Le Mans

Le Mans, France – A little over 9 hours is all that is left in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Peugeot 908 HDI FAP’s still lead the race, running in position One, and Two with the sole remaining Audi R15 in Third. The Pescarolo Sport No. 17 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP is out of the race after a crash at the Esses de la Chapelle. Driver Benoit Treluyer, was taken to the medical center to be checked out.

Current Running order by Class:

Pos # Team Driver in Pit Laps

LMP1
1. 9 Peugeot Sport Total GENE Marc  231
2. 8 Team Peugeot Total BOURDAIS Sebastien  230
3. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest CAPELLO Rinaldo  229
4. 007 AMR Eastern Europe MUCKE Stefan  225
5. 14 Kolles ZWOLSMAN Charles  224
6. 15 Kolles MONDINI Giorgio  223
7. 16 Pescarolo Sport BARBOSA Joao  223
8. 11 Team Oreca Matmut AIM LAPIERRE Nicolas  223
9. 13 Speedy Racing Sebah BELICCHI Andrea  221
10. 008 Aston Martin Racing TURNER D  220

LMP2
1. 31 Team Essex COLLARD Emmanuel  216
2. 5 Navi Team Goh KUNIMOTO Keisuke  213
3. 33 Speedy Racing Sebah KANE Jonny  209
4. 25 RML NEWTON Mike  203
5. 24 OAK Racing YVON Jean-Francois  201
6. 35 OAK Racing LAHAYE Matthieu  201
7. 30 Racing Box BOBBI Matteo  198
8. 32 Team Barazi Epsilon BENNETT Phil  193
9. 39 KSM NODA Hideki  167
10. 41 G.A.C. Racing Team PETER Philipp  102

GT1
1. 63 Corvette Racing GARCIA Antonio  207
2. 64 Corvette Racing BERETTA Olivier  207
3. 73 Alphand Aventures MAASSEN Xavier  203
4. 66 Jetalliance Racing Gmbh MULLER Alex  166
5. 72 Alphand Aventures GOUESLARD Patrice  99
6. 68 JLOC YAMAGISHI Yutaka  1

GT2
1. 82 Risi Competizione SALO Mika  199
2. 97 BMS Scuderia Italia BABINI Fabio  197
3. 92 JMW Motorsport BELL Robert  197
4. 76 Imsa Performance Matmut PILET Patrick  196
5. 78 AF Corse BRUNI Gianmaria  195
6. 80 Flying Lizard Motorsport LAW Darren  194
7. 83 Risi Competizione KROHN Tracy  194
8. 85 Snoras Spyker Squadron CORONEL Tom  192
9. 99 JMB Racing LEBON Yvan  190
10. 84 Team Modena MANSELL Leo  187

The LMGT2 No. 81 Advanced Engineering Ferrari F430, has been raising money for charity. So far it has raised over $100,000 for Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque.  It is still not too late to donate.

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Driven by Actor Patrick Dempsey from Gray’s Anatomy, Don Kitch Jr, and Joe Foster, this is Team Advanced Engineerings first outing at the prestigous 24 Hours of Le Mans.

With less than 12 hours to go, Peugeot still holds on the the lead, as well as 2nd place. Crews are using the night hours to grab some rest where they can get it, as they know that the pace usually picks up after sun rise.

Current standings by Class:

Pos # Team Driver in Pit Laps

LMP1
1. 9 Peugeot Sport Total GENE Marc  212
2. 8 Team Peugeot Total BOURDAIS Sebastien  211
3. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest CAPELLO Rinaldo  211
4. 17 Pescarolo Sport TRELUYER Benoit  209
5. 007 AMR Eastern Europe CHAROUZ Jan  207
6. 14 Kolles ZWOLSMAN Charles  206
7. 16 Pescarolo Sport BARBOSA Joao  204
8. 11 Team Oreca Matmut AIM PANIS Olivier  204
9. 15 Kolles BAKKERUD Christian  204
10. 13 Speedy Racing Sebah PROST Nicolas  203
LMP2
1. 31 Team Essex COLLARD Emmanuel  199
2. 5 Navi Team Goh ARA Seiji  196
3. 33 Speedy Racing Sebah KANE Jonny  191
4. 30 Racing Box BOBBI Matteo  187
5. 25 RML NEWTON Mike  186
6. 35 OAK Racing MOREAU Guillaume  185
7. 24 OAK Racing HEIN Richard  184
8. 32 Team Barazi Epsilon BARAZI Juan  177
9. 39 KSM NODA Hideki  152
10. 41 G.A.C. Racing Team PETER Philipp  102

GT1
1. 63 Corvette Racing O CONNELL Johny  190
2. 64 Corvette Racing GAVIN Olivier  189
3. 73 Alphand Aventures JOUSSE Julien  185
4. 66 Jetalliance Racing Gmbh MULLER Alex  148
5. 72 Alphand Aventures GOUESLARD Patrice  99
6. 68 JLOC YAMAGISHI Yutaka  1
GT2
1. 82 Risi Competizione SALO Mika  181
2. 92 JMW Motorsport BELL Robert  181
3. 97 BMS Scuderia Italia BABINI Fabio  180
4. 76 Imsa Performance Matmut LONG Patrick  179
5. 80 Flying Lizard Motorsport BERGMEISTER Jorg  179
6. 78 AF Corse RUSSO Matias  177
7. 83 Risi Competizione KROHN Tracy  177
8. 85 Snoras Spyker Squadron BLEEKEMOLEN Jeroen  176
9. 99 JMB Racing RODRIGUES Manuel  175
10. 89 Hankook-Farnbacher MONTANARI Christian  170