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2011 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans 2011) was the 79th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 11–12 June 2011 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, and organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). It was the third round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, and was part of a World Championship or International Cup for the first time since 1992, when it was part of the World Sportscar Championship. The race was attended by 249,500 spectators.[1]

Audi Sport Team Joest's Benoît Tréluyer earned Audi their first pole position in five years while the team's sister car locked out the front row.[2] Early accidents eliminated two of Audi's three entries, but the sole remaining Audi R18 TDI of Tréluyer, Marcel Fässler, and André Lotterer held off the trio of Peugeot 908s to claim victory by a margin of 13.8 seconds. Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan won the LMP2 category, Corvette Racing secured the GTE Pro class victory, and Larbre Compétition claimed a one-two finish in the GTE Am category with Corvette and Porsche.[3]

Regulation changes[]

2011 will mark the first major revisions in Le Mans regulations since 2007, with significant changes on both the Le Mans Prototype category (LMP) and the Grand Touring category (GT).[4][5]

The new ACO rules state that the current LMP1 cars (2007–2010) will be rendered obsolete so new prototypes would have to be created. Engines in the LMP1 are similar to the engines in the LMP2 prior to 2010 (maximum engine sizes are: 3.4 L (3400 cc) for naturally-aspirated engines; 2.0 L (2000 cc) for turbocharged petrol engines; 3.7 L (3700 cc) for turbocharged diesel engines). For 2011 cars raced during the 2010 season in an ACO-sanctioned event may participate, but must run smaller air restrictors, less boost pressure (turbo and turbo diesel), and a smaller fuel cell.

LMP2 engines are reduced to those similar to GT2; the engines must be production-based (maximum engine sizes are: 5.0 L (5000 cc) for normally-aspirated engines, 8 cylinders maximum; 3.2 L (3200 cc) for turbocharged engines, 6 cylinders maximum; diesel engines are not permitted). LMP2 will also be focused on lower costs; the maximum cap for an LMP2 car will be set at €400,000 (€325,000 for chassis, €75,000 for engine). Lola Cars International was the first manufacturer to announce two different LMP2 cars, the open cockpit B11/40 and the closed cockpit B11/80; BMW, Ford, Honda (HPD), Jaguar, Nissan and Toyota engines can be fitted into a B11/40.[6]

Hybrid vehicle drivetrain systems will be extensively allowed with the new regulations, which include kinetic-energy recovery systems (KERS; no push-to-pass systems – KERS in LMP cars must be activated with the accelerator pedal), as well as four-wheel drive (non-hybrid vehicles will remain two-wheel drive, specifically rear-wheel drive). All LMP cars will be weighed at 900 kg ( lb). In addition, LMP bodywork must have a Formula One-style vertical fin on the top of the engine cover to reduce lift tendency and such "flipping" airborne crashes such as the 1999 race with three incidents by the Mercedes-Benz CLR, the most famous is by Peter Dumbreck and the 2008 1000 km of Monza crash by Stéphane Ortelli with the Courage-Oreca LC70.

The former GT2 class becomes the sole production-based category in 2011, renamed as GT Endurance category and will be separated into two subclasses, GTE Amateur (GTE Am) and GTE Professional (GTE Pro), with a trophy each class. The 2011 regulations do allow for 2010-spec GT1 cars to take part on GTE Am class, although none have been entered.

Entries[]

With the construction of a 56th pit that was designed for the 56th entry in the 2010 race, there will be 56 spaces for the 2011 race. Unlike 2010, the 56th pit from 2011 onwards will not be accepted to normal LMP/GT competitors. The ACO have claimed that they will accept a 56th car from anywhere outside of all the ACO rules and regulations and any Le Mans-based series, providing that this vehicle in question demonstrates the use of green environmental-friendly technology.

