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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Christijan Albers (NLD) #32 Kevin Weeda (USA) – James Rossiter (GBR) – Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Free Practice 3 #32 Position 13 (LMP2) Lap time 1:52.745 (Liuzzi) #31 Position 15 (LMP2) Lap time 1:54.850 (Albers) Qualifying #32 Position 7 (LMP2) Lap time 1:50.688 (Rossiter) #31 Position 14 (LMP2) Lap time 1:53.349 (Holzer) Lotus had a day without trouble today at the 6 Hours of Silverstone. In the morning practice session, the team was able to fulfill the entire program in preparation for tomorrow’s race. Under difficult conditions, James Rossiter, who …
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Christijan Albers (NLD) #32 Kevin Weeda (USA) – James Rossiter (GBR) – Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Free Practice 1 #32 Position 11 (LMP2) Lap time 1:54.342 (Rossiter) #31 Position 14 (LMP2) Lap time 1:57.467 (Holzer) Free Practice 2 #31 Position 13 (LMP2) Lap time 1:54.161 (Holzer) #32 Position 15 (LMP2) Lap time 2:04.243 (Weeda) Lotus was back on track today for the first and second practice session of the 6 Hours of Silverstone. Luca Moro will miss the Silverstone weekend due to personal reasons. Dutchman and former Formula 1 driver Christijan Albers will…
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Lotus is looking forward to its home race, the 6 Hours of Silverstone. After a two-month break, the cars will be back in action for the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The race being held at the 5,901 kilometers long Silverstone Circuit, that is also known as the home of British motorsport, marks the final European round of the inaugural season of the FIA WEC before the teams will head to South America and Asia. Lotus is going to field two of its LMP2 cars again and Vitantonio Liuzzi will be at the wheel of car 32 for the first time. The Italian will drive alongside American Kevin Weeda and Briton James Rossiter, who is looking forward to dri…
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Lotus LMP2 is working with full determination on the development of its own LMP2 car that already has taken advanced shape. Tests in the wind tunnel have already taken place and more will follow in the next few weeks in order to complete first test runs just after the season final of the FIA World Endurance Championship. A study of the new Lotus LMP2 sports car was shown in June and now there is now a first picture showing the new Lotus T128 during wind tunnel tests, giving a first impression of the look of the new racing car. The sports car prototype has been developed in accordance with the new regulations set by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and will be a sta…
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Luca Moro (ITA) Race #31 Retire Unfortunately, Lotus will not cross the finish line at the 80th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After about half of the race, the car had to come back to the pits due to a gearbox failure. The crew tried for some hours to fix the car, but without success. Until that time, the car was running good and without major problems. In between, Lotus was running 14th in LMP2 class. The team is very disappointed about the retirement. This post has been promoted to an article
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Luca Moro (ITA) Race Hour Nine #31 Position 17 (LMP2) Lotus had a good start into the 80th edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. Thomas Holzer started the race and climbed up to 14th position. After a good performance, he handed over the car to Mirco Schultis. After a massive crash of two competitors, the safety car was deployed and Luca Moro was doing his laps at the Circuit des 24 Heures at that time. The Team used the long safety car period for a small pit stop service. Lotus is currently running 17th in LMP2 class. Now, the most exciting but also demanding part of the race has started, …
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Lotus LMP2 develops own sports car prototype Lotus LMP2 is working with united forces in developing its own Lotus LMP car that will initially run in the LMP2 class. The next step will be the development of a new LMP1 car. Kodewa, that is running two Lotus LMP2 cars in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, has ordered the development of the new chassis. For teams that will be running the new Lotus LMP2 in the 2013 season for the first time, besides the support with spare parts at the race track, service packages for maintenance of spare parts will also be made available. Additionally, an engineering and simulation package will be offered to Lotus LMP2 cust…
