Mostrando las entradas con la etiqueta 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mostrar todas las entradas
Mostrando las entradas con la etiqueta 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mostrar todas las entradas

lunes, 27 de noviembre de 2017



The Automobile Club de l’Ouest and Total have recently signed a partnership agreement, a founding act of long term and sustained collaboration signalling a commitment between the two organizations for five years.
Total's involvement will include the following events, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Heures Motos and the 24 Heures Camions, as well as the continental European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series. 
Thus, Total has become the official fuel supplier to endurance racing. It’s the guarantee of a collaboration that’s is not only as innovative as it is technological, but also that pledges continued advancement in motor sport. 
Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest: “The Automobile Club de l’Ouest is delighted to announce today an unprecedented partnership with Total. This five-year agreement covers endurance as a whole as Total will be the supplier to the Le Mans 24 Hours, the FIA WEC (FIA World Endurance Championship), and our iconic events like the 24 Heures Motos and the 24 Heures Camions as well as our championships, the European Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Series. This represents a particularly promising field of work and research for our races in addition to the motor sports promoted by the ACO. With Total the ACO shares certain benchmark references like competition, progress, respect of the environment, technology transfers between motor racing and road users while showing ecological and economic awareness. Our common values and our respective experience are all major assets for the future that the ACO and Total will share.”     
Momar Nguer, General Manager of the Marketing & Services department and member of the Total Executive Committee: “We are delighted with the partnership signed today with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), through which Total will become Official Fuel Supplier of the FIA World Endurance Championship – including the Le Mans 24 Hours - from 2018 to 2022. For more than 30 years, our research teams have been working closely with manufacturers in order to better anticipate technological evolutions in engines, as well as changes in competition rules. This allows us to provide our customers with a truly differentiating product offering focused on energy efficiency and performance." 
Gérard Neveu, Le Mans Endurance Management CEO (FIA WEC and ELMS):  "We are delighted to welcome Total to the FIA World Endurance Championship as the new official fuel supplier. As a partner globally recognised for its high quality and technical performance, the Total Group will bring to the WEC its extensive expertise in motorsport, and will without doubt bring strong added value to our championship as well as making a major contribution to our ever-evolving discipline.  We offer the many world-class brands represented in the WEC an ideal platform to develop and prove technologies which can be transferred back to the production line. These potentially benefit all car owners in the future, and we are confident that Total’s increased involvement in endurance racing will be of similar value to everyone who appreciates not only the environment, but also quality, reliability and performance.” 
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Photo John Rourke (WEC/Adrenal Media): from left to right : Momar Nguer, General Manager of the Marketing & Services department and member of the Total Executive Committee and Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.

