(1924 Bentley 3 Litre, Le Mans winning car---via speeddoctor.net) Year Car Drivers Driver Nationality 1923 Chenard & Walcker A.Lagache, R.Leonard (F) 1924 Bentley 3 litre J.Duff, F.Clement (GB) 1925 La Lorraine G.de Courcelles, A.Rossignol (F) 1926 La Lorraine R.Bloch, A.Rossignol (F) 1927 Bentley 3 litre D.Benjafield, S.Davis (GB) 1928 Bentley 4.5 W.Barnato, B.Rubin (GB) 1929 Bentley 6 speed W.Barnato, Sir H.Birkin (GB) 1930 Bentley 6 speed W.Barnato, G.Kidston (GB) 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 E.Howe, Sir H.Birkin (GB) 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 R.Sommer, L.Chinetti (F,I) 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 R.Sommer, T.Nuvolari (F,I) 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 L.Chinetti, P.Etancelin (I,F) 1935 Lagonda M45R JS Hindmarsh, L.Fontes (GB,RA) 1936 Race cancelled 1937 Bugatti 57G JP Wimille, R.Benoist (F) 1938 Delahaye 135M E.Chaboud, J.Tremoulet (F) 1939 Bugatti 57G JP Wimille, P.Veyron (F) 1940-48 Race cancelled 1949 Ferrari 166MM L.Chinetti, Lord Selsdon (USA,GB) 1950 Talbot-Lago L.Rosier, JL Rosier (F) 1951 Jaguar C-Type P.Walker, P.Whitehead (GB) 1952 Mercedes-B.300SL H.Lang, F.Riess (D) 1953 Jaguar C-Type T.Rolt, D.Hamilton (GB) 1954 Ferrari 375 F.Gonzalez, M.Trintignant (RA,F) 1955 Jaguar D-Type M.Hawthorn, I.Bueb (GB) 1956 Jaguar D-Type R.Flockhart, N.Sanderson (GB) 1957 Jaguar D-Type R.Flockhart, I.Bueb (GB) 1958 Ferrari 250TR58 O.Gendebien, P.Hill (B,USA) 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 C.Shelby, R.Salvadori (USA,GB) 1960 Ferrari 250TR59/60 O.Gendebien, P.Frere (B) 1961 Ferrari 250TR61 O.Gendebien, P.Hill (B,USA) 1962 Ferrari 330LM/TR O.Gendebien, P.Hill (B,USA) 1963 Ferrari 250P L.Scarfiotti, L.Bandini (I) 1964 Ferrari 275P J.Guichet, N.Vaccarella (F,I) 1965 Ferrari 250LM J.Rindt, M.Gregory (A,USA) 1966 Ford GT40 Mk2 C.Amon, B.McLaren (NZ) 1967 Ford GT40 Mk4 D.Gurney, AJ Foyt (USA) 1968 Ford GT40 P.Rodriguez, L.Bianchi (Mex,B) 1969 Ford GT40 J.Ickx, J.Oliver (B,GB) 1970 Porsche 917 H.Herrmann, R.Attwood (D,GB) 1971 Porsche 917 H.Marko, G.van Lennep (A,NL) 1972 Matra-Simca MS670 H.Pescarolo, G.Hill (F,GB) 1973 Matra-Simca MS670B H.Pescarolo, G.Larrousse (F) 1974 Matra-Simca MS670B H.Pescarolo, G.Larrousse (F) 1975 Mirage-Ford M8 J.Ickx, D.Bell (B,GB) 1976 Porsche 936 J.Ickx, G.van Lennep (B,NL) 1977 Porsche 936 J.Ickx,J.Barth,H.Haywood (B,D,USA) 1978 Renault Alpine JP Jaussaud, D.Pironi (F) 1979 Porsche 935 K.Ludwig,B & D.Whittington (D,USA) 1980 Rondeau Ford M379B JP Jaussaud, J.Rondeau (F) 1981 Porsche 936-81 J.Ickx, D.Bell (B,GB) 1982 Porsche 956-82 J.Ickx, D.Bell (B,GB) 1983 Porsche 956-83 V.Schuppan, H.Haywood, A.Holbert (A,USA,USA) 1984 Porsche 956B K.Ludwig, H.Pescarolo (D,F) 1985 Porsche 956B K.Ludwig, P.Barilla, J.Winter (D,I,D) 1986 Porsche 962C