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Chinese automaker Qoros will unveil its second production model, the Qoros 3 compact hatchback, at the Geneva auto show in March.
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VW CEO Martin Winterkorn sounded uncharacteristically humble when he said that 'America is the world's toughest auto market.' Tougher than Europe? For VW brand, the answer is yes.
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Sales of new passenger cars and LCVs in Russia decreased by 5% in 2013 and increased by 4% in December 2013, according to data released by the AEB.
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European new-car sales surged 13 percent in December, boosted by price cuts. Full-year sales fell by nearly 2 percent to 12.3 million, the lowest number since 1995 but a more modest decline than feared.
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European new-car sales surged 13 percent in December, boosted by price cuts. Full-year sales fell by nearly 2 percent to 12.3 million, the lowest number since 1995 but a more modest decline than feared.
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Suppliers Faurecia and Magneti Marelli have joined forces to challenge rivals such as Continental, Delphi, Denso and Harman in the booming and lucrative sector for human-machine interface applications.
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Russia's car market is facing another weak year and is expected to fall nearly 2 percent in comparison with 2013, the Association of European Businesses said.
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Russia's car market is facing another weak year and is expected to fall nearly 2 percent in comparison with 2013, the Association of European Businesses said.
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Russia's car market is facing another weak year and is expected to fall nearly 2 percent in comparison with 2013, the Association of European Businesses said.
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Suppliers Faurecia and Magneti Marelli have joined forces to challenge rivals such as Continental, Delphi, Denso and Harman in the booming and lucrative sector for human-machine interface applications.
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A recall on the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 affects a total of 38,710 units in Canada.
On certain 1500 series models equipped with 4.3L and 5.3L engines, exhaust components may overheat while the vehicle is idling in cold temperatures. This could cause nearby plastic components to overheat and melt, possibly resulting in smoke and/or fire and increasing the risk of injury and/or damage.
Dealers will therefore reprogram the engine control module.
Source: Transport Canada
On certain 1500 series models equipped with 4.3L and 5.3L engines, exhaust components may overheat while the vehicle is idling in cold temperatures. This could cause nearby plastic components to overheat and melt, possibly resulting in smoke and/or fire and increasing the risk of injury and/or damage.
Dealers will therefore reprogram the engine control module.
Source: Transport Canada
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Bernie Ecclestone looks set for a challenging 2014, as German prosecutors prepare to send him to court to face criminal bribery charges.
Sky News' authoritative city editor Mark Kleinman claims the announcement could be made as early as Thursday, as the F1 chief executive's long-running woes surrounding the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption affair reach their zenith.
When asked if Ecclestone's latest troubles would finally prevent the 83-year-old billionaire from performing his duties, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said: "It all depends on the outcome.
"Bernie is absolutely the best and only guy to do what he does, to take formula one to the global reach that the sport has achieved," he told reporters in London, according to the Bloomberg news agency.
"It's in all our interests that he's around as long as possible," the Associated Press quoted Horner as adding.
But even amid Ecclestone's troubles, it is also clear this week that the diminutive Briton is still pulling strings.
He told the Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche publications that he has made a bid to buy the fabled yet troubled German grand prix venue the Nurburgring.
"We want to make sure there is a formula one race in Germany every year in the future," said Ecclestone.
"There are one or two other interested parties, but we will only pay what we believe the Nurburgring is worth. We believe we can do more for the track than anyone else," he added.
Bernie Ecclestone looks set for a challenging 2014, as German prosecutors prepare to send him to court to face criminal bribery charges.
Sky News' authoritative city editor Mark Kleinman claims the announcement could be made as early as Thursday, as the F1 chief executive's long-running woes surrounding the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption affair reach their zenith.
When asked if Ecclestone's latest troubles would finally prevent the 83-year-old billionaire from performing his duties, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said: "It all depends on the outcome.
"Bernie is absolutely the best and only guy to do what he does, to take formula one to the global reach that the sport has achieved," he told reporters in London, according to the Bloomberg news agency.
"It's in all our interests that he's around as long as possible," the Associated Press quoted Horner as adding.
But even amid Ecclestone's troubles, it is also clear this week that the diminutive Briton is still pulling strings.
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| Aerial view of the Nurburgring track. |
He told the Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche publications that he has made a bid to buy the fabled yet troubled German grand prix venue the Nurburgring.
"We want to make sure there is a formula one race in Germany every year in the future," said Ecclestone.
"There are one or two other interested parties, but we will only pay what we believe the Nurburgring is worth. We believe we can do more for the track than anyone else," he added.
