Lucas Ordonez and Team on Class Pole at Sebring

GT Academy Other March 19th, 2011 by Jordan

As you know, GT Academy winner Lucas Ordonez has made huge strides in his racing career and is now competing in the 2011 International Le Mans Cup. The series kicks off today with the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida, and Lucas’ team, Signatech Nissan, are already off to a great start scoring class pole in the LMP2 category!

The green flag drops at Sebring on 10 A.M. this morning. Head over to Sebring’s official website for more information on how to watch or listen to the race. Best of luck to Lucas and Signatech!

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  1. March 19th, 2011 at 9:01 am - #
    theArmourKing

    GOOD LUCK, LUCAS!

  2. March 19th, 2011 at 8:47 am - #
    nosh

    the radio site is http://www.radiolemans.com, the webstream at espn3 is pretty dodgy as it keeps on freezing and the like. justin.tv or RU is probs the best bet

    • March 19th, 2011 at 8:50 pm - #
      rb26x

      Does justin.tv have the video stream and does it freeze up as much as espn3?

  3. March 19th, 2011 at 8:18 am - #
    Streaker

    Trivia: Steve McQueen almost won the 1970 race. They were preparing for the upcoming Le Mans movie. There is a site with an article called Steve McQueen LE MANS & BEYOND GRATUITOUS 1970s RACING GOODNESS that has the story and lots of photos.

    • March 19th, 2011 at 1:56 pm - #
      CarBastard

      Further Trivia: He was driving with a cast and a broken limb if I’m not mistaken. When the race was over he climbed out of his Solar Productions Porsche with a molten cast and cursing with pain.

  4. March 19th, 2011 at 8:15 am - #
    Streaker

    Full coverage starts this morning on the ESPN3 site and if you are outside the States you can see it on the ALMS site. The LMPs were averaging over 120 mph a lap, this is going to be a great race. Google alms spotter guide and you will find a site that has a downloadable livery guide. There is also a radio site that will be broadcasting during the race if you can’t get ESPN3. You probably can find it on one of the rebroadcast sites though.

  5. March 19th, 2011 at 7:48 am - #
    McClarenDesign

    Great job, Lucas! I’ll be watching, and hope to see you score a win!

  6. March 19th, 2011 at 7:21 am - #
    Big Ron

    I see, it was Soheil Ayari

  7. March 19th, 2011 at 7:21 am - #
    JesseDeya

    Well done Lucas, it never fails to amaze me how well he has done. I’ll admit, I’m more than a little bit jealous (and I fly very fast planes for a living).

  8. March 19th, 2011 at 7:13 am - #
    catvlek2

    FIRST!!! :D

    • March 19th, 2011 at 7:20 am - #
      Big Ron

      And who has driven the pole time?

    • March 19th, 2011 at 11:43 am - #
      Tintorera

      Lucas’ team mate Soheil Ayari set the PP time.
      Impressive that Lucas is driving 12H of Sebring in an LMP2 car just 2/3 years after playing GT Academy. Well done!!!

    • March 20th, 2011 at 4:51 am - #
      GTP_scaramanga

      @Catvlek2
      Look at all the comments below and think about what they add to the discussion. Now consider your comment and how it makes you look a total tool.

      Well done Lucas, good luck for the series.