Rick Kiewiet Photography

It wasn’t until after my vacation I had the time to edit all pics from the Nürburgring, but now they’re up! You’ll find them by clicking here or by navigating to the “Events”-section.

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2017 FIA WEC – 6h Nürburgring

2017 FIA WEC – 6h Nürburgring

2017 FIA WEC – 6h Nürburgring

2017 FIA WEC – 6h Nürburgring

2017 FIA WEC – 6h Nürburgring

It took me quite a while to edit, but I’ve uploaded the pics from the 24hrs of Le Mans! Take a look here or in the “Events” section! I will upload higher quality pictures soon on my flickr.com and facebook page.

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I’ve added the last and final batch of pics of the FIA WEC – Prologue 2017 @ Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Find them here or in the “Events” section! For high quality albums, visit my Flickr page, and if you like follow me on instagram!

Here’s a small taste…

Even though the 6hrs of Silverstone is well underway, I added part 2 of the WEC Prologue pics! Find them here or in the “Events” section!

Find them here or in the “Events”-section!

Took me quite a while to edit over 6000 pics (still not done… :-P), but the first selection of pictures is now online! Find them here or through the “Events” section.

I will add more pictures within a couple of days, so make sure to check back regurlary! Or check my Instagram account here.

I just returned from the official WEC testdays at the incredible track of Monza in Italy. Lot’s of photo’s to edit, but they’ll be up soon!

Also, I’m planning on writing a piece about good photospots at the Monza track. Be sure to check back regularly!

In 2017 there will be a new, completely Dutch LMP2-entry for the 24hrs of Le Mans by the name of Racing Team Nederland. Two of their drivers raced in the 2016 support race “Road to Le Mans”: former Le Mans victor for Jaguar Jan Lammers and Jumbo-supermarket owner Frits van Eerd, both now Bronze-category drivers.

They will be accompanied by former F1 driver and 11-time race winner, but Le Mans-rookie Rubens Barrichello.

If they still need a photographer, they know where to find me… ;-P

In a speech in front of employees from Audi’s Motorsport Department today, Rupert Stadler, chairman of the board of Audi, announced the brand’s withdrawal from the FIA World Endurance Championship. Focus shifts towards the Formula E and World Rallycross championships. It’s DTM entry is continued and not influenced by it’s withdrawal from WEC. The withdrawal probably has to do with Audi’s upcoming fully electric models in 2018, the financial implications of “dieselgate” for the Volkswagen Group and increasing political pressure in some countries to ban diesel engines, which Audi uses in the WEC, in general.

Present at the 24 hours of Le Mans since 1999, Audi only missed victory in that year (BMW), 2003 (Bentley) and 2009 (Peugeot). In 2015 and 2016, Audi had to let the honours go to Porsche. They were victorious 13 times in 18 years.

Pierre Fillon (ACO president) and Gérard Neveu (CEO of FIA WEC) both stated that although this is a big loss to the championship and the 24 hours of Le Mans, one door closes and another opens. Gérard Neveu was even quoted saying “One manufacturer is leaving, others will soon be arriving”. Of those “others”, currently only BMW is sure to enter the GTE class with a factory entry in 2018.

Sad to see them go, I hope new manufacturers enter quickly!

#8 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 – Lucas Di Grassi, Loïc Duval, Oliver Jarvis

#8 AUDI R18 e-tron Hybrid – Lucas DI GRASSI, LoÏc DUVAL & Oliver JARVIS

#8 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 – Lucas Di Grassi, Loïc Duval, Oliver Jarvis

#8 Audi R18 Hybrid – O. Jarvis, L. Di Grassi, L. Duval

#7 AUDI R18 e-tron Hybrid – Marcel FÄSSLER, André LOTTERER & Benoît TRELUYER

#7 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 – Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer

#8 AUDI R18 e-tron Hybrid – Lucas DI GRASSI, LoÏc DUVAL & Oliver JARVIS

#7 AUDI R18 e-tron Hybrid – Marcel FÄSSLER, André LOTTERER & Benoît TRELUYER

#8 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 – Lucas Di Grassi, Loïc Duval and Oliver Jarvis. Winners of the FIA WEC 6hrs of Spa-Francorchamps

sources:

https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-with-new-motorsport-strategy-formula-e-instead-of-wec-6980

http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/official-fia-wec-and-aco-statements-regarding-audi-s-announcement-_4512.html

Due to vacation a little later than usual, but I’ve added the first selection of pics from the ADAC GT-Masters and TCR Germany at Circuitpark Zandvoort. Find them here or in the “Events”-section!

Enjoy!