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2005 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 73rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 18 and 19 2005.

This race marked the record 7th victory for Tom Kristensen, including his 6th straight.

Race[]

The 2005 race saw exceptionally hot weather[1], with temperatures over 30°C. This hot weather would cause a high rate of mechanical failures as well as several race incidents. However, the Pescarolo Sports took the lead at start with #16 running exceptionally faster of the two. Due to Audi using an older chassis which did not meet hybrid regulations, the R8s were much slower over a lap due to a small air restrictor on the engine and penalty weights. This caused slow top speeds down the straights, while the GT1 class was closer than ever in 2005 in terms of trap speeds and the Aston Martins were comparable to the Audi LMP this year. Audi therefore had to attempt to outwit the Pescarolos on reliability instead of overall speed.

The #17 Pescarolo was plagued by incidents throughout the race, hitting a Panoz then suffering a tire failure that damaged the rear bodywork. All of these misadventures happened while Soheil Ayari was driving, while his teammate Sébastien Loeb proved to be able to drive as fast as his teammates for his first race on a closed track.

The #16 lost the lead eventually due to a gearbox failure causing a long pit stop, falling well back before managing to reach second position again at sunrise, establishing a lap record in the night. The Pescarolo was lapping fairly consistently at approximately five seconds per lap faster than the Audi, meaning if it kept up the pace the finish promised to be extremely close.

Unfortunately Pescarolo came in for a pit stop and was pulled into the garage to deal with overheating issues. The car was back onto the track quickly, with Érik Comas as driver. The Audi now had a two lap lead, and the Pescarolo was unable to maintain its lapping speed in order to avoid overheating, dashing all hopes of beating the Audi on the track.

Taking the win, Tom Kristensen set an absolute record of seven victories including six in a row, pulling ahead of legend Jacky Ickx who has a total of 6 wins, equal only to Kristensen's winning streak. In addition, teammate Marco Werner completed the Triple Crown of endurance racing (which also consists the 24 Hours of Daytona, which he won in 1995, and the 12 Hours of Sebring, which he won in 2005 and again in 2007, as well as Le Mans in 2006 and 2007), a feat few drivers (including Ickx) could achieve. Along with Andy Wallace, he would also complete the "grand slam", also winning the Petit Le Mans the prior year to Le Mans.

Official results[]

Class winners marked in bold. Cars not completing 75% of the winner's distance are listed as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 3 25px United States ADT Champion Racing 25px Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen
25px Finland JJ Lehto
25px Germany Marco Werner
Audi R8 M 370
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
2 LMP1 16 25px France Pescarolo Sport 25px France Emmanuel Collard
25px France Jean-Christophe Boullion
25px France Érik Comas
Pescarolo C60 Hybrid M 368
Judd GV5 5.0L V10
3 LMP1 2 25px United States ADT Champion Racing 25px Germany Frank Biela
25px United Kingdom Allan McNish
25px Italy Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8 M 364
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
4 LMP1 4 25px France Audi PlayStation Team Oreca 25px France Franck Montagny
25px France Jean-Marc Gounon
25px France Stéphane Ortelli
Audi R8 M 362
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
5 GT1 64 25px United States Corvette Racing 25px United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
25px Monaco Olivier Beretta
25px Flag of Denmark Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 349
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8
6 GT1 63 25px United States Corvette Racing 25px Canada Ron Fellows
25px Italy Max Papis
25px United States Johnny O'Connell
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 347
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8
7 LMP1 10 25px Netherlands Racing for Holland 25px Netherlands Jan Lammers
25px United States Elton Julian
25px Netherlands John Bosch
Dome S101 D 346
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
8 LMP1 12 25px France Courage Compétition 25px Germany Dominik Schwager
25px Switzerland Alexander Frei
25px United Kingdom Christian Vann
Courage C60H Y 339
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
9 GT1 59 25px United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing 25px Australia David Brabham
25px France Stéphane Sarrazin
25px United Kingdom Darren Turner
Aston Martin DBR9 M 333
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
10 GT2 71 25px United States Alex Job Racing
25px USA BAM! Motorsport
25px Germany Mike Rockenfeller
25px Germany Marc Lieb
25px United States Leo Hindery
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Y 332
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
11 GT2 90 25px United States Petersen Motorsports
25px United States White Lightning Racing
25px Germany Jörg Bergmeister
25px United States Patrick Long
25px Germany Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 331
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
12 GT1 50 25px France Larbre Compétition 25px France Patrice Goueslard
25px France Olivier Dupard
25px Belgium Vincent Vosse
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 324
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12
13 GT2 80 25px United States Flying Lizard Motorsports 25px United States Johannes van Overbeek
25px United States Lonnie Pechnik
25px United States Seth Neiman
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 323
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
14 LMP1 7 25px United Kingdom Creation Autosportif Ltd. 25px France Nicolas Minassian
25px United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
25px United Kingdom Andy Wallace
DBA 03S M 322
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
15 GT2 76 25px France IMSA Performance 25px France Raymond Narac
25px France Sébastien Dumez
25px France Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 322
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16 LMP1 18 25px United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing 25px United Kingdom Martin Short
25px The flag of Portugal João Barbosa
25px Belgium Vanina Ickx
Dallara SP1 M 318
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
17 GT1 61 25px United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
25px Russia Russian Age Racing
25px Russia Convers Team
25px Russia Nikolai Fomenko
25px Russia Alexey Vasilyev
25px France Christophe Bouchut
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 315
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12
18 GT2 72 25px France Luc Alphand Aventures 25px France Luc Alphand
25px France Jérôme Policand
25px France Christopher Campbell
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 311
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
19 GT2 89 25px United Kingdom Sebah Automotive Ltd. 25px Flag of Denmark Lars-Erik Nielsen
25px Flag of Denmark Thorkild Thyrring
25px Germany Pierre Ehret
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR D 307
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 LMP2 25 25px United Kingdom Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) 25px Brazil Thomas Erdos
25px United Kingdom Mike Newton
25px United Kingdom Warren Hughes
MG-Lola EX264 M 305
Judd XV675 3.4L V8
21 LMP2 36 25px France Paul Belmondo Racing 25px Template:Country alias Saudi Arabia Karim A. Ojjeh
25px France Claude-Yves Gosselin
25px United Kingdom Adam Sharpe
Courage C65 M 300
Ford (AER) 2.0L Turbo I4
22 LMP2 37 25px France Paul Belmondo Racing 25px France Didier André
25px France Paul Belmondo
25px United States Rick Sutherland
Courage C65 M 294
Ford (AER) 2.0L Turbo I4
23 GT2 83 25px Germany Seikel Motorsport 25px United States Philip Collin
25px Canada David Shep
25px Germany Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Y 274
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24 LMP2 30 25px Germany Kruse Motorsport 25px United Kingdom Tim Mullen
25px United Kingdom Ian Mitchell
25px United Kingdom Phil Bennett
Courage C65 P 268
Judd XV675 3.4L V8
25
NC
LMP1 9 25px United Kingdom Team Jota
25px United Kingdom Zytek Engineering Ltd.
25px United Kingdom Sam Hignett
25px United Kingdom John Stack
25px Japan Haruki Kurosawa
Zytek 04S D 325
Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8
26
NC
GT2 95 25px United Kingdom Racesport Peninsula TVR 25px United Kingdom John Hartshorne
25px United Kingdom Richard Stanton
25px United Kingdom Piers Johnson
TVR Tuscan T400R D 256
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6
27
NC
LMP2 24 25px France Rachel Welter 25px Japan Yojiro Terada
25px France Patrice Roussel
25px United States William Binnie
WR LMP04 P 233
Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4
28
DNF
GT1 58 25px United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing 25px Netherlands Peter Kox
25px The flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy
25px Template:Country alias Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Aston Martin DBR9 M 327
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
29
DNF
LMP1 17 25px France Pescarolo Sport 25px France Soheil Ayari
25px France Eric Hélary
25px France Sébastien Loeb
Pescarolo C60 Hybrid M 288
Judd GV5 5.0L V10
30
DNF
GT2 92 25px United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
25px Russia Conversbank
25px Sweden Stefan Eriksson
25px United Kingdom Joe Macari
25px New Zealand Rob Wilson
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC D 218
Ferrari F131 3.6L V8
31
DNF
LMP1 5 25px Japan Jim Gainer International 25px Japan Ryo Michigami
25px Japan Seiji Ara
25px Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi
Dome S101Hb D 193
Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8
32
DNF
GT2 78 25px United States Panoz Motor Sports 25px France Patrick Bourdais
25px United States Bryan Sellers
25px United Kingdom Marino Franchitti
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 185
Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8
33
DNF
LMP2 35 25px Belgium G-Force Racing / Bokkenrijders 25px Netherlands Val Hillebrand
25px Germany Frank Hahn
25px United Kingdom Gavin Pickering
Courage C65 D 183
Judd XV675 3.4L V8
34
DNF
GT2 92 25px Japan T2M Motorsport 25px Japan Yutaka Yamagishi
25px France Xavier Pompidou
25px France Jean-Luc Blanchemain
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 183
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
35
DNF
LMP1 8 25px United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing 25px Germany Michael Krumm
25px United Kingdom Bobby Verdon-Roe
25px Switzerland Harold Primat
Dallara SP1 M 133
Nissan 3.6L Turbo V8
36
DNF
LMP2 32 25px United States Intersport Racing 25px United States Liz Halliday
25px United States Sam Hancock
25px United Kingdom Gregor Fisken
Lola B05/40 G 119
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4
37
DNF
LMP2 34 25px United States Miracle Motorsports 25px United States John Macaluso
25px United Kingdom Ian James
25px United States Andy Lally
Courage C65 K 115
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4
38
DNF
LMP2 31 25px France Noël del Bello Racing 25px France Romain Iannetta
25px Switzerland Christophe Pillon
25px The flag of Portugal Ni Amorim
Courage C65 M 99
CG-Mecachrome 3.4L V8
39
DNF
GT1 69 25px Monaco JMB Racing 25px France Jean-René De Fournoux
25px France Stéphane Daoudi
25px United States Jim Matthews
Ferrari 575-GTC P 84
Ferrari F133 6.0L V12
40
DNF
GT2 85 25px Netherlands Spyker Squadron b.v. 25px Netherlands Tom Coronel
25px Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn
25px Netherlands Donny Crevels
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R D 76
Audi 3.8L V8
41
DNF
GT2 93 25px United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse 25px United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy
25px United Kingdom Nathan Kinch
25px United Kingdom Anthony Reid
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 70
Ferrari F131 3.6L V8
42
DNF
GT1 51 25px Italy BMS Scuderia Italia 25px Italy Fabrizio Gollin
25px Italy Christian Pescatori
25px The flag of Portugal Miguel Ramos
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello P 67
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12
43
DNF
GT1 52 25px Italy BMS Scuderia Italia 25px Italy Michele Bartyan
25px Italy Matteo Malucelli
25px Switzerland Toni Seiler
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello P 60
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12
44
DNF
LMP2 23 25px France Gerard Welter 25px France Jean-Bernard Bouvet
25px Canada Robert Julien
25px France Sylvain Boulay
WR LMP04 P 53
Peugeot ES9J4S 3.4L V6
45
DNF
LMP1 13 25px France Courage Compétition 25px France Jonathan Cochet
25px Japan Shinji Nakano
25px France Bruce Jouanny
Courage C60H Y 52
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
46
DNF
LMP2 20 25px France Pir Competition 25px France Pierre Bruneau
25px France Marc Rostan
25px France Philippe Haezebrouck
Pilbeam MP93 M 32
JPX 3.4L V6
47
DNF
LMP2 39 25px United Kingdom Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport 25px United Kingdom Bob Berridge
25px United Kingdom Gareth Evans
25px United Kingdom Peter Owen
Lola B05/40 D 30
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4
48
DNF
LMP2 33 25px United States Intersport Racing
25px United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
25px Flag of Denmark Juan Barazi
25px Russia Sergei Zlobin
25px France Bastien Brière
Courage C65 M 30
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4
49
DNF
GT2 77 25px United States Panoz Motor Sports 25px United States Bill Auberlen
25px United Kingdom Robin Liddell
25px Canada Scott Maxwell
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 27
Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8

Statistics[]

  • Pole Position - #16 Pescarolo Sport - 3:34.715
  • Fastest Lap - #16 Pescarolo Sport - 3:34.968
  • Distance - 5050.5 km
  • Average Speed - 210.216 km/h
  • Highest trap speed - #16 Pescarolo Sport - 329 km/h

Trophy Winners[]

  • Index of Thermal Efficiency - #59 Aston Martin Racing

References[]

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