Club Arnage

Looks good ;D

LMP1
1 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST Audi R10 TDI   Rinaldo Capello (ITA) Allan McNish (SCO) -
2 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST Audi R10 TDI   Mike Rockenfeller (GER) Alexandre Prémat (FRA) -
4 SAULNIER RACING Pescarolo 05 - Judd   Jacques Nicolet (FRA) Marc Faggionato (MON) Richard Hein (MON)
5 TEAM ORECA MATMUT Courage-Oreca LC70 - Judd   Stephane Ortelli (FRA) Soheil Ayari (FRA) -
6 TEAM ORECA MATMUT Courage-Oreca LC70 - Judd   Olivier Panis (FRA) Nicolas Lapierre (FRA) -
7 TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP   TBA TBA -
8 TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP   TBA TBA -
10 CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM Lola Aston Martin   Stephan Mücke (GER) Jan Charouz (CZE) -
14 CREATION AUTOSPORTIF Creation CA07/001 - Aim   Jamie Campbell-Walter (GBR) Felipe Ortiz (SUI) -
15 CREATION AUTOSPORTIF Creation CA07 - Aim   Stuart Hall (GBR) Simon Pagneaud (FRA) -
16 PESCAROLO SPORT Pescarolo 01 - Judd   Emmanuel Collard (FRA) Jean-Christophe Boullion (FRA) -
17 PESCAROLO SPORT Pescarolo 07 - Judd   Harold Primat (SUI) Christophe Tinseau (FRA) -
18 ROLLCENTRE RACING Pescarolo 04 - Judd   João Barbosa (POR) Martin Short (GBR) -
19 CHAMBERLAIN SYNERGY Lola B06/10 - AER   Gareth Evans (GBR) Bob Berridge (GBR) -
20 EPSILON-EUSKADI Epsilon Euskadi - Judd   TBA TBA -
21 EPSILON-EUSKADI Epsilon Euskadi - Judd   TBA TBA -

LMP2
25 RML MG Lola EX 265 - MG   Tommy Erdos (BRA) Mike Newton (GBR) -
26 TEAM BRUICHLADDICH RADICAL Radical SR9 - AER   Stuart Moseley (GBR) Jacob Greaves (GBR) -
27 HORAG RACING Porsche RS-Spider   Fredy Lienhard (SUI) Didier Theys (BEL) Jan Lammers (HOL)
30 RACING BOX Lucchini - Judd   Marco Didaio (ITA) Filippo Francioni (ITA) -
31 TEAM ESSEX Porsche RS-Spider   John Nielsen (DEN) Casper Elgaard (DEN) -
32 BARAZI - EPSILON Zytek 07S - Zytek   Juan Barazi (DEN) Michael Vergers (HOL) -
33 SPEEDY RACING TEAM SEBAH Lola B08/80 Coupé - Judd   Andrea Belicchi (ITA) Steve Zacchia (SUI) Xavier Pompidou (FRA)
34 VAN MERKSTEIJN MOTORSPORT Porsche RS-Spider   Peter Van Merksteijn (HOL) Jos Verstappen (HOL) Jeroen Bleekemolen (HOL)
35 SAULNIER RACING Pescarolo 06 - Judd   Pierre Ragues (FRA) TBA -
37 WR / SALINI WR-Zytek   Stéphane Salini (FRA) Philippe Salini (FRA) Patrice Roussel (FRA)
40 QUIFEL - ASM TEAM Lola B05/40 - AER   Miguel Amaral (POR) Olivier Pla (FRA) -
41 TRADING PERFORMANCE Zytek 07S - Zytek   Karim Ojjeh (KSA) Claude-Yves Gosselin (FRA) Julien Schroyen (BEL)
44 KRUSE SCHILLER MOTORSPORT Lola - Mazda   Jean de Pourtales (FRA) Alex Müller (GER) Hideki Noda (JPN)
45 EMBASSY RACING WF01 - Zytek   Jonny Kane (GBR) Warren Hughes (GBR) -
46 EMBASSY RACING WF01 - Zytek   Mario Haberfield (BRA) Joey Foster (GBR) -

