24 Ore di Le Mans 2008

La 24 Ore di Le Mans 2008 è stata la 76ª maratona automobilistica svoltasi sul Circuit de la Sarthe di Le Mans, in Francia, il 14 e il 15 giugno 2008, organizzata dall'Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). Hanno gareggiato assieme 4 classi di automobili da competizione, ognuna delle quali ha avuto il suo vincitore. Le vetture più veloci, appartenenti alle classi LMP1 e LMP2, erano Sport Prototipi di categoria Le Mans Prototype appositamente progettati e costruiti per le gare, mentre le più lente classi GT1 e GT2 comprendevano vetture derivate da automobili GT stradali.

24 Ore di Le Mans 2008
Edizione n. 76 della 24 Ore di Le Mans
Dati generali
Inizio14 giugno
Termine15 giugno
Titoli in palio
Vittoria assolutaBandiera del Regno Unito Allan McNish
Bandiera dell'Italia Rinaldo Capello
Bandiera della Danimarca Tom Kristensen
su Audi R10 TDI
Classe P2Bandiera dei Paesi Bassi Peter van Merksteijn
Bandiera dei Paesi Bassi Jeroen Bleekemolen
Bandiera dei Paesi Bassi Jos Verstappen
su Porsche RS Spyder
Classe GT1Bandiera dell'Australia David Brabham
Bandiera del Regno Unito Darren Turner
Bandiera della Spagna Antonio García
su Aston Martin DBR9
Classe GT2Bandiera dell'Italia Gianmaria Bruni
Bandiera del Brasile Jaime Melo
Bandiera della Finlandia Mika Salo
su Ferrari F430 GT2
Altre edizioni
Precedente - Successiva

Tom Kristensen vincendo per l'ottava volta la corsa stabilì il nuovo record di vittorie in questa competizione, mentre i suoi compagni di equipaggio, Rinaldo Capello e Allan McNish arrivarono rispettivamente a 3 e 2 edizioni vinte. Fu anche il terzo successo consecutivo per la Audi R10 TDI a motore diesel, anche se ottenuta con un equipaggio diverso nei due anni precedenti (Biela-Werner-Pirro).

