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Franchitti Ready for Acura Debut at St. Petersburg
Marino Franchitti is counting down the days to the biggest opportunity of his sports car career. The energetic Scot will make his return to prototype racing next week at the inaugural Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg with Sebring LMP2 winner Andretti Green Racing.
Audi, Acura Wins and GT2 Finish Highlight Sebring 2007
Another win for Audi, the first for Acura and Andretti Green Racing, and the most exciting finish in race history marked the start of the 2007 American Le Mans Series on Saturday. Marco Werner, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela drove to victory at the 55th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in one of the most thrilling editions of the Florida classic in its history.
Werner, Audi Take Overall Sebring Pole Position
“It was helpful really working with the setups this year,” Werner said. “The problem last year was working with the heavier car over the bumps so now we get more chances to work on the setup.”
Werner, Audi Show Way Wednesday at Sebring
The times at the top of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring results sheet are starting to get closer and closer. As was the case Tuesday and in Wednesday’s morning practice, Audi Sport North America’s R10 TDI led the way. But the German marque, unbeaten at Sebring since 2000, doesn’t have to look very far to find its closest rivals.
Audi’s Pirro Out Front Wednesday at Sebring
Audi Sport North America’s Emanuele Pirro set his first fast lap of the 55th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Wednesday as practice continued for the 2007 American Le Mans Series season opener. Pirro, in one of Audi’s two R10 TDIs, turned in a best time of 1:46.759 to lead all drivers in Wednesday’s first practice.