Sentences with phrase «straight driver championships»

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.

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

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

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.

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.

He's guided Corvette Racing to eight consecutive ALMS GT1 manufacturers and team championships in 2001 - 08, along with seven straight drivers championships with Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen, Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta winning titles.

Among Mr. Fehan's many accomplishments are Corvette Racing's eight consecutive ALMS GT1 manufacturer and team championships in 2001 - 08 and seven straight drivers championships with Ron Fellows, Oliver Beretta, Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen, and Oliver Gavin.

Not exact matches

Winning the dramatic Le Mans 24 Hours back in June kicked off a run of four straight victories, and even though Toyota has started and ended the year strongly, it hasn't been enough to stop Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard, and Earl Bamber from securing the drivers» championship with a round to spare after finishing second in Shanghai.

Of course, a one - make championship filled with literally dozens of the series» top drivers is going to lead to a closely - fought race, especially somewhere with as many long straights as Le Mans, and so it proved to be the case this year.

Drivers can begin their motorsport career in grassroots series such as karts and race their way to the very top echelons where many of the world's most prestigious brands and cars await; or they can choose to begin in any motorsport discipline; or even go straight into one particular type of motorsport, and spend one or multiple seasons in that championship.

The exterior of the car was designed by Formula 1 ace designer, Adrian Newey, Red Bull Racing's former chief designer who led the team to four straight world constructor's and driver's championships with the help of Sebastian Vettel.

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 of...

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.

Corvette Racing and Chevrolet are coming off a second straight sweep of the GTLM Manufacturer, Driver and Team championships in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship — titles won by combining driver skill with smart engineering strategy and team execDriver and Team championships in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship — titles won by combining driver skill with smart engineering strategy and team execdriver skill with smart engineering strategy and team execution.

It certainly has helped the team win three straight events in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, where it leads the Manufacturer's, Driver's and Team championships in the GT Le Mans class.

I was fortunate enough to be able to stand on the winner's walkway at Le Mans, looking down at tens of thousands of fans from around the world cheering for the Corvette Racing drivers as they celebrated their third - straight GT1 championship.

CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Magnussen Leads Corvette 1 - 2 Effort in Qualifying Milner second as Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs sweep front row in Virginia First overall pole position for Corvette Racing in team history Magnussen sets GTLM track record on newly paved racing surface Corvette Racing seeking fourth straight win and second at VIR Manufacturer, Driver and Team championship leads in GTLM for Chevrolet, Corvette Racing ALTON, Va. (Aug. 27, 2016)-- Jan Magnussen put the No. 3 Mobil 1 / SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette...

Aiming for second straight sweep of Manufacturer's, Driver's and Team's titles DETROIT (Oct. 3, 2017)-- Corvette Racing's quest for another championship sweep concludes...

For instance, racer David Higgins just drove a WRX STI to his sixth straight Rally America driver's championship to finish the 2016 season.

He is the most successful driver in ALMS history with 41 career victories and 23 career poles through 2010 and with team mate Oliver Gavin, the two «ollies» won three straight ALMS GT1 championships from 2005 - 07.

Coming straight from the factory in Munich to the podium in its inaugural race in the 2016 season, the BMW M235iR went on to win a driver's championship in 2016 and the manufacturer's championship in 2017.

If you like, you can opt to jump straight into a Le Mans car and stay in it for your entire career — winning and defending championships in a bid to be recognised as the best driver the sport has ever seen.