Le Mans Series Official Thread

[adamfraser]

Originally Posted by PoRsChEnUt

after 14 mai, spa will never be the same again...

Why?

[Wouter Melissen]

Originally Posted by adamfraser

Why?

He'll be thrown over a fence.

[adamfraser]

And onto the track.

[Zytek_Fan]

On Saturday, many sportscar teams were on the Estoril circuit, conducting tests for Dunlop. Teams present includeded the Race Alliance Aston Martin, both Chamberlain Lola’s (B06/10 and B05/40), Reiter and B-Racing Lamborghinis, Lister Storm LMP and both PSI Corvettes (C5-R and C6.R).

[Wouter Melissen]

N° "LM"P1
- PROTRAN COMPETITION GB tba ProTran RS06/H Testing on 27 only
5 SWISS SPIRIT CH M Courage LC70 - Judd Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
6 LISTER STORM RACING GB D Lister Storm "LM" P1 Hybrid Testing on 26 and 27
14 RACING FOR HOLLAND NL D Dome Mugen Testing on 26 and 27
9 CREATION AUTOSPORTIF GB M Creation-Judd Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
13 COURAGE COMPETITION F Y Courage LC70 - Mugen Testing on 26 and 27
17 PESCAROLO SPORT F M Pescarolo C60 - Judd Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
19 CHAMBERLAIN SYNERGY GB D Lola-AER Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27

"LM" P2
20 PIERRE BRUNEAU F M Pilbeam - Judd Testing on 26 (27 still TBC)
22 ROLLCENTRE GB D Radical SR9 - Judd Testing on 26 (27 still TBC)
25 RML GB M MG Lola EX 264 Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
44 KRUSE MOTORSPORT D K Courage C65 - Judd Testing on 26 and 27
35 G-FORCE B D Courage C65 - Judd Testing on 26 and 27
36 PAUL BELMONDO RACING F M Courage C65 - Ford Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
37 PAUL BELMONDO RACING F M Courage C65 - Ford Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
39 CHAMBERLAIN SYNERGY GB D Lola-AER Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
- WELTER RACING F P WR-Peugeot Testing on 26 only

"LM" GT1
50 LARBRE COMPETITION F M Aston Martin DBR9 Testing on 26 and 27
- LARBRE COMPETITION F M Ferrari 550 Testing on 26 and 27
51 B-RACING RS LINE TEAM D D Lamborghini Murcielago Testing on 26 and 27
55 ORECA FR M Saleen S7R Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
67 CONVERS MENX TEAM RUS M Ferrari 550 Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
70 PSI EXPERIENCE B D Corvette C6-R Testing on 26 and 27
71 PSI EXPERIENCE B D Corvette C5-R Testing on 26 and 27
72 LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES FR M Corvette C5-R Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27

"LM" GT2
76 AUTORLANDO SPORT I P Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Testing on 26 and 27
78 AUTORLANDO SPORT I P Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Testing on 26 and 27
81 TEAM LNT GB P Panoz Esperante Testing on 26 and 27
82 TEAM LNT GB P Panoz Esperante Testing on 26 and 27
84 TEAM ICER BRAKES E D Ferrari 430 GT Testing on 27 (26 still TBC)
92 IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT F D Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27
95 RACESPORT PENINSULA TVR GB D TVR Tuscan 400R Testing on 26 (+ night testing) and 27

[Zytek_Fan]

Complete Entry List:
note: Audi Sport Team Joest may compete in select LMES events

