[LM24 Race] 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry List Thread

[airbusA346]

Don't think it has been posted, but according to RLM, there will be no Risi.

[airbusA346]

They went through thoses entries to quickly.

[Acid09]

Very few to none surprises really.

Additional Audi in LMP1, only difference to WEC LMP1s. No Oak at Le Mans either..

Sebastien Loeb Racing with Rene Rast in LMP2 is interesting, no Risi is quite a shocker.

[TheMightyM]

Entry list is here: http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichi...-mans-2014.pdf

[Beetle]

Sitting in a chair at the orthodontist having my teeth worked on... Still watching the stream lol!!

So many things to discuss

[911targa]

Dempsey-Proton's LM entry is a 991 RSR while ProSpeed's WEC full season car is a 997 GT3 RSR, I'm afraid that could be a miswritten.

Anyway Krohn's post an PRO entry under Risi banner with T.Krohn as confirmed driver...last on the GT reserve...

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by 911targa

Dempsey-Proton's LM entry is a 991 RSR while ProSpeed's WEC full season car is a 997 GT3 RSR, I'm afraid that could be a miswritten.

Anyway Krohn's post an PRO entry under Risi banner with T.Krohn as confirmed driver...last on the GT reserve...

991 homologation is 911 RSR and 997 homologation is 911 GT3 RSR.

[jc_nl]

2 new ligier's at LM sounds interesting, especially the 33, that one appears to have an HPD engine (is that really true, anybody who know's that for sure?)

[TheDude]

I Dont get how teams like AMR or AF corse get so many entries and teams like Risi or JMW are reserve entries

[The Badger]

Larbre as first reserve with a Morgan Judd and not a Corvette in sight ..... how odd .

Rob Bell and Jeron Bleekamolen in at Viper .... brilliant !!!

Krohn in the 5th Risi reserve ..... there ya go rich07 . I think that's pretty crap to put Risi as a 5th reserve . Whos feathers did they rustle then ?

Next question ..... who is going to drop out so some reserves get in ..... looks pretty solid to me .

[Acid09]

Originally Posted by TheDude

I Dont get how teams like AMR or AF corse get so many entries and teams like Risi or JMW are reserve entries

AMR and AF Corse have been stalwart competitors in ACO series for years, and with season-long entries as well.

The ACO rewards long-term commitment, always has and always will. AF Corse is one of the backbones of the WEC, they deserved to be recognized.

Risi's practice of just hand-picking events has cost them this time.

[TheDude]

Originally Posted by Acid09

AMR and AF Corse have been stalwart competitors in ACO series for years, and with season-long entries as well.

The ACO rewards long-term commitment, always has and always will. AF Corse is one of the backbones of the WEC, they deserved to be recognized.

Risi's practice of just hand-picking events has cost them this time.

But, AMR has 6 Cars and AF Corse Got 7 (8 Star is Just AF Entry)

Having different teams would add diversity to the race.

[valedave]

That's fantastic news

[911targa]

Originally Posted by airbusA346

991 homologation is 911 RSR and 997 homologation is 911 GT3 RSR.

Yes but I mean the model order on the list

ProSpeed should run a 911(991) RSR for their full season WEC entry, Rudi Pender mentioned that late last year. A 911(997) GT3 RSR would be rather historical nowadays even with BOP and ProSpeed only owns non-widebody model.

On the other hand Dempsey-Proton's entry is one-off for LM24, so I think it should be a 911(997) GT3 RSR as Joe Foster mentioned.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by jc_nl

2 new ligier's at LM sounds interesting, especially the 33, that one appears to have an HPD engine (is that really true, anybody who know's that for sure?)

I found that quite interesting as well. Oak has cars with HPD, Nissan, and Judd engines on that list. with multiple Ligier confirmed and a slew of the trusty old Morgans, Oak has had their hands full. No wonder the P1 hasn't materialized.

[Hawkwood]

It's a shame Krohn won't be back, I'll have to pick a new team to cheer for.

[PascaLM]

About the entry list, 17 LMP2 are enough for my taste. And once again the race should be epic in GTE PRO, even if I'm fond of BOP.

[batmobile]

Originally Posted by Richard117

Larbre to LMP2?

https://twitter.com/matlemans/status/432988761249812480

Originally Posted by GT6

Labre and Oak, that sounds like an idea french combination

Have you a crystal ball?

[rdjones]

Looking at the list I think it's pretty much what we expected. However it does seem a bit odd not seeing a Lola on the list for the first time since 1999.

[nobster]

List looks fine to me, hopefully the new cars from Lotus and Ligier etc will have had some decent running before june.

[Simmi]

Happy enough with that list.

I think giving that many entries to AF but leaving a JMW or a Taisan out is maybe a bit hard. Okay support stalwarts but another Japanese entry might have been nice for the AsLMS.

As always I'm interested to see how the teams fill out with drivers. It also strikes me that there really doesn't seem to be many 'weak' entries that might not make the race.

Obviously a few questions marks around the Lotus but where as last year the entry crumbled apart - this year might not be the best year to be on the reserve list.

[Simmi]

Roda/Ruberti join 8Star with Enzo Potolicchio

http://8starmotorsports.com/8star-mo...ship-for-2014/

[Rodger Davies]

Agree that six AF Corse 458s is a bit too many (especially with 3 other entries, they're 15% of the grid), but I guess that one non-automatic slot is a reward for how much they're supporting ELMS. Good year to be a pro with any previous Ferrari GT experience!

[Simmi]

If one of the cars has Craig Lowndes in then I suppose that gives it a big bump in the entry criteria.

If he is still looking to race.

[TheDude]

What criteria ACO used to select entries?

Last year, the #54 was a dog, not worthy of a place at lm24 , and this year they are invited again . Surely the JMW or the khron car would be better choices