News 2009

5/12/2009

Formula Le Mans Winter Series Round 2

Formula Le Mans - Winter Series - Le Castellet

Round 2

The second round of the Winter Series will be held tomorrow, 6th of December, at Le Castellet, south of France.

5 hours of driving, 2 sprint races and 1 endurance race.

The austrian guys, Dominik Kraihamer and Norbert Lenzenweger will be our drivers.

A new podium ?

24/11/2009

Winter Series, Dominik Kraihamer 2nd !

Formula Le Mans - Winter Series

Le Castellet

Dominik Kraihamer : 2nd :

“Pantiatici’s starting tactics did not allow me to overtake him on the first corner, which was perhaps the only chance I had to be able to control the race. In any case, it would have been difficult to hold the advantage with the set-up I had later in the wet conditions. I must be quite content with my first podium in the first season racing this engine class and thank the Boutsen Energy team and our new Austrian co-operation partner PHI Premium Oil for giving me the enormous support I have.”

“Unfortunately, the damage to the car from Norbert’s crash was not able to be repaired in such a short time so therefore we could not participate in the following one-hour endurance race as planned together. With his limited experience in this kind of car, Norbert was already on the way to being very fast and we would have had a genuine chance for victory.”

22/11/2009

Formula Le Mans Winter Series 2nd in Qualifying session ! and Podium !

Formula Le Mans - 22 nov 2009
Winter Series - Le Castellet

A second car for our team, with the drivers Michel Orts and Jacques Nicollet.

Free practice	2. Kraihamer & Lenzenwerger 12. Michel Orts & Jacques Nicollet
Qualif	2. Kraihamer & Lenzenwerger 5. Orts & Nicollet
Sprint 1	Dominique finishes second of the first Sprint Race ! 4th position for Jacques Nicollet
Sprint 2	Runaways for our 2 Formula Le Mans cars, driven by Norbert Lenzenwerger and Michel Orts.

The new look of the Dominik Kraihamer's Formula Le Mans

25/10/2009

BTCS - Zolder - 25/10/09

Race 2 :

Joakim Lambotte will start the race. After a few laps, the engine stops. He was in 4th position. The Mazda is back in the stand. Stephane Lemeret will then take the relay of Joakim as the mechanics have succeed to restart the car. And he will be able to finish the race at a 5th position of the Silhouette category.

Still a few reliability problems, but this time again, this Mazda has proved that the speed was there.. : after the Pole in the Qualifying session, the best lap in Race 1 and 2 !!!

Eurocup Megane Trophy - Motorland Spain - 25/10/09

Race 2 :

Dimitri Enjalbert will not finish the last race of the championship. Second before the pit-stop, his car will have to stop due to the numerous chocs given by the stupid driver Hirschi.
David Dermont : engine broken,
Margot Laffite, will finish at a beautiful 10th position as Marlene, on Saturday.

24/10/2009

BTCS - Zolder - 24/10/09

Qualifying session for race 2 :

on a wet track, the Mazda will start from the 3rd position, for the race on Sunday afternoo.

Race 1 :

We tought we could win ..
Starting from the pole, Stéphane Lemeret, was quicky leading the race, just before Fred Bouvy. Joakim, could not restart the car after the pitstop and lost a few seconds. He was then in second position. But was nearly in the tires of the leading car. Some fuel pressure problem appears in the last lap.. The Mazda will be classified at the 4th position

Eurocup Megane Trophy - Motorland - 24/10/09

Qualif : Dimitri, 2nd and 3rd, David 9th and 8th, Marlene 18 and 16th.

Race 2 :

As in the BTCS, the win was not far,
Dimitri will be leading the race till the last lap. Knowing some fuel problem, he will have to finish at the second position. The next race is for tomorrow, he will do all his best to become Vice-Champion 2009. Marlene will finish at a very nice 10th position. David crashed in the first lap.

23/10/2009

Zolder - BTCS - Friday 23/10/09

FREE PRACTICE :

The drivers of the Belgian Touring Car Series have just finished their short free practice.
The Mazda RX 8 is at the 8th position.
Qualifying session this afternoon for Joakim Lambotte and Stephane Lemeret, the drivers of our Mazda RX8.

QUALIFYING SESSION :

The Mazda in POLE position for the RACE 1 !!!!
Best lap for Stephane Lemeret in 1,34.761.

Pay attention to the "pivot" time,..1.34 for the practices but 1.35 in the race.
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Joakim, our Mazda driver this week-end.

Eurocup Megane Trophy - 23/10/09

In Spain, at Motorland circuit, only the Collectives tests are planned for today :

2nd position for Dimitri !

Dimitri Enjalbert: “It’s a long track. It took me some time to get things sorted, but at the end of the day we’re in pretty good shape. In my opinion the title is still to go for. You never know what can happen in a final when the stakes are high. It’s up to me to seize any opportunity I may get. In any event, I’ve got to go for the win and nothing less.”

Collective tests 1	Collectives tests 2
5. Dimitri Enjalbert 9. David Dermont 16. Margot Laffite/Marlene Broggi	2. Dimitri Enjalbert 9. David Dermont 21. Margot Laffite/Marlene Broggi

22/10/2009

10 x 2 free tickets to win !!!

This means 20 chances to take part at the big final of the BTCS and GT Championships at Zolder, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 of October !

The first 10 persons sending a mail to :

contact@boutsenenergy.com

with subject "The big final at Zolder"
will receive the 2 free tickets.

Good luck !!!

21/10/2009

Eurocup Megane Trophy - Motorland en Espagne : the last races

This week-end, two races for the end of the Eurocup Megane Trophy.

A 8th win for Dimitri ? a podium for David or a nice demonstration of our Celebrity girls, Marlene and Margot ?

See you on Saturday and Sunday to get the answer..

At the same moment, the Mazda will take part to the last 2 races of the BTCS championship at the circuit of Zolder.

Let's cross the fingers ..
Our drivers will be Joakim Lambotte and Stéphane Lemeret.
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14/10/2009

Formula Le Mans, the WINTER SERIES

After the launch of the summer Formula Le Mans Season, ORECA is organizing for teams and drivers the WINTER SERIES,
3 races meeting at Le Castellet (South of France) in November, December 2009 and January 2010.

1 leitmotiv : RACE ...!!!!

Meetings concentrated on one single day, Sunday :

free practices (120 min), Qualif session (60 min) and 3 races : 2 sprint races (30 min) and 1 endurance race (60 min)

Interested ? Do not hesitate to contact us : contact@boutsenenergy.com

See you soon !

13/10/2009

The interships in the team :

Julie (University of Bourgogne, ISAT Nevers) :

Julie : "It has been such a nice experience within the team, that i would recommend it to all the persons looking for an internship in a racing team. People are so nice, and you can learn a lot during your 6 months period;"

08/10/2009

Happy Birthday, Olivier !

	Short break between the races..
David Dermont, in pole position, to celebrate the team manager's birthday !

06/10/2009

Clio Cup - The Championship is over..

General classification :
Joakim Lambotte is 5th, Nicolas Metairie is 6th.

Junior classification :
Nicolas Metairie : 2nd !

Nicolas : "I have had a very good season in the team, I have learned a lot and there is a very good atmosphere which is the first thing to succeed.

My last week-end was the most difficult with my output in Q2; when I was in a good lap but also because of the wheather conditions. This is only the second time that I am driving in the rain. I tried to limit the consequences for the championship but it was not easy to follow the rythm of the race. ..

I am sad that the season is already over; it happened much too fast."

04/10/2009

Clio Cup Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps - 04/10/09

A difficult week-end, due to the wheather conditions,

Race 1 :

10 Nicolas Metairie
15 Joakim Lambotte, penalised by a drive trough (out of the white line)

Race 2 :

Runaway for Nicolas, and second drive trough for Joakim who was 3rd after the first lap.. No chance for a podium this week-end.

We have well taken the opportunity to celebrate the 22th Anniversary of our driver
Happy Birthday, Joakim !!
Thanks, Christophe, for the delicious cakes !

Joakim : "This week-end has been very difficult due to the wheather conditions. After 2 very good starts, (I was in 3rd and 4th position), i have penalised by 2 drive trough.
No chance for a podium, no second place for the general classification.

During this season, I have had very nice but also very difficult moments. However, even if the final classification is not as good as i was hoping, I would like to thank the team members for their fanstastic job.
Looking forward to the next season !".

03/10/2009

Clio Cup Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps - 3/10/2009

Qualifying sessions for the belgian and Holland Clio drivers.

Not that much results four our drivers,
First session : Nicolas is 10, Joakim is 12.
Second session : Joakim is 8 and crash for Nicolas Metairie. Still classified 21.

The races are for tomorrow.
Let's cross the fingers.

04/10/2009

Clio Cup Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps - 2-4/10/09

Free practices,
Joakim Lambotte is 9th, general classification, but second "Clio Belgium"
Nicolas Metairie is 12th for the general classification, but 4th "Clio Belgium"

	A new win for Nicolas Metairie ?
Or for Joakim Lambotte ?

20/09/2009

Clio Cup Belgium - Nurburgring

A lot of people this week-end at Nurburgring for the Clio Cup, as the German and Italian Clio drivers were participating to our Championship.
A first busy race with a lot of crashes, and runaways and twice the safety car during the race.
Joakim finished twice at the second position.
Nicolas Metairie was the first Junior for the second race.

Joakim : "It was very important for me to get better results after my difficult week-end at Zolder last week. I am happy with my 2 podiums but I really wanted to win to thank my mechanics for their fantastic job. I will do all what I can during next races to become Vice-Champion."

