Olly completed the first two stints in the no. 64 GT2 Corvette C6.R, taking fuel only at his first pit stop. Olivier Beretta took over the car and also completed a double stint up to the 4 hour mark of the race. Initially the team maintained their class lead but the no.82 Risi Ferrari was slowly closing the gap!
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2010 Le Mans is Underway
The 78th running of the 24 hours of Le Mans is underway. Oliver is driving the first stint in the car and has consolidated his pole position. We are already into our first safety car period after a heavy accident for Nigel Mansell in the Beechdean Mansell Ginetta-Zytek. Read more →
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GT2 Pole For Olly!
Corvette Racing took the front row of the GT2 grid for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans with Olly claiming pole position – his first in the GT2 C6.R – after he improved on his Wednesday qualifying time by one and a half seconds. The Risi Competizione Ferrari, which had been on the provisional GT2 pole, was subsequently disqualified for a technical infraction, promoting the Ollies and Manu Collard to the number one spot. Read more →
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Fast Start For Corvettes At Le Mans
Exiting the Dunlop Chicane
Olly and Corvette Racing made a fast start yesterday in their GT2 debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Corvette C6.Rs were first and third in the opening four-hour free practice session and then, after a two-hour break, the first of three qualifying sessions for Saturday’s 24 Hours of Le Mans ran from 10 p.m. to midnight on the immense 8.47-mile circuit. Read more →
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Monday News Round Up At Le Mans
Our first day here, Monday, was packed with activities from start to finish, with scrutineering in the town – always a huge event – plus photo shoots and bits and pieces in relation to the 50th anniversary of Corvette competing here at Le Mans for the first time. Read more →
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Le Mans Timetable and When/Where on TV
Eurosport TV will be covering the full 24 Hours of Le Mans for the 78th edition, plus all practice and qualifying sessions, and then from 30 minutes before the 15.00 CET start right through to the podium ceremonies. A timetable of sessions is below. Read more →
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Will this be the toughest Le Mans yet?
He may have competed there nine times before, and he may do marathon running as a hobby, but all this will pale into relative insignificance on the 12-13th June when 37-year-old Olly takes on the legendary 24 Hour race in the large industrial town of Le Mans in North West France. Read more →
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Emmanuel Collard joins the Ollies
Corvette Racing to return to Le Mans in 2010
Corvette Racing will take on its most formidable challenge to date when it competes in the GT2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Le Mans, France, on June 12-13. The twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars are among the 17 entries in the GT2 class invited by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), organizers of the classic endurance race. Read more →
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