Le Mans 2003 - Predict the Result (now closed)

Those of you who have been hanging around here for a year or more will know that I posted a couple of predictions threads here in the run up to the race at Le Mans in June. As you will see from this, we intend to do it again.

Easy idea - All we want is your prediction of the first 3 cars home overall e.g.:-

1. Pescarolo Courage #?
2. Racing for Holland Dome #?
3. Lister LMP #?

No class winners. Just overall.

Just the prediction - no other comments - no justification routines - no ridiculing the choices of others ;)

And, as a tie-breaker, should more than one of you make the correct podium selections, predict the first car to retire as well.

Simple as that.

But........

Not yet........

Fab and I will keep this thread closed for replies until such time as the ACO have announced the list of accepted entrants and, hopefully, their race numbers. Then one of us will open the thread and it will be over to you. :beer:

OK. The thread is now OPEN.

Remember - just predictions:-

a) First three cars (overall) home (record car and number if you can - there are plenty of places to get the details ;)
b) Laps completed by the winner
c) First retirement

Please - no comment or joke posts. Just predictions. That makes it easier for Fab and I to keep track of who said what as we get cloer to Le Mans.

Here goes then:-

Top 3

1 - Bentley #8
2 - Bentley #7
3 - Champion Audi #6

The winner will complete 373 laps

The 1st retirement will be WR #24

1) Bentley #8
2)Champion Audi #6
3)Bentley #7
Laps 370
First Retirement, um, Durango (never heard of them that's why)

Entry closes midnight on Tuesday 10th June.


BTW - I'm deleting any posts without predictions.

1. Champion Audi #6
2. Bentley #7
3. Audi Sport UK Audi #10

374 laps completed

First retirement - WR #25

1. Bentley Speed 8 #7
2. Champion Audi
3. AJR/Petersen 996GT3-RS

Bentley Speed 8#7
Audi champion #6
Dome judd #15

366 laps
First retirement: pagani zonta #61

1.Bentley - 7
2.Champion Audi - 6
3.Audi Tean Goh - 5

375 laps

First Retiremtn: XL Racing Ferrari 550

1.Champion Audi #6
2.Bentley #7
3.Bentley #8

370 laps

Thierry Perrier Porsche 911GT3RS #75

1. Bentley #8
2. Bentley #7
3. Champion Audi #6

360 Laps

Frist one out: Team Nasamax

1. Bentley
2. Champion Audi
3. Dome S101 Judd

laps complete: 379

Originally posted by carbsmith
1.Champion Audi #5
2.Bentley #7
3.Bentley #8

370 laps

Thierry Perrier Porsche 911GT3RS #75

http://images.bravenet.com/brpics/smilie/11_confused.gifNot valid carbsmith : did you chosed the Champion Audi n° 6, or the Goh Audi n° 5 ?

Originally posted by Garrett
1. Bentley
2. Champion Audi
3. Dome S101 Judd

laps complete: 379

http://www.smilies.org/basesmilies3/@rnoo.gifNot valid, Garrett :
- which Bentley ? 7 or 8 ?
- which Dome Judd ? 15 or 16 ?
;)

My predictions :
- Audi Champion 6
- Bentley 7
- Bentley 8
370 laps
first retirement : Pilbeam 23

Bentley #8
Champion Audi
Courage #17

First out: Team Nasamax

Fab's right - can Garrett and Carbsmith please clarify their predictions? Fab or I will then amend your original post and delete our "clarification" posts.

Ta.

Bentley #8
Lister LMP #20
Dome S101 Judd #15

Winner complete 372 laps.
First out Spyker C8 #85

1. #7 Bentley
2. #10 Audi
3. #15 Dome

winner 370 laps
first out Zonda #61

1 #8 Bentley
2 #7 Bentley
3 #15 Dome

375 Laps.

Team Goh Audi

Bentley#8
Champion Audi#6
Audi UK#10

370 laps

First out: Courage-JPX#31

Bentley #8
Bentley #7
Audi UK
Audi Goh

SFonseca - number of laps completed?

