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Old 23 Nov 2012, 22:31 (Ref:3170370)   #51
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FstrthnU should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFstrthnU should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridFstrthnU should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Also today, Eric Bachelart confirmed that Conquest will be taking up their auto-invite to Le Mans. No driver lineup yet.
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Old 27 Nov 2012, 03:02 (Ref:3172007)   #52
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Dempsey's definitely the other option, good shout - I went for SRT because Dempsey themselves seem very unsure about next year's plans. However, I remember the ACO commenting on the programme when it was announced last year and saying they look forward to welcoming them back to Le Mans (however slow they may be...), so it's definitely possible.
I was thinking they might show up. I'm guessing Plowman, Heinemeier-Hansson, and Eric Lux. Although Antonio Pizzonia or Jan Heylen are very likely options as well.

Updated entry list speculation...

LMP1 = 12 entries
  1. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest (LOTTERER/TRELUYER/FASSLER)
  2. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest (MCNISH/KRISTENSEN/DUMAS)
  3. 3 Audi Sport Team Joest (JARVIS/BONANOMI/ROCKENFELLER)
  4. 4 Audi Sport North America (GENE/DUVAL/DI GRASSI)
  5. 7 Toyota Racing (WURZ/NAKAJIMA/LAPIERRE)
  6. 8 Toyota Racing (DAVIDSON/BUEMI/SARRAZIN)
  7. 9 Toyota Racing (MONTAGNY/BOURDAIS/MINASSIAN)
  8. 12 Rebellion Racing (PROST/HEIDFELD/JANI)
  9. 13 Rebellion Racing (PRIMAT/BELICCHI/BLEEKEMOLEN)
  10. 15 OAK Racing (MOREAU/BAGUETTE/KRAIHAMER)
  11. 21 Strakka Racing (WATTS/LEVENTIS/KANE)
  12. 22 JRM (BRABHAM/DUMBRECK/CHANDHOK)

LMP2 = 20 entries
  1. 23 Signatech-Nissan (TRESSON/LOMBARD/MAILLEUX)
  2. 24 OAK Racing (NICOLET/PLA/LAHAYE)
  3. 25 ADR-Delta (MARTIN/GRAVES/KERR)
  4. 26 Signatech-Nissan (RUSINOV/PANCIATICI/RAGUES)
  5. 27 Dempsey Racing (DEMPSEY/FOSTER/DEVLIN)
  6. 29 Gulf Racing Middle East (DELETRAZ/IHARA/GIROIX)
  7. 30 Status GP (SIMS/BUURMAN/IANETTA)
  8. 31 Lotus (HOLZER/SCHULTIS/MORO)
  9. 32 Lotus (ROSSITER/WEEDA/LIUZZI)
  10. 33 Level 5 Motorsports (TUCKER/DIAZ/BOUCHUT)
  11. 35 OAK Racing (LEINDERS/MARTIN/ENJALBERT)
  12. 37 Conquest Endurance (HEINEMEIER-HANSSON/PLOWMAN/HEYLEN)
  13. 40 Race Performance (HIRSCHI/MEICHTRY/FREY)
  14. 41 Greaves Motorsport (JULIAN/ZUGEL/GONZALEZ)
  15. 42 Greaves Motorsport (BRUNDLE/BRUNDLE/ORDONEZ)
  16. 44 Starworks Motorsport (POTOLICCHIO/DALZIEL/KIMBER-SMITH)
  17. 45 Boutsen Ginion Racing (BRIERE/NAKANO/PETERSEN)
  18. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing (BECHE/THIRIET/TINSEAU)
  19. 48 Murphy Prototypes (FIRTH/HUGHES/HARTLEY)
  20. 49 Pecom Racing (KAFFER/COMPANC/AYARI)

GTE-Pro = 10 entries
  1. 51 AF Corse (BRUNI/FISICHELLA/MAKOWIECKI)
  2. 62 Extreme Speed Motorsports (VAN OVERBEEK/SHARP/VILANDER)
  3. 66 JMW Motorsport (WALKER/COCKER/WILLS)
  4. 71 AF Corse (BERETTA/BERTOLINI/MELO)
  5. 73 Corvette Racing (MAGNUSSEN/GARCIA/TAYLOR)
  6. 74 Corvette Racing (GAVIN/MILNER/WESTBROOK)
  7. 91 SRT Motorsports (FARNBACHER/WITTMER/BOMARITO)
  8. 93 SRT Motorsports (GOOSSENS/KENDALL/HUNTER-REAY)
  9. 97 Aston Martin Racing (MUCKE/TURNER/SIMONSEN)
  10. ? McLaren-CRS (MULLEN/CHRISTODOULOU/QUAIFE)

