Title: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Kristof on January 25, 2013, 12:56:40 pm
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The Automobile Club de lOuest has received 71 entry requests for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours on 22-23 June for the 55 grid spots remaining as the 56th place has already been attributed to the GreenGT H2 project. The list of entrants will be announced on 1st February in the Eurosites-George V.
Once again the Le Mans 24-Hours field will combine quality and quantity. The Automobile Club de lOuest Sports Management has received 71 entries, the same number as in 2011, an increase compared to 2012. This is evidence of the continuing high level of interest in a race that will celebrate its 90th anniversary this year.
This remarkable figure sweeps aside the fears that hover over motor sport because of the current economic situation. The Le Mans passion is the strongest yet again, and the raft of entrants who wish to associate their names with the myth reflects this. The most extraordinary fact is that these 71 entries are of top-class quality: all the cars without exception could be on the starting grid of the 2013 Le Mans 24 hours if the sporting regs didnt limit the number of starters to 56.
It should be underlined that the top category for prototypes, LM P1 and LM P2, and the 56th pit represent 62.5% of the field with 41 cars compared to 30 in LM GTE, which is undergoing a marked renewal.
Just a reminder that the choice of entrants selected for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours was spread over several major rendez-vous.
At the end of the 2012 season on 27th October with the Shanghai 6 Hours (CHN), the final round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, the thirteen entrants invited were known taking into account their results in the Le Mans 24 Hours, and also after the end of the FIA WEC, the American Le Mans Series and the European Le Mans Series. This represented 16 cars maximum as the Audi Sport and AF Corse teams had clinched two and three invitations respectively.
12th December 2012 was the opening date for entries, and all the teams interested could send in their entry forms to the Automobile Club de lOuest.
16th January 2013 at midnight was the closing date for entries and by then 71 requests had reached the ACO.
On the evening of 23rd January the Selection Committee met under the presidency of Pierre Fillon, the ACO President, and its job was to draw up the list of teams invited including the 55 cars for the race and the ten reserves to fill any spaces left by withdrawals.
On 1st February 2013 the field for this years Le Mans 24 Hours will be announced during the press conference in the Eurosites George V. It will be broadcast in live streaming on the new site www.24h-lemans.com thanks to Michelins collaboration.
The entrants still have a week to wait but one car is already assured of a place: the GreenGT H2! This prototype with an electric engine powered by a fuel cell fed by hydrogen has received the 56th pit invitation, which is destined for a car designed around an innovative technological project. As in 2012 with the revolutionary Nissan DeltaWing, it can take part in practice and the race provided it meets all the safety regulations and performance minima set by the ACO - but outside the overall classification.
Once again the Le Mans 24-Hours field will combine quality and quantity. The Automobile Club de lOuest Sports Management has received 71 entries, the same number as in 2011, an increase compared to 2012. This is evidence of the continuing high level of interest in a race that will celebrate its 90th anniversary this year.
This remarkable figure sweeps aside the fears that hover over motor sport because of the current economic situation. The Le Mans passion is the strongest yet again, and the raft of entrants who wish to associate their names with the myth reflects this. The most extraordinary fact is that these 71 entries are of top-class quality: all the cars without exception could be on the starting grid of the 2013 Le Mans 24 hours if the sporting regs didnt limit the number of starters to 56.
It should be underlined that the top category for prototypes, LM P1 and LM P2, and the 56th pit represent 62.5% of the field with 41 cars compared to 30 in LM GTE, which is undergoing a marked renewal.
Just a reminder that the choice of entrants selected for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours was spread over several major rendez-vous.
At the end of the 2012 season on 27th October with the Shanghai 6 Hours (CHN), the final round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, the thirteen entrants invited were known taking into account their results in the Le Mans 24 Hours, and also after the end of the FIA WEC, the American Le Mans Series and the European Le Mans Series. This represented 16 cars maximum as the Audi Sport and AF Corse teams had clinched two and three invitations respectively.
12th December 2012 was the opening date for entries, and all the teams interested could send in their entry forms to the Automobile Club de lOuest.
16th January 2013 at midnight was the closing date for entries and by then 71 requests had reached the ACO.
On the evening of 23rd January the Selection Committee met under the presidency of Pierre Fillon, the ACO President, and its job was to draw up the list of teams invited including the 55 cars for the race and the ten reserves to fill any spaces left by withdrawals.
On 1st February 2013 the field for this years Le Mans 24 Hours will be announced during the press conference in the Eurosites George V. It will be broadcast in live streaming on the new site www.24h-lemans.com thanks to Michelins collaboration.
