I dag kører fem danske kørere ud på Spa Francorchamps banen i Belgien til den første fri træning, hvor de er blandt deltagerne i 1000 kilometer løbet der tæller til dette års Le Mans Series mesterskab, og som samtidig er den sidste store test mulighed inden 24-timers løbet på Le Mans. Vigtigheden ved at deltage i weekendens 1000 kilometer løb, udover for at score point til LMS mesterskabet, steg væsentligt da ACO aflyste den officielle Le Mans testdag.
Løbet på Spa Francorchamps er nu den allersidste mulighed for at teste løbsformen og setuppet på en lang bane, under race forhold, inde Le Mans weekenden.
Og for at endnu en gang at understrege vigtigheden af at deltage denne weekend, er de officielle testkørsler i forbindelse med selve Le Mans weekenden også beskåret væsentligt.
51 teams har tilmeldt sig 1000 kilometer løbet, og blandt dem er der som nævnt fem danskere:
- Christian bakkerud kører for Kolles i en Audi R10 TDI LMP1 sammen med Christijan Albers og Giorgio Mondini.
- Casper Elgaard og Kristian Poulsen der stiller op for Team Essex i en Porsche Spyder RS.
- Juan Barazi kører i sit eget team Team Barazi-Epsilon, hvor han skal dele sin Zytek 07S-Zytek med Fernando Rees.
- Allan Simonsen skal køre sammen med Pierre Kaffer hos Hankook-Team Farnbacher i en Ferrari F430 GT
Deltagerliste:
|
# |
Kl. |
Team / Mærke / Dæk |
Kørere |
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7 |
LMP1 |
Aston Martin Racing |
Jan Charouz |
|
|
Lola Aston Martin |
Stefan Mücke |
|
|
Michelin |
Tomas Enge |
|
9 |
LMP1 |
Aston Martin Racing |
Harold Primat |
|
|
Lola Aston Martin |
Darren Turner |
|
|
Michelin |
Miguel Ramos |
|
3 |
LMP1 |
Scuderia Lavaggi |
Giovanni Lavaggi |
|
|
Lavaggi LS1 |
Wolfgang Kaufmann |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
LMP1 |
Team Peugeot Total |
Nicolas Minassian |
|
|
Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP |
Christian Klien |
|
|
Michelin |
Simon Pagenaud |
|
9 |
LMP1 |
Team Peugeot Total |
Marc Gené |
|
|
Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP |
David Brabham |
|
|
Michelin |
Alexander Wurz |
|
10 |
LMP1 |
Team Oreca Matmut-AIM |
Stéphane Ortelli |
|
|
Courage-Oreca LC70-AIM |
Bruno Senna |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
11 |
LMP1 |
Team Oreca Matmut-AIM |
Olivier Panis |
|
|
Courage-Oreca LC70-AIM |
Nicolas Lapierre |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
12 |
LMP1 |
Signature Plus |
Pierre Ragues |
|
|
Courage-Oreca LC70-Judd |
Frank Mailleux |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
13 |
LMP1 |
Speedy Racing Team Sebah |
Andrea Belicchi |
|
|
Lola B06/80 - Coupé-Aston Martin |
Nicolas Prost |
|
|
Michelin |
Marcel Fassler |
|
14 |
LMP1 |
Kolles |
Andrew Meyrick |
|
|
Audi R10 TDI |
Charles Zwolsman |
|
|
Michelin |
Narain Karthikeyan |
|
15 |
LMP1 |
Kolles |
Christian Bakkerud |
|
|
Audi R10 TDI |
Christijan Albers |
|
|
Michelin |
Giorgio Mondini |
|
16 |
LMP1 |
Pescarolo Sport |
Jean-Christophe Boullion |
|
|
Pescarolo-Judd |
Christophe Tinseau |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
17 |
LMP1 |
Pescarolo Sport |
Bruce Jouanny |
|
|
Pescarolo-Judd |
Joäo Barbosa |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
22 |
LMP1 |
Team LNT |
Guy Smith |
|
|
Ginetta-Zytek 09S-Zytek |
Robbie Kerr |
|
|
Michelin |
Lawrence Tomlinson |
|
23 |
LMP1 |
Strakka Racing |
Peter Hardman |
|
|
Ginetta-Zytek 09S-Zytek |
Nick Leventis |
|
|
Michelin |
Danny Watts |
|
24 |
LMP2 |
Oak Racing |
Richard Hein |
|
|
Pescarolo-Mazda |
Jacques Nicolet |
|
|
Dunlop |
|
|
25 |
LMP2 |
RML |
Tommy Erdos |
|
|
Lola B08/80 Coupé-Mazda |
Mike Newton |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
26 |
LMP2 |
Bruichladdich Bruneau |
Pierre Bruneau |
|
|
Radical SR9 -AER |
Stuart Moseley |
|
|
Dunlop |
Jonathan Coleman |
|
28 |
LMP2 |
Ibanez Racing Service |
José Ibanez |
|
|
Courage LC75 |
William Cavailhes |
|
|
Dunlop |
Frederic Da Rocha |
|
29 |
LMP2 |
Racing Box |
Filippo Francioni |
|
|
Lola B08/80 Coupé-Judd |
Andrea Ceccato |
|
|
Michelin |
Giacomo Piccini |
|
30 |
LMP2 |
Racing Box |
Andrea Piccini |
|
|
Lola B08/80 Coupé-Judd |
Matteo Bobbi |
|
|
Michelin |
Thomas Biagi |
|
31 |
