Easter Sunday -Test Day
Discussion
Whilst it isn't Pre-qualifying of old, all rookies drivers will have to bank their 10 laps, plus other teams may feel the urge to generate more test data.
So, seeing as how it is xonveniently in the middle of long weekend off from work it would be almost rude not to pop over.
Is anyone else going?
More usefully, from those who have gone before, do you have any tips? Is it asier to get around the circuit for action photos?
Thankee.
So, seeing as how it is xonveniently in the middle of long weekend off from work it would be almost rude not to pop over.
Is anyone else going?
More usefully, from those who have gone before, do you have any tips? Is it asier to get around the circuit for action photos?
Thankee.
Funnily enough I was pondering this at the weekend.
Was looking at driving down the day before, camping somewhere nearby and then heading back the day after the test. Was hoping it would be rather less busy and may offer some opportunities to get some decent photographs with fewer people to contend with.
I think if I decide to go it will be a last minute effort, possibly based on what the weather forecast looks like !
The locals turn out, but I use the opportunity to do most of my press photography at Indianapolis that day - after all, they can,t barring snow or hail, tell that they weren't taken during the race. It's very easy to get around, local interest and professional journalists but not that many spectators.
I used to go to Pre-qual every year. The cars regularly seemed to driving quicker than during the race. It's a great weekend, Hotels are usually available too if you want.
From what I remember and no idea if it's changed, the ACO used to have a small triangular tear off from your June ticket for Pre-qual. So if you by a main event ticket, you get in free, so to speak.
Well worth going.
From what I remember and no idea if it's changed, the ACO used to have a small triangular tear off from your June ticket for Pre-qual. So if you by a main event ticket, you get in free, so to speak.
Well worth going.
Lensey said:
I was thinking about this as well, been to a couple of these a few years back and enjoyed them, can anyone confirm if its still included in your main June ticket as I saw some agent (can't remember who?) advertising them for sale?
Yes, a General Admission ticket for June does include admission to test day at no extra cost.There are tickets for Test Day only which is what I suspect you have seen an agent selling.
What we say to customers is to let us know if they plan to go and we will make sure that we deliver their tickets in god time.
Entry list for testing
Looking good
LM P1
1 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Timo Bernhard
2 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Marcel Fassler
3 – Audi Sport North America – Audi R18 – Tom Kristensen
5 – Hope Racing – Oreca 01 Hybrid – Steve Zacchia
7 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Sebastien Bourdais
8 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Stephane Sarrazin
9 – Team Peugeot Total – Peugeot 908 – Anthony Davidson
10 – Team Oreca Matmut – Peugeot 908 HDi FAP – Nicolas Lapierre
12 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Nicolas Prost
13 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Andrea Belicchi
15 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Matthieu Lahaye
16 – Pescarolo Team – Pescarolo 01 Judd – Emmanuel Collard
19 – Highcroft Racing – HPD ARX-01e – David Brabham
20 – Quifel ASM Team – Zytek 09SC – Miguel Amaral
24 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Richard Hein
007 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR ONE – Stefan Mucke
009 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR ONE – Harold Primat
LM P2
26 – SignaTech Nissan – Oreca 03 – Franck Mailleux
27 – SignaTech Nissan – Oreca 03 – Tiago Monteiro
33 – Level 5 Motorsports – Lola Coupe HPD – Scott Tucker
35 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Frederic Da Rocha
36 – RML – HPD ARX-01d – Mike Newton
39 – Pecom Racing – Lola B11/40 Judd BMW – Luis Perez-Companc
40 – Race Performance – Oreca 03 Judd BMW – Michael Frey
41 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Z11SN – Karim Ojjeh
42 – Strakka Racing – HPD ARX-01d – Nick Leventis
48 – Team Oreca Matmut – Oreca 03 – Soheil Ayari
49 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Andrea Barlesi
LMP Reserves
Extreme Limite – Norma M200P – Judd BMW – Fabien Rosier
Kronos Racing – Lola Aston Martin – Vanina Ickx
