2008 LMS Entries

JAG · 20 Sep 2007, 00:56 (Ref:2018397)

LMP1

Peugeot Sport 908
Pegueot Sport 908
Customer Peugeot 908
Audi R10 (Joest?)
Audi R10 (Joest?)
Creation-AIM
Creation-AIM
Oreca-Courage
Oreca-Courage
Pescarolo Sport
Pescarolo Sport
Rollcentre Racing Pescarolo
Arena International Zytek
RML (Lola coupe?) Mariantic Rumour
Charouz (Lola Coupe?)
RFH Dome
Lavaggi
Barazi Epsilon Zytek

LMP2

VM Motorsport RS Spyder
? RS Spyder
Chamberlain ?
Pierre Bruneau ?
Team Bruichladdich Radical
Horag Racing Lola
Binnie Motorsports Lola
Saulnier Racing Courage
Quifel ASM Team (rumours of new chassis or even P1)
Embassy Racing
Embassy Racing
Team LNT Zytek

GT1

Aston Martin Racing Larbre
Aston Martin Racing Larbre
Team Modena Aston Martin
Luc Alphand Aventures C6.R
Luc Alphand Aventures C6.R
Racing Box Saleen

Anyone else care to put the GT2 list together. All I've heard are two new 2008 Spykers on Motors TV.

The Badger · 20 Sep 2007, 01:22 (Ref:2018402)

Lister-Pescarolo

Justin Moran · 20 Sep 2007, 05:45 (Ref:2018465)

If that P1 line up comes off. Wow!! Sends a chill of excitement down my spine!!!!

WouterM · 20 Sep 2007, 06:00 (Ref:2018467)

The Peugeot customer car is not very likely going to happen in 2008 already, according to the view-on-engine blocker.

Francesco · 20 Sep 2007, 07:12 (Ref:2018497)

i would take away this:
Customer Peugeot 908 - not very likely
Audi R10 (Joest?) - for the moment the program is not scheduled (word of one of the italian drivers)
Racing Box Saleen - there may be some big news but they probably won't stay with Saleen

and would get in this
Randaccio Lucchini - he spent a lot for new engine-trasmission... i think i will stay for 08 too
2 car P2 italian team - there are talks of this but still nothing confirmed (not BMS)
GPC Corvettes - 1 possibly 2... GT1... still in discussion but very possible
GT1 "kit car" programs - Renauer-Gumpert and ?-Koenigsegg IF they do something it will probably be in LMS
-Swiss Spirit Lola
-Protran/Debora/Norma/WR LMP2 teams...
-Ian Dawson "new" Lola?

The359 · 20 Sep 2007, 07:50 (Ref:2018531)

Racing for Holland is questionable it seems.

brielga · 20 Sep 2007, 08:30 (Ref:2018562)

I don't see RfH coming back unfortunately (I'd love to be proven wrong). What about Zulltec? Quifel will very probably change chassis but class? hmmmmm...
Barazi in P1? (big question mark)

Fogelhund · 20 Sep 2007, 11:46 (Ref:2018818)

Quote:

Originally Posted by brielga

I don't see RfH coming back unfortunately (I'd love to be proven wrong). What about Zulltec? Quifel will very probably change chassis but class? hmmmmm...
Barazi in P1? (big question mark)

Zulltec abandoned their project. Unless someone buys it, you can forget that one.

The Real DMN · 20 Sep 2007, 15:33 (Ref:2019006)

I pretty certain RML don't want to run in the top class. I could be wrong though.

gwyllion · 20 Sep 2007, 15:41 (Ref:2019013)

Quote:

RML to move up a class in 2008? seems so - more soon...

from: http://www.mariantic.co.uk/lmp/

JAG · 20 Sep 2007, 15:51 (Ref:2019020)

I'm sure no Audi plans have been made yet, but I'm also quite confident Audi will be in the LMS.

They could have been at Silverstone if all went to plan.

I think Audi have to prove themselves against Peugeot, I no longer believe they have the best diesel.

