Le Mans 2005 Test Days - 24 Hours/ 24 Heures

Le Mans 24H 2005

Test Days 2005-06-05

Times

	P	Num	Class	CP	Drivers	Team	Car	Time	Gap
	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50	16 17 13 3 5 18 4 2 7 12 10 9 32 25 30 37 39 8 58 59 34 45 61 36 33 64 50 31 63 24 51 52 35 20 69 90 77 76 71 80 23 93 72 85 78 91 89 92 83 95	LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP2 LMP2 LMP2 LMP2 LMP2 LMP1 GT1 GT1 LMP2 LMP2 GT1 LMP2 LMP2 GT1 GT1 LMP2 GT1 LMP2 GT1 GT1 LMP2 LMP2 GT1 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 LMP2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 13 1 2 6 7 3 8 9 4 5 10 6 11 7 8 12 13 9 1 2 3 4 5 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	Collard, Boullion, Comas Loeb, Helary, Ayari Cochet, Nakano, Jouanny Lehto, Werner Michigami, Ara, Kaneishi Short, Barbosa, Ickx Montagny, Gounon, Ortelli Biela, Pirro Minassian, Campbell Walter,Wallace Schwager, Frei, Vann Lammers, Julian, Bosch Hignett, Stack, Kurosawa Fisken, Halliday, Hancok Erdos, Newton, Hughes Bennett, Mitchell, Mullen Belmondo, Andre, Sutherland Evans, Berridge, Owen Verdoen Roe, Krumm, Primat Enge, Kox, Lamy Brabham, Sarrazin, Turner Macaluso, James, Lally Peroni, Francioni, Savoldi Fomenko, Vasiliev, Bouchut Gosselin, Ojjeh, Sharpe Zlobin, Migault, Barazi Gavin, Beretta, Magnussen Goueslard, Dupard, Vosse Amorin, Iannetta, Pillon Fellows, O'Connell, Papis Terada, Roussel, Binnie Gollin, Pescatori, Ramos Bartyan, Malucelli, Seiler Hillebrand, Hahn, Leroch Rostan, Haezebrouck, Bruneau de Fournoux, Daoudi Petersen, Long, Bernhard Auberlen, Liddell, Maxwell Dumas, Dumez, Narac Hindery, Rockenfeller, Lieb Van Overbeek, Pechnik, Neiman Bouvet, Boulay, Julien Kinch, Kirkaldy, Reid Policand, Campbell, Alphand Coronel, Crevels, Van Merkesteijn Sellers, Franchitti, Bourdais Pompidou, Blanchemain, Yamagishi Nielsen, Thyrring, Ehret Macari, Ericsson, Wilson Collin, Felbermayr, Shep Hartshorne, Stanton, Johnson	Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Sport Courage Competition Champion Racing Jim Gainer International Rollcentre Racing Audi Playstation Oreca Champion Racing Creation Autosportif Courage Competition Racing For Holland Team Jota - Zytek Intersport Racing RML Kruse Motorsport Paul Belmondo Racing Chamberlain Synergy Motor Rollcentre Racing Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Racing Miracle Motorsports Lucchini Engineering Cirtek Motorsport Paul Belmondo Racing Intersport Racing Corvette Racing Larbre Competition Del Bello Noel Corvette Racing Rachel Welter BMS Scuderia Italia BMS Scuderia Italia G-Force Racing Bruneau Pierre JMB Racing White Lightning Racing Panoz Motor Sports Raymon Narrac Alex Job Racing Flying Lizard Motorsports Gerard Welter Scuderia Ecosse Luc Alphand Aventures Spyker Squadron Panoz Motor Sports T2M Motorsport Sebah Automotive Cirtek Motorsport Seikel Motorsport RaceSport Peninsula TVR	Pescarolo Judd Pescarolo Judd Courage Judd Audi R8 Dome Mugen Dallara Judd Audi R8 Audi R8 DBA Judd Courage Judd Dome Judd Zytek 04S Lola B05/40 AER Lola MG Ex264 Courage Judd Courage C65 For Lola B05/40 AER Dallara Nissan Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin DBR9 Courage AER Lucchini Judd Ferrari 550Maranello Courage C65 Ford Courage Judd Corvette C6-R Ferrari 550Maranello Courage - CG Corvette C6-R WR Peugeot Ferrari 550Maranello Ferrari 550Maranello Courage C65 Judd Pilbeam JPX Ferrari 575 GTC Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Panoz Elan Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 911 GT3 RSR WR Ferrari 360 Modena Porsche 911 GT3 RS Spyker C8 Spyder GT Panoz Elan Porsche 996 GT3 RS Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Ferrari 360 Modena Porsche 996 GT3 RSR TVR Tuscan T400R	3:32.468 3:35.893 3:37.674 3:38.719 3:38.875 3:38.976 3:39.060 3:39.418 3:39.568 3:39.633 3:41.507 3:42.739 3:44.426 3:44.614 3:45.844 3:46.522 3:47.586 3:49.826 3:50.033 3:50.539 3:50.947 3:51.350 3:53.635 3:53.655 3:53.735 3:54.183 3:55.340 3:56.044 3:56.174 3:57.780 3:58.199 3:58.428 4:03.301 4:03.688 4:04.435 4:04.915 4:05.059 4:05.367 4:06.464 4:08.406 4:08.550 4:10.180 4:12.274 4:13.263 4:13.734 4:14.988 4:16.032 4:16.687 4:20.543 4:25.304	3.425 5.206 6.251 6.407 6.508 6.592 6.950 7.100 7.165 9.039 10.271 11.958 12.146 13.376 14.054 15.118 17.358 17.565 18.071 18.479 18.882 21.167 21.187 21.267 21.715 22.872 23.576 23.706 25.312 25.731 25.960 30.833 31.220 31.967 32.447 32.591 32.899 33.996 35.938 36.082 37.712 39.806 40.795 41.266 42.520 43.564 44.219 48.075

