The Automobile Club de l’Ouest, organiser of the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans has published the list of the 56 entries that will be invited to take part to the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours, which will be held June 18 and 19.
The ACO revealed it received more than 70 requests to compete in this year’s event. Finally, 26 LM prototypes and 26 GT cars have been selected. The list below also includes the name of Number 1 driver for each car.
LM P1
1 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Timo Bernhard
2 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Marcel Fassler
3 – Audi Sport North America – Audi R18 – Tom Kristensen
5 – Hope Racing – Oreca 01 Hybrid – Steve Zacchia
7 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Sebastien Bourdais
8 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Stephane Sarrazin
9 – Team Peugeot Total – Peugeot 908 – Anthony Davidson
10 – Team Oreca Matmut – Peugeot 908 HDi FAP – Nicolas Lapierre
12 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Nicolas Prost
13 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Andrea Belicchi
15 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Matthieu Lahaye
16 – Pescarolo Team – Pescarolo 01 Judd – Emmanuel Collard
19 – Highcroft Racing – HPD ARX-01e – David Brabham
20 – Quifel ASM Team – Zytek 09SC – Miguel Amaral
24 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Richard Hein
007 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR ONE – Stefan Mucke
009 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR ONE – Harold Primat
LM P2
26 – SignaTech Nissan – Oreca 03 – Franck Mailleux
27 – SignaTech Nissan – Oreca 03 – Tiago Monteiro
33 – Level 5 Motorsports – Lola Coupe HPD – Scott Tucker
35 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Frederic Da Rocha
36 – RML – HPD ARX-01d – Mike Newton
39 – Pecom Racing – Lola B11/40 Judd BMW – Luis Perez-Companc
40 – Race Performance – Oreca 03 Judd BMW – Michael Frey
41 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Z11SN – Karim Ojjeh
42 – Strakka Racing – HPD ARX-01d – Nick Leventis
48 – Team Oreca Matmut – Oreca 03 – Soheil Ayari
49 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Andrea Barlesi
LMP substitutes
Extreme Limite – Norma M200P – Judd BMW – Fabien Rosier
Kronos Racing – Lola Aston Martin – Vanina Ickx
Rangoni Motorsports – Zytek Hybrid – Fernandino Geri
Boutsen Energy Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Dominik Kraihamer
Pegasus Racing – Courage-Oreca LC75 HPD – Julien Schell
LM GTE PRO
51 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Giancarlo Fisichella
55 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 – Augusto Farfus
56 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 – Andy Priaulx
58 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Stephane Ortelli
59 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Anthony Beltoise
64 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Lukas Lichtner Hoyer
65 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Vitus Eckert
66 – JMW Motorsport – Ferrari F458 Italia – Rob Bell
71 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 – Rob Kauffman
73 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Oliver Gavin
74 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Olivier Beretta
75 – ProSpeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Goossens
76 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Raymond Narac
77 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Lieb
79 – JOTA – Aston Martin Vantage – Sam Hancock
80 – Flying Lizard Motorsport – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Jorg Bergmeister
88 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Lucas Luhr
89 – Hankook-Team Farnbacher – Ferrari F458 Italia – Dominik Farnbacher
LM GTE AM
50 – Larbre Competition – Chevrolet Corvette C6.R – Patrick Bornhauser
57 – Krohn Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Tracy Krohn
60 – Gulf AMR Middle East – Aston Martin Vantage – Fabien Giroix
61 – AF Corse – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Piergiuseppe Perazzini
62 – CRS Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Pierre Ehret
63 – Proton Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Horst Felbermayr
68 – Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT – David Robertson
70 – Larbre Competiton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
81 – Flying Lizard Motorsport – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Seth Neiman
83 – JMB Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Manuel Rodrigues
LM GTE substitutes:
Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT
Tolimit Arabia – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
ProSpeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Young Driver AMR – Aston Martin Vantage
BMS Scuderia Italia – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
The ACO revealed it received more than 70 requests to compete in this year’s event. Finally, 26 LM prototypes and 26 GT cars have been selected. The list below also includes the name of Number 1 driver for each car.
LM P1
1 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Timo Bernhard
2 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Marcel Fassler
3 – Audi Sport North America – Audi R18 – Tom Kristensen
5 – Hope Racing – Oreca 01 Hybrid – Steve Zacchia
7 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Sebastien Bourdais
8 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Stephane Sarrazin
9 – Team Peugeot Total – Peugeot 908 – Anthony Davidson
10 – Team Oreca Matmut – Peugeot 908 HDi FAP – Nicolas Lapierre
12 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Nicolas Prost
13 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Andrea Belicchi
15 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Matthieu Lahaye
16 – Pescarolo Team – Pescarolo 01 Judd – Emmanuel Collard
19 – Highcroft Racing – HPD ARX-01e – David Brabham
20 – Quifel ASM Team – Zytek 09SC – Miguel Amaral
24 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Richard Hein
007 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR ONE – Stefan Mucke
009 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR ONE – Harold Primat
LM P2
26 – SignaTech Nissan – Oreca 03 – Franck Mailleux
27 – SignaTech Nissan – Oreca 03 – Tiago Monteiro
33 – Level 5 Motorsports – Lola Coupe HPD – Scott Tucker
35 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Frederic Da Rocha
36 – RML – HPD ARX-01d – Mike Newton
39 – Pecom Racing – Lola B11/40 Judd BMW – Luis Perez-Companc
40 – Race Performance – Oreca 03 Judd BMW – Michael Frey
41 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Z11SN – Karim Ojjeh
42 – Strakka Racing – HPD ARX-01d – Nick Leventis
48 – Team Oreca Matmut – Oreca 03 – Soheil Ayari
49 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Andrea Barlesi
LMP substitutes
Extreme Limite – Norma M200P – Judd BMW – Fabien Rosier
Kronos Racing – Lola Aston Martin – Vanina Ickx
Rangoni Motorsports – Zytek Hybrid – Fernandino Geri
Boutsen Energy Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Dominik Kraihamer
Pegasus Racing – Courage-Oreca LC75 HPD – Julien Schell
LM GTE PRO
51 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Giancarlo Fisichella
55 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 – Augusto Farfus
56 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 – Andy Priaulx
58 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Stephane Ortelli
59 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Anthony Beltoise
64 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Lukas Lichtner Hoyer
65 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Vitus Eckert
66 – JMW Motorsport – Ferrari F458 Italia – Rob Bell
71 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 – Rob Kauffman
73 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Oliver Gavin
74 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Olivier Beretta
75 – ProSpeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Goossens
76 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Raymond Narac
77 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Lieb
79 – JOTA – Aston Martin Vantage – Sam Hancock
80 – Flying Lizard Motorsport – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Jorg Bergmeister
88 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Lucas Luhr
89 – Hankook-Team Farnbacher – Ferrari F458 Italia – Dominik Farnbacher
LM GTE AM
50 – Larbre Competition – Chevrolet Corvette C6.R – Patrick Bornhauser
57 – Krohn Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Tracy Krohn
60 – Gulf AMR Middle East – Aston Martin Vantage – Fabien Giroix
61 – AF Corse – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Piergiuseppe Perazzini
62 – CRS Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Pierre Ehret
63 – Proton Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Horst Felbermayr
68 – Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT – David Robertson
70 – Larbre Competiton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
81 – Flying Lizard Motorsport – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Seth Neiman
83 – JMB Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Manuel Rodrigues
LM GTE substitutes:
Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT
Tolimit Arabia – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
ProSpeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Young Driver AMR – Aston Martin Vantage
BMS Scuderia Italia – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR