ALMS Rnd 1: 12 hours of Sebring 17-18 Mar 2005 Qualifying

The Badger · 15 Mar 2005, 21:19 (Ref:1252869)

2004

LMP1 Champion Audi R8R 1:48:710

LMP2 Intersport Lola B2K/40 2:02:277

GT1 Corvette Corvette C5R 1:56:858

GT2 AJR Porsche 2:04:876

It will be interesting to see how fast the cars have gotten since last year .

The Badger · 15 Mar 2005, 21:27 (Ref:1252888)

#58 Aston Martin 1:58:230
#63 Saleen S7R 1:58:478
#57 Aston Martin 1:58:658
#86 Ferrari 550 2:00:401
#35 Maserati 2:02:397

I didnt see any times for the Corvette's yet , but last year a 1:56:858 was done by Gavin . Still a bit to go but early days yet .

jhansen · 15 Mar 2005, 21:51 (Ref:1252913)

Track Records:

LMP1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8, Frank Biela - 1:48:029/123.300 mph (2002)

LMP2 Rand Racing Lola B2K/40 - 2:01:171 (2004)

GT1 Corvette Racing Corvette C5R, Ron Fellows - 1:57:052/113.796 mph (2004)

GT2 AJR Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, Timo Bernhard - 2:04:876/106.727 mph (2004)

The #4 Vette was DQ'd last year, so the #3 car has the official record. I show a different car for LMP2, couldn't find the speed or driver though. The BAM! Porsche had the unofficial quick time at 2:04:169, but was also DQ'd. FWIW

Mal · 16 Mar 2005, 07:55 (Ref:1253145)

I would be surprised if GT1 and problably LMP2 were not faster then last year.

Laurent · 16 Mar 2005, 09:56 (Ref:1253205)

All the GT1 lap times from yesterday are available on www.infoscourse.org provided by Aston Martin Racing.

**Bentley03** · 16 Mar 2005, 10:00 (Ref:1253209)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurent

All the GT1 lap times from yesterday are available on www.infoscourse.org provided by Aston Martin Racing.

Oh well! Great minds and all that.

**Bentley03** · 16 Mar 2005, 09:57 (Ref:1253206)

Best GT1 lap times from Tuesday courtesy of Infoscourse here.

Fosca · 16 Mar 2005, 10:10 (Ref:1253213)

Regarding the lmp2 best qualy time, it is very difficult to say, since back in 2003 the b01/60 were lmp675/lmp2's.

So here the best qualies in 2003:
- Dyson Lola Ex257 1:49.361 (now P1 car)
- Essex Racing Lola B2k/40 2:01.976 (best of today's P2 cars)

Just my 2 cents

**Bentley03** · 16 Mar 2005, 13:24 (Ref:1253359)

I understand the Intersport B05/40 headed Tuesday LMP2 unofficial times and AJR (#23) headed GT2. Are there any comprehensive unofficial timing lists for these classes? I'd be particularly interested to see how TVR, Spyker and Panoz compare to the Porsche's.

The Badger · 16 Mar 2005, 13:28 (Ref:1253364)

I heard that corvette held first spot in GT1 ..... I dont know any more times . But it shouldnt be long now as the cars head out for first practice at 7am local time .

The Badger · 16 Mar 2005, 14:17 (Ref:1253407)

1:49:693 for Audi #2 McNish car
1:49.953 for Audi #1 Lehto car

gwyllion · 16 Mar 2005, 14:52 (Ref:1253435)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

1:49:693 for Audi #2 McNish car
1:49.953 for Audi #1 Lehto car

On ALMS website I read 1:49.653 for the #2 car.

According to a post on the DSC the #1 car realised the best laptime on monday: 1:49.229

gwyllion · 16 Mar 2005, 16:49 (Ref:1253517)

Result of 1st practice session are available through IMSA Live Timing and Scoring: http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/lt/ltc.html

jhansen · 16 Mar 2005, 17:01 (Ref:1253533)

Looks like Rollcentre are struggeling to get the Nissan sorted. Solid times by Intersport, Kruse and Miracle.