Rangoni Motorsports – Zytek Hybrid – Fernandino Geri
Boutsen Energy Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Dominik Kraihamer
Pegasus Racing – Courage-Oreca LC75 HPD – Julien Schell
LM GTE PRO
51 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Giancarlo Fisichella
55 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 – Augusto Farfus
56 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 – Andy Priaulx
58 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Stephane Ortelli
59 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Anthony Beltoise
64 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Lukas Lichtner Hoyer
65 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Vitus Eckert
66 – JMW Motorsport – Ferrari F458 Italia – Rob Bell
71 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 – Rob Kauffman
73 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Oliver Gavin
74 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Olivier Beretta
75 – ProSpeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Goossens
76 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Raymond Narac
77 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Lieb
79 – JOTA – Aston Martin Vantage – Sam Hancock
80 – Flying Lizard Motorsport – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Jorg Bergmeister
88 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Lucas Luhr
89 – Hankook-Team Farnbacher – Ferrari F458 Italia – Dominik Farnbacher
LM GTE AM
50 – Larbre Competition – Chevrolet Corvette C6.R – Patrick Bornhauser
57 – Krohn Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Tracy Krohn
60 – Gulf AMR Middle East – Aston Martin Vantage – Fabien Giroix
61 – AF Corse – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Piergiuseppe Perazzini
62 – CRS Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Pierre Ehret
63 – Proton Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Horst Felbermayr
68 – Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT – David Robertson
70 – Larbre Competiton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
81 – Flying Lizard Motorsport – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Seth Neiman
83 – JMB Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Manuel Rodrigues
LM GTE Reserves
Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT
Tolimit Arabia – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
ProSpeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Young Driver AMR – Aston Martin Vantage
BMS Scuderia Italia – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Looking good
LM P1
1 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Timo Bernhard
2 – Audi Sport Team Joest – Audi R18 – Marcel Fassler
3 – Audi Sport North America – Audi R18 – Tom Kristensen
5 – Hope Racing – Oreca 01 Hybrid – Steve Zacchia
7 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Sebastien Bourdais
8 – Peugeot Sport Total – Peugeot 908 – Stephane Sarrazin
9 – Team Peugeot Total – Peugeot 908 – Anthony Davidson
10 – Team Oreca Matmut – Peugeot 908 HDi FAP – Nicolas Lapierre
12 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Nicolas Prost
13 – Rebellion Racing – Lola B10/60 Toyota – Andrea Belicchi
15 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Matthieu Lahaye
16 – Pescarolo Team – Pescarolo 01 Judd – Emmanuel Collard
19 – Highcroft Racing – HPD ARX-01e – David Brabham
20 – Quifel ASM Team – Zytek 09SC – Miguel Amaral
24 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Richard Hein
007 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR ONE – Stefan Mucke
009 – Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin AMR ONE – Harold Primat
LM P2
26 – SignaTech Nissan – Oreca 03 – Franck Mailleux
27 – SignaTech Nissan – Oreca 03 – Tiago Monteiro
33 – Level 5 Motorsports – Lola Coupe HPD – Scott Tucker
35 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Frederic Da Rocha
36 – RML – HPD ARX-01d – Mike Newton
39 – Pecom Racing – Lola B11/40 Judd BMW – Luis Perez-Companc
40 – Race Performance – Oreca 03 Judd BMW – Michael Frey
41 – Greaves Motorsport – Zytek Z11SN – Karim Ojjeh
42 – Strakka Racing – HPD ARX-01d – Nick Leventis
48 – Team Oreca Matmut – Oreca 03 – Soheil Ayari
49 – OAK Racing – Pescarolo 01 – Andrea Barlesi
LMP Reserves
Extreme Limite – Norma M200P – Judd BMW – Fabien Rosier
Kronos Racing – Lola Aston Martin – Vanina Ickx
Rangoni Motorsports – Zytek Hybrid – Fernandino Geri
Boutsen Energy Racing – Oreca 03 Nissan – Dominik Kraihamer
Pegasus Racing – Courage-Oreca LC75 HPD – Julien Schell
