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News:-

  • Rumoured surge in GT1 entries changes Interlagos complexion - here
  • Sudden rush of GT2s for Interlagos
  • Farnbacher also going - planetlemans
  • Felbermayr / Proton are sending all 3 of their Porcshes - planetlemans
  • planetlemans also showing Barazi Zytek as making the trip
  • Quifel ASM not going to Interlagos, RML will be LMP2 champion planetlemans
  • Four drivers compete for Peugeot 908 test - planetlemans
  • Pescarolo WILL go to Interlagos - EI
  • LMS championship positions (thus LM entries) still undecided after Silverstone - more to make the trip to Interlagos? Positions here
  • LNT to run LMP2 Zytek @ Silverstone - website
  • Kruse Pescarolo destroyed in transporter fire - project-lemans - pics - (not nice) gt-eins
  • Saulnier will not be going to Brazil - EI neither will Rollcenter - EI neither will Courage EI
  • Shinji Nakano "rested" by Creation for Silverstone (at least?)
  • Andretti Green Acura will go to Mil Milhas - adding Tony Kanaan to the lineup- autoweek
  • VDS could take their ALMS Radical to Mil Milhas (if funded)- the-paddock
  • Audi will not enter Silverstone or Mil Milhas - EI 2008 plans will be announced @ Essen in December
  • Alphand will not take C5-R to Brasil, 80% chance of taking C6-R - EI
  • More on Embassy plans @ crash - new car has "hint of Germanic engineering... "
  • Print Autosport reporting Arena, Chamberlain-Synergy & Binnie will not go to Brazil, Pescarolo doubtful
  • Darren Turner to Team Modena for Silverstone planetlemans
  • Embassy aiming to "win the championship" in 2008 - suprises & shocks expected! - Motorsport News (print)
  • Oliver Gavin to drive Luc Alphand Corvette @ Silverstone the-paddock
  • Racing for Holland out for the year, Swiss Spirit out till further notice - Autosport (print edition)
  • No Audi for Silverstone - planetlemans
  • ALMS teams invited to Interlagos round - invitation
  • Darren Manning joins Embassy for last 3 races - Crash
  • LMS Press Conference:- planetlemans
      • Audi R10 for Silverstone
      • Audi in LMS next year
      • Another RS Spyder in 2008
  • The Audi R10 showing is likely to be Silverstone - DSC reported on 10-10ths
  • Audi could do "one race in Europe" after Le Mans - Autosport print edition
  • Catch up with the LMS stats post Valencia @ Sportscar Analytics - stats
  • Creation, Lavaggi & #13 Courage LC70 not on theValencia official entry list so 2 of the 3 rejected GT2 cars get in plus 2nd GPC Ferrari
  • Interesting interview with Racing for Holland's David Hart @ Planetlemans (English)
  • Lucchini plan to return to LMP2 from Spa - racingworld.it (not with the car in the pic I trust!)
  • Vitaly Petrov testing LC75 @ Magny Cours - Courage - presumably ahead of drive in Del Bello car...
  • First pics of Swiss Spirit Lola Audi @ Mulsanne's Corner & more @ EI - yet more @ EI - worth another visit! (Marcel Fässler completed 70 laps of Silverstone short circuit)
  • Sportscar Analytics covering LMS as well as ALMS - stats
  • Peugeot win first time out, Horag, Alphand & GPC take classes (LMP2 disappoint, Brits hit trouble)
  • No Swiss Spirit Lola @ Monza - EI
  • Pescarolo 01 first run in full livery - pics @ EI & ACO
  • Lawrence Tomlinson steps down from LNT drive - replaced by Lucas Lasserre - planetlemans
  • Embassy buy Rollcentre Radical - will run 2007 LMS- DSC
  • Rollcentre Pescarolo lineup includes Stuart Hall - but not Martin Short! EI
  • Shinji Nakano in Creation for LMS & Le Mans (team will miss Monza) - EI
  • Noel del Bello Courage LC75 testing @ Le Mans - Courage Live - 4 drivers tested (Vitaly Petrov, Chris Hyman, Paul Warren & Yojiro Terada)
  • James Watt Automotive get late Monza entry
  • Red Racing switch to FIA-GT EI
  • "Another manufacturer" (prototype) to join series after Le Mans - Patrick Peter @ EI
  • Autorlando & Goldentime withdraw from LMS - projectlemans
  • New LMS cars break cover - first pics @ Paul Ricard HTTT - EI
  • Felbermayr / Proton finalise lineup & take delivery of their 997s - pic
  • Just one Peugeot 908 @ Ricard test - EI (English) - all drivers present except Villeneuve...
  • Team Corvette may do some rounds after Le Mans - DSC
  • Charouz Lola running @ Pembrey - DSC
  • ASM to seek entry for Porsche 997 @ Silverstone DSC
  • Matmut unveiling of IMSA Porsche 997 & ORECA Saleen - EI
  • Motors TV to broadcast all LMS, all ALMS & 50 hrs of Le Mans! - also supporting Liz Halliday - MotorsTV
  • Rollcentre Pescarolo livery - pic @ DSC
  • Tom Chilton "only going to do a couple of races" in LMS this year -interview @ Crash
  • Speedy Racing Spyker unveiled @ Geneva - planetlemans
  • List of HTTT runners @ EI
  • T2M Dome to miss HTTT & Monza - GT-Eins
  • Gulf to sponsor Barazi in LMS & Le Mans - feedmesportscars pic @ DSC - 2 cars @ Le Mans
  • Also Karim Ojjeh joins Barazi
  • "I believe that we will see R-S Spyder in the 2008 Le Mans Series" - Hartmut Kristen - ProjectLeMans
  • Damax to run 2 Radical SR9s in some 2007 events - full series in 2008 DSC
  • Enge now unlikely for Charouz (adding Scuderia Eccose Ferrari to PWL one)- DSC (we're assured by Lola & DSC that the project will still happen)
  • Swiss Spirit Lola Audi may miss Monza - EI
  • Interesting pics from Spyker test @ Valencia - RaceXpress
  • Stunning Official LMS entry list :-
  • 14 LMP1s, 12 LMP2s, 8GT1s, 17 GT2s, all quality, real, entrants more will be taken where the track allows, 5 slowest GT2s @ Monza will miss Valencia
  • Arena Zytek on official LMS entry list - EI
  • Noel del Bello on the LMS list with a Courage LC75 LMP2 - EI
  • Ferrari 550 for Goldentime (first pic of what I suspect will be many...) run by Weith
  • Entries for 1 Chad Panoz, 1 GPC 430, 1 Autorlando 997, 1 Modena DBR9, 1 Spyker but 2 LNT Panoz & 2 Felbermeyer/Proton 997s
  • No entry for James Watt Automotive, no Red Racing but see here
  • JMB Racing Ferrari 430 gets entry
  • No Mowlem drive in GPC Ferrari
  • Jarek Janis in sole works Spyker
  • Robin Liddell joins works Radical lineup
  • Project-lemans reporting Courage to announce AER engines & Michelin tyres - announcement Monday
  • DSC saying 25 entries will be LMP, 8 GT1 & 17 GT2 (seems several in GT2 will be disappointed)
  • Melchester wil run 2nd works Radical - planning additional LMP2 car & possible bio-fuelled LMP1 conversion - Crash
  • Horag confirming LMS campaign & driver lineup - project-lemans
  • Seems that at least 10 LMS entries have been turned down (or will be reserves?) - list out mid-February
  • Stories around that entry list has closed @ 50 cars and some entries have been refused...
  • Audi looking @ importer supported teams for LMS "in the near future"- GT-Eins
  • Kruse Pescarolo will be LMP2 - see livery competition @ 20832.com
  • PSI have 2 C6Rs - likely to do some rounds Racingworld.it
  • Villorba Corse confirms Ferrari 430 entry - RacingWorld.it
  • Customer Spyker for Speedy Garage - PlanetLeMans
  • Lister's Pescarolo tubbed car is "Lister Judd" - but not ready till Spa 1000Ks...DSC
  • No RS Spyders for LMS in 2007 - Autosport print edition
  • Peugeot will be @ LMS HTTT test with 2 908s
  • Racingworld reporting Horag will do Sebring then come back to full LMS programme...
  • Barwell DBR9 programme possible DSC
  • Rollcentre have not sold their Radical & may still do LMS & LM with it - DSC
  • Swiss Spirit re-appears with Lola B07/10 with AUDI power for Fassler & Deletrez EI
  • All-Dutch driver lineup for Racing for Holland - EI (English) - planning full LMS series
  • 2nd Pescarolo confirmed for LMS - Harold Primat driving - website (so no Creation then...)
  • Markland confirm full LMS programme with GT2 Corvette - Crash
  • Autosport (print edition) reporting BMS Scuderia Italia will campaign a Porsche RS Spyder in 2008 LMS
  • Pilbeam LMP2 for Embassy Racing - website
  • Richard Lietz Porsche works driver in IMSA Performance car - DSC
  • Interesting statistics of numbers of LMS entries over 3 years @ Project LeMans
  • Saulnier Racing sold - successor will race LMP2 next year - Endurance-info (English)
  • Czech team, Charouz Racing Systems, with LMP1 Lola B07/10 Judd - DSC
  • Labre - 2 Astons in LMS - story (DSC)
  • Lots of new readers recently - remember to check out the entry list below
  • 2 Peugeot 908s in all 6 rounds - PR
  • First pics of Peugeot 908 - here (Endurance-info of course!)
  • Indian Le Mans Project with Courage - website
  • Felbermayr / Proton to enter 3 911s? story (1 to be "works" 997? story)
  • Peugeot lineup seems to be Minassian, Sarrazain, Lamy & Gene with Bourdais & Villeneuve for Le Mans, plus Helary as tester- story
  • Interlagos is official 6th round of 2007 series - LMS site
  • Peugeot testing 908 @ HTTT again last week - some sources say Minassian, Sarrazain & Pedro Lamy drove - story (others say it didn't happen - we'll know on the 10th)
  • If true does this make the Puegeot driver lineup Minassian, Sarrazain, Lamy & Werner with Bourdais, Marc Gene & Guy Smith for Le Mans and Helary as tester?
  • Ice Pol / Gordon racing switch to Ferrari F430 for 2007 LMS & LM - story (look for Gulf liveried F430 @ Le Mans)
  • Forum speculation of new Zytek team for LMS & LM
  • Porsche Motorsport hint at more RS Spyders for ALMS but downbeat on LMS, "still looking..."- story
  • Autosport confirming Jan 10 debut for Peugeot 908 and drivers (Minassian & Sarrazin definite)
  • It looks like November 10 for the 1000 Milhas @ Interlagos is on for 35+ LMS cars (could make PLM & Monterey more attractive as well?)
  • ORECA Saleen for Racing Box in 2007 - presumably for LMS? - story
  • More details of T2M Dome LMP2 programme - website - pic
  • Autorlando order 2 997s - story
  • Chad Racing to run Panoz LMGT in LMS story
  • Audi sign Lucas Luhr @ Mike Rockenfeller (DTM & R10) story (not clear which series or if just long races)
  • James Watt Automotive have 997 on order,see here, may run 2 cars
  • Stefan Mucke testing Rollcentre Radical SR9 Dec 14 pic - forum post
  • GT2 Corvette Z06 for Danish team Markland Racing story -more - drive available
  • Barazi buys new Zytek 07S in LMP2 form for LMS/LM 2007 -story
  • Red Racing to run Panoz GT-LM in LMS in 2007 - story
  • GS Motorsport (Belcar) looking to do LMS with 997 or Panoz in 2007 (& LM in 2008!) - story
  • Peugeot will test @ Ricard with 2 cars (& 7 drivers!) - story
  • See new combined calendar for 2007 - here
  • Swiss Spirit future in doubt as Courage LC70 put up for sale. Yours for £282000 (Autosport print version)
  • Speculative list of 2007 entrants
LMP1    

