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Le Mans entry list released! 60 cars grid!

LMP1:

Nr. Team / Auto Fahrer 1 Fahrer 2 Fahrer 3
1 Rebellion / Oreca-Gibson N. Jani A. Lotterer B. Senna
3 Rebellion / Oreca-Gibson T. Laurent N. Berthon G. Menezes
4 ByKolles / CLM-Nismo T. Dillmann TBA TBA
7 Toyota M. Conway K. Kobayashi J. M. Lopez
8 Toyota S. Buemi K. Nakajima F. Alonso
10 Dragonspeed / BR1-Gibson H. Hedman B. Hanley R. Van Der Zande
11 SMP Racing / BR1-AER V. Petrov M. Aleshin J. Button
17 SMP Racing / BR1-AER S. Sarrazin E. Orudzhev S. Sirotkin

 

LMP2:

Nr. Team / Auto Fahrer 1 Fahrer 2 Fahrer 3
20 High Class Racing / Oreca A. Fjördbach D. Andersen TBA
22 United Autosports / Ligier P. Hanson F.Albuquerque TBA
23 Panis Barthez / Ligier R. Binder TBA TBA
25 Algarve Pro Racing / Oreca M. Patterson A. Pizzitola J.Falb
26 G-Drive / Oreca R. Rusinov J. Van Uitert J.E. Vergne
28 TDS Racing / Oreca F. Perrodo M. Vaxivière L. Duval
29 Team Nederland / Dallara F. Van Eerd G. Van Der Garde N. De Vries
30 Duqeine Engineering / Ligier R. Dumas N. Jamin P. Ragues
31 Dragonspeed / Oreca R. Gonzalez P. Maldonado A. Davidson
32 United Autosports / Ligier R.Cullen TBA TBA
34 Inter Europal Competition / Ligier J. Smiechowski TBA TBA
36 Signatech Matmut / Alpine N. Lapierre A. Negrao P. Thiriet
37 Jackie Chan DC / Oreca D. Heinemeier-Hansson J.King R.Taylor
38 Jackie Chan DC / Oreca H. Tung S. Richelmi G. Aubry
39 Graff / Oreca T. Gommendy V.Capillaire J.Hirschi
43 RLR M Sport / Oreca J. Farano A. Maini TBA
47 Cetillar R. Villorba Corse / Dallara R. Lacorte TBA TBA
48 IDEC Sport / Oreca P. Lafargue TBA TBA
49 ARC Bratislava / Ligier M. Konopka TBA TBA
50 Larbre Competition / Ligier E. Creed R. Ricci TBA


GTE Pro:

Nr. Team / Auto Fahrer 1 Fahrer 2 Fahrer 3
51 AF Corse / Ferrari A. Pier Guidi J. Calado D. Serra
63 Corvette Racing / Corvette J. Magnussen A. Garcia M. Rockenfeller
64 Corvette Racing / Corvette O. Gavin T. Milner M. Fässler
66 Chip Ganassi Racing / Ford S. Mücke O. Pla TBA
67 Chip Ganassi Racing / Ford A. Priaulx H. Tincknell TBA
68 Chip Ganassi Racing / Ford J. Hand D. Müller S. Bourdais
69 Chip Ganassi Racing / Ford R. Briscoe R. Westbrook S. Dixon
71 AF Corse / Ferrari D. Rigon S. Bird M. Molina
81 MTEK / BMW N. Catsburg M. Tomczyk P. Eng
82 MTEK / BMW A. Farfus A. Felix da Costa J. Krohn
89 Risi Competizione / Ferrari P.Derani O.Jarvis J.Gounon
91 Porsche R. Lietz G. Bruni F. Makowiecki
92 Porsche M. Christensen K. Estre L. Vanthoor
93 Porsche P. Pilet E. Bamber N. Tandy
94 Porsche S. Müller M. Jaminet D. Olsen
95 Aston Martin N. Thiim M. Sörensen TBA
97 Aston Martin M. Martin A. Lynn TBA

 

GTE Am:

Nr. Team / Auto Fahrer 1 Fahrer 2 Fahrer 3
54 Spirit of Race / Ferrari T. Flohr F. Castellacci G. Fisichella
56 Team Project 1 / Porsche J. Bergmeister P. Lindsey E. Perfetti
57 Car Guy Racing / Ferrari T. Kimura K. Cozzolino TBA
60 Kessel Racing / Ferrari C. Schiavoni TBA TBA
61 Clearwater Racing / Ferrari L. Perez Companc M. Griffin M. Cressoni
62 Weathertech Racing / Ferrari C. MacNeil T.Vilander R.Smith
70 MR Racing / Ferrari M. Ishikawa O. Beretta E. Cheever III
77 Dempsey Proton Racing / Porsche M. Campbell TBA TBA
78 Proton Competition / Porsche L.Prette TBA TBA
83 Kessel Racing / Ferrari M. Gostner R. Frey M. Gatting
84 JMW Motorsport / Ferrari J. Cocker TBA TBA
85 Keating Motorsport / Ford B. Keating J. Bleekemolen F. Fraga
86 Gulf Racing / Porsche M. Wainwright B. Barker TBA
88 Dempsey Proton Racing / Porsche S. Hoshino G. Roda M. Cairoli
90 TF Motorsport / Aston Martin S. Yoluc C. Eastwood TBA
98 Aston Martin Racing P. Dalla Lana P. Lamy M. Lauda
99 Proton Competition / Porsche P. Long TBA TBA
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Alonso had a crash during Indy 500 practice today (he's ok!).

The wrecker transporting his wrecked car then got stuck and wrecked in the garage xD 

 

Patricio O'Ward had quite a crash too (he's fine as well!)

