English Version 10.02.16

12 Hours Bathurst – Kelly - Chiyo - Strauss – NISMO Athlete Global Team – Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3

ENGLISH VERSION 10.02.16

INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE BATHURST 12 HOUR RACE 01/03

1’’27 BETWEEN BATHURST 12 HOUR OVERALL CLASSIFICATION Tekno Autosports - McLaren 650S 01 TWO PARTNER TEAMS, NISMO Athlete Global Team - Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, 1''276 02 03 A FANTASTIC ONE-TWO Bentley Team M-Sport - Bentley Continental GT3, 1'18''503 FOR MOTUL!

Tekno Autosports has soared to prominence Later, Aussie, Shane Van Gisbergen was pena- in the highly select circle of Motul partners: the lised with a drive through, but an inspired pitstop McLaren 650S GT3 shared by Shane Van Gisber- relaunched him for the final sprint. gen, Alvaro Parente and Jonathan Webb trium- At the beginning of 2015, Motul had celebrated phed on 7 February at the Bathurst 12 Hour after the win by NISMO at the Bathurst 12 Hour. The bagging pole, a new Mount Panorama circuit re- Japanese make only slight missed a second win. cord in its category and also best race lap time! Just 1’’276 behind the winner, Rick Kelly, Katsu- In addition to the performances of the McLaren masa Chiyo and Florian Strauss, driving for NIS- and its team, the strategy and efficacy during MO Athlete Global Team, contented themselves refuellings also formed key factors of the win… with 2nd place. Nissan is one of the five brands which was no certainty for a long while. For ins- that have successively held the event leadership. tance, the Portuguese Alvaro Parente trembled Bathurst represented the maiden edition of the when the McLaren #59 stopped at the begin- Intercontinental GT Challenge, a new series ning of the race. However he managed to start also including the Spa 24 Hour and the Sepang off again after a system reset saved the day. 12 Hour.

MOTUL'S GLADIATORS STANDINGS Dmitry Koltakov, 37 pts 01 ALREADY ATOP ICE SPEEDWAY Nikolay Krasnikov, 33 pts 02 Egor Myshkovets, 31 pts 03

After the qualifying phases held in Finland In Ice Speedway, the riders contend four by four. and Sweden, the FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators They score points in their five rounds, in the half-fi- Championship, where Motul is a main partner, en- nal and in the final of each day of racing: 3, 2 and tered its final phase on 6 and 7 February at the 1 points are awarded to the Top 3 at the arrival of Krasnogorsk track, Russia. The teams, which have each race. This way, Dmitry Koltakov and Nikolay signed up two of the greatest stars of the disci- Krasnikov were ex aequo with Egor Myshkovets pline, enjoy Motul's technical support. On Satur- on the first evening but the first mentioned was day, defending world champion, Dmitry Koltakov, alone in the lead of the world championship on beat in the half-final Nikolay Krasnikov, holder of leaving the Moscow region. The gaps are slight eight world titles. But the order was reversed in between the big names who will resume their the final. Winners of their respective half-final on battle in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 20 and 21 Februa- Sunday, the two Russian riders were unsuccessful ry. Meanwhile, Russia will again be honoured by in the last confrontation, won by Dmitry Khomit- the Teams World Championship to take place this sevich ahead of Koltakov and Krasnikov. year in Togliatti.