Creation Autosportif

Creation CA07 Judd

Jamie Campbell-Walter, Shinji Nakano, Felipe Ortiz

Alexander Frei / Courage Competition

Courage LC 70 AER

Alexander Frei, Jonathan Cochet, Bruno Besson

Courage Competition

Courage LC 70 AER

Jean-Marc Gounon, Guillaume Moreau

Pescarolo Sport 

Pescarolo P01 Judd 

Emmanuel Collard, Jean Christophe Boullion

Pescarolo Sport 

Pescarolo P01 Judd 

Harold Primat, Christophe Tinseau
Scuderia Lavaggi Lavaggi LS1 Ford PME Giovanni Lavaggi
Rollcentre Racing  Pescarolo P01 Judd Stuart Hall, Joao Barbosa
Arena International Motorsport Zytek 07S Stefan Johansson,Tom Chilton, Hayanari Shimoda
Peugeot Sport Peugeot 908 Marc Gene, Nicolas Miinassian
Peugeot Sport Peugeot 908 Pedro Lamy, Stéphane Sarrazin
Racing for Holland Dome S101.5 David Hart, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Jan Lammers

Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport 

Lola B06/10 AER 

Bob Berridge, Gareth Evans, Peter Owen

Charouz Racing Systems Lola B07/10 Judd Jan Charouz, Stefan Mücke, Alex Yoong
Swiss Spirit Lola B07/10 Audi Marcel Fässler, Jean-Denis Deletraz
Possible Part Season Entries
Lister Racing Team Not till 2008 Lister Judd 5.5 Jens Moller

LMP2

 

 

Kruse Motorsport Pescarolo P01 Judd

Tony Burgess, Jean De Pourtales, Norbert Siegler

   
Binnie Motorsport Lola B05/40 Zytek Bill Binnie, Allen Timpany, Chris Buncombe    

Pierre Bruneau 

Pilbeam MP93-01PB - Judd 

Marc Rostan, Pierre Bruneau, Simon Pullan

 

 

Bruichladdich Radical Radical SR9 AER Tim Greaves, Stuart Mosely, Robin Liddell    

RML

MG Lola EX 264 

Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos

 

