Le Mans

6 hours completed in the 2011 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Posted by Joseph RaeJune 11, 2011No comments

#8 Peugeot 908

9:00 PM Le Mans, France With 6 hours of racing completed, one hour of which was run under full course yellow flag, the first 5 cars are separated by a little over a minute. Audi is down to two R18’s after the #3 car being driven by Allan McNish collected the Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia, near “The Esses”. The crash was one of the most violent crashes I have seen, almost flipping over the Armco barrier and into a group of photographers. Surprisingly nobody was injured and Allan is back at the track after being thoroughly checked out by doctors at a hospital in Le Mans.

The #7 Peugeot 908 and #2 Audi R18 have been swapping the lead on and off, with the Audi being able to go at a quicker speed, while the Peugeots can go for an extra lap before refueling.

Current standings are below:

pos	#	Team	Class	Driver	Best	Gap	Last	Laps		Pit
1	7	Peugeot Sport Total -Peugeot 908	LMP1	Gene M.	3:28.907		3:33.093	98		7
2	2	Audi Sport Team Joest -Audi R18 Tdi	LMP1	Lotterer A.	3:28.263	16.233	3:29.200	98		8
3	9	Team Peugeot Total -Peugeot 908	LMP1	Lamy P.	3:28.478	1:18.311	3:35.171	98		7
4	1	Audi Sport Team Joest -Audi R18 Tdi	LMP1	Rockenfeller M.	3:28.389	1:18.502	3:34.947	98		8
5	8	Peugeot Sport Total -Peugeot 908	LMP1	Minassian N.	3:28.867	2:27.391	3:35.845	98		8
6	10	Team Oreca Matmut -Peugeot 908 Hdi-Fap	LMP1	Panis O.	3:30.917	1 Lap	3:35.396	97		8
7	12	Rebellion Racing -Lola B 10/60 Coupe-Toyota	LMP1	Prost N.	3:36.659	3 Laps	3:48.227	95	PIT OUT	8
8	16	Pescarolo Team -Pescarolo Judd	LMP1	Collard E.	3:36.011	3 Laps	3:36.463	95		8
9	13	Rebellion Racing -Lola B 10/60 Coupe-Toyota	LMP1	Boullion J.	3:37.102	3 Laps	3:39.192	95		8
10	48	Team Oreca Matmut -Oreca 03-Nissan	LMP2	Hallyday D.	3:42.278	6 Laps	3:52.310	92		8
11	22	Kronos Racing -Lola Aston Martin	LMP1	Ickx V.	3:39.803	6 Laps	3:42.901	92		9
12	41	Greaves Motorsport -Zytek Nissan	LMP2	Kimber-Smith T.	3:45.210	7 Laps	3:56.686	91	PIT OUT	8
13	39	Pecom Racing -Lola B11/40-Judd Bmw	LMP2	Kaffer P.	3:45.283	7 Laps	3:47.856	91		8
14	24	Oak Racing -Oak Pescarolo-Judd	LMP1	Nicolet J.	3:45.127	7 Laps	3:51.292	91		8
15	42	Strakka Racing -Honda Performance Development Arx 01 D	LMP2	Kane J.	3:45.056	7 Laps	3:45.546	91		8
16	36	Rml -Honda Performance Development Arx 01 D	LMP2	Collins B.	3:48.160	8 Laps	4:02.200	90	PIT	8
17	33	Level 5 Motorsports -Lola Coupe-Honda Performance	LMP2	Bouchut C.	3:47.895	8 Laps	3:53.450	90		8
18	49	Oak Racing -Oak Pescarolo-Bmw	LMP2	De Crem N.	3:45.318	9 Laps	3:47.644	89		8
19	26	Signatech Nissan -Oreca 03-Nissan	LMP2	Ayari S.	3:42.625	9 Laps	3:45.200	89		8
20	35	Oak Racing -Oak Pescarolo-Judd Bmw	LMP2	Da Rocha F.	3:50.658	10 Laps	3:57.881	88		7
21	74	Corvette Racing -Chevrolet Corvette C6 Zr1	GTEPro	Gavin O.	3:59.988	10 Laps	4:02.004	88		6
22	56	Bmw Motorsport -Bmw M3 Gt	GTEPro	Priaulx A.	4:00.284	10 Laps	4:02.239	88		6
23	59	Luxury Racing -Ferrari 458 Italia	GTEPro	Ortelli S.	4:00.808	11 Laps	4:03.301	87		5
24	73	Corvette Racing -Chevrolet Corvette C6 Zr1	GTEPro	Garcia A.	4:01.292	11 Laps	4:03.388	87		7
25	75	Prospeed Competition -Porsche 911 Rsr (997)	GTEPro	Goossens M.	4:02.004	11 Laps	5:26.232	87		6
26	80	Flying Lizard Motorsports -Porsche 911 Rsr (997)	GTEPro	Luhr L.	4:02.063	11 Laps	4:04.256	87		6
27	51	Af Corse Srl -Ferrari 458 Italia	GTEPro	Bruni G.	4:00.035	11 Laps	4:00.899	87		6
28	66	Jmw Motorsport -Ferrari 458 Italia	GTEPro	Sugden T.	4:01.480	12 Laps	4:07.114	86		6
29	55	Bmw Motorsport -Bmw M3 Gt	GTEPro	Werner D.	4:00.244	12 Laps	4:02.916	86		6
30	76	Imsa Performance Matmut -Porsche 911 Rsr (997)	GTEPro	Narac R.	4:02.935	12 Laps	4:05.426	86		6
31	44	Extreme Limite Am Paris -Norma M200p-Judd Bmw	LMP2	Rosier F.	3:55.254	12 Laps	3:55.458	86		8
32	77	Team Felbermayr-Proton -Porsche 911 Rsr (997)	GTEPro	Lietz R.	4:00.498	12 Laps	4:02.973	86		6
33	50	Larbre Competition -Chevrolet Corvette C6 Zr1	NA	Canal J.	4:07.222	13 Laps	5:10.543	85		6
34	70	Larbre Competition -Porsche 911 Rsr (997)	NA	Belloc J.	4:04.546	13 Laps	4:07.051	85		5
35	57	Krohn Racing -Ferrari F430	NA	Krohn T.	4:05.224	13 Laps	4:11.146	85		6
36	63	Proton Competition -Porsche 911 Rsr (997)	NA	Felbermayr Jr. H.	4:04.068	13 Laps	4:05.399	85		5
37	81	Flying Lizard Motorsports -Porsche 911 Rsr (997)	NA	Neiman S.	4:05.411	13 Laps	4:17.587	85		5
38	60	Gulf Amr Middle East -Aston Martin Vantage	NA	Goethe R.	4:04.755	13 Laps	4:17.151	85		5
39	61	Af Corse Srl -Ferrari F430	NA	Breslin S.	4:04.288	14 Laps	4:14.243	84		6
40	65	Lotus Jetalliance -Lotus Evora	GTEPro	Rossiter J.	4:09.556	14 Laps	4:16.221	84	PIT	6
41	71	Af Corse -Ferrari 458 Italia	GTEPro	Waltrip M.	4:03.756	15 Laps	4:12.844	83		5
42	89	Hankook-Team Farnbacher -Ferrari 458 Italia	GTEPro	Farnbacher D.	4:01.390	16 Laps	6:21.357	82	PIT	6
43	62	Crs Racing -Ferrari F430	NA	Lynn S.	4:08.998	16 Laps	4:14.562	82		6
44	40	Race Performance -Oreca 03-Judd Bmw	LMP2	Rostan M.	3:48.210	16 Laps	3:53.631	82		8
45	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton -Porsche 911 Rsr (997)	GTEPro	Al-Faisal A.	4:02.299	17 Laps	4:33.107	81	PIT OUT	6
46	83	Jmb Racing -Ferrari F430	NA	Rodrigues M.	4:05.762	17 Laps	4:17.781	81		6
47	68	Robertson Racing Llc -Ford Gt-Doran	NA	Murry D.	4:09.283	21 Laps	4:09.283	77		7
48	79	Jota -Aston Martin Vantage	GTEPro	Buncombe C.	4:02.871	24 Laps	5:14.636	74	PIT	6
49	64	Lotus Jetalliance -Lotus Evora	GTEPro	Rich M.	4:19.377	29 Laps	5:24.325	69	PIT	5
50	58	Luxury Racing -Ferrari 458 Italia	GTEPro	Jakubowski F.	4:02.357	32 Laps	5:39.267	66	PIT	7
51	5	Hope Racing -Oreca Swiss Hy Tech-Hybrid	LMP1	Zacchia S.	3:50.255	37 Laps	4:05.994	61	PIT OUT	8
52	15	Oak Racing -Oak Pescarolo-Judd	LMP1	Moreau G.	3:38.863	54 Laps	3:38.937	44		10
53	20	Quifel-Asm Team -Zytek 09 Sc	LMP1	Amaral M.	3:40.191	50 Laps	3:54.929	48	RET	4
54	3	Audi Sport North America -Audi R18 Tdi	LMP1	Mcnish A.	3:28.462	84 Laps	3:30.265	14	RET	1
55	007	Aston Martin Racing -Aston Martin Amr-One	LMP1	Mucke S.	3:48.099	94 Laps	2:52:46.828	4	RET	2
56	009	Aston Martin Racing -Aston Martin Amr-One	LMP1	Fernandez A.	3:51.783	96 Laps	3:51.783	2	RET	0

With 14 Laps done, #3 Audi R18 collected #58 Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia and is totalled

Posted by Joseph RaeJune 11, 2011No comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Nb0Ienv6k

With only 14 laps into the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans the #3 Audi R18 TDI while trying to pass slower cars hit one of the #58 Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia driven by Anthony Beltoise and wrecked hard across the safety gravel at the The Esses, and into the Armco tire barrier launching carbon fiber bodywork and other parts into a group of photographers. None were injured thankfully!. The car rolled onto its roof after hitting the wall and Allan McNish was trapped inside the car, but ok. Safety workers had to roll the wrecked car over before Allan could get out visibly shaken but appearing ok under his own power.

Update: Allan McNish has been checked out at the track medical facility and has been deemed ok, they are taking him to the hospital as a precaution for some further in-depth checks.

Update: Allan McNish has been cleared by Audi Doctors, Le Mans trackside doctors, as well as the Hospital in Le Mans where he was taken for more in-depth checks. He was at the hospital, joined by his wife Kelly, and has returned to the track.

As the French Tri-Color drops, the longest sprint race has started: 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans

Posted by Joseph RaeJune 11, 2011No comments

Start of 2011 24 Hours of Le Man

3:00 PM Le Mans, France, the FIA President Jean Todt dropped the French Tri-Color to start the 79th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Both Audi R18 and Peugeot 908’s are off at a blistering race pace, which looks to be much faster than the petrol powered P1 prototypes. R18 # driven by Benoit Treluyer is currently leading the race, with Timo Bernhard in the #1 Audi R18 in second. The #7 and #9 Peugeot 908’s chase close behind to the Audi R18s with #3 Audi R18 driven by Allan McNish chasing them down