Following the cancellation of the decision n°21 of the panel of the stewards by the Sporting Court in Brussels, you will now be able to download the LMGT2 team, driver and manufacturer classifications after the 1000km of Spa.
All the Le Mans Series Team would like to congratulate the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans participants, in particular the 38 teams who, thanks to their commitment in the series, share their love of Endurance throughout Europe, during the whole season. All gave the best of themselves to finish one of the most difficult races in the world. Some suffered disappointments, but under the tough law of sport: one man’s joy is another man’s sorrow!
Congratulations to all for their courage; the next meeting will be at the Portimao circuit, on August 1 and 2, for a night race which will bring back sweet memories to some!
All the Le Mans Series Team would like to congratulate the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans participants, in particular the 38 teams who, thanks to their commitment in the series, share their love of Endurance throughout Europe, during the whole season. All gave the best of themselves to finish one of the most difficult races in the world. Some suffered disappointments, but under the tough law of sport: one man’s joy is another man’s sorrow!
Congratulations to all for their courage; the next meeting will be at the Portimao circuit, on August 1 and 2, for a night race which will bring back sweet memories to some!
After a report from the Scrutineers, the Panel of the Stewards pronounced the exclusion of the competitors n°26, 29, 32 and 77.
The classifications of the LMP1, LMP2 and LMGT1 categories are now available.
The GT2 classification is suspended until the decision of the Court on the appeal releaved by the competitor n°77 on the decision n°21 of the panel of the stewards.
With its mixture of long straights, fast corners and varying gradients, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit ranks as one of the most technically challenging circuits visited by the Le Mans Series but is a firm favorite with drivers, teams and fans alike.
Team Peugeot Total took up the challenge of this historic track and claimed first place overall, while Team Essex did the same in the LMP2 class. The Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette scored its first victory of the season in the GT1 class and Team Felbermayr-Proton ruled in the GT2 class.
Over 100 drivers and about 30,000 spectators could enjoy a fine, sunny race which was disrupted by five safety-car periods. Indeed, many cars went off or had contact, but, on the whole, professional and gentlemen drivers were able to share the track in good spirit.
Unlike Barcelona, today’s qualifying session did not result in a big surprise in the LMP1 class, as Team Peugeot Total snatched pole and second position under overcast weather conditions.
Changing weather conditions, combined with the usual set-up compromises required at Spa, left many teams with mixed thoughts before qualifying but, judging by the timesheets, everyone obviously made good choices.
We promised you some surprises for the week-end you know that we never lie! The proof is that, from the first free practice session, the results are amazing. The Oreca AIM n°11, driven by Olivier Panis and Nicolas Lapierre, scored the exact same time as the Peugeot n°9 (with Marc Gené, Alexander Wurz and David Brabham) in the thousandth near!
This morning, while the teams were unpacking in the paddock of Spa-Francorchamps, we could spent some special time with Bruno Senna and talk to him about his commitment in the Le Mans Series, about him racing in Belgium this weekend and about his future. You will find selected extracts below.
The C.E.R support race, a combination of renowned cars from the Golden Age of endurance in the 70s, has gathered 55 of these Superstars this weekend. Note that the tests will be held on Friday and the one hour race on Saturday afternoon. Another opportunity to come to the circuit as soon as Friday to see these dream cars which will precede, on the «Ardennes Toboggan », the GTs and Prototypes come this weekend to confront their opponents for the 1000 km of Spa.
Le Mans Series and Eurosport offer you a VIP pass for 2 people allowing to attend the 1000 Km of Spa-Francorchamps meeting this week-end.
To win, it is very easy…
The former Formula 1 star and now one of the best Endurance driver in Le Mans Series with the Oreca Matmut team invites you to follow him around one of the most famous circuit of the world: Spa-Francorchamps. Follow him if you can!
Spa is by far the greatest track in the world, and I have very good memories as last year we were on the podium for the first time in the Le Mans Series. I hope we can achieve at least such a good result this year and possibly even a better one!…
That’s a fact: the 1000 Km of Spa-Francorchamps are one of the most awaited race of the season. Organized on one of the favorite racetracks of the drivers, a few weeks before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this round is the best indicator of the strengths of the grid.
This year, this round will also allow the motorsport fans to observe for the very first time the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP on the track side by side with the Aston Martin LMP1s. Let’s add Pescarolo Sport’s cars, the brand new Oreca, 17 LMP2 and almost 20 GT cars (GT1 & GT2), and the result is a dreaming grid of 51 cars! What for a success, in this crisis time!
Moreover, this 6-hour race which will start at 12:50, will be the queen of a very complete 3-day meeting made of a lot of top-quality support races such as the Classic Endurance Racing (with a grid of more than 55 cars), Radical European Masters, SRO GT3 & GT4 Series and, of course, the very expected Formula Le Mans!
If you cannot be on site next week-end, you can follow us live on thr RTBF and Eurosport!
Let’s find the interview of Patrick Dempsey, the famous "Grey’s Anatomy" Docteur Sheperd , who drove for ht very first time in Le Mans.
The actor was quite nervous but very happy of this experience. He explains how its role of motorsport driver is important in his life. Read the interview.
Quality trumps quantity! This is certainly the case at today’s test session on the Bugatti circuit in Le Mans, a place so steeped in history that you can almost taste it in the air. Although only a few teams are participating, there has been no shortage of excitement on the track throughout the three classes.
Team Pescarolo Sport enjoye
d running at their home track whereas Team Essex demonstrated very promising signs of reliability and high speed and Patrick Dempsey debuted in the very competitive GT2 class.
Although a bright sunshine, a few red flags due to track cleaning-off have slightly thwarted the teams‘ work schedules.
We just received the confirmation: Patrick Dempsey, famous for acting Dr Shepherd in the soap Grey’s Anatomy, will participate this week-end in the official Le Mans Series Tests on the Bugatti Circuit, joining Don Kinch on the Ferrari F430GT n°78 from the Team Seattle AE.