2015 FIA WEC/Le Mans
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Beemer B773ER
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I still don't see it .....??
Left inner edge of the front wheel arch, the mirror is housed inside the flaring.
Beemer B773ER
Tire Trailblazer
Bloody Audi... Genius strategy to win the [HASHTAG]#WEC6hSpa[/HASHTAG].
Toyota are completely out of it.
Toyota are completely out of it.
JHF
Driving Dynamics Pro
Lotterer, Treluyer and Fassler beat Porsche to win Spa WEC for Audi
Audi drivers Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler made it two World Endurance Championship race wins out of two after another thrilling race with Porsche.
The Audi triumphed in the Le Mans-spec, low-downforce R18 e-tron by just 13 seconds from the Porsche 919 Hybrid shared by Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas and Neel Jani.
The Porsche was the faster LMP1 car over a stint at Spa, but the Audi was quicker when it came to double-stinting its Michelin tyres. It was this that ultimately gave it victory.
Lotterer jumped the Porsche in the pits early in the fourth hour by double-stinting his tyres.
Porsche doubled next time around with Marc Lieb, but he lost out to a hard-charging Treluyer, who took the lead with an around-the-outside manouevre at Fagnes.
Jani came back at Treluyer in the penultimate hour and regained the lead for Porsche, but the Audi was back ahead at the next round of stops courtesy of doubling again.
Treluyer then kept the same tyres the short run to the flag, ensuring the victory.
"When they told me that I was going to keep the tyres for a third stint, I thought, oh!" said Treluyer.
"But that was our chance to win and I was still able to take risks in traffic and push like hell."
The top two of only three LMP1 cars to have clean races finished a lap clear of their nearest pursuer, the pole-winning Porsche shared by Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard and Mark Webber.
It lost time with a drive-through penalty early in the race after Hartley overshot the Bus-Stop chicane and nipped through a gap between the tyre barriers and the start of the guard rail on the start/finish straight.
The car subsequently lost more time with a damper problem, which explained the one-lap deficit at the finish.
Fourth place went to the high-downforce Audi R18 shared by Marco Bonanomi, Rene Rast and Filipe Albuquerque, which was delayed by the loss of the window from the left door.
Fifth place went to the Toyota TS040 HYBRID shared by Alex Wurz, Stephane Sarrazin and Mike Conway, which had a clean race but wasn't on the pace of the Audis or the Porsches.
The Porsche shared by Nick Tandy, Nico Hulkenberg and Earl Bamber finished three laps down in sixth after losing time to front body repairs after Tandy came together with the factory Manthey Porsche 911 RSR driven by Kevin Estre early on.
Reigning champions Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi, who drove as a duo afterKazuki Nakajima was injured in free practice, finished down in eighth after suffering throttle and then electrical problems.
RESULTS - 176 LAPS:
Pos Class Driver Team Car Gap
1 LMP1 M.Fassler, A.Lotterer, B.Treluyer Audi Sport Team Joest Audi 6h01m08.896s
2 LMP1 R.Dumas, N.Jani, M.Lieb Porsche Team Porsche 13.424s
3 LMP1 T.Bernhard, M.Webber, B.Hartley Porsche Team Porsche 1 Lap
4 LMP1 F.Albuquerque, M.Bonanomi, R.Rast Audi Sport Team Joest Audi 2 Laps
5 LMP1 A.Wurz, S.Sarrazin, M.Conway Toyota Racing Toyota 3 Laps
6 LMP1 N.Hulkenberg, E.Bamber, N.Tandy Porsche Team Porsche 3 Laps
7 LMP1 L.di Grassi, L.Duval, O.Jarvis Audi Sport Team Joest Audi 8 Laps
8 LMP1 A.Davidson, S.Buemi, K.Nakajima Toyota Racing Toyota 14 Laps
9 LMP2 S.Dolan, M.Evans, H.Tincknell JOTA Sport Gibson/Nissan 15 Laps
10 LMP2 G.Yacaman, L.Derani, R.Gonzalez G-Drive Racing Ligier/Nissan 16 Laps