Automatic invitations[]

Automatic entries to the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans were granted to teams that performed well in the previous year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the 2010 seasons of the American Le Mans Series, Le Mans Series, Petit Le Mans, Asian Le Mans Series and Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. An automatic invitation is also awarded to the team which accumulates the most points in the Michelin Green X Challenge as part of the Le Mans Series, based on fuel economy of competitors during each event.[7]

Reason Entered LMP1 LMP2 LMGT
1st in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 25px Germany Audi Sport North America 25px Great Britain Strakka Racing 25px Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton
2nd in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 25px Germany Audi Sport Team Joest 25px France OAK Racing 25px Germany Hankook Team Farnbacher
1st in the Le Mans Series 25px France Team Oreca Matmut 25px Great Britain RML 25px Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton
2nd in the Le Mans Series 25px France Signature Plus 25px Great Britain Strakka Racing 25px Italy AF Corse
1st in the Petit Le Mans 25px France Team Peugeot Total 25px USA Patrón Highcroft Racing 25px USA Corvette Racing
1st in the American Le Mans Series No Recipient 25px USA Patrón Highcroft Racing 25px USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing
1st in Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 25px France Team Peugeot Total 25px France OAK Racing 25px Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton
1st in the LMS Green X Challenge 25px France OAK Racing

Entry list[]

On 9 February 2011, the ACO released the official entry list of 56 cars plus ten reserves.

On April 12, the second Signatech entry in LMP2 was withdrawn from the entry list, promoting Extreme Limite AM Paris's Norma M200 from the reserve list.[8]

On May 16, Highcroft Racing's entry in LMP1 was withdrawn from the entry list. The team cited a lack of financial support as the cause, while at the same time announcing their partnership with Honda and HPD had come to a close. The Kronos Racing Lola-Aston Martin was promoted to the entry list.[9]

As in the previous year's Le Mans, ten cars were selected as reserves. These ten are divided evenly with five LMPs and five GTs. Rather than the first reserve replacing a car of any class, a withdrawing LMP can only be replaced by another LMP and the same applies to GTs. The specific classes within LMP and GT are not considered in this process. Reserve entries are added in the order specified below.

Qualifying[]

Even though Audi has collected many Le Mans victories, 2011 was the first year where Audi started on pole since 2006. Despite the capacity reduction to just 3.7L, the new R18 and 908 managed to run several seconds faster than the original LMP1 diesel, the Audi R10 TDI, that clocked a 2006 lap of 3:30.466. The new prototype qualifying speed is also quicker than the Audi R10 in 2007. Again, despite the capacity reduction, the new Peugeot 908 managed a top speed of 341 km/h, just 5 km/h less than last year's Peugeot 908 HDi FAP with a much bigger 5.5L V12 turbodiesel engine.

Qualifying result[]

Class leaders are in bold.

Pos No. Team Vehicle Class Time[10] Gap Grid
1 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 TDI LMP1 3:25.738 1
2 1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 TDI LMP1 3:25.799 +0.061 2
3 9 Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 LMP1 3:26.010 +0.272 3
4 8 Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 LMP1 3:26.156 +0.418 4
5 3 Audi Sport North America Audi R18 TDI LMP1 3:26.272 +0.427 5
6 7 Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 LMP1 3:26.165 +0.534 6
7 10 Team Oreca Matmut Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 3:30.084 +4.346 7
8 12 Rebellion Racing Lola B10/60 Coupe-Toyota LMP1 3:32.883 +7.145 8
9 16 Pescarolo Team Pescarolo-Judd LMP1 3:33.066 +7.328 9
10 13 Rebellion Racing Lola B10/60 Coupe-Toyota LMP1 3:34.573 +8.835 10
11 15 OAK Racing OAK Pescarolo-Judd LMP1 3:34.933 +9.195 11
12 22 Kronos Racing Lola-Aston Martin LMP1 3:36.551 +10.813 12
13 20 Quifel-ASM Team Zytek 09S LMP1 3:37.393 +11.655 13
14 26 Signatech Nissan Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 3:41.458 +15.720 14
15 24 OAK Racing OAK Pescarolo-Judd LMP1 3:41.908 +16.170 15
16 42 Strakka Racing HPD ARX-01d LMP2 3:42.615 +16.877 16
17 48 Team Oreca Matmut Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 3:43.098 +17.360 17
18 39 Pecom Racing Lola B11/40-Judd BMW LMP2 3:43.223 +17.485 18
19 49 OAK Racing OAK Pescarolo-Judd BMW LMP2 3:43.479 +17.741 19
20 41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 3:43.802 +18.064 20
21 40 Race Performance Oreca 03-Judd BMW LMP2 3:44.294 +18.556 21
22 007 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin AMR-One LMP1 3:45.918 +20.180 22
23 36 Ray Mallock Limited HPD ARX-01d LMP2 3:47.308 +21.570 23
24 5 Hope Racing Oreca Swiss HY Tech-Hybrid LMP1 3:47.691 +21.953 24
25 009 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin AMR-One LMP1 3:48.355 +22.617 25
26 44 Extrême Limite AM Paris Norma M200P-Judd BMW LMP2 3:48.420 +22.682 26
27 35 OAK Racing OAK Pescarolo-Judd BMW LMP2 3:48.665 +22.927 27
28 33 Level 5 Motorsports Lola Coupe-HPD LMP2 3:48.863 +23.125 28
29 55 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 LM GTE Pro 3:57.592 +31.854 29
30 51 AF Corse SRL Ferrari 458 Italia LM GTE Pro 3:58.040 +32.302 30
31 56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 LM GTE Pro 3:58.426 +32.688 31
32 74 Corvette Racing Corvette C6 ZR1 LM GTE Pro 3:59.519 +33.781 32
33 89 Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari 458 Italia LM GTE Pro 3:59.519 +33.781 33
34 73 Corvette Racing Corvette C6 ZR1 LM GTE Pro 3:59.633 +33.895 34
35 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR LM GTE Pro 3:59.662 +33.924 35
36 59 Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia LM GTE Pro 3:59.901 +34.163 36
37 75 Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3 RSR LM GTE Pro 3:59.962 +34.224 37
38 79 Jota Aston Martin V8 Vantage LM GTE Pro 4:00.747 +35.009 38
39 66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia LM GTE Pro 4:00.890 +35.152 39
40 80 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3 RSR LM GTE Pro 4:01.024 +35.286 40
41 58 Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia LM GTE Pro 4:01.176 +35.438 41
42 61 AF Corse SRL Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 4:01.282 +35.544 42
43 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR LM GTE Pro 4:01.752 +36.014 43
44 71 AF Corse SRL Ferrari 458 Italia LM GTE Pro 4:02.216 +36.478 44
45 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR LM GTE Pro 4:02.548 +36.810 45
46 63 Proton Competition Porsche 997 GT3 RSR LM GTE Am 4:03.532 +37.794 46
47 81 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3 RSR LM GTE Am 4:03.648 +37.910 47
48 70 Larbre Compétition Porsche 997 GT3 RSR LM GTE Am 4:03.918 +38.180 48
49 83 JMB Racing Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 4:04.640 +38.902 49
50 60 Gulf AMR Middle East Aston Martin V8 Vantage LM GTE Am 4:04.825 +39.087 50
51 57 Krohn Racing Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 4:05.211 +39.473 51
52 50 Larbre Compétition Corvette C6 ZR1 LM GTE Am 4:05.955 +40.217 52
53 62 CRS Racing Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 4:07.236 +41.498 53
54 65 Lotus Jetalliance Lotus Evora LM GTE Pro 4:07.465 +41.727 54
55 68 Robertson Racing LLC Ford GT-Doran LM GTE Am 4:08.208 +42.470 55
56 64 Lotus Jetalliance Lotus Evora LM GTE Pro 4:12.569 +46.831 56

Race[]

Before the race began, many teams were already adopting different strategies. Audi could not make the R18 go on a tank of fuel for longer than 11 laps, so they decided to trade fuel efficiency in favour of speed and downforce. The Peugeot 908 can run 12 laps on the same tank, mostly owing to its low-drag design. The 1-lap deficit in fuel economy that Audi had meant that they had to perform two more pitstops over the 24-hour period. This also forced them to run, on average, at least 0.5 seconds per lap quicker than Peugeot in order to compete effectively with the 908s. This had historically been the opposite, as Audi's cars had won the 2008 and 2010 races through reliability, fuel economy, and tyre-wear efficiency despite Peugeot's quick pace.