The Badger · 16 Mar 2005, 17:36 (Ref:1253576)

Panoz second fastest in GT2 with Liddell ..... hope they can keep up that form !!!

PRF · 16 Mar 2005, 18:03 (Ref:1253596)

Straight out of the box and posting respectable times - KRUSE. Well done chaps.
Just hope those Dyson MG's kick some Audi bums.

JAG · 16 Mar 2005, 18:31 (Ref:1253620)

That new Lola is super fast - 1.51.852

gwyllion · 16 Mar 2005, 19:58 (Ref:1253687)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAG

That new Lola is super fast - 1.51.852

In the current practice session the car did 1:51.752

tblincoe · 16 Mar 2005, 18:43 (Ref:1253626)

holy crap that B05/40 is fast... its gonna be right up there with the Dyson cars which is a huge achievement for the Lola factory. well done to them.

oh i'm also wondering how much sandbagging is going on over at Maserati

JAG · 16 Mar 2005, 20:00 (Ref:1253689)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tblincoe

holy crap that B05/40 is fast... its gonna be right up there with the Dyson cars which is a huge achievement for the Lola factory. well done to them.

Just think how quick it will be against restricted LMP900s at Le Mans and the LMES!

Also good for the prospects of more cars fighing for the overall win.

gwyllion · 17 Mar 2005, 09:23 (Ref:1254037)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tblincoe

oh i'm also wondering how much sandbagging is going on over at Maserati

According to this press release Maserati is finding it hard to setup the car for the bumpy Sebring track and the drivers don't know the track very well. Some quotes

Quote:

Italians Andrea Bertolini, Fabio Babini and Fabrizio De Simone each have experience in the FIA GT series. In addition, De Simone raced at last year's Petit Le Mans and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and Babini placed third in the 2002 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring driving a Pirelli Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

"It's a quite different track compared to the ones we have in Europe," said De Simone. "The differences are mainly in the bumps and in the fast corners, especially Turn 1 and Turn 17. The different asphalts on this track…these are the main things...they are big differences."

"We have been testing since Monday until today," commented De Simone. "We are still working to get our setup for our car. We did all we could do."

"It's not easy to drive here for the cars are all different," said Babini. "It's not easy for the bumps on the tracks. But I'm excited to drive at Sebring. American racing is very spirited racing."

"Aston Martin is very fast and so is Corvette," said Bertolini. "I hope for the race that our car is very consistent. At the moment, the car is not easy because we don't have more time. We have a short time to practice."

gwyllion · 17 Mar 2005, 10:13 (Ref:1254103)

The people from Larbre believe the Maserati is sandbagging. Jack Leconte believes the Maserati will only show its true pace during the race.

Bouchut is quite clear:

Quote:

« Ils font du cinéma, lance Christophe Bouchut. Je l'ai même vu se faire doubler par la Viper de Belloc. Ce n'est pas sérieux. Les Italiens cachent leur jeu. Peut-être pour convaincre la FIA de ne pas trop les pénaliser avant le départ. »

taken from http://www.lemans.maville.com/actu/D...06071&idCLA=53

paul-collins · 17 Mar 2005, 14:16 (Ref:1254301)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwyllion

The people from Larbre believe the Maserati is sandbagging. Jack Leconte believes the Maserati will only show its true pace during the race.

In theory they're supposed to be doing demonstration runs for IMSA as well, and there's supposed to be loads of telemetry available to the IMSA officials. If they're able to sandbag effectively, they'll not want to show their hand during the race either... Which means driving watching the mirrors.

Given previous performance of Prodrive-built 550s at Sebring, are Larbre sandbagging as well?

rdjones · 16 Mar 2005, 19:41 (Ref:1253666)

I am impressed with the new Lola that is one quick car straight out of the box. Saying that the C6 is pretty quick too.

The Badger · 16 Mar 2005, 19:54 (Ref:1253684)

That panoz is super quick too . Disapointed to see the Dallara so far back . The Saleen is doing well and the Maserati is certainly sandbagging !!!

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