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Swiss driver, Nico Muller will be making his debut in the DTM in 2014, racing for Audi.
The 21-year-old is taking the place of Filipe Albuquerque, who is switching to Audi's LMP and GT program.
Following recent good performance in testing, Muller has been awarded the vacant Audi RS 5 DTM.
In 2013, his sixth year of open-wheel racing in total, Muller contested the World Series by Renault in a 530-hp formula car and finished in fifth place of the standings after scoring two race victories - which included winning the season's most pretigious event in Monaco.
Filipe Albuquerque will contest the 24 Hours Rolex of Daytona later this month, as well as the 6-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps (May 3) and the Le Mans 24 Hours (June 14/15) in an Audi R18 e-tron Quattro.
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| Nico Muller, Audi (Photo: Audi) |
The 21-year-old is taking the place of Filipe Albuquerque, who is switching to Audi's LMP and GT program.
Following recent good performance in testing, Muller has been awarded the vacant Audi RS 5 DTM.
In 2013, his sixth year of open-wheel racing in total, Muller contested the World Series by Renault in a 530-hp formula car and finished in fifth place of the standings after scoring two race victories - which included winning the season's most pretigious event in Monaco.
Filipe Albuquerque will contest the 24 Hours Rolex of Daytona later this month, as well as the 6-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps (May 3) and the Le Mans 24 Hours (June 14/15) in an Audi R18 e-tron Quattro.
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Italian tire manufacturer, Pirelli has finally signed a new contract to continue to supply tires to Formula 1.
The Pirelli press release reads: “Following a decision by the World Motor Sport Council confirming Pirelli's status as the single supplier of tires to the FIA Formula One World Championship, Pirelli and the FIA have renewed their Formula One tire supply contract. The duration of the agreement is for three years, starting from the 2014 season.”
Pirelli and the Formula 1 teams worked together to improve levels of safety and performance in the sport, resulting in important changes to the FIA Formula 1 Sporting Regulations regarding the testing of tires.
These new rules, mandatory from the 2014 season onwards, can be summarised as follows:
1) One of the 12 days of official pre-season testing, as prescribed in the 2014 Sporting Regulations, will be dedicated exclusively to wet tire testing.
2) Each team will dedicate one of their eight days of in-season testing, as prescribed in the 2014 Sporting Regulations, exclusively to tire testing. This means that during each of the eight days of in-season testing, at least one team - and up to a maximum of two - will be concentrating on tire testing along with Pirelli's engineers.
The Pirelli press release reads: “Following a decision by the World Motor Sport Council confirming Pirelli's status as the single supplier of tires to the FIA Formula One World Championship, Pirelli and the FIA have renewed their Formula One tire supply contract. The duration of the agreement is for three years, starting from the 2014 season.”
Pirelli and the Formula 1 teams worked together to improve levels of safety and performance in the sport, resulting in important changes to the FIA Formula 1 Sporting Regulations regarding the testing of tires.
These new rules, mandatory from the 2014 season onwards, can be summarised as follows:
1) One of the 12 days of official pre-season testing, as prescribed in the 2014 Sporting Regulations, will be dedicated exclusively to wet tire testing.
2) Each team will dedicate one of their eight days of in-season testing, as prescribed in the 2014 Sporting Regulations, exclusively to tire testing. This means that during each of the eight days of in-season testing, at least one team - and up to a maximum of two - will be concentrating on tire testing along with Pirelli's engineers.
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While seven-time Formula 1 World Champion, Michael Schumacher is kept in an artificial coma at CHU of Grenoble in France, Ferrari decided to collect all the ‘get well Michael' messages.
Over two weeks have passed since Michael Schumacher had his skiing accident. In Maranello, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and Scuderia Ferrari team director, Stefano Domenicali are still in daily contact with the family to keep up to date with the situation.
In the meantime, there have been many signs of affection for Michael which come in day after day at Ferrari, from those who spent eleven years working with him while he drove for Ferrari, as well as from people who have supported him from all around the world, namely the Ferrari fans.
Actions, words and thoughts that show just how important Michael is within the very heart of those who love and live for Ferrari and how important a role he has played in the history of the Prancing Horse.
Ferrari therefore decided to gather all these messages together through the Scuderia's Twitter (#ForzaMichael) and Facebook pages and to publish some of them in a special bulletin board on our Internet site.
Naturally enough, given the close links between him and Michael, the first post is from Luca di Montezemolo:
“Michael, my thoughts are always with you, with great affection! Everyone at Ferrari is following your situation, just as they did from the pits at so many Grands Prix that you won with us and I am equally certain that you will also win this very important battle!”
