[LM24 Race] Le Mans 2020 - Race Week Thread

[bentley speed 8]

Originally Posted by GT6

Real shame for the 71, how did they get that wrong

Turns out they had a gearbox failure.

[Mike E]

Anyone been excluded yet?

[chernaudi]

If the 71 got past the line after 6 minutes, within limits they would've gotten penalized but not NC'd. But since it's a DNF, it's a DNF which at LM generally means NC.

[GT6]

Originally Posted by bentley speed 8

Turns out they had a gearbox failure.

Oh before i turned off and drove 220 miles airport run (dropping of a mate) they were saying it ran out of petrol.

[Lutzvic]

it was better than last year. Toyota's win was predictable...Am was a huge positive surprise, Porsche a huge negative one....
When 7 was in the pit, I had a secret hope for a while, maybe...Rebellion...but no..they simply struggled in traffic...anyhow big applause for them.

See you next year in Le Mans

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

My tickets and campsite are already booked!

People were talking about what might change if covid still around next year, pretty certain it will be, and greater social distancing in the campsites, would be a certainty. That means fewer camping spaces in the most popular sites. Hoping i will get usual spots but will need to be quick to be certain.

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Lutzvic

it was better than last year. Toyota's win was predictable...Am was a huge positive surprise, Porsche a huge negative one....
When 7 was in the pit, I had a secret hope for a while, maybe...Rebellion...but no..they simply struggled in traffic...anyhow big applause for them.

See you next year in Le Mans

I think most people on year were routing for Rebellion, i wore my Rebellion 2009 pit crew tee shirt today, it gets worn once a year usually at the meet, whether it fits or not.

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by GT6

People were talking about what might change if covid still around next year, pretty certain it will be, and greater social distancing in the campsites, would be a certainty. That means fewer camping spaces in the most popular sites. Hoping i will get usual spots but will need to be quick to be certain.

No doubt there will be changes. Life is definiyely not going back to what we thought was normal. But, I have my slot and my booking.

[GT6]

Well i will be there if they let me for sure, the ACO has my money just hope they let me have the tickets

[Adam43]