GTE-Am = 13 entries
  1. 50 Larbre Competition (BORNHAUSER/CANAL/LAMY)
  2. 55 JWA-Avila (DANIELS/PALTALLA/CAMATHIAS)
  3. 57 Krohn Racing (KROHN/JONSSON/RUGOLO)
  4. 60 AF Corse (CIOCI/PERRAZINI/GRIFFIN)
  5. 61 AF Waltrip (WALTRIP/KAUFFMAN/VICKERS)
  6. 63 Extreme Speed Motorsports (BROWN/COSMO/AGUAS)
  7. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut (PONS/ARMINDO/NARAC)
  8. 70 Larbre Competition (BELLOC/BOURRET/GIBON)
  9. 75 Prospeed Competition (AL FAISAL/EDWARDS/VAN SPLUNTEREN)
  10. 83 JMB Racing (RODRIGUES/ILLIANO/FERTE)
  11. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton (RODA/RUBERTI/RIED)
  12. 98 Aston Martin Racing (GOETHE/WAINWRIGHT/HALL)
  13. 99 Aston Martin Racing (POULSEN/NYGAARD/ENGE)

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  1. 0 GreenGT (?/?/?)
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IF a McLaren showed up (and we all hope it does) I'd say the lineup would have Bell and Parente in it
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Old 27 Nov 2012, 08:57 (Ref:3172082)   #54
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DHH won't be with Conquest next year, I believe he is moving from the ALMS to another team for the WEC.
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DHH won't be with Conquest next year, I believe he is moving from the ALMS to another team for the WEC.
Intrigued. I know Conquest made a couple of rookie season errors this year but overall the wider Oak operation seemed to do a not bad job of nurturing DHH.
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Old 27 Nov 2012, 22:08 (Ref:3172334)   #56
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Updated entry list speculation...

LMP1 = 12 entries
  1. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest (LOTTERER/TRELUYER/FASSLER)
  2. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest (MCNISH/KRISTENSEN/DUMAS)
  3. 3 Audi Sport Team Joest (JARVIS/BONANOMI/ROCKENFELLER)
  4. 4 Audi Sport North America (GENE/DUVAL/DI GRASSI)
  5. 7 Toyota Racing (WURZ/NAKAJIMA/LAPIERRE)
  6. 8 Toyota Racing (DAVIDSON/BUEMI/SARRAZIN)
  7. 9 Toyota Racing (MONTAGNY/BOURDAIS/MINASSIAN)
  8. 12 Rebellion Racing (PROST/HEIDFELD/JANI)
  9. 13 Rebellion Racing (PRIMAT/BELICCHI/BLEEKEMOLEN)
  10. 15 OAK Racing (MOREAU/BAGUETTE/KRAIHAMER)
  11. 21 Strakka Racing (WATTS/LEVENTIS/KANE)
  12. 22 JRM (BRABHAM/DUMBRECK/CHANDHOK)

LMP2 = 20 entries
  1. 23 Signatech-Nissan (TRESSON/LOMBARD/MAILLEUX)
  2. 24 OAK Racing (NICOLET/PLA/LAHAYE)
  3. 25 ADR-Delta (MARTIN/GRAVES/KERR)
  4. 26 Signatech-Nissan (RUSINOV/PANCIATICI/RAGUES)
  5. 27 Dempsey Racing (DEMPSEY/FOSTER/DEVLIN)
  6. 29 Gulf Racing Middle East (DELETRAZ/IHARA/GIROIX)
  7. 30 Status GP (SIMS/BUURMAN/IANETTA)
  8. 31 Lotus (HOLZER/SCHULTIS/MORO)
  9. 32 Lotus (ROSSITER/WEEDA/LIUZZI)
  10. 33 Level 5 Motorsports (TUCKER/DIAZ/BOUCHUT)
  11. 35 OAK Racing (LEINDERS/MARTIN/HEINEMEIER-HANSSON)
  12. 37 Conquest Endurance (PLOWMAN/LUX/HEYLEN)
  13. 40 Race Performance (HIRSCHI/MEICHTRY/FREY)
  14. 41 Greaves Motorsport (JULIAN/ZUGEL/GONZALEZ)
  15. 42 Greaves Motorsport (BRUNDLE/BRUNDLE/ORDONEZ)
  16. 44 Starworks Motorsport (POTOLICCHIO/DALZIEL/KIMBER-SMITH)
  17. 45 Boutsen Ginion Racing (BRIERE/NAKANO/PETERSEN)
  18. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing (BECHE/THIRIET/TINSEAU)
  19. 48 Murphy Prototypes (FIRTH/HUGHES/HARTLEY)
  20. 49 Pecom Racing (KAFFER/COMPANC/AYARI)