11 LMP2 P.Ragues, O.Webb, Z.Amberg Team SARD Morand Morgan/SARD 17 Laps
12 LMP2 M.Howson, R.Bradley, N.Lapierre KCMG ORECA/Nissan 17 Laps
13 LMP2 N.Panciatici, P-L.Chatin, V.Capillaire Signatech Alpine Alpine/Nissan 17 Laps
14 LMP2 N.Leventis, D.Watts, J.Kane Strakka Racing Dome/Nissan 20 Laps
15 LMP2 J.Nicolet, J-M.Merlin, E.Maris Oak Racing Ligier/Nissan 24 Laps
16 GTE Pro A.MacDowall, F.Rees, R.Stanaway Aston Martin Racing V8 Aston Martin 25 Laps
17 GTE Pro F.Makowiecki, R.Lietz Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 25 Laps
18 GTE Pro S.Muller, K.Estre Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 25 Laps
19 GTE Pro G.Bruni, T.Vilander AF Corse Ferrari 25 Laps
20 GTE Pro D.Turner, S.Mucke, R.Bell Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin 26 Laps
21 GTE Pro C.Nygaard, M.Sorensen, J.Adam Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin 26 Laps
22 GTE Pro D.Rigon, J.Calado AF Corse Ferrari 26 Laps
23 LMP2 E.Brown, J.van Overbeek, J.Fogarty Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier/HPD 27 Laps
24 GTE Am P.D.Lana, P.Lamy, M.Lauda Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin 28 Laps
25 GTE Am F.Perrodo, E.Collard, R.Aguas AF Corse Ferrari 28 Laps
26 GTE Am V.Shaitar, A.Bertolini, A.Basov SMP Racing Ferrari 29 Laps
27 GTE Am C.Ried, K.Al Qubaisi, K.Bachler Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 30 Laps
28 GTE Am P.Dempsey, P.Long, M.Seefried Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 31 Laps
29 GTE Am F.Castellacci, R.Goethe, S.Hall Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin 38 Laps
30 LMP2 S.Sharp, R.Dalziel, D.Hansson Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier/HPD 42 Laps
31 LMP2 R.Rusinov, J.Canal, S.Bird G-Drive Racing Ligier/Nissan 52 Laps
- GTE Am D.Cameron, M.Griffin, A.Mortimer AF Corse Ferrari Retirement
- GTE Am G.Roda, P.Ruberti, K.Poulsen Larbre Competition Chevrolet Retirement
- LMP1 S.Trummer, V.Liuzzi, C.Klien Team ByKolles CLM/AER Retirement
- LMP1 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Racing Toyota Withdrawn
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118761
Audi drivers Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler made it two World Endurance Championship race wins out of two after another thrilling race with Porsche.
The Audi triumphed in the Le Mans-spec, low-downforce R18 e-tron by just 13 seconds from the Porsche 919 Hybrid shared by Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas and Neel Jani.
The Porsche was the faster LMP1 car over a stint at Spa, but the Audi was quicker when it came to double-stinting its Michelin tyres. It was this that ultimately gave it victory.
Lotterer jumped the Porsche in the pits early in the fourth hour by double-stinting his tyres.
Porsche doubled next time around with Marc Lieb, but he lost out to a hard-charging Treluyer, who took the lead with an around-the-outside manouevre at Fagnes.
Jani came back at Treluyer in the penultimate hour and regained the lead for Porsche, but the Audi was back ahead at the next round of stops courtesy of doubling again.
Treluyer then kept the same tyres the short run to the flag, ensuring the victory.
"When they told me that I was going to keep the tyres for a third stint, I thought, oh!" said Treluyer.
"But that was our chance to win and I was still able to take risks in traffic and push like hell."
The top two of only three LMP1 cars to have clean races finished a lap clear of their nearest pursuer, the pole-winning Porsche shared by Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard and Mark Webber.
It lost time with a drive-through penalty early in the race after Hartley overshot the Bus-Stop chicane and nipped through a gap between the tyre barriers and the start of the guard rail on the start/finish straight.
