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Event: 24 Heures Du MansDate: 18.6.2006
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.650 kmsOrganiser: 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:PractStartClass
Le Mans Prototype 112126
Le Mans Prototype 212127
Le Mans Grand Touring 112128
Le Mans Grand Touring 215146
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:8Audi R10 TDIBiela / Pirro / Werner
Le Mans Prototype 2:25MG Lola EX264 AERNewton / Erdos / Wallace
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:64Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGavin / Beretta / Magnussen
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:81Panoz Esperante GT-LMTomlinson / Dean / Kimber-Smith
Fastest Laps:
Overall:7Audi R10 TDITom Kristensen (DK)3:31.2110lap 65
Le Mans Prototype 2:24Lola B05/40 ZytekTerada / Timpany / Binnie3:35.8830
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:009Aston Martin DBR9Lamy / Sarrazin / Ortelli3:51.5310
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:76Porsche 996 GT3-RSRNarac / Dumas / Riccitelli4:04.4260
Pole Positions:
Overall:7Audi R10 TDICapello / Kristensen / McNish3:30.4660222.3640 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:25MG Lola EX264 AERNewton / Erdos / Wallace3:41.5550211.2340 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:007Aston Martin DBR9Enge / Turner / Piccini3:52.0150201.7110 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:76TPorsche 996 GT3-RSRNarac / Dumas / Riccitelli4:03.4380192.2460 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:Yojiro Terada (59), John Macaluso (54), Seth Neiman (52)
Youngest known drivers:Tom Kimber-Smith (22), Dominik Farnbacher (22), Pierre Ragues (22)
Female drivers:Liz Halliday

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