Within the first hour of the race, the Audi R18 #3 car driven by Allan McNish hit the barrier and rolled over near the Dunlop Bridge after a collision with the No. 58 GTE Pro class Ferrari 458 Italia, driven by Anthony Beltoise, after it had rejoined the track from the pit lane and was passing the slower Ferrari just after the Dunlop Bridge. McNish had started from from fifth on the grid and by the second lap and was running second. The crash was severe and threw the Audi into the air after hitting the crash barrier beyond the gravel trap. The Audi was effectively destroyed but McNish walked away from the accident, while Beltoise, after assistance, rejoined the track with his car having bodywork damage.[11] The BMW M3s were struggling with grip issues and by the time the field reached Dunlop Bridge, Gavin in the #74 Corvette had already took the class lead. The early safety car period from McNish's accident gave Gavin a major advantage over the rest of the GTE field, and from that point on the #74 Corvette opened up its lead to a full lap. The #2 Audi, meanwhile, had already made back a single pitstop deficit and was still leading the Peugeots. The total 4:46 hours of safety car periods throughout the race eventually negated any advantage Peugeot had over Audi on fuel economy.

Eight hours into the race, the Audi R18 #1 car crashed in another massive accident for Joest Racing after making contact with the #71 Ferrari whilst trying to pass in a high-speed section between Mulsanne and Indianapolis corners, but again driver Mike Rockenfeller was able to walk away from the crash.[12] After the accident, the safety car came out for over 2 hours because of massive damage done to the barriers from the crash. For the first time ever at Le Mans, the safety car ran low on fuel and had to be replaced – it was required to drive as fast as possible to keep pressure within the race cars' tyres, but in so doing greatly increased its own fuel consumption.

By dawn, Jan Magnussen in the #74 Corvette had built up a lead of 2 laps over the 2nd placed GTE car, the #51 AF Corse Ferrari. However, at 8 AM, he lost traction coming out of the Porsche Curves and collided with the #63 Proton Competition Porsche. Both cars were immediately out of the race. With 7 hours to go, the #51 AF Corse Ferrari was back in the lead, more than a lap ahead of the #73 Corvette. When the track became damp late in the race, though, the Corvette at times gained more than 2 seconds per lap on the Ferrari. The Corvette drivers were also doing triple stints, whilst the AF Corse Ferrari only double stinted. Despite the Corvette having to pit twice more due to poorer fuel economy, the #73 team's total pit stop times were up to 2:55 quicker than the AF Corse car. This, combined with their pace advantage was just enough for the Corvette to take the lead. Antonio Garcia took the final stint and brought the #73 to the finish line effectively for Corvette's first GT2 Le Mans class win.

The lead Audi and Peugeot pack were never far apart. It appeared that while the Audi R18 couldn't run as far as the Peugeot on a tank of fuel, its tyres could last 4 stints, while the 908's could only last 3, a direct result of the low-drag design. All 4 cars were leapfrogging each other pitstop after pitstop. Calculations for the pitstop cycles indicated the advantage to Peugeot car #7, but this was negated when Alexander Wurz collided with the barriers at Indianapolis, dropping the #7 back 3 laps. After a close battle in the last few hours of the race, the fate of the race came down to the final pit stops. Andre Lotterer in the #2 R18 had a large enough lead that he was able to pit without losing track position to the Peugeots. The Audi had a 40 second lead after a pit stop, but started to develop problems with the fuel tank. The full 65-liter capacity could not be used. Audi was forced to make another pit stop and decided to change tyres, while Peugeot brought Simon Pagenaud's #9 car in for just fuel in order to close the gap to the remaining R18. The Audi stop was longer but Lotterer's Audi nevertheless left the pit lane just seconds ahead of the Pagenaud's Peugeot. On fresh tyres, Lotterer was able to pull away gradually and crossed the finish line just 13.854 seconds ahead of Pagenaud. The final lap was the first full race speed final lap (as opposed to the traditional staged photo-finish) since that of the 1969 race, due the small gap between the two lead cars, and the race was the 4th closest in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours. The traditional waving of the flags by the track marshals on the final lap was also altered due to the pace of the final laps, so the ceremony was not seen until the slow-down lap.