L'Audi R10 TDI #2 vincitrice della corsa

Qualifiche modifica

Pos No. Team Auto Classe Giorno 1 Giorno 2 Griglia
1 8   Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 3:18.513 3:20.566 Leader
2 9   Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 3:18.682 3:24.966 +0.169
3 7   Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMP1 3:20.451 3:21.490 +1.938
4 2   Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI LMP1 3:24.105 3:23.847 +5.334
5 3   Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI LMP1 3:24.287 3:26.432 +5.774
6 10   Charouz Racing System Lola B08/60-Aston Martin LMP1 3:34.211 3:25.158 +6.645
7 1   Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI LMP1 3:27.580 3:25.289 +6.776
8 11   Dome Racing Team Dome S102 LMP1 3:29.352 3:26.928 +8.415
9 16   Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP1 3:28.533 3:32.407 +10.020
10 5   Team Oreca-Matmut Courage-Oreca LC70-Judd LMP1 3:30.490 3:32.176 +11.977
11 17   Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP1 3:30.618 3:30.905 +12.105
12 12   Charouz Racing System Lola B07/17-Judd LMP1 3:31.910 3:31.135 +12.622
13 6   Team Oreca-Matmut Courage-Oreca LC70-Judd LMP1 3:31.243 3:33.139 +12.730
14 34   Van Merksteijn Motorsport Porsche RS Spyder Evo LMP2 3:34.078 3:32.301 +13.788
15 21   Epsilon Euskadi Epsilon Euskadi ee1 LMP1 3:41.526 3:32.939 +14.426
16 31   Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder Evo LMP2 3:33.441 3:38.621 +14.928
17 20   Epsilon Euskadi Epsilon Euskadi ee1 LMP1 3:39.158 3:34.281 +15.768
18 18   Rollcentre Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP1 3:35.450 3:35.020 +16.507
19 32   Barazi-Epsilon Zytek 07S/2 LMP2 3:35.344 3:44.555 +16.831
20 33   Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola B08/80-Judd LMP2 3:35.401  – +16.888
21 14   Creation Autosportif Creation CA07-AIM LMP1 3:35.994 3:39.638 +17.481
22 24   Terramos Courage-Oreca LC70-Judd LMP1 3:37.560 3:40.318 +19.047
23 19   Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Lola B06/10-AER LMP1 3:38.024 3:43.492 +19.511
24 45   Embassy Racing Embassy WF01 LMP2 3:39.926 3:49.019 +21.413
25 25   Ray Mallock Ltd. MG-Lola EX265 LMP2 3:44.188 3:40.027 +21.514
26 40   Quifel ASM Team Lola B05/40-AER LMP2 3:41.193 3:44.074 +22.680
27 4   Saulnier Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP1 3:46.666 3:42.162 +23.649
28 35   Saulnier Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP2 3:42.545 4:10.588 +24.032
29 41   Trading Performance Zytek 07S/2 LMP2 3:46.773 3:43.148 +24.635
30 26   Team Bruichladdich Radical Radical SR9 LMP2 3:47.935 3:46.631 +28.118
31 63   Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 3:49.406 3:47.668 +29.155
32 23   Autocon Motorsports Creation CA07-Judd LMP1 3:56.108 3:47.695 +29.182
33 50   Larbre Compétition Saleen S7-R GT1 3:50.920 3:47.761 +29.248
34 44   Kruse Schiller Motorsport Lola B05/40-Mazda MZR-R LMP2 3:47.802  – +29.289
35 64   Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 3:50.766 3:48.539 +30.026
36 009   Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 3:52.266 3:48.994 +30.481
37 007   Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 3:52.527 3:49.060 +30.547
38 55   IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT GT1 3:52.175 3:53.000 +33.662
39 72   Luc Alphand Aventures Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 3:53.990 3:52.993 +34.480
40 59   Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 3:58.193 3:53.031 +34.518
41 22   Tōkai University YGK Courage-Oreca LC70-YGK LMP1 3:53.143  – +34.630
42 53   Vitaphone Racing Team Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 3:57.371 3:53.475 +34.962
43 73   Luc Alphand Aventures Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 3:55.736 3:58.025 +37.223
44 76   IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 4:00.793 3:58.152 +39.639
45 77   Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 4:02.517 3:59.072 +40.559
46 96   Virgo Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 4:01.293 3:59.820 +41.307
47 80   Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 4:00.106 4:02.799 +41.593
48 90   Farnbacher Racing Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 4:05.098 4:01.464 +42.951
49 82   Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 4:01.598 4:02.412 +43.085
50 97   BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 4:02.080 4:03.109 +43.577
51 99   JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 4:03.293 4:14.033 +44.780
52 85   Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R-Audi GT2 4:05.096 4:03.641 +45.138
53 78   AF Corse Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 4:05.660 4:03.810 +45.297
54 83   Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 4:07.978 4:04.515 +46.002
55 94   Speedy Racing Team Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R-Audi GT2 4:11.564 4:08.284 +49.771