GTE-Pro = 10 entries
  1. 51 AF Corse (BRUNI/FISICHELLA/MAKOWIECKI)
  2. 62 Extreme Speed Motorsports (VAN OVERBEEK/SHARP/VILANDER)
  3. 66 JMW Motorsport (WALKER/COCKER/WILLS)
  4. 71 AF Corse (BERETTA/BERTOLINI/MELO)
  5. 73 Corvette Racing (MAGNUSSEN/GARCIA/TAYLOR)
  6. 74 Corvette Racing (GAVIN/MILNER/WESTBROOK)
  7. 91 SRT Motorsports (FARNBACHER/WITTMER/BOMARITO)
  8. 93 SRT Motorsports (GOOSSENS/KENDALL/HUNTER-REAY)
  9. 97 Aston Martin Racing (MUCKE/TURNER/SIMONSEN)
  10. ? McLaren-CRS (R. BELL/CHRISTODOULOU/PARENTE)

GTE-Am = 13 entries
  1. 50 Larbre Competition (BORNHAUSER/CANAL/LAMY)
  2. 55 JWA-Avila (DANIELS/PALTALLA/CAMATHIAS)
  3. 57 Krohn Racing (KROHN/JONSSON/RUGOLO)
  4. 60 AF Corse (CIOCI/PERRAZINI/GRIFFIN)
  5. 61 AF Waltrip (WALTRIP/KAUFFMAN/VICKERS)
  6. 63 Extreme Speed Motorsports (BROWN/COSMO/AGUAS)
  7. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut (PONS/ARMINDO/NARAC)
  8. 70 Larbre Competition (BELLOC/BOURRET/GIBON)
  9. 75 Prospeed Competition (AL FAISAL/EDWARDS/VAN SPLUNTEREN)
  10. 83 JMB Racing (RODRIGUES/ILLIANO/FERTE)
  11. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton (RODA/RUBERTI/RIED)
  12. 98 Aston Martin Racing (GOETHE/WAINWRIGHT/HALL)
  13. 99 Aston Martin Racing (POULSEN/NYGAARD/ENGE)

NOT CLASSIFIED = 1 entry
  1. 0 GreenGT (?/?/?)

What do you think the possibilities are of seeing a third AMR Vantage? I can see Mucke and Turner returning in the #97. Fernandez said he had other plans, but Simonsen's performance and experience should make him the perfect choice to take Adrian's place. Would Rob Bell be an option for AMR? Matt Bell, Tim Mullen, Phil Quaife, Klaus Hummel, Nico Verdonck, Andy Soucek, Jamie Campbell-Walter, Jack Clarke, etc, could replace him at McLaren if they do indeed come.

We probably won't be seeing any Porsche's in GTE-Pro since the development of the 991 GT3 RSR. What about the BMWs? Is there a faint possibility they could try Le Mans. I can't see it at all, since they are just developing the car, but...

Finally, could Toyota perhaps go for 3 cars the entire WEC season and 4 for Le Mans? Christian Klein, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Seiji Ara, Takuma Sato, Christian Albers, Jan Charouz, or Julien Jousse are definitely possibilities for that spot, as well as Kobayashi if he leaves F1, which seems ever likely. If I were to put them in order of most to least likely, it would probably be

1) Boullion
2) Ara
3) Klein
4) Albers
5) Sato
6) Charouz
7) Albers
8) Jousse

A Boullion, Ara, Klein combo could definitely hold their own amongst the top LMP1 cars. Also, where's Timo Bernhard gone to? What about Alex Premat?

Oh, so many choices, so much time. I know I'm trying way too hard, but I'm bored and waiting for the January announcements in Paris.
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Old 27 Nov 2012, 22:45 (Ref:3172359)   #57
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I don't keep up with these things, but why on earth would Toyota want a liability like Boullion?
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I don't keep up with these things, but why on earth would Toyota want a liability like Boullion?
To be fair I think even Beetle would admit he's gone off the deep end a bit with that last post. Pulling stuff out of absolute thin air.

But it's fun to speculate.
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To be fair I think even Beetle would admit he's gone off the deep end a bit with that last post. Pulling stuff out of absolute thin air.

But it's fun to speculate.
That's why I joined this forum.

I just started watching Le Mans 2 years ago, and don't follow the WEC too regularly (will next year, though... I just started watching the WEC in Shanghai a couple of weeks ago).

What about Christian Klien, Jacques Villeneuve, and Alexandre Premat? All absolute V8 Supercars rejects?

Now I'm really going crazy.
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That's why I joined this forum.

I just started watching Le Mans 2 years ago, and don't follow the WEC too regularly (will next year, though... I just started watching the WEC in Shanghai a couple of weeks ago).

What about Christian Klien, Jacques Villeneuve, and Alexandre Premat? All absolute V8 Supercars rejects?

Now I'm really going crazy.
I wouldnt label those three V8 Supercar rejects. Only Premat had a fulltime ride and these cars are completely the opposite of what those three are used to driving. Klien has done alright in the handful of races hes done so far and Premat hasnt set the world on fire but he's still adjusting.

Villeneuve on the other hand is hopeless, I would not have him in either a V8 or a sportscar.
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I wouldnt label those three V8 Supercar rejects. Only Premat had a fulltime ride and these cars are completely the opposite of what those three are used to driving. Klien has done alright in the handful of races hes done so far and Premat hasnt set the world on fire but he's still adjusting.

Villeneuve on the other hand is hopeless, I would not have him in either a V8 or a sportscar.
There's no question about Villeneuve. How he won the World Champion title in '97 is above me.

Premat's pretty slow, and so is Klien... they are always at the back of the pack.

Do you guys think Adrian Fernandez will come back to race Le Mans in the Vantage? If so, then we can consider the #97 a Mucke/Turner/Fernandez trio and the #99 perhaps a Simonsen/Poulsen/Rob Bell pro car as well. Or perhaps Maxime Martin replacing Kristian Poulsen as well. In that case, Stuart Hall would replace Maxime Martin at OAK, leaving Roald Goethe and Michael Wainwright with Christoffer Nygaard. There's almost endless possibilities.
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There's no question about Villeneuve. How he won the World Champion title in '97 is above me.

Premat's pretty slow, and so is Klien... they are always at the back of the pack.

Do you guys think Adrian Fernandez will come back to race Le Mans in the Vantage? If so, then we can consider the #97 a Mucke/Turner/Fernandez trio and the #99 perhaps a Simonsen/Poulsen/Rob Bell pro car as well. Or perhaps Maxime Martin replacing Kristian Poulsen as well. In that case, Stuart Hall would replace Maxime Martin at OAK, leaving Roald Goethe and Michael Wainwright with Christoffer Nygaard. There's almost endless possibilities.
Of course there are endless possibilities. You can't hope to piece together full driver line-ups seven months out from the race. Given there are routinely 25/30 rookies in the race every year it doesn't work to copy in the old entry.

But Fernandez has confirmed he won't be back with Aston in a works capacity and Rob Bell is a McLaren works driver now.
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To be fair to Premat most people seem to acknowledge that you need three seasons to be competitive in V8s, he has shone at times and had a lot of bad look. Look at the races at Winton for example where he was punted off from a promising position.
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Of course there are endless possibilities. You can't hope to piece together full driver line-ups seven months out from the race. Given there are routinely 25/30 rookies in the race every year it doesn't work to copy in the old entry.

But Fernandez has confirmed he won't be back with Aston in a works capacity and Rob Bell is a McLaren works driver now.
Just because Rob Bell is a McLaren works driver doesn't mean he couldn't and wouldn't make an outing to Le Mans to support AMR. If McLaren does indeed come to Le Mans, then that changes things considerably.

