Fifty-five cars entered for Easter Sunday test at Circuit de la Sarthe...
Amid the buildup from last weekend’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest released the list of teams taking part in next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day.
The official one-day test, to be held on April 24 at the full 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe, returns after a two-year hiatus due to economic reasons. This year, though, marks the test’s return to its traditional spring date, the first time since 2004.
With the test mandatory only for new cars, teams or drivers to Le Mans, not everyone invited for the twice-around-the-clock June classic will take part. However, there will still be a strong field of 55 cars present, thanks to the ACO allowing non-Le Mans 24 Hours entries to participate.
One of the most notable additions includes Peugeot’s new 908 Hybrid 4, which technical director Bruno Famin told SPEED.com last week he’s 50 percent sure of making its public debut. Others, such as the MIK Corse Zytek Hybrid, a second Level 5 Motorsports Lola-Honda Coupe and the TDS Racing Oreca 03 Nissan, are also listed.
Additionally, three Formula Le Mans contenders have been entered, including an Oreca FLM09 for U.S.-based Genoa Racing, which scored its first American Le Mans Series victory in last weekend’s Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Genoa, along with Level 5 and Robertson Racing are the only American teams with current plans to take part. However, Corvette Racing has joined forces with French squad Larbre Competition to help give its drivers - Tommy Milner, Olivier Beretta and Oliver Gavin - some seat time in advance of the race week. Other U.S.-based teams are expected to also follow suit.
“We’re delighted that fifty-five cars will be taking part in the test day that’s back on the calendar in a new format,” said ACO sports manager Vincent Beaumesnil. “It’s a very encouraging number, which shows the undeniable need to organize this extraordinary free practice session before the Le Mans 24 Hours”
LMP1
1 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 TDI – Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas/Mike Rockenfeller
2 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 TDI – Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoit Treluyer
3 – Audi Sport North America – Audi R18 TDI – Tom Kristensen/Ronaldo Capello/Allan McNish
5 – Hope Racing – Oreca Swiss Hy Tech-Hybrid – Steve Zacchia/Olivier Lombard
7 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Alexander Wurz/Marc Gené/Anthony Davidson
8 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Franck Montagny/Stéphane Sarrazin/Nicolas Minassian
9 – Team Peugeot Total – Peugeot 908 – Sébastien Bourdais/Simon Pagenaud/Pedro Lamy
10 – Team Oreca Matmut – Peugeot 908 HDi FAP – Nicolas Lapierre/Loïc Duval
12 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Nicolas Prost/Neel Jani/Jeroen Bleekemolen
13 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Andrea Belicchi/J. Christophe Boullion/Guy Smith
15 – OAK Racing – OAK Pescarolo Judd – Matthieu Lahaye/Guillaume Moreau/Pierre Ragues
16 – Pescarolo Team – Pescarolo Judd – Emmanuel Collard/Christophe Tinseau/Julien Jousse
22 – Kronos Racing – Lola Aston Martin – Vanina Ickx
23 – MIK Corse – Zytek 09H Hybrid – Thomas Biagi/Ferdinando Geri
24 – OAK Racing – OAK Pescarolo Judd – Jacques Nicolet/Richard Hein/Jean-François Yvon
007 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR-One – Stefan Mücke/Darren Turner
009 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR-One – H Primat/A Fernandez/A Meyrick
LMP2
26 – Signatech Nissan – Oreca 03 Nissan – Franck Mailleux
33 – Level 5 Motorsports – Lola Coupé HPD – Scott Tucker/Christophe Bouchut/Joao Barbosa
34 – Level 5 Motorsports – Lola Coupé HPD
35 – OAK Racing – OAK Pescarol Judd-BMW – Frédéric Da Rocha/Patrice Lafargue
36 – RML – HPD ARX-01d – Mike Newton/Tommy Erdos/Ben Collins
39 – Pecom Racing – Lola B11/40 Judd-BMW – Luis Perez Companc/Matias Russo/Pierre Kaffer
40 – Race Performance – Oreca 03 Judd-BMW – Michel Frey/Ralph Meichtry
41 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Nissan – Karim Ojjeh/Gary Chalandon/Haruki Kurosawa
44 – Extreme Limite AM Paris – Norma M200P Judd BMW – Fabien Rosier
46 – TDS Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Pierre Thiriet/Mathias Beche
48 – Team Oreca Matmut – Oreca 03 Nissan – Soheil Ayari
49 – OAK Racing – OAK Pescarolo Judd-BMW – Andrea Barlesi
FLM
91 – Hope Racing – Oreca – Luca Moro
93 – Genoa Racing – Oreca – Jens Petersen/Elton Julian/Christian Zugel
99 – JMB Racing – Oreca – Nicolas Misslin
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51 – AF Corse – Ferrari 458 Italia – Giancarlo Fisichella/Gianmaria Bruni
55 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 GT – Augusto Farfus
56 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 GT – Andy Priaulx
58 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari 458 Italia – Anthony Beltoise/François Jakubowski
59 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari 458 Italia – Stéphane Ortelli/Frédéric Makowiecki/Jean-Denis Deletraz
64 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Vitus Eckert/Martin Rich/Oskar Slingerland
65 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
69 – Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT – David Murry/Anthony Lazzaro
71 – AF Corse – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Robert Kauffman/Michael Waltrip/Rui Aguas
75 – Prospeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Goossens
76 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Ray. Narac/Patrick Pilet/Nicolas Armindo
77 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Lieb/Richard Lietz/Wolf Henzler
79 – Jota – Aston Martin Vantage – Sam Hancock/Simon Dolan/Klaus Graf
86 – Young Driver AMR – Aston Martin Vantage – Tomas Enge/Alex Muller
88 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
89 – Hankook-Team Farnbacher – Ferrari 458 Italia – Dominik Farnbacher/Allan Simonsen
LM GTE Am
50 – Larbre Competition – Chevrolet Corvette C6 – ZR1 – Tommy Milner/Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta
60 – Gulf AMR Middle East – Aston Martin Vantage – Fabien Giroix/Roald Goethe/Mike Wainwright
61 – AF Corse – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Piergiuseppe Perazzini – Marco Cioci – Sean Paul Breslin
62 – CRS Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Pierre Ehret – Shaun Lynn – Roger Wills
68 – Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT – David Robertson/Andrea Robertson/Boris Said
70 – Larbre Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Christophe Bourret/Pascal Gibon/J-P Belloc
83 – JMB Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Manuel Rodrigues
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at askdagys@gmail.com
The official one-day test, to be held on April 24 at the full 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe, returns after a two-year hiatus due to economic reasons. This year, though, marks the test’s return to its traditional spring date, the first time since 2004.
With the test mandatory only for new cars, teams or drivers to Le Mans, not everyone invited for the twice-around-the-clock June classic will take part. However, there will still be a strong field of 55 cars present, thanks to the ACO allowing non-Le Mans 24 Hours entries to participate.
One of the most notable additions includes Peugeot’s new 908 Hybrid 4, which technical director Bruno Famin told SPEED.com last week he’s 50 percent sure of making its public debut. Others, such as the MIK Corse Zytek Hybrid, a second Level 5 Motorsports Lola-Honda Coupe and the TDS Racing Oreca 03 Nissan, are also listed.
Additionally, three Formula Le Mans contenders have been entered, including an Oreca FLM09 for U.S.-based Genoa Racing, which scored its first American Le Mans Series victory in last weekend’s Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Genoa, along with Level 5 and Robertson Racing are the only American teams with current plans to take part. However, Corvette Racing has joined forces with French squad Larbre Competition to help give its drivers - Tommy Milner, Olivier Beretta and Oliver Gavin - some seat time in advance of the race week. Other U.S.-based teams are expected to also follow suit.
