RML AD GROUP and the LE MANS 24 HOURS

Since 2004, RML AD Group has competed annually in the Le Mans 24 Hours - the pinnacle of international sportscar racing and the one of the toughest motor racing events of its kind anywhere in the world.

It is a trial of man and machine where merely taking the chequered flag is considered an achievement that ranks equal to winning many lesser races. To stand on the podium at Le Mans is something that many drivers include high on their list of racing aspirations. Few tick that box, but Mike Newton and Thomas Erdos have done it twice with RML AD Group. They took the LMP2 class for the first time in 2005, and then followed that with a second successive victory in 2006.

Each year they are joined by a third driver. Sharing that first win with the two RML regulars in 2005 was Warren Hughes, former Formula 3 champion and an ex-works driver for MG. The following year their success was shared with 1988 overall Le Mans winner, Andy Wallace - the only contemporary sportscar driver to have won all the major "classics". In 2009 the RML Lola Mazda was co-driven by American racer Chris Dyson. In 2010, that third seat was once again occupied by Andy Wallace, and the trio finished third in LMP2, eighth overall. In 2011 the team returned with the Honda ARX-01d HPD and a new "third" driver in Ben Collins, finishing 4th in LMP2.

The links below can be used to explore full details of the team's visits to the famous La Sarthe circuit.

Year	Dates	Car	Drivers	Link
2011	11th-12th June	Honda ARX-01d HPD	Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos, Ben Collins
2010	12th-13th June	Lola B08/80 HPD	Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos, Andy Wallace
2009	13th-14th June	Lola Mazda B08/86	Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos, Chris Dyson
2008	14th-15th June	MG Lola EX265	Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos, Andy Wallace
2007	16th-17th June	MG Lola EX264	Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos, Andy Wallace
2006	15th-16th June	MG Lola EX264	Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos, Andy Wallace
2005	18th-19th June	MG Lola EX264	Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos, Warren Hughes

Please click on the link to visit the report and coverage for each year of the Le Mans 24 Hours. Please note that some of these links will take you to our companion website at www.mg-lola.com.