Sentences with phrase «best race laps»

The seven posted best race laps within an incredibly tight 0.332 of a second range on the difficult, slick 1.968 - mile circuit.

Despite track temperatures of 105 degrees and differing choices of Michelin tire options, the eight factory backed GTLM entries posted best race laps within a range of 0.392 of a second.

Led by pole sitter Joey Hand's Ford GT best race lap at 1:17.640, the top seven cars in the fierce GTLM field broke the previous track record.

Not exact matches

Alonso had actually had the best average speed of the entire race up until his failure with 21 laps to go.

One of his best laps though came ahead of the 2003 Austrian Grand Prix - the last race at the circuit when it was known as the A1 Ring.

It also was incredibly quick, and makes for a great onboard lap of the old Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico — well before it was transformed into the track F1 races on today.

He was under serious pressure from Fernando Alonso for pretty much the entire race but held off his former teammate and Sergio Perez in the closing laps to finish seventh, best of the rest.

Even if we can only go as far as speculating the potential running order of this season given that it is still only testing, the fact that the lap time is so low bodes well for much quicker racing in 2018.

«As soon as he was behind the Haas, knowing how tough it is to overtake around here, he absolutely went for it, got a bit wide I think in Turn 11/12 on lap six and that damaged the rear diffuser and created a significant imbalance for him, which he did incredibly well to manage for the rest of the race.

Drivers need to have razor - sharp concentration to get the best lap times out of the car, especially those at the wheel of prototypes as they weave their way through slower racing machines.

On Sunday that's due to happen at 5:45 am local time, so tune in a bit before that and enjoy the cars driving at «the golden hour» - so called because this is when track conditions are usually at their best and cars often set their fastest laps of the race.

Traffic, a mistake or just a really really good lap could decide the race.

Kyle Larson was one of the best drivers throughout the 2017 Monster Energy Cup Series season, winning four races, leading the third-most laps and entering the playoffs as a title favorite.

Running against Danica for the first time since February, Townley managed a lead - lap finish at Michigan and had his second - best result in seven races this season.

After leading the opening 21 laps, it appeared Kevin Harvick was well on his way to winning his second consecutive Martinsville spring race.

Lost in the bedlam that was the closing laps of the Goody's Fast Relief 500 was the fact that AJ Allmendinger finished second — a career - best finish for the Penske Racing driver.

Harvick and Keselowski had the two best cars a year ago at Atlanta; Harvick won the pole and led a race - high 292 laps, while Keselowski took the checkered flag after Harvick was penalized for speeding on pit road during his final stop.

It was a race of high attrition but Rosberg still qualified well and hit the front at the start after a great opening lap.

A win, and with it a chance at a second championship, were all within Matt Kenseth's grasp, all he needed to do was get a good, clean restart with two laps remaining in Sunday's playoff elimination race at Phoenix International Raceway.

The second - place finish equaled Larson's best result of the season and marked the second straight spring Bristol race where he led 200 - plus laps but failed to register the victory.

In fact, Heyer continued on for nine laps and was running pretty well until the gear linkage on his Penske PC4 broke and he retired from the race.

Ferrari didn't even get to enjoy victory as just a few laps from the end a wheel bearing put Alesi out of the race as well.

Spinning off track on the formation lap isn't the best way to start a race, but that's what happened during race two of the MRF Challenge Formula 1600's visit to the Buddh International Circuit.

As well as these eight races, there have been four other Grands Prix where the winner has only led the final lap.

At such short notice Dale Coyne Racing called up Australian driver James Davison was called up to replace him at for the Indy 500 and performed well, running at the front for a while and even leading briefly before crashing out 17 laps from the end.

As well as his penalty he also visited the pits on five other occasions and with 30 of the 70 laps to go in the race he was 21st and last.

At the second race of the year in Argentina he qualified a very impressive 14th, but went even better during the race and was up to an incredible 6th after 17 laps — ahead of Gerhard Berger's Ferrari!

Jos was renowned for being good at the start (in 1996 he gained places in every race but one) and he shot up from a season - best grid slot of 14th to 10th by the end of the first lap.

He started sixth and spent the first part of the race well inside the top 10 but smoke pouring out of his car signalled his retirement on lap 15.

He ran strongly with Newman / Haas Racing, Champ Car's best team, in 2005 before a crash left him 12th, and he finished 20th, a lap down, with Dragon a year ago.

Williams was clearly at the top of the pecking order, Villeneuve's pole lap time half - a-second up on the best placed Ferrari of Eddie Irvine, who would start the race from third.

It's also one of the best to watch from onboard cameras, so ahead of F1's return at Spa this weekend, we're getting you hyped up for the race with a bunch of onboard hot laps.

Just 20 laps after his spin he took the lead from Andretti, this time for good, and romped home to score a dramatic and famous victory in a race that has since become known as the «spin and win».

On the back - stretch, as the cars burbled along slowly on the pace lap, Earnhardt looked over and saw Yarborough looking back at him, giving him the thumbs - up sign, wishing him a good race.

It's the main event of the Super GT season as teams and drivers tackle 173 laps of the legendary circuit in a race lasting the best part of six hours.

But his best of the day (so far) was without doubt when his race engineer asked if he wanted to do another lap.

Because it's a double points race a maximum of 100 points are available to the winner, as well as bonus points for setting pole position and leading laps.

Lance Stroll did the best first lap, also gaining six places, but by the end of the race he had lost two of them.

Mark Stewart started well in the men's omnium, racing to eighth place in the field of 21 riders and then took a lap and five points in the new addition to the omnium, the tempo race.

In any case getting some Pirelli laps and now 5 races in 2010 on his CV will make him a lot better prospect for any possible drive next year (although I am not certain about his options) than without them.

Having a good start was the key to my race and so was passing Vandoorne during the first few laps.

The 1991 Belgian Grand Prix is best remembered as the race where Michael Schumacher made his astonishing debut for Jordan by qualifying seventh, ahead of his experienced team mate, and retiring on lap one with a broken clutch.

As soon as the qualifying session started, we put in very competitive lap times and a P10 is a good place to start in tomorrow's race.

The Mach 5 is designed for racing, but its comfortable, reliable fit makes it a great choice for swim practice and lap swimming as well.

I feel like I'm running final laps at the running race and I'm prepared to rock these final 4 months the best I can.

Presumably conscious that key aspects of its franchise have been lapped by rivals Gran Turismo and Project Cars, developer Turn 10 has built carefully on the well - received Forza 6: 700 - plus vehicles, 32 racing locations, endless racing conditions due to the new dynamic weather system — these stats are just the start of it.

You'll earn credits through a variety of means, by winning a race, having the fastest lap, or being the best wrecker, among others.

There are multiple races at each stop, as well as qualifying hot laps used to determine the starting placement for said races.

The high - octane mode is further amplified with all - new time trials, which include three - lap races that take friendly competition up a notch as players battle for the best time score on the leaderboard.

The online mode will give gamers the chance to vote for the circuit, bike class, and number of laps before they take to the track and compete in an online Arcade racer or Career mode championship. Once the race comes to an end it's over to the online leaderboards to see where you rank against the rest of the world. Not only will you find competitors» lap times but the option to upload and download racing ghosts and riding lines, which will help you compete against the very best or for those new to the series learn the skills they need to race to the top of the leaderboard. There will also be a demo available on XBox Live and PSN before the game launches.