Qualification 2005-06-15-/16

Times

	P	Num	Class	CP	Drivers	Team	Car	Time	Gap
	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.	16 17 2 5 4 13 7 3 18 9 10 37 12 8 32 25 58 34 30 59 33 64 31 36 61 39 63 50 20 51 24 52 71 23 80 77 76 69 78 90 91 72 93 89 92 95 83 35 85	LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP2 LMP1 LMP1 LMP2 LMP2 GT1 LMP2 LMP2 GT1 LMP2 GT1 LMP2 LMP2 GT1 LMP2 GT1 GT1 LMP2 GT1 LMP2 GT1 GT2 LMP2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT1 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 LMP2 GT2	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 12 13 2 3 1 4 5 2 6 3 7 8 4 9 5 6 10 7 11 8 1 12 2 3 4 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14	Collard, Boullion, Comas Loeb, Helary, Ayari Biela, Pirro, Mc Nish Michigami, Ara, Kaneishi Montagny, Gounon, Ortelli Cochet, Nakano, Jouanny Minassian, Campbellwalter Wallace Lehto, Werner, Kristensen Short, Barbosa, Ickx Hignett, Stack, Kurosawa Lammers, Julian, Bosch Belmondo, Andre, Sutherland Schwager, Frei, Vann Verdoen Roe, Krumm, Primat Fisken, Halliday, Hancock Erdos, Newton, Hughes Enge, Kox, Lamy Macaluso, James, Lally Bennett, Mitchell, Mullen Brabham, Sarrazin, Turner Zlobin, Briere, Barazi Gavin, Beretta, Magnussen Amorin, Iannetta, Pillon Gosselin, Ojjeh, Sharpe Fomenko, Vasiliev, Bouchut Evans, Berridge, Owen Fellows, O'Connell, Papis Goueslard, Dupard, Vosse Rostan, Haezebrouck, Bruneau Pescatori, Gollin, Ramos Terada, Roussel, Binnie Bartyan, Malucelli, Seiler Hindery, Rockenfeller, Lieb Bouvet, Boulay, Julien Van Overbeek, Pechnik, Neiman Auberlen, Liddell, Maxwell Dumas, Dumez, Narac de Fournoux, Daoudi, Matthews Sellers, Franchitti, Bourdais Bergmeister, Long, Bernhard Pompidou, Blanchemain, Yamagishi Policand, Campbell, Alphand Kinch, Kirkaldy, Reid Nielsen, Thyrring, Ehret Macari, Ericsson, Wilson Hartshorne, Stanton, Johnson Collin, Felbermayr, Shep Hillebrand, Hahn, Pickering Coronel, Crevels, Van Merksteijn	Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Sport Champion Racing Jim Gainer International Audi Playstation Oreca Courage Competition Creation Autosportif Champion Racing Rollcentre Racing Team Jota - Zytek Racing For Holland Paul Belmondo Racing Courage Competition Rollcentre Racing Intersport Racing RML Aston Martin Racing Miracle Motorsports Kruse Motorsport Aston Martin Racing Intersport Racing Corvette Racing Del Bello Noel Paul Belmondo Racing Cirtek Motorsport Chamberlain Synergy Motor Corvette Racing Larbre Competition Bruneau