Sportscars Race Results

The Kolles Audi team looks set to face the challenge of completing the Le Mans 24 Hours with just two drivers in the #14 R10 TDi after Narain Karthikeyan was ruled out of the race.

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Racing drivers have to be quite brave to do what they do on the track, but leading sportscar star Darren Turner realised recently that sometimes you have to be brave off the track too - especially when you agree to do something for charity...

Ahead of the opening practice sessions for the Le Mans 24 Hours, Peugeot has filed a protest with the ACO questioning the legality of the Audi R15.

The Creation Autosportif team has completed its line-up for next month's Le Mans 24 Hours.

Aston Martin Racing has confirmed that it is to run a third Gulf-liveried LMP1 prototype at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, and has tabbed former grand prix drivers Anthony Davidson and Jos Verstappen to bolster its driving strength.

Aston Martin Racing secured its second podium finish of the Le Mans Series season after a fine drive from Tomas Enge, Stefan Mucke and Jan Charouz saw the #007 Lola Aston Martin come through from the back of the field at Spa.

Peugeot Sport celebrated a winning return to action in the Le Mans Series after Nic Minassian, Simon Pagenaud and Christian Klien took victory at Spa in the final dress rehearsal for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Entry list for the 2009 Asian Le Mans Series schedule, which will ses teams race at Okayama and Shanghai later in the year...

1. Minassian/Pagenaud/Klien Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi 2min 01.056secs LMP1 2. Gene/Wurz/Brabham Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi 2min 01.082secs LMP1

Peugeot will look to fine-tune its preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend at Spa, as the French team makes its first outing in the Le Mans Series this season.

Jetalliance Racing has confirmed that it will contest the second round of the Le Mans Series this weekend at Spa as it continues preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Vitaphone Racing has become the latest team to announce it is withdrawing its entry for the 2009 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Flying Lizard Motorsports' has confirmed that it will field the #80 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in what will be the team's fifth consecutive 24 Heures du Mans appearance next month.

Following on from Gigawave Motorsport's announcement that it was to withdraw from the Le Mans 24 Hours this summer, the Spanish Epsilon Euskadi outfit has revealed that it is also to pull out of the event.

Gigawave Motorsport has assumed the ignominious position of being the first team to scratch its entry to this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, having decided that running the legendary race will conflict with other priorities.

Aston Martin Racing endured mixed results at Paul Ricard as it hit the track with its new Lola LMP1 machinery for the first time.

Nicolas Minassian has revealed that he is not going to make any predictions about the forthcoming sportscar campaign given what happened to Peugeot in 2008, but he does, he concedes, have one set objective - victory in the race dubbed the hardest in the world to win, the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour

As he prepares to launch a renewed assault on two of sportscar's greatest trophies in 2009 - the iconic Le Mans 24 Hours and the Sebring 12 Hours later this month - Nicolas Minassian has been reflecting on a 2008 campaign during which Peugeot had it all in the palm of their hands...only to throw

Lola has responded with anger to comments made by Aston Martin boss David Richards over the LMP1 racing programme in place for the 2009 season.

Having secured an entry into the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours, the works Spyker Squadron team has now completed its driver line-up for the La Sarthe classic.

Henri Pescarolo admits it was a pleasant surprise to be given the chance to run a Peugeot 908 HDi in the 2009 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

The ACO has released the entry list for the 2009 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, with the major surprise coming in LMP1 with the news that the Pescarolo Sport team will run a Peugeot 908 HDi.

List of teams invited to take part in checking and scrutineering for the 2009 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours