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 |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | LMP1 | 3 | ADT Champion Racing | Tom Kristensen JJ Lehto Marco Werner |
Audi R8 | M | 370 |
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion Érik Comas |
Pescarolo C60 Hybrid | M | 368 |
Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | |||||||
3 | LMP1 | 2 | ADT Champion Racing | Frank Biela Allan McNish Emanuele Pirro |
Audi R8 | M | 364 |
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
4 | LMP1 | 4 | Audi PlayStation Team Oreca | Franck Montagny Jean-Marc Gounon Stéphane Ortelli |
Audi R8 | M | 362 |
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
5 | GT1 | 64 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 349 |
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 | |||||||
6 | GT1 | 63 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Max Papis Johnny O'Connell |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 347 |
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 | |||||||
7 | LMP1 | 10 | Racing for Holland | Jan Lammers Elton Julian John Bosch |
Dome S101 | D | 346 |
Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
8 | LMP1 | 12 | Courage Compétition | Dominik Schwager Alexander Frei Christian Vann |
Courage C60H | Y | 339 |
Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
9 | GT1 | 59 | Aston Martin Racing | David Brabham Stéphane Sarrazin Darren Turner |
Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 333 |
Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | |||||||
10 | GT2 | 71 | Alex Job Racing BAM! Motorsport |
Mike Rockenfeller Marc Lieb Leo Hindery |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Y | 332 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 90 | Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing |
Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long Timo Bernhard |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 331 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
12 | GT1 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Patrice Goueslard Olivier Dupard Vincent Vosse |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 324 |
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 | |||||||
13 | GT2 | 80 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 323 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | LMP1 | 7 | Creation Autosportif Ltd. | Nicolas Minassian Jamie Campbell-Walter Andy Wallace |
DBA 03S | M | 322 |
Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
15 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance | Raymond Narac Sébastien Dumez Romain Dumas |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 322 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | LMP1 | 18 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short João Barbosa Vanina Ickx |
Dallara SP1 | M | 318 |
Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
17 | GT1 | 61 | Cirtek Motorsport Russian Age Racing Convers Team |
Nikolai Fomenko Alexey Vasilyev Christophe Bouchut |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 315 |
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 | |||||||
18 | GT2 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Jérôme Policand Christopher Campbell |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | M | 311 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | GT2 | 89 | Sebah Automotive Ltd. | Lars-Erik Nielsen Thorkild Thyrring Pierre Ehret |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | D | 307 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) | Thomas Erdos Mike Newton Warren Hughes |
MG-Lola EX264 | M | 305 |
Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
21 | LMP2 | 36 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Karim A. Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Adam Sharpe |
Courage C65 | M | 300 |
Ford (AER) 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
22 | LMP2 | 37 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Didier André Paul Belmondo Rick Sutherland |
Courage C65 | M | 294 |
Ford (AER) 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
23 | GT2 | 83 | Seikel Motorsport | Philip Collin David Shep Horst Felbermayr, Sr. |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Y | 274 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
24 | LMP2 | 30 | Kruse Motorsport | Tim Mullen Ian Mitchell Phil Bennett |
Courage C65 | P | 268 |
Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
25 NC |
LMP1 | 9 | Team Jota Zytek Engineering Ltd. |
Sam Hignett John Stack Haruki Kurosawa |
Zytek 04S | D | 325 |
Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | |||||||
26 NC |
GT2 | 95 | Racesport Peninsula TVR | John Hartshorne Richard Stanton Piers Johnson |
TVR Tuscan T400R | D | 256 |
TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 | |||||||
27 NC |
LMP2 | 24 | Rachel Welter | Yojiro Terada Patrice Roussel William Binnie |
WR LMP04 | P | 233 |
Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
28 DNF |
GT1 | 58 | Aston Martin Racing | Peter Kox Pedro Lamy Tomáš Enge |
Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 327 |
Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | |||||||
29 DNF |
LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Soheil Ayari Eric Hélary Sébastien Loeb |
Pescarolo C60 Hybrid | M | 288 |
Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | |||||||
30 DNF |
GT2 | 92 | Cirtek Motorsport Conversbank |
Stefan Eriksson Joe Macari Rob Wilson |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | D | 218 |
Ferrari F131 3.6L V8 | |||||||
31 DNF |
LMP1 | 5 | Jim Gainer International | Ryo Michigami Seiji Ara Katsutomo Kaneishi |
Dome S101Hb | D | 193 |
Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 | |||||||
32 DNF |
GT2 | 78 | Panoz Motor Sports | Patrick Bourdais Bryan Sellers Marino Franchitti |
Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 185 |
Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
33 DNF |
LMP2 | 35 | G-Force Racing / Bokkenrijders | Val Hillebrand Frank Hahn Gavin Pickering |
Courage C65 | D | 183 |
Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
34 DNF |
GT2 | 92 | T2M Motorsport | Yutaka Yamagishi Xavier Pompidou Jean-Luc Blanchemain |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 183 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
35 DNF |
LMP1 | 8 | Rollcentre Racing | Michael Krumm Bobby Verdon-Roe Harold Primat |
Dallara SP1 | M | 133 |
Nissan 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
36 DNF |
LMP2 | 32 | Intersport Racing | Liz Halliday Sam Hancock Gregor Fisken |
Lola B05/40 | G | 119 |
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
37 DNF |
LMP2 | 34 | Miracle Motorsports | John Macaluso Ian James Andy Lally |
Courage C65 | K | 115 |
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
38 DNF |
LMP2 | 31 | Noël del Bello Racing | Romain Iannetta Christophe Pillon Ni Amorim |
Courage C65 | M | 99 |
CG-Mecachrome 3.4L V8 | |||||||
39 DNF |
GT1 | 69 | JMB Racing | Jean-René De Fournoux Stéphane Daoudi Jim Matthews |
Ferrari 575-GTC | P | 84 |
Ferrari F133 6.0L V12 | |||||||
40 DNF |
GT2 | 85 | Spyker Squadron b.v. | Tom Coronel Peter van Merksteijn Donny Crevels |
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | D | 76 |
Audi 3.8L V8 | |||||||
41 DNF |
GT2 | 93 | Scuderia Ecosse | Andrew Kirkaldy Nathan Kinch Anthony Reid |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 70 |
Ferrari F131 3.6L V8 | |||||||
42 DNF |
GT1 | 51 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Fabrizio Gollin Christian Pescatori Miguel Ramos |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | P | 67 |
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 | |||||||
43 DNF |
GT1 | 52 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Michele Bartyan Matteo Malucelli Toni Seiler |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | P | 60 |
Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 | |||||||
44 DNF |
LMP2 | 23 | Gerard Welter | Jean-Bernard Bouvet Robert Julien Sylvain Boulay |
WR LMP04 | P | 53 |
Peugeot ES9J4S 3.4L V6 | |||||||
45 DNF |
LMP1 | 13 | Courage Compétition | Jonathan Cochet Shinji Nakano Bruce Jouanny |
Courage C60H | Y | 52 |
Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | |||||||
46 DNF |
LMP2 | 20 | Pir Competition | Pierre Bruneau Marc Rostan Philippe Haezebrouck |
Pilbeam MP93 | M | 32 |
JPX 3.4L V6 | |||||||
47 DNF |
LMP2 | 39 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | Bob Berridge Gareth Evans Peter Owen |
Lola B05/40 | D | 30 |
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
48 DNF |
LMP2 | 33 | Intersport Racing Cirtek Motorsport |
Juan Barazi Sergei Zlobin Bastien Brière |
Courage C65 | M | 30 |
AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
49 DNF |
GT2 | 77 | Panoz Motor Sports | Bill Auberlen Robin Liddell 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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