G-Drive Racing wins 6 Hours of Silverstone
G-Drive Racing wins 6 Hours of Silverstone
21 April 2014On20April, the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) kicked off atSilverstone (UK). Russia’s G-Drive Racing team, sponsored byGazprom Neft’s G-Drive premium fuel brand, finished first inthe 6Hours ofSilverstone race.
This year, G-Drive Racing has anew technical partner: the reigning FIA WECchampions, French team OAK Racing. The G-Drive team includes drivers Olivier Pla, Julien Canal, and Russian driver Roman Rusinov, who isracing for G-Drive for the third year inarow. The new FIA WEC season sees G-Drive Racing inthe #26 Morgan-Nissan LMP2.
Russian team G-Drive Racing secures victory in6Hours ofSilverstone race
“In2013, G-Drive Racing finished inbronze medal position atthese championships: the first podium finish for aRussian team inthe history ofthe FIA WEC. This isthe third year running that wehave taken part inendurance racing. The team has been undergoing serious preparation inthe run-up tothis season, has gained invaluable experience, and has every chance ofimproving onits previous result. The result ofthe first race speaks for itself”, commented Gazprom Neft Regional Sales Director and Project Manager for G-Drive Racing Alexander Krylov.
Photograph (left toright): Roman Rusinov, Julien Canal, Olivier Pla
The championship will run until
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Gazprom Neft’s G-Drive Racing project supports Russian motorsports. Aspart ofthe project, Gazprom Neft sponsors G-Drive Racing, which iscompeting inthe FIA World Endurance Championship inthe LMP2 class aswell asinthe new European championship, the Blancpain Sprint Series (previously the FIA GTSprint).
G-Drive isanext-generation fuel available atGazprom Neft filling stations. This premium fuel contains additives that increase engine power byupto12%, improve acceleration byupto1.8seconds, and offer first-rate protection for engine fuel systems.
The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) isone ofthe five largest world series held bythe Fédération Internationale del’Automobile (FIA), alongside Formula1. The championship features eight stages spanning three continents: Austin (USA), Spa (Belgium), LeMans (France), Silverstone (UK), Sao Paolo (Brazil), the Kingdom ofBahrain, Fuji (Japan), and Shanghai (China). The24 Hours ofLeMans, aWECstage, isone ofthe three most prestigious races inthe world alongside the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix. Over 310,000 spectators cheer onthe drivers atLeMans every year.
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