This victory also marks the 23rd
endurance race win at Daytona by a Mazda rotary - powered race car.
When the open - topped R8 LMP1 debuted in 1999, it paved the way for an astounding 13 Le Mans victories and countless other
endurance racing wins.
It was the trio's third consecutive class victory at Le Mans and their fourth straight
endurance racing win, a streak that includes last year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, Petit Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring.
In 2010, it won its class at the Dubai 24 Hours following this up with further
endurance race wins at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Silverstone 24 Hours and Spa 24 Hours.
2010 was the most successful year yet setting the Vantage as the benchmark GT4 competition car: it won its class at the Dubai 24 Hours following this up with further
endurance race wins at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Silverstone 24 Hours and the Spa 24 Hours.
Not exact matches
The 42 - year - old is no stranger to
endurance racing, having
won the Daytona 24 Hours three times, and is also competing for Penske in IMSA this season.
Bruni went to GP2 in 2005 and 2006,
winning a few
races, but his main focus since leaving F1 has been in
endurance events.
Is it a travesty that during
endurance racing's most diverse and exciting era that its best car couldn't
win the biggest
race of all?
He's
won the FIA WEC GTE Pro title twice, FIA GT2 crown once alongside various other successes in GT and
endurance racing (which he's keen to list in his Twitter bio).
Giedo himself knows a thing or two about
endurance racing, having
won the ELMS championship in 2016.
The kit will include the Ford GT40 which
won the famous
endurance race outright back in 1966, and the modern homage to it, the Ford GT, which
won the GTE Pro class on it's Le Mans debut in 2016.
Since then the Kiwi has had success in
endurance racing with Porsche, winning the World Endurance Championship in 2015 and this year's 24 Hours of
endurance racing with Porsche,
winning the World
Endurance Championship in 2015 and this year's 24 Hours of
Endurance Championship in 2015 and this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.
That was his last year in single seaters and he then made the switch to
endurance racing, where he
won the LMP2 class at Le Mans in 2008, as well as
winning the LMP2 championship in the Le Mans Series.
MOTOR SPORTS — The team of Raul Boesel of Brazil, John Nielsen of Denmark and Martin Brundle of England
won the 24 - hour Daytona
endurance race in a Jaguar XJR - 9 prototype (page 34).
But since 2014 it's been incredibly successful on the GT3 scene,
winning stacks of
races and almost clinching the 2015 Blancpain
Endurance Championship.
Montoya alreadyhas a
win this year: the Rolex 24 - hour
endurance sports car
race at Daytona inlate January.
That this engine - a 2 - litre turbocharged V4 - has
won in the top class of
endurance racing is some achievement.
Production ended in 1965, but not before Ferrari had
won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the car, marking the last time to this day that Ferrari would
win overall at the esteemed
endurance race.
Each has embarked upon a successful
racing career following their competition
wins, with class
wins and outright victories in series as diverse as the Blancpain
endurance series and GP3 single - seaters.
But with a record - holding 16 outright
wins and even 101 class
wins to its name, Le Mans fans the world over will no doubt eagerly watch the return of one of
endurance racing's most iconic names.
To celebrate the 30 - year anniversary of when Saleen and General Tire
won the 1987 Driver, Manufacturer, Team, and Tire SCCA ESCORT
Endurance Championships, Saleen has partnered with the tire company once again to provide customers with a unique
race and street - spec limited edition Ford Mustang that also replicates the
winning car's livery.
Porsche closed out the 2015 FIA World
Endurance Championship season in dominant fashion,
winning all of the remaining
races on the schedule.
In the four years since rejoining
endurance racing's top level in 2014, Porsche has scooped a trio of drivers» and constructers» championships, plus three Le Mans 24 - hour
wins, beating both the previously dominant Audi squad, which abandoned the series at the end of 2016, and Toyota in the process.
A V12 LMR driven by Joachim Winkelhock, Pierluigi Martini, and Yannick Dalmas did manage to
win that year's Le Mans
endurance race, however.
A. J. also found time to
win the Daytona 500, and even though road
racing wasn't his forte, he's one of a handful of drivers who scored a triple crown in
endurance racing, with victories at Le Mans, Daytona (twice), and Sebring.
