Le Mans 24 Hours 2006 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures Du Mans		Date: 18.6.2006
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:	unknown
Start time:	17/6
Grid:	2-2-2
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	235000

Entered:	79
Practiced:	51
Qualified:	50
Started:	50
Finished:	27
Classified:	25

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	12	12	6
Le Mans Prototype 2	12	12	7
Le Mans Grand Touring 1	12	12	8
Le Mans Grand Touring 2	15	14	6

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

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 14-15/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	8	Audi R10 TDI	Biela / Pirro / Werner
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	MG Lola EX264 AER	Newton / Erdos / Wallace
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Gavin / Beretta / Magnussen
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	81	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Tomlinson / Dean / Kimber-Smith
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Audi R10 TDI	Tom Kristensen (DK)	3:31.2110		lap 65
Le Mans Prototype 2:	24	Lola B05/40 Zytek	Terada / Timpany / Binnie	3:35.8830
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	009	Aston Martin DBR9	Lamy / Sarrazin / Ortelli	3:51.5310
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	76	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Narac / Dumas / Riccitelli	4:04.4260
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Audi R10 TDI	Capello / Kristensen / McNish	3:30.4660	222.3640 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	MG Lola EX264 AER	Newton / Erdos / Wallace	3:41.5550	211.2340 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	007	Aston Martin DBR9	Enge / Turner / Piccini	3:52.0150	201.7110 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	76T	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Narac / Dumas / Riccitelli	4:03.4380	192.2460 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (9), Courage (8), Aston Martin (4), Lola (4), Ferrari (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (9), Judd (8), AER (6), Ford (5), Audi (4), Chevrolet (4), Aston Martin (4), Ferrari (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (7), Courage C65 (5), Aston Martin DBR9 (4)
Driver nationalities:	GB (32), F (29), USA (15), I (10), J (8), DK (8), NL (7), D (6), B (4), CH (4)
Team nationalities:	F (13), GB (12), USA (8), D (3), J (3), NL (3), RUS (3), B (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (58%), front-engined (24%), rear-engined (18%)
Average engine size:	4433 cc (with regard to 18% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4752 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Peter Owen (60), Yojiro Terada (59), John Macaluso (54)
Youngest known drivers:	Tom Kimber-Smith (22), Dominik Farnbacher (22), Pierre Ragues (22)
Female drivers:	Liz Halliday

Official Race Programme:

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