Pierre BMS Scuderia Italia Rachel Welter BMS Scuderia Italia Alex Job Racing Gerard Welter Flying Lizard Motorsports Panoz Motor Sports Raymon Narrac JMB Racing Panoz Motor Sports White Lightning Racing T2M Motorsport Luc Alphand Aventures Scuderia Ecosse Sebah Automotive Cirtek Motorsport RaceSport Peninsula TVR Seikel Motorsport G-Force Racing Spyker Squadron	Pescarolo Judd Pescarolo Judd Audi R8 Dome Mugen Audi R8 Courage Judd DBA Judd Audi R8 Dallara Judd Zytek 04S Dome Judd Courage C65 Ford Courage Judd Dallara Nissan Lola B05/40 AER Lola MG EX264 Aston Martin DBR9 Courage AER Courage Judd Aston Martin DBR9 Courage AER Corvette C6-R Courage - CG Courage C65 Ford Ferrari 550Mar Lola B05/40 AER Corvette C6-R Ferrari 550 Maranello Pilbeam JPX Ferrari 550 Maranello WR Peugeot Ferrari 550 Maranello Porsche 911 GT3 RSR WR Porsche 911 GT Panoz Elan Porsche 911 GT Ferrari 575 GT Panoz Elan Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Ferrari 360 Modena Porsche 911 GT Ferrari 360 Modena TVR Tuscan T40 Porsche 911 GT Courage C65 Judd Spyker C8 Spyder	3:34.715 3:35.555 3:37.795 3:38.094 3:38.281 3:38.735 3:38.929 3:38.988 3:39.643 3:41.177 3:41.930 3:42.301 3:42.859 3:43.377 3:44.752 3:46.205 3:48.576 3:48.819 3:49.267 3:49.739 3:51.844 3:52.426 3:53.051 3:53.376 3:55.309 3:55.531 3:55.914 3:55.983 3:57.612 3:57.676 3:59.103 3:59.475 4:05.326 4:05.855 4:06.658 4:07.027 4:07.349 4:07.654 4:09.262 4:11.105 4:12.144 4:12.258 4:13.237 4:16.930 4:20.873 4:22.310 4:24.068 -- 4:32.043	0.840 3.080 3.379 3.566 4.020 4.214 4.273 4.928 6.462 7.215 7.586 8.144 8.662 10.037 11.490 13.861 14.104 14.552 15.024 17.129 17.711 18.336 18.661 20.594 20.816 21.199 21.268 22.897 22.961 24.388 24.760 30.611 31.140 31.943 32.312 32.634 32.939 34.547 36.390 37.429 37.543 38.522 42.215 46.158 47.595 49.353 -- 57.328

Wednesday report

The first of two qualifying sessions took place at Le Mans, France today in preparation for this weekend’s 73rd 24 Heures du Mans. The RML MG Lola EX264 completed a number of trouble free laps at the hands of co-drivers Tommy Erdos, Mike Newton and Warren Hughes.
With rain steadily growing heavier during the afternoon the team decided to use the 7-9pm daylight session to carry out a full system check of the car as well as complete some wet weather running. Warren was the only driver to complete laps in the first half of the session (7-9pm) during which time he tried two different tyre options and the team optimized its real time telemetry system to improve data transfer.