Over two weeks have passed since Michael Schumacher had his skiing accident. In Maranello, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and Scuderia Ferrari team director, Stefano Domenicali are still in daily contact with the family to keep up to date with the situation.
In the meantime, there have been many signs of affection for Michael which come in day after day at Ferrari, from those who spent eleven years working with him while he drove for Ferrari, as well as from people who have supported him from all around the world, namely the Ferrari fans.
Actions, words and thoughts that show just how important Michael is within the very heart of those who love and live for Ferrari and how important a role he has played in the history of the Prancing Horse.
Ferrari therefore decided to gather all these messages together through the Scuderia's Twitter (#ForzaMichael) and Facebook pages and to publish some of them in a special bulletin board on our Internet site.
Naturally enough, given the close links between him and Michael, the first post is from Luca di Montezemolo:
“Michael, my thoughts are always with you, with great affection! Everyone at Ferrari is following your situation, just as they did from the pits at so many Grands Prix that you won with us and I am equally certain that you will also win this very important battle!”
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Red Bull Racing has set the date of the launch of its new turbocharged Formula 1 car.
The new Adrian Newey-penned Red Bull RB10 will be unveiled January 28 at 8:40 am at Circuito de Jerez, Spain.
Adrian Newey, Christian Horner, new driver Daniel Ricciardo and reserve driver Sebastien Buemi are scheduled to meet the press.
The press release do not mention if four-time World Champion, Sebastian Vettel will attend the launch or will be available for interviews.
The RB10 will be powered by the new Renault V6 power unit, called Energy F1.
Immediately after the launch, the RB10 will be taken to the track.
The new Adrian Newey-penned Red Bull RB10 will be unveiled January 28 at 8:40 am at Circuito de Jerez, Spain.
Adrian Newey, Christian Horner, new driver Daniel Ricciardo and reserve driver Sebastien Buemi are scheduled to meet the press.
The press release do not mention if four-time World Champion, Sebastian Vettel will attend the launch or will be available for interviews.
The RB10 will be powered by the new Renault V6 power unit, called Energy F1.
Immediately after the launch, the RB10 will be taken to the track.
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| From RB1 to RB9. (Photo montage: Red Bull) |
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Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, confirmed he showed interest in graduating to Formula 1.
Haas published a press release which says:
“We have responded to the FIA's ‘call for expression of interest' regarding a Formula One entry on behalf of Haas Racing Development. We respect the FIA's evaluation process and will share more details in the coming weeks.”
Founded in 1983 and based in Oxnard, Calif., Haas Automation is the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world.
Stewart-Haas Racing won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2011.
This year, the team will field Chevrolets for Kurt Busch Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick and Kevin Harvick in the Sprint Cup.
Haas published a press release which says:
“We have responded to the FIA's ‘call for expression of interest' regarding a Formula One entry on behalf of Haas Racing Development. We respect the FIA's evaluation process and will share more details in the coming weeks.”
Founded in 1983 and based in Oxnard, Calif., Haas Automation is the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world.
Stewart-Haas Racing won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2011.
This year, the team will field Chevrolets for Kurt Busch Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick and Kevin Harvick in the Sprint Cup.
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IMSA officials have release the entry list for the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona, held January 22-26 on Daytona International Speedway's road course.
