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Old 15 Apr 2011, 19:43 (Ref:2863937)   #1180
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I found a summary of the technical definitions for the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours concern 4 precise points:
The document you found, is not very accurate.
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- LM P1 and LM P2 engines: reduction of power, and cubic capacity reduction in LM P1 (diesel, 3.7-litre twin turbo 8 cylinders maximum instead of 5.5 litres, petrol, normally aspirated 3.4-litre 8 cylinders maximum instead of 6 litres, petrol, 2.0-litre turbo 6 cylinders instead of 4.0 litres), in LM P2 (diesel, 4.0-litre turbo 8 cylinders, petrol, 4.0 litres prepared on the basis of 2010 GT2, petrol, 4.5-litre series production).
No diesel engines are allowed in LMP2. The displacement for NA engines is limited to 5.0 liter and for turbo engines to 3.2 liter.
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The minimum weight in LM P1 remains at 900 kgs and is increased from 825 to 900 kgs in LM P2.
Last year diesel powered LMP1 car had a minimum weight of 930 kg.

BTW I think most of other forum members know the 2011 rules for a while.
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