Nicolas : "It was a difficult week-end as i didn't know the track. I had some engine problem during the firt race. I am impatient to go back to Spa for the last meeting of the season"

General classification, Joakim is now 3rd and Nicolas 5th.
Junior classification : Nicolas is second.
Last Clio races, within 2 weeks at Spa.

Megane Trophy - Nurburg :
the record of victories and pit-stops !

7 wins during the season..
Dimitri Enjalbert, this is our man this season,
the Boutsen-Energy-Racing, the recordteam of the pitstops ...
David Dermont, was very quick during the practices and qualifying sessions but had to abandon during the races, Margot and Marlene are 14th and 17th.

Race 1 :

Dimitri Enjalbert :"It's a circuit i'm very happy on, so i'm delighted with this win. I got off to a good start which allowed me to get past Verschuur. I pushed hard at the start of the race to put some space between us. I had to be extra careful towards the end of the race as there was a lot of gravel on the track. It's my sixth win, we'll see what happens tomorrow, but i have even higher hopes for the championship now."

Race 2 :

Dimitri Enjalbert : «It has been a perfect weekend.! With seven wins, we set a new record in Eurocup Megane Trophy. And the season isn't over yet ! I didn't get a great start but we made up for that during the pit-stop. At the end of the race, i just held on. We've had a great car during all week-end. »

Formula Le Mans - Magny Cours
Endurance week-end with 3 one-hour races.
2 podiums - best laptime for Dominik Kraihamer
Race 1 : Robert and Kraihamer are 3rd, Chalandon and Scheier 4th.
Race 2 : It is now for Chalandon & Scheier to be on the podium (3rd) Robert & Kraihamer are 4th.
Race 3 : Robert and Kraihamer finish 4th and Scheier and Chalandon are 5th.

Lionel Robert : It was very nice for me to take part to this Endurance meeting, just after the week-end at Silverstone. I am sure that we will win races next year. I would like to thank the team members, Massimo, Olivier and Georges. And my teammate Dominik Kraihamer. I hope we can share the car next season".

Dominik Kraihamer : "It has been a good week-end. I still need a lot of experience, but I'm already happy with my laptimes (best lap time for Dominik). I have shown that I was very fast during the race. The work of the team and drivers has been very good. I liked very much to drive with the Boutsen Energy Racing team."

BTCS - Mazda RX8 - 19 & 20/09/09

Maxime Martin & Martial Chouvel will be our drivers, this week-end at Spa.

13/09/2009

CLIO CUP BELGIUM - 13/09/09

We were missing a Victory in the Clio Championship, we now have it .... !

First Victory for Nicolas Metairie, Joakim Lambotte less lucky.

A busy RACE 1, full of twists and runaways.. Nicolas will finish first..!!

Joakim, second in the first laps, will crash with Paulsen. It is the abandon.

General classification, Nicolas and Joakim are now 4th and 5th.
Junior classification, Nicolas is now second.

Race 1 : 1. Nicolas Metairie ab : Joakim Lambotte
	Race 2 : 5. Nicolas Metairie 10. Joakim Lambotte

Joakim : "This week-end has been very frustrating. Engine broken on Friday, good starts of races, but i could not follow the other drivers during the races, due to lack of engine power. It will now be difficult the win the Championship. I now will concentrate my-self to the general podium."

Nicolas : "It was a very good week-end with a super Victory for Race 1. I am very happy because we have worked a lot. And I would like to thank the team. Race 2 was more difficult as I missed my start. But I finish at the 5th position, which remains correct. I am impatient to race at Nurburgring, I like this kind of circuit. I hope I can win again."

12/09/09

Formula Le Mans - Silverstone - 12/09/09

New drivers discovering the Formula Le Mans at Silverstone this week-end.
Luke Hines (from SIlverstone) and Lionel Robert have directly found the good way to drive the car,
as they finished 4th for the Race 1, and 3rd for the Race 2.

Again a podium for the team ..!

Race 1 :
4. Hines & Robert
5. Chalandon & Kraihamer
11. Broggi & Duchene

Race 2
3. Hines & Robert
8. Chalandon & Kraihamer
10. Broggi & Duchene

Dominik Kraihamer : " I have learned a lot during the week-end. For me, it is very important to get experience. It is my first season in this kind of car, and I have a lot to discover. I like to work with the "Boutsen Energy team", they love what they do and they are very motivated. I am really lucky to drive in the team, and hope we will have a lot of success together.

Lionel Robert : "I really enjoyed this race. It is fantastic to finish on the podium on my first outing and it is a big surprise for me. I tested the car before the meeting and it only proved what I'd thought. It is very quick and very easy to drive. I would like to thank Boutsen Energy Racing for giving me the chance to tackle this new branch of the sport. Luke did a great job especially at the end when he caught our rivals. I hope to race again very soon."