LM GTE PRO
51 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 Italia – Giancarlo Fisichella
55 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 – Augusto Farfus
56 – BMW Motorsport – BMW M3 – Andy Priaulx
58 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Stephane Ortelli
59 – Luxury Racing – Ferrari F458 Italia – Anthony Beltoise
64 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Lukas Lichtner Hoyer
65 – Lotus Jetalliance – Lotus Evora – Vitus Eckert
66 – JMW Motorsport – Ferrari F458 Italia – Rob Bell
71 – AF Corse – Ferrari F458 – Rob Kauffman
73 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Oliver Gavin
74 – Corvette Racing – Corvette C6.R – Olivier Beretta
75 – ProSpeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Goossens
76 – IMSA Performance Matmut – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Raymond Narac
77 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Marc Lieb
79 – JOTA – Aston Martin Vantage – Sam Hancock
80 – Flying Lizard Motorsport – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Jorg Bergmeister
88 – Team Felbermayr-Proton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Lucas Luhr
89 – Hankook-Team Farnbacher – Ferrari F458 Italia – Dominik Farnbacher
LM GTE AM
50 – Larbre Competition – Chevrolet Corvette C6.R – Patrick Bornhauser
57 – Krohn Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Tracy Krohn
60 – Gulf AMR Middle East – Aston Martin Vantage – Fabien Giroix
61 – AF Corse – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Piergiuseppe Perazzini
62 – CRS Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Pierre Ehret
63 – Proton Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Horst Felbermayr
68 – Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT – David Robertson
70 – Larbre Competiton – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
81 – Flying Lizard Motorsport – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR – Seth Neiman
83 – JMB Racing – Ferrari F430 GT2 – Manuel Rodrigues
LM GTE Reserves
Robertson Racing – Doran Ford GT
Tolimit Arabia – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
ProSpeed Competition – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
Young Driver AMR – Aston Martin Vantage
BMS Scuderia Italia – Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
If you've ordered your entry tickets from the ACO and they've not arrived yet then you can go and speak to them in the ticket office in the expo park and they'll give you free passes for the test day.
I've been a couple of times to the PQ/Test day and it's and interesting atmosphere compared to the 24h week due to much less people and hardly any non-French spectators.
I've been a couple of times to the PQ/Test day and it's and interesting atmosphere compared to the 24h week due to much less people and hardly any non-French spectators.
lowdrag said:
Great to see a Pescarolo on the grid (he's hoping to be at St. Saturnin by the way) and how I am relieved, after last year's scandalous non-performance, not to see a Jaguar in sight.
I am very pleased for Henri, but I would have thought you in particular would hav been more foregiving of jaguar, especially on the 50th E type even.Still we will enjoy St Saturnin with a jag hat on and the 24 with a pesca hat on
Loving my Jaguards as I do, it hurt badly to see the astounding lack of preparation of their GT class last year. It didn't even qualify since the rookies hadn't done enough laps, but it still started the race just like the JLOC Lamborghini the year before. One doesn't like to see one's favourite marque being the butt of evberyone's jokes in the press office, even though it was well deserved. If you are intending to race, at least turn up with a car that is capable of racing.
lowdrag said:
Loving my Jaguards as I do, it hurt badly to see the astounding lack of preparation of their GT class last year. It didn't even qualify since the rookies hadn't done enough laps, but it still started the race just like the JLOC Lamborghini the year before. One doesn't like to see one's favourite marque being the butt of evberyone's jokes in the press office, even though it was well deserved. If you are intending to race, at least turn up with a car that is capable of racing.
To be fair to Paul Gentilozzi I think he was a very experienced racer but obviously didn't have a fully prepped and tested car. If the ACO give you an entry your hardly going to turn it down are you?Gassing Station | Le Mans | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff