[LM24 Race] 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours Race Thread

[joeb]

It is finally race week for the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. I feel like there are still a lot of questions at the sharp end of the field that won't have answers until Sunday afternoon. Will Toyota finally get their victory? Will any of the other privateers be able to keep up with Toyota on pace, and if so, will they have the reliability? Rebellion looked pretty good at the Test Day, but will that pace translate to the race? Last year we nearly saw an LMP2 overall victory. If the P1 cars have issues we can expect at least a couple of LMP2's to have trouble free runs and be in the top 5, if not higher.

LMP2 features 20 cars, 3 Dallaras, 8 Ligiers, and 9 Orecas. The Orecas have had the pace thus far, but there are some good driver lineups (and teams) in the Ligiers that could still be in the hunt Sunday morning.

The GT Pro class will be tightly contested between Porsche (4 cars), Ferrari (3 cars), Corvette (2 cars), Aston Martin (2 cars), Ford (4 cars), BMW joining the party with a pair of factory cars. Hopefully the BOP is about right and we get the show we have grown accustomed to in this class. In the AM class we get a mix of Porsche and Ferrari machines with a couple Astons to boot. The AM class is always good for a longshot podium result, so hopefully this year is the same.

I hope everyone has a great Le Mans week, the on track action is sure not to disappoint!


Schedule

Entry List

Circuit Maps

Radio Le Mans

Spotter Guide

Fantasy Racing Challenge

Annual Le Mans Prediction Thread

I'm not including a weather link because it will be perfect!

Other Links (such as t&s will be forthcoming)

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