GT1
50 LARBRE COMPETITION Saleen S7R - Ford   Frédéric Makowiecki (FRA) Dino Lunardi (FRA) David Halliday (FRA)
55 IPB SPARTAK RACING Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT   Roman Rusinov (RUS) Peter Kox (HOL) -
59 TEAM MODENA Aston Martin DBR9   Antonio Garcia (ESP) Tomas Enge (CZE) -
72 LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES Corvette C6.R-003   Luc Alphand (FRA) Guillaume Moreau (FRA) -
73 LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES Corvette C6.R-004   Sébastien Dumez (FRA) Jean-Luc Blanchemain (FRA) Roland Berville (FRA)

GT2
75 IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT Porsche 997 GT3 RSR   Richard Balandras (FRA) Michel Lecourt (FRA) Jean-Philippe Belloc (FRA)
76 IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT Porsche 997 GT3 RSR   Raymond Narac (FRA) Richard Lietz (AUT) -
77 TEAM FELBERMAYR PROTON Porsche 997 GT3 RSR   Marc Lieb (GER) Alex Davison (AUS) -
85 SPYKER SQUADRON Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R   Tom Coronel (HOL) Peter Dumbrek (SCO) -
86 SPYKER SQUADRON Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R   Ralf Kelleners (GER) Alexei Vassiliev (RUS) -
88 TEAM FELBERMAYR PROTON Porsche 997 GT3 RSR   Horst Felbermayr Jr (AUT) Christian Ried (GER) -
90 FARNBACHER RACING Porsche 997 GT3 RSR   Lars Erik Nielsen (DEN) Allan Simonsen (AUS) Richard Westbrook (GBR)
91 FARNBACHER RACING Ferrari F430 GT   Pierre Ehret (GER) Pierre Kaffer (GER) Anthony Beltoise (FRA)
93 JAMES WATT AUTOMOTIVE Porsche 997 GT3 RSR   Joël Camathias (SUI) Tim Sugden (GBR) Paul Daniels (GBR)
94 SPEEDY RACING TEAM Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R   Andrea Chiesa (SUI) Philippe Camandona (SUI) Benjamin Leuenberger (SUI)
95 JAMES WATT AUTOMOTIVE Aston Martin Vantage V8    TBA TBA -
96 VIRGO MOTORSPORT Ferrari F430 GT Robert Bell (GBR)   Gianmaria Bruni (ITA) -
98 JMB Ferrari F430 GT   TBA TBA -
99 JMB Ferrari F430 GT   Stéphane Daoudi (FRA) Ben Aucott (GBR) -

Wow, that looks promising - Nürburgring, Spa - here we come!!!!

... and our home town team is back "Kruse Schiller Motorsport"!!!!

... But what about Racing for Thailand???

Cheers

Werner

Barbosa still with Rollcentre? Good news, I thought he'd moved on?

Tom Coronel is Dutch

I have now corrected this Petra. I copied this direct from the LMS pdf, so the error wasn't mine.

Ade

GT1 looks a bit slim.

With a Lola powered mazda, is that rotary or a rebranded judd or something?

I thought that was alreadxy clear Werner, RfH won't be racing in any sportscar of their own this year. Jan will get a drive at a team probably (I'm wondering why he isn't listed yet) but RfH is taking a sabbatical.

I was thinking the very same.

LMP2 looks interesting with the arrival of the Spyders and a coupe.

Jan is listed in LMP2 #27.....

LT, Racing for Thailand not Holland.

Yes, he has a drive in Grandam, the only date clash is the Monza round though so maybe he is doing both?

Shame for Rollcentre that Stu Hall has gone to Creation, but good luck to him I think he is a talent in the making for endurance racing.

So much for Shorties retirement?  Apart from LM I think he only did the practice sessions las season.

