Sentences with phrase «car championships this year»

Larbre claimed the GT1 Le Mans Series title with the DBR9 in 2006, proudly continuing an unbroken series that has seen the team win a major sports car championship every year for the last seven seasons.

Not exact matches

That was the first year he ran full - time in the series and the year he won his first XFINITY series championship... driving a car owned by his father, Dale Earnhardt, Sr..

Mick took to the track in his father's 1994 championship - winning car just before the start of this year's Belgian GP, and it looked like a very special moment.

The Mucke Motorsport team has raced with pink cars in the DTM for the last couple of years thanks to their association with the same sponsor, and this year will see the pink BWT - liveries expand into the German Formula 4 and GT championships as well.

Mercedes has unveiled the car it hopes can take the team to a fifth consecutive year of championship success

He was still only 28 years old, so would have had plenty of time left to get himself in a car capable of challenging for a championship where even in that ultra-competitive era, he wouldn't have looked out of place.

Despite finishing down in 15th in the GP2 / F2 championship in the last two years, Sean Gelael is getting more opportunities in an F1 car.

Only unlike Senna and Schumacher he didn't do it in a selfish attempt to win a championship, oh no - he did it so that 1) the team wouldn't fire him at the end of the year and 2) the ensuing safety car would put team mate Fernando Alonso on the perfect strategy, allowing him to win the race.

Would Hamilton come with last years car to win this years F1 championship?

It wasn't the fastest car of the year, with Ferrari finishing fourth in the championship that year behind Williams, McLaren and Benetton.

Over the next 10 years he sweptfloors at Hendrick Motorsports, worked as a mechanic and fabricator for ownerStanley Smith, oversaw the body development for Gordon's number 24 car, changedtires on Gordon's championship teams in 1995 and»97 and served as crew chieffor Stacy Compton in 2001.

There's also the WRC title - winning M - Sport Ford Fiesta from last year, the final iteration of the Porsche 919 LMP1 car, and a GT3 version of the Ferrari 488 which took Christina Nielsen and Alessandro Balzan to the GTD championship in IMSA last season.

The following year a development of the car helped Alan Jones to the championship, and win back - to - back constructors» titles in 1980 and 1981.

Last year Stoffel didn't even make the start in Bahrain, he was pulling the car into the pitlane so this year from two races four cars to the checkered flag and third in the constructors» championship.

It's always pretty spectacular when a car rolls over, but this crash from Silverstone in the BRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior championship earlier in the year is something else

If he wins the championship this year and remains in a competitive car for a few more seasons, he would have a realistic chance of matching or maybe even beating Michael Schumacher's record of seven world championships.

The final part of his career is simply termed «Legend», and this will be depicted by the 2016 Mercedes W07 - the championship winning car from his final year of being «in charge» of Formula 1.

The film segues breezily between various episodes from Piaf's life — such as her lover, French boxer Marcel Cerdan's (Jean - Pierre Martins) championship bout in mid -»40s New York; her period in Hollywood during the»50s; Piaf's abandonment as a young girl by her contortionist father (and earlier by her mother, a street singer); her brushes with the law as an adult; and her 1951 car accident and subsequent morphine addiction that caused her to age well beyond her years and left her barely mobile; and, through it all, her ability (like Billie Holiday) to funnel personal tragedy and emotional struggles into her vocalizations — dazzling audiences in the process.

Instead of working your way through different racing tiers over the course of several calendar years, all the championship series in Career are unlocked from the start as long as you can afford the cars necessary to race in them.

For its first update in just over two years, Mini Motor Racing adds 64 - bit compatibility, a new championship, some new tracks and cars, an overhauled multiplayer mode, and some seriously prettied - up graphics.

With this car, Downing won the IMSA Prototype Lights championship for three years consecutively — 1985, ’86 and» 87.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Mercedes - AMG is celebrating three consecutive years of Formula 1 Manufacturers World Championships (and corresponding drivers» championships for Lewis Hamilton, twice, and Nico Rosberg) with a car aimed at the heart of Bugatti, a marque that hasn't competed in Grand Prix since the 1930s.

It won the European Touring Car championship almost straight away, and four years in a row.

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It's Europe's largest motorsport show, and among the stars this year will be a host of Formula 1 cars — including Red Bull's 2012 world championship winner and its rival from Ferrari — as well as Force India driver Paul Di Resta and Le Mans winners Derek Bell and Allan McNish.

Launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, AMR amplifies and accentuates the sporting prowess of the British marque's road cars, by taking inspiration or direct influence from Aston Martin Racing's participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship; a series with which the marque tasted world championship success with factory drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen just last season.