The car subsequently lost more time with a damper problem, which explained the one-lap deficit at the finish.
Fourth place went to the high-downforce Audi R18 shared by Marco Bonanomi, Rene Rast and Filipe Albuquerque, which was delayed by the loss of the window from the left door.
Fifth place went to the Toyota TS040 HYBRID shared by Alex Wurz, Stephane Sarrazin and Mike Conway, which had a clean race but wasn't on the pace of the Audis or the Porsches.
The Porsche shared by Nick Tandy, Nico Hulkenberg and Earl Bamber finished three laps down in sixth after losing time to front body repairs after Tandy came together with the factory Manthey Porsche 911 RSR driven by Kevin Estre early on.
Reigning champions Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi, who drove as a duo afterKazuki Nakajima was injured in free practice, finished down in eighth after suffering throttle and then electrical problems.
RESULTS - 176 LAPS:
Pos Class Driver Team Car Gap
1 LMP1 M.Fassler, A.Lotterer, B.Treluyer Audi Sport Team Joest Audi 6h01m08.896s
2 LMP1 R.Dumas, N.Jani, M.Lieb Porsche Team Porsche 13.424s
3 LMP1 T.Bernhard, M.Webber, B.Hartley Porsche Team Porsche 1 Lap
4 LMP1 F.Albuquerque, M.Bonanomi, R.Rast Audi Sport Team Joest Audi 2 Laps
5 LMP1 A.Wurz, S.Sarrazin, M.Conway Toyota Racing Toyota 3 Laps
6 LMP1 N.Hulkenberg, E.Bamber, N.Tandy Porsche Team Porsche 3 Laps
7 LMP1 L.di Grassi, L.Duval, O.Jarvis Audi Sport Team Joest Audi 8 Laps
8 LMP1 A.Davidson, S.Buemi, K.Nakajima Toyota Racing Toyota 14 Laps
9 LMP2 S.Dolan, M.Evans, H.Tincknell JOTA Sport Gibson/Nissan 15 Laps
10 LMP2 G.Yacaman, L.Derani, R.Gonzalez G-Drive Racing Ligier/Nissan 16 Laps
11 LMP2 P.Ragues, O.Webb, Z.Amberg Team SARD Morand Morgan/SARD 17 Laps
12 LMP2 M.Howson, R.Bradley, N.Lapierre KCMG ORECA/Nissan 17 Laps
13 LMP2 N.Panciatici, P-L.Chatin, V.Capillaire Signatech Alpine Alpine/Nissan 17 Laps
14 LMP2 N.Leventis, D.Watts, J.Kane Strakka Racing Dome/Nissan 20 Laps
15 LMP2 J.Nicolet, J-M.Merlin, E.Maris Oak Racing Ligier/Nissan 24 Laps
16 GTE Pro A.MacDowall, F.Rees, R.Stanaway Aston Martin Racing V8 Aston Martin 25 Laps
17 GTE Pro F.Makowiecki, R.Lietz Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 25 Laps
18 GTE Pro S.Muller, K.Estre Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 25 Laps
19 GTE Pro G.Bruni, T.Vilander AF Corse Ferrari 25 Laps
20 GTE Pro D.Turner, S.Mucke, R.Bell Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin 26 Laps
21 GTE Pro C.Nygaard, M.Sorensen, J.Adam Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin 26 Laps
22 GTE Pro D.Rigon, J.Calado AF Corse Ferrari 26 Laps
23 LMP2 E.Brown, J.van Overbeek, J.Fogarty Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier/HPD 27 Laps
24 GTE Am P.D.Lana, P.Lamy, M.Lauda Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin 28 Laps
25 GTE Am F.Perrodo, E.Collard, R.Aguas AF Corse Ferrari 28 Laps
26 GTE Am V.Shaitar, A.Bertolini, A.Basov SMP Racing Ferrari 29 Laps
27 GTE Am C.Ried, K.Al Qubaisi, K.Bachler Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 30 Laps
28 GTE Am P.Dempsey, P.Long, M.Seefried Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 31 Laps
29 GTE Am F.Castellacci, R.Goethe, S.Hall Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin 38 Laps
30 LMP2 S.Sharp, R.Dalziel, D.Hansson Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier/HPD 42 Laps
31 LMP2 R.Rusinov, J.Canal, S.Bird G-Drive Racing Ligier/Nissan 52 Laps
- GTE Am D.Cameron, M.Griffin, A.Mortimer AF Corse Ferrari Retirement
- GTE Am G.Roda, P.Ruberti, K.Poulsen Larbre Competition Chevrolet Retirement
- LMP1 S.Trummer, V.Liuzzi, C.Klien Team ByKolles CLM/AER Retirement
- LMP1 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Racing Toyota Withdrawn
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118761
KiwiRob
Autotechnik Ace
Audi are kicking butt, amazing they have a car which is clearly slower in a straight line than the Porsche and Toyota yet they've won the two opening races of the season. IMO they are much better at reading the race and have a better handle on the tactical aspects of the race. I would be shocked if they fail to win LeMans this year.