For completeness

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
1	7	7	8	7	8	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
2	1	1	7	8	7	8	7	1	8	8	8	8	8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1
3	8	3	1	1	1	1	1	8	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	7	7
4	3	8	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	3	3
5	4	4	4	37	37	37	37	26	32	32	32	32	32	22	32	32	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
6	22	22	39	39	26	26	26	32	26	26	22	22	22	32	22	22	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
7	26	33	38	22	32	32	32	38	22	22	38	38	38	38	38	38	31	31	26	26	26	26	26	26	31
8	29	39	32	26	38	22	38	22	38	38	31	31	31	31	31	31	26	26	31	31	31	31	31	31	36
9	33	32	22	32	30	30	31	31	31	31	39	26	39	26	26	26	39	39	39	39	39	36	39	39	26
10	32	26	30	38	22	38	30	39	39	39	27	39	26	39	39	39	42	42	42	36	36	39	36	36	28
11	37	38	26	30	31	31	22	27	50	27	26	27	27	36	27	42	36	36	36	42	28	42	28	28	42
12	38	25	31	31	39	39	39	50	27	50	50	36	36	27	42	27	27	27	28	28	42	28	42	42	25
13	16	30	37	25	21	27	21	21	21	21	21	50	42	28	36	36	32	28	50	50	50	50	25	25	50
14	31	31	25	33	27	21	50	47	47	47	42	42	28	42	28	28	28	50	25	25	25	25	50	50	47
15	36	47	33	47	25	50	27	28	28	42	36	28	50	50	50	47	25	25	47	47	47	47	47	47	17
16	27	37	16	16	50	47	47	25	17	28	28	47	25	47	25	50	50	47	17	17	17	17	17	17	27
17	42	21	47	50	33	25	25	37	36	36	47	21	47	25	47	25	47	17	27	27	27	27	27	27	32
18	39	50	50	21	16	16	36	36	34	25	25	17	21	17	17	17	17	35	32	32	32	32	32	32	35
19	30	24	21	42	42	42	28	42	25	17	17	25	34	21	34	35	35	32	35	35	35	35	35	35	29
20	25	16	24	27	47	34	16	34	42	34	34	34	17	29	35	34	29	29	29	29	97	29	29	29	97
21	21	42	27	24	17	28	34	17	29	29	29	29	29	34	29	29	24	24	97	97	51	97	97	97	51
22	47	11	42	34	34	36	42	29	97	97	24	35	35	35	51	51	51	97	51	51	29	51	51	51	95
23	35	27	34	17	36	17	17	16	51	51	97	51	51	51	97	97	97	51	95	95	95	95	95	95	82
24	24	34	17	28	28	29	29	30	71	71	51	97	97	24	24	24	95	95	24	71	71	71	71	71	90
25	50	97	28	36	29	4	4	51	95	24	35	95	24	97	95	95	71	71	71	82	90	90	90	82	77
26	34	28	36	29	4	71	71	97	82	95	71	82	95	82	91	91	82	82	90	90	82	82	82	90	83
27	11	71	71	4	35	51	51	71	24	82	95	91	82	95	98	82	90	90	82	83	83	77	56	56	56
28	91	95	97	97	71	97	97	95	63	35	82	24	91	91	82	71	34	77	77	77	77	56	24	24	24
29	51	51	51	51	97	95	95	4	91	91	91	71	98	90	90	90	77	56	83	56	56	83	83	77	86
30	95	82	29	71	51	33	24	82	35	90	98	98	90	98	71	98	56	83	56	86	86	24	77	83	66
31	97	91	95	95	95	82	82	91	83	98	90	90	71	71	77	77	83	86	86	99	24	99	86	86	91
32	71	92	92	92	92	91	91	63	90	83	56	56	83	56	56	56	86	66	99	61	99	86	66	91	61
33	92	63	63	82	82	63	63	24	98	56	83	83	56	83	83	83	66	99	66	66	66	66	91	66	98
34	63	98	91	63	91	24	98	98	56	77	77	77	77	77	86	86	99	61	61	24	61	91	99	99	85
35	82	90	82	91	63	90	90	90	77	63	63	63	63	63	61	66	61	85	91	91	91	61	61	61	92
36	61	56	98	35	83	72	75	75	61	66	66	86	86	86	66	61	98	60	85	54	85	85	85	98	99
37	77	99	90	90	72	98	83	35	66	61	86	61	66	61	99	99	72	91	60	85	98	54	98	85	60
38	56	54	56	56	56	75	61	56	99	86	61	66	61	66	21	72	85	54	54	60	54	98	60	92	78
39	98	55	35	72	90	61	35	83	86	99	99	99	99	99	72	85	60	72	98	98	60	60	92	60	54
40	90	17	55	98	75	83	77	61	78	78	85	78	78	85	85	60	91	98	72	78	78	92	78	78	57
41	86	57	75	83	98	56	56	77	16	85	78	85	85	72	54	54	54	34	78	92	92	78	54	54	62
42	83	75	72	75	57	55	72	99	85	60	60	72	72	60	60	78	78	78	92	72	72	62	62	62	34
43	99	78	83	55	61	77	78	66	60	72	72	60	60	54	78	75	92	92	62	62	62	57	57	57	89
44	57	72	99	57	55	86	66	78	72	62	89	54	54	62	62	92	62	62	57	57	57	34	34	34
45	54	66	66	66	24	99	86	72	62	89	54	62	62	78	75	62	57	57	89	89	34	89	89	89
46	88	86	57	61	86	78	99	86	89	54	62	75	75	75	92	57	89	89	34	34	89	72	72	72
47	70	83	61	77	77	66	60	85	54	75	75	92	92	92	63	89	75	75	75	75	75	75	88	88
48	72	61	86	99	66	60	85	62	37	57	92	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	75	75
49	55	77	77	86	99	35	62	89	75	70	37	37	57	57	57
50	75	36	78	78	78	85	89	60	57	92	70	70	70	70	70
51	66	85	62	85	85	62	54	54	30	37	57	57	88	88	88
52	78	52	85	60	60	89	57	57	70	16	33	88
53	85	62	89	62	62	52	52	70	92	33	52	33
54	60	29	52	89	89	54	70	92	4	52	88
55	62	89	60	52	52	57	33	33	33	88
56	89	35	54	54	54	70	92	52	52
57	52	60	11	70	70	92	55	55	55
58	28	70	70	11	88	88	88	88	88
59	17	88	88	88

