Le Mans 2015 (13-14 June)

[Zarkon]

Le mans 2015 Grid

 

[Zarkon]

Live coverage on ss6 saturday from 14.30. U can check out Radio lemans
and i believe it will also be on Dailymotion for those who use internet streaming

 

[LCBXX]

^ Thanks man!

That's not the 2015 grid, though...

 

[Rickster]

I want to see how well that kid who won GT Academy does.

 

[bwana]

I remember going to Le Mans just out of high school - it was awesome… almost as awesome as BS'ing my way into getting media accreditation and partying with the Hawaiian Tropic Swimsuit squad in the Moet Tent.

 

[Zarkon]

Thanks yeah tried to correct it now,just posted the first pic i saw

 

[Zarkon]

I remember going to Le Mans just out of high school - it was awesome… almost as awesome as BS'ing my way into getting media accreditation and partying with the Hawaiian Tropic Swimsuit squad in the Moet Tent.

Must have been awesome..i'm planning on going to the 24h blancpain gt's at spa and then the following week to the german or austrian f1..waiting for confirmed dates end of the year.Wanted to go to the le mans,but i really want to watch a f1 race and those two races fits in a 2 week gap,hopefully it stays that way

 

[Deezil]

[-]2014 grid picture above.[/-] Nevermind

2015 will be even more interesting I think. Nice to see 14 LMP1 entries on the grid for a change, just hoping those Nismo GT-R's find something fast otherwise they will be beaten by the majority of the LMP2's

 

[Zarkon]

I believe it is the correct photo now,u can see the nissan lmp1

 

[Zarkon]

The battle will be between audi and porsche..toyota might have a chance..but they said they are not that fast this year. And who know what the nissan can do..haven't seen it perform yet.

 

[Deezil]

I believe it is the correct photo now,u can see the nissan lmp1

Indeed

The battle will be between audi and porsche..toyota might have a chance..but they said they are not that fast this year. And who know what the nissan can do..haven't seen it perform yet.

Porsche is quick but Audi will probably take it again. Nissan seems to be about 20-25 seconds a lap down on these guys (but this was 2 weeks ago)

 

[sand_man]

Porsche's are quick!

Reliability is what might let them down though!

One le man 24 hour endurance race = entire f1 season...

 

[Zarkon]

Porsche dominated first qualifying for the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours, with Neel Jani leading a one-two-three for the German manufacturer on Wednesday evening.

Jani set a blistering 3m16.887s early on to take provisional pole, a lap fast enough to be the quickest pole position for the race in terms of laptime since 1989 should it not be beaten.

Jani's #18 Porsche and Timo Bernhard's #17 entry immediately laid down markers when the two-hour session began, quickly making it clear that none of the other manufacturers would be a factor in the fight for pole.

They were joined at the head of the field by the third #19 car, which was sent out slightly later in the hands of Nick Tandy.

Loic Duval was the best of the Audi drivers in the #8 R18 e-tron Quattro, but his lap was nearly three seconds adrift of Jani's mark.

Audi comfortably had the measure of Toyota in the battle for best of the rest, with Marco Bonanomi slotting the #9 car into fifth early in the session and Benoit Treluyer setting the best laps for the #7 car in the final 30 minutes.

But things didn't all go smoothly for Audi. Rene Rast spun the #9 car at Mulsanne corner, while Treluyer lost the #7 car at the first Mulsanne chicane long before he settled in for his run of quick laps at the end.

The Frenchman hit trouble again at the first chicane at the end of the session, clouting the left-hand kerb and sending himself into the gravel on the outside.

Last year's polesitter, Toyota, was a distant spectator to the action ahead from the moment the first qualifying laps were posted.

The TS040s ended the session more than six seconds off the pace of the Porsches, with a late effort from Stephane Sarrazin jumping the #2 car ahead of the #1 machine in their lonely battle for seventh place.

The Toyotas finished the session only three seconds clear of the leading Rebellion entry, with Mathias Beche setting a 3m26.8s to comfortably beat the team's fastest lap from 2014 qualifying.

Nissan completed its first qualifying session with mixed fortunes for its three cars, which were led by the #23 entry in 12th overall with Jann Mardenborough at the wheel.

The Briton's lap wasn't quite good enough to outpace the leading LMP2 car, but it was way clear of its LMP1 team-mates.

The #22 Nissan crept up the order to finish the session 20th overall with Harry Tincknell, while the troubled #21 entry was 30th in the hands of Lucas Ordonez after logging only nine laps.

 

[Zarkon]

Qualifying Session 2 live now..streaming available via vipbox

 

[satanboy]

I love this race and watch most of it...sometimes with one eye...

 

[Zarkon]

I love this race and watch most of it...sometimes with one eye...

Yes been waiting a long time,the coverage will be till 12 tonight..but i have loadshedding at 8...gonna be really pissed off when the lights go out

 

[satanboy]

Yes been waiting a long time,the coverage will be till 12 tonight..but i have loadshedding at 8...gonna be really pissed off when the lights go out

huh? I assume you mean qualifying....

the race is normally broadcast by DSTV in it's entirety (ie 24 hours of viewing).

 

[Zarkon]

huh? I assume you mean qualifying....

the race is normally broadcast by DSTV in it's entirety (ie 24 hours of viewing).

Hence what i said in previous post..Qualifying 2 Qualifying 3 at 10pm
I'm a petrol head, i'll watch the practice if i can lol

 

[vinodh]

Le Mans 2015 spotters guide from http://www.spotterguides.com:

http://www.spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LM_15_V1_P1.jpg

Official Le Mans 2015 poster:

http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFich...ans/affiche/poster-24-heures-du-mans-2015.jpg

 

[Zarkon]

Qualifying 3 live now...Porsche is looking really really good,faster than audi...but different setups running now,not race setups.