The first - generation car scored 35 victories in 55 races, won its class at the 12 Hours of Sebring three consecutive years, posted three 1 - 2 finishes in the GTS class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and earned four consecutive ALMS manufacturers championships for Chevrolet.

This year's season - opening round of the 10 - race American Le Mans Series presents formidable challenges for Chevrolet's championship - winning sports car team.

What's the appeal of a 47 - year - old car for a man who has raced Formula 1 cars, Indy cars, and prototypes — not to mention Corvette Racing's championship - winning C6.Rs and Team Cadillac's title - contending CTS - Vs?

Another highlight on the Audi stand are two successful racing cars: the Audi R8, five times winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours and winner of the American Le Mans Series, and the A4 DTM, which took Tom Kristensen to third place in this year's DTM championship.

«Obviously, I'd love to get a win here again, like I did last year, my first win in ALMS, but at the end of the day is the championship and finishing the race and keeping the nose of the car clean, give it to Oliver and let him work his magic like he did last year.»

Built in 40 days in a corner of Carroll Shelby's shop by the 22 - year - old designer and a pickup crew of helpers, the Daytona led a brief but storied run that ended with the first FIA World GT championship for an American car.

They added another win at Portland and closed out the year by finishing second at the Monterey Sports Car Championships to wrap up the championship.

We know we have the best team in the pit lane and Tommy is a fantastic partner in the car — we proved it to everyone last year by winning the championship and I'm keen to put the difficulties of our last few races behind us and get back to where we were at Sebring!»

Less than two years after the Coupe hit dealerships Maserati created Trofeo Maserati, a one - make championship for racing versions of its production sports cars.

He has also been an accomplished late model stock race car driver for over 20 years and has earned three track championships, winning over 250 events.

Just one year removed from winning a driver, team and manufacturers» GT championship in the Pirelli World Challenge, K - Pax Racing is switching to Bentley Continental GT3 cars for the 2018...

The car, a Huracan Super Trofeo Evo, will compete in one of the Italian manufacturer's Super Trofeo series this year, in the launch season of the upgraded package for the single - make championships in North America, Europe and Asia.

It was the first win of the year for the No. 3 car and where things started to turn in our favor for the championship.

Following the end of Lexus Australia's two - year contract, we understand Porsche Cars Australia (PCA) beat at least two other brands — excluding Alfa Romeo, which showed early interest with its new Giulia — to become the championship's official on - track support vehicle supplier, with its Cayenne.

When his racing career ended a year later after his third national championship, Shelby set his mind on building an American sports car that could beat the best European models.

Today, a year later, the Huracán GT3 is ready for a global challenge: it has been chosen by more than 20 customer teams, with 40 cars competing over 78 race weekends in 13 of the most prestigious GT championships worldwide: from IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the United States to Asian Championships such as SuperGT, Asian Le Mans Series and GT Asia, through Europe's major series such as Blancpain GT, ADAC GT Masters, British GT Championship, Campionato Italiano GT, International GT Open, International Endurance Series and Michelin GT3 Cup.

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.

He's been in business for 27 years and won International Show Car Association championships, been featured in 194 feature articles with 22 covers, has competed for the Ridler Award twice, been in the top 25 at the Street Machine nationals five times, and won Best of Show four years in a row at the Slamology Nationals.

And these are not backmarker teams — the Gainsco car won once in 2013 and was in championship contention all year, while Starworks won twice, with six more podium finishes.

The Motorsport Edition is named to celebrate the racing achievements of the Commodore in its 38 - year history, including more than 460 Australian touring car championship and V8 Supercars race wins and 24 Bathurst 1000 victories.

They won both the drivers and manufacturers championship in the Touring Car category last year with race - prepped versions of these things.

Most recently known for his championship - winning success in the PWC sprint format, Long possesses years of endurance experience and class wins victories at some of the world's most renowned sports car venues like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex 24 of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans.

In Touring Car B - Spec, a three - way battle developed for the Drivers» Championship between rookie 15 - year - old Ernie Francis Jr., Robbie Davis and Joel Lipperini.Francis Jr., driving the Breathless Performance Mazda 2 jumped out to an early lead in the championship with back - to - back - to - back wins at St. Petersburg in Rounds 1, 2 and 3.

American Le Mans Series 12 - Hour Season - Opener Marks Corvette's 50th Year in Racing SEBRING, Fla. — Corvette Racing's championship - winning Corvette C5 - R is a tough act to follow, but the new Corvette C6.R race car is up to the task.