[WyldStallion]

Question about the LMP2 winning drivers: Between Paul Di Resta, Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuqeurque, which one is the silver driver? And would you think he is a "sneaky silver"?

[broadrun96]

Phil Hanson is the Silver, he and Albuquerque are the season long crew. He's an ascending driver but I wouldn't expect him to remain Silver much longer.

[jdetray]

Originally Posted by WyldStallion

Question about the LMP2 winning drivers: Between Paul Di Resta, Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuqeurque, which one is the silver driver? And would you think he is a "sneaky silver"?

According to the FIA Driver Categorisation – 2020 List, Hanson is Silver. Di Resta Albuqeurque are Platinum.

- Jeff

[Aysedasi]

That's a useful link. Thanks for that.

[WyldStallion]

The DSC article implies this, some but now we need to keep an eye on the win total count now for Nakajima and Buemi. They are entering the category for many of the past Audi drivers for overall wins totals. You think there current win total of 3 will increase?


http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/0...1-wrap-up.html

[Akrapovic]

Andy Blackmore has announced there will be no more Le Mans spotter guides. Lack of cooperation from the teams causing increased workload and time to put into it. IMSA guides will continue.

Feels like another case of the ACO and the related teams/people/etc being more hostile than they need to be towards fans and enthusiasts.

[GT6]

That is a shame always liked those

[CTD]

Strange when seeing it being used by so many teams during Le Mans!
Even Toyota had them in their pit wall boxes.

[Tique]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Phil Hanson is the Silver, he and Albuquerque are the season long crew. He's an ascending driver but I wouldn't expect him to remain Silver much longer.

In fact, Phil Hanson has been lucky that United has used the Ligier JS P217 for his first two year in LMP2. Because of this, he had time to learn and progress without having his classification changed. But for next season, it will be over and he will not be able to race with a platinium.

[S griffin]

It has been a good learning experience for Hanson, especially with the car and team he has had behind him. Let’s how he progresses. He needs to find something to keep him going

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by CTD

Strange when seeing it being used by so many teams during Le Mans!
Even Toyota had them in their pit wall boxes.

I noticed it on many pit boxes, radio stands and team equipment. Seems like the teams should only be happy to provide and be included.

[fieldodreams79]

Just saw the tweet regarding spotters guide. That's a bummer, but understand the reasons given. Sorry to see it go, Andy! Hope you'll get the assistance one day to make a comeback.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by WyldStallion

The DSC article implies this, some but now we need to keep an eye on the win total count now for Nakajima and Buemi. They are entering the category for many of the past Audi drivers for overall wins totals. You think there current win total of 3 will increase?


http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/0...1-wrap-up.html

Highly likely, I would say.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Just saw the tweet regarding spotters guide. That's a bummer, but understand the reasons given. Sorry to see it go, Andy! Hope you'll get the assistance one day to make a comeback.

Absolutely agree. It has always been the essential piece of kit, sitting in my camera bag for reference throughout the race week.

[S griffin]

Quite a few people would have been lost without that spotters guide. I'm sure plenty have been grateful for it, just won't be the same without it