D.Bell, H.Stuck, A.Holbert (GB,D,USA) 1987 Porsche 962C D.Bell, H.Stuck, A.Holbert (GB,D,USA) 1988 Jaguar XJR-9LM J.Dumfries, J.Lammers, A.Wallace (GB,NL,GB) 1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 J.Mass, S.Dickens, M.Reuter (D,S,D) 1990 Jaguar XJR-12 M.Brundle, J.Nielsen, P.Cobb (GB,DK,USA) 1991 Mazda 787B J.Herbert, B.Gachot, V.Weidler (GB,B,D) 1992 Peugeot 905 D.Warwick, Y.Dalmas, M.Blundell (GB,F,GB) 1993 Peugeot 905B G.Brabham, E.Helary, C.Bouchut (AUS,F,F) 1994 Dauer Porsche962LM Y.Dalmas, H.Haywood, M.Baldi (F,USA,I) 1995 McLaren F1 GTR Y.Dalmas, JJ Lehto, M.Sekiya (F,SF,J) 1996 Porsche WSC95 D.Jones, M.Reuter, A.Wurz (USA,D,A) 1997 Porsche WSC95 M.Alboreto, S.Johansson, T.Kristensen (I,S,DK) 1998 Porsche 911 GT1-98 A.McNish, S.Ortelli, L.Aiello (GB,F,F) 1999 BMW V12 LMR Y.Dalmas, J.Winkelhock, P.Martini (F,D,I) 2000 Audi R8 F.Biela, T.Kristensen, E.Pirro (D,DK,I) 2001 Audi R8 F.Biela, T.Kristensen, E.Pirro (D,DK,I) 2002 Audi R8 F.Biela, T.Kristensen, E.Pirro (D,DK,I) 2003 Bentley EXP Speed8 R.Capello, T.Kristensen, G.Smith (I,DK,GB) 2004 Audi R8 S.Ara, T.Kristensen, R.Capello (J,DK,I) 2005 Audi R8 JJ Lehto, T.Kristensen, M.Werber (SF,DK,D) 2006 Audi R10 TDI F.Biela, E.Pirro, M.Werner (D,I,D) 2007 Audi R10 TDI F.Biela, E.Pirro, M.Werner (D,I,D) 2008 Audi R10 TDI A.McNish, R.Capello, T.Kristensen (GB,I,DK) 2009 Peugeot 908 HDI A.Wurz, D.Brabham, M.Gene (A,AUS,E) 2010 Audi R15-plus TDI T.Bernhard, R.Dumas, M.Rockenfeller (D,F,D) 2011 Audi R18 TDI A. Lotterer, M. Fassler, B. Treluyer (F,D,SU)
LIST VIA (edited with removal of distance/speed) : http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/lemans.html
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Audi wins again at Le Mans!!
VIDEO of the FINAL LAP!
Audi WINS 2011 @ Le Mans! What an exciting, inspiring, and fantastic race. Definitely one of the finest Le Mans races i’ve ever seen…….beating the Peugeot 908 by 13 seconds, and despite the horrible crashes of the #1 and #3 R18 TDIs…….the #2 car prevailed!
Audi now has 10 wins at Le Mans, Porsche is still ahead with 16.
The #2 R18 TDI was driven by the youngest team in the Audi arsenal—piloted by Fassler, Lotterer, and Treluyer.
(fantastic photos via JoshD @ Quattroworld.com —-click link for more great victory pics)
Fuck Ferrari (part 2)
This happened several hours ago—-i was far too upset to even post anything. Ferrari needs to be punished for their moronic drivers. Clearly flashing his lights, Rockenfeller in the R18 got clearly cut off by another Ferrari. UNBELIEVABLE. Again? really?
Thankfully, Mike Rockenfeller seems alright, but is being held overnight in the hospital—–as it stands right now at 10:30pm Eastern time—-Audi #2 is in the lead.
need a place to stream Le Mans?
Here’s a link i know is working if you do not have access to SPEED in the USA.
BTW, you can also stream the broadcast from SPEED when they are not live on TV, like right now—–so from 11:30am to 3:30 PM US Eastern Standard time and 8pm to 11pm US Eastern Standard time. I am not posting a direct link here to protect the Justin.tv feed—–but to go Speedtv.com and follow the Le Mans info there.
http://www.justin.tv/freddy49_lemans#/w/1321767936
Corvette C6R @ Le Mans
I’ve always conceded that Chevrolet have had amazing success in the GT/GTE class at Le Mans—–but the SOUND of the Corvette C6R is a GLORIOUS noise. Here is an onboard lap of Le Mans with a C6R from a warm up lap in 2008. I love hearing that lazy V8 rumbling…..today’s race is no different!
Fuck Ferrari.
(photo from SpeedTV)
…and their moronic, incapable, asshat drivers! #3 McNish knocked out of Le Mans by a moron driving a 458 Italia…….who believed that he should maintain a racing line even when 2 R18 TDIs with flashing LED lights are pounding the road behind him. Thanks a lot, Ferrari! My hatred grows…
BOTTOM LINE: Yes i concede McNish was too aggressive in this situation, but THE SLOWER CAR CANNOT MAINTAIN ITS RACING LINE.
video of the crash:
fotos of the day. R18 qualify #1 and #2 for Le Mans.
the R18 TDI is amazing. LE MANS is almost here!! These are fotos from the qualifying the last 2 days.
photo via Audi Sport
Chris Harris on the Noble M600, Porsche GT2 RS, and others…
The Noble M600 is by far and away my favourite ‘supercar’ around at the moment—-it looks amazing, and it is just epic cool from its engineering to its raw turbo madness. Oh and there’s a F40 and an XJ220 in the video too…
Great video again, by probably the best in the business—Chris Harris.
“Dreamer” & “A Master and a Legend”
2 great videos, posted by a member of the Audi community. EXCELLENT!
I especially love the “plot” in “Dreamer” where the quattro is remembering the glory days…
Le Mans 2011 Spotter Guide
great stuff!! (thanks to Halle for the tip!)
VIA: http://www.spotterguides.com/le-mans-2011-guide
(click to enlarge)
Le Mans week is here!
Rejoice! The finest week in motorsports has arrived—–the race of all races, the 24 Hours Of Le Mans is upon us. For many people this signals the proper start to ‘summer’, including myself. Of course it is no secret that I am an Audiphile through and through—-it is also no secret that Audi and Peugeot have had some fierce battles in the past several years, culminating in one of the great rivalries in motorsports history. Motorsports have these days become numb and unexciting; however Le Mans has retained most of its charm. I still get a buzz every time i see the start of the race, even though it is not nearly as dramatic as the old days when people ran into their cockpits.
So will the new Audi R18 TDI be able to surmount the fierce Peugeot 918 HDi reign? I would like to hope so, but we’ll just have to follow along the best we can!
I know that the entire 24 hours will be broadcasted with continuity in Europe on Eurosport TV, however we are not so lucky in the US. That being said, we live in the age of bootlegged online TV—-and i’m quite sure many many feeds from Europe will surface that day. If they don’t, Audi have set up a fantastic minisite which will go live the day of the race. They will have 24 hour live on-board coverage of the three R18 TDIs which are racing—–accompanied by live telemetry and race data. Fantastic.
http://www.audi-microsites.com/lemans/
I will add some more links and information to other feeds as the race gets closer—–obviously I cannot watch all 24 hours—-but I always watch as many hours of coverage as I possibly can.
Another great source of race day coverage is of course the fantastic Radio Le Mans<
how do you make the ugliest car uglier? (part 2)
yes. you paint it matte black and murder out the wheels and lights on a Toyota Prius. Message to the owner: your “car” looks like crap!
(spotted earlier this evening in Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
foto of the day. 2000 Coupe
Lovely….one of my favourite (and most underrated) Lancias around. this is a 1971 Lancia 2000 Coupe
via: Good Old Valves
Hey BMW….What are you doing!?
what in the world have you done to the 1-series? Those headlights look like the eyes of a strange animal. RIP BMW design—–you need to be resurrected. Badly. What is that shape?
source: Autoblog
video of the day. transformation of the A1.
watch them turn a basic Audi A1 into a fire breathing 503hp monster as the Audi A1 Clubsport quattro
via Fourtitude
IEDEI 