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Crowd figure and new distance record at Le Mans
13.06.2010
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| This year's crowd figure - 238,85014h37 - 238,850 is reported as the crowd figure for 2010.New distance record likely to be set this year14h29 The overall distance record was set way back in 1971 with a total distance run of 5335.313 km, this will be broken when 392 laps a weiter >> |
Zytek Motorsport Launches New Website!
13.06.2010
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| www.zytekmotorsport.co.ukZytek Motorsport launched its new website at the 78th running of the world’s most famous motor race – the Le Mans 24 Hours.You will find information about products and services, a history of the company, photos, videos, news and more.There are weiter >> |
#009 Aston Martin blows engine
13.06.2010
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| 14h06 #009 Aston Martin blows engineIn a race dominated by engine blow ups the #009 Aston Martin is the latest to bite the dust with 54 mins to go, Sam Hancock was driving. 28 cars still running out of 56 who started practice/qualifying on Wednesday, so maximum of 50% finishing rate.
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AUDI Race Facts Stunde 23
13.06.2010
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| 24h Le Mans – Drei Audi R15 TDI in Le Mans in Führung
Audi behauptete auch in der vorletzten Stunde mit dem R15 TDI eine Dreifachführung bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans. Der letzte harte Gegner, der Druck auf Audi aus&u weiter >> |
Audi übernimmt Dreifach-Führung in Le Mans
13.06.2010
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| 24h Le Mans – Race Facts (Stunde 22)Audi führte die 24 Stunden von Le Mans mit seinen drei R15 TDI dank einer bislang perfekten Kombination aus Effizienz und Zuverlässigkeit an. Der letzte verbliebene der drei Werks-Peugeot weiter >> |
Only 29 cars remain - 26 retirements 1 hour to race
13.06.2010
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| 13h48 McNish on the retirement of the last remaining PeugeotAllan McNish, as the last remaining Peugeot retires says:"The race come down to reliability, we've all won it (Peugeot, Oreca and Audi), so I know the highs and lows. I feel very sorry for Oreca but also somewhat relieved, as it takes pressure off our car." weiter >> |
Audi's now 1st 2nd and 3rd - Peugeot and Corvette retired
13.06.2010
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| 24h LE MANS 201012h59After the demise of the #1 Peugeot, Audi's are now in the order 9 - 8 - 7 in the first 3 places.13h09 #1 officially retired also #73 Corvette retiredThe 3rd works Peugeot has now been retired as has the #73 Corvette of Jousse/Gouselard/Maas weiter >> |
La 007 est retardée mais Aston Martin est toujours première des voitures ‘essence’
13.06.2010
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| 24h LE MANS Apres 18 heures de course Alors qu’il ne reste plus que six heures de course au Mans – ce qui correspond à la durée d’une manche des Le Mans Series – l’Aston Martin de tête, la 007, a rencontré des problèmes de transmission.La voiture a parfaitement tourné depuis le d&eacu weiter >> |
BMW Motorsport's Müller and Farfus hope to make up ground.