This year's 24 Hours of Daytona will mark the launch of the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
ENTRY LIST
Prototype (P)
0
Andy Meyrick / Cheshire, UK
Katherine Legge / Guildford, UK
Alexander Rossi / Nevada City, CA
Gabby Chaves / Bogota, Colombia
DeltaWing Racing Cars DeltaWing DWC13 Elan
1
Scott Sharp / West Palm Beach, FL
Ryan Dalziel / Orlando, FL
David Brabham / Maidenhead, UK
Extreme Speed Motorsports
HPD ARX-03b Honda
2
Ed Brown / Boca Raton, FL
Johannes van Overbeek / Oakland, CA
Simon Pagenaud / Poiters, France
AnthonyLazzaro / Atlanta,GA
Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX-03b Honda
5
Joao Barbosa / Porto, Portugal
Christian Fittipaldi / Sao Paolo Brazil
Sebastien Bourdais / Le Mans, France
Burt Frisselle / Aspen, CO
Action Express Racing Corvette DP Chevrolet
6
Klaus Graf / Dornhan, Germany
Lucas Luhr / Koblenz, Germany
Alexander Brundle / United Kingdom
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing ORECA Nissan
9
Brian Frisselle / Aspen, CO
Burt Frisselle / Aspen, CO
John Martin / Australia
Fabien Giroix / France
Action Express Racing Corvette DP Chevrolet
10
Wayne Taylor / Apopka, FL
Max Angelelli / Monte Carlo, Monaco
Ricky Taylor / Apopka, FL
Jordan Taylor / Apopka, FL
Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP Chevrolet
31
Eric Curran / Holyoke, MA
Boris Said / Escondido, CA
Bradley Smith / Oxford, England
Max Papis / Como, Italy
Marsh Racing
Corvette DP Chevrolet
42
Oliver Pla / Toulouse, France
Roman Rusinov / Russia
Gustavo Yacaman / Colombia
Oliver Webb / United Kingdom
OAK Racing
Morgan Nissan
50
Bryon DeFoor / Ooltewah, TN
Jim Pace / Ridgeland, MS
Frank Beck / Scottsdale, AZ
David Hinton / Clearwater, FL
Highway To Help Riley DP Dinan
60
John Pew / Palm Beach, FL
Oswaldo Negri, Jr. / Aventura, FL
AJ Allmendinger / Charlotte, NC
Justin Wilson / Dacona, Colorado
Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Riley DP Ford EcoBoost
70
Sylvain Tremblay / Parkland, FL
Tom Long / Raleigh, NC
James Hinchcliffe / Indianapolis,IN
SpeedSource
Mazda Mazda Continental
78
Alex Popow / Caracas, Venezuela
Scott Mayer / Franklin, WI
Brendon Hartley / New Zealand
Starworks Motorsport Riley DP Dinan
90
Richard Westbrook / London, England
Michael Valiante / Vancouver, BC, Canada
Mike Rockenfeller / Germany
Spirit Of Daytona Corvette DP Chevrolet
99
Alex Gurney / Irvine, CA
Jon Fogarty / Bend, OR
Memo Gidley / San Francisco, CA
Darren Law / Phoenix,AZ
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP Chevrolet
01
Scott Pruett / Auburn, CA
Memo Rojas / Mexico City, Mexico
Jamie McMurray / Joplin, MO
Sage Karam / Nazareth, PA
Chip Ganassi Racing Telcel/Target Riley DP Ford EcoBoost
02
Scott Dixon / New Zealand
Tony Kanaan / Salvador, Brazil
Marino Franchitti / Scotland
Kyle Larson / Sacramento, CA
Chip Ganassi Racing Target/Telcel Riley DP Ford EcoBoost
07
Joel Miller / Hesperia, CA
Tristian Nunez / Boca Raton, FL
Tristan Vautier / St. Petersburg, FL
SpeedSource
Mazda Mazda
Prototype Challenge (PC)
7
Martin Fuentes / Mexico City, Mexico
Alex Popow / Caracas, Venezuela
Isaac Tutumlu / Barcelona, Spain
Kyle Marcelli / Ontario, Canada
Starworks Motorsport ORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
8
Renger van der Zande / Dodewaard, Netherlands
Erix Lux / Buffalo, NY
Sam Bird / Roehampton, United Kingdom
Pierre Kaffer / Germany
Starworks Motorsport ORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
25
Enzo Potolicchio / Caracas, Venezuela
Tom Kimber-Smith / Berkshire, UK
Mike Marsal / New York, NY
8Star Motorsports ORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
38
Ryan Booth / Charleston, SC
Raphael Matos / Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Tomi Drissi / Hollywood, CA
Gabriel Casagrande / Brazil
Júlio Campos / Brazil
Performance Tech Motorsports ORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
52
Mike Guasch / Pleasant Hill, CA
David Cheng/ Sammamish, WA
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
54
Jon Bennett / Charlotte, NC
James Gue / Alpharetta, GA
Colin Braun / Charlotte, NC
Mark Wilkins / Toronto, Canada
CORE autosport ORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
87
TBA/TBA
BAR1 Motorsports ORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
08
Chris Cumming / Vancouver, BC, Canada
Alex Tagliani / Lachenai, QC, Canada
Rusty Mitchell / Midland, TX
Conor Daly / Indianapolis, IN
RSR RacingORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
09
Duncan Ende / Los Angeles, CA
Bruno Junqueira / Belo Horizonte, Brazil
David Heinemeier Hansson / Copenhagen, Denmark
Gustavo Menezes / Los Angeles, CA
RSR RacingORECA FLM09 Chevrolet
GT Le Mans (GTLM)
3
Jan Magnussen / Roskilde, Denmark
Antonio Garcia / Barcelona, Spain
Ryan Briscoe / Mooresville, NC
Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet
4
Oliver Gavin / Yardley Hastings, England
Tommy Milner / Lake Mary, FL
Robin Liddell / Edinburgh, Scotland
Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet
55
Bill Auberlen / Redondo Beach, CA
Andy Priaulx / Guernsey, Normandy
Joey Hand / Sacramento, CA
Maxime Martin / Brussels, Belgium
BMW Team RLL BMW Z4 GTE BMW
56
Dirk Mueller / Tägerwilen, Switzerland
John Edwards / Cincinnati, OH
Graham Rahal / Carmel, IN
Dirk Werner / Hanover, Germany
BMW Team RLL BMW Z4 GTE BMW
57
Tracy Krohn / Houston, TX
Nic Jonsson / Buford, GA
Andrea Bertolini / Italy
Peter Dumbreck / Banbury, England
Krohn Racing
Ferrari F458 Italia Ferrari Michelin
62
Matteo Malucelli / Italy
Giancarlo Fisichella / Rome, Italy
Gianmaria Bruni / Rome, Italy
Olivier Beretta / Monte Carlo, Monaco
Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia Ferrari
91
Dominik Farnbacher / Ansbach, Germany
Marc Goossens / Geel, Belgium
Ryan Hunter-Reay / Dallas, TX
SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Viper V10
93
Robert Bell / United Kingdom
Jonathan Bomarito / Monterey, CA
Kuno Wittmer / Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Viper V10
97
Stefan Mücke / Berlin, Germany
Darren Turner / Banbury, England
Pedro Lamy / Lisbon, Portugal
Richie Stanaway / Tauranga, New Zealand
Paul Dalla Lana / Toronto, Canada
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Aston Martin
911
Nick Tandy / Bedford, United Kingdom
Richard Lietz / Ybbs, Austria
Patrick Pilet / Auch, France
Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR Porsche
912
Patrick Long / Thousand Oaks, CA
Michael Christenson / Karlslunde, Denmark
Jorg Bergmeister / Germany
Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR Porsche
GT Daytona (GTD)
18
Earl Bamber / New Zealand
Bradley Blum / Winter Park, FL
Alexandre Imperatori / Switzerland
Ronald Zitza / Maitland, FL
Muehlner Motorsports America Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
19
Robert Gewirtz / Columbus, OH
Mark Kvamme / Columbus, OH
Jim Michaelian / Seal Beach, CA
Muehlner Motorsports America Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
22
Cooper MacNeil / Hindsdale, IL
Leh Keen / Atlanta, GA
Shane van Gisbergen / Auckland, New Zealand
Shane Lewis / Jupiter, FL
LP Dumoulin / Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Canada
Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
23
Ian James / Phoenix, AZ
Mario Farnbacher / Ansbach, Germany
Marco Holzer / Bobingen, Bavaria
Alex Riberas / Barcelona, Spain
Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
27
Joe Foster / Suwanee, GA
Patrick Dempsey / Malibu, CA
Andrew Davis / Athens, GA
Marc Lieb / Ludwigsburg, Germany
Dempsey Racing Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
28
Christian Engelhart / Kösching, Germany
Rolf Ineichen / Sursee, Switzerland
Klaus Bachler / Unzmarkt, Austria
Lance Willsey / Chestnut Hill, MA
Franz Konrad / Graz, Austria
Dempsey Racing Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
30
Henrique Cisneros / Miami, FL
Kuba Giermaziak / Poland
Christina Nielsen / Denmark
Frederic Makowiecki / France
NGT Motorsport Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
32
Alex Welch / Englewood, CO
James Sofronas / Pound Ridge, NY
Frank Stippler / Cologne, Germany
Marc Basseng / Germany
GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS Audi
33
Ben Keating / Port Lavaca, TX
Jeroen Bleekemolen / Monte Carlo, Monaco
Sebastiaan Bleekemolen / Aerdenhout, Netherlands
Emmanuel Collard / Paris, France
Riley Motorsports SRT Viper GT3-R Viper V10
35
Seth Neiman / San Francisco, CA
Dion von Moltke / Coral Gables, FL
Alessandro Latif / England
Filipe Albuquerque / Portugal
Flying Lizard Motorsports PR Newswire / UBM Tech / eSilicon Audi R8 LMS Audi
44
John Potter / Salt Lake City,UT
A
ndy Lally / Dacula, GA
Wolf Henzler / Nürtingen, Germany
JF Dumolin / Canada
Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
45
Nelson Canache Jr. / Venezuela
Spencer Pumpelly / Atlanta, GA
Tim Pappas / Boston, MA
Markus Winkelhock / Germany
Flying Lizard Motorsports Venezuela / eSilicon Audi R8 LMS Audi
46
Charlie Putman / Mills, WY
Charles Espenlaub / Lutz, FL
Oliver Jarvis / Burwell, UK
James Walker / Jersey, United Kingdom
Fall-Line Motorsports Audi R8 LMS Audi
48
Bryce Miller / Summit, NJ
Réné Rast / Frankfurt, Germany
Christopher Haase / Waging am See, Germany
Matthew Bell / Richmond, United Kingdom
Paul Miller Racing Audi R8 LMS Audi
49
Piergiuseppe Perazzini / Verona, Italy
Gialuca Roda / Como, Italy
Paolo Ruberti / Verona, Italy
David Rigon / Thiene, Italy
Spirit of Race
Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
51
Matt Griffin / Ireland
Marco Cioci / Rome, Italy
Michele Rugolo / Italy
Jack Gerber / South Africa
Spirit of Race
Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
58
Madison Snow / Lehi, UT
Jan Heylen / Tampa, FL
Marco Seefried / Amerbach,Germany
Snow Racing Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
63
Alessandro Balzan / Rovigo, Italy
Jeff Westphal / San Francisco, CA
Toni Vilander / Kankaanpaa, Finland
Lorenzo Case / Mortara, Italy
Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
64
Rod Randall / Tampa, FL
John Farano / Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ken Wilden / Oakville, Ontario, Canada
David Empringham / Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
65
Francisco Longo / Brazil
Daniel Serra / São Paulo, Brazil
Xandinho Negrão / Brazil
Marcos Gomes / Brazil
Scuderia Corsa
Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
71
Jim Norman / Tampa, FL
Craig Stanton / Long Beach, CA
Norbert Siedler / Wildschonau, Austria
Timo Bernhard / Germany
Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
72
Boris Rotenberg / Russia
Sergey Zlobin / Russia
Maurizio Mediani / Italy
Mika Salo / Finland
Mikhail Aleshin / Russia
SMP/ESM Racing Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
73
Patrick Lindsey / Santa Barbara, CA
Kevin Estre / Langenfeld, Germany
Connor De Phillippi / San Clemente, CA
Jason Hart / Flower Mound, TX
Mike Vess / Wichita, KS
Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
81
Damien Faulkner / Ireland
Patrick Huisman / Netherlands
Bob Faieta / Los Angeles, CA
GB AutosportPorsche 911 GT America Porsche
94
Dane Cameron / Atlanta, GA
Paul Dalla Lana / Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Augusto Farfus, Monaco
Markus Palttala / Helsinki, Finland
Turner Motorsport BMW Z4 BMW
007
David Block / Gates Mills, OH
Al Carter / Greenville, DE
Brandon Davis / Napa, CA
James Davison / Melbourne, Australia
TRG-AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage Aston Martin
009
Calum Lockie / United Kingdom
Pete McIntosh II / Hillside, NJ
Robert Nimkroff / Weston, CT
Max Riddle / Vancouver, BC, Canada
TRG-AMR MacConnal-Mason Gallery Aston Martin V12 Vantage Aston Martin
555
TBA/TBA
Level 5 Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
556
TBA/TBA
Level 5 Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
This year's 24 Hours of Daytona will mark the launch of the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
ENTRY LIST
Prototype (P)
0
Andy Meyrick / Cheshire, UK
Katherine Legge / Guildford, UK
Alexander Rossi / Nevada City, CA
Gabby Chaves / Bogota, Colombia
DeltaWing Racing Cars DeltaWing DWC13 Elan
1
Scott Sharp / West Palm Beach, FL
Ryan Dalziel / Orlando, FL
David Brabham / Maidenhead, UK
Extreme Speed Motorsports
HPD ARX-03b Honda
2
Ed Brown / Boca Raton, FL
Johannes van Overbeek / Oakland, CA
Simon Pagenaud / Poiters, France
AnthonyLazzaro / Atlanta,GA
Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX-03b Honda
5
Joao Barbosa / Porto, Portugal
Christian Fittipaldi / Sao Paolo Brazil
Sebastien Bourdais / Le Mans, France
Burt Frisselle / Aspen, CO
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Alexander Brundle / United Kingdom
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing ORECA Nissan
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Burt Frisselle / Aspen, CO
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Action Express Racing Corvette DP Chevrolet
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Wayne Taylor / Apopka, FL
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Highway To Help Riley DP Dinan
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Henrique Cisneros / Miami, FL
Kuba Giermaziak / Poland
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Frederic Makowiecki / France
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Alex Welch / Englewood, CO
James Sofronas / Pound Ridge, NY
Frank Stippler / Cologne, Germany
Marc Basseng / Germany
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Ben Keating / Port Lavaca, TX
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Emmanuel Collard / Paris, France
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James Walker / Jersey, United Kingdom
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Matthew Bell / Richmond, United Kingdom
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Michele Rugolo / Italy
Jack Gerber / South Africa
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Jan Heylen / Tampa, FL
Marco Seefried / Amerbach,Germany
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Alessandro Balzan / Rovigo, Italy
Jeff Westphal / San Francisco, CA
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Lorenzo Case / Mortara, Italy
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Rod Randall / Tampa, FL
John Farano / Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ken Wilden / Oakville, Ontario, Canada