Classifica modifica

Pos Classe No Team Piloti Telaio Gomme Giri
motore
1 LMP1 2   Audi Sport North America   Allan McNish
  Rinaldo Capello
  Tom Kristensen
Audi R10 TDI M 381
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
2 LMP1 7   Team Peugeot Total   Nicolas Minassian
  Marc Gené
  Jacques Villeneuve
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 381
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
3 LMP1 9   Peugeot Sport Total   Franck Montagny
  Ricardo Zonta
  Christian Klien
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 379
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
4 LMP1 3   Audi Sport Team Joest   Mike Rockenfeller
  Lucas Luhr
  Alexandre Prémat
Audi R10 TDI M 374
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
5 LMP1 8   Team Peugeot Total   Stéphane Sarrazin
  Pedro Lamy
  Alexander Wurz
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 368
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
6 LMP1 1   Audi Sport North America   Frank Biela
  Marco Werner
  Emanuele Pirro
Audi R10 TDI M 367
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
7 LMP1 17   Pescarolo Sport   Christophe Tinseau
  Benoît Tréluyer
  Harold Primat
Pescarolo 01 M 362
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
8 LMP1 5   Team Oreca-Matmut   Soheil Ayari
  Loïc Duval
  Laurent Groppi
Courage-Oreca LC70 M 357
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
9 LMP1 10   Charouz Racing System
  Aston Martin Racing
  Jan Charouz
  Tomáš Enge
  Stefan Mücke
Lola B08/60 M 354
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
10 LMP2 34   Van Merksteijn Motorsport   Peter van Merksteijn
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Jos Verstappen
Porsche RS Spyder Evo M 354
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
11 LMP1 18   Rollcentre Racing   João Barbosa
  Stéphan Grégoire
  Vanina Ickx
Pescarolo 01 D 352
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
12 LMP2 31   Team Essex   Casper Elgaard
  John Nielsen
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche RS Spyder Evo D 347
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
13 GT1 009   Aston Martin Racing   David Brabham
  Antonio García
  Darren Turner
Aston Martin DBR9 M 344
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
14 GT1 63   Corvette Racing   Johnny O'Connell
  Jan Magnussen
  Ron Fellows
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 344
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
15 GT1 64   Corvette Racing   Oliver Gavin
  Olivier Beretta
  Max Papis
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 341
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
16 GT1 007   Aston Martin Racing   Heinz-Harald Frentzen
  Andrea Piccini
  Karl Wendlinger
Aston Martin DBR9 M 339
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
17 GT1 72   Luc Alphand Aventures   Luc Alphand
  Guillaume Moreau
  Jérôme Policand
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 335
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
18 LMP2 35   Saulnier Racing   Pierre Ragues
  Mathieu Lahaye
  Cheng Congfu
Pescarolo 01 M 333
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
19 GT2 82   Risi Competizione   Gianmaria Bruni
  Mika Salo
  Jaime Melo
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 326
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
20 LMP2 40   Quifel ASM Team   Miguel Amaral
  Olivier Pla
  Guy Smith
Lola B05/40 D 325
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
21 GT1 73   Luc Alphand Aventures   Jean-Luc Blanchemain
  Laurent Pasquali
  Patrice Goueslard
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 325
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
22 GT2 97   BMS Scuderia Italia   Matteo Malucelli
  Paolo Ruberti
  Fabio Babini
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 318
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
23 GT2 90   Farnbacher Racing   Pierre Ehret
  Pierre Kaffer
  Lars-Erik Nielsen
Ferrari F430 GT2 D 317
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
24 LMP1 14   Creation Autosportif   Stuart Hall
  Johnny Mowlem
  Marc Goossens
Creation CA07 D 316
AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10
25 GT2 99   JMB Racing
  Aucott Racing
  Ben Aucott
  Alain Ferté
  Stéphane Daoudi
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 312
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
26 LMP1 4   Saulnier Racing   Jacques Nicolet
  Marc Faggionato
  Richard Hein
Pescarolo 01 M 311
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
27 GT2 77   Team Felbermayr-Proton   Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
  Alex Davison
  Wolf Henzler
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 309
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28 GT1 50   Larbre Compétition   Christophe Bouchut
  David Smet
  Patrick Bornhauser