13.06.2010
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| Final stage in Le Mans: The Le Mans 24 Hours is entering the crucial final phase. Team BMW Motorsport suffered another set-back with four hours to go when Jörg Müller (DE), at that point in fourth place in his BMW M3 GT2, came into the pits with a faulty drive shaft. The team worked feverishly to get the car back onto the track as quickly as possible. M&uu weiter >> |
Peugeot 21 hour race
13.06.2010
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| Conditions : Overcast, dry at 12h00, 17 degrees.Positions at 09h00 : 1. Dumas/Rockenfeller/Bernhard, Audi TDi R15 No9, - 347L (4730 km)2. Faessler/Lotterer/Treluyer, Audi TDi R15 No 8, + 3’33”8463. Davidson/Gené/Wurz Peugeot 908 HDi FAP No1, + 1L5. Panis/Duval/Lapierre, Peugeot 908 HDi FAP No 4, + 3l24 HEU weiter >> |
Corvette Racing's Le Mans Ends with No. 64 Corvette Retirement
13.06.2010
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| Mechanical Problem Sidelines Gavin at 18 HoursCorvette Racing's bid for its first GT2 title in the 24 Hours of Le Mans ended this morning at 9:42 a.m. when the No. 64 Corvette C6.R retired with an apparent engine problem. Driver Oliver Gavin nursed the car to a marshal's station at Mulsanne corner, where it was pushed behind the barriers and officially retired weiter >> |
Peugeot #1 now travelling slowly to the pits
13.06.2010
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| 12h50 After some very fast laps the #1 Peugeot returns slowly to the pits driven by Alex Wurz.It is seen to be leaking oil.- ACO - weiter >> |
Retirements after 20 hour race in Le Mans
13.06.2010
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| 24h LE MANS after 20 hour race-- RETIREMENTS --008 LMP1 D Signature Plus RAGUES Pierre/MAILLEUX Franck/ICKX Vanina Lola Aston Martin 19:32:28.999 302 210.628 3:29.123 - 2062 LMP1 M Team Peugeot Total MONTAGNY Franck/SARRAZIN Stephane/MINASSIAN NiPcoeluagseot 908 HDi - FAP 16:00:06.469 264 224.853 3:20.943 - 24064 LMGT2 weiter >> |
Overall classification after 20 hours
13.06.2010
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| 24 Heures du Mans Race - After 20 Hours1 9 LMP1 M Audi Sport North America BERNHARD Timo/DUMAS Romain/ROCKENFELLER MikAeudi R15 TDI 20:00:38.308 330 224,759 3:22.282 - 264 242,5542 8 LMP1 M Audi Sport Team Joest FAESSLER Marcel/LOTTERER Andre/TRELUYER BenoitAudi R15 TDI 20:02:20.134 330 1:41.826 224,442 3:22.220 - 330 242,6293 1 LMP1 M weiter >> |
Battle Peugeot Audi
13.06.2010
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| #1 Peugeot passes #8 Audi for 2nd12h26 Still running at a fierce pace the #1 Peugeot has caught the #8 Audi for second place, and has a chance of catching the leader before the end of the race.12h31 #15 Retired #15 the second Kolles Audi of Bakkerud/Jarvis/Albers has been retired - 24 retirements now. weiter >> |
Incidents, news
13.06.2010
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| 11h31 Le leader des LMP2 au ralentiLa HPD #42, solide leader de la catégorie LMP2, est rentrée à son stand au ralenti. C’est Nick Leventis qui assurait le relais à cet instant.La carrosserie, passablement éprouvée par 20h30 de course est l’objet de tous les soins, notamment au niveau des fixatio weiter >> |
Class leaders after 20 hours race
13.06.2010
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| 24h LE MANS 2010Positions at 11am were:Overall and LMP1 #9 Audi leads #8 Audi by 20secs LMP2 #42 HPD leads #35 Pescarolo b weiter >> |
Vanina Ickx regagne les stands à 10h32, c'est l'abandon
13.06.2010
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| 10h50 Philippe Sinault, Team Manager de l’équipe Signature fait rapidement le point des dégâts sur la Lola-Aston Martin #008. Vanina Ickx est parvenue à ramaner le prototype B09/60 jusqu’à son stand à 10h32. Lorsque le rideau se referme sur le stand, le diagnostic est malheureusem weiter >> |
