Tom Van Rompuy
Tom van Rompuy (born 8 September 1987) is a Belgian amateur racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for TF Sport in the LMGT3 class. His career highlights include finishing second in the T4 class of the Belgian Touring Car Series in 2011, taking third place in the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, and scoring the first ever LMGT3 pole in the WEC in Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b .... Racing record Racing career summary † As van Rompuy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Complete European Le Mans Series results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete Asian Le Mans Series results ( key) (Races in bold ind ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2025 6 Hours Of São Paulo
The 2025 6 Hours of São Paulo (formally known as the 2025 Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo) was an endurance sportscar racing event, held between 11 and 13 July 2025 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the fifth of eight rounds of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship and the fifth running of the event. Entry list The provisional entry list was published on 9 July 2025 and consists of 36 entries across 2 categories – 18 in both Hypercar and LMGT3. In the Hypercar category, Sébastien Buemi, Robin Frijns, Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne are all absent due to driving duties at the Berlin ePrix. Marco Wittmann replaced the aforementioned Robin Frijns in the No. 20 Team WRT BMW. In the LMGT3 category, Pedro Ebrahim is set to replace Timur Boguslavskiy in the No. 31 Team WRT BMW as Boguslavskiy has fallen ill. Anthony McIntosh will replace Derek DeBoer in the No. 10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin and Yuichi Nakayama will fill in for Ben ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Ligier European Series ...
The 2022 Ligier European Series was the third season of the Ligier European Series. The six-event season began at Circuit Paul Ricard on 15 April, and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 15 October. Calendar Entries Teams and drivers Results Bold indicates overall winner. Championships JS P4 Drivers JS2 R Drivers JS P4 Teams JS2 R Teams Notes References External links * {{Official website, https://ligiereuropeanseries.com/, Ligier European Series Official Website Ligier European Series 2022 Ligier European Series The Ligier European Series is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by Ligier Automotive in collaboration with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). Created in 2020, it is a one-desig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Imola Circuit
The Imola Circuit, officially called the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari ( for, it, , Enzo and Dino Ferrari International Circuit), is a motor racing circuit. It is located in the town of Imola, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, east of Bologna. Initially used for motorcycle racing, the first race at Imola was held in 1953. The circuit has an FIA Grade One licence. The circuit is named after the founder of the Ferrari car company, Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), and his son Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari (1932–1956). It was called the Autodromo di Imola from 1953 to 1956 and the Autodromo Dino Ferrari from 1957 to 1988. Imola hosted non-championship Formula One races in the 1963 Imola Grand Prix and the 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix. It was used for official championship races in the 1980 Italian Grand Prix and the San Marino Grand Prix every year from 1981 to 2006. Safety concerns with the circuit were raised throughout the 1980s and 1990s, particularly with the h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Circuit Paul Ricard
The Circuit Paul Ricard () is a French motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille, with finance from pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack. The circuit has hosted the FIA Formula One French Grand Prix intermittently from to . History First years (1970–1990) Opened on 19 April 1970, the circuit's innovative facilities made it one of the safest motor racing circuits in the world at the time of its opening. The circuit had three track layout permutations, a large industrial park and an airstrip. The combination of modern facilities, mild winter weather and an airstrip made it popular amongst racing teams for car testing during the annual winter off-season. The original track was dominated by the long Mistral Straight that is followed by the high-speed right hand Signes corner. The long main straight and other fast sections made the track very hard on engines as they ran at full revs for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nissan VK Engine
The VK engine (formerly known as the ZH) is a V8 engine, V8 piston engine from Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nissan. It is an aluminum DOHC Multi-valve#Four valves, 4-valve design. The VK engine was originally based on Nissan's ''Nissan VQ engine, VQ'' V6 rather than the ''Nissan VH engine, VH'' V8 used in previous Infiniti Q45, Q45/Nissan Cima, Cima models. Changes include: a variable intake manifold, newly designed heads, and a larger drive by wire throttle chamber. The intake manifold directs air through different paths at different engine speeds to optimise low-end torque or high-end horsepower. VK45DE The VK45DE was introduced in 2002 and is built in Yokohama, Japan. Bore and stroke is . Output is at 6,400 Revolutions per minute, rpm with of torque at 4,000 rpm. Redline is at 6,600 rpm. It has an aluminum engine block and aluminum DOHC cylinder heads. It uses Sequential fuel injection, SFI, has 4 titanium valves per cylinder with CVTCS, Continuous ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nissan
is a Japanese multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the ''Nissan'' and ''Infiniti'' brands, and formerly the ''Datsun'' brand, with in-house performance tuning products (including cars) under the Nismo and Autech brands. The company traces back to the beginnings of the 20th century, with the Nissan ''zaibatsu'' or called Nissan Group. Since 1999, Nissan has been part of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance (Mitsubishi joining in 2016), a partnership between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors of Japan, with Renault of France. , Renault holds a 15% voting stake in Nissan, while Nissan holds the same stake in Renault. Since October 2016, Nissan held a 34% controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors. In November 2024, Nissan reduced its stake in Mitsubishi Motors from 34% to 24%. Nissan planned to merge with Honda Motor Company in 2026, after an announcement in December 2024. However by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Duqueine D-08