I assume you mean the Goh car for 1st retirement?

1: ADT Champion Racing, Audi R8 #6
2: Team Bentley, Bentley Speed 8 #7
3: Alex Job Racing, Porsche 996 GT3RS #93

Laps: 371

First out: Intersport Racing, MG-Lola EX257 #27

http://images.bravenet.com/brpics/smilie/23_sing.gif He is a point of who said what (check what's missing in your choice) :

rdjones - Bentley 08 - Bentley 07 - Audi Champion 06 - 373 - WR 24
pirenzo - Bentley 08 - Audi Champion 06 - Bentley 07 - 370 - Durango 19
BschneiderFan - Audi Champion 06 - Bentley 07 - Audi UK 10 - ? - WR 25
Project LeMans - Bentley 07 - Audi Champion 06 - Porsche GT3-R 93 - ? - ?
Courage - Bentley 07 - Audi Champion 06 - Dome Judd 15 - 366 - Pagani 61
danhx - Bentley 07 - Audi Champion 06 - Audi Goh 05 - 375 - Ferrari 550 96
carbsmith - Audi Champion 06 - Bentley 07 - Bentley 08 - 370 - Porsche 75
viperada - Bentley 08 - Bentley 07 - Audi Champion 06 - 360 - Reynard Nasamax 14
Garrett - Bentley 08 - Audi Champion 06 - Dome Judd 15 - 379 - ?
Fab - Audi Champion 06 - Bentley 07 - Bentley 08 - 370 - Pilbeam 23
Mal - Bentley 08 - Audi Champion 06 - Courage Evo 17 - ? - Reynard Nasamax 14
egor - Bentley 08 - Lister 20 - Dome Judd 15 - 372 - Spyker 85
Nordic - Bentley 07 - Audi UK 10 - Dome Judd 15 - 370 - Pagani 61
Rcutler - Bentley 08 - Bentley 07 - Dome Judd 15 - 375 - Audi Goh 05
Javi - Bentley 08 - Audi Champion 06 - Audi UK 10 - ? - Courage 31
Sfonseca - Bentley 08 - Bentley 07 - Audi UK 10 - ? - Audi Goh 05

1 - Bentley #8
2 - Champion Audi #6
3 - Courage #17

361 laps

First Out:
Scorp Viper #68

1 Audi Champion #6
2 Bentley #8
3 Dome #15

368 laps

first retirement : DBA #26

1.Bentley #7
2.Champion Audi #6
3.Pescarolo Courage #17

360laps

Nasamax Reynard #14

Now, for my real pick...

#7 Bentley
#8 Bentley
#6 Champion Audi

first car out: Spyker

Total laps: 373

1) Bentley No.7
2) Bentley No.8
3) Audi No.6

368 laps

First out - Spyker

#6 Champion Audi
#7 Bentley
#15 racing for Holland Dome


359 Laps
First Retirement #61 Pagani Zonda

1: Audi UK
2: Bentley #7
3: RFH #15 Dome

Laps: 350

First out: Seikel Motorsport PORSCHE 911

1:Bentley #7
2:Audi UK
3:RHF #15 Dome

Laps:354

FIrst out: Lister Storm Racing

I owe you some statistics about your bets :

More mentionned :
1 - Bentley 08
2 - Bentley 07/Audi 06
3 - Dome Judd 15

First retirement : Spyker/Nasamax/Pagani
Average number of laps by the winner : 367 laps

- Bentley 08 : 15 times mentionned in the top three
- Bentley 07 : 18 times mentionned in the top three
- Audi Champion 06 : 17 times mentionned in the top three
- Audi UK 10 : 6 times mentionned in the top three
- Dome Judd 15 : 9 times mentionned in the top three, but always at the third place.