Retirements after 8 hours race
13.06.2010
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| 24h LE MANS 2010 - After 8 Hours -- RETIREMENTS --92 LMGT2 D JMW Motorsport BELL Robert/MILLER Bryce/SUGDEN Tim Aston Martin Vantage 5:45:48.964 71 167.891 4:02.756 - 5480 LMGT2 M Flying Lizard Motorsports NEIMAN Seth/LAW Darren/BERGMEISTER Joerg Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 4:54:44.137 61 169.244 4:01.931 - 5661 LMGT1 M Matech weiter >> |
Overall standings after 8 hours race
13.06.2010
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| 24h LE MANS 2010 - After 8 Hours1 2 LMP1 M Team Peugeot Total MONTAGNY Franck/SARRAZIN Stephane/MINASSIAN NPiecuoglaesot 908 HDi - FAP 8:00:39.962 129 219,463 3:21.224 - 118 243,8302 4 LMP1 M Team Oreca Matmut PANIS Olivier/LAPIERRE Nicolas/DUVAL Loic Peugeot 908 HDi - FAP 8:02:28.658 129 1:48.696 218,639 3:21.758 - 15 243,1843 8 weiter >> |
Crashes, problems and last news at 00.45h
13.06.2010
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| 00h29 #13 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola crashes in Ford chicane#13 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola Rebellion Coupe spins off in the Ford chicane and hits the tyre wall hard. Rear suspension badly damaged. JC Bouillon ok and out of car.00h24 #60 and #24 collide - safetycar out again.The #6 weiter >> |
Porsche in Schlagdistanz zur Spitze
13.06.2010
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| 24-Stunden-Rennen Le Mans, Zwischenbericht um 23.00 Uhr Die Porsche-Kundenteams können nach dem ersten Drittel des 24-Stunden-Rennens eine positive Bilanz ziehen: Die 450 PS starken Porsche 911 GT3 RSR laufen zuverlässig ohne technisc weiter >> |
No. 79 BMW M3 GT2 retires early from 24-hour race in Le Mans.
13.06.2010
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| The BMW M3 GT2 Art Car has retired early from the Le Mans 24 Hours (FR). Despite the fact Andy Priaulx (GB) should have been able to finish the lap without any problems, based on the amount of fuel calculated to have been put into the car at the weiter >> |
Steady Running for Corvettes, Duel in Sixth Hour Ended by Safety Car
13.06.2010
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| Corvette Racing Le Mans Six-Hour Report: Battle at the FrontCorvette Racing's Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars ran consistently at the front of the GT2 class throughout the first quarter of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The sixth hour featured an intense b weiter >> |
Peugeot Total Car No 1 takes the lead with Car No 2 just behind
13.06.2010
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| 24 HEURES DU MANS 2010 – Race (after 6 hours):Conditions : Sunny spells, dry at 21h00, 19 degrees.Positions at 21h00 : 1. Davidson/Gené/Wurz Peugeot 908 HDi FAP No1, L98 (1335 km)2. Minassian/Montagny/Sarrazin, Peugeot 908 HDi FAP No2 + 2’16”9693. Panis/Duval/Lapierre, Peugeot 908 H weiter >> |
Slow Puncture Ends Beechdean Mansell Le Mans Dream
13.06.2010
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| After a solid qualifying performance and the stunning experience of the start of the 78th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Nigel Mansell quickly equalling the Ginetta Zytek’s qualifying time and showing all the race pace that the former world champion is renowned for, a slow puncture proved to be the cause the incident on lap 5 of the race that ended the Beechdean Mansell Motorspo weiter >> |
Positions after 8 hours race
13.06.2010
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| After 8 Hours positions were:
Overall and LMP1 #2 Peugeot leads #4 Peugeot by about 3 minutes, having completed 128 laps
In LMP2 #42 Strakka Racing LMP2 HPD ARX.01 leads #26 Highcroft Racing LMP2 HPD ARX.01 by just over 2 minutes.
