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The 2011 entry list - introduction

:!: I've updated this with the latest ACO entry list - — Werner 2011/05/18 07:45

The entry list of the 24 hours of Le Mans is limited to 56 cars, spread across the 4 classes LMP1, LMP2, LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am. This number is not random; it’s actually set by the number of pits available at the racetrack. Fortunately the pit lane had been extended in the last years: Until 2006 there were only 50 pits available, with the latest extension being build for the 2010 race the number of pits is now up to 56.

Until some years ago there was a pre-qualification weekend a couple of weeks prior to the race. All teams willing to participate had to show up at Le Mans, drive their qualification laps and with a few exceptions, e.g. the winner of the previous year, only the fastest cars were qualified for the race. This has been changed to a system of “pre-selected” and “A.C.O.-selected” entries and the pre-qualification weekend became a compulsory test weekend for all participants. Due to the world economic crisis the test weekends 2009 and 2010 were cancelled, but this year saw the return of the test day on Sunday, 24th April 2011. Unlike in previous years, when the test day was compulsory for all participants, this year only new teams/cars/drivers had to show up and pay a juicy participation fee of 8.000 Euros.

So, how does it work nowadays? Up to 33 out of the 56 entries are pre-selected: If these teams apply for an entry, they will be accepted. The list of the 33 pre-selected entries is compiled based on the results of the previous year:

LMS, ALMS and Asian Le Mans Series winners have to run the full season to get a pre-selected entry. This only applies if the entry is to the same class as it was pre-selected for. The privilege belongs to the team and is not related to a chassis or engine make.

The remaining 23 slots – or more, if a pre-selected entry is not taken - are given away at the organizers discretion. The following is a quote from the A.C.O. regulations about their guidelines for the selection procedure of the remaining entries:

When applying for an entry, each team has to nominate at least 1 driver per car who cannot be replaced (except in cases of force majeure). If such a nomiated driver is withdrawn by the team, the withdrawal will lead to the driver being removed from the list of those who can be selected for the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours - he/she cannot change to another team! The entry fee for the 2011 edition of the 24h of Le Mans is a stunning 42.000 Euros.

LMP1

#1 - Audi Sport Team Joest (DE)

Car:Audi R18 TDI
Engine:3.7 ltr. V6 cyl. Turbo Diesel
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Timo Bernhard (DE), Romain Dumas (FR), Mike Rockenfeller (DE)

#2 - Audi Sport Team Joest (DE)

Car:Audi R18 TDI
Engine:3.7 ltr. V6 cyl. Turbo Diesel
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Marcel Fässler (CH), André Lotterer (DE), Benoît Tréluyer (FR)

#3 - Audi Sport North America (DE)

Car:Audi R18 TDI
Engine:3.7 ltr. V6 cyl. Turbo Diesel
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Tom Kristensen (DK), Dindo Capello (IT), Allan McNish (UK)

#5 - Hope Racing (CH)

Car:Oreca 01 SwissHyTech Hybrid
Engine: 2.0-litre 4 cyl. Turbo flywheel-based hybrid
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Steve Zacchia (CH), Jan Lammers (NL), Casper Elgaard (DK)

#7 - Peugeot Sport Total (FR)

Car:Peugeot 908
Engine:3.7-litre V8 cyl. Turbo Diesel
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Anthony Davidson (UK), Marc Gené (ES), Alexander Wurz (AT)

#8 - Peugeot Sport Total (FR)

Car:Peugeot 908
Engine:3.7-litre V8 cyl. Turbo Diesel
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Franck Montagny (FR), Stephane Sarrazin (FR), Nicolas Minassian (FR)

#9 - Team Peugeot Total (FR)

Car:Peugeot 908
Engine:3.7-litre V8 cyl. Turbo Diesel
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Sébastien Bourdais (FR), Pedro Lamy (PT), Simon Pagenaud (FR)

#10 - Team Oreca Matmut (FR)

Car:Peugeot 908 HDI FAP
Engine:5.5-litre V12 cyl. Turbo Diesel
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Nicolas Lapierre (FR), Loïc Duval (FR), Olivier Panis (FR)

#12 - Rebellion Racing (CH)

Car:Lola B10/60 Toyota
Engine:Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Nicolas Prost (FR), Neel Jani (CH), Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL)

#13 - Rebellion Racing (CH)

Car:Lola B10/60 Toyota
Engine:Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Andrea Belicchi (IT), Jean-Christophe Boullion (FR), Guy Smith (UK)

#15 - OAK Racing (FR)

Car:OAK Pescarolo 01 Judd
Engine:Judd DB 3.4 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Guillaume Moreau (FR), Pierre Ragues (FR), Tiago Monteiro (PT)