David Empringham / Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Daniel Serra / São Paulo, Brazil
Xandinho Negrão / Brazil
Marcos Gomes / Brazil
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Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
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Craig Stanton / Long Beach, CA
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Timo Bernhard / Germany
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Sergey Zlobin / Russia
Maurizio Mediani / Italy
Mika Salo / Finland
Mikhail Aleshin / Russia
SMP/ESM Racing Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari
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Patrick Lindsey / Santa Barbara, CA
Kevin Estre / Langenfeld, Germany
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Mike Vess / Wichita, KS
Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT America Porsche
81
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Patrick Huisman / Netherlands
Bob Faieta / Los Angeles, CA
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Paul Dalla Lana / Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Al Carter / Greenville, DE
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Robert Nimkroff / Weston, CT
Max Riddle / Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Pros: The Jetta GLI combines numerous sought after attributes with a healthy dose of German-engineered performance to create a highly appealing package. Standard turbocharged power, handsome looks, heaps of safety equipment, and good fuel mileage lie at the core of Germany's most affordable sports sedan. Best of all, the GLI is a sedan, so it's sensible and practical.
Cons: The GLI only comes in one basic configuration: as a front-drive, 4-cylinder sedan. There's no AWD or up-level engine available. Some performance buffs may wish for more power.
2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Pricing: Expect to pay $28,290 plus freight and delivery charges. A sport package, leather package or technology package build on each other, and can be specified for additional feature content and high-tech flare. A full range of accessories is available for customization, too.
2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Fuel Economy: Depending on the transmission selected, fuel consumption is rated as low as 6.1L/100km during highway cruising and 8.9L/100km in the city. The DSG transmission offers slightly lower overall consumption figures.
Improvements and Changes: Changes for 2014 are minimal and relate to a new trunk badge, reduced interior colour selection, and deletion of wheel locks from the standard features list.
Don't Miss: The available DSG transmission. It provides lightning-fast gear changes and a slight boost in fuel efficiency -- as well as steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters for maximum control over the GLI's performance experience. In normal driving conditions, the DSG functions like a normal automatic. When drivers want full performance, it fires off upshifts and downshifts in mere fractions of a second, with perfect rev-matching in both directions. Forget boring automatic transmissions, the DSG turns the Jetta GLI into a pure performance weapon when it comes time to change gears.
2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Powertrain: The GLI's 2.0L turbo engine provides a hefty 210 horsepower and nearly as much torque, meaning on-demand power when required and tremendous fuel efficiency. This engine is an international award-winner that builds on years of experience with turbocharging and fuel-efficient performance. Intercooling and direct injection enhance the effectiveness of the turbocharger system at creating robust power alongside minimal fuel consumption. All units are front-wheel drive and equipped with a 6-speed transmission in the driver's choice of manual or DSG.
Safety: A full suite of advanced safety technologies, including six airbags and an Intelligent Crash Response System (ICRS) system help keep occupants safe in the event of an unavoidable impact, while powerful antilock brakes and an Electronic Stabilization Programme help support drivers in maintaining full control at all times. Distraction-busting Bluetooth technology is also on board, and a powerful xenon lighting system provides top-notch illumination of dark roads.
Comparables: The 2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI competes primarily with other affordable sport sedan models like the Honda Civic Si, Subaru WRX, and Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart.
Cons: The GLI only comes in one basic configuration: as a front-drive, 4-cylinder sedan. There's no AWD or up-level engine available. Some performance buffs may wish for more power.