Here's hoping the Nissan performs and I'd love to see Mercedes, Jaguar, McLaren & Ferrari all join in with LMP1 cars. It's much better racing in more technically advanced vehicles than F1.
Here's hoping the Nissan performs and I'd love to see Mercedes, Jaguar, McLaren & Ferrari all join in with LMP1 cars. It's much better racing in more technically advanced vehicles than F1.
Beemer B773ER
Tire Trailblazer
As a Toyota fan, this right here tells the story...
Fifth place went to the Toyota TS040 HYBRID shared by Alex Wurz, Stephane Sarrazin and Mike Conway, which had a clean race but wasn't on the pace of the Audis or the Porsches.
A clean race and yet they still finished 3 laps off the pace. [HASHTAG]#SoulSearching[/HASHTAG]
Fifth place went to the Toyota TS040 HYBRID shared by Alex Wurz, Stephane Sarrazin and Mike Conway, which had a clean race but wasn't on the pace of the Audis or the Porsches.
A clean race and yet they still finished 3 laps off the pace. [HASHTAG]#SoulSearching[/HASHTAG]
Bucketslash11
Das Beste Enthusiast
there's still hope, double points for 24 hours of le mans and anything can happend in 24 hours
Beemer B773ER
Tire Trailblazer
Well I don't want to hope for reliability issues for Audi, Porsche and Nissan, I'd rather see Toyota win on pace or strategy.
It was interesting to see Audi and I think also Porsche have power/electronics issues where the car would just seize up and go limp, especially what happened to the #8 Audi being driven by Oliver Jarvis towards the end of the race... that thing just went straight on into the tire barriers without warning. Thankfully it was a slow section of the track. That could be a frightening issue at Le Mans.
All 3 manufacturers faced technical issues at Spa, so it could well be a battle of attrition at Le Mans. It'll be absolutely amazing to see the Porsches just blast by everyone down those long straights!
It was interesting to see Audi and I think also Porsche have power/electronics issues where the car would just seize up and go limp, especially what happened to the #8 Audi being driven by Oliver Jarvis towards the end of the race... that thing just went straight on into the tire barriers without warning. Thankfully it was a slow section of the track. That could be a frightening issue at Le Mans.
All 3 manufacturers faced technical issues at Spa, so it could well be a battle of attrition at Le Mans. It'll be absolutely amazing to see the Porsches just blast by everyone down those long straights!
kingjr9000
Das Beste Enthusiast
Beemer B773ER
Tire Trailblazer
Makes sense! ... and just one of their three cars can keep running without issue for 24 hours, they will eat the competition!
kingjr9000
Das Beste Enthusiast
Full specs revealed for the bonkers Nissan GT-R LM NISMO
Nissan reveals everything it's willing to say about its crazy, unconventional, front-drive Le Mans racer.
