[LM24] Le Mans 2008 - Entry List/Driver News

[Mal]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

Yes, best wishes and prayers for a complete recovery go out to the Binnie Family!

L.P.

What he said - I hope it all works out.

[paul-collins]

Best of luck to the Binnie family.

[brielga]

Sincere wishes of a complete recovery. Hoping to see Bill around at the paddock when priorities change.

[AstonGeoff]

Best wishes to Bill and family, my thoughts are with you.

[Tom908V12]

Official entrylist of accepted cars by ACO published on Endurance-Info...

http://www.endurance-info.com/articl...rder=0&thold=0

[AU N EGL]

Originally Posted by Tom908V12

Official entrylist of accepted cars by ACO published on Endurance-Info...

http://www.endurance-info.com/articl...rder=0&thold=0

Good Info - Thanks

[Lusitano]

Ah, those MC12s.... :-(

[arakis]

I.am interested the bms scuderi in gt2 entry is statedas porsche997 but bms have anounced they will switch to ferrari, anyone know what car they will be runing at le mans

[Dani Filth]

they'll probably ask the ACO to be allowed to race the Ferrari .. and ACO most likely will let the change

[mariantic]

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

they'll probably ask the ACO to be allowed to race the Ferrari .. and ACO most likely will let the change

There is a misprint in the ACO list.

It says "2008" car - it really means "2007" car, i.e. the car they qualified in.

Note that the Autocon Creation is listed as a Ca06H, an ineligible LMP Hybrid! The RML car is last year's as well not the updated EX265.

I pretty am sure the BMS Ferrari won't be an issue.

Mariantic

[GTfour]

Forgive me,but when exactly is the closing date for this years Le Mans entries?

[tblincoe]

It's never been that the car has to be the same, only that the car entered is in the same category as that which drew the automatic entry.

[Truckosaurus]

Originally Posted by GTfour

Forgive me,but when exactly is the closing date for this years Le Mans entries?

Midnight on Weds 23rd January according to Endurance Infos.

[HORNDAWG]

GTfour quote: Forgive me,but when exactly is the closing date for this years Le Mans entries?

It is now up to those teams wishing to enter to send in their entry forms to the ACO Selection Committee before Wednesday 23rd January 2008 midnight, the deadline for reception of these forms.

From the ACO news piece. link

L.P.

[arakis]

I,ve jus reed on bms site , they stated that they are going to run the ferrari 430 gtc at lemans and fia gt, in a press relise

[The359]

Haven't some teams run their previous year's cars due to the ACO not allowing them to switch?

I seem to recall Larbre and Cirtek having DBR9s in 2005, but running their 550s.

[mariantic]

Originally Posted by The359

Haven't some teams run their previous year's cars due to the ACO not allowing them to switch?

I seem to recall Larbre and Cirtek having DBR9s in 2005, but running their 550s.

I think you'll find the request to switch was after the actual entry had been made and the full entry list published rather than after the acceptance of the auto-entry had been received.

The issue here is that ACO do try and "balance" the marques when giving entries and anyone switching after that spoils the balance.

Mariantic

[rdjones]

Right here goes here's the 55 that I think we will see on the grid at Le Mans in June

Le Mans 2008 Entry List

#	Team	Car	Class
1	Audi Sport	Audi R10	LMP1
2	Audi Sport	Audi R10	LMP1
3	Audi Sport	Audi R10	LMP1
4	Peugeot Sport	Peugeot 908	LMP1
5	Peugeot Sport	Peugeot 908	LMP1
6	Pescarolo Sport	Pescarolo P01-Judd	LMP1
7	Pescarolo Sport	Pescarolo P01-Judd	LMP1
8	Rollcentre Racing	Pescarolo P01-Judd	LMP1
9	Charouz Racing Systems	Lola B08/60-Aston Martin	LMP1
10	Charouz Racing Systems	Lola B07/10-Judd	LMP1
11	Oreca Courage	Oreca Courage LC70-Judd	LMP1
12	Oreca Courage	Oreca Courage LC70-Judd	LMP1
13	Autocon Motorsport	Creation CA07-AIM	LMP1
14	Creation Autosportif	Creation CA07-AIM	LMP1
15	Swiss Spirit	Lola B07/10-Audi	LMP1
16	Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport	Lola B06/10-AER	LMP1
17	Arena International Motorsport	Zytek 07S-TBA	LMP1
18	RML	MG EX265-MG XP21	LMP2
19	Quifel ASM Team	Lola B05/40-Mazda	LMP2
20	Barazi Epsilon	Zytek 07S-Zytek	LMP2
21	Barazi Epsilon	Zytek 07S-Zytek	LMP2
22	Embassy Racing	Embassy WF-01-Zytek	LMP2
23	Van Merksteijn Motorsport	Porsche RS Spyder	LMP2
24	Team Essex	Porsche RS Spyder	LMP2
25	Speedy Racing	Lola B08/80-Mazda	LMP2
26	Trading Perfromance	Zytek 07S-Zytek	LMP2
27	Bruichladdich Radical	Radical SR9-AER	LMP2
28	Welter Racing	WR-Zytek	LMP2
29	Pescarolo Saulnier	Pescarolo-Judd	LMP2
30	Pierre Bruneau	Pilbeam MP93-Judd	LMP2
31	Noel Del Bello Racing	Oreca Courage LC 75-Judd	LMP2
32	Corvette Racing	Corvette C6-R	GT1
33	Corvette Racing	Corvette C6-R	GT1
34	Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin DBR9	GT1
35	Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin DBR9	GT1
36	Luc Alphand Aventures	Corvette C6-R	GT1
37	Larbre Competition	Saleen S7R	GT1
38	Larbre Competition	Saleen S7R	GT1
39	Team Modena	Aston Martin DBR9	GT1
40	Reiter Engineering	Lamborghini Murcielago GTS-R	GT1
41	ARC Bratislava	Saleen S7R	GT1
42	GPC	Ferrari 430GT	GT2
43	Autorlando Sport	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	GT2
44	Scuderia Ecosse	Ferrari 430GT	GT2
45	Spyker Squadron BV	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R	GT2
46	Spyker Squadron BV	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R	GT2
47	IMSA Performance Matmut	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	GT2
48	Risi Competizione	Ferrari 430GT	GT2
49	Risi Competizione	Ferrari 430GT	GT2
50	Virgo Motorsport	Ferrari 430GT	GT2
51	Felbermayer-Proton	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	GT2
52	Flying Lizards Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	GT2
53	Flying Lizards Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	GT2
54	AF Corse	Ferrari 430GT	GT2
55	BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 430GT	GT2

[dj choc ice]

seems like a good entry list although i would be a little bit skeptical as to the embassy P2 and the autocon creation CA07 AIM though, maybe even the noel del bello oreca-courage LC75 but the rest of the entry is pretty much what i would be expecting for next years race.

[Speed-King]

Will the new Dome coupe not be at Le Mans?

[rdjones]

Autocon are on the list of entries which the ACO put out on Friday.

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by rdjones

Autocon are on the list of entries which the ACO put out on Friday.

Also add to that the, in my mind, possible backing of AIM and Creation for LeMans so I see no reason for Autocon to not show.

L.P.

[isynge]

I'd be staggered for Embassy to miss out on an invite. They've shown themselves to be a professional outfit, and critically for me, made the journey to Interlagos, which should have bought them some credit with the ACO.

I'd be a touch more doubtful about the 2nd Charouz - I'd see the Lola-Aston as a shoo-in, but for them to get a two car invite would depend very much on an interesting driver line up. I'd see the Dome, or potentially the YGK as coming ahead of the second Charouz.

It might well be the case that this is the year that some of the traditional two car entries from Pescarolo and Courage could even find themselves squeezed. In this vein the second Barazi might struggle to get the invite.

[Bentley03]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Will the new Dome coupe not be at Le Mans?

Hope so, along with the Epsilon Euskadi coupe. There could be as many as 6 coupes at Le Mans this year!

Incidentally, I also have to disagree with 'dj' about Embassy, I'd be astonished (not to mention extremely disappointed) if they were overlooked by the ACO.

[Speed-King]

What about a third Peugeot? Has this already been ruled out? Given their not so stellar reliability in the LMS last year, it would certainly make a whole lot of sense for them. And the ACO says, that p1 is for the manufacturers...