The entrants still have a week to wait but one car is already assured of a place: the GreenGT H2! This prototype with an electric engine powered by a fuel cell fed by hydrogen has received the 56th pit invitation, which is destined for a car designed around an innovative technological project. As in 2012 with the revolutionary Nissan DeltaWing, it can take part in practice and the race provided it meets all the safety regulations and performance minima set by the ACO - but outside the overall classification.
http://www.lemans.org/en/races/24h/update/24-heures-du-mans-2013-%E2%88%92-71-entries-for-56-places-_9681.html
41 LMP - 30 GT.
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Bonio on February 01, 2013, 05:17:28 pm
24 HOURS OF LE MANS ENTRY LIST
LMP1 (8 entries)
1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Andre Lotterer
2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Tom Kristensen
3 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Marc Gene
7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid Alexander Wurz
8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid Anthony Davidson
12 Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 Toyota Nicolas Prost
13 Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 Toyota Neel Jani
21 Strakka Racing HPD ARX-03c Nick Leventis
LMP2 (22 entries)
24 OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan Jacques Nicolet
25 Delta-ADR Oreca 03 Nissan John Martin
26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Roman Rusinov
27 Sebastien Loeb Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Franck Montagny
28 Gulf Racing Middle East Lola B12/80 Nissan Fabien Giroix
29 Gulf Racing Middle East Lola B12/80 Nissan Frederic Fatien
30 HVM Status GP Lola B12/80 Judd Jonathan Kennard
31 Lotus Lotus T128 Kevin Weeda
32 Lotus Lotus T128 Thomas Holzer
33 Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b Scott Tucker
35 OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan Olivier Pla
36 Signatech Oreca 03 Nissan Franck Mailleux
38 Jota Sport Zytek Z11SN Nissan Simon Dolan
40 Boutsen Ginon Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Koen Wauters
41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan Christian Zugel
42 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan Tom Kimber-Smith
44 Starworks Motorsport HPD ARX-03b Alex Popow
45 OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan David Heinemeier Hansson
46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Pierre Thiriet
47 KCMG Morgan-Nissan Alexandre Imperatori
48 Murphy Prototoypes Oreca 03 Nissan Brendon Hartley
49 Pecom Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Luis Perez-Companc
GTE-Pro (11 entries)
51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Gianmaria Bruni
63 Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R Antonio Garcia
64 Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R Oliver Gavin
66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari F458 Italia Tim Sugden
71 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Olivier Beretta
91 Porsche AG Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR Marc Lieb
92 Porsche AG Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR Joerg Bergmeister
93 SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Marc Goossens
94 SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Dominik Farnbacher
97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage Darren Turner
99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage Stefan Mucke
GTE-Am (14 entries)
50 Larbre Competition Corvette C6.R Patrick Bornhauser
54 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Yannick Mallegol
55 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Piergiuseppe Perazzini
57 Krohn Racing Ferrari F458 Italia Tracy Krohn
61 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Jack Gerber
67 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Pascal Gibon
70 Larbre Competition Corvette C6.R Pedro Lamy
76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Raymond Narac
77 Dempsey Racing-Proton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Patrick Dempsey
80 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia Scott Sharp
81 8Star Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia Enzo Potolicchio
88 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Christian Reid
95 Aston Martin Racing Allan Simonsen
96 Aston Martin Racing Rolad Goethe
Unclassified (1 entry)
0 GreenGT Technologies GreenGT H2 Christian Pescatori
LMP1 (8 entries)
1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Andre Lotterer
2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Tom Kristensen
3 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Marc Gene
7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid Alexander Wurz
8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid Anthony Davidson
12 Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 Toyota Nicolas Prost
13 Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 Toyota Neel Jani
21 Strakka Racing HPD ARX-03c Nick Leventis
LMP2 (22 entries)
24 OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan Jacques Nicolet
25 Delta-ADR Oreca 03 Nissan John Martin
26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Roman Rusinov
27 Sebastien Loeb Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Franck Montagny
28 Gulf Racing Middle East Lola B12/80 Nissan Fabien Giroix
29 Gulf Racing Middle East Lola B12/80 Nissan Frederic Fatien
30 HVM Status GP Lola B12/80 Judd Jonathan Kennard
31 Lotus Lotus T128 Kevin Weeda
32 Lotus Lotus T128 Thomas Holzer
33 Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b Scott Tucker
35 OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan Olivier Pla
36 Signatech Oreca 03 Nissan Franck Mailleux
38 Jota Sport Zytek Z11SN Nissan Simon Dolan
40 Boutsen Ginon Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Koen Wauters
41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan Christian Zugel
42 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan Tom Kimber-Smith
44 Starworks Motorsport HPD ARX-03b Alex Popow
45 OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan David Heinemeier Hansson
46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Pierre Thiriet
47 KCMG Morgan-Nissan Alexandre Imperatori
48 Murphy Prototoypes Oreca 03 Nissan Brendon Hartley
49 Pecom Racing Oreca 03 Nissan Luis Perez-Companc
GTE-Pro (11 entries)
51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Gianmaria Bruni
63 Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R Antonio Garcia
64 Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R Oliver Gavin
66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari F458 Italia Tim Sugden
71 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Olivier Beretta
91 Porsche AG Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR Marc Lieb
92 Porsche AG Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR Joerg Bergmeister
93 SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Marc Goossens
94 SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Dominik Farnbacher
97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage Darren Turner
99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage Stefan Mucke
GTE-Am (14 entries)
50 Larbre Competition Corvette C6.R Patrick Bornhauser
54 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Yannick Mallegol
55 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Piergiuseppe Perazzini
57 Krohn Racing Ferrari F458 Italia Tracy Krohn
61 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia Jack Gerber
67 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Pascal Gibon
70 Larbre Competition Corvette C6.R Pedro Lamy
76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Raymond Narac
77 Dempsey Racing-Proton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Patrick Dempsey
80 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia Scott Sharp
81 8Star Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia Enzo Potolicchio
88 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Christian Reid
95 Aston Martin Racing Allan Simonsen
96 Aston Martin Racing Rolad Goethe
Unclassified (1 entry)
0 GreenGT Technologies GreenGT H2 Christian Pescatori
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Bonio on February 01, 2013, 05:21:27 pm
LMP1 Cat seems a little small and no Flying Lizards ????
