76th 24 Hours of Le Mans - June 14, 15
55 cars, the most since 1989 thanks to five new garages built in 2007.
LMP1 coupes from Lola, Dome, and Epsilon Euskadi (two from Spain) all with Michelin tires
(# 44: Kruse Schiller Motorsport's Lola B05/40 Mazda might be withdrawn after massive qualfying crash)
Live timing, updates, pictures -
! Official website of 24 Heures du Mans 2008 and 24 Heures Moto 2008 - ACO
Live radio -
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Preview:
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News and pictures:
Lola Heritage
Planetlemans.com
Motorsport.com: News channel
American Le Mans Series :: World Class
pictures:
Motorsport.com: Photos channel
Television Broadcast Information
Saturday, June 14, 8:30am to Noon EDT on SPEED
Saturday, June 14, 930pm to Midnight EDT on SPEED
Sunday, June 15, 1200am to 900am EDT on SPEED
This year's endurance race is expected to be the most intense since 1999. The race will mark the debut of the aerodynamic Dome S102 Judd and the college student-led Courage LC70 YGK of Tokai University - YGK Power. The former has Michelin tires while the latter has Yokohama tires. As in 2007, the leader lights will again be used at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Oh ya, two Porsche RS Spyders will race, one with Michelins and the other with Dunlops.
Tokai University Le Mans Project
YGK engine -
www.yellowmagic.co.jp
earlier news -
Mulsanne's Corner News
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Tokai University's plans
LMP1
# 1: Audi Sport North America - Audi R10 TDi - Michelin tires
Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Marco Werner
red rear spoiler roll-over hoops
# 2: Audi Sport North America - Audi R10 TDi - Michelin tires
Rinaldo Capello
Tom Kristensen
Allan McNish
yellow rear spolier and roll-over hoops
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# 3: Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R10 TDi - Michelin tires
black rear spoiler roll-over hoops
# 4: Saulnier Racing - Pescarolo 01 Judd - Michelin tires
Jacques Nicolet
Richard Hein
Marc Faggionato
Saulnier Racing merger with Pescarolo Sport for Pescarolo Automobiles
# 5: Team Oreca Matmut - Courage-Oreca LC70 Judd - Michelin tires
Laurent Groppi
Soheil Ayari
Loic Duval
Oreca won overall with the Mazda 787B in 1991 - Matmut now sponsoring the strongest driver line-up for Courage since 1995
# 6: Team Oreca Matmut - Courage-Oreca LC70 Judd - Michelin tires
Oliver Panis
Simon Pagenaud
Marcel Fässler
Revised 2008 aero by Vincent Bichon, responsible for the aero of the Audi R10 TDi
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# 7: Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Michelin tires
Marc Gené
Nicolas Minassian
Jacques Villeneuve
slight red on livery
# 8: Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Michelin tires
Pedro Lamy
Stéphane Sarrazin
Alexander Wurz - 1996 winner
slight blue on livery
# 9: Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Michelin tires
Franck Montagny
Ricardo Zonta
Christian Klien
slight silver on livery - revised aero for all 908s for Le Mans
# 10: Charouz Racing Systems - Lola B08/60 Aston Martin - Michelin tires
First closed-cockpit LMP from Lola since 1992's Lola T92/10 Judd. Support by Aston Martin Racing for the Czech Republic team.
Design by Julian Sole
Stefan Mücke
Jan Charouz
Tomáš Enge
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# 11: Dome Racing Team - Dome S102 Judd - Michelin tires
Design by Oku Akiyoshi
Daisuke Ito - 2007 Super GT Champion
Yugi Tachikawa
Tatsuya Kataoka
Dome's first all-new Le Mans Prototype since 2001. 9 % less drag than S101.5 and 18 % more downforce. Jan Lammers not at the wheel, but did test at Spa last month. All rookie Le Mans drivers from Japan.
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# 12: Charouz Racing System - Lola B07/10 Judd - Michelin tires
Greg Pickett
Klaus Graf
Jan Lammers
Team Cytosport's effort with Charouz's 2007 car with Bilstein MDS dampers. Same ALMS team's Lola B06/10 AER, but not with Penske dampers, twin-turbo AER P32T V-8, or Dunlop tires. Lammers has 18 prior Le Mans races with a victory in the 1988 race with a TWR Jaguar XJR-9 with Dunlop tires. First Le Mans race for Pickett, the 1978 Trans-Am Champion.
Very car finished 8th overall at Le Mans last year yet had five Michelin tire punctures, a pit lane fire, and an accident.
Lola Judd driven by two Le Mans rookies in 2007
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# 14: Creation Autosportif - Creation CA07 AIM - Dunlop tires
Stuart Hall
Marc Goossens
Johnny Mowlem
5th Le Mans for British team, first with new three-year engine deal with Japanese firm AIM, custom 90 degree 5.5 liter V-10 from Judd (standard GV5.5 S2 V-10 has a 72 degree block). Hall finished 4th overall last year with Rollcentre Racing.
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# 16: Pescarolo Sport - Pescarolo 01 Judd - Michelin tires
Emmanuel Collard
Jean Christophe Bouillon
Romain Dumas
First year of partnership with Saulnier Racing, slight green livery around roll-hoops, side mirrors, front splitter
# 17: Pescarolo Sport - Pescarolo 01 Judd - Michelin tires
Same drivers for both # 16 and # 17 Pescarolos as 2007 endurance race
Harold Primat
Christophe Tinseau
Benoit Treluyer
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# 18: Rollcentre Racing - Pescarolo 01 Judd - Dunlop tires
4th overall for British team last year in return to LMP1
João Barbosa
Stéphan Grégoire
Vanina Ickx
# 19: Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport - Lola B06/10 AER - Dunlop tires
Gareth Evans
Bob Berridge
Amanda Stretton
Lola is in B07/10 spec. Amanda and Bob are the second married couple to compete at Circuit de la Sarthe.
# 20: Epsilon Euskadi - Epsilon Euskadi ee1 Judd - Michelin tires
Design by ex-Penske indy car man John Travis.
Ángel Burgueño
Miguel Ángel de Castro
Adrián Vallés
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# 21: Epsilon Euskadi - Epsilon Euskadi ee1 Judd - Michelin tires
Second Epsilon Euskadi ee1 Judd added after Racing Box withdrew their # 30 Lucchini LMP2 Judd on June 10
Stefan Johansson
Jean-Marc Gounon
Shinji Nakano
# 22: Tokai University - YGK Power - Courage LC70 YGK - Yokohama tires
Toshio Suzuki - Test driver for new Nissan GT-R
Masami Kageyama
Haruki Kurosawa
First-ever student-led team at Circuit de la Sarthe. Some custom modifications to the French LC70 chassis. New twin-turbo YGK V-8.
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# 23: Autocon Motorsports - Creation CA07 Judd - Dunlop tires
Michael Lewis
Chris McMurry
Bryan Willman
Team's first ever run at Circuit de la Sarthe with $400,000 budget. New Judd V-10 for qualifying.
# 24: Terramos - Courage LC70 Mugen - Michelin tires
Yojiro Terada
Kasuho Takahashi
Hiroki Katoh
Terada's 30th run in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, first in 1974, and every Le Mans endurance race since 1981.
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