Total, fournisseur de carburant officiel de l’Endurance pour 5 ans

L’Automobile Club de l’Ouest et Total viennent de signer un accord de partenariat, véritable acte fondateur d’une collaboration soutenue et sur le long terme puisque les deux entités s’engagent pour 5 ans, et sur les épreuves suivantes : les 24 Heures du Mans, les 24 Heures Motos et les 24 Heures Camions, mais aussi le FIA WEC (Championnat du Monde d’Endurance de la FIA), et les séries continentales, l’European Le Mans Series et l’Asian le Mans Series. Total devient ainsi le fournisseur de carburant officiel de l’Endurance. Le gage d’une collaboration aussi novatrice que technologique mais aussi l’assurance de progrès en sport automobile. 
Pierre Fillon, Président de l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest : « L’Automobile Club de L’Ouest se félicite d’annoncer aujourd’hui un partenariat inédit avec Total. Cet accord porte sur cinq ans et accompagne l’Endurance, dans sa globalité. En effet, Total sera le fournisseur des 24 Heures du Mans et du FIA WEC (Championnat du Monde d’Endurance de la FIA) mais aussi de nos épreuves emblématiques comme les 24 Heures Motos, les 24 Heures Camions mais aussi de nos championnats, European Le Mans Series et  Asian Le Mans Series. Cela représente un axe de travail et de recherche particulièrement prometteur pour nos courses, tout comme pour le sport automobile que l’ACO promeut. Avec Total, l’ACO partage des notions ‘’références’’, telles que la compétition, le progrès, le respect de l’environnement, le transfert de technologies entre la compétition et les usagers de la route, tout en faisant preuve d’une conscience écologique et économique. Nos valeurs communes, nos expériences respectives, sont autant d’atouts pour notre futur commun, ACO et Total. »     
Momar Nguer, Directeur Général de la branche Marketing & Services et membre du Comité exécutif du Groupe Total : « Nous nous réjouissons du partenariat signé ce jour avec l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), qui permettra notamment à Total d’être le Fournisseur Officiel de carburant du Championnat du monde d’Endurance de la FIA, dont les 24 Heures du Mans, de 2018 à 2022. Nos équipes de chercheurs travaillent depuis plus de trente ans en étroit partenariat avec les constructeurs afin de pouvoir toujours mieux anticiper l'évolution technologique des moteurs mais aussi les changements dans les règlements des compétitions. Nous sommes ainsi en mesure de proposer à nos clients une offre produits différenciante axée sur l'efficacité énergétique et la performance.»  
Gérard Neveu, Directeur Général Le Mans Endurance Management (FIA WEC et ELMS) : « Nous sommes très heureux d’accueillir Total au sein du Championnat du Monde d’Endurance de la FIA en tant que nouveau fournisseur officiel de carburant. Partenaire d’envergure mondiale, reconnu pour son très haut niveau de qualité et de performances techniques, le Groupe Total apportera au FIA WEC un savoir-faire déjà largement éprouvé en sport automobile ainsi qu’une incontestable valeur ajoutée à notre championnat, tout en devenant un acteur majeur de notre discipline, en évolution permanente. Nous offrons aux marques de renommée mondiale présentes en FIA WEC une plateforme idéale pour développer des technologies qui seront transposées sur les chaînes de montage des voitures de route, pour le plus grand bénéfice des automobilistes de l’avenir. Nous avons toute confiance dans le fait que l’implication accrue de Total en endurance sera également appréciée par tous ceux qui partagent les valeurs environnementales mais aussi la haute qualité, la fiabilité et la performance. »

Total : official fuel supplier to WEC and endurance racing for 5 years

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domingo, 4 de junio de 2017

Toyota Gazoo Racing will go into race week for the 24 Hours of Le Mans with plenty of confidence after filling the first three places on the time sheets at the only official test day on the 13.629 km track which is largely composed of public roads. 

The weather conditions were perfect, all 60 cars ran, and there were no major incidents…it’s now all systems go for race week, with the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship taking place on 17/18th June. 
While it is worth remembering that test days are just that, and that times are not wholly representative, it gives fans and teams alike a first glimpse of how the competitors measure up against each other. 

Toyota 1-2-3 after Le Mans test day!

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martes, 16 de mayo de 2017




The full entry list for next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans on 17/18th June has today been revealed by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO). 

Among the 60 entrants will be 28 from the FIA World Endurance Championship, the French classic being the third round of the 2017 season and the jewel in the crown of endurance racing for teams and competitors worldwide. 

There will be 6 LMP1 entrants, including 5 hybrid-powered 1000 bhp+ prototypes from Porsche and Toyota seeking overall victory, an impressive 25 in the LMP2 category which features all four different chassis manufacturers, and an amazing 29 Aston Martins, Corvettes, Ferraris, Fords and Porsches in the two LMGTE classes representing the world’s leading luxury GT car manufacturers. 

The 179 drivers on the list (just one name is yet to be confirmed in the LMGTE Am class) carry racing licences from 31 different countries and the teams will carry the colours of 16 different nationalities. 

Diversity, strong competition, prestige names on and off track, the best endurance drivers in the world: the countdown to the most famous sportscar race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is well and truly on! 

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Full entry list for 24 Hours of Le Mans revealed 

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viernes, 12 de mayo de 2017



Following the second round of the 2017 FIA WEC, here's a roundup of who is leading which points table as the competitors head towards the double-points-scoring 24 Hours of Le Mans.
LMP1 – Toyota takes the lead 
Toyota’s success at the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps last weekend has not only given the Japanese manufacturer the lead in the Manufacturers’ World Championship standings, 8.5 points ahead of Porsche, but also a very positive boost as the team goes forward to the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 
The win for the No.8 Toyota TS050 HYBRID crew of Sébastien Buemi-Anthony Davidson-Kazuki Nakajima means they now have a 17-point lead in the World Endurance Drivers Championship over the No.2 Porsche line up of Brendon Hartley-Timo Bernhard-Earl Bamber. Third in the standings are Porsche’s André Lotterer-Neel Jani-Nick Tandy on 28 points. 

World Championship and class points classifications after Spa

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