MOTUL TEAMS RESPOND PRESENT FOR THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

The list of contenders chosen to participate in ding, which will be sharing Nissan engines as the the European Le Mans Series, the FIA Endurance common denominator. Motul is counting on Graff, World Championship and the 2016 24 Hours of MurphyP3-3dimensional.com, M.Racing-YMR and Le Mans, was disclosed at the traditional ACO Duqueine Engineering. TDS Racing will bear the press conference, organised this year on 5 Fe- white and red logo in LM GTE. bruary at Potel et Chabot's Pavillon Gabriel in Three Motul teams will be participating in the great Paris. Motul will be present in force with FIA WEC adventure: SMP Racing and RGR Sport technical partners in the run for the win in nearly by Morand in LMP2 as well as Larbre Compétition all the categories. in LMGTE Am. They will be joined at the 24 Hours At European level, six teams supported by Motul of Le Mans by Eurasia Motorsport, Greaves Mo- will be present in LMP2, the top category of ELMS. torsport, Thiriet by TDS Racing and Murphy Pro- Algarve Pro Racing, Eurasia Motorsport and Mur- totypes in LMP2, and Clearwater Racing and TDS phy Prototypes will be seeking to oust the 2015 Racing in LMGTE Am. Algarve Pro Racing and the Greaves Motorsport champion and his runner-up second car of Greaves Motorsport are among the Thiriet by TDS Racing, while IDEC Sport Racing will reserve cars of the great classic race at Le Mans. be making its maiden race at this level. Meanwhile, Other partnerships could soon strengthen their LMP3 will represent 20 of the 44 cars conten- already strong number.

RÉTROMOBILE CLASSIC CAR SHOW PARIS

CARS AND ARCHITECTURE ON MOTUL'S STAND AT RÉTROMOBILE

Open to the public from Wednesday 3 to Sun- the sides of its ground-floor featuring a treble day 7 February at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, garage and a flat for the chauffeur. Le Corbusier the Rétromobile Show once again delighted liked to place cars of the Voisin make on the illus- classic car enthusiasts and collectors. Motul trations of his buildings… a rare Voisin C7 dating took advantage of the event to showcase two from 1924 therefore left the Cité de l’Automobile remarkable cultural projects. museum in Mulhouse to feature on Motul's stand. As a partner of the 'cars to live in' exhibition taking You could admire on the same stand the Harris place until 20 March at Villa Savoye, in Poissy, Mo- Léon Laisne Type R saloon car dating from 1931, tul transposed that theme to its stand at Rétro- 2016 winner of the National Automobile Prize of mobile. The Poissy exhibition highlights the ties the Motul - Fondation du patrimoine Grand Prix. between Le Corbusier and cars. The famous ar- The 20,000 euros prize money awarded to res- chitect, whose passing fifty years ago is currently tore the one and only car of its type, was handed being commemorated, considered the car to be at the press day of 2 February by François-Xavier of vital importance and integrated it into the de- Bieuville, president of the Fondation du patri- sign of Villa Savoye which is built on piles. You can moine and Hervé Amelot, President of the Motul therefore drive to and from the front door around Management Board.

RACE 03/07

ALEXEI KOLESNIKOV IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN AT NISSAN X-TOUR

After Moscow and St Petersburg, it was very by Motul brought, from his training base in his close to Nijni Novgorod that the Motul-partnered home town of Kolomna, rubber track covering Nissan X-Tour set up its big top of extreme sports offering ideal grip. The organisation team never- on 6 and 7 February. Counting the inhabitants of theless had to intervene because the track was Dzerzhinsk and Bogorodsk, the resort of Khabars- not perfectly flat. This discipline also requires a koye can count on a potential of one and a half landing zone at least as high as the top of the ju- million visitors from nearby, without counting ho- mp-off platform. liday-makers from further afield who come here Finally, everything went well and Alexei executed to enjoy the joys of winter sports. The panorama his favourite figures: the indy grab, holding the is breathtaking and the amphitheatre layout of wheelbar with one hand while the rider's body the tracks allowed the spectators to truly enjoy floats in the air, and the backflip heel clicker, which the show. Especially as this time neither the cold consists in applauding with your heels above the nor the wind troubled Alexei Kolesnikov's show. wheelbar! Alexei Kolesnikov's team FMX13 has On account of the problems encountered at Tuu- tuned a new Honda CRF450 for him which he will tari Park, the freestyle motocrossman supported ride for the first time next weekend in Samara!

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