1. Bentley #8
2. Champion Audi #6
3. Bentley #7

373 laps

First to retire: Riley & Scott MKIIIC

1) Bentley #8
2) Audi Sport UK #10
3) Bentley #7

368 laps

first retirement Lister Racing #20

1st - Bentley Speed 8 #8
2nd - Champion Audi R8 #6
3rd - Pescarolo Courage C60 Evo #17

359 laps :p

First car out - RN Motorsport DBA4-03S Zytek #26

1st - Pescarolo Courage C60 Evo #17
2nd - Champion Audi R8 #6
3rd - Bentley Speed 8 #8

347 laps

First car out - Lister # 20

WET race, Bentley's have electronic problems, Champion leads for 14 hours, builds a 5 lap lead, when Johansson screws it up. :banghead:

1. Bentley #7
2. Champion Audi #6
3. Racing for Holland #15

370 laps

First to retire: Carsport America #61


Kox with the Prodrive Racing Ferrari #88 wins the GTS class :)

1. Bentley 8
2. Champion Audi 6
3. Bentley 7

341 Laps

1st retiree Nasamax Reynard #14

Simon

1 Bentley #8
2 Bentley #7
3 Audi #10

371 Laps

First Out Spyker #85

1 - BENTLEY n°7 KRISTENSEN / CAPELLO / SMITH
2 - AUDI n°10 AUDI SPORT UK BIELA / SALO / McCARTY
3 - BENTLEY n°8 BRABHAM / BLUNDELL / HERBERT

365 laps

1st retirement : PAGANI

:laugh:
Bentley #8
Bentley #7
Dome #15

372 laps

TVR #92 (sorry)
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

#7 Bentley
#8 Bentley
#6 Champion Audi

379 laps

Here they are:

1. Bentley #8
2. Audi Champion
3. Audi Team Goh

Laps 382

1st Out: Team Sezio

My predictions:

1. Audi Champion
2. Bentley #8
3. Audi UK

Winner to complete 365 laps

First Retirement: Lister #20

Bentley #8
Bentley #7
Audi champion

Smokey 6 Litre and Cobra, I don't have your "first retirement" prediction.

Cobra, I don't have your "number of laps acomplished by the winner" prediction...

Originally posted by Fab
Smokey 6 Litre and Cobra, I don't have your "first retirement" prediction.

Cobra, I don't have your "number of laps acomplished by the winner" prediction...

Sorry about that Fab

Pagani (unfortunately)

362 laps

Bentley #7
Champion Audi
Bentley #8

363 laps

Spyker

Well, fist attempt at post, so here goes:
1. #8 Bentley
2. #5 Audi (Goh)
3. #6 Audi (Champion)

358 Laps run be winner

First to go will be #68 Viper (Scorp)

I think Fab and I should now put a time limit on this (bearing in mind that I haven't had my 5-penneth yet..... ;)). Predictions therefore to close ladies and gents at midnight on Sunday, 8th June (before people start to leave..... ;))

Ayse, your predictions are still missing ! ;)

I'll post all the predictions on monday morning (or saturday midnight, if I'm still awaken !).

Don't worry Fab, they'll be in by Sunday ;)

Alway's one isn't there....... :) :)

Here are my pick em's for the overall result.

1.#15 Dome
2.#26 DBA Zytek
3.#88 Velox/Prodrive Ferrari

375 laps.

First retirment, #20 Lister LMP

Originally posted by SL
Alway's one isn't there....... :) :)

My prerogative Simon..... ;)

so ..my list ..
1. Bentley #7
2.Dome Judd #15
3.Ferrari 550Maranello #88


nr.of laps 369
first out Corvette #53

Result:
1) #6 Champion Audi
2) #7 Bentley
3) #10 Audi Sport UK

Distance:368 laps

First retirement: #50 Corvette

Here it is.....

1. #8 Bentley

2. #10 Audi

3. #17 Courage

358 laps

First retirement:-

#19 Durango

my tuppensworth...