 

Barazi - Epsilon 

Zytek 07S - Zytek V8 3.4

Juan Barazi, Michael Vergers, Karim Ojjeh

 

 

Quifel - ASM Team

Lola B05/40 AER

Miguel Pais do Amaral, Miguel Angel de Castro, Angel Burgeno

 

 

T2M Motorsport No Monza Dome S101.5 Mader Robin Longechal, Yutaka Yamanishi    
Embassy Racing Radical SR9 Judd Neil Cunningham, Warren Hughes, Darren Manning    
Saulnier Racing Courage LC75 AER Jacques Nicolet, Alain Filhol, Bruce Jouanny    
Noel Del Bello Courage LC75 AER Vitaly Pietrov    
Horag Racing Lola B05/40 Judd Didier Theys, Eric van de Poele, Fredy Lienhard    
Possible Part Season Entries
Team LNT Zytek 07S Tom Kimber-Smith, Danny Watts -Silverstone

 

 

Barazi - Epsilon 

Zytek 07S - Zytek V8 3.4

2nd car entered @ Le Mans    
Team Ranieri Randaccio Lucchini LMP2 04 may run @ Spa & Silverstone    
Zulltec Zulltec CZ-01      

LM GT1

 

 

Labre Competition Aston Martin DBR9  Christophe Bouchut, Garbriele Gardel, Fabrizio Gollin    

Labre Competition 

Aston Martin DBR9 

Steve Zacchia, Gregor Fisken, Grégory Franchi

 

 

Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9  Antonio Garcia, Liz Halliday    
Racing Box Saleen SR7 Marco Cioci, Pier Giuseppe Perazzini, Salvatore Tavano    
Oreca Saleen SR7 Stéphane Ortelli, Soheil Ayari
   
Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C5-R Jean-Luc Blanchemain, Sébastien Dumez, Vincent Vosse    

Luc Alphand Aventures

Corvette C6-R 

Luc Alphand, Jerome Policand, Patrice Goueslard, Oliver Gavin

 

 

Possible Part Season Entries

Team Modena

Aston Martin DBR9 

possible 2nd car

 

 

Barwell Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9  Leo Machitski possible partial programme    
PSI-Motorsport Corvette C6-R Some rounds    
PSI-Motorsport Corvette C6-R Some rounds    
Konrad Motorsport MM only Saleen SR 7 Maybe 2 cars    

LM GT2

 

 

Chad Peninsular Racing Panoz Esperante GTLM John Hartshorne, Bo McCormick    
Markland Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Henrik Moller Sorensen, Kurt Thiim    
Felbermayr/Proton Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR  Marc Lieb, Xavier Pompidou    
Felbermayr/Proton Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR  Christian Ried, Horst Felbermayr Jr., Thomas Gruber    

Ice Pol Racing Team

Ferrari F430

Yves Lambert, Christian Lefort

 

 

Perspective Racing

Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR 

Philippe Hesnault, Nigel Smith, Anthony Beltoise

 

 

JMB Racing Ferrari F430 Stephane Daoudi, Bo McCormick, Paolo Basso    

Farnbacher Racing  

Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR

Erik Nielsen, Pierre Ehret, Dirk Werner

 

 

Team LNT 

Panoz Esperante GTLM

Tom Kimber-Smith, Danny Watts

 

 

Team LNT 

Panoz Esperante GTLM 

Lucas Lasserre, Richard Dean

 

 

Speedy Racing Spyker C8 Spyder GT-2R  Andrea Belicchi, Jonny Kane, Andrea Chiesa    

Spyker Squadron 

Spyker C8 Spyder GT-2R 

Jarek Janis

 

 

IMSA Performance Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR Raymond Narac, Richard Lietz
   

GPC Sport Srl

Ferrari F430 GT

     
Villorba Corse Ferrari F430 GT Alex Caffi, Denny Zardo    

Virgo Motorsport

Ferrari F430 GT 

Allan Simonsen, Rob Bell

 

 

Possible Part Season Entries
James Watt Automotive Not VLC Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR Paul Daniels, Dave Cox    

GPC Sport Srl 

Ferrari F430 GT

 

 

 

Felbermayr/Proton Porsche GT3 996 RSR Gerold Ried, Horst Felbermayr sr.    
Chad Peninsular Racing Panoz Esperante GTLM Michael McInerney, Sean McInerney    
ASM Team Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR  Renato Della Noce, Pedro Bastos, Fernando Espirito Santos    
ProSpeed Spa only Porsche 911 997 GT3 RSR Rudi Penders, Franz Lamot    
         
See Mariantic 2007 Le Mans Series pages: HTTT / Monza / Valencia
See Mariantic 2006 Le Mans Series pages: Istanbul / Spa / Nurburgring / Donington / Jarama



 

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