Saleen S7-R M 306
Ford 7.0 L V8
29 LMP2 32   Barazi-Epsilon   Michael Vergers
  Juan Barazi
  Stuart Moseley
Zytek 07S/2 M 304
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
30 GT1 59   Team Modena   Terry Borcheller
  Christian Fittipaldi
  Jos Menten
Aston Martin DBR9 M 302
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
31 LMP2 26   Team Bruichladdich Radical   Marc Rostan
  Gunnar Jeannette
  Ben Devlin
Radical SR9 D 297
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
32 GT2 80   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Jörg Bergmeister
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Seth Neiman
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 289
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
33 LMP1 11   Dome Racing Team   Tatsuya Kataoka
  Yuji Tachikawa
  Daisuke Ito
Dome S102 M 272
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
34
NC
GT1 55   IPB Spartak Racing
  Reiter Engineering
  Peter Kox
  Mike Hezemans
  Roman Rusinov
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT M 266
Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12
35
NC
LMP1 24   Terramos   Yojiro Terada
  Hiroki Katoh
  Kazuho Takahashi
Courage LC70 M 224
Mugen MF408S 4.0 L V8
36
DNF
GT2 96   Virgo Motorsport   Rob Bell
  Tim Mullen
  Tim Sugden
Ferrari F430 GT2 D 289
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
37
DNF
LMP1 16   Pescarolo Sport   Emmanuel Collard
  Jean-Christophe Boullion
  Romain Dumas
Pescarolo 01 M 238
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
38
DNF
LMP1 23   Autocon Motorsports
  Creation Autosportif
  Bryan Willman
  Michael Lewis
  Chris McMurry
Creation CA07 D 224
Judd GV5 5.0 L V10
39
DNF
LMP2 45   Embassy Racing   Warren Hughes
  Jonny Kane
  Joey Foster
Embassy WF01 M 213
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
40
DNF
LMP2 33   Speedy Racing Team
  Sebah Automotive
  Steve Zacchia
  Andrea Belicchi
  Xavier Pompidou
Lola B08/80 M 194
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
41
DNF
LMP1 20   Epsilon Euskadi   Ángel Burgueño
  Miguel Ángel de Castro
  Adrián Vallés
Epsilon Euskadi EE1 M 189
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
42
DNF
LMP1 22   Tōkai University
  YGK Power
  Toshio Suzuki
  Haruki Kurosawa
  Masami Kageyama
Courage-Oreca LC70 Y 185
YGK YR40T 4.0 L Turbo V8
43
DNF
LMP1 21   Epsilon Euskadi   Shinji Nakano
  Stefan Johansson
  Jean-Marc Gounon
Epsilon Euskadi EE1 M 158
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
44
DNF
LMP1 6   Team Oreca-Matmut   Marcel Fässler
  Olivier Panis
  Simon Pagenaud
Courage-Oreca LC70 M 147
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
45
DNF
LMP2 44   Kruse Schiller Motorsport   Jean de Pourtales
  Hideki Noda
  Allan Simonsen
Lola B05/40 D 147
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
46
DNF
LMP1 12   Charouz Racing System
  Team Cytosport
  Greg Pickett
  Klaus Graf
  Jan Lammers
Lola B07/17 M 146
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
47
DNF
GT2 78   AF Corse   Thomas Biagi
  Toni Vilander
  Christian Montanari
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 111
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
48
DNF
LMP2 25   Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML)   Andy Wallace
  Mike Newton
  Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX265 M 100
MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4
49
DNF
LMP1 19   Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport   Bob Berridge
  Gareth Evans
  Amanda Stretton
Lola B06/10 D 87
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8
50
DNF
GT1 53   Vitaphone Racing Team
  Strakka Racing
  Peter Hardman
  Nick Leventis
  Alexandre Negrão
Aston Martin DBR9 M 82
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
51
DNF
GT2 94   Speedy Racing Team   Andrea Chiesa
  Iradj Alexander
  Benjamin Leuenberger
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R M 72
Audi 4.0 L V8
52
DNF
GT2 85   Snoras Spyker Squadron   Ralf Kelleners
  Alexey Vasilyev
  Peter Dumbreck
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R M 43
Audi 4.0 L V8
53
DNF
GT2 76   IMSA Performance Matmut   Raymond Narac
  Patrick Long
  Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 26
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
54
DNF
LMP2 41   Trading Performance   Karim Ojjeh
  Claude-Yves Gosselin
  Adam Sharpe
Zytek 07S/2 M 22
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
55
DNF
GT2 83   Risi Competizione
  Krohn Racing
  Tracy Krohn
  Nic Jonsson
  Eric van de Poele
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 12
Ferrari 4.0 L V8

Statistiche modifica

  • Giro veloce - #8 Peugeot 908 HDI - 3:19.394
  • Velocità media - #2 Audi R10 TDI - 216.3 km/h
  • Velocità di punta - #8 Peugeot 908 HDI-FAP - 345 km/h

Altri progetti modifica

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