Peugeot Vs. Pescorolo Vs. Audi
We have three very good LMP1 teams heading to Le Mans. All three are at the top of their reign. Audi is still picking up cash in the ALMS without any serious competition from LMP1 cars, but Pesky and Peu are going head to head in the FIA Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES). This year there are six races. (Le Mans itself is not included on the official schedule because they like to pick their cars and they wouldn't take an entire racing league onto the track and snub their nose at everybody else.)
The First LMES Race: 1000km of Monza, April 13-15
The top car was the number 7 Peugeot with Marc Gene and Nicolas Minassian driving. They won by a lap. Their fastest lap was 1.677 faster than second places'.
Second place was the Pescorolo number 16 with Jean-Christophe Boullion and Emmanuel Collard driving. They were ahead of third by a lap.
Third went to the other Peugeot, the number 8 with Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin. They posted the fastest lap time by .75 seconds over the 7.
In at fourth was the other Pescorolo another lap back with Harold Primat and Christophe Tinseau. Those are two driver's whose names I don't remember. Their fastest lap was 1 second off the number 16.
The Courage 13 was two laps back.
What does this mean?
It means very little until Le Mans when all three teams go head-to-head-to-head.
It means that Peu has a diesel car out of the box faster than the fastest gasoline LMP1.
It means Le Mans will likely be a diesel battle this year.
It means Peugeot is ahead of the 2010 rules change and will have three-plus years behind their closed-top LMP1 while Audi will likely run their open R10 until 2010.
It means Le Mans 2007, even without Porsche LMP2s, may actually have some racing at the front.
It means we finally get to see another beautiful closed-top at Le Mans.
What about LMES LMP2?
Horag won in their Lola/Judd. Bruichladdich got dead last, only turning three laps. Add Horag to my rooting-for category.
LMES GT1:
The race finished, Alphand Corvette, Larbre Aston Martin, Alphand Corvette, Modena Aston Martin, and Racing Box Saleen took fifth! However, the Saleen was three laps back of Liz Halliday's Modena Aston Martin.
LMES GT2
GPC Ferrari, Scuderia Ferrari, Virgo Ferrari, LNT Panoz, GPC Ferrari. Spyker's customer Speedy Racing Team finished three laps off the top three cars.
photos by jalopnik and roace.
The First LMES Race: 1000km of Monza, April 13-15
The top car was the number 7 Peugeot with Marc Gene and Nicolas Minassian driving. They won by a lap. Their fastest lap was 1.677 faster than second places'.
Second place was the Pescorolo number 16 with Jean-Christophe Boullion and Emmanuel Collard driving. They were ahead of third by a lap.
Third went to the other Peugeot, the number 8 with Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin. They posted the fastest lap time by .75 seconds over the 7.
In at fourth was the other Pescorolo another lap back with Harold Primat and Christophe Tinseau. Those are two driver's whose names I don't remember. Their fastest lap was 1 second off the number 16.
The Courage 13 was two laps back.
What does this mean?
It means very little until Le Mans when all three teams go head-to-head-to-head.
It means that Peu has a diesel car out of the box faster than the fastest gasoline LMP1.
It means Le Mans will likely be a diesel battle this year.
It means Peugeot is ahead of the 2010 rules change and will have three-plus years behind their closed-top LMP1 while Audi will likely run their open R10 until 2010.
It means Le Mans 2007, even without Porsche LMP2s, may actually have some racing at the front.
It means we finally get to see another beautiful closed-top at Le Mans.
What about LMES LMP2?
Horag won in their Lola/Judd. Bruichladdich got dead last, only turning three laps. Add Horag to my rooting-for category.
LMES GT1:
The race finished, Alphand Corvette, Larbre Aston Martin, Alphand Corvette, Modena Aston Martin, and Racing Box Saleen took fifth! However, the Saleen was three laps back of Liz Halliday's Modena Aston Martin.
LMES GT2
GPC Ferrari, Scuderia Ferrari, Virgo Ferrari, LNT Panoz, GPC Ferrari. Spyker's customer Speedy Racing Team finished three laps off the top three cars.
photos by jalopnik and roace.
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