The session was interrupted by a red flag period when a similar Lola chassis crashed on the wet surface ending up on the outside of the barriers on the Mulsanne Straight. When the session resumed Warren completed another two laps before returning to the pits to prepare for the night session from 10-12pm.
The second half of qualifying continued in wet conditions and with no chance of significant lap time improvements the team concentrated on ensuring all three drivers completed their mandatory night time laps. Although the running was limited in this first qualifying session all three drivers reported that the car was performing well with a good balance in the tricky conditions.

Intersport Racing is returning this weekend to France for the 24 Hours of Le Mans to defend their 2004 P2 class victory. The team is returning with two entries for this year's event. The familiar American Le Mans contending Lola-AER will be teamed with a Courage-AER.
"Lola and Courage have provided the team with excellent race cars for this year's race," exclaimed 2004 Le Mans class winner Clint Field. "To win a 24 hour race is very hard. We know how to win, but luck is also needed."

The team has put together an outstanding international driver lineup for the 2005 race.
The #32 Lola entry will consist of Gregor Fisken, Great Britain, Liz Halliday, United States, and Sam Hancock, Great Britain.
The #33 Courage entry will consist of Sergey Zlobin, Russia, Bastien Briere, France, and Juan Barazi, Denmark.
"At the recent test day, the drivers were really quick out of the box," stated Field. "We have very good cars and should contend for the class win again."
Halliday and Fisken return to the Intersport team as they did at the 2005 12 Hours of Sebring. "It is great for the team to have such a strong driver lineup for this race," stated Field.

Thursday report

The second and final qualifying session for this year's 24 Heures du Mans took place in Le Mans, France this evening with the RML MG Lola EX264 securing an 8th row grid position.

During Thursday the team fitted its race engine and transmission as part of its final preparations for the 24 hours. Having completed their mandatory night laps on Wednesday evening all that remained for this second qualifying session was to complete a systems check and post a dry weather time to claim their spot on the starting grid.
All three team drivers, Tommy Erdos, Mike Newton and Warren Hughes drove this evening and enthused about the cars performance in the dry weather, Tommy finally posted a qualifying time of 3:46:205, securing the team 3rd place in the LMP2 class.

Tommy's second and last flying lap of this year's Le Mans qualifying was clearly quicker with the team telemetry showing him two seconds faster than his previous best before he encountered traffic towards the end of the lap.
With no track activity taking place on Friday the team will now carry out a final thorough check of the race car components and spare parts. The drivers will take part in a number of PR activities including the official Grand Parade des Pilotes through Le Mans town centre during the evening.

The second and final qualifying session for this year's 24 Heures du Mans took place in Le Mans, France this evening with the RML MG Lola EX264 securing an 8th row grid position. During Thursday the team fitted its race engine and transmission as part of its final preparations for the 24 hours. Having completed their mandatory night laps on Wednesday evening all that remained for this second qualifying session was to complete a systems check and post a dry weather time to claim their spot on the starting grid. All three team drivers, Tommy Erdos,

Mike Newton and Warren Hughes drove this evening and enthused about the cars performance in the dry weather, Tommy finally posted a qualifying time of 3:46:205, securing the team 3rd place in the LMP2 class. Tommy's second and last flying lap of this year's Le Mans qualifying was clearly quicker with the team telemetry showing him two seconds faster than his previous best before he encountered traffic towards the end of the lap.

