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 Rebellion Racing achieved another milestone
at Fuji Speedway by winning the first FIA
Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams in history. -
Winner of the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1
Teams
- 4th and 7th places overall at the 2012 6 Hours
of Fuji
- 1st and 4th places in LMP1 Privateer entrants
- Nicolas Prost and Neel Jani move to 3rd in the
FIA WEC Drivers World Championship
- 5th win of the season (Spa, Le Mans,
Silverstone, Sao Paulo and Fuji)
In the inaugural season of the FIA World
Endurance Championship, Rebellion Racing has
confirmed its place as the best LMP1 private
team in World endurance racing. 2012 has seen
the team achieve all of its objectives : first
privateer at Le Mans 24 Hours and first
privateer in the FIA WEC.
Rebellion Racing is really honored to offer such
a great result to our main partners : Rebellion
Timepieces, LEMO Connectors, Lotus cars, Harwood,
Tornos and Swiss Interim.
All through the season, Neel Jani, Nicolas Prost,
Andrea Belicchi and Harold Primat have collected
important wins and precious points through quick
and reliable driving in a remarkable team
spirit.
The engineers have had a key role of the
improving the cars' performance throughout the
season in front of strong competition with the
HPD-Hondas getting quicker and quicker race
after race.
All the mechanics have worked hard and at the
higest level all season long, evidenced by the
fact that both cars have finished all the races
so far.
Toyota Motorsport GmbH and Toyota Racing
engineers in Japan have supported the team and
have been an invaluable partner for the second
year in a row. Winning the FIA Endurance Trophy
for LMP1 Teams here in Japan is a fitting reward
for their efforts and contribution. The Toyota
RV8KLM engines have always been powerful, strong
and reliable.
In achieving this Championship win, the
Rebellion Racing Team extends its thanks to our
tyre supplier, Michelin, who have always
provided the team with a first class service.
The cars have benefited from the quality of the
Michelin tyres which have been quick, consistant
and durable at each race around the World.
Rebellion Racing's cars led the Privateer race
in the 6 Hours of Fuji from the start to the
chequered flag, in the early stages of the race
with the #13 Lola-Toyota and not long afterwards
with the #12 sister car. Neel Jani and Nicolas
Prost won their fourth race of the season after
clinching their fourth pole yesterday. Andrea
Belicchi and Harold Primat were forced to change
strategy after first pitstop and were delayed.
Nicolas Prost Lola-Toyota #12 :
"The team has reached its goal today ! We did a
perfect season this year : we secured the FIA
Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams, winning five
races in seven. We've had a super race today.
All week during the free practice sessions, we
ran the car with high fuel and old tyres, so our
laptimes weren't spectacular, but we found a
good setup and, in doing so, a good car for the
race. The team is definitely not the same team
that I joined in 2009; it has advanced and we
are now a team that is able to consistently race
for the top place of privateer LMP1 field.
Neel Jani Lola-Toyota #12 :
"By finishing in fourth place overall, we
achieved the maximum result we could expect in
today's race. We have had the week-end we wanted
! We secured the Teams' title, that was our main
goal for this season, and are now third in the
FIA WEC Drivers World Championship. The fight
for the drivers' Championship podium is in our
own hands.
Andrea Belicchi Lola-Toyota #13 :
" With car #13, we didn't get the race result
that we were expecting this weekend, we were in
contention, but didn't reach the podium. But,
the team has done a good job all season and we
are all rewarded by this Championship win. I'm
very happy for the team."
Harold Primat Lola-Toyota #13 :
I'm really delighted by the success of the
team. With Andrea and all the #13 crew, we
played our part in the win of the FIA Endurance
LMP1 Trophy bringing a win and precious points
to the teams classification and helping to
improve the cars along the way. I'm happy to
have contributed to this. I do appreciate the
team I joined this season. It's a small sized
team compared to Aston Martin. There's a family
spirit and I'm amazed by all the energy and
passion that every member of the team brings to
win. This is a really open-minded team where
every one can bring his own experience/ideas to
improve the cars. This team works very hard in a
very good atmosphere. That's surely why such a
sized team can race for the best places of the
World endurance privateer field, just behind the
works hybrid cars...
Bart Hayden REBELLION Racing Team Manager :
" The FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams has
been our target this season and we've won it
with still one race to go! It's an amazing
result, but fully deserved by each and every
member of the Team who have all strived so hard
for this success. The drivers drove sensibly as
well as quickly today, managing to keep out of
trouble, whilst still lighting up the timing
screens. The engineers and mechanics have tuned
and prepared the cars to the highest level all
year and our finishing record and results this
season show that. I'd like to thank Michelin for
the great tyres, Toyota Motorsport GmbH and
their colleagues from Toyota Motorsport Division
who have been here supporting us this weekend
and our major partners at Rebellion Timepieces
and LEMO Connectors; it's a Team championship
that we have won, and we have all won it
together.
We're also looking forward to the final WEC
round in Shanghai, we'll go there with no
pressure, and perhaps we'll even find time for a
small celebration there too!"
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