Press Release Sunday 20 July 2014
SPARCO TEAMS SECURE 1-2 IN AUSTRIA AS ELMS
TAKES CHARGE OF THE RED BULL RING
The fourth round of the 2014 European Le Mans Series proved to be a fantastic one for Sparco
as two of its teams secured a tremendous 1-2 finish around the Red Bull Ring. In hot
conditions that played to the strengths of Sparco’s EXTREMA RS-10 and Superleggera
overalls, the Sparco supported teams came to the fore with Signatech-Alpine taking the victory
ahead of JOTA Sport. The Signatech-Alpine squad, which is made up of drivers Paul-Loup
Chatin, Nelson Panciatici and Oliver Webb, had a strong race to overcome a qualifying
disadvantage, and now lead the ELMS standings with two races of the season remaining at
Paul Ricard and Estoril. JOTA Sport’s trio Filipe Albuquerque, Simon Dolan and Harry
Tincknell, helped the team to follow-up its LMP2 win at Le Mans with another fine podium,
having secured pole position for the four-hour spectacle. It was a thrilling battle for the victory
today as the leading two teams were separated by just 15 seconds after the four hours. The
Superleggera race suits did their job well in the conditions to enable the drivers to focus on the
racing as they tussled for positions and gave spectators an enjoyable ELMS battle around the
4.574km Red Bull Ring. The EXTREMA RS-10 suit was also in action today with Pierre Ragues
as he was also embroiled in the podium battle early on before NewBlood by Morand Racing
had to settle eventually for fifth place. Sparco’s Motorsport Manager Daniela Vignale commented: “This was the final ELMS round
for a few months as the series heads into its summer break but what a great result for Sparco’s
teams. It was great to see Signatech-Alpine claim their first win of 2014 and to take the overall
lead of the ELMS classification with two rounds remaining. Our Superleggera race suits are
well experienced in the sorts of conditions faced in Austria this weekend so it was pleasing to
see them also represented on the podium with JOTA Sport finishing in second: a Sparco 1-2.
Well done also to Pierre Ragues for showing strong pace in his runs wearing our state-of-theart EXTREMA RS-10, whose cooling capabilities have been advantageous in this weekend’s
racing. We look forward to seeing the ELMS back in action in September where we hope to
continue with Sparco-backed teams leading the way!”
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