Luke Hines : " It is very different in relation to the GT1s that I normally race. I had to rethink a lot of aspects of my driving to adapt to a prototype like this. I'm delighted to have had this experience as the car's great and what I reall liked was that I was always batting with someone. It is a fantastic championship."

Clio Cup - Zolder - 12/09/09

Qualifying sessions Clio :

Qualif 1 : 6. Metairie; 7. Lambotte
Qualif 2 : 4. Metairie 7. Lambotte

Happy birthday, Joe !

11/09/09

Formula Le Mans - Silverstone - 11/09/09

Free practices

First session :
6.   Luke Hines & Lionel Robert
9.   Marlene Broggi & Thomas Duchene
11.Gary Chalandon & Dominik Kraihamer
(crash for Dominik)

2nd session :
6. Hines & Robert
9.   Chalandon & Kraihamer
11. Broggi & Duchene

Free practices at Zolder, for our Mazda RX8 and for our 2 Clios.
Crash for Joakim Lambotte (Clio) : his car has to be rebuild. A lot of work for the mechanics tonight.

10/09/09

Formula Le Mans - Silverstone - 11-12/09/09

2 races for the Formula Le Mans at Silverstone

3 cars for our team avec last minutes drivers....
Gary Chalandon with Dominik Kraihamer,
Marlene Broggi, our Megane driver, with Thomas Duchene
Lionel Robert with Luke Hines, from Silverstone....

All this to be confirmed in the hext hours...

CLIO CUP BELGIUM - Zolder - 12-13/09/09

2 Clio races this week-end for Joakim Lambotte and Nicolas Metairie ..

06/09/09

24 Hours of Barcelona - 5-6 september 2009

Our Clio, after 21 Hours, is still second of category.

After some problems in the begining of the race, (the Clio was in the last position..), our car is now 15th in the General classification, and second of category.

See you later..

That's it, the race is finished.....

The Clio finishes at the 2nd position of Catergory, and 16th in the General Classification.!

See you next week :
2 races in the Formula Le Mans Championship, at Silverstone
2 races in the Clio Belgium Cup, at Zolder ..

24 Hours of Barcelona - 4-5 september 2009

The Boutsen Energy "Clio" has already well begun the qualifying session ..
First of the category..
Drivers : Renner, Piguet, and Sarrea (father and son)

The race started at noon this Saturday
For the moment, the Clio is 3rd of category.

See you later..

Clio Cup Belgium - Zolder - 22/08/09

Podium for Nicolas Metairie !!!!

Race 1 :
6th : Joakim Lambotte
10th : Nicolas Metairie

Race 2 :
Podium for Nicolas Metairie, qualifyed 12th, and finishes at the third position !!!
Less luck for Joakim Lambotte, who did not finished the race.

Joakim Lambotte : « For me, this week-end has been very frustrating, as we were good in terms of performance. My abandon in the second race costs me a lot, for the championship. But, as it is not yet finished, and as I still do have chances for the championship, I will do my best to win during next meeting.

Nicolas Metairie : "I am happy after this week-end, even if I didn't win the race. The work of the team and engineers, and the advises of experimented drivers (as Dimitri Enjalbert) help me a lot. I would like to thank them, and I also would like to thank the mechanics for their job. I am impatient to drive again."

Formula Le Mans - Nurburgring - 23/08/09

Podium for our drivers Enjalbert/Chalandon (3rd position) !!!
Very nice 4th position for our second car, driven by Dominik Kraihamer and Mathieu Cheruy.

Race 1 :
3rd : Dimitri Enjalbert & Gary Chalandon
4th : Mathieu Cheruy & Dominik Kraihamer

Dimitri Enjalbert: “My tyres were still cold when I arrived in the first corner as we had only one formation lap. In addition, we‘ve had brake problems since the start of the weekend as the pedal’s soft. These two factors caused me to go straight on at the start. Once I got to grips with the brake pedal I was able to fight back. I passed Mathieu and then caught Nico. I was in the lead when I handed over to Gary. He quickly understood how the brake pedal worked and it wasn’t too big a problem for him. We finished third, which isn’t too bad. I hope we’ll be as satisfied this afternoon, but it’ll be difficult!”

Gary Chalandon: “I went out just in front of Gavin. I was told that the brakes were a bit tricky. I was very cautious as I didn’t want to visit the scenery despite a couple of nasty moments. I tried to hang on to third place to score a big haul of points, and the first rule in that case is to finish the race. Without our niggling problems we could have done better, but it’s pretty good overall. We’ll try and do as well this afternoon.”

Race 2 :
4th : Dimitri Enjalbert & Gary Chalandon
Abandon for Dominik Kraihamer & Mathieu Cheruy (gearbox problems).