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Kristof on February 01, 2013, 06:11:44 pm
Lizards will only race in GTC class in ALMS (no factory support from Porsche in 2013, they focus on the development of the 991 RSR with Manthey).
Good to see the Vipers back at LM ! GTE Pro should be a cracking race.
Only 8 cars in LMP1, should move to 10 next year with Porsche.
Nice field in LMP2 also.
Prospeed won't be happy in GTE Am, only 2nd reserve.
Good to see the Vipers back at LM ! GTE Pro should be a cracking race.
Only 8 cars in LMP1, should move to 10 next year with Porsche.
Nice field in LMP2 also.
Prospeed won't be happy in GTE Am, only 2nd reserve.
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Grand_Fromage on February 01, 2013, 06:24:38 pm
No Oak or JRM in LM P1 this year, and of course no Pesca'.
... and nothing replacing them.
On the up-side there is a very strong P2 grid.
... and nothing replacing them.
On the up-side there is a very strong P2 grid.
LMP1 Cat seems a little small and no Flying Lizards ????
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Grand_Fromage on February 01, 2013, 06:29:53 pm
Also announced today:
2013 Le Mans 24 Hours
90 years in style
During the press conference the Automobile Club de l’Ouest announced the list of the ten cars (one per decade since 1923) elected by a prestigious jury presided by Pierre Fillon, the President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.
The following cars have been selected
20's : Bentley Speed Six - 1929
30's : Alfa Romeo 8C 1933
40's : Ferrari 166 MM - 1949
50's : Jaguar D - 1957
60's : Ford GT40 - 1969
70's : Porsche 917K - 1970
80's : Porsche 956 - 1982
90's : (jointly) Mazda 787B - 1991 and Peugeot 905 1992
00's : Audi R10 TDI - 2006
10's : Audi e-tron quattro - 2012
2013 Le Mans 24 Hours
90 years in style
During the press conference the Automobile Club de l’Ouest announced the list of the ten cars (one per decade since 1923) elected by a prestigious jury presided by Pierre Fillon, the President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.
The following cars have been selected
20's : Bentley Speed Six - 1929
30's : Alfa Romeo 8C 1933
40's : Ferrari 166 MM - 1949
50's : Jaguar D - 1957
60's : Ford GT40 - 1969
70's : Porsche 917K - 1970
80's : Porsche 956 - 1982
90's : (jointly) Mazda 787B - 1991 and Peugeot 905 1992
00's : Audi R10 TDI - 2006
10's : Audi e-tron quattro - 2012
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: lofty on February 01, 2013, 07:58:15 pm
delta wing thing given up then?and is the green entry area 51 car the hydrogen one?
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Grand_Fromage on February 01, 2013, 08:14:16 pm
Deltawing was only ever a one-off at Le Mans. Plans are being made in the USA for DW future, but it is still early days as far as integrating it into 'normal' endurance racing regs.
The Green GT is this year's 56th pit occupant.
The Green GT is this year's 56th pit occupant.
delta wing thing given up then?and is the green entry area 51 car the hydrogen one?
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Kristof on February 02, 2013, 12:12:17 am
Right, JRM was the one I missed.
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: lofty on February 02, 2013, 02:06:27 pm
nissan seem to have taken lmp2 over as engine supplier.what happened to the honda engined cars?
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Canada Phil on February 02, 2013, 05:33:34 pm
Entries of 71 for 56 places leaves 15. Are they all on the reserve list? Can we see the Reserve list ?
Are there anymore LMP1 that did not get a place?
Enquiring mind needs to know :)
Phil
Are there anymore LMP1 that did not get a place?