Warm-up 2005-06-18

	P	Num	Class	CP	Drivers	Team	Car	Time
	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47.	16 3 2 17 7 4 13 5 12 10 32 30 9 39 37 18 59 63 34 64 33 51 69 58 36 25 31 71 52 78 77 85 90 61 91 20 93 72 24 80 83 92 23 95 89 76 35	LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP2 LMP2 LMP1 LMP2 LMP2 LMP1 GT1 GT1 LMP2 GT1 LMP2 GT1 GT1 GT1 LMP2 LMP2 LMP2 GT2 GT1 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT2 GT1 GT2 LMP2 GT2 GT2 LMP2 GT2 GT2 GT2 LMP2 GT2 GT2 GT2 LMP2		Collard, Boullion, Comas Lehto, Werner, Kristensen Biela, Pirro, Mc Nish Loeb, Helary, Ayari Minassian, C-Walter Wallace Montagny, Gounon, Ortelli Cochet, Nakano, Jouanny Michigami, Ara, Kaneishi Schwager, Frei, Vann Lammers, Julian, Bosch Fisken, Halliday, Hancock Bennett, Mitchell, Mullen Hignett, Stack, Kurosawa Evans, Berridge, Owen Belmondo, Andre, Sutherland Short, Barbosa, Ickx Brabham, Sarrazin, Turner Fellows, O'Connell, Papis Macaluso, James, Lally Gavin, Beretta, Magnussen Zlobin, Briere, Barazi Pescatori, Gollin, Ramos de Fournoux, Daoudi, Matthews Enge, Kox, Lamy Gosselin, Ojjeh, Sharpe Erdos, Newton, Hughes Amorin, Iannetta, Pillon Hindery, Rockenfeller, Lieb Bartyan, Malucelli, Seiler Sellers, Franchitti, Bourdais Auberlen, Liddell, Maxwell Coronel, Crevels, Van Merksteijn Bergmeister, Long, Bernhard Fomenko, Vasiliev, Bouchut Pompidou, Blanchemain, Yamagishi Rostan, Haezebrouck, Bruneau Kinch, Kirkaldy, Reid Policand, Campbell, Alphand Terada, Roussel, Binnie Van Overbeek, Pechnik, Neiman Collin, Felbermayr, Shep Macari, Ericsson, Wilson Bouvet, Boulay, Julien Hartshorne, Stanton, Johnson Nielsen, Thyrring, Ehret Dumas, Dumez, Narac Hillebrand, Hahn, Pickering	Pescarolo Sport Champion Racing Champion Racing Pescarolo Sport Creation Autosportif Audi Playstation Oreca Courage Competition Jim Gainer International Courage Competition Racing For Holland Intersport Racing Kruse Motorsport Team Jota - Zytek Chamberlain Synergy Motor Paul Belmondo Racing Rollcentre Racing Aston Martin Racing Corvette Racing Miracle Motorsports Corvette Racing Intersport Racing BMS Scuderia Italia JMB Racing Aston Martin Racing Paul Belmondo Racing RML Del Bello Noel Alex Job Racing BMS Scuderia Italia Panoz Motor Sports Panoz Motor Sports Spyker Squadron White Lightning Racing Cirtek Motorsport T2M Motorsport Bruneau Pierre Scuderia Ecosse Luc Alphand Aventures Rachel Welter Flying Lizard Motorsports Seikel Motorsport Cirtek Motorsport Gerard Welter RaceSport Peninsula TVR Sebah Automotive Raymon Narrac G-Force Racing	Pescarolo Judd Audi R8 Audi R8 Pescarolo Judd DBA Judd Audi R8 Courage Judd Dome Mugen Courage Judd Dome Judd Lola B05/40 AER Courage Judd Zytek 04S Lola B05/40 AER Courage C65 Ford Dallara Judd Aston Martin DBR9 Corvette C6-R Courage AER Corvette C6-R Courage AER Ferrari 550Maranello Ferrari 575 GT Aston Martin DBR9 Courage C65 Ford Lola MG EX264 Courage - CG Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Ferrari 550Maranello Panoz Elan Panoz Elan Spyker C8 Spyder Porsche 911 GT3 Ferrari 550Maranello Porsche 911 GT3 Pilbeam JPX Ferrari 360 Modena Porsche 911 GT3 WR Peugeot Porsche 911 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3 Ferrari 360 Modena WR TVR Tuscan T400 Porsche 911 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3 Courage C65 Judd	3:37.042 3:41.059 3:41.250 3:41.967 3:42.338 3:43.279 3:43.284 3:43.543 3:44.872 3:47.198 3:49.477 3:50.620 3:52.590 3:53.173 3:54.410 3:55.949 3:56.512 3:57.353 3:58.526 3:58.887 4:01.254 4:01.446 4:04.341 4:04.411 4:04.702 4:05.047 4:05.312 4:08.050 4:09.202 4:11.211 4:13.303 4:14.006 4:15.089 4:17.623 4:17.991 4:19.834 4:21.052 4:22.360 4:23.170 4:23.194 4:23.404 4:27.580 4:40.037 4:45.936 4:47.498 6:07.753 10:11.737