We’ve already learned a smattering of details about Nissan’s GT-R LM NISMO endurance racer that’s set to debut at Le Mans. It’s kind of a weirdo: A twin-turbo V-6 powers the front wheels, and a spate of very outside-the-box design decisions give it a shape unlike anything else. Now Nissan is tipping its hand ever so slightly, publishing the car’s full specs ahead of its Le Mans debut.
Below is the full listing of technical specs that Nissan released. For a much more in-depth conversation with Ben Bowlby, the GT-R LM NISMO’s harebrained creator, revisit his conversation with Road & Track‘sMarshall Pruett from earlier this year, and check out this in-depth analysis of the most unconventional decisions made during this freak machine’s design.
NISSAN GT-R LM NISMO Technical Specifications
Configuration
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Engine
Nissan VRX 30A NISMO: 3.0-liter, 60 degree V-6, direct injection gasoline twin-turbo
Transmission
5-speed + reverse sequential gearbox with pneumatic paddle shift system
Epicyclic final drive reduction with hydraulic limited slip differential
Tilton 3-plate carbon clutch assembly
Chassis
FIA Homologated weight: 870 kg/1918 lb. Right-hand driving position
68-liter/17.96 gallon capacity
FT3 fuel tank featuring electric lift and feed pumps
Mechanical flywheel ERS housed ahead and beneath driver’s feet inside the survival cell
Bodywork
Carbon-composite body panels
Polycarbonate windscreen with hard coating CFD and full-scale wind-tunnel developed ultrahigh-efficiency bodywork geometry
Adjustable rear wing
Suspension
Öhlins multi-adjustable front dampers
Penske multi-adjustable rear dampers
Hydraulic rear anti-roll bar system
Brakes
6-piston front and 4-piston rear calipers
Driver-adjustable brake bias.
Wheels
BBS center-lock, magnesium forged
18×13-inch front and 16×9-inch rear
Tires
Michelin 31/71-18 front, 20/71-16 rear radials
Electrical
Cosworth engine control unit featuring: Engine control, gearbox control, driver-adjustable traction control, anti-lag system control, lift-and-coast fuel conservation, drive-by-wire throttle control and ERS deployment strategy control
Interior
NISMO 5-point harness
Lifeline lightweight extinguisher system
Data / display system
Cosworth Electronics with NISMO steering wheel mounted LCD
DimensionsLength: 4.645 m/182.87 in
Width: 1.9 m/74.8 in
Height: 1.03 m/40.55 in
Nissan reveals everything it's willing to say about its crazy, unconventional, front-drive Le Mans racer.
We’ve already learned a smattering of details about Nissan’s GT-R LM NISMO endurance racer that’s set to debut at Le Mans. It’s kind of a weirdo: A twin-turbo V-6 powers the front wheels, and a spate of very outside-the-box design decisions give it a shape unlike anything else. Now Nissan is tipping its hand ever so slightly, publishing the car’s full specs ahead of its Le Mans debut.
Below is the full listing of technical specs that Nissan released. For a much more in-depth conversation with Ben Bowlby, the GT-R LM NISMO’s harebrained creator, revisit his conversation with Road & Track‘sMarshall Pruett from earlier this year, and check out this in-depth analysis of the most unconventional decisions made during this freak machine’s design.
NISSAN GT-R LM NISMO Technical Specifications
Configuration
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Engine
Nissan VRX 30A NISMO: 3.0-liter, 60 degree V-6, direct injection gasoline twin-turbo
Transmission
5-speed + reverse sequential gearbox with pneumatic paddle shift system
Epicyclic final drive reduction with hydraulic limited slip differential
Tilton 3-plate carbon clutch assembly
Chassis
FIA Homologated weight: 870 kg/1918 lb. Right-hand driving position
68-liter/17.96 gallon capacity
FT3 fuel tank featuring electric lift and feed pumps
Mechanical flywheel ERS housed ahead and beneath driver’s feet inside the survival cell
Bodywork
Carbon-composite body panels
Polycarbonate windscreen with hard coating CFD and full-scale wind-tunnel developed ultrahigh-efficiency bodywork geometry
Adjustable rear wing
Suspension
Öhlins multi-adjustable front dampers
Penske multi-adjustable rear dampers
Hydraulic rear anti-roll bar system
Brakes
6-piston front and 4-piston rear calipers
Driver-adjustable brake bias.
