Peugeot victorious in Zhuhai, China ILMC final race with a ’1-2′ finish to top off a great season

Peugeot finished 2011 in style with a sixth race win from seven races and a fourth one-two. Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Bourdais claimed victory at Zhuhai ahead of Franck Montagny and Stéphane Sarrazin, after a close race in which the Peugeot 908s once again combined performance, reliability and endurance. This one-two finish in China rounds off a successful year for Peugeot, which has seen them secure a second ILMC title.

Signatech Nissan takes victory in Zhuhai season-closer

- LMP2 Champions take pole position and race victory in China
- Result marks another milestone for GT Academy

Podium for Audi at ILMC finale in China

- Timo Bernhard/Marcel Fässler on position three at Zhuhai
- Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish retired
- One-two success for Audi R8 LMS in the GTC class

McNish brings curtain down on miserable 2011 season with further disappointment

- “Flying Scotsman” retires in Chinese finale – “sister” Audi finishes third

Allan McNish failed to banish his miserable Intercontinental Le Mans Cup season when the Scotsman suffered further disappointment in the seventh and final round at Zhuhai in China today (SUN).

Dumfries-born McNish and co-driver Tom Kristensen (Denmark) retired their turbo diesel-engined Audi R18 TDI with over two hours still to run after a collision caused an electrical problem.

Audi on second row at ILMC finale

- Tom Kristensen just 269 thousandths short of pole position at Zhuhai
- Concentration on race set-up for the two Audi R18 TDI cars
- Pole position for the Audi R8 LMS in the GTC class

The two Audi R18 TDI cars will tackle the finale of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) at Zhuhai (China) from the second row of the grid. Audi Sport Team Joest completely concentrated on the race set-up in qualifying.

McNish starts Intercontinental Le Mans Cup finale in China from row two

Allan McNish lines-up his turbo diesel Audi on the second row of the 29-car grid tomorrow (SUN) for the seventh and final round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at the Zhuhai International Circuit in China.

The Scotsman’s co-driver Tom Kristensen (Denmark) set the third fastest time of 1min 22.038secs, an average speed of 117.25mph around the 2.7-mile, 14-corner track, at the wheel of his “factory” Audi R18 TDI in today’s (SAT) 20-minute qualifying session.

McNish hopes Chinese finale will end miserable season on high note

- “Flying Scotsman” aims for first ILMC race win of the year & add to Audi’ssuccessful 2012 season

Allan McNish hopes to serve up a winning Chinese recipe of his own on Sunday (13 Nov) with the Scotsman aiming to lay to rest a miserable Intercontinental Le Mans Cup season at Zhuhai.

McNish partners Tom Kristensen in a turbo diesel-engined Audi R18 TDI in the seventh and final round of the ILMC which has been particularly cruel to the Dumfries-born ace.

Audi R18 TDi to compete in record market China

- Finale of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) at Zhuhai
- Record result for Audi in the world’s largest single market
- Grand appearance also for the Audi R8 LMS

The car in front again is a Peugeot – Peugeot wins ILMC title in China

Team Peugeot Total produced a blend of panache and suspense to round off the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP’s remarkable career with a resounding victory in Sunday’s 1000km of Zhuhai (southeast China). It was a perfect performance from the team monopolising the front row of the grid and then taking a well deserved win. This fifth win of the season thanks to Stéphane Sarrazin and Franck Montagny in the N°2 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, secured both the Teams’ and Manufacturers’ title in the inaugural ILMC (Intercontinental Le Mans Cup)!

Audi R15 TDi thrills fans in China

- Strong showing by the Le Mans winners in ILMC finale at Zhuhai
- Controversial final phase costs McNish a possible victory

Audi Sport Team Joest thrilled the fans on its first showing in China with a fantastic season finale of the sports prototypes at Zhuhai. However, a controversial final phase deprived the Allan McNish / Tom Kristensen Audi of the victory the brand actually deserved.