Le Mans 24 Hours 2021 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 89º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 22.8.2021
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.626 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 4)

Weather:	wet & dry, changeable
Start time:	21/8 16:00
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	50000

Entered:	68
Practiced:	64
Qualified:	62
Started:	61
Finished:	44
Classified:	44

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Hypercar	5	5	5
Le Mans Prototype 2	25	24	18
Le Mans GTE Pro	9	8	6
Le Mans GTE Am	24	23	14
Innovative Car	1	1	1

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

Pre-race sessions:
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 600 minutes on 18-19/8
1 qualifying session held for a total of 60 minutes on 18/8
30-minute Hyperpole held on 19/8
15-minute pre-race warmup held

Winners:
Overall:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Conway / Kobayashi / Lopez
Le Mans Prototype 2:	31	Oreca 07 Gibson	Frijns / Habsburg / Milesi
Le Mans GTE Pro:	51	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Pier Guidi / Calado / Ledogar
Le Mans GTE Am:	83	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Perrodo / Nielsen / Rovera
Leaders:
laps 1-11:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
lap 12:	36	Alpine A480 Gibson
laps 13-31:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 32-35:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 36-116:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 117-123:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 124-129:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 130-137:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 138-190:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 191-193:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
laps 194-371:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Brendon Hartley (NZ)	3:27.607	236.300 km/h	lap 60
Le Mans Prototype 2:	65	Oreca 07 Gibson	Will Stevens (GB)	3:31.096	232.400 km/h	lap 349
Le Mans GTE Pro:	64	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	Alexander Sims (GB)	3:47.501	215.600 km/h	lap 273
Le Mans GTE Am:	33	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Dylan Pereira (L)	3:49.707	213.500 km/h	lap 269
Innovative Car:	84	Oreca 07 Gibson	Matthieu Lahaye (F)	3:37.066	226.000 km/h	lap 257
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	Kamui Kobayashi (J)	3:23.900	240.600 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	38	Oreca 07 Gibson	Antonio Felix da Costa (P)	3:27.950	235.900 km/h
Le Mans GTE Pro:	72	Porsche 991 RSR 19	Dries Vanthoor (B)	3:46.882	216.200 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	88	Porsche 991 RSR 19	Julien Andlauer (F)	3:47.987	215.200 km/h
Innovative Car:	84	Oreca 07 Gibson	Matthieu Lahaye (F)	3:33.538	229.700 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Oreca (22), Ferrari (13), Porsche (12), Aston Martin (4), Toyota (2), Glickenhaus (2), Aurus (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Gibson (26), Ferrari (13), Porsche (12), Aston Martin (4), Toyota (2), Pipo (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 07 (22), Ferrari 488 (13), Porsche 991 RSR (12)
Driver nationalities:	GB (32), F (26), I (15), USA (11), DK (10), CH (10), NL (9), D (8), B (8), BR (6), J (6)
Team nationalities:	GB (11), D (10), I (8), USA (8), F (7), J (3), CH (3), B (2), DK (2), RUS (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (93%), front-engined (7%)
Average engine size:	4141 cc (with regard to 34% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4704 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Dominique Bastien (76), Pierre Ehret (65), Thomas Flohr (61)
Youngest known drivers:	Franco Colapinto (18), Tom Gamble (20), Rui Andrade (20)
Female drivers:	Sarah Bovy, Tatiana Calderón, Sophia Floersch, Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting, Beitske Visser

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