Report

Pescarolo led the way during the warm-up session in preparation for today's 24-hour race at Le Mans.
The #16 Pescarolo Sport C60 Judd driven by Eric Comas, Jean Christophe Boullion and Emmanuel Collard completed 9 laps and set a fastest time of 3m 37.042s around the 13.650km circuit. The car was one of the first out on the circuit but started pushing hard in the second half of the session to go fastest. The sister car of Sebastien Loeb, Eric Helary and Soheil Ayari finished in fourth place.

The Champion Racing Audi R8 pair finished in second and third places with the #3 car of JJ Lehto, Marco Werner and Tom Kristensen a couple tenths ahead of the #2 of Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Allan McNish. Both cars took to the track at the very start of the session, ran quickly throughout and completed 11 laps each - more than any other car. McNish suffered a moment when he went straight on at Ralentisseur Playstation early in the session but was able to rejoin.

The Intersport Racing Lola AER of Sam Hancock, Liz Halliday and Gregor Fisken was fastest in the LM P2 class with the Kruse Motorsport Courage Judd of Tim Mullen, Ian Mitchell and Phil Bennett right behind. Aston Martin headed the GT1 class with the car of David Brabham, Stephane Sarrazin and Darren Turner, and the Alex Job Racing Porsche GT3-RSR driven by Mike Rockenfeller dominated the GT2 class with a series of strong laps midway through the session.

All 49 cars took to the track during the session although the Rollcentre Racing Dallara LMP900 Nissan of Michael Krumm pitted at the end of its installation lap with smoke coming out of the engine. The Larbre Competition Ferrari 550 Maranello of Patrice Goueslard stopped on it's first lap out of the pits at the exit of Tertre Rouge with a mechanical problem and also the Raymond Narac Posrsche GT3-RSR of Romain Dumas went off at the exit of Indianapolis on its second flying lap.

The Petersen Motorsports / White Lightning Racing Porsche GT3-RSR returned to the circuit after suffering a big accident in qualifying. The car had suffered substantial damage to its front and had to be taken away to a Porsche repair facility that night, but returned to the paddock on Friday evening and the team finished rebuilding the car at 2.30am local time. The car completed three laps at the hands of Jorg Bergmeister and was running second its class but returned to the pitlane with a leak in a radiator pipe.

The Gerard Welter WR LMP2 car, driven by Sylvain Boulay, suffered a heavy twitch and subsequent spin at the exit of Virage de Mulsanne and pulled off the circuit in the closing minutes of the session, and the Jim Matthews's JMB Racing Ferrari 575 GTC crawled back to the pitlane with a right-front puncture. Also the Jim Gainer International Dome Mugen of Ryo Michigami, Seiji Ara and Katsutomo Kaneichi ran through the gravel at the end of the session but rejoined.

