24 Heures du Mans

NEWSLETTER - n° 17 - Jun 2004

June 7th 2004




Le Mans 24 Hours

- Provisional Entry List (Unofficial) for Le Mans 24 Hours 2004 race.

Some last minute withdrawal or drivers change can occured..

PROTOTYPE LM P1 :
2 - Audi R8 - Champion Rcg / Dave Maraj (USA) - Lehto / Pirro / Werner
4 - Lola B2K/10 Judd - Taurus Sports Rcg (GB) - Leuenberger / Vann / ? (André, A.Muller, ...)
5 - Audi R8 - Audi Sport Japan Team Goh (J) - Ara / Capello / Kristensen
6 - Dallara LMP Judd - Roll Center Rcg (GB) - Short / Barff / Barbosa
8 - Audi R8 - Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx (GB) - McNish / Kaffer / Biela
9 - Dome S101 Mugen - Kondo Rcg (J) - Katoh / Michigami / Shimoda
10 - Lola B2K/10 Caterpillar - Taurus Sports Rcg (GB) - Andrews / Lockie / ?
11 - Panoz GTP Elan - Panoz Motor Sports (USA) - Berville / Blanchemain / P.Bourdais
14 - Nasamax Judd - Team Nasamax (GB) - Stirling / Lupberger / McGarrity
15 - Dome S101 Judd - Rcg For Holland (NL) - C.Dyson / Lammers / Kaneishi
16 - Dome S101 Judd - Rcg For Holland (NL) - Coronel / J.Wilson / Firman
17 - Pescarolo C60 Judd - Pescarolo Sport (F) - S.Bourdais / Collard / Minassian
18 - Pescarolo C60 Judd - Pescarolo Sport (F) - Ayari / Comas / Treluyer
20 - Lister Storm LMP - Lister Rcg (GB) - J.Nielsen / Elgaard / J.Moller
22 - Zytek DB4S - Zytek Engineering Ltd (GB) - D.Brabham / Wallace / ? (Johansson, ...)
25 - Lola-MG EX257 - RML (GB) - Erdos / M.Newton / Kinch
27 - Lola B160 Judd - Intersport Rcg (USA) - J.Field / Dayton / L.Connor
29 - Reynard 2KQ-LM Lehmann - Noël Del Bello (F)- Maury-Laribière / Boulay / Besson
88 - Audi R8 - Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx (GB) - Herbert / G.Smith / J.Davies

PROTOTYPE LM P2 :
24 - WR LM2004 Peugeot - Rachel Welter (F) - Terada / Roussel / Porta
31 - Courage C65 AER - Courage Compétition (F)- Gounon / Frei / Hancock
32 - Lola B2K/40 Judd - Intersport Rcg (USA) - C.Field / Binnie / Sutherland
35 - Courage C65 AER - Epsilon Sport (F) - Jeanette / Derlot / ? (Pompidou, Boullion, Lasserre, Villareal, Hélary, ...)
36 - WR 2004 Peugeot - Gérard Welter (F) - Gommendy / Bouvet / Briere
37 - Courage C65 AER - Paul Belmondo Rcg (F) - Belmondo / Gosselin / Saviozzi


GRAND TOURISME LM GTS :
61 - Ferrari 575 Maranello Barron Connor Rcg (NL) - Bosch / Sullivan / Biagi
62 - Ferrari 575 Maranello Barron Connor Rcg (NL) - Deletraz / M.Hezemans / Barde
63 - Chevrolet Corvette C5R - Corvette Rcg (USA) - Fellows / O'Connell / Papis
64 - Chevrolet Corvette C5R - Corvette Rcg (USA) - Gavin / Beretta / Magnussen
65 - Ferrari 550 Maranello - Prodrive Rcg (GB) - McRae / Rydell / Turner
66 - Ferrari 550 Maranello - Prodrive Rcg (GB) - Enge / Kox / Menu
69 - Ferrari 550 Maranello - Larbre Compétition (F) - Goueslard / Bouchut / Dupard

GRAND TOURISME LM GT :
70 - Ferrari 360 Modena - JMB Rcg (F) - Daoudi / Melo / De Fournoux
72 - Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Luc Alphand Aventures (F) - Alphand / P.Alméras / Lavieille
75 - Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Thierry Perrier (F) - Khan / Neugarten / Sugden
77 - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - Choroq Rcg Team (J) - Nishizawa / Kurosawa / Orido (J)
78 - Porsche 911 GT3 RS - PK Sport Ltd (GB) - Warnock / Matthews / Daniels
80 - Morgan Aero 8 - Morgan Works Race Team (GB) - Sharpe / N.Cunningham / Hyde
81 - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - The Racers Group (USA) - Donaldson / Fisken / L.Nielsen
83 - Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Seikel Motorsport (D) - Rosa / Caffi / Van Merksteijn
84 - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - Seikel Motorsport (D) - Burgess / P.Collin / Bagnall
85 - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - Freisinger Motorsport (D) - Ortelli / Dumas / Bernhard
86 - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - Freisinger Motorsport (D) - Vassiliev / Fomenko / R.Nearn
87 - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - Orbit (USA) - Lieb / Hindery Jr / Rockenfeller
89 - TVR Tuscan 400R - Chamberlain / Synergy Motorsport (GB) - Berridge / Stockton / G.Evans
90 - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - Dale White, White Lightning Rcg (USA) - Maassen / Bergmeister / Long
92 - Ferrari 360 Modena - Cirtek Motorsport (AUT) - Mountain / R.Wilson / Hugenholtz
96 - TVR Tuscan 400R - Chamberlain / Synergy Motorsport (GB) - Tomlinson / Greensall / Coleman

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- Provisional schedules for Le Mans week :

Monday 7th june :

14h30 / 18h00 - Administrative and technical scruteenering (Place des Jacobins)

Tuesday 8th june :

08h30 / 17h00 - Administrative and technical scruteenering (Place des Jacobins)

Wenesday 9th june :

19h00 / 21h00 - Qualify practice "24 Heures du Mans", 1st session, 1st part
22h00 / 00h00 - Qualify practice "24 Heures du Mans", 1st session, 2nd part

Thursday 10th june :

09h00 / 11h00 - Administrative and technical scruteenering "Motor Racing Legends Group C-GTP"
16h45 ............. - Pre-grid "Motor Racing Legends Group C-GTP"
17h30 / 18h30 - Qualify practice "Motor Racing Legends Group C-GTP"
19h00 / 21h00 - Qualify practice "24 Heures du Mans", 2nd session, 1st part
22h00 / 00h00 - Qualify practice "24 Heures du Mans", 2nd session, 2nd part

Friday 11th june :

10h00 / 20h00 - Free Pit Walk
18h00 / 19h00 - Driver's parade (town center)

Saturday 12th june :

09h00 / 09h45 - Warm-Up "24 Heures du Mans"
09h30 ............. - Pre-grid"Motor Racing Legends Group C-GTP"
10h00 ............. - Ear of corn positionning "Motor Racing Legends Group C-GTP" then start behind the pace-car
10h15 ............. - Rolling start "Motor Racing Legends Group C-GTP"
11h15 ............. - Finish and podium "Motor Racing Legends Group C-GTP"
11h15 / 12h15 - Pit Walk
12h15 / 12h45 - Motoring Cavalcades (3 track laps) + ear of corn
12h45 / 13h30 - Ear of corn positionning "24 Heures du Mans"
13h30 / 14h45 - Driver's presentation
15h00 / 15h10 - Drivers and Team hymns, then official homage and trophy presentation
15h22 ............. - Beginning of start procedure
16h00 ............. - Start of 72nd "24 Heures du Mans" race

Sunday 13th june :

16h00 ............. - Finish of 72nd "24 Heures du Mans" race then awards on the podium

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- Monza LMES 1000 km results . 1st LMES race, occured on may 9th 2004. Nice weather then shower rain at the end of the race. 40 entries, 38 at start, 21 finished and 19 classified.

Pole position : Johnny Herbert - Audi R8 n°88 - with 1'38"461
Best lap during the race : David Brabham - Zytek n°22 - with 1'38"363

Classification :
1- Audi R8 n°88 - Davies / Herbert - 173 laps
2- Audi R8 n°8 - Kaffer / McNish - at 0"663
3- Audi R8 n°5 - Ara / Capello / Kristensen - at1 lap

1st LMP2 :
Pilbeam MP91 JPX n°99 - Rostan / Bruneau - at 42 laps (18th on overall)

1st LMGTS :
Ferrari 550 Maranello n°86 - Bouchut / Lamy / Zacchia - at19 laps (9th on overall)

1st LMGT :
Porsche 996 GT3 RSR n°85 - Ortelli / Dumas - at22 laps (11th on overall)

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- Le Mans 24 Hrs 2004 Préliminary results occured april 25th 2004. Nice weather all day long.

Classification :
1- Audi R8 n°8 - Mc Nish / Biela / Kaffer - 3'32"615
2- Audi R8 n°88 - Davies / Smith / Herbert - 3'32"627
3- Audi R8 n°2 - Lehto / Werner / Pirro - 3'34"176

1st LMP2 :
Courage C65 JPX n°31 - Cochet / Tinseau / Gounon - 3'49"924 (17th time on overall)

1st LMGTS :
Corvette C5R n°63 - Fellows / O'Connell / Papis - 3'49"982 (18th time on overall)

1st LMGT :
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR n°90 - Long / Bergmeister / Petersen - 4'05"979 (33th time on overall)

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- Entry List of Group C / GTP race, before the 24 Hrs race : on Le Mans official site : http://www.lemans.org/univers_sport/24hauto/live/ressources/pdf/engages_motor_racing_legend.pdf

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- The "Le Mans Classic" competition will occured on july 23, 24 and 25th 2004 on Le Mans Bugatti track. Site www.lemansclassic.com . 366 cars (+ 72 reserve), divided in 6 groups will be present. They all have run at Le Mans 24 Hrs race between 1923 and 1978.

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Next full informations on this sites

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Official site informations

www.lemans.org

- 06/07/2004 : Sun smiles on scruteenering
- 06/07/2004 : Pesage
- 06/07/2004 : Le Mans drivers forum
- 04/25/2004 : 13h00 - 18h00 summary of preliminary
- 04/25/2004 : Notes from the afternoon session
- 04/25/2004 : 09h00 - 13h00 summary of preliminary
- 04/25/2004 : Notes from the morning session
- 04/25/2004 : Outlook from the april, 25th 2004
- 04/24/2004 : Le Mans test april, 24/25th 2004
- 04/24/2004 : Confidence from Corvette
- 04/23/2004 : A scent of F1 at Racing For Holland
- 04/22/2004 : Sebastien Bourdais will be there
- 04/09/2004 : The Le Mans 24 Hours race
- 04/09/2004 : Preliminary practice for the Le Mans 24 Hours race

Some other informations in french are available, see the french part of this newsletter

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"Le Mans" informations on site

www.motorsport.com


- 06/06/2004 : Audi Motorsport newsletter 2004-06-05
- 06/06/2004 : Le Mans 24H Michelin preview
- 06/04/2004 : Audi teams prepare for Le Mans, Nurburgring 24 Hour
- 06/03/2004 : Gavin Pickering preview
- 06/03/2004 : TRG unveils Le Mans Livery
- 06/03/2004 : RML preview
- 06/02/2004 : Orbit Racing and BAM! preview
- 06/01/2004 : ALMS' Clint Field pre-Le Mans interview
- 06/01/2004 : Care Racing and Prodrive Ferrari preview
- 06/01/2004 : Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx preview
- 06/01/2004 : Adam Sharpe preview
- 05/31/2004 : Audi Motorsport newsletter 2004-05-31
- 05/27/2004 : ALMS' Andy Wallace pre-Le Mans interview
- 05/23/2004 : Audi newsletter 2004-05-23
- 05/21/2004 : RML Snetterton test notes 2004-05-20
- 05/20/2004 : Team Nasamax announces third driver
- 05/18/2004 : Teams test at Paul Ricard, day 1 notes
- 04/30/2004 : Petersen/White Lightning prep notes
- 04/27/2004 : Thomas Erdos preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : Patrick Long preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : Adam Sharpe preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : Care Racing/Prodrive Ferrari preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : BAM!/Orbit Racing preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : Champion Racing preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : Corvette Racing preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : Audi UK Team Veloqx preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : Petersen/White Lightning prelimanry test notes
- 04/26/2004 : Audi Motorsport Newsletter 2004-04-25
- 04/26/2004 : Audi teams preliminary test notes
- 04/26/2004 : The Racer's Group preliminary test notes
- 04/25/2004 : Audi on top in Le Mans preliminary tests
- 04/24/2004 : Michelin 24 hour pre-test preview
- 04/24/2004 : Petersen/White Lightning 24 hour pre-test preview
- 04/23/2004 : Petersen/White Lightning announces driver line-up
- 04/23/2004 : Thomas Erdos test preview
- 04/23/2004 : RML adds driver, strenghtens engineering group
- 04/22/2004 : American Le Mans teams Le Mans test preview
- 04/21/2004 : Xavier Pompidou to drive for Epsilon Sport
- 04/20/2004 : Roman Rusinov practice test preview
- 04/20/2004 : Orbit Racing & partner BAM! test preview
- 04/16/2004 : Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx preliminary practice preview
- 04/19/2004 : Audi Motorsport Newsletter 2004-04-18
- 04/16/2004 : The Racer's Group announces driver lineup
- 04/15/2004 : Lammers names Chris Dyson to Le Mans squad
- 04/05/2004 : Orbit Racing and partner BAM! announce driver lineup
- 04/04/2004 : Audi Newsletter 2004-04-04
- 03/29/2004 : Petersen/White Lightning team excited with Le Mans selection
- 03/29/2004 : Adam Sharpe joins Morgan Works Race Team
- 03/27/2004 : Prodrive/Care Racing receive invite
- 03/27/2004 : Petersen/White Lightning receive invite

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For more informations (only in french) of the sites :

www.virages.fr.st

www.infoscourse.org/

www.lemans.maville.com

see the french part of this newsletter.

 
Site

- 2053 visits in march, 3377 in april and 2306 in may on the site.

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- 3 new photos of action race stewards during preliminary tests 2004 added on "commissaires" page.

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- New summary of french Le Mans Racing magazines n° 21 and 22 added.

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- New page created with Pierrick Chazeaud' draws published in french newspaper "Le Maine Libre".

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- New page created on Le Mans 24 Hours 2004 with entry list, preliminary results and 36 photos (3 from Fabrice Crosnier and 15 from Stephane Lusteau).

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- New summary of magazines n° 14 to 17 of "Les Plus Bellles Voitures des 24H du Mans" collection added.

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- Correction of several drivers informations (Gilberte et Max Thirion, Gonzague Olivier, Olivier Gendebien, Helmut Polensky), in "drivers" part.

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- 1 new photos and 4 links added on 1955 accident page.

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- New links added (8 unofficial sites and 1 official site).

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- Last forum items : (somes are in french)

[ Altaya "24h du Mans" et "La légende des 24 heures" vidéo ]

[Places pour les 24h du Mans a moitié prix ]

[24 heures du mans 2004 ]

[24h du Mans 2004 ]

[salut christophe ]

[24h de pur plaisir ]

[nouveau site ]

[Rambardes de sécurité sur le circuit du Mans ? ]

[LE MANS 52 53 54 55 ]

 
Advertises

- "Classic British Welcome" organizes at St Saturnin next Tuesday 8th June a Le Mans drivers' forum, from 19h00 to 20h30. Meeting, questions and answers with some famous drivers.

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- New site (in french) "Ph'Autos Ouest Compétition" on Le Mans 24 Hours created by Stephane Lusteau : http://phautos-ouest.chez.tiscali.fr/ , photos, links on sports car in west of France.

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- New site (in french) from Gérard Mariscalchi on 1955 Le Mans 24 Hours accident. The video is totaly explained. Site in Flash. http://www.germaris.com/le_mans.html

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- New site "Motorsport Memorial" : http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/ . Very regrettably, fatal accidents - the darkest aspect of motorsports - are one of these risks. The objective of this website is to honour the memory of all those that paid motorsport’s saddest price - by remembering their histories, reviewing their careers, celebrating their victories, cherishing their lives. Very large database with many subject research.

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- New site (in french) from Robert Perigault. Dioramas with subject on Le Mans 24 Hours, cars, motorcycles, Ferrari, BMW, Rally ... Site : http://maquettes-perigault.chez.tiscali.fr/index.htm

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- New site "Le Mans 24 Heures de passion" : http://www.passion24h.com/. Photos, videos, sounds, forum, news, links, Le Mans history.

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- New site (in french) Kit Club Bisontin : http://kitclubbisontin.free.fr/ , models with some Le Mans photos.

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- Le Mans Sites : Planetlemans : http://www.planetlemans.com/ ; Les Heures du Mans (in french) : http://www.lesheuresdumans.fr.st/ ; Le Mans Atmosphère (in french) : http://www.lemansatmosphere.com/ ;

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- Other advertises are in french, see the french part of this newsletter.
 

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