2008 Le Mans 24 hour race
The 76th 24-hour race at Le Mans , the 76 s Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , including 24 Heures Du Mans, Le Mans , was from 14 to 15 June 2008, the Circuit des 24 Heures instead of.
The race
In 2008 the number of participants in the LMP1 class increased significantly. In addition to Audi and its team, Joest Racing , which had already reported three prototypes at Le Mans in recent years, this time Peugeot was also represented with three vehicles at Le Mans. In addition to the two 01s by Henri Pescarolo, there were also new developments by Dome and Epsilon Euskadi .
The Dome S102 was the successor to the open Dome S101 and was co-developed by employees of the University of Tokyo . Epsilon, the team of Juan Barazi and Michael Vergers , which had previously been active in the LMP2 class, entered the LMP1 class in 2008 under the direction of Joan Villadelprat with the Epsilon Euskadi ee1 . The ee1 was designed by John Travis . In the first drafts, the double roll bar was still present, as was required for open sports prototypes such as the Audi R10 TDI . Since the ACO , which organizes the 24 Hours of Le Mans, aimed to only allow closed prototypes from 2010, the design was changed and the vehicle was given a roof. Another change was the introduction of a high nose, as is common with formula vehicles. The ee1 was equipped with a Judd GV5.5 S2 engine in the 2008 racing season . When choosing tires, they relied on Michelin .
In practice, Stéphane Sarrazin drove a time of 3: 18.513 minutes in the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP . This time corresponded to an average speed of 247.160 km / h. Since the late 1980s - in 1988 Hans-Joachim Stuck in the Porsche 962C (3.15.640 = 250.164 km / h) and 1989 Jean-Louis Schlesser in the Sauber C9 (3.15.040 = 249.826 km / h) - nobody had the Circuit des 24 heures under 3 minutes 20 lapsed. In contrast to the previous year, this time the Peugeot's were not only able to keep up with the speed of the Audi R10 TDI , but were also superior on a dry track. However, all Peugeot's were in the race with a dry set-up. The Audi with the number 2 took the lead during the rainy night. In some cases, this vehicle was up to ten seconds per lap faster than the competition. In the end, the lead gained was enough for victory. Record winner Tom Kristensen won for the eighth time. Van Merksteijn Motorsport won the LMP2 class in the Porsche RS Spyder . Aston Martin Racing won the GT1 class in the Aston Martin DBR9 . Risi Competizione secured the class win in the GT2 class in the Ferrari F430 .
Results
Pilots by nationality
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
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1 | LMP1 | 2 |
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Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 381 |
2 | LMP1 | 7th |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 381 |
3 | LMP1 | 9 |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 379 |
4th | LMP1 | 3 |
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Audi R10 TDI | Audi 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 374 |
5 | LMP1 | 8th |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 368 |
6th | LMP1 | 1 |
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Audi R10 TDI | Audi 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 367 |
7th | LMP1 | 17th |
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Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 362 |
8th | LMP1 | 5 |
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Courage-ORECA LC70 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 357 |
9 | LMP1 | 10 |
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Lola B08 / 60 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 354 |
10 | LMP2 | 34 |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | M. | 354 |
11 | LMP1 | 18th |
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Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | D. | 352 |
12 | LMP2 | 31 |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | D. | 347 |
13 | GT1 | 009 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 344 |
14th | GT1 | 63 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | M. | 344 |
15th | GT1 | 64 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | M. | 341 |
16 | GT1 | 007 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 339 |
17th | GT1 | 72 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | M. | 335 |
18th | LMP2 | 35 |
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Pescarolo 01 | Judd DB 3.4L V8 | M. | 333 |
19th | GT2 | 82 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 326 |
20th | LMP2 | 40 |
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Lola B05 / 40 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | D. | 325 |
21st | GT1 | 73 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | M. | 325 |
22nd | GT2 | 97 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | P | 318 |
23 | GT2 | 90 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | D. | 317 |
24 | LMP1 | 14th |
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Creation CA07 | AIM YS 5.5L V8 | D. | 316 |
25th | GT2 | 99 |
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Ferrari F430 GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 312 |
26th | LMP1 | 4th |
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Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 311 |
27 | GT2 | 77 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | M. | 309 |
28 | GT1 | 50 |
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Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | M. | 306 |
29 | LMP2 | 32 |