Race 2005-06-18

	P	Num	Class	CP	Drivers	Team	Car	Laps
	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. --- DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF	3 16 2 4 64 63 10 12 59 71 90 9 50 80 7 76 18 61 72 89 25 36 37 83 30 95 24 58 17 92 5 78 91 35 8 32 34 31 69 85 93 51 52 23 13 20 33 39 77	LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 LMP1 GT1 GT1 LMP1 LMP1 GT1 GT2 GT2 LMP1 GT1 GT2 LMP1 GT2 LMP1 GT1 GT2 GT2 LMP2 LMP2 LMP2 GT2 LMP2 GT2 LMP2 GT1 LMP1 GT2 LMP1 GT2 GT2 LMP2 LMP1 LMP2 LMP2 LMP2 GT1 GT2 GT2 GT1 GT1 LMP2 LMP1 LMP2 LMP2 LMP2 GT2	1 2 3 4 1 2 5 6 3 1 2 7 4 3 8 4 8 5 5 6 1 2 3 7 4 7 5 6 9 8 10 9 10 6 11 7 8 9 7 11 12 8 9 10 12 11 12 13 13	Lehto, Werner, Kristensen Collard, Boullion, Comas Biela, Pirro, Mc Nish Montagny, Gounon, Ortelli Gavin, Beretta, Magnussen Fellows, O'Connell, Papis Lammers, Julian, Bosch Schwager, Frei, Vann Brabham, Sarrazin, Turner Hindery, Rockenfeller, Lieb Bergmeister, Long, Bernhard Hignett, Stack, Kurosawa Goueslard, Dupard, Vosse Van Overbeek, Pechnik, Neiman Minassian, Campbellwalter Wallace Dumas, Dumez, Narac Short, Barbosa, Ickx Fomenko, Vasiliev, Bouchut Policand, Campbell, Alphand Nielsen, Thyrring, Ehret Erdos, Newton, Hughes Gosselin, Ojjeh, Sharpe Belmondo, Andre, Sutherland Collin, Felbermayr, Shep Bennett, Mitchell, Mullen Hartshorne, Stanton, Johnson Terada, Roussel, Binnie Enge, Kox, Lamy Loeb, Helary, Ayari Macari, Ericsson, Wilson Michigami, Ara, Kaneishi Sellers, Franchitti, Bourdais Pompidou, Blanchemain, Yamagishi Hillebrand, Hahn, Pickering Verdon Roe, Krumm, Primat Fisken, Halliday, Hancock Macaluso, James, Lally Amorin, Iannetta, Pillon de Fournoux, Daoudi, Matthews Coronel, Crevels, Van Merksteijn Kinch, Kirkaldy, Reid Pescatori, Gollin, Ramos Bartyan, Malucelli, Seiler Bouvet, Boulay, Julien Cochet, Nakano, Jouanny Rostan, Haezebrouck, Bruneau Zlobin, Briere, Barazi Evans, Berridge, Owen Auberlen, Liddell, Maxwell	Champion Racing Pescarolo Sport Champion Racing Audi Playstation Oreca Corvette Racing Corvette Racing Racing For Holland Courage Competition Aston Martin Racing Alex Job Racing White Lightning Racing Team Jota - Zytek Larbre Competition Flying Lizard Motorsports Creation Autosportif Raymon Narrac Rollcentre Racing Cirtek Motorsport Luc Alphand Aventures Sebah Automotive RML Paul Belmondo Racing Paul Belmondo Racing Seikel Motorsport Kruse Motorsport RaceSport Peninsula TVR Rachel Welter Aston Martin Racing Pescarolo Sport Cirtek Motorsport Jim Gainer International Panoz Motor Sports T2M Motorsport G-Force Racing Rollcentre Racing Intersport Racing Miracle Motorsports Del Bello Noel JMB Racing Spyker Squadron Scuderia Ecosse BMS Scuderia Italia BMS Scuderia Italia Gerard Welter Courage Competition Bruneau Pierre Intersport Racing Chamberlain Synergy Motor Panoz Motor Sports	Audi R8 Pescarolo Judd Audi R8 Audi R8 Corvette C6-R Corvette C6-R Dome Judd Courage Judd Aston Martin DBR9 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Zytek 04S Ferrari 550 Maranello Porsche 911 GT3 RSR DBA Judd Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Dallara Judd Ferrari 550 Maranello Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Lola MG EX264 Courage C65 Ford Courage C65 Ford Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Courage Judd TVR Tuscan T400 WR Peugeot Aston Martin DBR9 Pescarolo Judd Ferrari 360 Modena Dome Mugen Panoz Elan Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Courage C65 Judd Dallara Nissan Lola B05/40 AER Courage AER Courage - CG Ferrari 575 GT Spyker C8 Spyder Ferrari 360 Modena Ferrari 550 Maranello Ferrari 550 Maranello WR Courage Judd Pilbeam JPX Courage AER Lola B05/40 AER Panoz Elan	369 laps 367 laps 363 laps 361 laps 348 laps 346 laps 345 laps 337 laps 331 laps 330 laps 2:11.805 325 laps 322 laps 321 laps 3:09.429 320 laps 317 laps 314 laps 309 laps 306 laps 303 laps 299 laps 293 laps 273 laps 266 laps 255 laps 231 laps 327 laps 288 laps 218 laps 193 laps 185 laps 183 laps 183 laps 133 laps 119 laps 115 laps 99 laps 84 laps 76 laps 70 laps 67 laps 60 laps 53 laps 52 laps 32 laps 30 laps 30 laps 27 laps

