|
2024 4 Hours Of Imola
The 2024 4 Hours of Imola was an endurance sportscar racing event held between 5 and 7 July 2024, as the third round of the 2024 European Le Mans Series season. Entry list The pre-event entry list was released on 26 June 2024 and consisted of 43 entries between 4 categories - 14 in LMP2, 8 in LMP2 Pro/Am, 10 in LMP3 and 11 in LMGT3. Paul-Loup Chatin replaced Ritomo Miyata in the No. 37 COOL Racing. Miyata could not compete in this round due to his FIA F2 commitments. The other change in the No. 47 was Carl Bennett who had replaced Alex García. Ferdinand Habsburg drove in the No. 47 COOL Racing for the first time this season after missing previous rounds due to an injury. Paul Lafargue had to skip this round for family matters, Marcos Siebert replaced him in the No. 28 IDEC Sport. Paul Lanchere joined Lahaye brothers in the No. 35 Ultimate. Schedule Free practice * Only the fastest car in each class is shown. Qualifying Pole position winners in each class are mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imola 2009
Imola (; rgn, Jômla or ) is a city and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna. The city is best-known as the home of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari which hosts the Formula One Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and formerly hosted the San Marino Grand Prix (the race was named after the independent nation of San Marino which is around 100 km to the south), and the deaths of Formula One drivers Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the circuit during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The death of Senna (three-times world champion) was an event that shocked the sporting world and led to heightened Formula One safety standards. History The city was anciently called ''Forum Cornelii'', after the Roman dictator L. Cornelius Sulla, who founded it about 82 BC. The city was an agricultural and trading c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Panis
Olivier Panis (; born 2 September 1966) is a French former racing driver. Panis raced in Formula One for ten seasons, earning his first and only win at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix for the Ligier team. He is the father of racing driver Aurélien Panis. Career Born in Oullins, Lyon, Panis, like many Formula 1 racing drivers, raced karts early in his career. With support of his father, Jean Panis (1939-2018), a donut baker. After graduating from karts, Olivier raced several years in a number of "junior" series before racing in French Formula 3. He won a championship in Formula Renault in 1989 and finished second in French Formula 3 in 1991. He eventually found himself in Formula 3000, and he won the series' championship there in 1993. Formula One The 27-year-old Panis earned an F1 drive in 1994 for the French-based Ligier team. He made his debut at Brazil, finishing eleventh. He earned a surprise second place that season at Hockenheim ahead of teammate Éric Bernard, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Di Resta
Paul di Resta (born 16 April 1986) is a British racing driver from Scotland, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot Sport in their LMH entry. He drove in Formula One for Force India from to , and became a reserve driver for the Williams F1 team in , driving a single race for them as a substitute driver in . A former Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) and Formula 3 Euro Series champion, di Resta did not secure a Formula One seat for 2014, instead rejoining Mercedes to race again in DTM. He is currently a reserve F1 driver for McLaren for the 2022 season, and a commentator for Sky Sports' coverage of F1. Personal life Di Resta is of Italian descent and was born in Uphall, Scotland, and grew up in Bathgate, West Lothian. He is a former pupil of Bathgate Academy and supports Celtic Football Club. He now lives in Monaco, and is a cousin of racing drivers Dario and Marino Franchitti. His step-father was Scottish footballer Dougie McCracken. His younger b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hanley
Benjamin Michael Hanley is a British racing driver who was a part of Renault F1 Team's Renault Driver Development Program from 2006 to 2008. He raced two seasons part time in the NTT IndyCar Series. Currently he is racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series, and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Dragonspeed Racing. Career Hanley had a successful career in karting, winning a number of championships and individual races and coming close to winning the Karting World Championship. He made his debut in Single-seater cars in the 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia series, and finished 3rd driving for Cram Competition. He then raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2006 and in 2007 he finished as runner-up in the championship, driving for Prema Powerteam. He was signed to drive for Campos Racing in early 2008, partnering Vitaly Petrov. He also joined the team for the second round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, scoring a podium finish in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Autosports
United Autosports is a sports car racing team, founded by American businessman and entrepreneur Zak Brown and former British racing driver Richard Dean. In 2020, United Autosports became the first ever team to win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans (LMP2 Class) and two other high profile endurance sports car championships in the same year - the FIA World Endurance Championship (LMP2) and the European Le Mans Series. In 2022, the team is contesting the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup. United Autosports also prepares and races a range of historic race cars in events across the world, such as the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and the Le Mans and Silverstone Classics. Since the team's founding in 2009, United Autosports has competed in high-profile races across the world, including the Spa 24 Hours, the Bathurst 12 Hour, the Gulf 12 Hours, and the Dubai 24 Hour, along with entering championships such as the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kubica
