Le Mans Series Official Thread
This season Ultimatecarpage.com will attend all races of the Le Mans Series (LMS). With a month to go before the race the entry list is already packed with a competitive and diverse field so it should be great fun for us to shoot and report on and for you to follow! Reports of all races will of course be posted on the main page, but news between the races can be posted in this sticky thread.
Like the ALMS, the LMS (previously known as the Le Mans Endurance Series or LMES) is an officially Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) sanctioned championship. This means the cars entered will have to comply with the same rules as the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Many of the cars entered in the championship will also compete in the 24 hours in June. The season is kicked off with two official test days on the high speed Paul Ricard track in Le Castellet, France at the end of the month. The championships consists of five races held over 1000 km with a maximum of six hours.
Dunlop Tyre Test at Estoril
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).
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Paul Ricard test revised entry list
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