Question - Le Mans car numbering

[Turbolader]

Hope someone can help on this. Probably a dumb question, but I'm interested to know how the numbers are assigned to the cars racing in Le Mans. Presumably 1, 2 and 3 are based on previous years' performance, but what of the rest?

Can anyone help? (hopefully this is the right place to ask rather than the Le Mans thread in 'Events')

[FredericRobinson]

It's done by class, P1s have lower numbers than P2s, then GT Pro, then GT AM

[Northern Munkee]

If memory serves No.7 has won a lot of races particularly for Joest, initially with porsche power, and Joest is running the Audi team with Dr Ulrich.

And consequently lucky #7 is chosen by Audi whenever they aren't defending champions and wearing #1. Perhaps everyone considers it lucky.

Edited by Northern Munkee on Friday 25th January 20:19

[designndrive62]

There is a guide to numbering on the silverstone website here for the silverstone round of the wec. Explains it all pretty well, I'm assuming its the same for Le Mans

http://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/FIA-World-Endu...

[Turbolader]

Guys, fantastic. Thanks!

[Truckosaurus]

PW said:

I think you can request numbers from the ACO - Aston had 007/009

Indeed, local teams such as Pescarolo and Luc Alphand have raced with the number '72' in honour of the department number of the Sarthe.