Le Mans 24 Hours 2005 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 19.6.2005
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:	very hot, dry, humid
Start time:	18/6 16:00
Grid:	2-2-2. PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	230000

Entered:	79
Practiced:	50
Qualified:	49
Started:	49
Finished:	26
Classified:	24

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	13	13	8
Le Mans Prototype 2	13	13	4
Le Mans Grand Touring 1	9	9	5
Le Mans Grand Touring 2	14	14	7

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

Race notes:
2 full-course cautions for 43 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 15-16/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	3	Audi R8	Lehto / Kristensen / Werner
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	MG Lola EX264	Erdos / Newton / Hughes
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Gavin / Beretta / Magnussen
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	71	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Rockenfeller / Lieb / Hindery
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	16	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd	Jean-Christophe Boullion (F)	3:34.968	228.592 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	MG Lola EX264	Warren Hughes (GB)	3:47.601	215.904 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	59	Aston Martin DBR9	Darren Turner (GB)	3:51.422	212.339 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	71	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Mike Rockenfeller (D)	4:07.164	198.815 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	16	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd	Emmanuel Collard (F)	3:34.715	228.862 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	37	Courage C65 Ford	Didier André (F)	3:42.301	221.052 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	58	Aston Martin DBR9	Tomáš Enge (CZ)	3:48.576	214.983 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	71	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Mike Rockenfeller (D)	4:05.326	200.305 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Courage (9), Porsche (8), Ferrari (7), Audi (3), Pescarolo (2), Chevrolet (2), Dome (2), Aston Martin (2), Dallara (2), WR (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Judd (9), Porsche (8), Ferrari (7), Audi (4), AER (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Courage C65 (7), Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (6), Ferrari 550 Maranello (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (38), GB (33), USA (15), D (9), J (7), NL (7), I (6), DK (5), CDN (4), CH (4), P (4)
Team nationalities:	F (14), GB (12), USA (12), NL (2), I (2), J (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (59%), front-engined (24%), rear-engined (17%)
Average engine size:	4004 cc (with regard to 20% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4324 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Horst Felbermayr (60), Yojiro Terada (58), Leo Hindery (58)
Youngest known drivers:	Mike Rockenfeller (22), Nathan Kinch (23), Patrick Long (24)
Female drivers:	Liz Halliday, Vanina Ickx

Official Race Programme:

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