6H Spa: LMP2 Teams news round up
Pecom Racing wins the LMP2 category in the “WEC 6 Hours of Spa” and continues the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in great style.
The Oreca 03 Nissan No.49 of the Argentinian team, driven by Luis Perez Companc-Pierre Kaffer-Nicolas Minassian dominated the second race of the WEC and gained the second seasonal podium after the third place at Silverstone (in the middle of last April). The victory shows the high potential of the Pecom Racing squad in the fight for the championship. Now, Pecom Racing is first in the LMP2 team classification with 41 points; in the same way, Perez Companc, Kaffer and Minassian are first in the World Endurance Cup for LMP2 drivers.
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Photo: SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT (SPA, BELGIUM), WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, RACE, SATURDAY 4TH MAY 2013.
The OAK Racing Morgan LM P2s, nos 24, 35 and 45 came home in second, fourth and sixth places in the Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours giving no. 24 another great top-3 finish in the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Nos 24 and 35 scored a big haul of points and are currently lying second and third in the championship.
Today Saturday at 14h30, the nos 24 and 35 OAK Racing Morgan-Nissans started from the second row of the grid in the LM P2 category. Frenchman Olivier Pla in no. 24 shot into the lead by overtaking the no.38 Zytek-Nissan entered by Jota Racing and the no. 49 Pecom Racing Oreca-Nissan. He held on to first place until his first pitstop. Nicolas Minassian in no. 49 had just gone into the lead when the race was neutralised by the deployment of the safety car after no. 25 entered by ADR Delta went off in the Raidillon. No. 24 was unlucky.
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Photo: SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT (SPA, BELGIUM), WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, RACE, SATURDAY 4TH MAY 2013.
Nissan-powered cars took the top six positions in the LMP2 class of yesterday’s 6 Hours of Spa. The second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship is seen by the teams as the final rehearsal before next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours so a Nissan-powered podium is perfect preparation for a manufacturer who will supply engines to 15 of the 22 LMP2 cars entered for Le Mans.
For more go to Nissan Motorsport Europe
Photo: SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT (SPA, BELGIUM), WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, RACE, SATURDAY 4TH MAY 2013.
Lotus Praga LMP2 finished the 6 Hours of Spa with two cars at its second race with the new Lotus Praga T128 LMP2. Thomas Holzer, Dominik Kraihamer and Jan Charouz in car #32 ended up in seventh position in LMP2 class. Kevin Weeda, Vitantonio Liuzzi and James Rossiter in car #31 finished the race in eighth position.
Both cars suffered alternator problems and had to return to the garage. Lotus fixed the problems successfully and afterwards, the cars were running until the end of the race. Without these issues, Lotus could have had a better result. Nevertheless, the team is pleased about today’s outcome and was able to collect a lot of important information for the next races.
For more go to Lotus Praga LMP2
Photo: SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT (SPA, BELGIUM), WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, RACE, SATURDAY 4TH MAY 2013.