[LM24] Le Mans Start list (merged threads)

[rdjones]

Now that Sebring is out of the way here is what I THINK the Le Mans Entry list will look, like, now it is only guess work on my part but we will see what happens over the next couple of weeks, when the real thing comes out.

So Here we Go:-

LMP900
1. Joset Audi
2. Joset Audi
3. Audi North America
4. Team Goh (Audi)
5. Johanssan Racing (Audi)
6. Panoz
7. Panoz
8. Protostar (Cadillac)
9. Protostar (Cadillac)
10. Dick Barbour Racing (Panoz)
11. Dick Barbour Racing (Panoz)
12. Ree/Nielsen (YGK / YR40 turbo)
13. Oreca (Dallara)
14. Oreca (Dallara)
15. Pescarolo Sport (Courage)
16. Pescarolo Sport (Courage)
17. Courage
18. Courage
19. Jim Matthews Racing (R&S)
20. Team Ascari
21. Team Ascari

LMPGTP
22. Bentley

LMP675
23. MG (Works)
24. MG (Works)
25. KnightHawk Racing (MG)
26. ROC (Reynard)
27. Cirtek (Lindsay)
28. AutoExe (AutoExe)
29. Welter Racing (WR)

LMPGTS

30. Prodrive (Ferrari)
31. Corvette Racing
32. Corvette Racing
33. Larbre Compétition (Chrysler Viper)
34. Graham Nash Motorsport (Saleen S7R)
35. Konrad Motorsport (Saleen S7R)
36. Carsport (Chrysler Viper)
37. Paul Belmondo Racing (Chrysler Viper)
38. Paul Belmondo Racing (Chrysler Viper)

LMPGT

39. Harlow Motorsport (Porsche)
40. JMB (Ferrari)
41. Luc Alphand Adventures (Porsche)
42. Freisinger (Porsche)
43. Seikel Motorsport (Porsche)
45. Spyker Cars (Spyker)
46. Mike Colucci Racing (Callaway)
47. Larbre Compétition (Porsche)
48. P K Sport (Porsche)

What do people think any comments?

[rdjones]

I also forgot to add the 2 cars from DAMS which are being used to make the film.

[Osella]

So, no Domes, Ascaris, the other Spyker,Loti, or the CPR 550 Maranello?

[rdjones]

This is only my what I think the start list will be, it was very difficult to come up with the list, but now I know what it must be like for the ACO to come up with the runners and riders for the great race itself.

[Fab]

I think you putted too much LMP 900... ACO should more or less dispatches the four categories that way :
- LMP or LMGTP : 20
- LMP 675 : 8
- GTS : 10
- GT : 10
I'm afraid Panoz Mugen, YGK and Oreca will have problems to have more than one car, if they succeed to have one !

[Es Nes]

dbr is now no longer connected to the panoz/mugens and are being slowly run by multimatic

[pink69]

You've missed Rafienelli! They are competing this year! And the FFRA Viper which Oreca are running!

[Nordic]

The YGK team I am told has folded, so Nielsen could revert to his Dome.
I also think the Johansson Audi is far from confimed.

[rdjones]

As I have already said it is just my opioin on who may get an entry for the great race, and for all I know I may have got it all very wrong and none of my list might start, but I somehow think I may of got about 50% of the list right.

[Aysedasi]

This one is going to run and run, obviously, so thanks to rd for getting the ball rolling. What we need (a.s.a.p.) is that ACO decision on the "other" 48!

[rdjones]

I read somewhere early today that it is out on the April 1st and is 48 confirmed + 6 reserve.

[Aysedasi]

48 + 6 + 2?

[Aysedasi]

A beer at La Sarthe in June for the first person to get that list up on 1st April! (That's a slightly worrying date for the list to be published - should we believe it? - do they have April Fools in France, Fab? ).

[rdjones]

Forgot about the 2 DAMS car being used for the film, will they actully being racing for class houners or just rolling round in the pack filming ?

[Aysedasi]

Originally posted by rdjones
Forgot about the 2 DAMS car being used for the film, will they actully being racing for class houners or just rolling round in the pack filming ?

Don't know, rd, but I would think they would be guest runners, not subject to overall classification - but I could well be wrong.