Crews car Audi took the three prize places in the most popular car endurance race - the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their main rival Peugeot suffered a complete collapse by damaged and three cars in the race.Getting qualified team drivers Timo Bernhard with Mike Romain Dumas and Rokenfeler. Their car "Audi" R15 do 397 laps of 24.01 hours, having reached an average speed of over 225 km / h.Second ranked crew Loterer Andre, Marcel Benoit Trelyuie Fesler and that izostanas one lap. For three laps after the winning team finished third Audi in stock Tom Kristensen, Dindo Capello and Allan Maknish.
Cars, Peugeot, who last year won the first two places in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, started well and after the first three hours leading column. The problems first hit the car of Sebastian Bourdais, Pedro Lamy and Simon Pazhno which stopped because of a broken link suspension.
Leadership is taken over by Peugeot with № 1, but first change slow starter alternator team Anthony Davidson, Marc Gene and Alexander Vyurts, then engine failure sent them all the way to fourth place in the final tier. The car of Nicolas Minassian, Franck Montagny and Stéphane Sarrazin, never did get to finish due to engine problem.
"Since the 908 Hdi FAP have not had any problems with the engine. Immediately after our return in Velizi will analyze the reasons," said technical director of Peugeot Sport Famen Bruno.
Kick in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year will be remembered with heavy Nigel Mansell crash at the entrance of the famous 6.2-mile Rights Malsan. 56-year-old Briton was taken to hospital, where he found that no serious injuries.
A few days before the start of Rally Bulgaria, six times world champion of the World Rally Championship (WRC) Sebastian Loeb will delight his fans with a show in Sofia. The Frenchman will drive his Citroen C4 to the yellow pavement.
On July 4 (Sunday) within half an hour Loeb will show their skills with which to confidently seventh world title. The organizers have prepared special obstacles, 15-meter platform, a competitor himself is expected to show some master tricks. Automotive fans can enjoy the event of Prince Alexander Battenberg Square free.Today the same place will be held Sofia RC Rally - a race radio controlled cars (RC-cars). The winner will get right to the navigator at the Loeb
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Carmaker Ford is already the most successful brand in the history of the World Rally Championship (WRC).
Ford earned his 75th win of the founding of the world championship in 1973 and since then the team has won three titles in the constructors' (1979, 2006 and 2007) and two Drivers (1979 and 1981).
Among the players who have contributed to its success record, showing the names of Roger Clarke, Bjorn Valdegard, Ari Vatanen, Didier Oriol, Tommy Makinen, Carlos Sainz, Colin Makriy, Mark Martin, Marcus Gryonholm and Mikko Hirvonen, this duo Jari-Matti and Latvia. The largest contribution to the team are exactly two Finns and Hirvonen Gryonholm with 12 wins.
Ford is in the WRC since its inception and our participation in it remains a core objective in sporting activities, "said CEO for Europe John Fleming.
"WRC is the hardest race-based mass production cars. A record 75 wins on so many high-level talk about the power, speed and reliability of our cars," he added.
Twenty different manufacturers have gone to a prestigious victory in the championship, said sports director of Ford of Europe Gerard Quinn. - Legendary "Escort", "Sierra" and "Focus", which makes his last 12 seasons and in the WRC, helped for achieving this remarkable record, and we hope that there is much more success. "
Italian manufacturer Lancia remains second in the ranking with 74 wins, achieved between 1974 and 1992 This title won the constructors' Citroen's third position with 63 races won by 57 goals they are six times world champion Sebastian Loeb.
Frenchman in turn holds the record for most wins in the pilots. The first five supplement manufacturers Peugeot and Subaru, respectively 48 and 47 are no longer participate in the WRC.
Crews car Audi took the three prize places in the most popular car endurance race - the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their main rival Peugeot suffered a complete collapse by damaged and three cars in the race.