21/08/09

Clio Cup Belgium - Zolder 20/08/09

2 Qualifying sessions on Thursday,the 2 races are planned for Saturday, just before the 24 Hours of Zolder.

Qualif 1 :
4th : Joakim Lambotte
12: Nicolas Metairie

Qualif 2 :
8th: Joakim Lambotte
12: Nicolas Metairie

Formula Le Mans - Nurburgring - 21/08/09
The POLE for Dimitri Enjalbert !!!

Qualif 1 :
1st : Dimitri Enjalbert
7th : Mathieu Cheruy

Qualif 2 :
6ème
6th: Dominik Kraihamer
9th : Gary Chalandon

Dimitri Enjalbert: “I just love this circuit. It’s the event I was really looking forward to, and I love driving this car. I was on the pace very quickly today, which wasn’t difficult as the car was very good. I think we’ll be on the podium in the first race tomorrow if I make a good start and open up a gap during my stint, and hand over to Gary with a good lead. We’ve been on the podium this year on several occasions, but we haven’t won yet: I hope we’ll do it tomorrow. And I think we can. I also hope that the weather will be fine especially as I didn’t run in the wet this morning in free practice.”

02/08/2009

Formula Le Mans - 02/08/09
Portimao

Race 2 :

1. Jérome D'Ambrosio/Buttarelli
5. Chalandon/Enjalbert
10. Chanard/Duchene
11. Kraihamer/Scheier

Our driver Johan-Boris Scheier was leading the race till the pit-stop ...He was followed by Jerome D'Ambrosio, who could not pass him..
Super Jobo !!!

Dimitri Enjalbert: “We started further back today. Gary maybe took a little longer to get into the rhythm. After that he drove a superb race without the slightest mistake. When I got in I managed to carve my way up through the field fairly easily and scored the point for the fastest lap (officially the fastest lap was set by d’Ambrosio, but he was not allowed to score the point), and then I found myself behind Toulemonde. We had a great scrap and it was fun racing against him. I’d have liked to have won the battle but it wasn’t possible. Too bad! I can’t wait to be at the Nürburgring as it’s the circuit I like the most. It should be a good weekend for me!”

01/08/2009

Formula Le Mans - 01/08/09
Algarve

Race 1 :

Victory for Jerome D'Ambrosio !
podium for our drivers Dimitri Enjalbert and Gary Chalandon,
they finish at the 3rd position !!!!!
6 : Jobo Scheier & Dominik Kraihamer
11 : Damien Chanard & Thomas Duchene

Dimitri Enjalbert: “Qualifying didn’t go off very well for us. Since then we’ve improved the car’s handling, and that enabled me to fight my way up through the field in the opening stages. After I handed over to Gary we were given a drive –through penalty ‐ it’s a pity! Too bad for us! Gary is making more and more progress and that’s making things all the more interesting. I hope we’ll be fighting for the podium again tomorrow.”

Gary Chalandon: “The track was getting hotter and hotter towards the end and the car oversteered a lot. It wasn’t easy to keep Gavin behind me till the finish, but I managed.

Without the drive through, I think we could have had an even better result. I’m feeling more and more at home in the car. Dimitri did a superb stint in the race, and we know what we are capable of. I hope that we’ll be able to fight for podium finishes on a more regular basis from now on.”

Pit-stop was too fast for our team but also for other drivers, 5 in total.. Only 3 cars were penalized.. ...
Enjalbert/Chalandon and Scheier/Kraihamer.

Very nice race for the car number 6, Scheier and Kraihamer.

Thomas Duchene and Damien Chanard were discovering the Formula Le Mans category, and Damien Chanard was already in the good timing.

31/07/2009

Formula Le Mans - 31/07/09
Qualifying sessions ...

Qualif 1 :
4. Dimitri Enjalbert
5. Dominik Kraihamer
12. Thomas Duchene

Qualif 2 :
1. Jerome D'Ambrosio (team Dams)
2. Johan-Boris Scheier
8. Gary Chalandon
11. Damien Chanard

30/07/09

Formula Le Mans - 30/07/09
Algarve Portugal

Free practice 1 :
1. Dimitri Enjalbert et Gary Chalandon
2. Johan-Boris Scheier et Dominik Kraihamer
6. Jerome D'Ambrosio (team Dams)
10. Chanard et Duchene

Free practice 2 :
1. Jerome D'Ambrosio et Butarelli (team Dams)
6. Dominik Kraihamer et Johan-Boris Scheier
10. Gary Chalandon et Dimitri Enjalbert
12. Damien Chanard et Thomas Duchene

Dominik Kraihamer: “It’s my first time here and it’s a pretty amazing circuit. There are many corners without much visibility and in the race I think that’ll be a bit dangerous if there’s an accident. Everybody will have to be very careful. It’s all still very new for me as I drove the car for the first time at Le Mans and I’m slowly finding my feet. I haven’t yet worked out the right setup for the car, but we’re making progress with each lap. Tomorrow, the aim will be to finish on the rostrum. I’m still learning and all these efforts are good for my experience as my main aim is to prepare for the 2010 season.”

