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24 HOURS OF LE MANS
LE MANS, FRANCE
Saturday June 14 to Sunday June 15 2008

The greatest race in the world...and in space! In 2008, the start will be given at 15:00 on the track (by three famous astronauts) and from the international orbital station (ISS) in liaison on the circuit´s giant screens. Already the 76th Le Mans 24 Hours is well on the way to beating the 2007 record crowd (250 952 spectators!). From a sporting point of view everything is in place for 2 rounds of the clock full of suspense: adjustment of the equivalence between diesel and petrol engines, Peugeot´s thirst for revenge over Audi, the reaffirmed ambition of the other petrol-engined prototypes, non-stop battles in GT, etc, and a few other surprises!


24 Hours of LeMans


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

TEST DAY "24 HEURES DU MANS"
Friday 30 May
10.00 am to 6.00 pm: Sporting Checks and Scrutineering (Circuit) 	

Saturday 31 May
9.00 am to 3.00 pm: Sporting Checks and Scrutineering (Circuit)
4.00pm: Drivers and Team Managers' briefing

Sunday 1st June
9.00 am to 1.00 pm / 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm: Test day "24 Heures du Mans"

24 HEURES DU MANS
Monday 9th June
2.30 pm to 6.00 pm: Sporting Checks and Scrutineering (Jacobins)

Tuesday 10th June
8.30 am to 5.00 pm: Sporting Checks and Scrutineering (Jacobins)

Wednesday 11th June
10.00 am : Team Managers’ briefing "24 Heures du Mans"
4.00 pm: Drivers’ Briefing "24 Heures du Mans"
7.00 pm to 9.00 pm: 1st qualifying practice session "24 Heures du Mans"
10 pm to midnight: 1st qualifying practice session "24 Heures du Mans"
 	 
Thursday 12th June
9.00 am to 1.00 pm: Sporting Checks and Scrutineering "Le Mans Legend" (Jacobins)
7.00 pm to 9.00: 2nd qualifying practice session "24 Heures du Mans"
10.00 pm to midnight: 2nd qualifying practice session "24 Heures du Mans"

Friday 13th June
10.00 am to 8.00 pm: Pitwalk 
6.00 pm to 7.00 pm: Drivers' parade (city centre)

Saturday 14th June
9.00 am to 9.45 am : Warm-up "24 Heures du Mans"
2.22 pm: Beginning of starting procedure "24 Heures du Mans"
3.00 pm: Start of the 76th "24 Heures du Mans" race

Sunday 15th June
3.00 pm: Finish of the 765th race "24 Heures du Mans" race
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FINAL RACE RESULTS JUNE 15, 2008

POS NO CLASS TEAM & DRIVERS CAR TIME LAPS 1 2 LMP1 Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI 24:00:24.085 381 CAPELLO R./KRISTENSEN T./McNISH A. 2 7 LMP1 Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 24:04:55.179 381 GENE M./MINASSIAN N./VILLENEUVE J. 3 9 LMP1 Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 24:01:26.742 379 MONTAGNY F./KLIEN C./ZONTA R. 4 3 LMP1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI 24:00:45.695 374 LUHR L./PREMAT A./ROCKENFELLER M. 5 8 LMP1 Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 24:02:50.125 368 LAMY P./SARRAZIN S./WURZ A. 6 1 LMP1 Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI 24:02:07.414 367 BIELA F./PIRRO E./WERNER M. 7 17 LMP1 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Judd 24:00:47.828 362 PRIMAT H./TINSEAU C./TRELUYER B. 8 5 LMP1 Team Oreca Matmut Courage-Oreca Judd 24:01:05.695 357 AYARI S./DUVAL L./GROPPI L. 9 10 LMP1 Charouz Racing System Lola Aston Martin 24:02:27.671 354 MUCKE S./ENGE T./CHAROUZ J. 10 34 LMP2 Van Merksteijn Motorsport Porsche RS Spyder 24:04:54.187 354 VAN MERKSTEIJN P./VERSTAPPEN J./BLEEKEMOLEN 11 18 LMP1 Rollcentre Racing Pescarolo Judd 24:02:33.570 352 BARBOSA J/ICKX V./GREGOIRE S. 12 31 LMP2 Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder 24:05:44.070 347 ELGAARD C./NIELSEN J./MAASSEN S. 13 009 LMGT1 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR9 24:01:24.242 344 BRABHAM D./GARCIA A./TURNER D. 14 63 LMGT1 Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R 24:05:48.085 344 FELLOWS R./OCONNELL J./MAGNUSSEN J. 15 64 LMGT1 Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R 24:01:15.328 341 GAVIN O./BERETTA O./PAPIS M. 16 007 LMGT1 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR9 24:04:22.117 339 FRENZEN H-H./PICCINI A./WENDLINGER K. 17 72 LMGT1 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R 24:02:09.109 335 ALPHAND L./MOREAU G./POLICAND J. 18 35 LMP2 Saulnier Racing Pescarolo Judd 24:00:34.929 333 RAGUES P./LAHAYE M./CHENG CONG F. 19 82 LMGT2 Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT 24:03:57.320 326 MELO J./SALO M./BRUNI G. 20 40 LMP2 Quifel ASM Team Lola AER 24:04:23.273 325 AMARAL M./PLA O./SMITH G. 21 73 LMGT1 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R 24:05:46.281 325 BLANCHEMAIN J.L./GOUESLARD P./PASQUALI L. 22 97 LMGT2 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari F430 GT 24:01:03.257 318 MALUCELLI M./RUBERTI P./BABINI F. 23 90 LMGT2 Farnbacher Racing Ferrari F430 GT 24:00:24.742 317 EHRET P./KAFFER P./NIELSEN L-E. 24 14 LMP1 Creation Creation Aim 24:03:54.929 316 AIM HALL S./MOWLEM J./GOOSSENS M. 25 99 LMGT2 JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT 24:01:29.882 312 AUCOTT B./FERTE A./DAOUDI ST. 26 4 LMP1 Saulnier Racing Pescarolo Judd 24:04:18.867 311 NICOLET