He'll have his work cut out though, because Porsche, Audi and Nissan (with its front - driven LMP1 racer) will all bring their hardest and fastest to
win the coveted
endurance race.
He clearly has no issue working with Williams... Porsche and Audi worked with Williams to... Porsche used Williams Hybrid Power's flywheel in its GT3R
endurance racing car, which won its first race in the World Endurance Championship
endurance racing car, which
won its first
race in the World
Endurance Championship
Endurance Championship in 2011.
In 1964, Rolex started to award the chronograph to the
winning drivers of the Daytona Continental — then an FIA - sanctioned, three - hour
endurance race — and added the word «Daytona» to the dial, altering the watch world forever.
Held in high esteem by GT drivers, teams and spectators throughout the world,
winning the Daytona 24 - hour
race is considered one part of the triple crown of
endurance racing along with 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.
Bentley has announced that it will create 300 track honed Continental GT3 - Rs, taking inspiration from the marque's recent Silverstone Blancpain
Endurance Series
winning GT3
race car.
Fassler, Rockenfeller Bolster Corvette
Racing U.S.
Endurance Lineup Championship -
winning drivers join for defense of Rolex 24, Sebring GTLM victories
In addition the AMR «Halo Pack» takes direct inspiration from Aston Martin
Racing's 2016 World
Endurance Championship -
winning # 95 Vantage GTE, working a combination of Stirling Green paint and vivid Lime Green accents to dramatic effect.
Although the Nurburgring 24 - hour
race has less prestige than LeMans and Aston did not
win the German
endurance race, it does look like the British carmaker is producing a more impressive package with the V8 Vantage N400 than the LeMans - celebrating DB9 LM.
DETROIT (June 13, 2016)-- A year ago, Corvette
Racing stood on the top step of the podium after winning endurance racing's biggest event for the eighth
Racing stood on the top step of the podium after
winning endurance racing's biggest event for the eighth
racing's biggest event for the eighth time.
We have
won a lot of
races and championships since 2009 when I joined for the
endurance events.
CORVETTE
RACING AT DAYTONA: Roaring Toward Chance at Three Straight Wins Three - day test at Daytona for three - time Rolex 24 class winner First step toward defending Manufacturer's, Driver's and Team's championships All six Corvette Racing endurance drivers set to attend Corvette Racing finished 1 - 2 in 2016, separated by just 0.034 seconds at finish DETROIT (Jan. 4, 2017)-- It's time for Corvette Racing to again head back to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for the first testing laps
RACING AT DAYTONA: Roaring Toward Chance at Three Straight
Wins Three - day test at Daytona for three - time Rolex 24 class winner First step toward defending Manufacturer's, Driver's and Team's championships All six Corvette
Racing endurance drivers set to attend Corvette Racing finished 1 - 2 in 2016, separated by just 0.034 seconds at finish DETROIT (Jan. 4, 2017)-- It's time for Corvette Racing to again head back to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for the first testing laps
Racing endurance drivers set to attend Corvette
Racing finished 1 - 2 in 2016, separated by just 0.034 seconds at finish DETROIT (Jan. 4, 2017)-- It's time for Corvette Racing to again head back to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for the first testing laps
Racing finished 1 - 2 in 2016, separated by just 0.034 seconds at finish DETROIT (Jan. 4, 2017)-- It's time for Corvette
Racing to again head back to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for the first testing laps
Racing to again head back to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for the first testing laps of...
Having
raced and
won in the Blancpain
Endurance Series, this weekend's event in Zolder was the first Blancpain Sprint Series event for the Aston Martin
Racing works team.
Corvette
Racing teammates Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen are currently the most successful trio in the sport, having scored four straight endurance racing victories since their win at Le Mans in June
Racing teammates Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen are currently the most successful trio in the sport, having scored four straight
endurance racing victories since their win at Le Mans in June
racing victories since their
win at Le Mans in June 2005.
