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Silverstone news from the teams

Silverstone news from the teams
08/04/2013

 

Audi Sport

Audi start their FIA World Endurance Championship title defence this coming weekend.  Read here for the news, views and details on their two-car team whose all-star international driver line up includes Scotland's Allan McNish.

Above photo shows the Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid at the 2012 6 Hours of Silverstone.

 

 

Toyota Racing

First in line to challenge Audi in their bid for a second successive title will be Toyota Racing who finished the 2012 season in great form.  Read here for the team’s and drivers’ thoughts on the race weekend ahead.

Photo shows the 2013 driver line up of Alex Wurz, Kazuki Nakajima, Nicolas Lapierre, Anthony Davidson, Stéphane Sarrazin and Sébastien Buemi with a Toyota TS030 Hybrid.

Strakka Racing

The Silverstone-based team will be the only one to field an all-British driver line up.  Proudly flying the Union flag on the engine cover fin, here is Strakka’s preview and a link to more exciting team news.

Photo shows Strakka Racing's HPD ARX-03c.

 

Nissan Motorsport

Did you know that 8 out of 10 of the LMP2 cars in this year’s WEC will be using a Nissan powerplant, including the Japanese engine giant’s partner team, G-Drive Racing which is operated by Delta-ADR.  More news can be found on all the Nissan entries here.

Photo shows G-Drive Racing's LMP2 ORECA-03 Nissan.

 

Aston Martin

The British LMGTE team has four entries across the Pro and Am classes – two in each – and here gives news on two new names in its crack driver line up.  The prestige marque is celebrating its centenary this year and, as its home race, Silverstone will be a centre of focus for fans, friends and families alike.

Photo shows Pedro Lamy who will be part of Aston Martin's LMGTE Pro driver line up.

 

AF Corse

Ferrari’s championship-winning AF Corse team has announced the driver pairings in its two LMGTE Pro entries.  In addition to those stellar line ups, the Italian team will field one entry in the Am category and operate the 8Star Motorsport Ferrari in that same class. 

Photo shows Giancarlo Fisichella in the 2012 No.51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia which in 2013 he will once again share with Gianmaria Bruni.

Porsche Motorsport

The 6 Hours of Silverstone signals the race debut for Porsche’s new 911 RSR and a welcome to the FIA WEC for works squad, Porsche AG Team Manthey. The LMGTE team will field two Pro entries, plus there are two privateer Porsche teams in LMGTE Am – news and drivers’ thoughts before the weekend are here.

Photo shows Porsche AF Team Manthey's 911 RSR at the recent Le Castellet test.

News gathered from team press releases.

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