Best of Motul at Assen Tt

24 Hours of Le Mans – B. Senna, N. Prost, J. Canal – Vaillante Rebellion Racing – Oreca 07 Gibson

ENGLISH VERSION 21.06.17

RACE 03/09

LE MANS AND MOTUL HAVE SPOILT THEIR FANS!

On 17 and 18 June, Motul's presence was hi- Christian Lerolle and Marc Bourgne drew inspira- gher than ever at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for its tion from their meetings with the drivers and from 85th staging that will go down in history. Motul lu- footage of the race and of the pit of team Vaillante bricant was deep in the engines of many cars, the Rebellion powered by Motul relayed to the fan- company's logo appeared on the side of the circuit zone. The illustrations were shown live to the pu- and its colours were worn by the grid girls and boys blic present and on social media where more than whose elegance lent glamour to the Drivers Parade a million views have been recorded ! and the start procedure. Motul also started off an The legend continued on track with two cars exclusive and innovative concept, created by and grouped in the forefront for 18 hours. One of them for the fans! Some 100,000 people visited the Mo- finished its race third-placed before being disqua- tul fanzone devoted to Michel Vaillant in the Village. lified following a human mistake. In honour of the famous hero and of the event, 11 teams partnered technically by Motul were at the Motul and Graton Editeur invited Michel Vaillant's start. United Autosports and Graff Racing, for their three illustrators to create a 'live' album of the maiden races, accomplished the feat of coming highlights of these 24 Hours. Benjamin Benéteau, 5th and 6th overall, at the foot of LMP2 category.

KING OF EUROPE CASTELLETTO DI BRANDUZZO RACE 04/08

ITALIAN STYLE DRIFT

Do you know Castelletto di Branduzzo? In this Goethem to bag 2nd place. Germans Eli et Joe small town located fifty or so kilometres to to the Hountondji, leaders of the championship and south of Milan there is a motorsports complex members of Team Red Bull Driftbrothers, played comprising a lake, an international karting circuit 4th and 5th placed. and a car circuit which, although rather tight, was In the final, Joe Hountondji 'twirled' his strange the setting on 17 and 18 May of the performances of Nissan S13 pick-up to shake off Rick Van Goethem the best European drifters. The King of Europe se- and land top spot of the podium at the end of the ries, for which Motul is the official lubricant partner, first half-season. The small final was a 100% Italian returned to Castelletto after a three years absence affair with, in the end, Massimo Checchin on the to organise there its fourth meet of the season. third step of the podium to the disadvantage of Frenchie Benjamin Boulbès and his famous conver- Saverio Rachielle. tible BMW prepared the ground in qualifying, with In the Queen of Europe Ladies League, defending an impressive score of 93.26 points Local driver Karolina Pilarczyk won and got ahead in the series Manuel Vacca got ahead of Dutchman Rick Van standings.

MOTOGP MOTUL TT ASSEN PREVIEW RACE 08/18

BEST OF MOTUL AT ASSEN TT

Assen will host from 23 to 25 June the second McLaren 650S GT3 in an astonishing promotional Motul Grand Prix of the MotoGP season. For Motul, film on the meet. These images will be put on line being title sponsor does not mean just seeking vi- on that very evening on MotoGP.com and made sibility: its aim is to share with its fans the brand's available to 88 championship broadcasters. Also, boundless passion for racing two-wheelers. The the MotoGP organisers will be adding to it a few holding of the MotoGP on the legendary Dutch 'bonus' scenes for their fans on Instagram, Twitter, circuit will thus be an opportunity to give the pu- Facebook and YouTube. Not to be missed! blic an unprecedented car/motorcycle show and And there's a young lady who won't be missing the the Motul Superfan concept will reach a new di- slightest bit of the show from Saturday morning on: mension thanks to the exclusive agreement with Cheyenne Braojos Molero. As winner of the Motul Aprilia. Superfan contest, she'll experience an unforget- Bruno Senna raced in F1 from 2010 to 2012. A table weekend in the heart of the pit and in Aprilia member of team Vaillante Rebellion powered by Racing Team Gresini's hospitality tent! Motul has Motul in endurance, he is also a McLaren GT facto- indeed become involved in the BeaTeamMember ry rider. He will join up with Johann Zarco on Thurs- programme of the Italian team supported techni- day 22 June to launch the third Motul Assen TT! cally by Motul in the same way as Avintia Racing, Zarco and his Yamaha will ride alongside Senna's Suzuki and Monster Yamaha Tech3.

RACE 07/13

MIKA BAGS IT STANDINGS WORLDSSP300 Scott Deroue (Kawasaki), 75 pts 01 Mika Perez (Honda), 72 pts 02 Marc Garcia (Yamaha), 65 pts 03

Between San Marino and the Adriatic, the Misa- I could have pushed the Kawaskis,' stated Xavi Fo- no World Circuit Marco Simoncelli has been since rès. He remains P7 in the championship ahead of 2014 a regular meet in the FIM Superbike World the MV Agusta Reparto Corse rider Leon Camier Championship for which Motul is the title sponsor. who couldn't do better than an 11th place. The Ita- The poster for the event is as appealing as ever lian team was more successful in Supersport with with a fine variety of categories sharing their high the 4th place of PJ Jacobsen who is sticking to the level of competitiveness. The technical partners of championship Top 5. the international high performance lubricants spe- The podium rewarded Nuova U2 Racing which cialist bagged solid top places on 17 and 18 June even clinched a fine clutch of successes with and also a splendid win in Supersport300 secured Maximilian Scheib's 3rd ahead of Luca Vitali. by WILSport Racedays' rider Mika Perez. Last, European Junior Cup defending champion, Barni Racing Team enjoyed the satisfaction of Mika Perez, is drawing close to the top of the Su- 5th place and the heartache of having quit in Mi- persport300 World championship with this new sano. 'I was cautious on Saturday to be sure of a win bagged with a lead of just 27 thousandths of result and on Sunday I felt the podium was close. a second.

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