Wheels
BBS center-lock, magnesium forged
18×13-inch front and 16×9-inch rear
Tires
Michelin 31/71-18 front, 20/71-16 rear radials
Electrical
Cosworth engine control unit featuring: Engine control, gearbox control, driver-adjustable traction control, anti-lag system control, lift-and-coast fuel conservation, drive-by-wire throttle control and ERS deployment strategy control
Interior
NISMO 5-point harness
Lifeline lightweight extinguisher system
Data / display system
Cosworth Electronics with NISMO steering wheel mounted LCD
DimensionsLength: 4.645 m/182.87 in
Width: 1.9 m/74.8 in
Height: 1.03 m/40.55 in
Beemer B773ER
Tire Trailblazer
A few photos from today's media day. [HASHTAG]#LM24[/HASHTAG] testing coming up soon!
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
I am really curious to see how these Nissans are going to do. Years of being indoctrinated in MR engines and RWD should have me hating it, but I got to respect this unorthodox, against-the grain gung-ho attitude that has developed this car.
I would love to see someone break up Audi's dominance. I'll be rooting for Toyota because, unless they do something absolutely radical next year, this might be the only opportunity Toyota has. Porsche are also a force to be reckoned with and if they win, I'd be cool with it. But I have more faith in Porsche coming in and doing well in subsequent years than I do have with any other team based on how well their cars run. Plus they are Porsche, it's in their DNA. If Nissan wins, it will feel like it's a paradigm shift, which fills me with unease (well, unease in the context of racing).
I know Glickenhaus wants to bring his SCG003 to LeMans this year, can he sill race it as an experimental car?
I would love to see someone break up Audi's dominance. I'll be rooting for Toyota because, unless they do something absolutely radical next year, this might be the only opportunity Toyota has. Porsche are also a force to be reckoned with and if they win, I'd be cool with it. But I have more faith in Porsche coming in and doing well in subsequent years than I do have with any other team based on how well their cars run. Plus they are Porsche, it's in their DNA. If Nissan wins, it will feel like it's a paradigm shift, which fills me with unease (well, unease in the context of racing).
I know Glickenhaus wants to bring his SCG003 to LeMans this year, can he sill race it as an experimental car?
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
Nissan will not win. Absolutely no way. Unless all other contenders crash.
Beemer B773ER
Tire Trailblazer
Unless Toyota has been sand bagging, or discovered a miracle in the last month, there is no way they're going to win it. I've been rooting for them since they returned to Le Mans, but I'm a realist. Based on their lack of competitiveness so far this season, their lack of speed will only be compounded at Le Mans. No point in hoping they win on reliability, because Audi and Porsche will each have at least 3 cars. ..no way all 6 will suffer serious issues.
Porsche's 8mJ setup will blow away Audi and Toyota on the straights, so I expect that to be enough for them to get the win, baring a stunning strategy play that Audi do so well!
Nissan, absolute wild card. Not sure how fast they will be with their 2mJ option, but it could be amazing aero wise. Looks like they'll be fielding 3 cars as well.
I guess I'll still hold hope for Toyota. ..at least until testing is done.
Pumped up, it's almost here!!!
Porsche's 8mJ setup will blow away Audi and Toyota on the straights, so I expect that to be enough for them to get the win, baring a stunning strategy play that Audi do so well!
Nissan, absolute wild card. Not sure how fast they will be with their 2mJ option, but it could be amazing aero wise. Looks like they'll be fielding 3 cars as well.
I guess I'll still hold hope for Toyota. ..at least until testing is done.
Pumped up, it's almost here!!!
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
I keep forgetting that toyota is fielding only two cars. I am sure cost is a contraint, but is there any other reason for fielding only two cars while their major competitors are fielding three?
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