1. team goh audi

2. bentley no.7

3. champion audi

361 laps.

first out - nasamax

1 - Ara/Werner/Magnussen (Team Goh Audi R8) - #5
2 - Kristensen/Capello/Smith (Bentley Speed 8)- #7
3 - Herbert/Brabham/Blundell (Bentley Speed 8) - #8
371 Laps
Ret - Lister Storm #20

This one is going to be closed soon too, so here are the stats for your predictions here :
- More mentionned for overall victory : Bentley 07, Bentley 08, Audi Champion 06
- Average number of laps by the winner : 366
- Bentley 08 : 31 times mentionned in the top three
- Bentley 07 : 32 times mentionned in the top three
- Audi Champion 06 : 31 times mentionned in the top three
- Audi UK 10 : 12 times mentionned in the top three
- Dome Judd 15 : 13 times mentionned in the top three

Results in one week !!! Thanks for having take part at the contest (without reward, except the pleasure to taste some Muscadet if you come to the Ten-Tenths meeting on saturday !)...

Cheers !

Fab

Yes, this thread will close in just over three hours....

(Actually, I don't plan to be up at midnight tonight, so I'll probably be closing it early tomorrow morning - when I'm on holiday!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Originally posted by Aysedasi
when I'm on holiday!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

That's what YOU think !!! Mrs Aysedasi is saying to me that there's some ironing left... http://www.smilies.org/basesmilies3/LolLolLolLol.gif

No, its OK Fab - she's doing it now.

I do have a list of jobs to do though before I leave (and another one for when I get back). But with the hedge and the grass done, that gives me the chance to have a lie-in tomorrow morning (before the srious t-shirt printing business begins - that's the only ironing I'll be doing...... ;))

1 Bentley #8
2 Champion Audi #6
3 Bentley #7

laps 360
Ret - Lister Storm #20

Here you go...

1.-Bentley EXP Speed 8 #8-It's finally their time.

2.-Audi R8 #6-Audi's reign ends.

3.-Bentley EXP Speed 8-With a similar setup, this Bentley comes in second.

357 laps completed by lead Bentley, 356 by Audi, and 354 by third place Bentley.

First retiree-TVR Tuscan Speed 12 Rs #62, after 7 laps

P.S. Last lear, when I said "157 laps", I meant 357 laps.

Thread now closed.

And here are your predictions (again thanks to Fab for the list):-

Entrant First overall Second overall Third Overall Laps First retirement
SL Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Bentley 07 341 Reynard Nasamax 14
Fogelhund Courage Evo 17 Audi Champion 06 Bentley 08 347 Lister 20
Wout Audi UK 10 Bentley 07 Dome Judd 15 350 Porsche Seikel 83
jet Bentley 07 Audi UK 10 Dome Judd 15 354 Lister 20
Aysedasi Bentley 08 Audi UK 10 Courage Evo 17 358 Durango 19
skycafe Bentley 08 Audi Goh 05 Audi Champion 06 358 Viper Scorp 68
The 359 Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Courage Evo 17 359 DBA 26
Sean Crockett Audi Champion 06 Bentley 07 Dome Judd 15 359 Pagani 61
viperada Bentley 08 Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 360 Reynard Nasamax 14
Edmonton Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 Courage Evo 17 360 Reynard Nasamax 14
kdr Audi Goh 05 Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 361 Reynard Nasamax 14
FastJoel Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Courage Evo 17 361 Viper Scorp 68
Cobra Bentley 08 Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 362 Pagani 61
Dunlop Corner Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 Bentley 08 363 Spyker 85
Cynic Audi Champion 06 Bentley 08 Audi UK 10 365 Lister 20
PascaLM Bentley 07 Audi UK 10 Bentley 08 365 Pagani 61
Courage Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 Dome Judd 15 366 Pagani 61
x_dt Audi Champion 06 Bentley 07 Audi UK 10 368 Corvette 50
bernard b Audi Champion 06 Bentley 08 Dome Judd 15 368 DBA 26
tink Bentley 08 Audi UK 10 Bentley 07 368 Lister 20
paulzinho Bentley 07 Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 368 Spyker 85
Dani Filth Bentley 07 Dome Judd 15 Maranello 88 369 Corvette 53
pirenzo Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Bentley 07 370 Durango 19
Baan Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 Dome Judd 15 370 Pagani 61
Nordic Bentley 07 Audi UK 10 Dome Judd 15 370 Pagani 61
Fab Audi Champion 06 Bentley 07 Bentley 08 370 Pilbeam 23
carbsmith Audi Champion 06 Bentley 07 Bentley 08 370 Porsche 75
Asp Audi Goh 05 Bentley 07 Bentley 08 371 Lister 20
jpchenet Bentley 08 Bentley 07 Audi UK 10 371 Spyker 85
egor Bentley 08 Lister 20 Dome Judd 15 372 Spyker 85
BentleyBeermon Bentley 08 Bentley 07 Dome Judd 15 372 TVR 92
Dan_Lowe Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Bentley 07 373 Riley Scott 04
dretceterini Bentley 07 Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 373 Spyker 85
rdjones Bentley 08 Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 373 WR 24
BschneiderFan Audi Champion 06 Bentley 07 Audi UK 10 374 WR 25
Rcutler Bentley 08 Bentley 07 Dome Judd 15 375 Audi Goh 05
SALEEN S7R Dome Judd 15 DBA 26 Maranello 88 375 Lister 20
Smokey 6 litre Bentley 07 Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 379
Garrett Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Dome Judd 15 379
Tim Northcutt Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Audi Goh 05 382 Norma 21
Sfonseca Bentley 08 Bentley 07 Audi UK 10 Audi Goh 05
Javi Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Audi UK 10 Courage 31
danhx Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 Audi Goh 05 Maranello 96
Mal Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06 Courage Evo 17 Reynard Nasamax 14
Project LeMans Bentley 07 Audi Champion 06 Porsche GT3-R 93