Robert Józef Kubica (; born 7 December 1984) is a Polish racing and rally driver. He was the first and, , the only Polish racing driver to compete in Formula One. Between 2006 and 2009 he drove for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006. In June 2008, Kubica took his maiden and only Formula One victory at the . That season he led the championship at one stage, before finishing fourth overall, his best career position. Kubica drove for Renault in and was set to remain with the team in . Several years later Kubica confirmed he had signed a pre-contract for the season with Ferrari, a move that was eventually cancelled by his devastating rally crash in early 2011. On 6 February 2011, Kubica was seriously injured in a crash at the Ronde di Andora rally, in which his right forearm was partially severed. He was taking part to better his skills. Kubica told Italian newspaper '' La Gazzetta dello Sport'' in a bedside interview that he could feel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TF Sport
TF Sport is a GT racing team that competes in blue-riband motorsport events throughout Europe including the FIA WEC Super Season and the 24 hours of Le Mans, headed by Tom Ferrier and supported by Aston Martin Racing. Overview Founded in 2014 by former British Touring Car and British GT driver, Tom Ferrier, TF Sport dovetailed a third British GT campaign with a strong European competition programme in the newly established GT3 Le Mans Cup and International GT Open. Having successfully competed in 2015 in the Blancpain Series, the GT cup and the International GT Open The International GT Open is a grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It was a spin-off of the now-defunct Spanish GT Championship, but is now a distinct series featuring FIA GT3-spec ca ..., TF Sport has launched an additional campaign for the Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup title in the 2016 season. Championship titles at home and abroad turned 2016 into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AO Racing
Autumn Oaks Racing, doing business as AO Racing, is an American sports car racing team that currently competes in the Le Mans Prototype, LMP2 and the Group GT3, GTD Pro classes of the IMSA SportsCar Championship and in Le Mans Prototype, LMP2 in the European Le Mans Series. The team was founded in 2022 by P. J. Hyett and Gunnar Jeannette. The team won the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship in the Group GT3, GTD Pro class with driver Laurin Heinrich. History AO Racing was founded in 2022 by GitHub co-founder and technology entrepreneur P. J. Hyett, and American race car driver Gunnar Jeannette. Hyett and Jeannette met through vintage racing and became friends. In September of 2022, they made the decision to form an auto racing team to compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The name AO stands for Autumn Oaks, which is the name of Hyett's car collection that helped start the race team. IMSA SportsCar Championship 2023 At the second round of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Gray
Oliver "Ollie" Gray (born 28 April 2005) is a British racing driver set to compete in the 2024 European Le Mans Series with Inter Europol Competition. He most recently competed in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Carlin, and was the 2022 F4 British runner-up. He was previously a member of the Williams Driver Academy. Early career Formula 4 2021 Gray began his single-seater career in 2021, driving for Fortec Motorsport in the F4 British Championship. He had a solid season, taking his maiden wins in Thruxton Circuit. However, those were his only wins of the year, let alone standing on the podium. Despite missing a round, Gray placed seventh in the standings. Gray also took part in two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship with BVM Racing. He had a best finish of 12th and placed 37th in the championship. 2022 Gray partook in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Hitech GP. He raced in only the first two rounds, scoring a podium in the second race, which p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malthe Jakobsen
Malthe Jakobsen (born 29 October 2003) is a Danish racing driver. He is the 2022 European Le Mans Series champion in the LMP3 class with Cool Racing. Single-seater career 2018 Jakobsen began his car racing career in his homeland, competing for FSP in the 2018 F4 Danish Championship. Having initially struggled in the first half of the year, the Dane scored three category podiums and a pole position in the final third of the campaign, thus finishing sixth in the standings. Near the end of the year, Jakobsen also made two cameo appearances in the F4 South East Asia Championship, where he took his first win in single-seater motorsport at Sepang. 2019 The following season, Jakobsen remained with FSP in Danish F4. After missing the season opener, a triple of podiums at Jyllandsringen, which included a win in Race 3, commenced Jakobsen's title campaign. A pair of victories at Djursland and Kinnekulle followed respectively, before the Dane took a hattrick of victories at Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Vesti
Frederik Vesti (born 13 January 2002) is a Danish racing driver who is set to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing. He is a member of the Mercedes Junior Team and the inaugural champion of the Formula Regional European Championship. Racing career Karting Vesti starting karting competitively in 2012, at the age of 10. He went on to win many Danish karting competitions, including the Danish championship in 2014 for the KFJ category. He raced in the 2015 edition of the Karting World Championship, where he ended 69th. Vesti continued karting until 2016. Lower formulae 2016 Vesti started his career in Danish Formula Ford, in which he managed to finish fourth in the championship. 2017 In 2017, Vesti competed German and Danish Formula 4 Championships. Despite missing two events of the Danish Championship the Danish driver managed to finish second in his debut F4 season, finishing all races on the podium and helping his team, Vesti Motorsport to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Racing
Cool Racing / CLX Motorsport, most commonly known as Cool Racing, is a French-based Swiss sports car racing team which currently competes in the European Le Mans Series, fielding entries in the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, as well as the Le Mans Cup. Founded in 2017 by Patrick Barbier and Alexandre Coigny, the team initially partnered with Racing Spirit of Léman to run their operations. At the end of 2020, a restructuring occurred, during which Nicolas Lapierre became the team principal and the outfit was rebranded to Cool Racing / CLX Motorsport; the C and L standing for Coigny and Lapierre respectively. Racing record 24 Hours of Le Mans results References External links * {{Official website, http://www.cool-racing.ch/ Auto racing teams in Switzerland Auto racing teams established in 2017 European Le Mans Series teams 24 Hours of Le Mans teams FIA World Endurance Championship teams Auto racing teams in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> United Autosports")