The victory was Audi's tenth at the race, second in total wins behind Porsche's sixteen and ahead of Ferrari's nine.[12] After the race, Tréluyer said that "[i]t's absolutely fantastic to win like this [...] You need good opponents to have a great victory. With Peugeot, we had rivals who were really strong."[12] Bourdais, who drove the second place car, said that "[w]e were beaten by a competitor stronger than us [...] Audi has developed a highly reliable and fast car. We chose to work on reliability. The objective is met, but we missed by 13 seconds at the finish."[12]

Race result[]

Class winners are marked in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance (249 laps) are marked as Not Classified (NC).[13]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 2 25px Germany Audi Sport Team Joest 25px Switzerland Marcel Fässler
25px Germany André Lotterer
25px France Benoît Tréluyer
Audi R18 TDI M 355
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
2 LMP1 9 25px France Team Peugeot Total 25px France Sébastien Bourdais
25px France Simon Pagenaud
25px Flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy
Peugeot 908 M 355
Peugeot HDi 3.7 L Turbo V8
(Diesel)
3 LMP1 8 25px France Peugeot Sport Total 25px France Stéphane Sarrazin
25px France Franck Montagny
25px France Nicolas Minassian
Peugeot 908 M 353
Peugeot HDi 3.7 L Turbo V8
(Diesel)
4 LMP1 7 25px France Peugeot Sport Total 25px Great Britain Anthony Davidson
25px Austria Alexander Wurz
25px Spain Marc Gené
Peugeot 908 M 351
Peugeot HDi 3.7 L Turbo V8
(Diesel)
5 LMP1 10 25px France Team Oreca-Matmut 25px France Nicolas Lapierre
25px France Loïc Duval
25px France Olivier Panis
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 339
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
6 LMP1 12 25px Switzerland Rebellion Racing 25px France Nicolas Prost
25px Switzerland Neel Jani
25px Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Lola B10/60 M 338
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
7 LMP1 22 25px Belgium Kronos Racing
25px Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team
25px Belgium Vanina Ickx
25px Belgium Bas Leinders
25px Belgium Maxime Martin
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 M 328
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
8 LMP2 41 25px Great Britain Greaves Motorsport 25px Template:Country alias KSA Karim Ojjeh
25px France Olivier Lombard
25px Great Britain Tom Kimber-Smith
Zytek Z11SN D 326
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
9 LMP2 26 25px France Signatech Nissan 25px France Soheil Ayari
25px France Franck Mailleux
25px Spain Lucas Ordoñez
Oreca 03 D 320
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
10 LMP2 33 25px USA Level 5 Motorsports 25px USA Scott Tucker
25px France Christophe Bouchut
25px Flag of Portugal João Barbosa
Lola B08/80 M 319
HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
11 LMGTE
Pro
73 25px USA Corvette Racing 25px Monaco Olivier Beretta
25px USA Tommy Milner
25px Spain Antonio García
Corvette C6.R M 314
Corvette 5.5 L V8
12 LMP2 36 25px Great Britain RML 25px Great Britain Mike Newton
25px Great Britain Ben Collins
25px Brazil Thomas Erdos
HPD ARX-01d D 314
HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
13 LMGTE
Pro
51 25px Italy AF Corse SRL 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
25px Italy Gianmaria Bruni
25px Finland Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 GTC M 314
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
14 LMP2 49 25px France OAK Racing 25px Japan Shinji Nakano
25px Belgium Nicolas de Crem
25px Flag of the Czech Republic Jan Charouz
OAK Pescarolo 01 D 313
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8
15 LMGTE
Pro
56 25px Germany BMW Motorsport 25px Great Britain Andy Priaulx
25px Germany Dirk Müller
25px USA Joey Hand
BMW M3 GT2 D 313
BMW 4.0 L V8
16 LMGTE
Pro
77 25px Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 25px Germany Marc Lieb
25px Germany Wolf Henzler
25px Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 312
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17 LMGTE
Pro
76 25px France IMSA Performance Matmut 25px France Raymond Narac
25px France Patrick Pilet
25px France Nicolas Armindo
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 311
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18 LMGTE
