WEC - All set for the 85th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Lap distance: 13.629 km
Race duration: 24 hours
Location: Situated 200km from Paris, Le Mans is located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.
Other Races: Road to Le Mans – Porsche Carrera Cup
Press Officer: Pauline Morvan - Circuit des « 24 Heures » - 72019 Le Mans Cedex 2
Telephone: +33 (0) 2 43 40 24 24
Website: www.lemans.org
Email: medias@lemans.org
Airport: Paris Orly – 198km – http://www.airport-orly.com/
WINNERS | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
LMP1 | Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer no1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 378 laps | Kristensen / Duval / McNish no2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 348 laps | Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer No2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 379 laps | Hulkenberg/ Bamber/ Tandy No19 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 395 laps | Dumas / Lieb / Jani No2 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 384 laps |
LMP2 | Potolicchio / Dalziel / Kimber-Smith no44 Starworks Motorsports HPD ARX 03b – Honda (D) 354 laps | Baguette / Gonzalez / Plowman no35 Oak Racing Morgan – Nissan 329 laps | Dolan / Tincknell / Turvey no38 Jota Sport ** Zytek Z11SN – Nissan (D) 356 laps | Howson / Bradley / Lapierre No47 KCMG Oreca 05-Nissan 358 laps | Menezes / Lapierre / Richelmi No36 Signatech Alpine Alpine A460-Nissan (D) 357 laps |
LMGTE Pro | Bruni / Fisichella / Vilander no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 336 laps | Dumas / Lieb / Lietz no92 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR 315 laps | Bruni / Fisichella / Vilander no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 339 laps | Gavin / Milner / Taylor No64 Corvette Racing – GM** Chevrolet Corvette C7R 337 laps | Hand / Muller / Bourdais Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA ** Ford GT (M) 340 laps |
LMGTE Am | Bornhauser / Canal / Lamy no50 Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 (M) 329 laps | Narac / Bourret / Vernay no76 IMSA Performance Matmut ** Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 306 laps | Poulsen / Heinemeier Hansson / Thiim no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 334 laps | Shaytar / Bertolini / Basov No72 SMP Racing Ferrari 458 Italia 332 laps | Sweedler / Bell / Segal No62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia (M) 331 laps |
POLE POSITION | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
LMP1 | A. Lotterer no1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 3:23.787 | L. Duval no2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 3:22.349 | K. Nakajima No7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M) 3:21.789 | N. Jani No18 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 3:16.887 | N. Jani No2 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 3:19.733 |
LMP2 | J. Martin no25 Delta-ADR Oreca 03 - Nissan (D) 3:38.181 | O. Pla No24 Oak Racing Morgan – Nissan (D) 3:38.621 | O. Pla no26 G-Drive Racing Morgan-Nissan (D) 3:38.843 | R. Bradley No47 KCMG Oreca 05-Nissan 3:38.032 | R. Rast No26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 05-Nissan 3:36.605 |
LMGTE Pro | F. Makowiecki no59 Luxury Racing Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 3:55.393 | F. Makowiecki no99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 3:54.635 | G. Bruni no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 3:54.754 | R. Stanaway No99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 3:54.928 | D. Muller Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA ** Ford GT 3:51.185 |
LMGTE Am | Patrick Pilet no79 Flying Lizard Motorsports ** Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) 3:57.594 | A. Simonsen no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 3:57.776 | A. Bertolini no72 SMP Racing ** Ferrari 458 Italia (M) 3:56.787 | P. Lamy No98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 3:55.102 | R. Bell No61 Clearwater Racing Ferrari F458 Italia 3:56.827 |
LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | A. Lotterer | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | 3m17.475 | 248.2kph | 13-14 June 2015 |
LMP2 | R. Mehri | Oreca 05 – Nissan | 3m36.259 | 226.9kph | 18-19 June 2016 |
LMGTE Pro | S. Dixon | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 3m51.514 | 211.9kph | 18-19 June 2016 |
LMGTE Am | C. Nygaard | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 3m54.480 | 209.2kph | 14-15 June 2014 |
DID YOU KNOW?
2017 will be 85th edition of the 24 Heures du Mans. The first race was held in 1923.
- 17.262 km (10.726 Miles) was the length of the original circuit in 1923. It was shortened in 1929 and again in 1932.
- The city of Le Mans has hosted the French Grand Prix on four occassions: 1906, 1921, 1929 and 1967
- The fastest speed achieved on the Mulsanne Straight was 403.9kph / 251mph set by Roger Dorchy’s WM-Peugeot in 1988.
- 5410km (3362 Miles) – the greatest distance achieved by a winning car (2010 Audi R15 TDI – Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, Mike Rockenfeller)
- After winning the 1967 race with A.J. Foyt and Ford, American Dan Gurney spontaneously sprayed champagne while celebrating on the podium. This was the first occasion that this had been done and one that has become the traditional victory celebration.
- It is 20 years since a Formula 1 Grand Prix winner has won at Le Mans - Michele Alboreto in a Joest Racing TWR Porsche WSC-95 in 1997
- 1997 was also the first of Tom Kristensen’s record nine wins at Le Mans.
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