Nissan power to the fore in France

Nissan-powered cars finished the ‘6 Heures du Castellet’ in first and second position today with the Thiriet by TDS Racing team taking the win and the Sebastien Loeb Racing team finishing in the runner up spot. Greaves Motorsport were heading for a win when some bodywork damage caused Alex Brundle to come in for an extra pit stop. The team settled for fourth place at the flag.

Nissan ready to roll at Ricard

The new European Le Mans Series season gets underway this weekend at Paul Ricard in the south of France.  Nissan driver, Lucas Ordonez, makes his debut for the championship-winning Greaves Motorsport team, alongside Alex Brundle and Tom Kimber-Smith.

Krumm and Luhr lead from start to finish to add to Saturday’s Qualifying Race victory

The German duo of Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr followed up Saturday’s GT1 Qualifying Race victory in the no.23 JRM Racing Nissan GT-R with more of the same in today’s Championship Race at Paul Ricard, leading from beginning to end and putting themselves back on top of the GT1 Drivers’ Championship standings in the process. The no.21 Sumo Power GT of David Brabham and Jamie Campbell-Walter clinched an excellent fourth place after making up seven grid positions during the course of the race, whilst there were also good drives from Enrique Bernoldi and Nick Catsburg in the no.20 car. The only sour note of the afternoon for Nissan came with the retirement of the luckless no.22 JRM, which encountered suspension problems late on in the race when challenging for third place.

New Kumho Tyres help knock 0.7 secs off Formula 3 Euro Series lap record at Paul Ricard

The revised Formula 3 Euro Series that comprises three rather than two races per meeting, got off to a flying start at the Circuit Paul Ricard on the weekend 1-3 April. Not only were the teams adjusting to the new format, but also to the brand new Kumho control tyre that features a stiffer construction and softer tread compound than its predecessor. One thing was clear from the outset, the new covers were capable of quicker times, and by the end of the meeting Daniel Abt of the Signature team had lowered the Series’ lap record round Paul Ricard by a staggering 0.705 seconds.

Next stop Belgium on United Autosports’ hectic 5,000 mile European tour

- After races in Spain and France, “star-studded” driver line-up to test at Spa
- Independence Day Celebrations On Hold for American team at Paul Ricard

The United Autosports team heads directly to Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) for an “official” 24 Hour race Test Day on Wednesday (July 7) after contesting the latest FIA GT3 European Championship races in France this weekend (July 3-4).