Champion Racing was a sports car racing team based in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. Founded in 1994 by Dave Maraj, a former rally driver from Trinidad, as the motorsport wing of the Champion Motors car dealership, the team has campaigned various Porsches and Audis in North American road racing series. Champion Racing's extensive record includes a win at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2005, and 5 straight American Le Mans Series LMP1 championships, 2 as a private team and 3 as a factory team under the name Audi Sport North America.
Champion Racing's Audi R8 during the 2005 Petit Le Mans.
2005 Petit Le Mans
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Miller Motorsports Park
The 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans was a non-championship 24-hour automobile endurance race held from 18 to 19 June 2005, at the Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, for teams of three drivers each entering Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring cars. It was the 73rd running of the event, as organised by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 5 June. Approximately 230,000 people attended the race.
A bronze plaque with the handprints of the overall winners.
The No. 16 Pescarolo Sport C60 took overall pole position in the hands of Emmanuel Collard during the final qualifying session.
Tom Kristensen (pictured in 2006) took over from Jacky Ickx as the driver with the most overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.