 

I must say I really love those cars though... Old school looks.

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6 minutes ago, nudge said:

Uh-oh. Alonso misses out on Indy 500 next weekend due to failing to qualify... 

Yeah - i was going to write about this since I saw it on ESPN. Supposedly the car was absolute shit and if it hadn't been for Alonso's talent, he wouldn't have been as close as he was. 

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4 minutes ago, Eco said:

Yeah - i was going to write about this since I saw it on ESPN. Supposedly the car was absolute shit and if it hadn't been for Alonso's talent, he wouldn't have been as close as he was. 

Yeah the car was poor; mostly because they couldn't launch a joint bid with Andretti or Penske this year and use a Honda engine due to falling out with them so decided to entry a car on their own and had to resort to using a Chevrolet engine and partner up with Carlin as no other top Chevy teams were interested apparently... Marred with technical problems throughout preparation; not enough practice and speed. They even got setups from Penske and shock absorbers from Andretti right before quali but it wasn't enough.

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Free Practice red flagged due to extreme rain.

 

Proton Racing #99 had a huge accident just before that.

 

I'm probably talking to myself here again but will anyone be watching the race?...

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Q3 has just ended. 

LMP1: Toyota 1-2 as expected. The #7 will start on pole ahead of the #8; P3 goes to #17 SMP car. SMP and Rebellion should be an interesting fight. ByKolles almost 8 seconds slower than the car on pole :|

Toyota #7 3:15.497
Toyota #8 3:15.908 (+0.411)
SMP Racing #17 3:16.159 (+0.662)

 

LMP2: 

GRAFF Racing #39 3:25.073
TDS Racing #28 3:25.345 (+0.272)
DragonSpeed #31 3:25.667 (+0.594)

 

GTE Pro: Aston Martin takes the pole in class! A lot of traffic at the end of the quali prevented most teams from improving their times. Best Porsche only in P4.

Aston Martin #95 3:48.000
Ford #67 3:48.112 (+0.112)
Corvette #63 3:48.830 (+0.830)

 

GTE Am: A Porsche 1-2-3 for the customer teams! 

Dempsey Proton Racing #88 3:51.439
Dempsey Proton Racing #77 3:51.645  (+0.206)
Gulf Racing #86 3:51.944 (+0.505)

 

 

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The FIA and ACO have announced finalised technical regulations for the top class of the World Endurance Championship, which has been dubbed 'Le Mans Endurance Hypercars'.

On Friday, ahead of the 87th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the governing bodies held a joint press conference to confirm the new technical rules which will allow manufacturers or privateers to develop a 'clean-sheet prototype design of their own choosing' or develop an existing road-going hypercar.

If using an existing road car, a minimum of 20 units must be produced over a two-year period.

There will be a minimum weight of 1,100 kg, with a powertrain average of 750 horsepower and a sole tyre supplier, with the ACO estimating a Le Mans laptime of 3m30s.

Hybrid systems will be optional and managed by "deployment thresholds" and can only be activated at speeds over 120km/h in dry conditions. They will be limited to 200 kW (270 HP).

Balance of Performance (BoP) will be utilised and can be adjusted throughout the season to ensure a level-playing field.

It's hoped the introduction of hypercar regulations will attract a number of new manufacturers, with the likes of Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin having already shown an interest.

https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/23209

 

Toyota and Aston Martin have already officially announced their participation! Toyota is building a new hybrid-powered prototype based on the GR Super Sport road car that they are currently developing and testing (first released renders):

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Aston Martin announced that it will run a minimum of two factory Valkyries in the WEC in the inaugural season of the new category (most likely a joint programme with Red Bull); always wanted to see that car on the race track! :o V12 :x

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Glickenhaus is joining too:

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Porsche, Ferrari, Ford, McLaren are all said to be interested in joining as well from 2021/22. Hopefully more manufacturers will join too.

@Cannabis @Tommy @BartraPique1932 @RandoEFC @Eco @MUFC

 

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12 minutes ago, Tommy said:

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Well, well, well.... now it's possible, huh?

That's because the stewards missed the fact that Vips gave the position back before he was given the penalty. Once they realised that, they cancelled the penalty and rightly so. 

Or maybe his team submitted Chandhok's Sky analysis video as overwhelming evidence to the stewards :ph34r: 

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Nürburgring 24 Hours race has been phenomenal so far... Much better than Le Mans last weekend too.  

32 seconds between the leading two cars with 1 hour and 15 minutes to go and the fight is on...

 

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Motorsports Olympics are coming!

The FIA has announced today the launch of the 'FIA Motorsport Games', an exciting new international, multidisciplinary sporting event that will see drivers competing not for individual recognition, but for their country.
 

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The FIA Motorsport Games will be an annual event, with drivers from a variety of disciplines participating in the same venue on the same weekend under their national flag. The Motorsport Games will initially feature six categories: GT, Touring Car, Formula 4, Drifting, Karting Slalom and Digital Motorsport. Each competition will award Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, contributing to an overall medal table.
 
The inaugural edition of the FIA Motorsport Games will be held in autumn 2019, in Rome. 

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The new Formula E season is coming up soon and that will be the first one for me to follow properly (even if reluctantly) due to Porsche joining the grid as a works team with the driver lineup of André Lotterer and Neel Jani. 

The car looks nice to be fair...

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8 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Nice :o 

 

Yes as a part of DTM and Super GT cooperation... There will be another crossover event at Fuji in November (I think) with a few DTM entries. I think a merger of series is possible in the future. DTM is already changing the name of the series in 2021 too. Oh and they will be racing in Monza next season too!

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