Race Summary

Car	Start	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
25 32 39	16-2 15-3 47-8	48-13 28-7 47-12	48-13 21-4 45-12	39-8 19-2 43-13	35-8 20-2 45-13	37-8 17-2 47-12	33-8 15-1 x	32-8 12-1	31-7 14-1	28-5 22-2	26-3 x	26-3	26-3
		13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25 32 39		26-3	24-2	23-2	24-2	21-1	24-3	25-3	24-2	23-2	22-2	21-1	21-1 AB 36-7 AB 49-13

Race Report

The No.25 RML MG Lola EX264 won the LMP2 class of the 24 Heures du Mans today after a punishing race that saw problems plague the team from the opening lap. All three drivers Tommy Erdos, Mike Newton and Warren Hughes drove superbly throughout the race, never letting the class win leave their sights.

The pace of the MG was so competitive that despite a number of unscheduled and extended pit stops each driver was able to recover lost ground in record time and maintain the fastest class lap throughout the race. Coupled with a real battle of determination from the team it proved a winning combination which any amount of problems couldn't beat.

With the car's reliability being an asset in all previous tests it was frustrating to experience problems as early as lap one. During the opening hours of the race the team resolved a cooling system problem which had put the MG to the back of the grid and also replaced a gear change compressor. As day turned to night the team were to get little rest when an electrical glitch caused the transmission to stick and Mike was forced to pit early. Warren took his race debut in the MG as the evening progressed and delighted the team with an outstanding triple stint, setting a new fastest lap on the way.

Much ground had been lost in the first six hours of the race but by 2am Tommy handed the car to Mike for his second stint in 3rd position in class. With track temperatures cooling and the MG really showing its potential Mike completed a double stint where he regularly lapped significantly quicker than the front running class rivals and kept the MG 's time in contention with the top six cars on track.

Warren was behind the wheel for the final stint of the night time running and had set a new fastest lap for the MG with a time of 3m47.601s. His progress was hampered as dawn broke however when a clutch fitting snapped and forced the team to carry out an extended pit stop. He continued with no recurrent problems before pitting for Tommy to take over.

Driving another very competitive stint Tommy claimed the class lead before pitting for Mike to take over. As the race approached the 20th hour Mike was keen to continue the good work of his co-drivers but was forced to pit just as his stint began with a broken layshaft bearing. Forty five minutes of track time was lost while the team worked tirelessly to get him back on track. His stint appeared jinxed as he then had a puncture on his out lap but after a tyre change he soon got up to pace and pulled back 3rd in class before handing the car to Warren for his final drive of the day.

Warren, who appeared to have been spared most of the problems which were to plague the team, completed another double stint and regained 2nd position before handing the car over for Tommy to take to the chequered flag.

With a class win within their grasp the team held their breath as Tommy went back out on track but more misfortune was about to come their way when a suspension failure forced him into a multiple spin approaching the Ford chicane. Amazingly he avoided contact with the barriers and managed to get the car to the pits where the team carried out a lightening speed corner change which enabled Tommy to rejoin with a podium still within his grasp.

The team's fortunes were about to change when the leading LMP2 car spun and thus gave the MG the class lead. A careful strategy was quickly put in place that saw Tommy lap steadily to conserve fuel and thus enabled him to take the class win for a well deserving team.