[LM24] 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans - Entry List Speculation!

[CTD]

Sad .

But, how did we miss this:
http://racemag.dk/simonsen-nygaard-o...ec-og-le-mans/
Young Driver AMR will be back with the same Danish Trio as last year, Full WEC campaign.

[rich07]

Originally Posted by CTD

Sad .

But, how did we miss this:
http://racemag.dk/simonsen-nygaard-o...ec-og-le-mans/
Young Driver AMR will be back with the same Danish Trio as last year, Full WEC campaign.

I don't understand Danish but I'm guessing they'll be in GT AM?

Great to see Simonsen in WEC, just wish he was in a GT PRO car.

[CTD]

Originally Posted by rich07

I don't understand Danish but I'm guessing they'll be in GT AM?

Great to see Simonsen in WEC, just wish he was in a GT PRO car.

Yes, it's an AM car

[Koenigsegg]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Bad news for LMP1...

https://twitter.com/johndagys/status/296994302414950400

HOPE Flybrid is now even more likely to be on the grid.

[Canada ALMS fan]

Guys, I may have missed it but where did HOPE say they were seeking entry?

[Koenigsegg]

Here it is:
http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-15444.html

[Canada ALMS fan]

Thanks. That is good news, I hope it is accepted. I really like that livery.

[Canada ALMS fan]

Apparently only 8 LMP1.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Canada ALMS fan

Apparently only 8 LMP1.

So no OAK and Hope/SwissHyTech not accepted?

[Canada ALMS fan]

No idea but that is what Laurent is tweeting. I don't think OAK even submitted an entry?

[Beetle]

Wow, there was a minor explosion of activity on this thread while I was gone today! The more the merrier!

That's really a shame to hear JRM is pulling out of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. That leads me to think that Brabham and Dumbreck will be looking for an open GTE spot, potentially in Aston Martin. JRM is still working on perfecting the Nissan GT-R GT3 car; perhaps we could see a GTE effort from them in the near future.

I guess lots of news is popping up because tomorrow is the date of the big announcement. Again, a great shame to hear that JMB is pulling out as well, but I feared they may not be coming back a long time ago.

Exciting that Patrick Dempsey will be racing a GTE car. Also good to hear the Vipers have lodged their entries.

Dempsey needs to calm down! In the last few years, he's done the Advanced Engineering / Team Seattle effort, the Dempsey Racing LMP2 effort, the Dempsey Racing GT Grand-Am effort, and now the Dempsey/Del Piero LMP2 team and a completely different GTE idea.

I'm glad to hear Simonsen, Nygaard, and Poulsen are back. It is a shame, however, that Simonsen won't be in a GTE-Pro car. But perhaps Poulsen and, especially, Nygaard, will be faster this year. I'm really interested to see if David Brabham goes to Aston Martin for Le Mans this year.

I fear the death of LMP1 is near. Pretty soon, it will be just factory teams duking it out for the win. And eventually they will see what racing is all about... a grid of cars bigger than 8. They can easily switch to GTE-Pro and run the Audi R8, and Toyota could easily make an LMP2 car or just dominate the LMP1 class if they chose. Porsche may be making a grave mistake in investing in a class which may not be around in three to four years.

Another thing... with the announcement of Beretta joining Malucelli in Risi full-time this year in ALMS, do you think he will be absent from Le Mans? One most hope not! But could Risi lodge an entry in Le Mans as well? Could we see a Risi/ESM partnership? I don't know... just speculation, but that will all end tomorrow!

And on that note, cherish this last update!

[Canada ALMS fan]

Classy words from Rebellion:

From Twitter:

REBELLION RACING
That's bad news ... hope to see you back soon http://t.co/MmsmPxBX
@JRM_Racing

[Canada ALMS fan]

Originally Posted by Canada ALMS fan

No idea but that is what Laurent is tweeting. I don't think OAK even submitted an entry?

Now he is saying 9 and Hope is one of them.

[The Badger]

JMB is pulling out ?

[Mal]

Good on JRM for pulling out now rather than 2 weeks before Le Mans.

It seems we are heading towards a manufacturers only P1 class which was what the ACO intended. All we need is 3 or 4 more manufacturers. 2013 was always going to be an odd year so lets hope there are a few good surprises in the wings for 2014 onwards

[Simmi]

If we could get 3+3+3 manufacturers in 2014 then people wouldn't be complaining about that. That's still a big IF to me with Toyota.

Agree with Mal that we were always going to take a bit of a hit this year.

[Victor_RO]

GG just posted an article on Dailysportscar about the 70 teams that submitted entries, and apparently "at least six" Astons put in entries for the GTE classes.

[whitemr2]

So, where do I find the official ACO entreelist?

[Koenigsegg]

Originally Posted by whitemr2

So, where do I find the official ACO entreelist?

It's not there yet. 15:30 today all will be revealed.

[whitemr2]

Originally Posted by Koenigsegg

It's not there yet. 15:30 today all will be revealed.

Stupid mistake of me, think I'm to eager.

[Simmi]

Sounds like, in contrast to last year, GT will be where the party is.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Sounds like, in contrast to last year, GT will be where the party is.

Even if there's only 10 cars in GTE-Pro, we can probably guess that 10 cars = 5 two-car factory or factory-backed teams: Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin, Corvette and SRT-Viper.

[fieldodreams79]

I assume the announcement will be in French; will there be an English translation, or should I just read the list when it's posted? cheers

http://www.24h-lemans.com/

[Simmi]

I'd just jump on Radio Le Mans in 20mins and they will take us through it in English.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by Simmi

I'd just jump on Radio Le Mans in 20mins and they will take us through it in English.

Perfect. Thanks, mate.