Le Mans 24 Hours 2008 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures Du Mans		Date: 15.6.2008
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.629 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	mainly dry, cloudy, two rain periods
Start time:	14/6 15:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	258500

Entered:	88
Practiced:	56
Qualified:	55
Started:	55
Finished:	35
Classified:	33

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	22	22	13
Le Mans Prototype 2	11	11	6
Le Mans Grand Touring 1	10	10	8
Le Mans Grand Touring 2	13	12	6

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

Race notes:
1 full-course caution for over 30 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 11-12/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	2	Audi R10 TDI	McNish / Kristensen / Capello
Le Mans Prototype 2:	34	Porsche RS Spyder	van Merksteijn / Verstappen / Bleekemolen
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	009	Aston Martin DBR9	Garcia / Brabham / Turner
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	82	Ferrari F430 GTC	Melo / Bruni / Salo
Leaders:
laps 1-8:	8	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 9-10:	9	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
lap 11:	2	Audi R10 TDI
laps 12-19:	8	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 20-21:	9	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 22-23:	2	Audi R10 TDI
laps 24-31:	8	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
lap 32:	9	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 33-38:	8	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 39-40:	9	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 41-47:	2	Audi R10 TDI
laps 48-50:	7	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 51-59:	2	Audi R10 TDI
laps 60-61:	7	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 62-71:	2	Audi R10 TDI
laps 72-83:	7	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
lap 84:	9	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 85-94:	7	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
lap 95:	9	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 96-101:	7	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 102-120:	9	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 121-214:	7	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 215-216:	2	Audi R10 TDI
laps 217-234:	7	Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP
laps 235-381:	2	Audi R10 TDI
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Stéphane Sarrazin (F)	3:19.3940	246.0680 km/h	lap 102
Le Mans Prototype 2:	34	Porsche RS Spyder	van Merksteijn / Verstappen / Bleekemolen	3:34.1880	229.0720 km/h	lap 103
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	009	Aston Martin DBR9	Garcia / Brabham / Turner	3:49.3870	213.8940 km/h	lap 149
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	80	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Bergmeister / Neiman / Van Overbeek	3:59.8870	204.5310 km/h	lap 48
Pole Positions:
Overall:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Lamy / Sarrazin / Wurz	3:18.5130	247.1600 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	34	Porsche RS Spyder	van Merksteijn / Verstappen / Bleekemolen	3:32.3010	231.1080 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	O'Connell / Magnussen / Fellows	3:47.6680	215.5090 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	76	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Lietz / Narac / Long	3:58.1520	206.0210 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (7), Lola (6), Pescarolo (5), Porsche (5), Aston Martin (4), Chevrolet (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Judd (13), Ferrari (7), Audi (5), Aston Martin (5), Porsche (5)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari F430 (7), Pescarolo 01 (5), Aston Martin DBR9 (4), Chevrolet Corvette C6 (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (36), GB (23), D (13), USA (12), J (11), I (10), NL (8), DK (7), CH (6), A (5), BR (5), E (5)
Team nationalities:	F (14), GB (10), D (7), USA (6), CH (3), J (3), I (2), CZ (2), E (2), NL (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (80%), front-engined (14%), rear-engined (6%)
Average engine size:	4728 cc (with regard to 21% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5125 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Horst Felbermayr (63), Yojiro Terada (61), Seth Neiman (54)
Youngest known drivers:	Jan Charouz (21), Pierre Kaffer (22), Alexandre Negrão (23)
Female drivers:	Vanina Ickx, Amanda Stretton

Official Race Programme:

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