Le Mans 24 Hours 2009 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 14.6.2009
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:	hot, dry
Start time:	13/6 15:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	234800

Entered:	82
Practiced:	55
Qualified:	55
Started:	55
Finished:	33
Classified:	32

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	20	20	15
Le Mans Prototype 2	12	12	4
Le Mans Grand Touring 1	6	6	3
Le Mans Grand Touring 2	17	17	10

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Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 360 minutes on 10/6
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 11/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	9	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Wurz / Brabham / Gené
Le Mans Prototype 2:	31	Porsche RS Spyder	Collard / Elgaard / Poulsen
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Magnussen / O'Connell / Garcia
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	82	Ferrari F430 GTC	Kaffer / Melo / Salo
Leaders:
laps 1-11:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
lap 12:	1	Audi R15 TDI
laps 13-94:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 95-382:	9	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Lamy / Minassian / Klien	3:24.352	240.097 km/h	lap 259
Le Mans Prototype 2:	31	Porsche RS Spyder	Collard / Elgaard / Poulsen	3:40.880	222.131 km/h	lap 253
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Gavin / Beretta / Fässler	3:53.416		lap 246
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	76	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Narac / Long / Pilet	4:04.188		lap 71
Pole Positions:
Overall:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Montagny / Sarrazin / Bourdais	3:22.888	241.830 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	31	Porsche RS Spyder	Collard / Elgaard / Poulsen	3:37.720	225.356 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Magnussen / O'Connell / Garcia	3:54.230	209.471 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	80	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Bergmeister / Neiman / Law	4:03.202	201.743 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (10), Lola (8), Porsche (7), Audi (5), Peugeot (4), Chevrolet (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (10), Porsche (7), Audi (6), Aston Martin (6), Judd (5), Zytek (5)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari F430 (10), Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (5), Peugeot 908 (4), Chevrolet Corvette C6.R (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (42), GB (29), D (14), I (10), A (8), NL (8), USA (8), CH (6), DK (6), J (5), P (5)
Team nationalities:	F (15), GB (9), D (8), USA (7), I (4), CH (3), J (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (80%), front-engined (10%), rear-engined (10%)
Average engine size:	4575 cc (with regard to 25% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5032 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Horst Felbermayr (64), Don Kitch (62), Seth Neiman (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Jan Charouz (22), Pierre Kaffer (23), Julien Jousse (23)
Female drivers:	Vanina Ickx

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