Pro
80 25px USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 25px Germany Jörg Bergmeister
25px Germany Lucas Luhr
25px USA Patrick Long
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 310
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
19 LMP2 40 25px Switzerland Race Performance 25px Switzerland Michel Frey
25px Switzerland Ralph Meichtry
25px France Marc Rostan
Oreca 03 D 304
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8
20 LMGTE
Am
50 25px France Larbre Compétition 25px France Patrick Bornhauser
25px France Julien Canal
25px Switzerland Gabriele Gardel
Corvette C6.R M 302
Corvette 5.5 L V8
21 LMGTE
Am
70 25px France Larbre Compétition 25px France Christophe Bourret
25px France Pascal Gibon
25px France Jean-Philippe Belloc
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 301
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22 LMGTE
Pro
65 25px Austria Lotus Jetalliance 25px Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
25px Great Britain Johnny Mowlem
25px Great Britain James Rossiter
Lotus Evora GTE M 295
Toyota-Cosworth 4.0 L V6
23 LMGTE
Pro
75 25px Belgium Prospeed Competition 25px Belgium Marc Goossens
25px Germany Marco Holzer
25px Netherlands Jaap van Lagen
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 293
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24 LMGTE
Pro
66 25px Great Britain JMW Motorsport 25px Great Britain Rob Bell
25px Great Britain Tim Sugden
25px Netherlands Xavier Maassen
Ferrari 458 GTC D 290
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
25 LMP2 35 25px France OAK Racing 25px France Frédéric Da Rocha
25px France Patrice Lafargue
25px Italy Andrea Barlesi
OAK Pescarolo 01 D 288
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8
26 LMGTE
Am
68 25px USA Robertson Racing LLC 25px USA David Robertson
25px USA Andrea Robertson
25px USA David Murry
Ford GT-R Mk. VII M 285
Ford 5.0 L V8
27 LMGTE
Am
83 25px Monaco JMB Racing 25px France Manuel Rodrigues
25px France Jean-Marc Menahem
25px France Nicolas Marroc
Ferrari F430 GTE D 272
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
28
NC
LMP2 44 25px France Extrême Limite AM Paris 25px France Fabien Rosier
25px France Phillipe Haezebrouck
25px France Jean-René De Fournoux
Norma M200P D 247
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8
29
DNF
LMP1 16 25px France Pescarolo Team 25px France Emmanuel Collard
25px France Christophe Tinseau
25px France Julien Jousse
Pescarolo 01 M 305
Judd GV5 S2 5.0 L V10
30
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
55 25px Germany BMW Motorsport 25px Brazil Augusto Farfus
25px Germany Jörg Müller
25px Germany Dirk Werner
BMW M3 GT2 D 276
BMW 4.0 L V8
31
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
74 25px USA Corvette Racing 25px Great Britain Oliver Gavin
25px Great Britain Richard Westbrook
25px Flag of Denmark Jan Magnussen
Corvette C6.R M 211
Corvette 5.5 L V8
32
DNF
LMGTE
Am
81 25px USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 25px USA Seth Neiman
25px USA Darren Law
25px USA Spencer Pumpelly
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 211
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
33
DNF
LMP2 48 25px France Team Oreca-Matmut 25px France Alexandre Prémat
25px France David Hallyday
25px Austria Dominik Kraihamer
Oreca 03 M 200
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
34
DNF
LMGTE
Am
63 25px Germany Proton Competition 25px Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
25px Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
25px Germany Christian Ried
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 199
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
35
DNF
LMP1 13 25px Switzerland Rebellion Racing 25px Italy Andrea Belicchi
25px France Jean-Christophe Boullion
25px Great Britain Guy Smith
Lola B10/60 M 190
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
36
DNF
LMGTE
Am
61 25px Italy AF Corse SRL 25px Italy Piergiuseppe Perazzini
25px Italy Marco Cioci
25px Flag of Ireland Seán Paul Breslin
Ferrari F430 GTE M 188
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
37
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
59 25px France Luxury Racing 25px Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
25px France Frédéric Makowiecki
25px Brazil Jaime Melo
Ferrari 458 GTC M 183
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