LM P1 TEAMS
N° LM P1 TEAMS NAT TYRES CAR ENTRY DRIVERS
5 SWISS SPIRIT CH M COURAGE LC70 - JUDD Season
Harold PRIMAT (F)
Marcel FASSLER (CH)
TBA
6 LISTER RACING GB D LISTER STORM HYBRID Season
Andrea BELICCHI (I)
Stefano ZONCA (I)
Jens MOLLER (GB)
9 CREATION AUTOSPORTIF GB M CREATION CA06/H - 002 Season Felipe ORTIZ (CH)
Giuseppe GABBIANI (I)
TBA
10 CREATION AUTOSPORTIF GB M CREATION - JUDD Season Nicolas MINASSIAN (F)
Jamie CAMPBELL-WALTER (GB)
TBA
12 COURAGE COMPETITION F Y COURAGE LC 70 MUGEN Season Haruki KUROSAWA (J)
Alexander FREI (CH)
TBA
13 COURAGE COMPETITION F Y COURAGE LC 70 MUGEN Season TBA
TBA
Shinji NAKANO (J)
17 PESCAROLO SPORT F M PESCAROLO C60 JUDD Season Jean-Christophe BOULLION (F)
Emmanuel COLLARD (F)
TBA
19 CHAMBERLAIN - SYNERGY MOTORSPORT GB D LOLA B06-10 - AER Season Bob BERRIDGE (GB)
Gareth EVANS (GB)
Peter OWEN (GB)
LM P2 TEAMS
N° LM P2 TEAMS NAT TYRES CAR ENTRY DRIVERS
20 PIERRE BRUNEAU F M PILBEAM MP93-01PB - JUDD Season Marc ROSTAN (F)
Pierre BRUNEAU (F)
TBA
21 BRUICHLADDICH RADICAL GB D RADICAL SR9 06-T Season Tim GREAVES (GB)
Stuart MOSLEY (GB)
TBA
22 ROLLCENTRE RACING GB D RADICAL SR9 JUDD Season Martin SHORT (GB)
TBA
TBA
23 ROLLCENTRE RACING GB D RADICAL SR9 JUDD Season TBA
TBA
TBA
24 BINNIE MOTORSPORTS USA M LOLA 05/42 Season Bill BINNIE (USA)
Allen TIMPANY (GB)
TBA
25 RML GB M MG LOLA EX264 Season Mike NEWTON (GB)
Thomas ERDOS (BR)
TBA
28 RANIERI RANDACCIO SCI I D LUCCHINI Season Ranieri RANDACCIO (I)
Fabio MANCINI (I)
TBA
32 BARAZI - EPSILON F M COURAGE C65-AER Season Michael VERGERS (NL)
Juan BARAZI (F)
TBA
35 G-FORCE B D COURAGE C65-JUDD Season Edward MORRIS (GB)
Jean François LEROCH (F)
Frank HAHN (D)
36 PAUL BELMONDO RACING F P COURAGE C65 - FORD Season Claude-Yves GOSSELIN (F)
Karim OJJEH (SA)
Pierre RAGUES (F)
37 PAUL BELMONDO RACING F P COURAGE C65 - FORD Season Paul BELMONDO (F)
Didier ANDRE (F)
Yann CLAIRAY (F)
39 CHAMBERLAIN - SYNERGY MOTORSPORT GB D LOLA B05/40 - AER Season Miguel AMARAL (P)
Pedro CHAVES (P)
TBA
LM GT1 TEAMS
N° LM GT1 TEAMS NAT TYRES CAR ENTRY DRIVERS
50 LARBRE COMPETITION F M ASTON MARTIN DBR9 Season Pedro LAMY (P)
Gabriele GARDEL (I)
Vincent VOSSE (B)
51 B-RACING RS LINE TEAM D D LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO GTR Season Norbert WALCHHOFER (USA)
Benjamin LEUENBERGER (CH)
Michele BARTYAN (I)
55 TEAM ORECA F M SALEEN S7R Season TBA
TBA
TBA
61 RUSSIAN AGE RACING RUS M ASTON MARTIN DBR9 Season Nathan KINCH (SCO)
Antonio GARCIA (E)
TBA
62 RUSSIAN AGE RACING RUS M ASTON MARTIN DBR9 Season Nikolay FOMENKO (RUS)
TBA
TBA
67 CONVERS MENX TEAM RUS M FERRARI 550 MARANELLO Season Peter KOX (NL)
Robert PERGL (CZ)
Alexei VASILIEV (RUS)
70 PSI EXPERIENCE B D CORVETTE C6-R Season Pertti KUISMANEN (FIN)
Jos MENTEN (NL)
Markus PALTTALA (FIN)
71 PSI EXPERIENCE B D CORVETTE C5-R Season TBA
TBA
TBA
72 LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES F M CORVETTE C5-R Season Jérôme POLICAND (F)
Patrice GOUESLARD (F)
Anthony BELTOISE (F)
LM GT2 TEAMS
N° LM GT2 TEAMS NAT TYRES CAR ENTRY DRIVERS
73 ICE POL RACING TEAM B D PORSCHE GT3 RSR Season Yves LAMBERT (B)
Christian LEFORT (B)
Romain IANNETTA (F)
75 THIERRY PERRIER F D PORSCHE 996 GT3 RSR Season Nigel SMITH (GB)
Philippe HESNAULT (F)
TBA
76 AUTORLANDO SPORT I P PORSCHE GT3 RSR Season Marc LIEB (D)
Joel CAMATHIAS (CH)
TBA
77 SEIKEL MOTORSPORT D Y PORSCHE GT3 RSR Season Tony BURGESS (CDN)
Philip COLLIN (USA)
TBA
78 AUTORLANDO SPORT I P PORSCHE GT3 RSR Season Gunnar KRISTENSEN (GB)
Carsten LEVEAU (GB)
Allan SIMONSEN (AUS)
80 FARNBACHER RACING D TBA PORSCHE GT3 RSR Season Lars Erik NIELSEN (GB)
Marco SEEFRIED (D)
TBA
81 TEAM LNT GB P PANOZ ESPERANTE GTLM Season Warren HUGHES (GB)
Robert BELL (GB)
TBA
82 TEAM LNT GB P PANOZ ESPERANTE GTLM Season Lawrence TOMLINSON (GB)
Richard DEAN (GB)
TBA
84 TEAM ICER BRAKES E D FERRARI F430 GT Season Jesus DIEZ VILLARROEL (E)
Tomas SALDANA (E)
Javier MACIAS (E)
85 SPYKER SQUADRON NL D SPYKER C8 SPYDER GT-2R Season Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN (NL)
Mike HEZEMANS (NL)
TBA
86 SPYKER SQUADRON NL D SPYKER C8 SPYDER GT-2R Season TBA
Donny CREVELS (NL)
TBA
90 FARNBACHER RACING D TBA PORSCHE 996 GT3 RSR Season Pierre EHRET (D)
Dominik FARNBACHER (D)
TBA
91 T2M MOTORSPORT J Y PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS Season TBA
TBA
TBA
92 IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT F D PORSCHE 996 RSR Season Christophe BOUCHUT (F)
Sébastien DUMEZ (F)
Raymond NARAC (F)
95 RACESPORT PENINSULA TVR GB D TVR TUSCAN T 400R Season Richard STANTON (GB)
John HARTSHORNE (GB)
Iain DOCKERILL (GB)
97 GPC SPORT SRL I P FERRARI F430 GT Season Luca DRUDI (I)
Gabrio ROSA (I)
Jaime MELO (BR)
98 NOEL DEL BELLO RACING F M PORSCHE 996 GT3 RSR Season Christophe TINSEAU (F)
TBA
Jean-Luc MAURY LARIBIERE (F)
99 VIRGO MOTORSPORT GB D FERRARI F430 GT Season Dan EAGLING (GB)
Tim SUGDEN (GB)
Ian KHAN (MC)