JAG · 20 Sep 2007, 15:55 (Ref:2019023)

Quote:

Originally Posted by brielga

I don't see RfH coming back unfortunately (I'd love to be proven wrong). What about Zulltec? Quifel will very probably change chassis but class? hmmmmm...
Barazi in P1? (big question mark)

I think it was DSC that said Barazi are looking to upgrade to a P1 car.

jhansen · 20 Sep 2007, 16:35 (Ref:2019048)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAG

I'm sure no Audi plans have been made yet, but I'm also quite confident Audi will be in the LMS.

You were also sure of this last year, but it didn't happen. Different marketing strategies will keep them apart except at Le Mans I think. But I would love to be wrong on this.

ger80 · 20 Sep 2007, 16:46 (Ref:2019051)

Kruse in LMP2 with a Lola, Zytek or something else

JAG · 20 Sep 2007, 17:35 (Ref:2019096)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhansen

You were also sure of this last year, but it didn't happen. Different marketing strategies will keep them apart except at Le Mans I think. But I would love to be wrong on this.

That was because they didn't have enough chassis and were unhappy with the media coverage. They had tentative plans to be at Silverstone this year.

Marketing is exactly why they need to be in Europe, this is by far their biggest diesel market and is continuing to expand.

Go to a Shell garage and R10 adverts are plastered around the diesel pumps.

jhansen · 20 Sep 2007, 17:47 (Ref:2019111)

I hope you're right JAG. A season long match up would be awesome.

gwyllion · 20 Sep 2007, 20:40 (Ref:2019252)

It would be nice if someone in Europe would race the Lola-Mazda package.

Mal · 21 Sep 2007, 07:15 (Ref:2019489)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwyllion

It would be nice if someone in Europe would race the Lola-Mazda package.

I hope your right although I have a hunch that the reason Audi never showed in Europe after Le Mans was that they realised the Pug would beat them on most circuits.

My impression is that the Pug is a lot better in the corners than the Audi.

gwyllion · 21 Sep 2007, 07:35 (Ref:2019505)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal

My impression is that the Pug is a lot better in the corners than the Audi.

Clearly the Peugeot has better aerodynamics. The official numbers suggest that the HDI engine produces more power than the Audi TDI; the pace of Audi in Le Mans however suggest otherwise.

Mal · 21 Sep 2007, 07:39 (Ref:2019508)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwyllion

Clearly the Peugeot has better aerodynamics. The official numbers suggest that the HDI engine produces more power than the Audi TDI; the pace of Audi in Le Mans however suggest otherwise.

Yes but I think the Pug was not flat out at Le Mans, rather going for a finish. Also the Le Mans circuit is very different to most of the others in set up. I think if the pug was racing in ALMS it wouldnt be struggling against the Porsche in the way the Audi is. Purely personal opinion, of course. Audi to me have been caught of guard by the sheer increase in pace of LMP2 - 4/5 secs a lap in a year, at some circuits.

It will be interesting to see how Audi rise to the challenge next year.

Hammerdown · 21 Sep 2007, 08:51 (Ref:2019539)

I would go with the Pugs beating the Audis at 'normal' circuits. I get the impression that the Pug was built with the LMS in mind, whereas the Audi was built solely with the 24hr in mind. The ALMS running was more of an afterthought. The Audi seems to be able to run flat out for 24hr, the Peugeot seems to struggle to do that reliably for six, and clearly had to turn down the wick for the big one. I think maybe we might see a sprint version of the R10 for next year.

JAG · 21 Sep 2007, 15:18 (Ref:2019765)

Will be very ineresting to see if the R10 has an evolution, the R8 never came up against such intense competition.

The Badger · 24 Sep 2007, 19:30 (Ref:2022009)

Latest rumour is Charouz with a Zytek LMP1 and possibily RML running the Ex-Charouz Lola .

ThePenguin · 24 Sep 2007, 21:00 (Ref:2022099)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

Latest rumour is Charouz with a Zytek LMP1 and possibily RML running the Ex-Charouz Lola .

I was hoping that if RML was indeed going to race in LMP1 that they would get the new Lola coupe, but then maybe they want to wait for the new coupe to get some more development time before using it.

Zytek_Fan · 25 Sep 2007, 05:25 (Ref:2022271)

Is Creation going through with the coupe in 08?

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