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78th Edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours



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I've never made a race thread before, but here is the thread for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours

Created in 1923, the most famous endurance race in the world conveys values of sportsmanship, of challenge and technologies which men, car manufacturers and the major makes seek to make their own, whether by taking part in the race, standing out through their achievements, or by becoming partners.





Circuit Information

Race Distance: 24 Hours Endurance
Course: Circuit De La Sarthe
Surface: Asphalt
Circuit Length: 13.629 km
Lap Record: 3:18.513 (247.160 km/h) in 2008 S.SarrazinPeugeot 908 HDI



Le Mans Entries

LMP1
1     TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL  (FRA) Wurz, Gene, Davidson
2     TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL  (FRA) Minassian, Sarrazin, Montagny
3     PEUGEOT SPORT TOTAL  (FRA) Bourdais, Lamy, Pagenaud
4     TEAM ORECA MATMUT  (FRA) Panis, Lapierre, Duval
5     BEECHDEAN MANSELL  (GBR) Mansell Family
6     AIM TEAM ORECA MATMUT  (FRA) Ayari, Andre, Meyrick
7     AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST  (DEU) Kristensen, Capello, McNish
8     AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST  (DEU) Lotterer, Fassler, Treluyer
9     AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA  (DEU) Rockenfeller, Bernhard, Dumas
11     DRAYSON RACING  (GBR) Drayson, Cocker, Pirro
12     REBELLION RACING  (CHE) Prost, Janni, Andretti
13     REBELLION RACING  (CHE) Belicchi, Boullion, Smith
14     KOLLES  (DEU) Albers, Tucker, Rodrigues
15     KOLLES  (DEU) Bakkerud, Jarvis, Bouchut
19     MICHAEL LEWIS/AUTOCON  (USA) Lewis, Willman, Burgess
007   ASTON MARTIN RACING  (GBR) Primat, Mucke, Fernandez
008     SIGNATURE PLUS  (FRA) Ragues, Ickx, Mailleux
009     ASTON MARTIN RACING  (GBR) Turner, Barazi, Hancock
LMP2
24     OAK RACING  (FRA) Nicolet, Hein, Yvon
25     RML  (GBR) Newton, Erdos, Wallace
26     HIGHCROFT RACING  (USA) Brabham, Franchitti, Werner
28     RACE PERFORMANCE AG Bruneau, Rostan, Meichtry
29     RACING BOX SRL  (ITA) Pirri, Cioci, Perazzini
35     OAK RACING  (FRA)     Lahaye, Moreau, Charouz
37     GERARD WELTER  (FRA) Salini, Salini, Gommendy
38     PEGASUS RACING  (FRA) Schell, Da Rocha, Zollinger
39     KSM  (DEU) Pourtales, Noda, Kennard
40     QUIFEL - ASM TEAM  (PRT) Amaral, Pla, Hughes
41     TEAM BRUICHLADDICH  (GBR) Ojjeh, Greaves, Chalandon
42     STRAKKA RACING  (GBR) Leventis, Watts, Kane
LMGT1
50     LARBRE COMPETITION  (FRA) Berville, Canal, Gardel
52     LARBRE COMPETITION  (DEU) Nygaard, Enge, Kox
60     MATECH COMPETITION  (CHE) Mutsch, Grosjean, Hirschi
61     MATECH COMPETITION  (CHE) Gachnang, Frey, Allemann
69     JLOC  (JPN) Yogo, Yamanishi, Iiri
70     MARC VDS RACING TEAM  (BEL) De Doncker, Leinders, Palttala
72     LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES  (FRA) Gregoire, Policand, Hart
73     LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES  (FRA) Jousse, Maassen, Goueslard
LMGT2
63     CORVETTE RACING  (USA) Magnussen, O'Connell, Garcia
64     CORVETTE RACING  (USA) Gavin, Beretta, Collard
75     PROSPEED COMPETITION  (BEL) Splunteren, Hommerson, Machiels
76     IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT  (FRA) Narac, Pilet, Long
77     TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON  (DEU) Lieb, Lietz, Henzler
78     BMW MOTORSPORT  (DEU) Muller, Farfus, Alzen
79     BMW MOTORSPORT  (DEU) Priaulx, Muller, Werner
80     FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORT  (USA) Neiman, Law, Bergmeister
81     JAGUAR RSR  (USA) Gentilozzi, Dalziel, Goossens
82     RISI COMPETIZIONE  (USA) Melo, Bruni, Kaffer
83     RISI COMPETIZIONE  (USA) Krohn, Jonsson, De Poele
85     SPYKER SQUADRON  (NLD) Coronel, Dumbreck, Bleekemolen
88     TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON  (DEU) Felbermayr Snr, Felbermayr JNR, Konopka
89     HANKOOK - TEAM FARNBACHER  (DEU) Farnbacher, Simonsen, Keen
92     JMW MOTORSPORT  (GBR) Bell, Sugden, Miller
95     AF CORSE SRL  (ITA) Fisichella, Alesi, Vilander
96     AF CORSE SRL  (ITA) Perez Companc, Russo, Salo
97     BMS SCUDERIA ITALIA SPA  (ITA) Holzer, Westbrook, Scheider

Schedule

Sunday 6 June

14:30 – 19.00 Scrutineering

Monday 7 June

09:30 - 17:30 Scrutineering

Wednesday 9 June

16:00 – 20 :00 Free practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans
20:30 – 21:30 Free practice sessions Porsche Carrera Cup
22:00 – 24:00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans

Thursday 10 June

16:00 – 17:00 Qualifying practice sessions Group C
17:30 – 18:30 Qualifying practice sessions Porsche Carrera Cup
19:00 – 21:00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans
21:15 – 21:35 Qualifying Practice Sessions "Le mans vers le futur"
22:00 – 24:00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans

Friday 11 June

10:00 – 20:00 Pit Walk
18:00 – 19:00 Drivers' parade (City centre)

Saturday 12 June

09.00 - 09:45 Warm-Up 24 Heures du Mans
10:00 – 10:40 Race Porsche Carrera Cup
11:05 – 11:50 Group C
12:10 – 12:30 GP ELEC
14:22 Beginning of starting procedure 24 Heures du Mans
15:00 Start of the 78th race of the 24 Heures du Mans

Sunday 13 June

15:00 Finish of the 78th of the 24 Heures du Mans

http://www.ustream.tv/channel-popup/le-mans2010

Streams
http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?match ... art=sports
http://www.justin.tv/freddy49barsa
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/le-mans2010
http://www.garthytv.com/flust

VLC HQ streams:
http://cctv.ws/2/BritEuroSport
http://89.212.47.123:8080/stream/?chann ... &stream=hd

Eurosport Player streaming (4.90€ for one month)
http://player.eurosport.com

Audi & Peugeot onboard streams
http://tv.audi.com/
http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/1/1 ... tv-en.html

Radio Le Mans
http://rlm.0157.org

Live timing
http://www.lemans.org/fr/courses/24h-ch ... -2010.html
http://www.thomasbaekdal.com/mini-sites/lemans2010/

Autosport's live commentary
http://live.autosport.com/

Spotter guides:
http://www.planetlemans.com/le-mans-201 ... ntry-list/
http://www.spotterguides.com/images/sto ... s10_s1.jpg
http://www.spotterguides.com/images/sto ... s10_s2.jpg

Interested to see how the Ford GTs last.

Plus, will the Jaguar last 24 minutes?

Full 24 hours for me this year

I am so glad the race is after my uni exams this year

However, it's also clashing with the World Cup and an F1 weekend. I'm not all that bothered about missing any - it's what I'll miss catching up on sleep that I am bothered about. Looks like I'll have to work out a sleeping timetable of some kind

But it's going to be a good race, I think. Doesn't seem to be as hyped as recent years but it's a solid field, albeit not quite as good as last year's. GT2 looks good, though

Hopefully not overshadowed by GT1, just because of a number.

I don't know what to make of GT1 tbh. It looks like it'll be a good battle but I can't really get myself excited for it when the favourite for victory is LAA. It's looking like an increasingly anachronistic class with all the big GT money going into GT2 these days

World Cup tsk tsk...
Le Mans > World Cup

Economy exam on Monday, finally something I'm pretty good at (opposed to the almost traditional Maths exam from the last couple of years) Hopefully able to watch from 4PM till about 2/3AM, then from about noon till finish

What is Autocon doing there... they won't last 24 minutes even...

Too little variation in LMP1. All Peugeot's, Audi's and Lola's except two cars. Such a shame Pescarolo and Dome didn't make it.

Will be there from Wednesday till Sunday . Anyone else going?

BTW BMW's art car looks kinda cool.

I'm not definitely not complaining that the one of the first articles* in the rules has finally become true (last year too).

*
"LE MANS" PROTOTYPE 1 ("LM"P1): open or closed car, destined more especially to manufacturers.

Don't worry about the World Cup - the friday matches are usually shown on the giant screens around the track. At least it was 2008 with the EC. Thousands of dutch were watching at S/F area


Another thing to add on the to-do list

Tuesday 11am
Gérard Larrousse demo-run of the Porsche 917 L Martini around the start/finish area

Official ACO timetable at http://www.lemans.org misses the Group C race
check this link for the full schedule
http://www.groupcracing.com/pages/44

Samedi 12 juin / Saturday 12 June
09.00 - 09:45 Warm-Up 24 Heures du Mans ®
10:00 – 10:40 Course/Race Porsche Carrera Cup
11:05 – 11:50 Course/Race Group C
12:10 – 12:30 Course/Race GP ELEC
14:22 Début de la procédure de départ/ Beginning of starting procedure 24 Heures du Mans
15:00 Départ 78ème édition des 24 Heures du Mans ®
Start of the 78th race of the 24 Heures du Mans ®
21 :00 – 00 :00 Concert

I find GT1 quite interesting to see how the Fords are doing, especially the #70 with Leinders and Paltalla, I have no idea bout de Docker though.
Matech #60 should be good, let's see what the ladies can do and if Gachnang is fit enough after her injury suffered in Abu Dhabi

GT2 is a bomb with 6-8 full works cars and acouple of semi-works to stealth-works Porsches, especially the #77 and the #97 BMS

LMP2 is great as well with Highcroft's Acura-HPD and that lineup, Quifel-ASM and RML (also with HPD-engine) as well as Strakka's Acura ... as long as Mr. Leventis stays away from the walls

And P1 - OMG
7 up to date Diesel plus 2 Kolles as well as the #007 with Primat, Mücke, Fernandez that should be good enough to stay ahead of Kolles and might come into play when it gets too hot at the front. Not to forget Rebellion, they were quick when it was damp at Spa

And let's pray that JLOC lasts 24 hours and all practice sessions - just for the sound of it...

btw, I'm there from before the monday morning to sunday late evening

woow, that looks amazing!

What Triple Crown? He never won in Indy.

Nor has he won the Monaco GP

From the article posted...

I'm sure the triple crown isn't a Indycar/CART title, thats just made up to the article look more interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Motorsport

Villeneuve came close with second at Le Mans in 2008.

Why do they give the JLOC Lambo an entry ever year? Its so amateurish, last year they didn't even ran the race.

Also why are there no Formula Le Mans cars?