J./FAGGIONATO M./HEIN R. 27 77 LMGT2 Team Felbermayr-Proton Sen Porsche 997 24:04:56.820 309 DAVISON A./HENZLER W./FELBERMAYR H. 28 50 LMGT1 Larbre Competition Saleen S7R 24:06:13.710 306 BOUCHUT CH./BORNHAUSER P./SMET D. 29 32 LMP2 Barazi Epsilon Zytek 07S 24:00:43.976 304 BARAZI J./VERGERS M./MOSELEY S. 30 59 LMGT1 Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9 24:02:29.617 302 FITTIPALDI C./BORCHELLER T./MENTEN J. 31 26 LMP2 Bruichladdich Radical Radical AER 24:00:24.257 297 ROSTAN M./DEVLIN B./JEANNETTE G. 32 80 LMGT2 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 24:00:56.851 289 NEIMAN S./BERGMEISTER J./VAN OVERBEEK J. 33 11 LMP1 Dome Racing Team Dome Judd S102 24:05:52.437 272 ITO D./TACHIKAWA Y./KATAOKA T. 34 55 LMGT1 IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini 24:00:41.937 266 RUSINOV R./KOX P./HEZEMANS M. 35 24 LMP1 Terramos Courage Mugen 24:02:42.179 224 TERADA Y./TAKAHASHI K./KATOH H. RETIREMENTS 96 LMGT2 Virgo Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT 21:23:13.570 289 BELL R./MULLEN T./SUGDEN T. 16 LMP1 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Judd 15:20:44.589 238 COLLARD E./BOULLION J.C./DUMAS R. 23 LMP1 Autocon Creation Judd 18:18:32.031 224 LEWIS M./WILLMAN B./McMURRY C. 45 LMP2 Embassy Racing WF01 Zytek 15:51:00.085 213 HUGHES W./KANE J./FOSTER J. 33 LMP2 Speedy Racing Team Seba Lola Judd 13:29:56.035 194 BELICCHI A./POMPIDOU X./ZACCHIA S. 20 LMP1 Epsilon Euskadi Judd 18:36:58.867 189 BURGUENO A./DE CASTRO M.A./VALLES A. 22 LMP1 Tokai University Courage Oreca YGK 17:39:44.363 185 YGK SUZUKI T./KAGEYAMA M./KUROSAWA H. 21 LMP1 Epsilon Euskadi Judd 18:08:52.640 158 GOUNON JM./JOHANSON S./NAKANO S. 6 LMP1 Team Oreca Matmut Courage-Oreca Judd 9:05:36.359 147 PANIS O./FASSLER M./PAGENAUD S. 44 LMP2 Kruse Schiller Motorsport Lola Mazda 11:28:31.308 147 POURTALES J./NODA H./SIMONSEN A. 12 LMP1 Charouz Racing System Lola Judd 9:48:35.238 146 PICKETT G./GRAF K./LAMMERS J. 78 LMGT2 AF Corse SRL Ferrari F430 GT 7:47:43.210 111 VILANDER T./BIAGI T./MONTANARI C. 25 LMP2 RML Lola MG 10:50:20.210 100 ERDOS T./NEWTON M./WALLACE A. 19 LMP1 Chamberlain Synergy Lola AER 8:53:33.453 87 EVANS G./BERRIDGE B./STRETON A. 53 LMGT1 Vitaphone Racing Team Aston Martin DBR9 6:11:46.917 82 HARDMAN P./LEVENTIS N./NEGRAO A. 94 LMGT2 Speedy Racing Team Spyker C8 5:36:37.478 72 CHIESA A./LEUENBERGER B./ALEXANDER-DAVID I. 85 LMGT2 Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 3:02:46.646 43 DUMBRECK PETER./KELLENERS R./VASILIEV A. 76 LMGT2 Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 1:47:44.568 26 NARAC R./LIETZ R./LONG P. 41 LMP2 Trading Performance Zytek 07S 1:37:12.951 22 OJJEH K./GOSSELIN C.Y./SHARPE A. 83 LMGT2 Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT 0:50:05.535 12 KROHN T./JONSSON N./VAN DE POELE E.


Dr Wolfgang Ullrich's words after the 24 hour race (Head of Audi Motorsport): "The 2008 Le Mans 24 Hour race will become part of history as a unique race. It was a tense race for the whole duration of 24 hours. We didn’t enter the race as the favourite, but our success was the result of good performances and a faultless showing – and we achieved that against strong opponent. I think you couldn’t imagine a better race for the spectators. Audi once again showed that its slogan "Vorsprung durch Technik" is true."

Congratulations from rolfsracing.com


Automobile Club De L'ouest

Le Mans Winners 2008: Allan McNish, Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen

Automobile Club De L'ouest

Automobile Club De L'ouest
The Winning Audi R10 TDI #2, of Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allen McNish.
Images courtesy of AUDI AG




OFICIAL ENTRY LIST FOR THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

NO  COMPETITOR                      CLASS  CAR              DRIVERS

 1  AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA (DEU)   LMP1  AUDI R10         Frank Biela
                                                            Emanuele Pierro
                                                            Marco Werner
 2  AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA (DEU)   LMP1  AUDI R10         Rinaldo Capello
                                                            Allan McNish
                                                            Tom Kristensen
 3  AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST (DEU)      LMP1  AUDI R10         Lucas Luhr
                                                            Alexandre Premat
                                                            Mike Rockenfeller
 4  SAULNIER RACING (FRA)            LMP1  PESCAROLO JUDD   Jacques Nicolet
                                                            Richard Hein
                                                            Marc Faggionato
 5  TEAM ORECA MATMUT (FRA)          LMP1  COURAGE-         Laurent Groppi
                                           ORECA JUDD       Soheil Ayari
                                                            Loic Duval
 6  TEAM ORECA MATMUT (FRA)          LMP1  COURAGE-         Olivier Panis
                                           ORECA JUDD       Simon Pagenaud
                                                            Loic Duval
 7  TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL (FRA)         LMP1  PEUGEOT 908      Marc Gene
                                                            Nicolas Minassian
                                                            Jacques Villeneuve
 8  TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL (FRA)         LMP1  PEUGEOT 908      Pedro Lamy
                                                            Stephane Sarrazin
                                                            Alexander Wurz
 9  PEUGEOT SPORT TOTAL (FRA)        LMP1  PEUGEOT 908      Franck Montagny
                                                            Ricardo Zonta
                                                            Christian Klien
10  CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM (CZE)      LMP1  LOLA             Stefan Mucke
                                           ASTON MARTIN     Jan Charouz
                                                            Tomas Enge
11  DOME RACING TEAM (JPN)           LMP1  DOME JUDD S102   Daisuke Ito
                                                            Yugi Tachikawa
                                                            Tatsuya Kataoka
12  CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM (CZE)      LMP1  LOLA JUDD        Greg Pickett
                                                            Klaus Graf
                                                            Jan lammers
14  CREATION AUTOSPORTIF LTD (GBR)   LMP1  CREATION         Stuart Hall
                                           AIM CA07         Marc Goosens
                                                            Johnny Mowlem
16  PESCAROLO SPORT (FRA)            LMP1  PESCAROLO JUDD   J-C Boullion
                                                            Emmanuel Collard
                                                            Romain Dumas
17  PESCAROLO SPORT (FRA)            LMP1  PESCAROLO JUDD   Harold Primat
                                                            Christophe Tinseau
                                                            Benoit Treluyer
18  ROLLCENTRE RACING (GBR)          LMP1  PESCAROLO JUDD   Vanina Ickx
                                                            Stephane Gregoire
                                                            Joao Barbosa
19  CHAMBERLAIN -   (GBR)            LMP1  LOLA AER B06-10  Gareth Evans
    SYNERGY MOTORSPORT                                      Bob Berridge
20  EPSILON EUSKADI (ESP)            LMP1  EPSILON          Adrian Valles
                                           EUSKADI JUDD
22  TOKAI UNIVERSITY-YGK POWER (JPN) LMP1  COURAGE-         Toshio Suzuki
                                           ORECA YGK        Masami Kageyama
                                                            Haruki Kurosawa
23  AUTOCON (USA)                    LMP1  CREATION JUDD    Michael Lewis

                                                            Chris McMurry
24  TERRAMOS (JPN)                   LMP1  COURAGE MUGEN    Yojiro Terada
                                                            Kasuho Takahashi
                                                            Hiroki Katoh
25  RML (GBR)                        LMP2  LOLA MG B05-40   Thomas Erdos
                                                            Mike Newton
                                                            Andy Wallace
26  TEAM BRUICHLADDICH RADICAL (GBR) LMP2  RADICAL AER SR9  Marc Rostan
                                                            Ben Devlin
                                                            Paul Thomas
30  RACING BOX SRL (ITA)             LMP2  LUCCHINI JUDD    Andrea Ceccato
                                                            Filippe Francioni
                                                            Ferdinando Geri
31  TEAM ESSEX (DNK)                 LMP2  PORSCHE          John Nielsen
                                           RS SPYDER        Casper Elgaard
                                                            Sascha Maasen
32  BARAZI EPSILON (FRA)             LMP2  ZYTEK 07S        Juan Barazi
                                                            Michael Vergers
                                                            Stuart Moseley
33  SPEEDY RACING TEAM SEBAH (CHE)   LMP2  LOLA JUDD        Xavier Pompidou
                                                            Andrea Belicchi
                                                            Steve Zacchia
34  VAN MERKSTEIJN MOTORSPORT (NLD)  LMP2  PORSCHE          Peter Van Merkstein
                                           RS SPYDER        Jos Verstappen
                                                            Jeroen Bleekemolen
35  SAULNIER RACING (FRA)            LMP2  PESCAROLO JUDD   Pierre Ragues
                                                            Lahaye
                                                            Cong Fu Cheng
40  QUIFEL - ASM TEAM (PRT)          LMP2  LOLA AER B05-40  Miguel Amaral
                                                            Olivier Pla
                                                            Guy Smith
41  TRADING PERFORMANCE (CHE)        LMP2  ZYTEK 07S        Karim Ojjeh
                                                            Claude Yves Gosselin
                                                            Adam James Sharpe
44  KRUSE SCHILLER MOTORSPORT (DEU)  LMP2  LOLA MAZDA       Jean De Pourtales
                                                            Hideki Noda
                                                            Jean-Francois Yvon
45  EMBASSY RACING (GBR)             LMP2  EMBASSY ZYTEK    Warren Hughes
                                                            Jonny Kane
                                                            Joey Foster
007 ASTON MARTIN RACING (GBR)       LMGT1  ASTON MARTIN     Karl Wendlinger
                                           DBR9             Andrea Piccini
                                                            Heinz Harald Frentzen
009 ASTON MARTIN RACING (GBR)       LMGT1  ASTON MARTIN     David Brabham
                                           DBR9             Antonio Garcia
50  LARBRE COMPETITION (FRA)        LMGT1  SALEEN S7R       Christophe Bouchut
                                                            Patrick Bornhauser
                                                            David Smet
53  VITAPHONE RACING TEAM (DEU)     LMGT1  ASTON MARTIN     Alexandre S Negrao
                                           DBR9             Peter Alan Hardman
                                                            Nick Leventis
55  INTERPROGRESSBANK (RUS)         LMGT1  LAMBORGHINI      Peter Kox
    SPARTAK RACING                         MURCIELAGO       Roman Rusinov
                                                            Mike Hezemans
59  TEAM MODENA (GBR)               LMGT1  ASTON MARTIN     Jos Menten Jr
                                           DBR9             Christian Fittipaldi
                                                            Terry Borcheller
63  CORVETTE RACING (USA)           LMGT1  CORVETTE C6.R    Johnny O'Connell
                                                            Jan Magnussen
                                                            Ron Fellows
64  CORVETTE RACING (USA)           LMGT1  CORVETTE C6.R    Olivier Beretta
                                                            Oliver Gavin
                                                            Massimiliano Papis
72  LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES (FRA)     LMGT1  CORVETTE C6.R    Luc Alphand
                                                            Jerome Policand
                                                            Guillaume Moreau
73  LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES (FRA)     LMGT1  CORVETTE C6.R    Patrice Goueslard
                                                            Jean Luc Blanchemain
                                                            Laurent Pasquali
76  IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT (FRA)   LMGT2  PORSCHE 911      Raymond Narac
                                           GT3 RSR (997)    Patrick Long
77  TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON (DEU)    LMGT2  PORSCHE 911      Alexander Davison
                                           GT3 RSR (997)    Wolf Henzler
                                                            Sen Felbermayr
78  AF CORSE SRL (ITA)              LMGT2  FERRARI F430 GT  Toni Vilander
                                                            Thomas Biagi
                                                            Christian Montanari
80  FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS (USA) LMGT2  PORSCHE 911      Jorg Bergmeister
                                           GT3 RSR (997)    Johannes Van Overbeek
                                                            Seth Neiman
82  RISI COMPETIZIONE (USA)         LMGT2  FERRARI F430 GT  Mika Salo
                                                            Jaime Melo Jr
                                                            Gianmaria Bruni
83  RISI COMPETIZIONE (USA)         LMGT2  FERRARI F430 GT  Tracy Krohn
                                                            Niclas Jonsson
                                                            Eric Van De Poele
85  SPYKER SQUADRON b.v. (NLD)      LMGT2  SPYKER C8        Peter Dumbreck
                                           LAVIOLETTE       Ralf Kelleners
90  FARNBACHER RACING (DEU)         LMGT2  FERRARI F430 GT  Pierre Kaffer
                                                            Lars Erik Nielsen
94  SPEEDY RACING TEAM (CHE)        LMGT2  SPYKER C8        Andrea Chiesa
                                           LAVIOLETTE       Benjamin Leuenberger
                                                            David Alexander
96  VIRGO MOTORSPORT (GBR)          LMGT2  FERRARI F430 GT  Robert Bell
                                                            Tim Sugden
                                                            Tim Mullen
97  BMS SCUDERIA ITALIA SPA (ITA)   LMGT2  FERRARI F430 GT  Matteo Malucelli
                                                            Paolo Ruberti
                                                            Fabio Babini
99  JMB RACING (MCO)                LMGT2  FERRARI F430 GT  Alain Ferte
                                                            Ben Aucott
                                                            Stephane Daoudi

24 Hours of LeMans
Frank Biela at Le Mans Test day June 1, 2008     ©AUDI AG


PIERRE LOUIS-DREYFUS

24 Hours of LeMans
Automobile Club De L'ouest
On the 17th of May 2008 Paris born Pierre Louis-Dreyfus will celebrate his 100th birthday. His eleven Le Mans 24 Hours races all ended in retirements except in 1935 where he placed 2nd in an Alfa Romeo 8C (above) with Henri Stoffel and 1953 where he came in 18th in an Osca MT 4 with Mario Damonte. Happy 100th.




Audi R10 USES BIOFUEL AT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

Tom Kristensen testing at Le Mans June 1, 2008 Audi R10 TDI uses Next Generation Biofuel for the first time. The three 650 hp+ Audi Sport Team Joest R10 Audi R10 TDI prototypes will use Biofuel manufactured from Biowaste. That should reduce Co2 emissions by almost 90 per cent.
A small amount of Biofuel of the next generation will be mixed with the previously well-proven GTL (Gas To Liquid) components. BTL (Biomass To Liquid), as it is officially called, is extracted from Biowaste that is unfit for use in foodstuffs, such as waste wood.
Although BTL and GTL are manufactured from different raw materials, both are practically Sulphur free and odourless. They merge quality and efficient combustion with low exhaust emissions.
The V12 TDI engine is already known for its efficiency and has been successfully tested with the biofuel on the dynamometer prior to coming to Le Mans.
As per Michael Dick of AUDI AG, "Audi voiced its support early for the use of next generation Biofuels at Le Mans. It underlines our philosophy that we view Le Mans as a tough test field for new technologies which will be available at a later date in production cars for our customers. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) provides the opportunity to use alternative drive concepts and fuels, which we exploit to the full."


ACO ANNOUNCES THE 2008 TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

Dec 12 2007,
The 2008 technical regulations: stability and opening
All the races organized under the Le Mans label in 2008 (Le Mans 24 Hours, the American Le Mans Series in the USA and the Le Mans Series in Europe) will comply with new specifications drawn up by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, which, in fact, are new technical regulations for all entrants. In 2008, there will be no changes in the categories accepted - LM P1 and LM P2 prototypes, LM GT1 and LM GT2 Grand Touring Cars.
Stability and opening are the keywords to the 2008 regulations:
- Those governing LM GT1 and LM GT2 remain identical to 2007.
- The performance of the petrol-engined LM P1 cars is brought closer to that of the LM P1 diesels.
- An obvious performance difference is maintained between LM P1 and LM P2 prototypes.
- The LM P2's role as a vehicle for privateers is reinforced. To prevent entrants wasting money attempting to lighten their cars their weight has been increased by 50 kilos.
In a further attempt to reduce costs a series production engine (in contrast to those designed exclusively for racing) can be installed in LM P1 and LM P2 cars.
Opening up the race to bio fuels highlights the ACO's concern with the protection of the environment, as well as its desire to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels.
As a result petrol with 10% ethanol and bio diesel (BTL) will be allowed in 2008 in both LM P1 and LM P2.
Innovations in the 2008 ACO regulations LM P1:
- Minimum weight: 900 kgs
- Air restrictors on petrol-engined cars increased by 3%
LM P2:
- 50 kg increase in weight (raised to 825 kgs)
- Fuel tank capacity reduced to 80 litres (instead of 90 litres)
LM P1 & LM P2:
- Series production engines allowed
- Bio fuels allowed: petrol with 10% ethanol plus biodiesel (BTL)
LM GT1 & LM GT2: no changes in relation to the 2007 regulations
The ACO is considering a reduction in performances in LM P1 and LM P2 for safety reasons, given the fact that the 3m 30s barrier was breached in the 2007 race.
Discussions with the entrants will begin in 2008 to introduce such measures in 2009 or 2010.
The modifications to be made will apply mainly to the bodywork, the wings and the air restrictors, so that the LM P1 cars' times will not dip under 3m 30s over a lap of the Le Mans circuit.
from: lemans.org




THE 2008 LE MANS 24 HOURS : THE LIST OF 55 OFFICIAL INVITATIONS:

LM P1
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 1   AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA       GER     AUDI R10
 2   AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA       GER     AUDI R10
 3   AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST          GER     AUDI R10
 5   TEAM ORECA MATMUT              FRA     COURAGE-ORECA JUDD
 6   TEAM ORECA MATMUT              FRA     COURAGE-ORECA JUDD           
 7   TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL             FRA     PEUGEOT 908 
 8   TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL             FRA     PEUGEOT 908
 9   PEUGEOT SPORT TOTAL            FRA     PEUGEOT 908
10   CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM          CZE     LOLA ASTON MARTIN
11   DOME RACING TEAM               JPN     DOME JUDD S102
12   CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM          CZE     LOLA JUDD
14   CREATION AUTOSPORTIF LTD       GBR     CREATION AIM CA07
16   PESCAROLO SPORT                FRA     PESCAROLO JUDD
17   PESCAROLO SPORT                FRA     PESCAROLO JUDD
18   ROLLCENTRE RACING              GBR     PESCAROLO JUDD
19   CHAMBERLAIN-SYNERGY MOTORSPORT GBR     LOLA AER B06-10
20   EPSILON EUSKADI                ESP     EPSILON EUSKADI JUDD
22   TOKAI UNIVERSITY-YGK POWER     JPN     COURAGE-ORECA YGK
23   AUTOCON                        USA     CREATION JUDD
24   TERRAMOS                       JPN     COURAGE MUGEN


LM P2
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25   RML                            GBR     LOLA MG B05-40
26   TEAM BRUICHLADDICH RADICAL     GBR     RADICAL AER SR9
30   RACING BOX SRL                 ITA     LUCCHINI JUDD
31   TEAM ESSEX                     DNK     PORSCHE RS SPYDER
32   BARAZI EPSILON                 FRA     ZYTEK 07S
33   SPEEDY RACING TEAM SEBAH       CHE     LOLA JUDD
34   VAN MERKSTEIJN MOTORSPORT      NLD     PORSCHE RS SPYDER
35   SAULNIER RACING                FRA     PESCAROLO JUDD
40   QUIFEL-ASM TEAM                PRT     LOLA AER B05-40
41   TRADING PERFORMANCE            CHE     ZYTEK 07S
44   KRUSE SCHILLER MOTORSPORT      GER     LOLA MAZDA
45   EMBASSY RACING                 GBR     EMBASSY ZYTEK


LM GT1
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007  ASTON MARTIN RACING            GBR     ASTON MARTIN DBR9
009  ASTON MARTIN RACING            GBR     ASTON MARTIN DBR9
50   LARBRE COMPETITION             FRA     SALEEN S7R
53   VITAPHONE RACING TEAM          GER     ASTON MARTIN DBR9
55 INTERPROGRESSBANK SPARTAK RACING RUS     LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO
59   TEAM MODENA                    GBR     ASTON MARTIN DBR9
63   CORVETTE RACING                USA     CORVETTE C6.R
64   CORVETTE RACING                USA     CORVETTE C6.R
72   LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES          FRA     CORVETTE C6.R
73   LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES          FRA     CORVETTE C6.R


LM GT2
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76   IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT        FRA     PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR (997)
77   TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON         GER     PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR (997)
78   AF CORSE SRL                   ITA     FERRARI F 430 GT
80   FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS      USA     PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR (997)
82   RISI COMPETIZIONE              USA     FERRARI F 430 GT
83   RISI COMPETIZIONE              USA     FERRARI F 430 GT
85   SPYKER SQUADRON b.v.           NLD     SPYKER C8 LAVIOLETTE
90   FARNBACHER RACING              GER     FERRARI F 430 GT
94   SPEEDY RACING TEAM             CHE     SPYKER C8 LAVIOLETTE
96   VIRGO MOTORSPORT               GBR     FERRARI F 430 GT
97   BMS SCUDERIA ITALIA SPA        ITA     FERRARI F 430 GT
99   JMB RACING                     MCO     FERRARI F 430 GT


RESERVE CARS
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LM P1  R1 SAULNIER RACING           FRA     PESCAROLO JUDD
LM GT1 R2 INTERPROGRESSBANK SPARTAK RACING RUS LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO
LM P1  R3 EPSILON EUSKADI           ESP     EPSILON EUSKADI JUDD
LM GT2 R4 IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT   FRA     PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR (997)
LM P1  R5 CREATION AUTOSPORTIF LTD  GBR     CREATION AIM CA07
LM GT2 R6 SPYKER SQUADRON b.v.      NLD     SPYKER C8 LAVIOLETTE
LM GT2 R7 TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON    GER     PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR (997)
LM GT1 R8 LARBRE COMPETITION        FRA     SALEEN S7R





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