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Audi Race Facts nach 8 Stunden
13.06.2010
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| 24h Le Mans – Race Facts (Stunde 8)# Audi R15 TDI machen Positionen gutDie drei Audi R15 TDI haben kurz vor 23 Uhr jeweils eine Position gutgemacht. Sie profitieren davon, dass der bis dahin führende Peugeot drei Runden an der Box verlor und auf Platz sieben zurückfiel. Benoît Tréluyer (#8) und Mike Rockenfeller (#9) la weiter >> |
Buntes aus dem Audi-Le-Mans-Team
13.06.2010
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| - Viele prominente Gäste in Le Mans - Starker Auftritt des neuen Audi A1- Frank Biela und Oliver Jarvis Opfer von DiebenProminente Gäste, ein Blick in die Zukunft des Automobils, Präsentation des Audi A1, Live-Übertragung ins Internet - auch rund um den Einsatz des Audi Sport Team Joest bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans 2010 gab es weiter >> |
Leading cars into pit
12.06.2010
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| 22h45 Leading GT2 Ferrari into pit The #82 Risi Ferrari which was leading GT2 has been pushed into its garage. Jaime Melo was driving.Gianmaria Bruni says:"The car is stuck in second gear; I don't know how long it will take to fix;We hope it makes it to the end of the race"22h28 Lead car unexpectedly weiter >> |
6 Hours race positions and retirements
12.06.2010
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| 24h LE MANS 2010Overall and LMP1 #11 Peugeot leads #2 Peugeot by 2 mins 20 secs completing 97 laps In LMP2 #42 HPD leads #26 HPD by 2 mins 49 secs weiter >> |
Retirements, problems at 21h49
12.06.2010
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| 21h49 #61 Ford GT retiresThe #61 Ford GT of the all girl team of Natacha Gachnang, Rahel Frey and Cyndie Allemann has retired after its fiery exit at the Mulsanne corner. Safety cars in at 21.1421h09 Car 14 spins at Mulsanne CornerThe number 14 Kolles Audi R10 TDI span at Mu weiter >> |
Standings after 5 hour race
12.06.2010
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| After 5 Hours positions were: Overall and LMP1 #1 Peugeot leads #2 Peugeot by 11.456 secsIn LMP2 #42 HPD leads #26 HPD weiter >> |
Gachnang on fire before Mulsanne Corner
12.06.2010
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| 20h13 The no 61 Matech Competition Ford GT1 was on fire just before Mulsanne Corner at 20.10. Driver Natacha Gachnang, who had broken her leg in the Dubai GT1 race earlier this year and has been on crutches all week, limped off and the car has been towed away.
So ends this year's race for the all-woman driver line up, the first time for 19 years. The # weiter >> |
4 Hours top positions at Le Mans
12.06.2010
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| Overall and in LMP1 Peugeot #1 led Peugeot #2 by 54 secs In LMP2 HPD #42 led HPD #26 by 50 secs weiter >> |
News, problems, incidents at 19.24h
12.06.2010
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| 19h24 Audi # 7 in gravel at Porsche curves In trying to pass the # 79 BMW driven by Andy Priaulx, Tom Kristensen slid off into the gravel and touched the cars rear wing against the tyre wall and was dragged out by the extraction team and has returned to the pits. It is reported that the BMW had a brok weiter >> |
Nigel Mansell crashes and last news from Le Mans
12.06.2010
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| 15h18 Nigel Mansell hits the barrier before Indianapolis caused by a left rear puncture? Safety cars out at 15.17. Mansell carried to ambulance.15h05 72 Corvette in pits At the end of the first lap 53 cars went past, car 19 stopped weiter >> |
Jean-Claude Killy libère les 55 bolides
12.06.2010
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| C’est part pour les 78ème 24 Heures du Mans ! Jean-Claude Killy a agité le drapeau français. Les quatre Peugeot partent en formation tandis que McNish déborde immédiatement Timo Bernhard. L’Ecossais veut tout de suite partir à l’attaque face aux Peugeot. Derrière, toutes les v weiter >> |
Une crevaison sur la Porsche #80 du Flying Lizard avant le départ
12.06.2010
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| Le premier concurrent en difficulté sur ces 24 Heures du Mans est le Flying Lizard Motorsport. Heureusement, l'incident est arrivé avant même le départ. Alors qu’elle accomplissait un tour de chauffe, la Porsche #80 de l’équipe américaine est victime d’une crevaison à l’arrière droi weiter >> |
Volkswagen Scirocco GT24-CNG präsentiert sich in Le Mans
12.06.2010
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| 24-Stunden-Rennen Le Mans 2010Innovative 24-Stunden-Technik beim Langstrecken-Klassiker schlechthin – pilotiert von einer Motorsport-Legende: Der auf der Nürburgring-Nordschleife erfolgreiche Volkswagen Scirocco GT24-CNG hat sich i weiter >> |
Michelin statistics
12.06.2010
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| Looking after the tyre requirements for Le Mans 24hrs is a massive logistical taskMichelin amazing facts: * They have brought 6, 500 tyres : 4, 000 slicks and 2, 500 wet tyres (about 40% will be used) to Le Mans weiter >> |
Jörg Müller and Dirk Müller are first up for BMW in Le Mans.
