro

June 30th 2002, American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

July 17th 2002, Road America 500 : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

August 3rd 2002, Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

August 18th 2002, Grand Prix of Mosport : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

September 22nd 2002, Monterey Sports Car Championships : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

October 5th 2002, American Le Mans Challenge at Miami : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

October 12th 2002, Petit Le Mans : Dindo Capello - Tom Kristensen

March 15th 2003, 12 Hours of Sebring : Frank Biela - Marco Werner - Philip Peter

June 29th 2003, Grand Prix of Atlanta : J.J. Lehto - Johnny Herbert

August 3rd 2003, Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres : Frank Biela - Marco Werner

August 17th 2003, Grand Prix of Mosport : Frank Biela - Marco Werner

August 24th 2003, Road America 500 : J.J. Lehto - Johnny Herbert

August 31st 2003, 1000Km of Spa-Francorchamps : Tom Kristensen - Seiji Ara

September 7th 2003, Monterey Sports Car Championships : Frank Biela - Marco Werner

September 27th 2003, Grand Prix Americas - Miami : J.J. Lehto - Johnny Herbert

October 18th 2003, Petit Le Mans : J.J. Lehto - Johnny Herbert

November 9th 2003, 1000Km du Mans : Tom Kristensen - Seiji Ara

March 20th 2004, 12 Hours of Sebring : Allan McNish - Pierre Kaffer - Frank Biela

May 9th 2004, 1000Km of Monza : Jamie Davies - Johnny Herbert

June 13th 2004, 24 Heures du Mans : Tom Kristensen - Dindo Capello - Seiji Ara

June 27th 2004, American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio : Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

July 4th 2004, 1000Km of the Nurburgring : Allan McNish - Pierre Kaffer

July 5th 2004, New England Grand Prix - Lime Rock : Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

July 18th 2004, Grand Prix of Sonoma : Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

July 25th 2004, Portland Grand Prix : Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

August 14th 2004, 1000Km of Silverstone : Allan McNish - Pierre Kaffer

August 22nd 2004, Road America 500 : Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

September 12th 2004, 1000Km of Spa-Francorchamps : Jamie Davies - Johnny Herbert

September 25th 2004, Petit Le Mans : Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

October 16th 2004, Monterey Sports Car Championships - Johnny Herbert - Pierre Kaffer

March 19th 2005, 12 Hours of Sebring : Tom Kristensen - Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

April 17th 2005, Grand Prix of Atlanta : Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

June 19th 2005, 24 Heures du Mans : Tom Kristensen - Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

July 4th 2005, New England Grand Prix - Lime Rock : Marco Werner - J.J. Lehto

July 17th 2005, Grand Prix of Sonoma : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

July 30th 2005, Portland Grand Prix : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

August 13th 2005, 1000Km of Silverstone : Allan McNish - Stephane Ortelli

August 21 2005, Road America 500 : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

October 1st 2005, Petit Le Mans : Frank Biela - Emanuele Pirro

May 12th 2006, Houston Grand Prix : Allan McNish - Dindo Capello

July 1st 2006, New England Grand Prix - Lime Rock : Allan McNish - Dindo Capello

Hope you enjoyed this photo review.