http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ news, photos and results at GPUpdate.net Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:30:42 +0100 120 35 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ http://images.gpupdate.net/if/rss/rsslogo.jpg http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/10/27/2010-calendar-partly-revealed/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/10/27/2010-calendar-partly-revealed/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:08:00 +0100 Championship organisers have revealed the dates of three events on next year's calendar, with the remaining race meetings to follow in due course. Races in France, Belgium and Great Britain are the first trio to be announced. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/10/07/senna-looking-forward-to-good-news/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/10/07/senna-looking-forward-to-good-news/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:44:00 +0200 Bruno Senna is confident that he will be able to find a place in Formula One next season. Nephew of late triple World Champion Ayrton, Bruno narrowly missed out on an opportunity with Brawn for 2009 but believes his chances of being on the grid are much higher with more placements available for next year. http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/10/02/senna-to-test-with-isport/ http://gp2.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/10/02/senna-to-test-with-isport/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:18:00 +0200 Bruno Senna has revealed that he has been invited by the iSport team to test at Jerez. The Brazilian, who raced in the Le Mans Series for 2009, missed this GP2 season following a failed attempt to graduate into Formula One but is looking forward to next week's run in Spain. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/09/13/oreca-wins-race-as-aston-clinches-title/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/09/13/oreca-wins-race-as-aston-clinches-title/ Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:16:00 +0200 With ORECA on pole for the last race of the season, the might of three Lola Aston Martins may have been strong although the closest ended up almost 52 seconds down on the winning entry of Olivier Panis and Nicolas Lapierre. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/09/12/oreca-storms-to-silverstone-pole/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/09/12/oreca-storms-to-silverstone-pole/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:50:00 +0200 Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier Panis will start in the best position for the Silverstone 1000km after stamping their authority on pole position on Saturday. As the ORECA team returns in dominant style, three Aston Martins line up from second to fourth with Nigel Mansell netting a top five result on his first appearance in the championship. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/09/12/lola-astons-top-final-practice/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/09/12/lola-astons-top-final-practice/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:26:00 +0200 The Lola Aston Martin cars have finished on top of the final practice session at Silverstone ahead of this year's season-ending 1000km race at the Northamptonshire circuit. The Primat-Turner combination leads the way from team-mates Charous, Enge and Mücke. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/09/11/pescarolo-controls-silverstone-friday/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/09/11/pescarolo-controls-silverstone-friday/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +0200 Pescarolo topped both practice sessions at Silverstone on Friday as the final weekend of the 2009 Le Mans Series began. The car of Jean-Christophe Boullion, former Formula One and British Touring Car racer, led the way with the leading Aston Martin in sixth. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/27/senna-drives-cool-abu-dhabi-circuit/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/27/senna-drives-cool-abu-dhabi-circuit/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:42:00 +0200 Bruno Senna became the first international racing driver to tour the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi this week. The Brazilian admits that he is excited by the brand-new track which will be hosting the United Arab Emirates' first ever Formula One Grand Prix this year and the last of the 2009 World Championship season. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/23/aston-martin-crushes-rivals-in-nurburgring-1000km/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/23/aston-martin-crushes-rivals-in-nurburgring-1000km/ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:00:00 +0200 Aston Martin arrived back in the Le Mans Series with a bang this weekend by locking out practice, qualifying and then Sunday's race to confirm the dominance of the Lola built cars. After a one-two-three result in qualifying in Germany on Saturday, the squad repeated the feat in glorious fashion in Sunday's race. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/22/aston-martin-dominate-nurburgring-qualifying/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/22/aston-martin-dominate-nurburgring-qualifying/ Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:02:00 +0200 Le Mans Series returnees Aston Martin made the biggest impression possible by locking out the first three positions on the grid in Germany on Saturday. Following a claiming of the top spot in Friday's practice at the Nürburgring, the British cars will be aiming to claim all three podium spots on Sunday. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/21/aston-martin-lead-nurburgring-practice/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/21/aston-martin-lead-nurburgring-practice/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:11:00 +0200 Aston Martin topped the timesheets to head practice at the Nürburgring on Friday. The works team's car of Jan Charouz, Tomas Enge and Stefan Mücke led the way from Strakka Racing's Danny Watts and Nick Leventis as Kolles combination Karthikeyan, Meyrick and Zwolsman completed the top three. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/19/mansell-joins-le-mans-series-with-son/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/19/mansell-joins-le-mans-series-with-son/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:46:00 +0200 British motor racing legend Nigel Mansell will return to the international motorsport arena next month when he races a Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S in the Le Mans Series finale at Silverstone. Mansell will be joined by his son Greg. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/12/aston-martin-to-race-at-nurburgring/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/12/aston-martin-to-race-at-nurburgring/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:08:00 +0200 Aston Martin has confirmed that it will be running three cars for the 1000 Km of the Nürburgring this weekend. The British marque, which had been considering the move, finally confirmed the news on Wednesday. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/12/karthikeyan-aiming-for-f1-seat-in-2010/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/12/karthikeyan-aiming-for-f1-seat-in-2010/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:06:00 +0200 Narain Karthikeyan is hoping that the arrival of new teams will open doors to re-enter Formula One next season. With Campos, Manor, USF1 and a likely replacement for BMW joining the grid, the sport's only ever Indian driver is looking to race for the first time in half a decade. http://irl.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/29/push-to-pass-button-added-to-cars/ http://irl.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/29/push-to-pass-button-added-to-cars/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:15:00 +0200 This weekend's round of the championship at the Kentucky Speedway will be the first to feature a new push-to-pass button on cars' steering wheels. Incorporated into all cars, the boost option will allow drivers to achieve anything from an extra five to twenty horsepower at the touch of a button. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/21/senna-hoping-for-right-place-right-time/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/21/senna-hoping-for-right-place-right-time/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:06:00 +0200 Bruno Senna is focusing on Formula One again after a stalled attempt to enter with the Brawn team this year. With three new teams joining the grid in 2010 plus possible vacancies with current competitors, the Brazilian is positive that a year of mixed experiences in 2009 will do no harm for his F1 prospects. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/17/nieto-joins-lms-for-algarve-1000km/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/17/nieto-joins-lms-for-algarve-1000km/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:24:00 +0200 Motorcycling star Alfonso Nieto will be joining the Spanish Q8 Oils Hache team for the Algarve's 1000km race at the beginning of August. Accustomed to two wheels as opposed to four, the former Champion will be competing in his first top level car race in just over a fortnight's time. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/15/mcnish-awarded-rac-segrave-trophy/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/15/mcnish-awarded-rac-segrave-trophy/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:05:00 +0200 Allan McNish has been awarded for his contribution to motorsport by the RAC (Royal Automobile Club) in London. The Scot, who proudly picked up the 2008 Segrave Trophy in Pall Mall, has been awarded for what the group has described as an 'exceptional endeavour in motorsport'. http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/03/senna-jr-to-drive-uncle-s-mclaren/ http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/07/03/senna-jr-to-drive-uncle-s-mclaren/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:19:00 +0200 Bruno Senna will be joining Lewis Hamilton in driving Ayrton Senna's 1988 McLaren up the Goodwood hill this weekend. The Brazilian will be taking the famous route in the MP4/4 which took his Uncle and team-mate Alain Prost to all but one of the Grand Prix victories available during the season twenty-one years ago. http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/06/14/peugeot-triumphs-at-le-mans/ http://lms.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/06/14/peugeot-triumphs-at-le-mans/ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:09:00 +0200 Former Formula 1 drivers Alexander Wurz, Marc Gene and David Brabham won the prestigous 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday. The Peugeot drivers finished ahead of another Peugeot with Bourdais, Sarrazin and Montagny behind the wheel.