Winner Audi Champion 06 7 times First retirement Audi Goh 05 2 times
Audi Goh 05 2 times Corvette 50 1 Time
Audi UK 10 1 time Corvette 53 1 time
Bentley 07 13 times Courage 31 1 time
Bentley 08 20 times DBA 26 2 times
Courage Evo 17 1 time Durando 19 2 times
Dome Judd 15 1 time Maranello 96 1 Time
Second overall Audi Champion 06 16 times Norma 19 1 Time
Audi Goh 05 1 time Lister 20 6 times
Audi UK 10 5 times Pagani 61 1 Time
Bentley 07 15 times Pilbeam 23 6 times
Bentley 08 5 times Porsche 75 1 Time
DBA 26 1 time Porsche Seikel 83 1 Time
Dome Judd 15 1 time Reynard Nasamax 14 5 times
Lister 1 time Riley Scott 04 1 Time
Third overall Audi Champion 06 8 times Spyker 85 5 times
Audi Goh 05 2 times TVR 92 1 Time
Audi UK 10 6 times Viper Scorp 68 2 times
Bentley 07 4 times WR 24 1 Time
Bentley 08 6 times WR 25 1 Time
Courage Evo 17 5 times
Dome Judd 15 11 times Average number of laps 366
Maranello 88 2 times
Porsche GT3-R 93 1 time

More mentionned : Bentley 07 Bentley 08 Audi Champion 06
Average number of laps by the winner : 366
Bentley 08 31 times mentionned in the top three
Bentley 07 32 times mentionned in the top three
Audi Champion 06 31 times mentionned in the top three
Audi UK 10 12 times mentionned in the top three
Dome Judd 15 13 times mentionned in the top three

Originally posted by RacerGuy2
Here you go...

1.-Bentley EXP Speed 8 #8-It's finally their time.

2.-Audi R8 #6-Audi's reign ends.

3.-Bentley EXP Speed 8-With a similar setup, this Bentley comes in second.

357 laps completed by lead Bentley, 356 by Audi, and 354 by third place Bentley.

First retiree-TVR Tuscan Speed 12 Rs #62, after 7 laps

P.S. Last lear, when I said "157 laps", I meant 357 laps.

I assume that the TVR is the 92, isn't it ?