2006 24 Hours of Le Mans

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2006 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 74th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 17 and 18, 2006.

Prior to this race the ACO redeveloped the area around the Dunlop Curve and Dunlop Chicane, moving the Dunlop Curve in tighter to create more run-off area, while also turning the Dunlop Chicane into a larger set of turns. As part of the development, a new extended pit lane exit was created for motorcycles running the Bugatti Circuit. This second pit exit re-enters the track just beyond the Dunlop Chicane and before the Dunlop Bridge.

Before the official test days, the FIA requested that the sportscars should also use this new pit lane, and mandate a 60km/h speed limit for the entire 450m length, instead of using the normal pit exit in the Dunlop Curve as planned. This was originally used for the Le Mans test days, but due to complaints from the teams, the ACO decided to return to the old pit lane exit for the race.

This race marked the first time a diesel-powered sports car, the Audi R10, has won Le Mans, and the second time a diesel-powered sports car has won a major international motorsports event, following the Audi R10 win at the 2006 12 Hours of Sebring. In touring car racing, a BMW 320d had won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1998.

Tom Kristensen could not extend his streak of 6 wins in a row, as his #7 car was less reliable than the winning #8 sister car. Yet, his #7 was fastest in practice and race. Rallye-champion Sébastien Loeb scored a remarkable second place, possibly earning him a drive for the Peugeot 908 Diesel entry for 2007.

Official Results

Class winners marked by bold font.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Frank Biela Marco Werner Emanuele Pirro	Audi R10	Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	380
2	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Sébastien Loeb Eric Hélary Franck Montagny	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	376
3	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Allan McNish	Audi R10	Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	367
4	GT1	64	Corvette Racing	Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	M	355
5	LMP1	16	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Erik Comas Nicolas Minassian	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	352
6	GT1	007	Aston Martin Racing	Tomas Enge Darren Turner Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	M	350
7	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Luc Alphand Pierre Goueslard Jerôme Pelicand	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	M	346
8	LMP2	25		Thomas Erdos Andy Wallace	MG-Lola EX264	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	M	343
9	GT1	62	Team Modena	David Brabham Nelson Piquet Jr.	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	M	343
10	GT1	009	Aston Martin Racing	Pedro Lamy Stéphane Sarrazin Stéphane Ortelli	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	M	342
11	GT1	66		Terry Borcheller Christian Fittipaldi	Saleen S7R	Ford 7.0L V8	M	337
12	GT1	63	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	M	327
13	LMP2	24		Yojiro Terada Allen Timpany	Lola B05/40	Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8	M	326
14	LMP2	27		John Macaluso Ian James	Courage C65	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	K	324
15	GT2	81		Tom Kimber-Smith Richard Dean	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Elan 5.0L V8	P	321
16	GT2	83	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	320
17	GT2	87		Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.3L V8	M	311
18	GT2	80		Patrick Long Seth Neiman	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	309
19	LMP2	33		Liz Halliday Duncan Dayton	Lola B05/40	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	G	297
20	LMP2	22		Joao Barbosa Stuart Moseley	Radical SR9	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	D	294
21	LMP2	32		Michael Vergers Neil Cunningham	Courage C65	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	M	294
22	GT2	93		Shinichi Yamaji Philip Collin	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	291

Not Classified

Failed to cover 75% of winner's distance (285 laps) or failed to finish final lap under own power (#53 JLOC Isao Noritake)

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Laps
23	GT2	73	Ice Pol Racing Team	Christian Lefort Romain Ianetta	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	D	282
24	LMP1	2	Zytek Engineering Team Essex Invest	John Nielsen Casper Elgaard Philip Andersen	Zytek 06S Hybrid	Zytek ZB408 4.0L V8	M	269
25	LMP1	19		Gareth Evans Peter Owen	Lola B06/10	AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8	D	267
26	LMP2	20		Simon Pullan Chris MacAllister	Pilbeam MP93	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	M	244
27	GT1	53		Marco Apicella Koji Yamanishi Yasutaka Hinoi	Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT	Lamborghini L535 6.0L V12	P	283

Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Laps
28	GT2	89		Xavier Pompidou Thorkild Thyrring	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	256
29	LMP1	9		Giuseppe Gabbiani Jamie Campbell-Walter	Creation CA06/H	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	240
30	GT1	50		Jean-Luc Blanchemain Gabriele Gardel	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	Ferrari F133 6.0L V12	M	222
31	GT2	76		Luca Riccitelli Romain Dumas	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	M	211
32	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans Jonny Kane	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	Audi 3.8L V8	M	202
33	GT1	67		Robert Pergl Peter Kox	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	Ferrari F133 6.0L V12	M	196
34	GT2	91		Jean-Rene de Fournoux Miro Konopka	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	196
35	LMP2	39	ASM Team Racing for Portugal	Miguel Amaral Warren Hughes Miguel de Castro	Lola B05/40	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	D	196
36	LMP1	6	Lister Storm Racing	Nicolas Kiesa Jens Moller	Lister Storm LMP Hybrid	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	D	192
37	LMP1	14	Holland	Jan Lammers Alex Yoong Stefan Johansson	Dome S101Hb	Judd GV5 5.0L V10	D	182
38	LMP1	12	Courage Compétition	Alexander Frei Gregor Fisken	Courage LC70	Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8	Y	171
39	GT2	90	Krohn Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Nic Jönsson Tracy Krohn	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	148
40	LMP2	30	Gerard Welter	Frederic Hauchard Julien Briché	WR LMP04	Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4	P	134
41	LMP1	5		Marcel Fässler Philipp Peter	Courage LC70	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	132
42	GT1	61		Nigel Smith Christian Vann	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	Ferrari F133 6.0L V12	M	124
43	GT2	98		Patrick Bourdais Tom Cloet	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	115
44	LMP2	36	Paul Belmondo Racing	Karim A. Ojjeh Pierre Rogues	Courage C65	Ford (Mecachrome) 2.0L Turbo I4	M	84
45	LMP2	37	Paul Belmondo Racing	Didier André Yann Clairay	Courage C65	Ford (Mecachrome) 2.0L Turbo I4	M	48
46	LMP2	35		Jean-Francois Leroch Ed Morris	Courage C65	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	D	47
47	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Peter Dumbreck Tom Coronel	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	Audi 3.8L V8	M	40
48	LMP1	13	Courage Compétition	Shinji Nakano Jean-Marc Gounon Haruki Kurosawa	Courage LC70	Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8	Y	35
49	GT2	77	Panoz	Scott Maxwell Tom Milner	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Elan 5.0L V8	P	34
50	GT1	69	Scuderia Italia	Fabio Babini Christian Pescatori	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	P	3

Statistics

• Pole Position - #7 Audi Sport Team Joest - 3:30.466
• Fastest Lap - #7 Audi Sport Team Joest - 3:31.211
• Distance - 5187.0km
• Average Speed - 215.409km/h

 

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