Full Detailed Results. Includes a look at the spread of the lap times of each class.
79e 24 Heures du Mans
Le Mans, France. 8.469 miles
355 laps (3,006.495 miles)
Winner: #2 Audi Sport Team Joest, Audi R18 TDI, LM P1
| Class | # | Team | Car | Lap | Distance (km) | Speed (kph) | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LM P1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 TDI | 355 | 4,838.30 | 201.27 | 13.854s |
| LM P2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Zytek Nissan | 326 | 4,443.05 | 184.79 | 6 laps |
| LM GTE Pro | 73 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 | 314 | 4,279.51 | 177.65 | 2’29.535 |
| LM GTE Am | 50 | Labre Competition | Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 | 302 | 4,115.96 | 171.21 | 1 lap |
| Entries | Practice and Qualifying LM GTE Am LM GTE Pro LM P1 LM P2 | Qualifying Summary | Hourly Update | Race LM GTE Am LM GTE Pro LM P1 LM P2 | Race Result |
Full Results
Race Director: Daniel Poissenot
Timekeeper: Christian Crucifix
Lap Chart
Safety Cars: 5 (41 laps)
There were five Safety Car periods
0:51 McNish Crash (Length 1:12)1
McNish in Audi #3 overtook his team mate, but not the back marker Ferrari #58 who turned into McNish after Dunlop on lap 15. There was no racing in hour 2 of the race.
7:40. Rockenfeller Crash (2:21)
Rockenfeller in Audi #1 crashed while passing Ferrari #71 driven by Kauffman. Although there was no contact between the two cars. Later Kauffman was excluded from the meeting for dangerous driving having been judged to have ignore several blue lights (flags). There was no racing in hour 9 and 10.
13:59 Boullion Crash (0:23)
Rebellion #13 crashed in the Porsche Curves damaging the front of the car.
15:06. Luxury Racing Double Trouble (0:22)
Ferrari #58 driven by Jakubowski crashed in the Porsche curves. Ferrari #59 with Ortelli at the wheel ended stranded in the pitlane and required towing. This is after #58 had been involved in the McNish crash – Triple Trouble?
16:38. Corvette crash (0:29)
Magnussen in Corvette #74 lost it coming out of Maison Blanche hit Ried in Porsche, eliminating taking out both cars.
Conditions
Generally dry, although there was some rain, mainly light. Towards the end we had rain in Hour 19, 22 and a little with less than half an hour to go.
| Session | Time | Length (H:M) |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Saturday 15:00hrs – Sunday 15:00hrs | 24:00 |
| Session | Rain | Air T (°C) | Wind (kph) | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Dry | 8 – 18 | 0 – 28 | SE |
Analysis: Spread of Lap Times
Resources
Andy Blackmore’s Spotter’s Guide
Daily Sportscar 2011 Le Mans Race Week
Comparing 2011’s Le Mans 24 Hours Top Class With 2023’s Hypercar Crop, DailySportscar
| Entries | Practice and Qualifying LM GTE Am LM GTE Pro LM P1 LM P2 | Qualifying Summary | Hourly Update | Race LM GTE Am LM GTE Pro LM P1 LM P2 | Race Result |
- Timings from Autosport: As it happened ↩︎
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