Valencia 1000 Kilometres 2007 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 1000 Kilometres of Valencia		Date: 6.5.2007
Track: Circuito de Valencia, Cheste (Spain), 4.005 kms	Organiser: unknown
Valencia 1000 Kilometres
Le Mans Series (round 2)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	13:30
Grid:	2-2-2
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	3000

Entered:	47
Practiced:	47
Qualified:	47
Started:	46
Finished:	31
Classified:	31

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	11	11	7
Le Mans Prototype 2	12	12	7
Le Mans Grand Touring 1	7	7	7
Le Mans Grand Touring 2	17	16	10

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Race notes:
race scheduled for 250 laps but stopped on 6 hour rule

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 4-5/5
1 qualifying sessions held for a total of 20 minutes on 5/5
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Lamy / Sarrazin
Le Mans Prototype 2:	40	Lola B05/40 AER	Amaral / de Castro / Burgueño
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	55	Saleen S7-R	Ortelli / Ayari
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Lieb / Pompidou
Leaders:
laps 122-123:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 124-141:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 1-39:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 142-153:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 154-156:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 157-166:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 167-229:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 40-42:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 43-80:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 81-83:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 84-121:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Lamy / Sarrazin	1:25.2340	169.1580 km/h	lap 162
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	MG Lola EX264 AER	Erdos / Newton	1:28.4060	163.0880 km/h	lap 4
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	55	Saleen S7-R	Ortelli / Ayari	1:32.4920	155.8840 km/h	lap 206
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	90	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Werner / Ehret / Nielsen	1:38.0160	147.0980 km/h	lap 155
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Minassian / Gené	1:23.4890
Le Mans Prototype 2:	32	Zytek 07S	Barazi / Ojjea / Vergers	1:25.6060
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	55	Saleen S7-R	Ortelli / Ayari	1:31.9530
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	76	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Narac / Lietz	1:36.7040
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Lola (6), Ferrari (6), Porsche (5), Pescarolo (4), Courage (3), Aston Martin (3), Panoz (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Judd (9), AER (7), Ferrari (6), Ford (5), Porsche (5)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari F430 (6), Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (5), Pescarolo 01 (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (27), GB (24), I (11), CH (10), B (5), D (5), E (5), NL (5), A (4), DK (4)
Team nationalities:	F (15), GB (11), I (4), D (4), CH (3), NL (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (71%), front-engined (17%), rear-engined (12%)
Average engine size:	4258 cc (with regard to 24% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4666 cc)
Average age of cars:	1 year old (average year manufactured: 2006)
Oldest known drivers:	Fredy Lienhard (60), Miguel Amaral (53), Gabrio Rosa (53)
Youngest known drivers:	Jan Charouz (20), Dirk Werner (20), Alessandro Bonetti (22)
Female drivers:	Liz Halliday

Official Race Programme:

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