Johan-Boris Scheier: “It’s a real discovery! It’s not easy to find your marks as there are a lot of blind corners. Practice went off well even if we weren’t able to do a lot of setup work. But at Le Castellet, we did a lot of preparation for this event and we haven’t had any unpleasant surprises. Tomorrow, our aim will be a place on the front row.”

28/07/2009

Formula Le Mans - 29/07/09
Portimao - Portugal

The third round of the Formula Le Mans will take place on the new Algarve circuit in Portugal.
Our team will be present with 2 cars :

Gary Chalandon will team up with Dimitri Enjalbert, (we still remember their podium at Spa for the first race...)
Johan-Boris Scheier will be associated with the young Austrian driver Dominik Kraihamer
Thomas Duchêne will share the 3rd car with Damien Chanard

Our very good friend..Jerôme D'Ambrosio..!!! the GP2 driver will also be there for the Le Mans race, and to discover the track before the GP2 race in September.
To follow ... with a lot of interest..

20/07/2009

Eurocup Megane Trophy - Le Mans - Sunday 19/07/09

Race 2 : Forgotten the misfortunes of yesterday for Dimitri Enjalbert as he drove from pole position to take his fifth win of the season...
David Dermont is involved in the crash during the first lap of the race and could not continue.
Marlene Broggi will finish at the 13th position.

Standing drivers : Dim is now in 3rd position. 4 races to go, and 60 points to be distributed.
Standing teams : our team is currently in second position.

Dimitri Enjalbert: “I was very frustrated at having to retire before the start yesterday. Today, everything worked fine. The hardest moment of the race was the start. It’s always an incredible feeling to win in front of my family and friends. This will be a great memory for me.”

18/07/2009

Eurocup Megane Trophy - le Mans - Saturday 18/07/09

QUALIF : Double pole for Dimitri, David is 8th and 7th, Margot Laffite is 14 and 13th.

Race 1 : Transmission broken on the grid ... Dimitri can not start the race !!!!! Very difficult conditions for the race, all the drivers starting the race with slick tyres, .. Very heavy rain during the second part of the race. Our drivers remains with the slick tyres. But it is very difficult for them to stay on the track. Margot Laffite finished the race at a wonderful 6th position.. David Dermont was at 2nd position when he spuns , and finishes at the 7th position.
The mechanics are already working very hard to solve the problem on the car. Let's cross the fingers for tomorrow.

The Dim Team is supporting Dimitri at Le Mans !!!!!

12/07/2009

Spa-Francorchamps - Sunday July 12, 2009.

BTCS - Mazda RX 8
1 podium and 1 abandon ...

Race 1 : A few seconds after the start of the race, there is a crash in the "Raidilon". Stéphane Lemert can avoid the other cars. David Dermont will finish 3rd .. but the car has already some fuel pump problems.

Race 2 : There is now some rain.. The Mazda RX8 will even not finish the formation lap.. the car is in fire...Abandon for the Mazda.

25 H VW FUN CUP

6 cars for our team and after 25 Hours, ...
6 cars are finishing the race
1 very nice 14th place for the Boutsen Coyotte 1 (Vincent Hebert, Pascal Courrier, Olivier Wittmann, Olivier Lainé, Dimitri Enjalbert)

88th : number 322 (Lacroix, Sablain, Xalens and De Hoe)
99th : number 15 (Cauwe, Froissart, Hahn, Streff)
115th : number 333 (De Cock, Van Nieuwenhove, Jamar, Fascicolo)
116th : number 306 ( Bindels family, Abrams and Nicolas André)
124th : number 53 (Renner, Enjalbert, Deveze, Sarrea father and son)

See you next year in Fun Cup..

09/07/2009

Spa-Francorchamps - 9-12/07/09

25H FUN CUP : 6 BOUTSEN COYOTE Cars for our team..

BTCS Mazda RX8

The Mazda RX8 will participate to the BTCS races this week-end

at Spa-Francorchamps !!!

Thanks to the team for his great job .. after the engine problem during the 12 Hours race..
Let's cross the fingers...

Free practice; 5th position.

Drivers : David Dermont and Stéphane Lemeret

05/07/2009

Eurocup Megane Trophy - 05/07/09

Enjalbert, King of England !!!

Sunday, race 2 :

Starting from pole, Dimitri Enjalbert made a perfect start and went into the first turn in the lead, ahead of Giorgio Pantano, who had charged through from the second row.

Sunday : Race 2

4th wins for Dimitri !

Dimitri Enjalbert: “It’s been another perfect weekend! Giorgio Pantano was quicker than me at the start of the race, but we did a perfect pitstop and that gave me the win. Now I can head for Le Mans with bags of confidence, to try to do just as well there.”

General Classification : Dimitri is now 3rd (62 pts) behind Verschuur (87 pts) and
Hirschi (81 pts).
Everything is possible ...

