[LM24] OFFICIAL 2012 LE MANS ENTRY LIST

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Jack Clarke at Boutsen Ginion. Also, some mistakes: Anthony Beltoise is replaced by Dominik Farnbacher at Luxury Racing in car #58, Patrick Pilet is not confirmed at the Lizards in #80 (and I might say "not likely", unlike Pat Long), and Darren Turner is the nominated driver in the reserve-listed #98 Aston and not yet on the driver squad for the #97 car for Le Mans. For Level 5, we'll probably have to wait and see if the third driver is Barbosa or Diaz.

Cool thanks edited those. Forgot to change Farnbacher.

Still not really sure how the the line-ups will pan out for OAK/Signatech across multiple cars but we'll see what happens. According to Lola twitter there's been a small reshuffle in Gulf ME line-up too.

3 months to go!

[Simmi]

Also up in the ALMS thread but the benefit of people on here.

Interesting news about Abdul Al Faisal testing for Dyson after Sebring. Could he be about to make his Le Mans return, this time in a P1?

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ance-9930.html

Looks like he has some form of Red Bull backing. Looks like that's a no brainer for the second car at Le Mans and maybe later on in the ALMS.

He must have caught the Le Mans bug last year in the Felbermayr car.

[FstrthnU]

Have we heard any news of the Pescarolo AMR-One or the Dome recently?

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

Have we heard any news of the Pescarolo AMR-One or the Dome recently?

The Dome has had its initial shakedown in late February and is awaiting the 2012-spec aero for a test run at Navarra in a couple of weeks (someone did post a very recent picture of it in the Pescarolo workshops), the AMR-One-derived Pescarolo will get its shakedown run a week or two before Spa.

[Le Vieux]

The ACO has released a video of the Deltawing at Sebring: http://www.lemans.org/fr/courses/24-...ideo_6655.html

Some interesting comments: Half the weight, half the fuel, 235mph.
"The concept is obviously a winning formula"

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Also up in the ALMS thread but the benefit of people on here.

Interesting news about Abdul Al Faisal testing for Dyson after Sebring. Could he be about to make his Le Mans return, this time in a P1?

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ance-9930.html

Looks like he has some form of Red Bull backing. Looks like that's a no brainer for the second car at Le Mans and maybe later on in the ALMS.

He must have caught the Le Mans bug last year in the Felbermayr car.

I have been wondering when Dyson will announce their Le Mans lineup. I would love to see 1 "pro" car with drivers who have LMP1 experience, but I really expect to see at least 1 new (to LMP1) face in each car.

Good news for Dyson is that their car lasted the 12 hours at Sebring, so there is hope they can last 24 at Le Mans. We will have to see how the Mazda does if the weather ends up being hot.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by joeb

Good news for Dyson is that their car lasted the 12 hours at Sebring, so there is hope they can last 24 at Le Mans.

However... it lasted 12 hours at Sebring on the isobutanol, not on the spec petrol that they'll have to run at Le Mans. And that spec fuel was rather... unkind to the MZR-R.

[nobster]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Happy to see Status likely bumped up into the race. Really pretty looking car and some great young talent. Hopefully they will enter the Spa round for that additional bit of running and give it a good crack. Not a fan of Tucker.

Would be nice if they were to enter the car with Yelmer Buurman driving it, he did a very good job last weekend at HTTT

[The Badger]

Their gonta have their hands full , as their supporting Dyson's 2 car entry too .

[The Badger]

Originally Posted by joeb

I have been wondering when Dyson will announce their Le Mans lineup. I would love to see 1 "pro" car with drivers who have LMP1 experience, but I really expect to see at least 1 new (to LMP1) face in each car.

Good news for Dyson is that their car lasted the 12 hours at Sebring, so there is hope they can last 24 at Le Mans. We will have to see how the Mazda does if the weather ends up being hot.

Im hoping Leitzinger will be in there somewhere .

Whats the news so far . Dyson-Smith-?

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Whats the news so far . Dyson-Smith-?

Each of them is named in a different car actually at this stage. Steven Kane will be added to the Guy Smith car, as for the other 3 seats... nobody knows yet.

[Dyson Mazda]

Each of them is named in a different car actually at this stage. Steven Kane will be added to the Guy Smith car, as for the other 3 seats... nobody knows yet.

Steven said on RLM that he is going to most likely have to miss Le Mans due to a Grand Am conflict with Oryx. There have been rumors floating around of Dyson droping the 2nd entry as well.

Also Michael Waltrip will not be in the #61 due to a NASCAR commentary conflict.

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Dyson Mazda

Also Michael Waltrip will not be in the #61 due to a NASCAR commentary conflict.

For real!? That's a big surprise I thought he was more committed to sportscars than that. Surely he could have a week off from comms duty.

[Dyson Mazda]

For real!? That's a big surprise I thought he was more committed to sportscars than that. Surely he could have a week off from comms duty.

I think the problem is that it would be more than one week off.

[The Badger]

Shame if Kane has to miss cuz of Grand-Am ..... Happy enough with one Dyson Lola , as this would be enough to let the Status GP chassis in .

[The Badger]

Originally Posted by Dyson Mazda

I think the problem is that it would be more than one week off.

What , and he didnt forsee this issue ?

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by The Badger

What , and he didnt forsee this issue ?

Clearly he should have taken a lesson from us forum members and booked it off work nice and early to avoid disappointment.

[Dyson Mazda]

What , and he didnt forsee this issue ?

I don't think it was ever in the plans that he would run the race this year after he signed his commentary gig with FOX.

[Aysedasi]

But surely any driver worth his salt would have an escape clause to cover the situation if a good opportunity came up?

[The Badger]

Question mark over Timo Bernhard driving at Le Mans ..... he was pretty injured in his Sebring accident it seems , and recovery period could take anything from 3 weeks to 3 months . He just arrived in Germany 3 days ago as he wasnt fit to travel .

Rockenfeller in the 4th car with Jarvis ..... noises of Lieb in an Audi !!!

[The Badger]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

worth his salt

Ahem ...........................

[The Badger]

Any chance of putting the entry list in the first post please mods ?

[KlBD]

Press release from AMR mentions that Young Driver is running the GTE Am car (which is named as a Vantage GTE, I'm not sure how that'll work) with Nygaard, Kristian Poulsen, and Allan Simonsen in the car.

http://www.astonmartin.com/racing/ne...ry-for-le-mans

[Victor_RO]

And Darren Turner moved from the reserve-listed car into car 97 as well. Have they pulled that entry, I wonder?

[CTD]

Originally Posted by KlBD

Press release from AMR mentions that Young Driver is running the GTE Am car (which is named as a Vantage GTE, I'm not sure how that'll work) with Nygaard, Kristian Poulsen, and Allan Simonsen in the car.

http://www.astonmartin.com/racing/ne...ry-for-le-mans

I like the sound of that :b