Enquiring mind needs to know :)
Phil
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Grand_Fromage on February 02, 2013, 08:48:10 pm
There are no LM P1 reserve entries, but plenty for P2 and GTE. The reserve list was announced at the press conf, so it must be online somewhere.
BTW in the case of an LM P1 drop out, they will fill the place with a P2 and shorten the P1 grid.
BTW in the case of an LM P1 drop out, they will fill the place with a P2 and shorten the P1 grid.
Entries of 71 for 56 places leaves 15. Are they all on the reserve list? Can we see the Reserve list ?
Are there anymore LMP1 that did not get a place?
Enquiring mind needs to know :)
Phil
Are there anymore LMP1 that did not get a place?
Enquiring mind needs to know :)
Phil
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Werner on February 02, 2013, 09:20:04 pm
Reserve LMP
Race Perfomance (Oreca-Nissan) - Michel Frey
Morand Racing (Morgan-Judd) - Natasha Gachnang
DKR (Lola-Judd) - Olivier Porta
Signatech (Oreca-Nissan) - Pierre Ragues
Delta-ADR (Oreca-Nissan) - Shinji Nakano
HVM-Status (Lola-Judd) - Warren Hughes
Reserve GT
Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin Vantage) Stuart Hall
Prospeed (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) - Abdulaziz al Faisal
RAM (Ferrari F458 Italia) - Johnny Mowlem
TRG (Aston Martin Vantage) - Kevin Buckler
Race Perfomance (Oreca-Nissan) - Michel Frey
Morand Racing (Morgan-Judd) - Natasha Gachnang
DKR (Lola-Judd) - Olivier Porta
Signatech (Oreca-Nissan) - Pierre Ragues
Delta-ADR (Oreca-Nissan) - Shinji Nakano
HVM-Status (Lola-Judd) - Warren Hughes
Reserve GT
Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin Vantage) Stuart Hall
Prospeed (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) - Abdulaziz al Faisal
RAM (Ferrari F458 Italia) - Johnny Mowlem
TRG (Aston Martin Vantage) - Kevin Buckler
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Canada Phil on February 03, 2013, 04:13:33 am
Thanks Grand Fromage & Werner,
In the GT I would have prefered KBR Kevin Buckler to be at the top as Aston Martin Racing already have 4 spots.
Phil
In the GT I would have prefered KBR Kevin Buckler to be at the top as Aston Martin Racing already have 4 spots.
Phil
Reserve LMP
Race Perfomance (Oreca-Nissan) - Michel Frey
Morand Racing (Morgan-Judd) - Natasha Gachnang
DKR (Lola-Judd) - Olivier Porta
Signatech (Oreca-Nissan) - Pierre Ragues
Delta-ADR (Oreca-Nissan) - Shinji Nakano
HVM-Status (Lola-Judd) - Warren Hughes
Reserve GT
Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin Vantage) Stuart Hall
Prospeed (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) - Abdulaziz al Faisal
RAM (Ferrari F458 Italia) - Johnny Mowlem
TRG (Aston Martin Vantage) - Kevin Buckler
Race Perfomance (Oreca-Nissan) - Michel Frey
Morand Racing (Morgan-Judd) - Natasha Gachnang
DKR (Lola-Judd) - Olivier Porta
Signatech (Oreca-Nissan) - Pierre Ragues
Delta-ADR (Oreca-Nissan) - Shinji Nakano
HVM-Status (Lola-Judd) - Warren Hughes
Reserve GT
Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin Vantage) Stuart Hall
Prospeed (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) - Abdulaziz al Faisal
RAM (Ferrari F458 Italia) - Johnny Mowlem
TRG (Aston Martin Vantage) - Kevin Buckler
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Nordic on March 01, 2013, 06:55:53 pm
Extreme speed gte ferrari has been pulled and been replaced with another Aston Martin.
Title: Re: 71 entries for LM 2013
Post by: Grand_Fromage on March 01, 2013, 09:31:22 pm
Extreme speed gte ferrari has been pulled and been replaced with another Aston Martin.
From AM press info:
Aston Martin will run a fifth Vantage GTE at the 90th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as the first reserve #98 car is granted an entry.
The car will now run in the GTE Pro class instead of the GTE Am class (as previously listed) thanks to reclassification from the ACO.
John Gaw, team principal, Aston Martin Racing comments: We are delighted to have received the news of a fifth entry into the 90th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. To have been named as first reserve was good news in itself and we kept our fingers crossed that it would be upgraded to a full entry. To have it confirmed so quickly is great news as it allows us extra preparation time.
The four Vantage GTEs competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (the #97 and #99 Pro cars and the #95 and #96 Am cars) will now be joined in the 24 Hours of Le Mans by the #98 car. And, in a change from the original entry, the #98 will now compete in the Pro class instead of the Am class.
