Le Mans 24 hour race 2009
The 77th 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 77 e Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , took place from 13 to 14 June 2009 on the Circuit des 24 Heures .
The race
The race was organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and started on June 13th at 3pm. The race was attended by 234,800 spectators.
Peugeot won the race on its third participation in the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP with drivers David Brabham , Marc Gené and Alexander Wurz . Second place was taken by another Peugeot. Audi , having won eight times in the previous nine years, had to admit defeat. The best-placed Audi R15 TDI was in third place at the end of the race. In the LMP2 class, the Essex team won the Porsche RS Spyder . At the end of the race, Corvette Racing was ahead in the GT1 class, while Risi Competizione in the Ferrari F430 won the GT2 class.
Results
Pilots by nationality
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
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1 | LMP1 | 9 |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 382 |
2 | LMP1 | 8th |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 381 |
3 | LMP1 | 1 |
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Audi R15 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V10 | M. | 376 |
4th | LMP1 | 007 |
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Lola-Aston Martin B09 / 60 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 373 |
5 | LMP1 | 11 |
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ORECA 01 | AIM YS5.5 5.5L V10 | M. | 370 |
6th | LMP1 | 7th |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 369 |
7th | LMP1 | 14th |
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Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 369 |
8th | LMP1 | 16 |
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Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 368 |
9 | LMP1 | 15th |
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Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 360 |
10 | LMP2 | 31 |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | M. | 357 |
11 | LMP1 | 12 |
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Courage-ORECA LC70 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 344 |
12 | LMP2 | 33 |
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Lola B08 / 80 | Judd DB 3.4L V8 | M. | 343 |
13 | LMP1 | 008 |
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Lola-Aston Martin B09 / 60 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 342 |
14th | LMP1 | 13 |
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Lola B08 / 60 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 342 |
15th | GT1 | 63 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | M. | 342 |
16 | GT1 | 73 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | D. | 336 |
17th | LMP1 | 3 |
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Audi R15 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V10 | M. | 333 |
18th | GT2 | 82 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 329 |
19th | GT2 | 97 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | P | 327 |
20th | LMP2 | 24 |
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Pescarolo 01 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0L Turbo I4 | D. | 325 |
21st | LMP1 | 23 |
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Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S | Zytek 4.5L V8 | M. | 325 |
22nd | GT2 | 83 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 323 |
23 | GT2 | 92 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | D. | 320 |
24 | LMP1 | 4th |
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Creation CA07 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | M. | 319 |
25th | GT2 | 85 |
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Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | Audi 3.8L V8 | M. | 319 |
26th | GT2 | 78 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 317 |
27 | GT2 | 84 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 314 |
28 | LMP2 | 32 |
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Zytek 07S / 2 | Zytek 2ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M. | 306 |
29 | GT2 | 99 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 304 |
30th | GT2 | 81 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M. | 301 |
31 | GT1 | 66 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 294 |
32 | GT2 | 96 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | D. | 280 |
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33 | GT2 | 75 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | D. | 186 |
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34 | LMP2 | 5 |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | M. | 339 |
35 | GT1 | 64 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | M. | 311 |
36 | LMP2 | 25th |
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Lola B08 / 86 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M. | 273 |
37 | GT2 | 87 |
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Aston Martin 4.5L V8 | M. | 272 |
38 | GT2 | 76 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 265 |
39 | LMP2 | 39 |
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Lola B07 / 46 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0L Turbo I4 | D. | 261 |
40 | LMP1 | 009 |
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Lola-Aston Martin B09 / 60 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | M. | 252 |
41 | LMP1 | 10 |
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ORECA 01 | AIM YS5.5 5.5L V10 | M. | 219 |
42 | LMP1 | 17th |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5L Turbo V12 | M. | 210 |
43 | LMP2 | 35 |
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Pescarolo 01 | Mazda MZR-R 2.0L I4 | D. | 208 |
44 | LMP2 | 30th |
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Lola B08 / 80 | Judd DB 3.4L V8 | M. | 203 |
45 | GT2 | 80 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 194 |
46 | GT2 | 81 |
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Ferrari F430 GTC | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | H | 183 |
47 | LMP1 | 6th |
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Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S | Zytek ZG408 4.0L V8 | M. | 178 |
48 | LMP1 | 2 |
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Audi R15 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V10 | M. | 104 |
49 | LMP2 | 41 |
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Zytek 07S / 2 | Zytek ZG384 3.4L V8 | M. | 102 |
50 | GT2 | 70 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 102 |
51 | GT1 | 72 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8 | D. | 99 |
52 | LMP2 | 26th |
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Radical SR9 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | D. | 91 |
53 | LMP2 | 40 |
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Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S / 2 | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | D. | 46 |
54 | GT2 | 77 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | M. | 24 |
55 | GT1 | 68 |
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Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | Y | 1 |
1 Narain Karthikeyan dislocated his shoulder in a fall from the pit wall shortly before the start and was unable to take part. André Lotterer and Charles Zwolsman junior therefore had to contest the race as a team of two.
2 Stuart Hall was disqualified by the race management after causing an accident with a Radical which caused it to be out of the race. Harold Primat and Peter Kox therefore had to continue as a team of two until they dropped out.
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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56 | LMP1 | 20th |
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Euskadi ee2 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | ||
57 | LMP1 | 21st |
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Euskadi ee2 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | ||
58 | LMP2 | 29 |
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Lola B08 / 80 | Judd DB 3.4L V8 | ||
59 | LMP2 | 37 |
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WR LMP2008 | Zytek 2ZG348 3.4 L V8 | ||
60 | LMP2 | 49 |
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Porsche RS Spyder | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | ||
61 | GT1 | 50 |
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Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | ||
62 | GT1 | 55 |
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Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | ||
63 | GT1 | 60 |
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Aston Martini DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | ||
64 | GT2 | 86 |
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Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | Audi 3.8L V8 | ||
65 | GT2 | 88 |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 65
- Started: 55
- Rated: 32
- Race classes: 4
- Spectators: 234 800
- Honorary starter of the race: Luca Cordero di Montezemolo , President of Ferrari
- Race weekend weather: hot and dry
- Route length: 13.629 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 01: 45.442 hours
- Rounds of the winning team: 382
- Distance of the winning team: 5206.280 km
- Winner's average: 216.664 km / h
- Pole position: Stéphane Sarrazin - Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP (# 8) - 3: 22.888 = 241.830 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Nicolas Minassian - Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP (# 7) - 3: 24.352 = 240.097 km / h
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.motorsport-total.com/mehr/news/2009/06/Leuenberger_Platz_zwei_das_Karrierehighlight_09061414.html
- ^ Race - After 24 Hours. (PDF) Automobile Club de l'Ouest, June 14, 2009, archived from the original on July 11, 2009 ; Retrieved August 2, 2013 .
- ↑ http://www.motorsport-total.com/formelsport/news/2009/07/Gute_Taten_Simulator_Siege_und_Le_Mans_09071003.html
- ↑ http://www.motorsport-total.com/mehr/news/2009/06/Hall_Der_Le-Mans-Crash_tut_mir_sehr_leid_09061704.html