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Zytek 07S / 2 | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | M. | 304 |
30th | GT1 | 59 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 302 |
31 | LMP2 | 26th |
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Radical SR9 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | D. | 297 |
32 | GT2 | 80 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | M. | 289 |
33 | LMP1 | 11 |
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Dome S102 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 272 |
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34 | GT1 | 55 |
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Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini L535 6.0L V12 | M. | 266 |
35 | LMP1 | 24 |
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Courage LC70 | Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 | M. | 224 |
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36 | GT2 | 96 |
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Ferrari F430 GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | D. | 289 |
37 | LMP1 | 16 |
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Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 238 |
38 | LMP1 | 23 |
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Creation CA07 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | D. | 224 |
39 | LMP2 | 45 |
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Embassy WF01 | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | M. | 213 |
40 | LMP2 | 33 |
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Lola B08 / 80 | Judd DB 3.4L V8 | M. | 194 |
41 | LMP1 | 20th |
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Epsilon Euskadi ee1 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 189 |
42 | LMP1 | 22nd |
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Courage-ORECA LC70 | YGK YR40 4.0L Turbo V8 | Y | 185 |
43 | LMP1 | 21st |
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Epsilon Euskadi ee1 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 158 |
44 | LMP1 | 6th |
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Courage-ORECA LC70 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 147 |
45 | LMP2 | 44 |
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Lola B05 / 40 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0L Turbo I4 | D. | 147 |
46 | LMP1 | 12 |
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Lola B07 / 17 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 146 |
47 | GT2 | 78 |
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Ferrari F430 GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 111 |
48 | LMP2 | 25th |
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MG-Lola EX265 | MG XP21 2.0L Turbo I4 | M. | 100 |
49 | LMP1 | 19th |
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Lola B06 / 10 | AER P32C 4.0L Turbo V8 | D. | 87 |
50 | GT1 | 53 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 82 |
51 | GT2 | 94 |
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Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | Audi 4.0L V8 | M. | 72 |
52 | GT2 | 85 |
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Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | Audi 4.0L V8 | M. | 43 |
53 | GT2 | 76 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | M. | 26th |
54 | LMP2 | 41 |
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Zytek 07S / 2 | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | M. | 22nd |
55 | GT2 | 83 |
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Ferrari F430 GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 12 |
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56 | LMP2 | 30th |
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Lucchini LMP2-08 | Judd DB 3.4L V8 | D. | 1 |
1 Technical acceptance failed
Only in the entry list
Here you can find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race, but did not take part for various reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires |
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57 | GT1 |
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Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini L535 6.0L V12 | M. | ||
58 | GT2 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | M. | ||
59 | LMP1 |
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Creation CA07 | AIM YS 5.5L V8 | D. | ||
60 | GT2 |
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Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | Audi 4.0L V8 | M. | ||
61 | GT2 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | M. | ||
62 | GT1 |
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Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | |||
63 | GT2 | 81 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | |
64 | GT1 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | |||
65 | LMP2 |
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WR LMP2008 | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 65
- Started: 55
- Rated: 33
- Race classes: 4
- Spectators: 258,500
- Honorary starter of the race: unknown
- Race weekend weather: warm, rain at night and at the end of the race
- Route length: 13.629 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24:00: 24,085 hours
- Rounds of the winning team: 381
- Distance of the winning team: 5192.649 km
- Winner's average: 216.300 km / h
- Pole position: Stéphane Sarrazin - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (# 8) - 3: 18.513 = 247.160 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Stéphane Sarrazin - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (# 8) - 3: 19.394 = 246,068 km / h
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series