FIA WEC – Seven Ferraris in the Spa 6 Hours
blog comments powered by Disqus
 Maranello, 4 May – After a break of almost two months, the FIA World Endurance Championship is back in action this weekend at one of the sport's most iconic venues, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which is also home to the Belgian round of the F1 championship. It's not just the variable weather that makes Spa unique, it's also the track layout itself, with its climbs and drops, as it wends its way through the Ardennes forest, giving this event a special flavour.
For the second round of this series, the AF Corse team arrives with four cars split equally between two classes, GTE PRO and GTE AM: apart from the established crew of Fisichella and Bruni, the reigning LMS and ILMC champions in the GTE PRO class, the Italian team has also entered Andrea Bertolini and Olivier Beretta, fresh from victory in the Sebring 12 Hours, while in the GTE AM class, they have Perazzini, Cioci and Griffin upholding Ferrari honour in the No. 81 458 GT2. For this crew, also competing in the Le Mans Series, the Spa race represents their debut on the world championship stage. A fourth car, in GTE AM, will be run technically by AF Corse, in partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing, driven by Kauffman, Aguas and Vickers, a crew with plenty of experience in GT and NASCAR racing.
 There are two more Ferraris entered by Luxury Racing and Krohn Racing, who will also play a role in fighting for the Constructors' title. Yesterday was given over to free practice, with drivers and teams getting to grips with the track, while today there's a 20 minute qualifying session at 15.10 to decide the grid for the race which gets underway on Saturday at 14.30.
|
| Recent Articles |
 Wec Spa: Audi Presents Long-Tail R18• First fielding of three Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars• Premiere of a new aerodynamic variant • Last race preparation for the Le Mans 24 Hours Ingolstadt, April 25, 2013 – Audi is pursuing ambitious aims at round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) on May 4 at Spa. The version of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro that was victorious at the season opener is to extend Championship leader Audi's points advantage. At the same time, a new long-tail variant of t.... |
 WEC ONE-TWO VICTORY FOR AUDI AT SILVERSTONE• First success for new Audi R18 e-tron quattro• Allan McNish celebrates 'home' victory with Loïc Duval and Tom Kristensen • Second sports car triumph for Audi in the 2013 season Ingolstadt/Silverstone, April 14, 2013 – Audi began the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in World Champion's style. The two Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars dominated the Silverstone 6 Hours and deservingly clinched a one-two victory. For Audi, following the one-two result in the non-ch.... |
 AUDI LAUNCHES TITLE DEFENSE IN THE WEC-2013 FIA World Endurance Championship starts at Silverstone-WEC season opens in UK, Europe's second-most important market -Thrilling hybrid duel expected with Toyota Ingolstadt, April 5, 2013 – Last year, Audi won the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Silverstone. April 14 will mark the beginning of the 'title defense' objective with the further developed Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid sports car at the 6-hour race on the tradition-steeped English race track. It will be the .... |
 A 458 ITALIA ON THE PODIUM AT SEBRINGMaranello, 17 March -The Risi Competizione 458 Italia finished second in class at the Sebring 12 Hours, the famous endurance race held this year for the sixty second time. At the wheel of the 8 cylinder car entered by the Ferrari of Houston team, Gianmaria Bruni, Matteo Malucelli and Olivier Beretta drove an attacking race throughout, producing a perfect combination of car, strategy and teamwork. Having started from pole and dominated the race right up until the final hour, the Risi Ferrari had .... |
