Le Mans 24 Hours 2018 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 86º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 17.6.2018
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.626 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 2)

Weather:	sunny, dry
Start time:	16/6 15:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	256900

Entered:	69
Practiced:	60
Qualified:	60
Started:	60
Finished:	43
Classified:	41

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	10	10	5
Le Mans Prototype 2	20	20	12
Le Mans GTE Pro	17	17	14
Le Mans GTE Am	13	13	10

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

Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 240 minutes on 13/6
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 360 minutes on 13-14/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Buemi / Nakajima / Alonso
Le Mans Prototype 2:	39	Oreca 07 Gibson	Capillaire / Hirschi / Gommendy
Le Mans GTE Pro:	92	Porsche 991 RSR	Christensen / Estre / Vanthoor
Le Mans GTE Am:	77	Porsche 991 RSR	Campbell / Andlauer / Ried
Leaders:
laps 1-4:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 5-8:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 9-10:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 11-19:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 20-21:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 22-29:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 30-55:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 56-64:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 65-74:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 75-80:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 81-82:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 83-92:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
lap 93:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 94-101:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 102-253:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 254-256:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 257-258:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 259-268:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
lap 269:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 270-279:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
lap 280:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 281-290:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
lap 291:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 292-301:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
lap 302:	7	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
laps 303-388:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Sébastien Buemi (CH)	3:17.6580	248.2000 km/h	lap 5
Le Mans Prototype 2:	31	Oreca 07 Gibson	Nathanaël Berthon (F)	3:27.2000	236.7000 km/h	lap 239
Le Mans GTE Pro:	63	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jan Magnussen (DK)	3:49.4480	213.8000 km/h	lap 296
Le Mans GTE Am:	86	Porsche 991 RSR	Ben Barker (GB)	3:52.6000	210.9000 km/h	lap 3
Pole Positions:
Overall:	8	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Kazuki Nakajima (J)	3:15.3770	251.1000 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	48	Oreca 07 Gibson	Paul-Loup Chatin (F)	3:24.8420	239.5000 km/h
Le Mans GTE Pro:	91	Porsche 991 RSR	Gianmaria Bruni (I)	3:47.5040	215.6000 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	88	Porsche 991 RSR	Matteo Cairoli (I)	3:50.7280	212.6000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (10), Oreca (8), Ligier (8), Ferrari (8), Ford (4), Aston Martin (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Gibson (23), Porsche (10), Ferrari (8), Ford (4), Aston Martin (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 991 RSR (10), Oreca 07 (8), Ligier JS P217 (8), Ferrari 488 (8)
Driver nationalities:	F (35), GB (29), USA (16), I (13), D (10), CH (7), BR (7), NL (7), DK (6), RUS (6)
Team nationalities:	USA (13), D (8), F (6), GB (6), CHN (6), RUS (5), I (5), J (3), CH (3)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (86%), front-engined (14%)
Average engine size:	4052 cc (with regard to 36% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4635 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Tracy Krohn (64), Jan Lammers (62), Thomas Flohr (58)
Youngest known drivers:	Julien Andlauer (19), Phil Hanson (19), Harrison Newey (20)
Female drivers:	Christina Nielsen

Official Race Programme:

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