24h Le Mans
After the press conference on the 18th of September 2010 on the Zhuhai circuit with Rémy Brouard, Directeur Général of the l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the preparations for the third and final event of the first Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (5th - 7th November) are accelerating.
The official poster of the 1000km of Zhuhai has been unveiled. It encapsulates perfectly the excitement of the two previous rounds at Silverstone and Road Atlanta. The Zhuhai International Circuit (ZIC) will be the setting for the final round of the two great battles of ILMC in 2010; Peugeot vs Audi in prototypes, and Porsche vs Ferrari in LM GT2. It is a contest of sport and technology; Peugeot and Audi compete with two different approaches to competition diesel engines, while the presence (outside classification) of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid emphasises the willingness of manufacturers and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest to prepare for the future. Ferrari embodies the rich and captivating endurance legend of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
A race that promises 1,000 km of thrilling competition...
Thirty television channels have already expressed their intention to broadcast all or part of this first major endurance race to be held in China, an event destined to become a benchmark in this motorsport discipline. Among them are five Chinese networks, including Zhuhai TV (live TV) and the national broadcaster CCTV, the two major European specialist cable networks, Motors TV and Eurosport, Speed Channel in the Americas, as well as national network TV2 in Denmark (the birthplace of Tom Kristensen - eightfold winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans).
Such coverage, not to mention the significant representation from printed media and radio, represents a potential audience of hundreds of millions, who will be privileged witnesses to this tremendous development of international endurance racing that has the 24 Hours of Le Mans as its flagship .
