advertise with us l'endurance has an international, dedicated audience who appreciate what we do. If you help us out, they'll appreciate you too. [email protected] advertise with us l'endurance has an international, dedicated audience who appreciate what we do. If you help us out, they'll appreciate you too. [email protected] contents 38 Photo: Dan Bathie Events Events Events ILMC spa: GT3 Europe: British GT: 1000km Portugal Snetterton Page 38 Page 72 Page 90 The classic Ardennes venue The world’s most entertain- Controversy and drama played host to nearly 60 cars ing GT racing series began abounded as the British GT and served up a thriller. its year at the Algarve. Championship went East. contents l’endurance is: Jake Yorath (editor) Twitter: Alex Roache (deputy editor) @lendurancelive Dan Bathie (sub editor) Sam Tickell (reports editor) Facebook: Brecht Decancq (photographer) facebook.com/lendurance Events Gt1 world : 48 Rounds 3 & 4 Page 48 There were first time win- ners in both Portugal and Germany. Events World round up Page 36 Alex Roache Photo: All the latest reports from around the world of sport- scar racing. June This month, l’endurance photographers will be at the Le Mans 24 Hours, GT1 and GT3 Silverstone and British GT Brands Hatch. [email protected] events Les vingt quatre heures du mans Circuit de la Sarthe, June 11-12 What is there to say about Le Mans that hasn’t been said? This race is simply unmiss- able, and if you’re not going then you should still be stay- ing up for the entire race and listening to John Hindhaugh and the team get stead- ily more delirious on Radio Le Mans. Look out for our special team by team guide before the race. UK Coverage: Eurosport, ra- dio at RadioLeMans.com Photo: Brecht Decancq GT3 Europe British GT Great Britain brands Hatch hot Silverstone, June 3-5 June 18-19 pick The FIA GT3 European The Avon Tyres British GT Championship roars into Sil- Championship goes south to verstone for its one and only visit the full Brands circuit UK visit in 2011, and you’d for a two hour endurance be a heathen to miss an op- race. Expect even more portunity to catch them. thrills. events Must see GT1 World Great Britain Round 5 Silverstone, June 3-5 GT1 World is back for the traditonal Tourist Trophy meeting at Silverstone, and it should be the first ever in ‘the wing’. UK Coverage: Live on GT1world.com/tv Photo: Alex Roache In FIA GT3 European Championship, Algarve Alex Roache used a Canon 40D and 10-22 F3.5-5.6 FOCUS Canon. Shutter speed 1/10th at F22. In British GT Championship, Snetterton Jake Yorath used a Nikon D200 and 10-20 F4-5.6 FOCUS Sigma. Shutter speed 1/6th at F22. In ILMC Spa 1000km, Spa Francorchamps Brecht Decancq used a Nikon D300S and 300 F2.8 FOCUS Nikkor. Shutter speed 1/5000th at F2.8. l'endurance is going to Le Mans, and we’re going with the best. speedchills.com l'endurance is going to Le Mans, and we’re going with the best. speedchills.com In ILMC Spa 1000km, Spa Francorchamps Marcel Thomassen used a Canon 40D and 70-200 FOCUS F2.8 IS Canon. Shutter speed 1/25th at F22. In ILMC Spa 1000km, Spa Francorchamps Dan Bathie used a Nikon D50 and 70-210 F4-5.6 FOCUS Nikkor. Shutter speed 1/40th at F14. In ILMC Spa 1000km, Spa Francorchamps Jake Yorath used a Nikon D200 and 10-20 F4-5.6 FOCUS Sigma. Shutter speed 1/1600th at F4. In FIA GT1 World Championship, Algarve Alex Roache used a Canon 40D and 10-22 F3.5-5.6 FOCUS Canon. Shutter speed 1/10th at F22. In ILMC Spa 1000km, Spa Francorchamps Marcel Thomassen used a Canon 40D and 17-85 F4- FOCUS 5.6 IS Canon. Shutter speed 1/60th at F11. In ILMC Spa 1000km, Spa Francorchamps Jake Yorath used a Nikon D300S and 80-200 F2.8 FOCUS Nikkor. Shutter speed 1/1000th at F2.8. Hire a photographer l'endurance photographers are some of the best in the world. If you are a racer, a sponsor or a team and you need our help, email us today. We’ve got photographers covering the Le Mans 24 Hours, British GT Championship and selected rounds of GT1, GT3 and Blancpain Endurance. [email protected] Hire a photographer l'endurance photographers are some of the best in the world. If you are a racer, a sponsor or a team and you need our help, email us today. We’ve got photographers covering the Le Mans 24 Hours, British GT Championship and selected rounds of GT1, GT3 and Blancpain Endurance. [email protected] In British GT Championship, Snetterton Jake Yorath used a Nikon