The Duqueine D08 is a Le Mans Prototype LMP3 built to Automobile Club de l'Ouest, ACO 2020 2nd Generation Le Mans Prototype LMP3 regulations. It was designed, and built by Duqueine Team, Duqueine Engineering, which bought out Norma Auto Concept. The car is the successor to the Norma M30. The car can be built from its predecessor, and is set to be eligible in a series of Championships worldwide, such as the European Le Mans Series, and the IMSA Prototype Challenge. While the car was launched on the weekend of the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, it was not physically seen until September 2019, with the car at Le Mans being a repainted M30. Developmental history On 23 May 2018, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, Automobile Club de I'Ouest announced a brief outline for the 2020 Generation 2 Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) regulations, alongside new chassis models from four approved manufacturers – Onroak Automotive (Ligier), Duqueine Automotive (Norma Auto Concept, Norma), ADESS AG and Ginetta C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Motorsport Driver Results Legend
Motorsport or motor sport are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft. For each of these vehicle types, the more specific terms ''automobile sport'', '' motorcycle sport'', ''power boating'' and '' air sports'' may be used commonly, or officially by organisers and governing bodies. Different manifestations of motorsport with their own objectives and specific rules are called disciplines. Examples include circuit racing, rallying and trials. Governing bodies, also called sanctioning bodies, often have general rules for each discipline, but allow supplementary rules to define the character of a particular competition, series or championship. Groups of these are often categorised informally, such as by vehicle type, surface type or propulsion method. Examples of categories within a discipline are formula racing, stock car racing, touring car racing, sports car racing, etc. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2025 FIA World Endurance Championship
The 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship is the thirteenth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series is open to Hypercars (built under Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) or Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh) regulations) and LMGT3 racing cars. From this season onwards, manufacturers are required to field at least two cars in the Hypercar class to be allowed to participate. The same rule is already enforced in the LMGT3 category. Additionally, in the LMGT3 class the Bronze-rated driver is obligated to take part in Qualifying session, with the Silver-rated driver participating in the Hyperpole session. Furthermore, the maximum grid size for this season has been increased from 37 to 40, to accommodate the increase in entries by Hypercar manufacturers who fielded only one car in the 2024 World Endurance Championship. Calendar The calendar was announced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Comtoyou Racing
JNVS Sprl, competing as Comtoyou Racing, is a Belgium, Belgian auto racing team based in Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo, Belgium. Upon its creation the team raced in the Fun Cup. The team has also previously raced in the TCR International Series in 2017 TCR International Series, 2017. Between 2018 and 2023 Comtoyou Racing represented Audi Sport GmbH, Audi Sport in the World Touring Car Cup. From 2024 on the team will race Aston Martin cars in various GT3 and GT4 championships. Racing history 2014–16: Fun Cup Having first entered the championship in 2014. The team raced in the series for many seasons with four or five cars. Having taken many great results, the team kept entering the series for many years. However, the team have never won the championship as of 2016. 2017–2023: Audi Sport representation in TCR and GT Racing After having raced in the Fun Cup, the team entered the 2017 TCR International Series with 2-time series' champion Stefano Comini driving an Audi RS 3 LM ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2025 Middle East Trophy
The 2025 Middle East Trophy was the third season of the Middle East Trophy, presented by Creventic. The races were contested with GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, sports cars, 24H-Specials, like silhouette cars, TCR Touring Car A TCR Touring Car is a touring car specification, first introduced in 2014 and is now employed by a multitude of series worldwide. All TCR Touring Cars are front-wheel drive cars based on 4 or 5 door production vehicles, and are powered by 1.75 ...s, TCX cars and TC cars. Calendar The 12 Hours of Kuwait was provisionally included in the calendar as the opening round in December of 2024, however it was dropped later, meaning the season started in 2025 with the Dubai 24 Hour. Teams and drivers Race results Bold indicates overall winner. References Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Middle East Trophy 2025 in motorsport 2025 in 24H Series 2025 in Emirati motorsport ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 24 Hours Of Le Mans
The 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans () was an Endurance racing (motorsport), automobile endurance race for teams of three drivers each racing Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Group GT3, Le Mans Grand Touring Car (LMGT3) cars held from 15 to 16 June 2024 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans, France. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest's 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24-hour race drew 329,000 spectators and was the fourth round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. There was a test day on 9 June, a week before the event. Kévin Estre, André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor's Porsche 963 from Team Penske, Porsche Penske Motorsport started from pole position after Estre achieved the fastest overall lap time in the Le Mans Hypercar category in the Hyperpole session. Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina (racing driver), Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen's Ferrari 499P of Ferrari AF Corse took the overall victory after 311 laps. It was Fuoco, Molina, and Nielsen's first overall Le Mans victory, Ferra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |