Le Mans 24 Hours 2002 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 16.6.2002
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.650 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	sunny, dry, hot, brief rain in night
Start time:	15/6 16:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	220000

Entered:	96
Practiced:	50
Qualified:	50
Started:	50
Finished:	27
Classified:	26

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 900	20	20	11
Le Mans Prototype 675	7	7	2
Le Mans Grand Touring Prototype	1	1	1
Le Mans Grand Touring Sport	10	10	7
Le Mans Grand Touring	12	12	5

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
2 full-course cautions for 71 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 12-13/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	1	Audi R8	Biela / Pirro / Kristensen
Le Mans Prototype 675:	29	Reynard 2KQ VW	Delétraz / Pillon / Lechner, Jr.
Le Mans Grand Touring Sport:	63	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Fellows / O'Connell / Gavin
Le Mans Grand Touring:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Buckler / Bernhard / Luhr
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Audi R8	Tom Kristensen (DK)	3:33.483	230.182 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 675:	27	MG Lola EX257	Mark Blundell (GB)	3:37.221	226.221 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring Sport:	58	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Tomáš Enge (CZ)	3:57.158	207.204 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Lucas Luhr (D)	4:11.137	195.670 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Audi R8	Rinaldo Capello (I)	3:29.905	234.106 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 675:	27	MG Lola EX257	Mark Blundell (GB)	3:33.254	230.429 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring Sport:	58	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Tomáš Enge (CZ)	3:54.091	209.918 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Lucas Luhr (D)	4:10.803	195.931 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (7), Audi (4), Chrysler (4), Ferrari (4), Panoz (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Judd (7), Porsche (7), Audi (4), Chrysler (4), Ferrari (4), Elan (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RS (7), Audi R8 (4), Chrysler Viper (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (35), USA (25), GB (22), J (9), I (8), B (8), D (8), NL (6), CH (5), A (3), P (3), S (3)
Team nationalities:	F (17), USA (11), GB (8), D (7), J (4), NL (3)
Most used colours:	blue (17%), white (17%), red (14%), silver (13%), black (12%), yellow (10%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (62%), front-engined (24%), rear-engined (14%)
Oldest known drivers:	Jim Downing (60), Walter Brun (60), François Migault (58)
Youngest known drivers:	Gunnar Jeannette (20), Walter Lechner, Jr. (21), Val Hillebrand (21)
Female drivers:	Milka Duno

Official Race Programme:

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