Well I think the most likely lineup is...

#97 (Pro) Mucke/Turner/Simonsen
#98 (Am) Goethe/Wainwright/Hall
#99 (Am) Nygaard/Poulsen/Vasilyev
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Just because Rob Bell is a McLaren works driver doesn't mean he couldn't and wouldn't make an outing to Le Mans to support AMR. If McLaren does indeed come to Le Mans, then that changes things considerably.

Well I think the most likely lineup is...

#97 (Pro) Mucke/Turner/Simonsen
#98 (Am) Goethe/Wainwright/Hall
#99 (Am) Nygaard/Poulsen/Vasilyev
SPEAKING OF AMR!!!...

http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/11/...ng-launch.html

It's like it's fate.

This changes things for AMR.
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Dont know how Beetle can suggest drivers yet .

Enge wont be there as he has a ban on him for a minor drug offense ..... stupid !!!

Oh , and 3 Audi's .
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Dont know how Beetle can suggest drivers yet .

Enge wont be there as he has a ban on him for a minor drug offense ..... stupid !!!

Oh , and 3 Audi's .
Selecting drivers is too early, way too much can happen.
I know that Poulsen's entry is a result on how his business is doing. If everything is good and calm around next year, he'll likely be there. But if there is a decline in sales, and lot's to do, I think it's unlikely we will see him. He will not risk Bankruptcy just to go racing. Unlike another former danish Le Mans Team Participant (Peter Halverson of former Essex Racing)

Nygaard will also only participate if he got the time from his full season program next year. However, I do feel he is a future Sportscar driver to be watched.

Simonsen will undoubtably be at Le Mans, but at what team, that is the question. Simonsen has never had a "preferred" make or team, so it's likely that he will drive with who offers him a GTE PRO seat first.
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Yeah Ive often wondered why Simonsen doesnt have a works drive with someone. Maybe he makes more money being a freelancer or he likes the flexibility of not being tied down to one manufacturer?
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Yeah Ive often wondered why Simonsen doesnt have a works drive with someone. Maybe he makes more money being a freelancer or he likes the flexibility of not being tied down to one manufacturer?
I think thats it.
The flexibility and multi-series racing he does, apparently suits him well. And to be honest, he is still "young" so building good connections around the world in many teams secures him a good chance of a Works seat when he gets "old"
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[QUOTE=Beetle;3172334]Updated entry list speculation...

LMP1 = 12 entries
  1. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest (LOTTERER/TRELUYER/FASSLER)
  2. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest (MCNISH/KRISTENSEN/DUMAS)
  3. 3 Audi Sport Team Joest (JARVIS/BONANOMI/ROCKENFELLER)
  4. 4 Audi Sport North America (GENE/DUVAL/DI GRASSI)
  5. 7 Toyota Racing (WURZ/NAKAJIMA/LAPIERRE)
  6. 8 Toyota Racing (DAVIDSON/BUEMI/SARRAZIN)
  7. 9 Toyota Racing (MONTAGNY/BOURDAIS/MINASSIAN)
  8. 12 Rebellion Racing (PROST/HEIDFELD/JANI)
  9. 13 Rebellion Racing (PRIMAT/BELICCHI/BLEEKEMOLEN)
  10. 15 OAK Racing (MOREAU/BAGUETTE/KRAIHAMER)
  11. 21 Strakka Racing (WATTS/LEVENTIS/KANE)
  12. 22 JRM (BRABHAM/DUMBRECK/CHANDHOK)

