Le Mans 24 Hours 2017 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 85º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 18.6.2017
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.629 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 3)

Weather:	sunny, dry, hot
Start time:	17/6 15:00
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	258500

Entered:	62
Practiced:	60
Qualified:	60
Started:	60
Finished:	49
Classified:	48

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	6	6	2
Le Mans Prototype 2	25	25	20
Le Mans GTE Pro	13	13	11
Le Mans GTE Am	16	16	15

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

Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 14/6
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 360 minutes on 14-15/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	2	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Bernhard / Bamber / Hartley
Le Mans Prototype 2:	38	Oreca 07 Gibson	Tung / Laurent / Jarvis
Le Mans GTE Pro:	97	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Turner / Adam / Serra
Le Mans GTE Am:	84	Ferrari 488 GTE	Smith / Vanthoor / Stevens
Leaders:
laps 1-13:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 14-19:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 20-77:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
lap 78:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 79-103:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
lap 104:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 105-154:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 155-318:	1	Porsche 919 Hybrid
laps 319-347:	38	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 348-367:	2	Porsche 919 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Sébastien Buemi (CH)	3:18.604	247.000 km/h	lap 330
Le Mans Prototype 2:	38	Oreca 07 Gibson	Tung / Laurent / Jarvis	3:28.632	235.200 km/h	lap 227
Le Mans GTE Pro:	97	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Turner / Adam / Serra	3:50.950	212.400 km/h	lap 224
Le Mans GTE Am:	90	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Yoluc / Hankey / Bell	3:53.320	210.300 km/h	lap 211
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Kamui Kobayashi (J)	3:14.791	251.900 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	26	Oreca 07 Gibson	Rusinov / Thiriet / Lynn	3:25.352	238.900 km/h
Le Mans GTE Pro:	97	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	Turner / Adam / Serra	3:50.837	212.500 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	50	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Rees / Brandela / Philippon	3:52.843	210.700 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Oreca (12), Ferrari (11), Porsche (8), Ligier (7), Aston Martin (5)
Top engines by numbers:	Gibson (25), Ferrari (11), Porsche (8), Aston Martin (5), Ford (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 07 (12), Ferrari 488 (11), Ligier JS P217 (7)
Driver nationalities:	F (34), GB (33), USA (17), I (13), D (8), BR (8), DK (7), CH (7), J (6), RUS (5)
Team nationalities:	USA (12), F (8), GB (8), D (7), PRC (4), CH (4), I (3), J (3), RUS (3), SGP (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (80%), front-engined (13%), rear-engined (7%)
Average engine size:	3999 cc (with regard to 35% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4558 cc)
Average age of cars:	2 year old (average year manufactured: 2015)
Oldest known drivers:	Tracy Krohn (63), Jacques Nicolet (61), Jan Lammers (61)
Youngest known drivers:	Phil Hanson (18), Dries Vanthoor (19), Matthew McMurry (20)
Female drivers:	Christina Nielsen

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