12.06.2010
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| The countdown to the Le Mans 24 Hours (FR) is on. At 15:00hrs, Team BMW Motorsport's two BMW M3 GT2 cars will launch their campaign in the endurance classic at the “Circuit de la Sarthe”. Car number 78, with Jörg Müller (DE), Augusto Farfus (BR) and Uwe Alzen (DE) alternating at the wheel, will start the race from sixth in the LM GT2 class. weiter >> |
Jeff Koons and the BMW art car
12.06.2010
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| BMW has a history of entering art cars at Le Mans, especially in the 70’s. This time, the famous artist Jeff Koons has decorated the #79 BMW M3 GT2 driven by Dirk Müller, Andy Priaulx and Dirk Werner.
Jeff Koons talks about the challen weiter >> |
Audi mit Bestzeit im Warm-up
12.06.2010
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| 24 Stunden Le Mans 2010 - Warm UP- Allan McNish Schnellster im Regen - Rennvorbereitungen abgeschlossen- Weltpremiere des Audi R8 e-tron
Das Audi Sport Team Joest hat die Vorbereitungen für die 78. Auflage der 24 St weiter >> |
Tyres could play a major part in this year's race
12.06.2010
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| With the weather conditions constantly changing over the weekend, the choice and use of tyres could play a major role in the success of the teams this year. Tyres are developed alongside the chassis and aerodynamics changes every season.According to Serge Grisin of Michelin, the tyres that did three stints at Le Mans in 2005 would weiter >> |
Alternative technology cars at the parade in Le Mans
12.06.2010
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| 24h Le Mans looks to the future - For the first at Le Mans there was a parade of alternative technology cars. These were: Ferrari 599 XX HPDC Electronique Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Audi e - Tron Peugeo weiter >> |
Audis and Peugeot monopolize first places in Le Mans Warm-up
12.06.2010
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| The track has been very tricky all along the warm-up, as it remained wet. Even if it is not raining anymore, the clouds didn't vanish.
Allan McNish was able to deal with this conditions and chalked up the best time in 3'51''401. The three Audis and four Peugeots have monopolized the seven first places.Nobody wanted to jeopardize the race and some c weiter >> |
Team Peugeot Total - Success story
12.06.2010
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| 3 pole positions consécutives pour Stéphane Sarrazin et la 908 HDi FAP au Mans382 tours, le record à battre détenu par Peugeot-Total3'19''384, le meilleur tour en course détenu par Stéphane Sarrazin depuis 2008216,664km/h la moyenne de la 908 HDi FAP victorieuse en 2009 weiter >> |
Palmarès TOTAL au Mans
12.06.2010
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| 1974 Ligier JS2 Maserati N°14 (Chasseuil-Leclère) : abandon (soupapes) - Ligier JS2 Maserati N°15 (Laffite- Serpaggi) : 8e scratch - 1975 Ligier JS2 Ford N°5 (Lafosse-Chasseuil) N°5 : 2e scratch - Ligier JS2 Ford N°6 (Pescarolo-Migault) N°6 : abandon (crevaison) - 1976 Mirage GR weiter >> |