#16 - Pescarolo Team (FR)

Car:Pescarolo 01 Judd
Engine:Judd GV 5.0 ltr. V10 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Emmanuel Collard (FR), Christophe Tinseau (FR), Julien Jousse (FR)

#20 - Quifel ASM Team (PT)

Car:Zytek 09SC
Engine:Zytek ZG348 3.4 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Miguel Amaral (PT), Olivier Pla (FR), Warren Hughes (UK)

#22 - Kronos Racing (BE)

Car:Lola - Aston Martin
Engine:6 ltr. V12 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Vanina Ickx (BE), Maxime Martin (BE), Bas Leinders (BE)

#24 - OAK Racing (FR)

Car:OAK Pescarolo 01 Judd
Engine:Judd DB 3.4 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Richard Hein (MCO), Jacques Nicolet (FR), Jean-François Yvon (FR)

#007 - Aston Martin Racing (UK)

Car:Aston Martin AMR-One
Engine:2 ltr. 6 cyl. Turbo
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Darren Turner (UK), Stefan Mücke (DE), Christian Klien (AT)

#009 - Aston Martin Racing (UK)

Car:Aston Martin AMR-One
Engine:2 ltr. 6 cyl. Turbo
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Harold Primat (CH), Andy Meyrick (UK), Adrian Fernandez (MX)

LMP2

#26 - SignaTech Nissan (FR)

Car:Oreca 03 Nissan
Engine:Nissan VK45 4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Franck Mailleux (FR), Lucas Ordoñez (ES), Soheil Ayari (FR)

#33 - Level 5 Motorsports (US)

Car:Lola B11/80 HPD
Engine:HPD 3.4 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Scott Tucker (US), Christophe Bouchut (FR), João Barbosa (PT)

#35 - OAK Racing (FR)

Car:OAK Pescarolo 01 Judd BMW
Engine:Judd BMW HK 3.6 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Frédéric Da Rocha (FR), Patrice Lafargue (FR), Andrea Barlesi (BE)

#36 - RML (UK)

Car:HPD ARX-01d
Engine:HPD HR28TT 2.8 litre twin-turbo V6
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Thomas Erdos (BR), Mike Newton (UK), Ben Collins (UK)

#39 - PeCom Racing (AR)

Car:Lola B11/40 Judd BMW
Engine:Judd BMW HK 3.6 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Luis Pérez Companc (AR), Matias Russo (AR), Pierre Kaffer (DE)

#40 - Race Performance (CH)

Car:Oreca 03 Judd BMW
Engine:Judd BMW HK 3.6 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Michel Frey (CH), Ralph Meichtry (CH), Marc Rostan (FR)

#41 - Greaves Motorsport (UK)

Car:Zytek 07S NISMO
Engine:Nissan VK45 4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Olivier Lombard (FR), Karim Ojjeh (UA), Tom Kimber-Smith (UK)

#42 - Strakka Racing (UK)

Car:HPD ARX-01d
Engine:HPD HR28TT 2.8 litre twin-turbo V6
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Nick Leventis (UK), Danny Watts (UK), Jonny Kane (UK)

#44 - Extrême Limite AM Paris (FR)

Car:Norma M200P Judd BMW
Engine:Judd BMW HK 3.6 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Fabien Rosier (FR), Phillipe Haezebrouck (FR), Jean-Rene De Fournoux (FR)

#48 - Team Oreca Matmut (FR)

Car:Oreca 03 NISMO
Engine:Nissan VK45 4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Alexandre Prémat (FR), David Hallyday (FR), Domink Kraihamer (AT)

#49 - OAK Racing (FR)

Car:OAK Pescarolo 01 Judd BMW
Engine:Judd BMW HK 3.6 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Shinji Nakano (JP), Nicolas de Crem (BE), Jan Charouz (CZ)

LM GTE Pro

#51 - AF Corse (IT)

Car:Ferrari F458 Italia
Engine:4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Giancarlo Fisichella (IT), Gianmaria Bruni (IT), Toni Vilander (FI)

#55 - BMW Motorsport (DE)

Car:BMW M3 E92
Engine:4.0 ltr. 6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Augusto Farfus (BR), Jörg Müller (DE), Dirk Werner (DE)

#56 - BMW Motorsport (DE)

Car:BMW M3 E92
Engine:4.0 ltr. 6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Andy Priaulx (UK), Dirk Müller (DE), Joey Hand (US)

#58 - Luxury Racing (FR)

Car:Ferrari F458 Italia
Engine:4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Anthony Beltoise (FR), François Jakubowski (FR), Jean-Denis Deletraz (CH)

#59 - Luxury Racing (FR)

