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Strakka signs off era of open-topped LMP2 cars at Le Mans with fourth in class and eighth placed overall

With a trouble-free run, attacking drive and the swiftest pit work, Silverstone-based Strakka Racing claimed a strong fourth in the highly competitive and 23-strong LMP2 class resulting in eighth overall from 60 starters at the 84th Le Mans 24 Hours. After 24 hours and 351 laps of racing in front of over 263,000 spectators, British drivers Jonny Kane, Nick Leventis and Danny Watts delivered a seamless and near 100% reliable performance, needing only to change the steering wheel and regular maintenance. “The Strakka team and our technical partners have delivered a superbly prepared car

Strakka Racing to partner with Dell and Xero

New Strakka Livery reveals technology leaders’ support for British race teamNew partnerships with global technology leader Dell and cloud accounting software company Xero have been announced by British motorsports team Strakka Racing. After revealing its World Endurance Championship Gibson 015S at The Prologue in the new colours, the team confirmed that its Formula V8 3.5 and new R.S.01 race cars will also carry Dell and Xero branding in a multi-year deal. The partnerships will see Strakka Racing act as a test bed for trialling new Dell technologies, Strakka Racing will also run its

Strakka Racing expands with 2016 Renault Sport R.S.01 Championship entry

Strakka will run Nick Leventis and Lewis Williamson R.S.01 in burgeoning sports car series An expansion of Strakka’s sportscar campaign will see the Silverstone-based team run a sole Renaultsport R.S.01 alongside its existing WEC and Formula V8 3.5 activities in 2016. The move to compete in the growing category has been driven by a desire to provide more sportscar opportunities to the young drivers Strakka is involved with. Strakka will initially run Nick Leventis as the Prestige Driver with Lewis Williamson as the Elite Driver with an eye to expand to offer seats to other

Suspension stymies Strakka’s hopes in Shanghai

Broken wishbone mount prevents Strakka from scoring significant points in ChinaStrakka Racing endured a tough weekend in China, finishing seventh after six hours of arduous racing at the Shanghai circuit. Challenging wet conditions meant a start behind the safety car for Danny Watts from seventh in the competitive LMP2 class. Watts’ strategy to stay out of trouble looked the right way forward as cars throughout the field struggled to stay on the circuit but the plan was ultimately ruined by a rare suspension failure that pitched him into the gravel. “That was tough out there, even without

Pre-Fuji Q&A with technical director Jay Davenport

Strakka Racing is heading to the Fuji Speedway for the first time since the 2012 season, Jay Davenport - the team’s technical director – previews the eventConstructed in the early 1960s, Fuji Speedway is a mecca of Japanese motorsport made famous by its mile-long pit straight featuring the backdrop of Mount Fuji. Now in its fifth configuration, the Toyota-owned circuit was a mainstay on the World Sportscar Championship’s calendar in the 80s and has been a key round of the World Endurance Championship since its inception in 2012, attracting the largest crowds outside of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Strakka Racing ready for Gibson debut at the Six Hours of Nürburgring

After lapping fastest of the LMP2 runners at the Nürburgring WEC Test, Strakka Racing looks forward to debuting Gibson 015S chassisStrakka Racing travels to the Nürburgring for the final round of the World Endurance Championship’s European leg next week, intent on scoring valuable points in the LMP2 Teams’ and Drivers’ Championships before the four fly-away races. “Missing out on the double points available at Le Mans has left us with more work to do this season than we’d hoped, no question,” says Strakka Racing team principal Dan Walmsley. “Now with the successful test, with straight

Strakka Racing announces new FIA WEC LMP1 project

British team will expand its expertise in advanced manufacturing techniques to create Privateers’ LMP1 car for 2017 seasonStrakka Racing will develop a new LMP1 car for the team to run in the Privateers’ category of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. The car, the first to be designed in-house by the British team, will be built at its recently expanded facilities at Silverstone, to compete in the growing LMP1 Privateers’ category of the championship. The new car will draw upon advances in 3D printing and additive manufacturing that Strakka Racing has pioneered to shorten

Superb maiden podium for Malja at Hungaroring

Fantastic start to round seven sets Strakka Racing’s Formula Renault 3.5 rookie on course for impressive top three resultSwedish ace Gustav Malja took Strakka Racing back to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series podium at the Hungaroring near Budapest this afternoon, Sunday, 14th June, with a tremendous drive during race two of the weekend. Having secured an impressive top 10 points scoring result during round six on Saturday, 13th June, after battling through from 20th on the grid following issues in qualifying, Malja starred in round seven to secure his first silverware in the ultra-

Strakka Racing to withdraw from 2015 Eurocup FR2.0

Focus on World Endurance Championship and FR3.5 for rest of 2015Strakka Racing will regretfully withdraw from FR2.0 Eurocup to focus its efforts on the World Endurance Championship and FR3.5 for the remainder of 2015. The Silverstone-based team will retain the team’s three chassis with a view to return to the championship at some stage. “It’s a culmination of a number of factors that has led to this difficult decision,” explains technical director Jay Davenport. “Our other programmes are taking more time than we hoped at this stage, stretching our internal resource and it is not right to

Excellent top four finish for Ellinas at rain-hit Motorland

Strakka Racing rookie produces quality performance on opening weekend of Formula Renault 3.5 Series season in SpainBritish single-seater team Strakka Racing celebrated a strong start to its 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series campaign at Motorland Aragon over the weekend, 25th/26th April, with Tio Ellinas taking a superb top four finish in a rain affected round two. Sunday’s race was far from straightforward, officials initially electing to start the action behind the Safety Car before then suspending the contest as conditions worsened. After a lengthy delay, round two was re-started

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