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2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Pricing: Expect to pay $28,290 plus freight and delivery charges. A sport package, leather package or technology package build on each other, and can be specified for additional feature content and high-tech flare. A full range of accessories is available for customization, too.
2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Fuel Economy: Depending on the transmission selected, fuel consumption is rated as low as 6.1L/100km during highway cruising and 8.9L/100km in the city. The DSG transmission offers slightly lower overall consumption figures.
Improvements and Changes: Changes for 2014 are minimal and relate to a new trunk badge, reduced interior colour selection, and deletion of wheel locks from the standard features list.
Don't Miss: The available DSG transmission. It provides lightning-fast gear changes and a slight boost in fuel efficiency -- as well as steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters for maximum control over the GLI's performance experience. In normal driving conditions, the DSG functions like a normal automatic. When drivers want full performance, it fires off upshifts and downshifts in mere fractions of a second, with perfect rev-matching in both directions. Forget boring automatic transmissions, the DSG turns the Jetta GLI into a pure performance weapon when it comes time to change gears.
2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Powertrain: The GLI's 2.0L turbo engine provides a hefty 210 horsepower and nearly as much torque, meaning on-demand power when required and tremendous fuel efficiency. This engine is an international award-winner that builds on years of experience with turbocharging and fuel-efficient performance. Intercooling and direct injection enhance the effectiveness of the turbocharger system at creating robust power alongside minimal fuel consumption. All units are front-wheel drive and equipped with a 6-speed transmission in the driver's choice of manual or DSG.
Safety: A full suite of advanced safety technologies, including six airbags and an Intelligent Crash Response System (ICRS) system help keep occupants safe in the event of an unavoidable impact, while powerful antilock brakes and an Electronic Stabilization Programme help support drivers in maintaining full control at all times. Distraction-busting Bluetooth technology is also on board, and a powerful xenon lighting system provides top-notch illumination of dark roads.
Comparables: The 2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI competes primarily with other affordable sport sedan models like the Honda Civic Si, Subaru WRX, and Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart.
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Prosecutors in Munich announced January 16 that they intend to bring Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to trial on bribery charges this spring. The decision led Ecclestone to step down as director of the F1 Group.
The German charges relate to the $44 million payment Ecclestone made to former banker Gerhard Gribkowksy, who is currently serving a jail sentence.
Ecclestone, 83, still has an executive role at F1 Group, his powers have been curbed.
The board decided to keep him in his position of CEO, running the day to day business of the sport, albeit with two significant restrictions.
From now on, Ecclestone's activities will be closely monitored and subject to scrutiny and he will not be able to sign off on significant contracts.
F1 Group published a press release explaining the current situation:
“Mr. Ecclestone has reassured the board that he is innocent of the charges and intends to vigorously defend the case, which will commence in April 2014. After discussion with the board, Mr. Ecclestone has proposed and the board agreed that until the case has been concluded, he will step down as a director with immediate effect, thereby relinquishing his board duties and responsibilities until the case has been resolved”.
It continues: “The board believes that it is the best interests of both the F1 business and the sport that Mr. Ecclestone should continue to run the business on a day-to-day basis, but subject to increased monitoring and control by the board. Mr. Ecclestone has agreed to these arrangements. The approval and signing of significant contracts and other material business arrangements shall now be the responsibility of the chairman, Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, and the deputy chairman, Mr. Donald Mackenzie.”
The German charges relate to the $44 million payment Ecclestone made to former banker Gerhard Gribkowksy, who is currently serving a jail sentence.
Ecclestone, 83, still has an executive role at F1 Group, his powers have been curbed.
The board decided to keep him in his position of CEO, running the day to day business of the sport, albeit with two significant restrictions.
From now on, Ecclestone's activities will be closely monitored and subject to scrutiny and he will not be able to sign off on significant contracts.
F1 Group published a press release explaining the current situation:
“Mr. Ecclestone has reassured the board that he is innocent of the charges and intends to vigorously defend the case, which will commence in April 2014. After discussion with the board, Mr. Ecclestone has proposed and the board agreed that until the case has been concluded, he will step down as a director with immediate effect, thereby relinquishing his board duties and responsibilities until the case has been resolved”.
It continues: “The board believes that it is the best interests of both the F1 business and the sport that Mr. Ecclestone should continue to run the business on a day-to-day basis, but subject to increased monitoring and control by the board. Mr. Ecclestone has agreed to these arrangements. The approval and signing of significant contracts and other material business arrangements shall now be the responsibility of the chairman, Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, and the deputy chairman, Mr. Donald Mackenzie.”