05/07/2009

Eurocup Megane Trophy - Silverstone - 4-5 July

Dimitri, inPole ...aroid, ...!!! wins the first race of the week-end.. !!!
Next race is for this afternoon - more details to follow ..see you later

Kevin Boutsen ..

Dimitri Enjalbert (Boutsen Energy Racing) picked up where he left off in Budapest in Eurocup Mégane Trophy to claim his third win of the season, leading the first race at Silverstone from start to finish.

Dimitri Enjalbert: “It’s a very good day for me. I bagged two pole positions and it’s my third victory since the beginning of the season. I got off to a good start and attacked all-out to open up a lead over Mike Verschuur. I won here in FIA GT3 and so I like this circuit a lot.”

30/06/2009

Formula Le Mans - Le Castellet - Collective tests - 30/06/09

Fastest lap for our driver Johan-Boris Scheier !

14/06/09

Eurocup Megane Trophy - Budapest - 14/06/09

2 victories for Dimitri Enjalbert, !!!!

After his victory yesterday on the Hungarian track, Dimitri has again finished frist for the second race !!!
Perfect race, wonderful pit-stop, .... !!!
Dimitri is back in the Championship..
.
David finished 5th after a very good race. Marle Broggi is 17th.

Thierry Boutsen : "The tradition has been respected. It is perfect.. Congratulations to everybody"

Dimitri Enjalbert: “That’s done me a lot of good… I scored plenty of points for the championship, after a bad start in Barcelona. Then I was absent from Spa. So it will be really hard for me to go for the title, but I can hope and give it my best.“

13/06/09

Eurocup Megane Trophy - Budapest - 13/06/09

RACE 1 : WIN for Dimitri Enjalbert at Budapest !!!!!!

David is 8th, Margot Laffite is 21th.

Qualifying sessions :

Qualif 1	Qualif 2
3. Dimitri Enjalbert 8. David Dermont 16. Margot Laffite	2. Dimitri Enjalbert 6. David Dermont 16. Margot Laffite

1 race today, 1 race tomorrow.

Formula Le Mans - Le Mans - 13/06/09

The results :

6. Chalandon - Kraihamer
9. Beltoise - Abergel
12. Ballay - Scheier

12/06/2009

A full program for this week-end :

Eurocup Megane Trophy - 12-14/06/09

3 Megane for our team in Budapest, for 2 races (Eurocup Megane Trophy) :
Dimitri Enjalbert, David Dermont, the charming team, Marlene Broggi et Margot Laffite

The program for today : Collective Tests.

Coll tests 1 :
5. Dimitri Enjalbert (juste after Pantano, GP2 Champion)
10. David Dermont
19. Margot Laffite

Coll tests 2 :
3. Dimitri Enjalbert (behind Pantano..)
6. David Dermont
19. Marlene Broggi

Qualifying session and Race 1 for tomorrow, Saturday...

Formula Le Mans - Le Mans - 10-13/06/09

Qualif :

5. Chalandon - Kraihamer
6. Beltoise - Abergel
8. Ballay - Scheier

Johan Boris Scheier : « It is a extra ordinary track ... I am very happy to share the car with Pascal Ballay. It is a wonderful experience.. if we want to participate to the 24 Hours of Le Mans...one day. Tomorrow, Pascal Ballay will start the race. This will allow him to be with the other drivers and to be in the good rythm."»

Anthony Beltoise : «The Formula Le Mans is an accessible car, very easy to drive, even on that particular track. Very efficent in the corners. It is a real pleasure to drive with this car, here in Le Mans where i did not drive since .. 8 years. I hope we will have a nice race tomorrow with my teammate.Gabriel Abergel ! would like to be tomorrow to fight with the ohers. I am not more used to it. »

Gary Chalandon : « It is really not easy here. We don't have a lot of laps to learn..It is difficult to learn such a long track. ! The technical part of the track - the Porsche corners - need to be learned lap by lap. Yesterday, the wheather conditions were bad.. but today i have made a good qualifying session. »

10-13/06/2009

Formula Le Mans - Le Mans - 10-13/06/09

3 cars for our team,
free practice today,
qualifying session planned for tomorrow :

Car nr 5 : Pascal Ballay and Johan-Boris Scheier,
Car nr 6, Dimitri Enjalbert will race in Budapest for the Eurocup Megane Trophy, Dominik Kraihamer, from Austria will be the teammate of Gary Chalandon.
Car nr15, Anthony Beltoise and Gabriel Alberge.

Free practice:

6 : Gary Chalandon et Dominik Kraihamer

7 : Anthony Beltoise et Gabriel Alberge

11 : JB Scheier et Pascal Ballay

Qualif : Thursday 5 pm

06/06/2009

BTCS & CLIO 5-6/06/09
Spa- Francorchamps

Clio Cup Belgium :

Race 1 :

Very nice race for Joakim Lambotte who started in pole, but had some difficulties to remain at that position, he will finish 4th.

