With a back to back win at the 6 Hours of Silverstone on 11th September, following their victory at Imola in July, Rebellion Racing have scored enough points to secure victory in the Le Mans Series Manufacturers' Championship for Lola-Toyota with one race still to go.
Rebellion Racing's Lola-Toyota cars feature chassis technology from Lola and a 3.4-litre petrol engine supplied by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), the Toyota RV8KLM. This first manufacturer win for Lola-Toyota has been achieved less than 12 months since the team's Lola-Toyota test car completed its first evaluation tests in Spain and Portugal. The team's Lola-Toyota LMP1 cars have secured two wins, at Imola and Silverstone, and five podium finishes in just eight Le Mans Series starts this season. At the Le Mans 24 Hours this year one of the team's Lola-Toyotas won the unofficial LMP1 petrol classification, with sixth place overall. The team will be in action again this week at Estoril in Portugal for the finale of the Le Mans Series, with the target of winning both the Teams' and Drivers' championships.
Alexandre Pesci, REBELLION Racing Team Principal:
"I am very pleased for all the Rebellion Racing members and fans to achieve such an incredible result.
Winning the Manufacturers' Championship in the first year of our relationship with TMG, and also for the last year of LMP1 cars in the Le Mans Series, is a great reward for all parties involved.
I am extremely happy for what Bart and the whole team have achieved this year thanks to their dedication, professionalism and efforts. I am sure that Hugh would be proud of them.