LMP2 |
Team Essex |
Casper Elgaard |
|
|
Porsche RS Spyder |
Kristian Poulsen |
|
|
Dunlop |
Emmanuel Collard |
|
32 |
LMP2 |
Team Barazi-Epsilon |
Juan Barazi |
|
|
Zytek 07S-Zytek |
Fernando Rees |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
33 |
LMP2 |
Speedy Racing Team Sebah |
Xavier Pompidou |
|
|
Lola B08/80 Coupe-Judd |
Jonny Kane |
|
|
Michelin |
Benjamin Leuenberger |
|
35 |
LMP2 |
Oak Racing |
Matthieu Lahaye |
|
|
Pescarolo-Mazda |
Karim Ajlani |
|
|
Dunlop |
|
|
37 |
LMP2 |
WR/Salini |
Stéphane Salini |
|
|
WR-Zytek |
Philippe Salini |
|
|
Dunlop |
Tristan Gommendy |
|
38 |
LMP2 |
Pegasus Racing |
Julien Schell |
|
|
Courage-Oreca LC75-AER |
Philippe Thirion |
|
|
Avon |
|
|
39 |
LMP2 |
Kruse Schiller Motorsport |
Hideki Noda |
|
|
Lola B09/86-Mazda |
Francesco Sini |
|
|
Dunlop |
Matthew Marsh |
|
40 |
LMP2 |
Quifel-ASM Team |
Miguel Amaral |
|
|
Ginetta-Zytek 09S-Zytek |
Olivier Pla |
|
|
Dunlop |
|
|
41 |
LMP2 |
G.A.C. Racing Team |
Karim Oijeh |
|
|
Zytek 07S-Zytek |
Claude-Yves Gosselin |
|
|
Michelin |
Phillip Peter |
|
42 |
LMP2 |
Ranieri Randaccio |
Ranieri Randaccio |
|
|
Lucchini-Nicholson McLaren |
Glauco Solieri |
|
|
Dunlop |
|
|
43 |
LMP2 |
Q8 Oils Hache Team |
Maximo Cortez |
|
|
Lucchini-Judd |
Pierre Combot |
|
|
Dunlop |
|
|
51 |
GT1 |
Arc Bratislava - Kaneko Racing |
Miro Konopka |
|
|
Saleen S7R |
Stéphane Lemeret |
|
|
Dunlop |
Olivier Muytjens |
|
55 |
GT1 |
IPB Spartak Racing |
Roman Rusinov |
|
|
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT |
Peter Kox |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
66 |
GT1 |
Jetalliance |
Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer |
|
|
Aston Martin DBR9 |
Thomas Gruber |
|
|
Michelin |
Alex Müller |
|
72 |
GT1 |
Luc Alphand Aventures |
Luc Alphand |
|
|
Corvette C6.R |
Patrice Goueslard |
|
|
Dunlop |
Yann Clairay |
|
76 |
GT2 |
IMSA Performance Matmut |
Raymond Narac |
|
|
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR |
Patrick Pilet |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
77 |
GT2 |
Team Felbermayr Proton |
Richard Lietz |
|
|
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR |
Marc Lieb |
|
|
Michelin |
Horst Felbermayr Sr |
|
78 |
GT2 |
Advanced Engineering |
Matt Griffin |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Peter Bamford |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
79 |
GT2 |
Reiter Engineering |
Prince Albert von - |
|
|
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 |
Thurn und Taxis |
|
|
Michelin |
Christophe Bouchut |
|
81 |
GT2 |
Easyrace |
Maurice Basso |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Roberto Plati |
|
|
Pirelli |
GianPaolo Tenchini |
|
84 |
GT2 |
Team Modena |
Antonio Garcia |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Leo Mansell |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
85 |
GT2 |
Snoras Spyker Squadron |
Tom Coronel |
|
|
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R |
Peter Dumbreck |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
87 |
GT2 |
Drayson Racing |
Paul Drayson |
|
|
Aston Martin Vantage GT2 |
Jonny Cocker |
|
|
Michelin |
|
|
88 |
GT2 |
Team Felbermayr Proton |
Horst Felbermayr Jr |
|
|
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR |
Christian Ried |
|
|
Michelin |
Francisco Cruz Martins |
|
89 |
GT2 |
Hankook-Team Farnbacher |
Allan Simonsen |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Pierre Kaffer |
|
|
Hankook |
|
|
90 |
GT2 |
FBR |
Pierre Ehret |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Dominik Farnbacher |
|
|
Dunlop |
Anthony Beltoise |
|
91 |
GT2 |
FBR |
Gabrio Rosa |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Giacomo Petrobelli |
|
|
Michelin |
Andrea Montermini |
|
92 |
GT2 |
JMW Motorsport |
Rob Bell |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Gianmaria Bruni |
|
|
Dunlop |
|
|
96 |
GT2 |
Virgo Motorsport |
Michael Vergers |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Michael McInerney |
|
|
Dunlop |
Sean McInerney |
|
99 |
GT2 |
JMB Racing |
John Hartshorne |
|
|
Ferrari F430 GT |
Manuel Rodrigues |
|
|
Dunlop |
|
|
Hr. Nielsen
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