38
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
71 25px Italy AF Corse 25px USA Robert Kauffman
25px USA Michael Waltrip
25px Flag of Portugal Rui Águas
Ferrari 458 GTC M 178
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
39
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
88 25px Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 25px Great Britain Nick Tandy
25px Template:Country alias KSA Abdulaziz Al-Faisal
25px USA Bryce Miller
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 169
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
40
DNF
LMP2 42 25px Great Britain Strakka Racing 25px Great Britain Nick Leventis
25px Great Britain Danny Watts
25px Great Britain Jonny Kane
HPD ARX-01d M 144
HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
41
DNF
LMGTE
Am
60 25px UAE Gulf AMR Middle East 25px France Fabien Giroix
25px Germany Roald Goethe
25px Great Britain Michael Wainright
Aston Martin Vantage GT2 D 141
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
42
DNF
LMP2 39 25px Argentina PeCom Racing 25px Argentina Luís Pérez Companc
25px Argentina Matías Russo
25px Germany Pierre Kaffer
Lola B11/40 M 139
Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8
43
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
89 25px Germany Hankook-Team Farnbacher 25px Germany Dominik Farnbacher
25px Flag of Denmark Allan Simonsen
25px USA Leh Keen
Ferrari 458 GTC HK 137
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
44
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
58 25px France Luxury Racing 25px France Anthony Beltoise
25px France François Jakubowski
25px France Pierre Thiriet
Ferrari 458 GTC M 136
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
45
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
64 25px Austria Lotus Jetalliance 25px Netherlands Oskar Slingerland
25px Great Britain Martin Rich
25px Great Britain John Hartshorne
Lotus Evora GTE M 126
Toyota-Cosworth 4.0 L V6
46
DNF
LMGTE
Am
57 25px USA Krohn Racing 25px USA Tracy Krohn
25px Sweden Nic Jönsson
25px Italy Michele Rugolo
Ferrari F430 GTE D 123
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
47
DNF
LMP1 24 25px France OAK Racing 25px Monaco Richard Hein
25px France Jacques Nicolet
25px France Jean-François Yvon
OAK Pescarolo 01 D 119
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
48
DNF
LMP1 1 25px Germany Audi Sport Team Joest 25px Germany Timo Bernhard
25px France Romain Dumas
25px Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Audi R18 TDI M 116
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
49
DNF
LMP1 5 25px Switzerland Hope Racing 25px Switzerland Steve Zacchia
25px Netherlands Jan Lammers
25px Flag of Denmark Casper Elgaard
Oreca 01 M 115
Swiss HyTech 2.0 L Hybrid Turbo I4
50
DNF
LMGTE
Am
62 25px Great Britain CRS Racing 25px Germany Pierre Ehret
25px Great Britain Shaun Lynn
25px New Zealand Roger Wills
Ferrari F430 GTE M 84
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
51
DNF
LMP1 15 25px France OAK Racing 25px France Guillaume Moreau
25px France Pierre Ragues
25px Flag of Portugal Tiago Monteiro
OAK Pescarolo 01 D 80
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
52
DNF
LMGTE
Pro
79 25px Great Britain Jota 25px Great Britain Sam Hancock
25px Great Britain Simon Dolan
25px Great Britain Chris Buncombe
Aston Martin Vantage GT2 D 74
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
53
DNF
LMP1 20 25px Flag of Portugal Quifel-ASM Team 25px Flag of Portugal Miguel Amaral
25px France Olivier Pla
25px Great Britain Warren Hughes
Zytek 09SC D 48
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
54
DNF
LMP1 3 25px Germany Audi Sport North America 25px Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen
25px Italy Rinaldo Capello
25px Great Britain Allan McNish
Audi R18 TDI M 14
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
55
DNF
LMP1 007 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Germany Stefan Mücke
25px Great Britain Darren Turner
25px Austria Christian Klien
Aston Martin AMR-One M 4
Aston Martin 2.0 L Turbo I6
56
DNF
LMP1 009 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Switzerland Harold Primat
25px Mexico Adrián Fernández
25px Great Britain Andy Meyrick
Aston Martin AMR-One M 2
Aston Martin 2.0 L Turbo I6

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