Sentences with phrase «gt1 drivers championship»

The incident cost Kenseth a victory that would've qualified him for the four - driver championship.

Repco engines had powered Brabham to back - to - back titles in 1966 and 1967, with Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme taking a drivers championship apiece.

NASCAR team won a combined 53 races, two driver championships and one Truck Series owner championship.

But there was no victory celebration, nor is Elliott yet guaranteed a spot in the four - driver championship finale.

Austria's little - known Adolf √ úbleis took on famous opponents in the world driver championships — and soon had them dancing to his tune

With the Formula V8 3.5 Series ending this year, we take a look at some of the quality F1 drivers the championship has given us

Button now has a 72 - 54 lead on Barrichello in the drivers championship.

It won the F1 driver championship for New Zealander Denny Hulme in 1967 and earned the manufacturer title for the second year in a row for Tauranac and three - time driving champion Brabham.

The team would finish out the season with five more wins, at A1 - Ring, Suzuka, Donington, Sebring, and Laguna Seca, allowing them to secure the team championship as well as the drivers championship for Bernd Schneider.

This handed Mercedes - Benz the teams championship again, while Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta would share the drivers championship.

Chevrolet and Corvette Racing lead Aston Martin Racing by 14 points (151 - 137) in the GT1 manufacturers and team championships, while Gavin and Olivier Beretta have an 18 - point advantage over Ron Fellows, O'Connell and Aston Martin driver Tomas Enge in the drivers championship.

A third - place finish by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Sept. 30 gave the pair an 11 - point lead (157 - 146) over Aston Martin driver Tomas Enge in the drivers championship with one race remaining.

Gavin and Beretta lost the war for the GT1 drivers championship to their Corvette Racing teammates Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen by 23 points, but they scored a victory in the final battle of the season Gavin and Beretta completed 139 laps in the winning No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, finishing 12 seconds ahead of the runner - up No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R of O'Connell and Magnussen.

Chevrolet Team Aims for Sixth Straight GT1 Manufacturers» Title at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. — After nine hard - fought races that spanned the length and breadth of North America, it all comes down to this: four intense hours at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca that will decide the American Le Mans Series GT1 manufacturers, team and drivers championships.

MONTEREY, Calif. — After nine hard - fought races that spanned the length and breadth of North America, it all comes down to this: four intense hours at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca that will decide the American Le Mans Series GT1 manufacturers, team and drivers championships.

It's important to stay focused on winning the manufacturers championship for Chevrolet, and in doing that Olivier and I can then clinch the drivers championship.»

«Ron and I have had some bad luck this year that hurt us in the drivers championship, but now we're only thinking about the manufacturers» title.

A victory by Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen and Ron Fellows in the 1,000 - mile Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on October 4 clinched the GT1 drivers» titles for O'Connell and Magnussen, the seventh straight drivers championship for Chevrolet's factory sports car racing team.

«My confidence is high,» said Gavin, who shares a one - point lead in the drivers championship with his teammate Beretta.

Teammates Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta can lock up their second straight drivers championship by completing 70 percent of the laps.

With four GTLM victories this season, Antonio Garcia stands second in the class» Driver championship heading to Road Atlanta and is seven points out of the lead.

Gavin and Milner are second in the drivers championship, three points behind BMW drivers Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller and seven points ahead of teammates Magnussen and Garcia.

Corvette Racing drivers Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta have combined to win the ALMS GT1 drivers championship five consecutive seasons.

Corvette Racing Aims to Repeat Manufacturers, Team and Drivers Titles DETROIT — Corvette Racing officials announced today that America's premier production sports car team intends to return to the American Le Mans Series in 2007 to defend its GT1 manufacturers, team and drivers championships.

In the series» final five races, Corvette Racing scored more team and manufacturer points than any other GT2 entry, and O'Connell and Magnussen tallied the most points in the GT2 drivers championship.

«Chevrolet earned six manufacturer and five driver championships in 2015, and we are carrying that momentum into 2016,» said Jim Campbell, GM U.S. vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports.

Engelhart races with Konrad Motorsport in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, while Ineichen is also a Konrad team fixture as the reigning B - class champion in the German Porsche Carrera Cup — a series in which Engelhart finished second in the main driver championship last year.

DETROIT — Corvette Racing officials announced today that America's premier production sports car team intends to return to the American Le Mans Series in 2007 to defend its GT1 manufacturers, team and drivers championships.

The most successful team in ALMS history, Corvette Racing has won seven consecutive ALMS GT1 manufacturers and team championships and six straight drivers championships.

The positions is a solid one for Corvette Racing and for the drivers, who are leading in the American Le Mans Series» GT Drivers championship.

The battle for the GT1 drivers championship is still being waged, with Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen holding a 23 - point lead over Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta with 55 points available in the final two races.

It was the sixth class title at Petit Le Mans for Corvette Racing, and the win clinched a third consecutive GT1 drivers championship for Gavin and Beretta.

Teammate Nic Jönsson, driver of the No. 36 DonorsChoose.org Optima turbo, finished the race in 12th place, ending the challenging season 10th in the driver championship.

Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell won the GT1 drivers championship on the strength of eight wins in 11 races with their No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R.

O'Connell won the GT1 drivers championship for the third time in his career, but his first with Jan Magnussen.

In the No. 4 Corvette, full - season teammates Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner will drive with Marcel Fässler in hopes of replicating their 2016 Daytona class victory and Driver championships for Gavin and Milner.

Since Corvette Racing made its debut in 1999, Chevrolet's factory team has won 49 races (including five class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, four class wins in the Sebring 12 - hour race and an overall win in the Daytona 24 - hour race), five American Le Mans Series manufacturers championships and four ALMS drivers championships.

Gavin and Milner unofficially increased their tally in the GT driver championship to 72 points, ahead of Garcia and Magnussen at 64 and BMW drivers Hand and Mueller at 60.

Corvette Racing had an outstanding year in 2005, sweeping the American Le Mans Series GT1 manufacturers championship, the drivers championship, the team championship, and the pit crew championship.

In the series» final five rounds, Corvette Racing scored more team and manufacturer points than any other GT2 entry, and O'Connell and Magnussen tallied the most points in the GT2 drivers championship.

With a win in the GTE Pro class at Le Mans and runner - up finishes in the ALMS GT team and driver championships last year, America's premier production sports car team has focused on improving all aspects of its performance as it prepares its Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars for the 2012 campaign.

That result increased their lead in the GT driver championship as their closest rivals finished down the order.

Gavin and Milner now unofficially lead the GT driver championship by 28 points over teammates Magnussen and Milner (124 - 96).

With three of nine rounds completed, Corvette Racing drivers Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell are fifth in the drivers championship, 25 points behind the leaders (65 - 40), while Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta are sixth.

«We got good points in the driver championship and gained ground for Chevrolet in the manufacturer points.

At the conclusion of the Corvette team's participation in the GT1 category in June 2009, Corvette Racing had won 77 races, eight consecutive American Le Mans Series GT1 manufacturers and team championships, and seven straight drivers championships.

With their Mid-Ohio victory, O'Connell and Magnussen increased their lead in the GT1 drivers championship to 16 points (126 - 110) with five races remaining.

Going into the Mid-Ohio round, O'Connell and Magnussen have a slim 12 - point lead (106 - 94) over Gavin and Beretta in the race for the GT1 drivers championship.

A runner - up finish by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R at the Monterey Sports Car Championships wrapped up Chevrolet's sixth consecutive manufacturers» title and gave the pair their second straight drivers championship.

So I tried to forget about the drivers championship and push hard to show that Corvette was still No. 1 even with all of the handicaps we have been given this year.