Team Peugeot Total promising one-two finish for Peugeot

Team Peugeot Total
Sebring, Race, March, 20th
Sunday 21 March 2010

Team Peugeot Total made the trip to Florida with a view to preparing for June’s Le Mans 24 Hours, and it will return home on Wednesday with plenty of valuable data in its computers, plus a landmark one-two finish in the race itself. In addition to securing its third consecutive one-two, the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is the first French car to win at Sebring since the race was first held in 1952.

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Drayson Racing Ignites Sebring Until Alternator Drains Momentum

Drayson Racing
SEBRING, FL., USA

Drayson Racing has been riding a wave of momentum entering today's 58th Running of the 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida which dated to 2009. The wave hit its crescendo this week at Sebring International Raceway when driver Emanuele Pirro (Rome) attacked from fourth on the starting grid to bring the No. 8 Drayson Racing Lola Coupé with Judd Power into second overall early in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season-opener. However, the electrifying run by the two-time Sebring winner came to an end when the alternator failed three hours and 34-minutes into the 12 hour race. Pirro shared the car with regular team drivers Paul Drayson (London/Gloucestershire, UK) and Jonny Cocker (Guisborough, Yorks, UK). Other issues with a water leak dropped the programme further back, eventually closing the day with the United Kingdom-based team fourth in Le Mans Prototype One (LMP1) class, 12th overall.

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Porsche celebrates class victory and wins environmental classification

Porsche
American Le Mans Series,
Round 1 in Sebring, USA

A successful start to the American Le Mans Series season for Porsche: At the Sebring 12 hour race, Porsche clinched two victories with the Porsche RS Spyder in the sports prototype LMP2 class and the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the environmental classification, the Michelin Green X Challenge. The sports car from Weissach proved to be the vehicle that demonstrated the best overall efficiency and fuel consumption at the long distance classic in Florida.

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Alex Job Racing Goes One - Two - Three at Sebring in GTC Gonzalez, Keen and Leitzinger win

Alex Job Racing
Sebring, Fla.,

Photo caption from left to right: Bill Sweedler, Romeo Kapudija, Jan-DIrk Lueders, Leh Keen, Juan Gonzalez, Butch Leitzinger, Luis Diaz, Patrick Kelly, Ricardo Gonzalez, center in white Alex Job.

Alex Job Racing (AJR) swept the GTC podium tonight in the 58th running of American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race. The AJR entered No. 81 Mission Foods Porsche took the win with the team car No. 23 Battery Tender/Tequila Patron coming second and the No. 80 Car Amigo 911 finishing third.

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March 20, 2010 2:27 PM

JaguarRSR TAKES GREEN FLAG IN SEBRING, COOLING ISSUE ENDS RACE EARLY

JaguarRSR
SEBRING, Florida (March 20, 2010)

After all the hard work, all the long hours, the JaguarRSR team took the green flag to kick off the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron season today in Sebring, Florida.

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March 19, 2010 7:27 PM

Drayson Racing Carries Momentum to Second Row of Sebring Grid

Drayson Racing
SEBRING, FL., USA 19 March, 2010

Drayson Racing will start fourth, outside of Row Two, for tomorrow's 58th Running of the 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. The qualifying effort follows an off-season of intense preparation by the team and positions the No. 8 Drayson Racing Lola Coupé with Judd Power as the highest ranking American Le Mans Series (ALMS) privateer entry. The qualifying lap of one minute, 46.46 seconds by Emanuele Pirro (Rome) places the United Kingdom-based, Le Mans Prototype One (LMP1) operation directly behind the factory programme of Peugeot and alongside the factory effort of Aston Martin Racing. Pirro joins regular Drayson Racing pilots Paul Drayson (London/Gloucestershire, UK) and Jonny Cocker (Guisborough, Yorks, UK) for the opening round of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) at 10:30 (ET).

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Team Peugeot Total 908 HDi FAPs Off to a successful start

Team Peugeot Total
Sebring Qualifying, March, 19th 2010

Photos by: JEAN MICHEL LE MEUR / DPPI

After spending the past week pounding round the demanding circuit at Sebring, Team Peugeot Total has succeeded in qualifying its two 908 HDi FAPs on the front row for this weekend’s 12-hour clash.

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JaguarRSR OVERCOMING OBSTACLES FOR A SUCCESSFUL QUALIFYING RUN IN SEBRING

JaguarRSR
SEBRING, Florida (March 19, 2010)

Goossens behind the wheel, team focused on race setup

After a week of preparing for the season opener of the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron season, the JaguarRSR team had a successful qualifying run this afternoon in preparation for Saturday's 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida.

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Alex Job Racing on Pole in ALMS GTC at Sebring with 81 AJR 80 and 23 to start second and third

Alex Job Racing
Sebring, Fla.,19 Mar 2010

Alex Job Racing (AJR) will take the start of tomorrow's American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race from the first, second and third positions on the GTC grid. Having been absent from ALMS competition since 2006, Alex Job Racing has returned the series in a big way taking the top three starting positions in their Porsches.

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Porsche 911 GT3 RSR second fastest in qualifying

PORSCHE
American Le Mans Series,
Round 1 in Sebring, USA

The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR racers take up the 12 hour race in Sebring from good starting positions. During qualifying for the long distance classic in Florida, which kicks off the 2010 American Le Mans season on Saturday, Porsche works driver Joerg Bergmeister posted the second quickest time. The title defender shares driving duties in the 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports with his factory pilot teammates Patrick Long (USA) and Marc Lieb (Germany). “My lap was very good, but I couldn’t have done any more today,” he said. “Second place on the grid for a twelve hour race is an excellent starting position.”