Race car driver and Chopard’s ambassador Romain Dumas wins the 94th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb


Race car driver and Chopard’s ambassador Romain Dumas wins the 94th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Chopard, is proud to congratulates Romain Dumas for his victory. Dumas claimed victory at the second oldest motor sports race in America, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs. This victory came one week after Romain Dumas’ won the 24 Hours of le Mans 2016.

A week after his 24 Hours of Le Mans victory, Romain Dumas took home a historic victory in the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2016. In the event’s 100th anniversary, he becomes the first Frenchman to win twice overall, as well as the first driver to take Le Mans and Pikes Peak victories in the same season.

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Driving the Norma M20 RD Limited Spec-2016, Romain Dumas signed the second fastest time ever recorded (8:51.445) which made him the 94th winner of the legendary “Race to the Clouds”.

Following positive practice sessions, Romain was the first « car » competitor to make the run on the race day. At the end of the legendary 20km climb with 156 corners and a summit of over 14,000 feet, he established the reference point, a time that would not be beaten.

  • It’s incredible! To win the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Pikes Peak within days, it’s beyond my dreams ! » admits Romain Dumas.
  • I have no words to explain the work put in by the team, especially this week. This team is my pride. The guys didn’t sleep while they were putting the car back together. We really had our backs to the wall but we did it. This event is so unique. Pikes Peak has a point in common with Le Mans : you never know what to expect.

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The same determination to push boundaries drives Chopard when designing and developing its mechanical watches such as the Superfast collection dedicated to motor racing which Romain Dumas is wearing.

Timing, precision and performance. the Superfast Chronograph

For the second year, Chopard is the Official Timing Partner of Romain Dumas’ team for Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Perfectly in line with the spirit of the Superfast watch collection, this partnership is an extension of Chopard’s longstanding commitment to automotive sports and to the partnership with Porsche Motorsport team. In 2014, Chopard became “Official Timing Partner” of Porsche Motorsport for the German racing team’s grand comeback to endurance competition. That same year, in honour of this exclusive partnership, Chopard launched a Superfast chronograph inspired by the Porsche 919 Hybrid competing in the World Endurance Championship LMP1 category.

 

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