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14 and 15 June 2008 - Journee-Test 1st June                        See Le Mans 2007 page - here

2008 News:-

  • Official entry list here
  • 20 LM P1s, 12 LM P2s, 10 LM GT1s, 13 LM GT2s, plus 8 reserves
  • Timetable @ EI
  • Le Mans date officially 14 and 15 June ACO (Journee-Test 1st June)
  • Autosport (print edition) reporting ACO want to keep reserves available up to start (how?) to ensure 55 starters in 08
LMP1
1 Audi Sport North America Audi R10 Rinaldo Capello, Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen, Mike Rockenfeller, Lucas Luhr, Marco Werner, Alexandre Prémat, Mike Rockenfeller
2 Audi Sport North America Audi R10
3 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10
5

Team Matmut Oreca

ORECA Courage LC70 Judd

Olivier Panis, Nicolas Lapierre, Loïc Duval, Stéphane Ortelli, Soheil Ayari, Laurent Groppi
6

Team Matmut Oreca

ORECA Courage LC70 Judd

7 Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 Nicolas Minassian, Stephane Sarrazain, Pedro Lamy, Marc Gene, Jaques Villeneuve, Alexander Wurz, Franck Montagny, Ricard Zonta, Christian Klien
8 Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908
9 Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908
10 Prodrive / Charouz Racing Systems Lola B08/60 Aston Martin V12 Jan Charouz, Stefan Mücke, Tomas Enge
11 Dome Racing Team Dome S102 Judd  
12 Cytosport / Charouz Racing Systems B07/10 Judd Klaus Graf, Greg Pickett, Jan Lammers
14 Creation Autosportif Creation CA07 AIM Jamie Campbell-Walter
16 Pescarolo Sport  Pescarolo Judd Emmanuel Collard, Jean Christophe Boullion
17 Pescarolo Sport  Pescarolo Judd Harold Primat, Christophe Tinseau
18 Rollcentre Racing  Pescarolo P01 Judd Martin Short, Stephan Gregoire
19

Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport 

Lola B06/10 AER 

Gareth Evans, Bob Berridge, Amanda Stretton
20 Epsilon Euskadi Epsilon Euskadi ee1 Judd  
22 Tokai University Courage ORECA LC70 YGK  
23 AutoCon Motorsports Creation CA07 Judd Michael Lewis, Bryan Willmann
24 Terramos Courage LC70 Mugen Hiroki Katoh, Kazuho Takahashi, Yojiro Terada
LMP1 Reserves
R1 Saulnier Racing Pescarolo P01 Judd   
R3 Epsilon Euskadi Epsilon Euskadi ee1 Judd  
R5 Creation Autosportif Creation CA07 AIM  
LMP2
25 RML Lola MG EX265 MG Andy Wallace, Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos
26 Bruichladdich Radical Radical SR9 AER Tim Greaves, Jacob Greaves, Stuart Moseley
30 Racing Box Lucchini LMP2 04 Judd Filippo Francioni, Marco Didaio
31 Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder John Nielsen, Casper Elgaard
32 Barazi Epsilon Zytek 07S Juan Barazi, Michael Vergers
33 Sebah Racing / Speedy Racing Lola B08/80 Judd Andrea Belicchi, Steve Zacchia, Xavier Pompidou
34 van Merksteijn Motorsport Porsche RS Spyder Jos Verstappen, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Peter van Merksteijn
35 Saulnier Racing Pescarolo P01 Judd  Pierre Ragues, Matthieu Lahaye
40 Quifel - ASM Team Lola B05 - 40 AER Miguel Pais do Amaral, Olivier Pla, Guy Smith
41 Trading Performance Zytek 07S Claude-Yves Gosselin, Adam Sharpe, Karim Ojjeh
44 Kruse Schiller Motorsport Lola AER/Mazda Jean De Pourtalès, Alex Müller, Hideki Noda
45 Embassy Racing Embassy WF-01 Zytek Johnny Kane, Warren Hughes
GT1
007 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR9  
009 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR9  
50 Labre Competition Saleen S7-R Dino Lunardi, David Halliday
53 Vitaphone Racing Aston Martin DBR9 Michael Bartels
55 IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Peter Kox, Roman Rusinov
59 Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9  Antonio Garcia
63 Corvette Racing Corvette C6 R Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen, Ron Fellows
64 Corvette Racing Corvette C6 R Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Max Papis
72 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6 R Luc Alphand, Guillaume Moreau
73 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6 R Sébastien Dumez, Jean-Luc Blanchemain, Roland Berville
GT1 Reserves
R2 IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT  
R8 Labre Competition Saleen S7-R  
GT2
76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 997 Raymond Narac, Richard Lietz
77 Felbermayr/Proton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 997 Marc Lieb, Alex Davison
78 AF Corse Ferrari 430 GTC  
80 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 997 Jörg Bergmeister
81 Tafel Racing Ferrari 430 GTC Dominik Farnbacher, Dirk Müller, Allan Simonsen
82 Risi Competizione Ferrari 430 GTC Jaime Melo, Mika Salo
83 Risi Competizione Ferrari 430 GTC Tracy Krohn
85

Spyker Squadron 

Spyker C8 Spyder GT-2R 

Alexei Vasilev, Ralf Kelleners, Peter Dumbreck
90 Farnbacher Racing   Ferrari F430 GTC Pierre Ehret, Pierre Kaffer
94 Speedy Racing Spyker C8 Spyder GT-2R  Andrea Chiesa, Philippe Camandona, Benjamin Leuenberger
96 Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 430 GTC Rob Bell, Gianmaria Bruni
97 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 430 GTC  
99 JMB Racing Ferrari 430 GTC  
GT2 Reserves
R4 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 997  
R6

Spyker Squadron 

Spyker C8 Spyder GT-2R 

 
R7 Felbermayr/Proton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 997  

The entry list for Le Mans is limited to 55 cars spread across the 4 categories. 28 entries are "pre-selected", that is to say if they enter, their entry will be accepted. This only applies if the entry is to the same category as it was pre-selected for. This privilege belongs to the team and is not related to car or engine make. The pre-selections in each category are:-

  • 1st and 2nd at 2007 Le Mans in each category
  • 1st and 2nd in 2007 LMS in each category
  • 1st at 2007 Petit Le mans in each category
  • 1st in 2007 ALMS or 2nd in ALMS in each category if winner also won Petit Le Mans
  • 1st and 2nd in 2007 FIA-GT in GT1 & GT2

The criteria for selection are deliberately vague, the following is a quote from the ACO regulations outlining the "rules":-

a. The following criteria are at the Selection Committee’s discretion.
b. The list is not exhaustive and with no priority classification.

  • A maximum of two (2) cars per competitor
  • Fame of the competitor (manufacturer, factory-backed team, well-known private team, private team)
  • Previous "24 Hours of Le Mans" races
  • Competitors' record
  • Regular entries in "American Le Mans Series" and "Le Mans Endurance Series" events
  • Recommended entry in a race prior to the Selection Committee meeting
  • Quality of the cars
  • Technical interest
  • Relationship with the A.C.O. and its environment regarding legal and financial issues
  • Maintaining the participation of "privateers"
  • Etc.

 
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