LMP2 = 20 entries
  1. 23 Signatech-Nissan (TRESSON/LOMBARD/MAILLEUX)
  2. 24 OAK Racing (NICOLET/PLA/LAHAYE)
  3. 25 ADR-Delta (MARTIN/GRAVES/KERR)
  4. 26 Signatech-Nissan (RUSINOV/PANCIATICI/RAGUES)
  5. 27 Dempsey Racing (DEMPSEY/FOSTER/DEVLIN)
  6. 29 Gulf Racing Middle East (DELETRAZ/IHARA/GIROIX)
  7. 30 Status GP (SIMS/BUURMAN/IANETTA)
  8. 31 Lotus (HOLZER/SCHULTIS/MORO)
  9. 32 Lotus (ROSSITER/WEEDA/LIUZZI)
  10. 33 Level 5 Motorsports (TUCKER/DIAZ/BOUCHUT)
  11. 35 OAK Racing (LEINDERS/MARTIN/HEINEMEIER-HANSSON)
  12. 37 Conquest Endurance (PLOWMAN/LUX/HEYLEN)
  13. 40 Race Performance (HIRSCHI/MEICHTRY/FREY)
  14. 41 Greaves Motorsport (JULIAN/ZUGEL/GONZALEZ)
  15. 42 Greaves Motorsport (BRUNDLE/BRUNDLE/ORDONEZ)
  16. 44 Starworks Motorsport (POTOLICCHIO/DALZIEL/KIMBER-SMITH)
  17. 45 Boutsen Ginion Racing (BRIERE/NAKANO/PETERSEN)
  18. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing (BECHE/THIRIET/TINSEAU)
  19. 48 Murphy Prototypes (FIRTH/HUGHES/HARTLEY)
  20. 49 Pecom Racing (KAFFER/COMPANC/AYARI)

GTE-Pro = 10 entries
  1. 51 AF Corse (BRUNI/FISICHELLA/MAKOWIECKI)
  2. 62 Extreme Speed Motorsports (VAN OVERBEEK/SHARP/VILANDER)
  3. 66 JMW Motorsport (WALKER/COCKER/WILLS)
  4. 71 AF Corse (BERETTA/BERTOLINI/MELO)
  5. 73 Corvette Racing (MAGNUSSEN/GARCIA/TAYLOR)
  6. 74 Corvette Racing (GAVIN/MILNER/WESTBROOK)
  7. 91 SRT Motorsports (FARNBACHER/WITTMER/BOMARITO)
  8. 93 SRT Motorsports (GOOSSENS/KENDALL/HUNTER-REAY)
  9. 97 Aston Martin Racing (MUCKE/TURNER/SIMONSEN)
  10. ? McLaren-CRS (R. BELL/CHRISTODOULOU/PARENTE)

GTE-Am = 13 entries
  1. 50 Larbre Competition (BORNHAUSER/CANAL/LAMY)
  2. 55 JWA-Avila (DANIELS/PALTALLA/CAMATHIAS)
  3. 57 Krohn Racing (KROHN/JONSSON/RUGOLO)
  4. 60 AF Corse (CIOCI/PERRAZINI/GRIFFIN)
  5. 61 AF Waltrip (WALTRIP/KAUFFMAN/VICKERS)
  6. 63 Extreme Speed Motorsports (BROWN/COSMO/AGUAS)
  7. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut (PONS/ARMINDO/NARAC)
  8. 70 Larbre Competition (BELLOC/BOURRET/GIBON)
  9. 75 Prospeed Competition (AL FAISAL/EDWARDS/VAN SPLUNTEREN)
  10. 83 JMB Racing (RODRIGUES/ILLIANO/FERTE)
  11. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton (RODA/RUBERTI/RIED)
  12. 98 Aston Martin Racing (GOETHE/WAINWRIGHT/HALL)
  13. 99 Aston Martin Racing (POULSEN/NYGAARD/ENGE)

NOT CLASSIFIED = 1 entry
  1. 0 GreenGT (?/?/?)

I suggest adding 2 991 GT3 RSR for Porsche AG Team Manthey , as they will be a full time WEC entry . Drivers will be : Marco Holzer, Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, Patrick Pilet, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Jörg Bergmeister

Wonder will Team Felbermayr have one for Le mans if all goes well ?
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I still think it is highly optimistic putting Audi down for 4 cars.

My guess would be 3 cars.
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My guess would be 3 cars.
Why wouldn't they?
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Dont know how Beetle can suggest drivers yet .

Enge wont be there as he has a ban on him for a minor drug offense ..... stupid !!!

Oh , and 3 Audi's .
Are you calling me stupid or Enge stupid?

I just remembered that about Enge... maybe Maxime Martin or Alexei Vasilyev from Valmon?

Cool news from Manthey Racing... I'll put that down in a sec.
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http://www.planetlemans.com/2012/11/...-mans-in-2013/

Level 5 confirm return to Le mans .
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I still think it is highly optimistic putting Audi down for 4 cars.

My guess would be 3 cars.
Yep , I agree with that on the basis that they were fielding their e-tron and it was an unknown .

3 for Audi I reckon .
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