24 heures du Mans 2016 #35 (WEC 2016): Minder Audi en Porsche

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Op zaterdag 9 april 2016 21:47 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:

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Open zelf maar een nieuw topic. Trouwens je hebt zelf in dit topic lopen posten over 24 uren van Daytona.

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Manor WEC boss John Booth doesn’t rule out the British squad moving up the LMP1 class some time in the future.

The team, run by former Manor F1 chiefs Booth and Graeme Lowdon, is making its debut in the World Endurance Championship at the 6 Hours of Silverstone this weekend, fielding two Oreca 05-Nissans in the highly competitive LMP2 class.

Booth admits that he would be interested in making the step to the highest level of prototype racing, but only when rules would allow non-works entries to be more competitive than they are at the moment.

"It’s interesting to see where the regulations are going the next couple of years”, Booth told Motorsport.com. “The LMP1 non-works cars seem to be stuck in a gap in the middle.

"Unless regulations change they can’t compete with the overall [pacesetters]. Then we wouldn’t have much interest in it. But yes, for sure, let’s see how regulations go.”

Asked if a LMP1 move would solely depend on future regulations changes, Booth replied: “Well, regulations, opportunity, budget. There are lots of factors. But we would be interested for sure.”
Earning respect

As far as ambitions for for the foreseeable future go, Booth states: “To be regarded by our peers in the pit lane as a very good professional team.

"With everything we have ever been in we tried to present ourselves in the best possible way and we looked after ourselves in the best possible way.

"We want to earn the respect from a lot of people in the pit lane. That’s exactly what we intend to do in WEC.”

Booth is happy with the team he and Lowdon managed to put together in the short amount of time they gave themselves to prepare.

“It’s amazing how many people you get to know over the years”, Booth said. “I don’t think we ever advertised for a job.

"People came to us when word got out what we were doing. People we knew, people we didn’t know. I won’t say it’s easy [setting up the team] but I’m certainly very happy with the team we’ve put together.”
Fast learning

Manor doesn’t see 2016 as a learning year. The team wants to be competitive from the get-go. Booth: “We do have to learn but we’re gonna learn fast.

"Silverstone will be one step, Spa will be another step and then Le Mans. Every time out we want to ramp up our performance.”

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After two seasons working on Audi’s North American campaigns (where she assisted Howden ‘H’ Haynes in engineering Allan McNish to the title in her debut year, Leena moved to the factory programme, at the time working as a contractor from Progressive Engineering though in more recent years she moved to Audi Sport as a full employee.

Whilst a very familiar figure in the paddock her public profile grew immeasurably after her key role in the full team effort that is the Le Mans 24 Hours received wider exposure through her appearances in the Truth in 24 II film following the epic 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours.

In 2012, she won the FIA World Endurance Championship’s ‘Man of the Year’ and she is also an Ambassador of the FIA Commission for Women in Motorsport.

Leena is known to be bound for a motorsport role with Bentley on their customer programmes, not with MSport, and specifically NOT linked with any future programmes, but rather in a managerial role.

Audi Sport responded to a request for confirmation by saying:

“Leena Gade, the race engineer for the number “7” Audi R18, will be leaving Audi Sport after the Le Mans 24 Hours. However, she is breaking in her successor, Erik Schuivens, in testing and racing operations. His involvement will begin with the season opener at Silverstone.”