But all in all a great looking entry, even though GT1 is a bit thin it should provide some great racing.

Can't wait for the season to start now....

Not confirmed, but I guess they have bought the BK Motorsports Lola/Mazda which ran in ALMS last year - no rotaray engine, found something about this car at http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_display.cfm?article_id=25224

Mika Häkkinen took a sabattical once...

Chris, Steve, you're right.

I wasn't very awake when I wrote that I guess.

Let's get some extra black coffee...

I wish GT1 in the ALMS was as slim.  :P

Great to see that Larbre have taken over the Oreca Saleens though.  It would have been sad to see them go when they've been so successful:

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/le_mans/news/157661-0/larbre_confirms_two-car_line-up.html

Do we know what restrictions the Spyders will be running with? (compared to their ALMS spec)

Or can we expect to see them annoying the big LMP1 teams?

ACO says 50kg.  25kg for IMSA. 

Compared to 2007 LMP2 class will get an extra 50 kg (now 825 kg) and will have the size of the fuel tank reduced (now 80 litres only), so no chance to compete with quick LMP1 cars

Pity, I guess I was hoping for another candidate that might be able to beat Audi.......should Pug and the others fail.

Well, this can still happen - OK, the others can probably not match their speed but it's last not least endurance racing and anything can happen. Even the seemingly invincible Audi team lost 2 out of 3 cars last year...

And the 2 Pugs weren't exactly 100% reliable in the LMS either...

Have I missed something in the off season?

No factory Corvettes or Astons.

Is the list complete, only 50 cars on it, no reserves listed. looking for another 5 entries, and 8 reserves.


Looking forward to seeing the Porsche spyders at last though, and a GT1 Lambo.

Pleased that, considering the number of entries for LMP1, ACO didn't give a third Audi a place, variety is the spice of life.

The Luc Alphand 'vettes are factory backed and are (as they were last year) their LMS entry for Europe.  Hence the Ollies appeared a couple of times to drive them.

Since Larbre ditched the Astons, in favour of the Saleens,  that's two factory-backed Astons gone.

And no Pilbeam  :( ..... yet  ;)

(http://www.maisonblanche.co.uk/pilbeam_lm2007_ford_chicane.jpg)

(http://www.maisonblanche.co.uk/pilbeam_lm2007_tertre_rouge.jpg)

Please ingnore my post on this matter, missed the S after LM. :-[
It's been a long day :(

What a surprise to find him as a Spyker driver. I thought he got factory support from Seat to do a full season of a TouringCar Championship? Oh well, as long as the dates don't clinch :-\

Well, if the dates do clash there's a very good look-a-like who can also race a bit ;D

Apart from the test days (he'll be in Brazil), he's clear.  And the tba date which may or may not clash  ;)

What tba date?

Isn't there a tba event after Silverstone, or has that been canned?  ???

Shanghai.  I posted this on the calendar a couple of days ago. 
http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?topic=8120.0

There's a thread somewhere too...

He'll be ok for that one too, then - just returning from Japan  ;)

The AM Lola has turned a wheel.........from Autosport........

Charouz run new Lola B08/60

Charouz Racing ran their Lola LMP1 coupe for the first time at Prodrive's Warwickshire proving ground over the weekend.

The team shook down the Aston Martin V12-engined B08/60 that they will campaign in the Le Mans Series and Le Mans 24 Hours this season, with regular driver Jan Charouz behind the wheel.

Charouz will share the car with German sportscar veteran Stefan Mucke in the LMS and at Le Mans. The B08/60 will be the second closed-roof prototype on the grid this season, alongside the Peugeot 908.

An LMP2 version of the Lola is expected to be campaigned this season by Speedy-Sebah Racing.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65099

A tad out of date!  It's been testing at Snetterton along with the GT2 V8 and RML since then.
I see that they are making the assumption that it will get an LM entry....

Sorry its old news  ::).....was just passing on what I thought was interesting news. I make no claim as to its accuracy.