Car:Ferrari F458 Italia
Engine:4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Stéphane Ortelli (MC), Frédéric Makowiecki (FR), Jaime Melo (BR)

#64 - Lotus Jetalliance Racing (AT)

Car:Lotus Evora GT2
Engine:4.0 ltr. V6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Kristian Poulsen (DK), Martin Rich (UK), Oskar Slingerland (DE)

#65 - Lotus Jetalliance Racing (AT)

Car:Lotus Evora GT2
Engine:4.0 ltr. V6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Jonathan Hirschi (CH), Johnny Mowlem (UK), James Rossiter (UK)

#66 - JMW Motorsport (UK)

Car:Ferrari F458 Italia
Engine:4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Xavier Maassen (NL), Rob Bell (UK), Tim Sugden (UK)

#71 - AF Corse (IT)

Car:Ferrari F458 Italia
Engine:4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Robert Kauffman (US), Michael Waltrip (US), Rui Águas (PT)

#73 - Corvette Racing (US)

Car:Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
Engine:7.0 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Olivier Beretta (MC), Tommy Milner (US), Antonio Garcia (ES)

#74 - Corvette Racing (US)

Car:Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
Engine:7.0 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Oliver Gavin (UK), Jan Magnussen (DK), Richard Westbrook (UK)

#75 - ProSpeed Competition (BE)

Car:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Engine:4.0 ltr. flat-6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Marco Holzer (DE), Marc Goossens (BE), Jaap van Lagen (NL)

#76 - IMSA Performance Matmut (FR)

Car:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Engine:4.0 ltr. flat-6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Raymond Narac (FR), Nicolas Armindo (BE), Patrick Pilet (FR)

#77 - Team Felbermayr Proton (DE)

Car:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Engine:4.0 ltr. flat-6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Marc Lieb (DE), Richard Lietz (AT), Wolf Henzler (DE)

#79 - Jota Sport AMR (UK)

Car:Aston Martin Vantage
Engine:4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Simon Dolan (UK), Sam Hancock (UK),Chris Buncombe (UK)

#80 - Flying Lizard Motorsports (US)

Car:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Engine:4.0 ltr. flat-6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Jörg Bergmeister (DE), Patrick Long (US), Lucas Luhr (DE)

#88 - Team Felbermayr Proton (DE)

Car:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Engine:4.0 ltr. flat-6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Nick Tandy (UK), Abdulaziz Al Faisal (SAU), Bryce Miller (US)

#89 - Hankook Team Farnbacher (DE)

Car:Ferrari F458 Italia
Engine:4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Hankook
Drivers:Dominik Farnbacher (DE), Allan Simonsen (DK), Leh Keen (US)

LM GTE Am

#50 - Larbre Competition (FR)

Car:Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
Engine:7.0 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Patrick Bornhauser (UK), Julien Canal (FR), Gabriele Gardel (CH)

#57 - Krohn Racing (US)

Car:Ferrari F430
Engine:4.0 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Tracy Krohn (US), Niclas Jönsson (SE), Michele Rugolo (IT)

#60 - Gulf AMR Middle East (UAE)

Car:Aston Martin Vantage
Engine:4.5 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Dunlop
Drivers:Fabien Giroix (FR), Roald Goethe (FR), Michael Wainright (UK)

#61 - AF Corse (IT)

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Car:Ferrari F430
Engine:4.0 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Marco Cioci (IT), Piergiuseppe Perazzini (UK), Seán Paul Breslin (IR)

#62 - CRS Racing (UK)

Car:Ferrari F430
Engine:4.0 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Pierre Ehret (DE), Shaun Lynn (UK), Roger Wills (AU)

#63 - Proton Competition (DE)

Car:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Engine:4.0 ltr. flat-6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Horst Felbermayr jun.(AT), Horst Felbermayr sen.(AT), Christian Ried (DE)

#68 - Robertson Racing (US)

Car:Doran Ford GT
Engine:5.3 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:David Robertson (US), Andrea Robertson (US), David Murry (US)

#70 - Larbre Competition (FR)

Car:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Engine:4.0 ltr. flat-6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Christophe Bourret (AT), Pascal Gibon (FR), Jean-Philippe Belloc (FR)

#81 - Flying Lizard Motorsports (US)

Car:Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Engine:4.0 ltr. flat-6 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Darren Law (US), Seth Neiman (US), Spencer Pumpelly (US)

#83 - JMB Racing (MC)

Car:Ferrari F430
Engine:4.0 ltr. V8 cyl. aspirated
Tyres:Michelin
Drivers:Manu Rodrigues (FR), Jean-Marc Menahem (FR), Nicolas Marroc (FR)