Nicolas Metairie, will finish 13th but 3rd Junior ranking.

It is his first podium.

Race 2 :

For this race, it is Nicolas Metairie who starts from the first rom.
Lambotte, Clio driver, (and Mazda this week-end) starts from the 10th position and finished at the 3rd position.

He is on the podium of the Clio Cup Belgium !!

Nicolas finished 11th but again 3rd for the Junior ranking ! ...

Nicolas Metairie

BTCS : 12H of Spa : the Mazda is very very competitive.

Qualif :

Best lap for the Mazda who was "too" quick, under the "pivot" time
She has to start from the 27 position.

12H race :

Started 27, Stéphane Lemeret is in 3rd position when he gives his wheel to David Dermont, after his first relay.

After the wins at Zolder, we begin to dream about a new victory.

Joakim Lambotte

Joakim Lambotte, the 3rd driver, is directly in the right times. The car is now leading the race...

Stéphane Lemeret is doing his relay, after him David Dermont.

But in the Combes, the car will stop ..maybe .. a broken engine.

The end of a beautiful adventure...

See you next time !! that 's race ..

05/06/2009

BTCS & CLIO - 5-6/06/09
Francorchamps : Qualif 1 & 2
Pole for Clio !!!
TheMazda .. too fast.. for the Qualif session

First row "Boutsen Energy" for the 2 Clio races:
Qualif 1 :
pole position for Joakim Lambotte just before Maxime Martin !!!!
Qualif 2 :
Nicolas Metairie in second position just after Maxime Martin 2 !!!!

In the BTCS, the Mazda was just too fast, passing the pivotal time of 1.27'..
She will have to leave from the 27th position.
Bouvy will be just behind.. he was also too fast during this session.
It's going to be exciting race
See you tomorrow ..

BTCS - 12 H Spa - 4-5-6 June
Free practice
Mazda : 2nd position!!!

David Dermont, Stéphane Lemeret and Joakim Lambotte will be our drivers for this long race.

Free practice : our Mazda is second after the Kia, and before the Renault Megane.
See you tomorrow ...

17/05/2009

MAZDA RX 8 : DOUBLE VICTORY at Zolder for David Dermont and Ludovic Sougnez !!!!

Pole Position for the Qualif 1 …

2 Victories,
on wet track for Race 1
on dry track for Race 2,

and best lap !!!

Olivier Lainé, David Dermont, Ludovic Sougniez

The Mazda RX 8 has won 2 races in the Belgian Touring Series Championship ..

Race 1 : pole position, Ludovic Sougnez is second after one lap, but takes the lead after a few minutes. It is raining. David Dermont will keep the gap when finishing the race in first position.... A lot of emotion for the team members and the drivers...

Race 2 : David, qualified 7th, has already some problem with the engine..He is 12th after one lap.. He will then drive like crazy and when Ludovic Sougnez takes the car, he is 4th position. Everybody is looking at the timing board.

Ludovic Sougnez becomes 3rd, and then second, and finish the race is FIRST position with a gap of 9 seconds. And the best lap...!!!!

Congratulations to the team members and drivers for their wonderful job !!!

14/05/2009

BTCS - Zolder - 15-17 May 2009
Pole position for the Mazda RX 8 !!

First qualifying session for the first race; wet track.. Ludovic Sougnez, team mate of David Dermont, has realised the pole position.

Second qualifying session tomorrow, Saturday. The 2 races are planned for Sunday at 11 am and 4 pm.

10/05/2009

Formula Le Mans - Spa - 8-10/05/09

Podium on Saturday : - Race 1

"1 place to win " : dixit Thierry Boutsen

still waiting for the race 2 classification

Course 1 : Pole, for Dimitri Enjalbert who was leading the first part of the race, he was first when giving his wheel to Gary Chalandon. They will finish at the second position.

NIce race too for Jean-Michel and Maxime Martin, the father and the son, they realize the 4th position !

Pascal Ballay and Johan-Boris Scheier will finish at the 10th position. The championship has started ...

08/05/2009

Formula Le Mans - Spa-Francorchamps 08-10/05/09

Qualif 1 :
1. Enjalbert
8. JM Martin
10. Ballay

Qualif 2 :
3. M Martin
4. Scheier
9. Chalandon

Gary Chalendron et Dimitri Enjalbert, deux candidats sérieux à la victoire pour ce premier rendez-vous de la saison.

Gary Chalandon et son équipier Dimitri Enjalbert

08/05/2009

Formula Le Mans - Spa - 8-10 May

Free practices :
3 : Chalandon - Enjalbert
7 : Ballay - Scheier
10 : Maxime et Jean-Miichel Martin

Eurocup Megane Trophy - Barcelone - 18-19 avril 09

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