Corvette
Racing Sets Familiar Lineup for 20th Season of Competition Full - season driving roster remains unchanged heading into 2018 Landmark season for endurance racing's premier program Garcia, Magnussen back to defend GT Le Mans Driver Championship Gavin, Milner eager to recapture championship - winning form from 2016 Quartet has led way together to four Chevrolet Manufacturer titles since 2012 DETROIT (Dec. 20, 2017)-- In 2018, Corvette Racing and Chevrolet will embark on their 20th season of competition at the highest level
Racing Sets Familiar Lineup for 20th Season of Competition Full - season driving roster remains unchanged heading into 2018 Landmark season for
endurance racing's premier program Garcia, Magnussen back to defend GT Le Mans Driver Championship Gavin, Milner eager to recapture championship - winning form from 2016 Quartet has led way together to four Chevrolet Manufacturer titles since 2012 DETROIT (Dec. 20, 2017)-- In 2018, Corvette Racing and Chevrolet will embark on their 20th season of competition at the highest level
racing's premier program Garcia, Magnussen back to defend GT Le Mans Driver Championship Gavin, Milner eager to recapture championship -
winning form from 2016 Quartet has led way together to four Chevrolet Manufacturer titles since 2012 DETROIT (Dec. 20, 2017)-- In 2018, Corvette
Racing and Chevrolet will embark on their 20th season of competition at the highest level
Racing and Chevrolet will embark on their 20th season of competition at the highest level of...
We know what it takes to
win an
endurance race, and we thrive on the challenge.»
Georgian Takes GT1 Pole for ALMS Petit Le Mans with Record - Setting Last Lap BRASELTON, Ga. — Hometown hero Johnny O'Connell
won the GT1 pole for Saturday's 10 - hour / 1, 000 mile Petit Le Mans
endurance race at Road Atlanta, the 10th round of the American Le Mans Series.
Familiar Names to Make Up Corvette
Racing North American
Endurance Driving Roster Fässler, Rockenfeller to support team's long - distance program in 2018 Team has three Rolex 24 and 11 Sebring victories Duo a part of three victories for Corvette Racing since start of 2016 Corvette Racing set to embark on 20th season of competition DETROIT (Dec. 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing is bringing back two well - known, championship - winning drivers for North America's biggest events in endurance sp
Endurance Driving Roster Fässler, Rockenfeller to support team's long - distance program in 2018 Team has three Rolex 24 and 11 Sebring victories Duo a part of three victories for Corvette
Racing since start of 2016 Corvette
Racing set to embark on 20th season of competition DETROIT (Dec. 21, 2017)-- Corvette
Racing is bringing back two well - known, championship -
winning drivers for North America's biggest events in
endurance sp
endurance sports car.
Petit Le Mans is a 10 - hour
endurance race that Corvette
Racing has
won nine times.
Championship -
winning drivers join for defense of Rolex 24, Sebring GTLM victories DETROIT (Nov. 16, 2015)-- Already one of
endurance sports car
racing's most prominent...
Winning at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans, plus the Tequila Patrón North American
Endurance Cup, shows why Corvette Racing is renowned as the world's best endurance tea
Endurance Cup, shows why Corvette
Racing is renowned as the world's best
endurance tea
endurance team.»
BRASELTON, Ga. — Corvette
Racing beat the heat, beat the clock and beat its rivals to
win today's 1,000 - mile Petit Le Mans
endurance race at Road Atlanta.
Via CorvetteVideos.TV Pratt and Miller recaps Corvette
Racing's three
endurance wins in 2015 which included the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring...
««RaceToWinCorvette» is an opportunity for a fan to
win one of the most beloved sports cars in history, and travel to see one of the world's great
endurance races, the Rolex 24 at Daytona,» said Maria Stenbom, Chevrolet
Racing Manager of Digital and Social Media.
From the Le Mans - class
winning DBR9, which was announced in November 2004, through the brand's successful venture into prototype
racing with the DBR1 - 2, to the current Vantage - based GTs which are contesting this year's FIA World
Endurance Championship and Nürburgring 24 Hours, the team has played an important role in defining the most recent decade in Aston Martin's illustrious 101 - year history.
The current FIA World
Endurance Championship GTE Pro leader, Aston Martin Racing is running an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the world - famous 24 - hour endurance race, and the V12 - powered charger will carry the luxury hotel group's branding as it challenges the 200 - strong grid for the
Endurance Championship GTE Pro leader, Aston Martin
Racing is running an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the world - famous 24 - hour
endurance race, and the V12 - powered charger will carry the luxury hotel group's branding as it challenges the 200 - strong grid for the
endurance race, and the V12 - powered charger will carry the luxury hotel group's branding as it challenges the 200 - strong grid for the
race win.