D200 and 300 F4 Nikkor. FOCUS Shutter speed 1/6th at F29. In ILMC Spa 1000km, Spa Francorchamps Brecht Decancq used a Nikon D300S and 300 F2.8 FOCUS Nikkor. Shutter speed 1/1250th at F2.8. In Donington Historic Festival Dan Bathie used a Nikon D300S and 80-200 F2.8 FOCUS Nikkor. Shutter speed 1/2000th at F2.8. round up Photo: Jake Yorath Photo: Jake round up ILMC GT3 Europe World spa 1000km Algarve Round up Page 68 Page 40 Page 78 Peugeot took a shock suc- Audi and BMW split the All the reports from around cess at the Spa 1000km, spoils as GT3 kicked off in the world this month includ- comfortably defeating an the Portuguese sunshine in a ing British GT, GT1 World, out-of-sorts Audi squad. flurry of great racing. and regional championships. LMS+ILMC Spa 1000km Lions roar in the Ardennes Spa Francorchamps, Belgium, Round 2, May 5-7 By Dan Bathie ome things in life are strong showing at the Le Mans ton’s new LMP1 car; this unfor- surprising; Peugeot’s test day. Spa however was to tunately was not to be the case victory at Spa was one be the first time Audi’s new when Aston pulled out a few Photo: Dan Bathie of these surprises. R18 had faced Peugeot’s latest weeks before the event due to SGoing into the second round 908 in race conditions, a com- insufficient testing - the car of both the Le Mans Series and pletely different ball game. clearly not ready. the Intercontinental Le Mans The event poster indicated Practice confirmed most pre- Cup, Audi were definite fa- that there also could be a third dictions and seemed a game vourites, especially after their challenger in the form of As- for Audi, who dominated all LMS+ILMC Spa 1000km Lions roar in the Ardennes Spa Francorchamps, Belgium, Round 2, May 5-7 By Dan Bathie three and succeeded in having would have liked to have seen. bringing out the red flag and a each car heading a timesheet, The Peugeots went out late in premature end to session, the number descending order, nat- the session leaving only a few Peugeots were down in thir- urally. laps to post a time, so when teenth, eighteenth and fiftieth Qualifying looked like it Matthieu Lahaye buried his Oak for the number eight car which would run to form and see Audi Pescarolo deep in the arnco (af- didn’t even get a timed lap in. sitting at the top of the charts ter what looked to be contact A seemingly uphill battle made again. It did, but in more dra- with the Genoa FLM car judg- even harder now. Lahaye’s ac- matic fashion than anyone ing from the onboard footage) cident wasn’t the first big one IMSA Performance took victory in the GTE AM Class with Nicolas Armindo andRaymond Narac AM Classwith Nicolas took victory intheGTE Performance IMSA Photos:Jake Yorath and Dan Bathie 458 Brings CORSE FOR CELEBRATION GTE The Ferrari 458 was the car their stints. Their team mates Melo and Alzen to Priaulx, the to have around the Belgian carried on this fight, James BMW jumping the Ferrari in circuit; it was just a question Walker handing the JMW car the pits. Melo gained quickly of which one would win it. In back to Bell in the lead af- on Priaulx though and took the end it was the AF Corse ter a tremendous drive. Bell the place, in doing so ignor- liveried version of Gianmaria then made a rare error at Les ing the yellow flags and earn- Bruni and Giancarlo Fisichel- Combes and bounced his Fer- ing himself a stop/go penalty la which took victory in the rari off the tyre wall although and with it what looked like GTE class after six hours of he carried on seemingly hav- a victory. This left three cars close racing. ing got away with it. However to contend for the win, Fi- Right from the start it was a few laps later and the JMW sichella leading the Hankook another race to forget for Ferrari started resembling a shod Farnbacher Ferrari and Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz, sprinkler, the brush with the just behind him the Priaulx contact with Fisichella on wall damaging the radiator / Alzen BMW. This is how it the first lap put the Felber- and putting the car well out of would stay until the finish, Fi- mayr Porsche multiple laps contention. The BMW of Uwe sichella taking his first victory down. The opening part of Alzen was now up to second in sportcars, 11 seconds clear the race saw an enthralling behind Vilander, BMW hoping of Farnbacher with the BMW battle between Jaime Melo that good strategy rather than just 1.4 behind him.