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1 1 P1 Porsche Team BERNHARD Timo Porsche 919 Hybrid M 41 01:42.2 207.9
2 2 P1 Porsche Team LIEB Marc Porsche 919 Hybrid M 43 0.814 01:43.0 206.3
3 5 P1 Toyota Gazoo Racing NAKAJIMA Kazuki Toyota TS050 - Hybrid M 29 1.583 01:43.8 204.7
4 8 P1 Audi Sport Team Joest JARVIS Oliver Audi R18 M 35 1.735 01:43.9 204.4
5 6 P1 Toyota Gazoo Racing KOBAYASHI Kamui Toyota TS050 - Hybrid M 26 3.754 01:45.9 200.5
6 7 P1 Audi Sport Team Joest FÄSSLER Marcel Audi R18 M 27 4.314 01:46.5 199.5
7 4 P1 Bykolles Racing Team ROSSITER James CLM P1/01 - AER D 31 6.678 01:48.9 195.1
8 26 P2 G-Drive Racing RAST René Oreca 05 - Nissan D 28 8.246 01:50.4 192.4
9 13 P1 Rebellion Racing KRAIHAMER Dominik Rebellion R-One - AER D 15 8.318 01:50.5 192.2
10 35 P2 Baxi DC Racing Alpine PANCIATICI Nelson Alpine A460 - Nissan D 35 9.096 01:51.3 190.9
11 43 P2 RGR Sport by Morand ALBUQUERQUE Filipe LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 22 9.243 01:51.4 190.7
12 45 P2 Manor MERHI Roberto Oreca 05 - Nissan D 30 9.61 01:51.8 190
13 37 P2 SMP Racing PETROV Vitaly BR01 - Nissan D 31 9.736 01:51.9 189.8
14 42 P2 Strakka Racing LEVENTIS Nick Gibson 015S - Nissan D 36 9.977 01:52.2 189.4
15 30 P2 Extreme Speed Motorsports SHARP Scott LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 25 10.009 01:52.2 189.4
16 36 P2 Signatech Alpine RICHELMI Stéphane Alpine A460 - Nissan D 33 10.469 01:52.7 188.6
17 31 P2 Extreme Speed Motorsports DALZIEL Ryan LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 37 10.649 01:52.8 188.3
18 44 P2 Manor JAKES James Oreca 05 - Nissan D 25 11.096 01:53.3 187.5
19 12 P1 Rebellion Racing PIQUET JR Nelson Rebellion R-One - AER D 17 11.353 01:53.5 187.1
20 27 P2 SMP Racing MEDIANI Maurizio BR01 - Nissan D 22 11.89 01:54.1 186.2
21 51 Pro AF Corse CALADO James Ferrari 488 GTE M 26 18.885 02:01.1 175.5
22 71 Pro AF Corse RIGON Davide Ferrari 488 GTE M 28 20.036 02:02.2 173.8
23 77 Pro Dempsey - Proton Racing LIETZ Richard Porsche 911 RSR (2016) M 21 20.196 02:02.4 173.6
24 66 Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK PLA Olivier Ford GT M 26 20.493 02:02.7 173.2
25 67 Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK FRANCHITTI Marino Ford GT M 30 20.705 02:02.9 172.9
26 83 Am AF Corse AGUAS Rui Ferrari F458 Italia M 33 21.911 02:04.1 171.2
27 86 Am Gulf Racing WAINWRIGHT Michael Porsche 911 RSR M 32 21.994 02:04.2 171.1
28 88 Am Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing AL QUBAISI Khaled Porsche 911 RSR M 22 22.162 02:04.3 170.8
29 98 Am Aston Martin Racing LAUDA Mathias Aston Martin Vantage V8 D 32 22.44 02:04.6 170.5
30 50 Am Larbre Competition YAMAGISHI Yutaka Chevrolet Corvette C7 M 31 22.928 02:05.1 169.8
31 97 Pro Aston Martin Racing STANAWAY Richie Aston Martin Vantage V8 D 32 22.96 02:05.1 169.8
32 95 Pro Aston Martin Racing TURNER Darren Aston Martin Vantage V8 D 33 23.646 02:05.8 168.8
33 78 Am KCMG RIED Christian Porsche 911 RSR M 21 23.777 02:06.0 168.7

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Op donderdag 14 april 2016 14:25 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:
Leena Gade vertrekt na dit seizoen bij Audi

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Op zaterdag 16 april 2016 13:44 schreef Nattekat het volgende:
Toch wel weer gigantisch jammer dat dit met geen mogelijkheid te volgen is met meer dan enkel een live timing + Twitterfeed.

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Op zaterdag 16 april 2016 13:48 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:

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ELMS en WEC worden gewoon live uitgezonden door Motors TV en Eurosport zend de laatste 2 uur van WEC uit. Daarnaast zijn er meestal wel live streams te vinden.

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Op zaterdag 16 april 2016 13:51 schreef Nattekat het volgende:

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Kwalificatie wordt niet uitgezonden.

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Op zaterdag 16 april 2016 13:51 schreef Nattekat het volgende:

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Kwalificatie wordt niet uitgezonden.

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Op zaterdag 16 april 2016 14:08 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:

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Via de WEC app.

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Op zaterdag 16 april 2016 14:17 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:
Iets meer dan 30 euro voor het hele seizoen inclusief Le Mans vind ik niet de hoofdprijs.

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Op zaterdag 16 april 2016 14:17 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:
Iets meer dan 30 euro voor het hele seizoen inclusief Le Mans vind ik niet de hoofdprijs.

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Op zaterdag 16 april 2016 14:20 schreef Nattekat het volgende:

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Ik heb MotorsTV, dus ik betaal dan enkel voor de sessies die ik daar niet op kan kijken.