Allan McNish will start the 81st Le Mans 24 Hours on Saturday June 22 aiming to win the legendary race for a third time and re-take the lead in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The driver who won the annual French race in 1998 and 2008 will drive a hybrid-diesel Audi sports car in the
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Vice Mayor Ms. Cheng Hong officially welcomed June 3 the FIA Formula E Championship to Beijing as one of the 10 global cities to host the new fully-electric racing series, beginning in 2014. In front of more than 400 guests and selected media, the agreement was signed during the closing ceremony of the China International
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A new face will soon be promoting Nissan’s zero emission mobility efforts. Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., and Keiko Ihara, currently the only Japanese female driver competing in the World Endurance Championships (WEC), have signed a partnership agreement to promote zero emission mobility. Nissan said Ihara’s first exposure to racing occurred when she worked as a
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Thailand’s capital Bangkok joined last week the list of candidate cities bidding to host the new fully-electric FIA Formula E Championship. The announcement came during a special event held to demonstrate the innovation of racing technology in Thailand, attended by the Pol.Maj.Gen Lattasanya Piansomparn, Advisor to the Minister of Energy, Mr. Chiruit Israngkun Na Ayuthaya,
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Audi will be testing a new long-tail version of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid sports car in Belgium. Round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will be held May 4 at Spa, in Belgium. Audi Sport Team Joest wants to optimally prepare for the Le Mans 24 Hours, the pinnacle of the
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The electric car racing championship known as Formula E now has a second entry, originating from China. Team China Racing officially announced its intention on participating yesterday and was officially proposed to the FIA as the second team. Intended to be composed of 10 teams, the zero-emissions championship is planned to launch next year. The
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