“We’re delighted that fifty-five cars will be taking part in the test day that’s back on the calendar in a new format,” said ACO sports manager Vincent Beaumesnil. “It’s a very encouraging number, which shows the undeniable need to organize this extraordinary free practice session before the Le Mans 24 Hours”
LMP1
1 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 TDI – Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas/Mike Rockenfeller
2 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 TDI – Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoit Treluyer
3 – Audi Sport North America – Audi R18 TDI – Tom Kristensen/Ronaldo Capello/Allan McNish
5 – Hope Racing – Oreca Swiss Hy Tech-Hybrid – Steve Zacchia/Olivier Lombard
7 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Alexander Wurz/Marc Gené/Anthony Davidson
8 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Franck Montagny/Stéphane Sarrazin/Nicolas Minassian
9 – Team Peugeot Total – Peugeot 908 – Sébastien Bourdais/Simon Pagenaud/Pedro Lamy
10 – Team Oreca Matmut – Peugeot 908 HDi FAP – Nicolas Lapierre/Loïc Duval
12 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Nicolas Prost/Neel Jani/Jeroen Bleekemolen
13 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Andrea Belicchi/J. Christophe Boullion/Guy Smith
15 – OAK Racing – OAK Pescarolo Judd – Matthieu Lahaye/Guillaume Moreau/Pierre Ragues
16 – Pescarolo Team – Pescarolo Judd – Emmanuel Collard/Christophe Tinseau/Julien Jousse
22 – Kronos Racing – Lola Aston Martin – Vanina Ickx
23 – MIK Corse – Zytek 09H Hybrid – Thomas Biagi/Ferdinando Geri
24 – OAK Racing – OAK Pescarolo Judd – Jacques Nicolet/Richard Hein/Jean-François Yvon
007 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR-One – Stefan Mücke/Darren Turner
009 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR-One – H Primat/A Fernandez/A Meyrick
LMP2
26 – Signatech Nissan – Oreca 03 Nissan – Franck Mailleux
33 – Level 5 Motorsports – Lola Coupé HPD – Scott Tucker/Christophe Bouchut/Joao Barbosa
34 – Level 5 Motorsports – Lola Coupé HPD
35 – OAK Racing – OAK Pescarol Judd-BMW – Frédéric Da Rocha/Patrice Lafargue
36 – RML – HPD ARX-01d – Mike Newton/Tommy Erdos/Ben Collins
39 – Pecom Racing – Lola B11/40 Judd-BMW – Luis Perez Companc/Matias Russo/Pierre Kaffer
40 – Race Performance – Oreca 03 Judd-BMW – Michel Frey/Ralph Meichtry
41 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Nissan – Karim Ojjeh/Gary Chalandon/Haruki Kurosawa
44 – Extreme Limite AM Paris – Norma M200P Judd BMW – Fabien Rosier
46 – TDS Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Pierre Thiriet/Mathias Beche
48 – Team Oreca Matmut – Oreca 03 Nissan – Soheil Ayari
49 – OAK Racing – OAK Pescarolo Judd-BMW – Andrea Barlesi
FLM
91 – Hope Racing – Oreca – Luca Moro
93 – Genoa Racing – Oreca – Jens Petersen/Elton Julian/Christian Zugel
99 – JMB Racing – Oreca – Nicolas Misslin
LM GTE Pro
51 – AF Corse – Ferrari 458 Italia – Giancarlo Fisichella/Gianmaria Bruni
55 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 GT – Augusto Farfus
56 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 GT – Andy Priaulx
58 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari 458 Italia – Anthony Beltoise/François Jakubowski
59 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari 458 Italia – Stéphane Ortelli/Frédéric Makowiecki/Jean-Denis Deletraz
64 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Vitus Eckert/Martin Rich/Oskar Slingerland
65 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
69 – Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT – David Murry/Anthony Lazzaro
71 – AF Corse – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Robert Kauffman/Michael Waltrip/Rui Aguas
75 – Prospeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Goossens
76 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Ray. Narac/Patrick Pilet/Nicolas Armindo
77 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Lieb/Richard Lietz/Wolf Henzler
79 – Jota – Aston Martin Vantage – Sam Hancock/Simon Dolan/Klaus Graf
86 – Young Driver AMR – Aston Martin Vantage – Tomas Enge/Alex Muller
88 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
89 – Hankook-Team Farnbacher – Ferrari 458 Italia – Dominik Farnbacher/Allan Simonsen
LM GTE Am
50 – Larbre Competition – Chevrolet Corvette C6 – ZR1 – Tommy Milner/Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta
60 – Gulf AMR Middle East – Aston Martin Vantage – Fabien Giroix/Roald Goethe/Mike Wainwright
61 – AF Corse – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Piergiuseppe Perazzini – Marco Cioci – Sean Paul Breslin
62 – CRS Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Pierre Ehret – Shaun Lynn – Roger Wills
68 – Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT – David Robertson/Andrea Robertson/Boris Said
70 – Larbre Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Christophe Bourret/Pascal Gibon/J-P Belloc
83 – JMB Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Manuel Rodrigues
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at askdagys@gmail.com
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