Hybrid racing vehicles are incredibly successful, including all recent wins at the famous Le Mans 24 Hour annual race.
Nissan’s ZEOD RC Le Mans prototype electric racing car has had a new addition added to it’s drivetrain; a 1.5 litre three cylinder turbo engine weighing an incredibly light 40 kilograms. Travelling under electric only power at Le Mans for a single lap per stint, the ZEOD RC’s new 1.5 litre turbo engine will provide […]
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Audi has a long history of using Le Mans to showcase their new lighting technologies and 2014 is no different. This year the multiple winning team will switch the lights on their new laser lighting technology which will be combined with their already bright LED lamps. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of
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Porsche AG has announced their driver line-up for 2014’s Sports Car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans Prototypes 1 (LMP1) category hybrid racing car. Le Mans has always been the stand out race in the series, often regarded as one of the highest prestige motoring events of the year. Gordon Murray, the famous
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It would appear that Audi is intent on being our cover car as much as possible and, not to be outdone by BMW with the i8, they have just released news of their new Le Mans contender the R18 e-tron quattro hybrid racing car featuring laser lighting up front – just as the i8 does
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Britain’s Allan McNish will not defend his world sportscar title or bid for a fourth Le Mans 24 Hour race victory next year after deciding to conclude his sports-prototype racing career. Triple Le Mans 24 Hour race winner McNish won the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship after scoring three wins, three second and one third
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The name remains unchanged but the technology is completely new. In the 2014 season, Audi is aiming to achieve the hat-trick in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and another success in the Le Mans 24 Hours with a Le Mans prototype that has been redeveloped from scratch – combined, yet again, with technical innovations
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Only a week after the World Championship winning Audi R18 e-tron quattro race car’s last run in a race, its successor is ready to hit the track. Tests of the new LMP1 sports car, which has been kept under wraps up to now, commence today on the U.S. race track at Sebring (Florida). Audi Sport in Ingolstadt and
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Audi finished the year in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Bahrain in second place. The World Championship winning team* had to admit defeat only for the second time in eight races and can look back on a highly successful sporting season. Until shortly before the race’s midpoint, Audi Sport Team Joest was in
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Toyota Racing secured their second win of the 2013 season with victory in the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Stéphane Sarrazin put in a commanding performance in the number 8 TS030 Hybrid at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, taking the chequered flag more than a minute
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Audi have been dominant in the World Endurance Championship this year, hogging the lime light and dismissing the ever increasing threat made by the Toyota team. The final race of the year, held in Bahrain tomorrow – 30 November, will be one of the toughest as temperatures have the potential to soar to over 40
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