REBELLION Racing has raced Lola-Rebellion to the top of the LMP1 Manufacturer pointsstandings after four rounds of the 2010 Le Mans Series. With 84 points, Lola-Rebellion isleading in front of Peugeot (82), Lola-Aston Martin (75) and Audi (54).
The combined efforts of Lola, Sebah Automotive, Engine Developments and RebellionTimepieces to build and develop the Lola-Rebellion since last winter have brought that result.Both Lola-Rebellions from REBELLION Racing will head to the 1000 km of Silverstone, thefinal round of the 2010 Le Mans Series, from 10 to 12 September, with the strong aim ofwinning the manufacturer’s trophy.
Winning the LMP1 Le Mans Series Manufacturers Championship would be a historical result,in front of « factory » teams like Peugeot, Audi or Aston Martin and would be just reward forthe core values of technology, quality and teamwork shared by Lola, Sebah Automotive,Engine Developments and Rebellion Timepieces.
Bart HAYDEN, REBELLION Racing Team Manager:
« We really want to win the Le Mans Series Manufacturer Championship. This award wouldmean a lot for us, the win would be a fantastic result for a private team like ours. With SebahAutomotive, we have been an active part of this project from the beginning and we would liketo engrave the Lola-Rebellion name in Le Mans history as the final manufacturer to win in thecurrent LMP1 regulations. The team have improved at each outing with the Lola-Rebellion,we should have confidence in the pace of our cars and our determination will be strong forthe best possible results at Silverstone.»
Alexandre PESCI, CEO REBELLION Timepieces:« We are proud to have been at the core of this project. We were attracted by the idea of theREBELLION engine being not just a rebranding, but a technological partnership betweenRebellion Timepieces and (Judd) Engine Developments Limited.
The REBELLION engine received new components and a new and specific enginemanagement system to improving the performance of the package. We have alreadyreceived benefits from the synergy of Rebellion Time pieces associating the brand with a raceengine. Winning the LMP1 Manufacturers Championship would be enormous for ourcompany.»