[Zytek_Fan]

All Zytek 06S teams will enter after the LMS event in Istanbul

[RacingManiac]

so um, the news is that Alex Yoong will drive with Lammer in the RFH Dome.....

[Zytek_Fan]

Originally Posted by RacingManiac

so um, the news is that Alex Yoong will drive with Lammer in the RFH Dome.....

Which is last year's Jim Gainer International Dome S101 Hb

[Zytek_Fan]

Paul Belmondo Racing has switched to Mecachrome V8 power and Pirelli tyres. I understand the engine switch but why would Paul Belmondo switch tyres when the Michelins are so good for prototypes?

[Wouter Melissen]

Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan

Paul Belmondo Racing has switched to Mecachrome V8 power and Pirelli tyres. I understand the engine switch but why would Paul Belmondo switch tyres when the Michelins are so good for prototypes?

Money!?

[Wouter Melissen]

The tree huggers got their way and the Monza event is off the calender. For now there is only the WTCC and F1 events planned at the legendary track this year. We visited the track last year and were hugely impressed and were looking forward again to going there again. To save the track please vote on this petition!!

[Zytek_Fan]

The Chamberlain Synergy Lola B06/10 proved to be a strong runner at the tests, to only be narrowly beaten for 3rd overall on the timesheet by the Pescarolo C60. The performance of the Swiss Spirit Courage LC70s was rather disappointing, they were both beaten by LMP2s. But the factory LC70s showed a strong performance This year might be another year of Lola dominance in LMP2 but the Pilbeam MP93 seemed like it was doing a lot better this year and could be a main competitor to the B05/40s

[Wouter Melissen]

Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan

The Chamberlain Synergy Lola B06/10 proved to be a strong runner at the tests, to only be narrowly beaten for 3rd overall on the timesheet by the Pescarolo C60. The performance of the Swiss Spirit Courage LC70s was rather disappointing, they were both beaten by LMP2s. But the factory LC70s showed a strong performance This year might be another year of Lola dominance in LMP2 but the Pilbeam MP93 seemed like it was doing a lot better this year and could be a main competitor to the B05/40s

One word on LMP2: Radical.

[adamfraser]

Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen

The tree huggers got their way and the Monza event is off the calender. For now there is only the WTCC and F1 events planned at the legendary track this year. We visited the track last year and were hugely impressed and were looking forward again to going there again. To save the track please vote on this petition!!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I have voted, get a few matess to do it aswell.

10204 Signatures already...