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Luca Moro (ITA) Qualifying Session 2 #31 no lap time Qualifying Session 3 #31 Position 17 (LMP2) Lap time 3:45.664 (Holzer) Mixed fortunes for Lotus at the second day of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the second qualifying, Luca Moro had to stop the car on his out lap immediately after the start of the session because of an engine failure. The mechanics did an incredible job and managed to change the engine in less than 50 minutes. The Lotus LMP2 car was ready for the third and final qualifying and the drivers got more track time. All in all, it was a decent qualifying result for the team tha…
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Luca Moro (ITA) Free Practice #31 Position 18 (LMP2) Lap time 3:47.061 (Holzer) Qualifying Session 1 #31 Position 16 (LMP2) Lap time 3:48.067(Holzer) Lotus LMP2 successfully completed its first day at the 80th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Thomas Holzer, Mirco Schultis and Luca Moro added more valuable mileage, a total of 980 kilometres, on the team’s tally and fulfilled the requirements to run a minimum of five laps at night at the Circuit des 24 Heures. The team was testing the different tyre compounds in order to lear…
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Lotus is looking forward to the biggest race on the calendar of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The legendary endurance race is one of the greatest racing spectacles in the world and will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year. Participating in the classic of sports car racing is a highlight for everyone and Lotus is proud to bring the legendary black and gold livery back to this historical event. At the obligatory test day prior to the race, Lotus was running with its LMP2 car and the drivers got a first impression of the 13,629 km long race track. The team is well prepared for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and eager to show a …
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Renger van der Zande (NED) #32 Luca Moro (ITA) – Kevin Weeda (USA) – James Rossiter (GBR) Race #32 Position 11 (LMP2) #31 Did not finish Lotus has experienced highs and lows during the 6 Hours of Spa. After an engine change, car #32 got a penalty which meant that James Rossiter had to start from the pit lane with one lap down. Especially after the great result in yesterday’s qualifying this was a real shame for the team. Rossiter made his way through the field and went up to 6th position in LMP2 class. However, the Lotus LMP2 #32 needed to be repaired after an accident and lost some positions.…
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Renger van der Zande (NED) #32 Luca Moro (ITA) – Kevin Weeda (USA) – James Rossiter (GBR) Practice 3 #32 Position 3 (LMP2) Position 12 (Overall) Lap time 2:10.168 (Rossiter) #31 Position 15 (LMP2) Position 25 (Overall) Lap time 2:16.574 (Schultis) Qualifying #32 Position 2 (LMP2) Position 12 (Overall) Lap time 2:09.34 (Rossiter) #31 Position 5 (LMP2) Position 15 (Overall) Lap time 2:10.120 (v. d. Zande) Lotus kept on improving at today’s third practice session and qualifying at the 6 hours of Spa. James Rossiter qualified the Lotus LMP2 car #32 …
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Renger van der Zande (NED) #32 Luca Moro (ITA) – James Rossiter (GBR) – Kevin Weeda (USA) Practice 1 #32 Position 14 (overall) Position 6 (LMP2) Lap time 2:11.340 (Rossiter) #31 Position 26 (overall) Position 16 (LMP2) Lap time 2:16.779 (Holzer) Practice 2 #31 Position 10 (overall) Position 2 (LMP2) Lap time 2:10.407 (v. d. Zande) #32 Position 26 (overall) Position 16 (LMP2) Lap time 2:18.559 (Moro) At the first day of the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, Lotus run with two cars for the very first time. The event is the fi…
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Lotus is pleased to announce that the team will run two cars at the 6 Hours of Spa. After the successful first appearance at the inaugural event of FIA WEC in Sebring, Lotus is set to contest the next round in Belgium with two cars. American Kevin Weeda and Briton James Rossiter will join the team and race alongside Thomas Holzer, Mirco Schultis and Luca Moro in Spa. Kevin Weeda was recently contesting in the 2012 Gulf 12 Hours being held at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. He was also racing historic Ferrari Formula One cars at the Ferrari Historic Challenge and in European and American Radical Masters, where he won the race in Laguna Seca in 2011. James Rossiter was…
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#31 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Mirco Schultis (GER) – Luca Moro (ITA) Race Position 10 (FIA WEC) Lap time 1:54.474 (Thomas Holzer) Position 6 (LMP2 class) The newly-created FIA World Endurance Championship started off with the first race of the season today. Lotus finished the finished the race in 10th position in the overall classification and in 6th position in the LMP2 classification. It was an impressing day for the team that has made a great effort achieve this good result. Thomas Holzer, Mirco Schultis and Luca Moro performed well in the car and managed to bring it to the finish. Thomas Holzer, Race Driver #31: “It was an amazing feeling to start…
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