September 2004 Johnny returns to Champion Champion Racing press release August 31, 2004 ? Team ADT Champion Racing is excited to announce the addition of a second Audi R8 LMP1 ?prototype? to contest the two remaining American Le Mans Series races at Road Atlanta (Petit Le Mans) and the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Johnny Herbert, former Formula 1 Driver, 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and popular American Le Mans Series driver will return to the United States along with up and coming Audi ?works? driver Pierre Kaffer. Herbert and Kaffer will join ADT Champion Racing regulars JJ Lehto and Marco Werner to pilot a second, identically prepared Audi R8. Veteran driver Johnny Herbert is no stranger to U.S. road courses and especially not to Team ADT Champion Racing. Herbert joined ADT Champion Racing in their maiden year (2001) and quickly earned the team three podium finishes. Herbert returned again with ADT Champion Racing in 2002 and 2003 and continually brought home more podium finishes for the team including the 12 Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, and other American Le Mans Series races. Pierre Kaffer, a new member to the Audi ?factory? squad, began his racing career in Karting in 1990. In 1995 he won the German Formula Ford Championship and in 1996 he won the German Formula Opel Championship. He quickly moved on to compete in the German Formula 3 Championship, Porsche Carerra Cup and Supercup races before earning a coveted spot with Audi AG in 2004. ?We are very happy to announce Johnny Herbert and Pierre Kaffer as the drivers for our 2nd ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 car,? said Team Owner Dave Maraj. ?We look forward to Johnny driving for Champion again. He was a huge asset during the three years he drove for us.? Herbert and Kaffer currently drive for the two-car customer Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx that competed this year at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and in the newly created Le Mans Endurance Series. Although they compete with different cars (Herbert with co-driver Jamie Davies and Kaffer with co-driver Allan McNish) collectively the Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx team has been on the podium at every event this year, including four 1st place finishes. Johnny Herbert said: "I am really happy to have this opportunity to race in the last two races of the ALMS series with Champion Racing. I have missed not racing with them this season and it will be good to get back into the team and see everybody again. "I have raced against Pierre Kaffer in the LMES championship this year and I know him to be a very good driver, I am looking forward to having him as my teammate. "This is going to be a great challenge, the Audi R8 has won six of the ALMS races this year and having been given the opportunity to win Petit Le Mans again I intend to do just that. I am also looking forward to finishing the series on a high note at Laguna Seca.? Herbert and Kaffer will pilot the No. 2 ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 at Petit Le Mans September 23-25 and again at the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca October 14 ? 16. Johnny joins Maserati at Imola Three-time grand prix winner Johnny Herbert has joined the driving strength for Maserati's FIA GT Championship challenge with its MC12 supercar. Herbert drove the car for the first time at Mugello yesterday. He will partner Fabrizio De Simone in the car's debut race at Imola on September 5. Fellow ex-F1 driver Mika Salo and Andrea Bertolini will share the other car. 
Both Herbert and Salo pronounced themselves happy with the development of the new Maserati MC12 ahead of its debut. Johnny said: "I am more than satisfied because we signed the agreement a few days ago and the first test at Mugello went extremely well. The MC12 is a pleasant car to drive. Comfort is very important in races of this type. A car has to be set up in two specific ways for two different drivers and I think that the perfect combination has been found". Every effort is made to ensure factual accuracy but no
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