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24 Heures du Mans 2021 - woodcote - 14th-Aug-21

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A little later this year - although a month earlier than 2020 - I'm starting to get very excited about the 24 hours of Le Mans. Whatever cars are entered or the level of competition, I love the event. I've only been once - in 2009, when Peugeot won - but have been following the race avidly since the late 70s. Plenty of scaled-down 24 hour Scalextric races happened when I was a kid... and since I returned to slot car racing in the noughties, I've raced at eleven 24 hour events - ten of them on sports-hall-sized replicas of the pre-chicane La Sarthe layout.

The race is next weekend, but the teams and cars are already at the track - getting settled in and starting the scrutineering process...

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The cars will be out on track tomorrow for some testing...

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The official website and Facebook page are probably the best places to keep up with the build-up during the week. Eurosport and the Eurosport Player will have loads of coverage from Wednesday and Thursday's qualifying sessions and then the entire race. If you have a subscription, you're sorted. If not, there's the choice of a one-month Eurosport Player sub for £6.99 or the World Endurance Championship Le Mans 'Race Pack' for 9.99 Euros - that gives even more coverage from the FIA WEC website and app (see here).

Something I used to do on another forum was a 'Predict Le Mans' challenge. The nature of the race makes it a blind stab in the dark, but it's fun and only adds the heartbreak when your favourite car heads for a long pit stop or retires...



The categories are: The up-to-date entry list is here: https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/lemans/liste-des-engages

I shall mull over my choices and post them later in the week - at least before the race starts next Saturday at 3pm UK time. You're very welcome to join me.

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - Anthony B - 14th-Aug-21

OHHHHH TV vegging next weekend - my wife will have to use the small tv for her footie Sun Sun

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - woodcote - 15th-Aug-21

I'm sure there will be fraught negotiations over the TV for Saturday evening - but I'll have Eurosport Player on my iPad at all times, just in case.

It was the Test Day today and - although test days mean very little - here are the results for the Hypercars...

#708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH – 3:29.115
#7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid – 3:29.340
#8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid – 3:29.622
#36 Alpine A470-Gibson – 3:30.111
#709 Glickenhaus 007 LMH – 3:30.924

And the top times for the other three classes...

LMP2 | #48 ORECA 07-Gibson – IDEC SPORT Racing – 3:31.105
LMGTE Pro | #79 Porsche 911 RSR – 3:52.938
LMGTE Am | #99 Porsche 911 RSR-19 – 3:54.472

There's a report on the Le Mans website here.

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - woodcote - 17th-Aug-21

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The Alpine is carrying a nice tribute to Jean-Pierre Jaussaud - the two-time Le Mans winner who died last month.

And here are a few sights and sounds from the test day...



Harry Tincknell was a late addition to the #99 Proton Competition Porsche 911 line-up and he set the fastest ever GTE Am time at a Le Mans test day...

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Last year's GTE Pro winner Tincknell will be sharing the #99 car with Porsche Supercup driver Florian Latorre and Thai veteran Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak.

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - woodcote - 18th-Aug-21

Yesterday at La Sarthe was mostly the publicity shots for the manufacturers and sponsors, but this was the entire line-up on the start straight...

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That sky looks ominous, but the local weather forecast looks okay for the weekend...

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A small risk of rain on Saturday night / Sunday morning.

The schedule for today is...
These local times are one hour ahead of British Summertime.

There's also a documentary "Wheels & Heels" running on Eurosport and Discovery+ about the Richard Mille Racing Team #1 Oreca 07 LMP2 driven by Tatiana Calderón, Beitske Visser and Sophia Floersch...

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The trio's debut at Le Mans last year saw a strong ninth place finish in LMP2 - 13th overall. Despite a highly competitive, 25-car LMP2 line-up, they aim to go even better this weekend.

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - woodcote - 19th-Aug-21

A quick highlights video from yesterday's qualifying session...



The top six from each class go through to the Hyperpole session this evening. Here is how they'll line up...

Hypercar

  1. Toyota #7 - Conway, Kobayashi & Lopez - 3:26.279
  2. Alpine #36 - Negrão, Lapierre & Vaxiviere - 3:27.095
  3. Toyota #8 - Buemi, Nakajima & Hartley - 3:27.671
  4. Glickenhaus #708 - Derani, Mailleux & Pla - 3:28.256
  5. Glickenhaus #709 - Briscoe, Westbrook & Dumas - 3:29.381
LMP2

  1. JOTA #38 - Gonzalez, Da Costa & Davidson - 3:28.807
  2. G-Drive #26 - Rusinov, Colapinto & De Vries - 3:29.246
  3. Team WRT #41 - Kubica, Deletraz & Le - 3:29.441
  4. Panis Racing #65 - Canal, Stevens & Allen - 3:29.508
  5. United Autosports #32 - Jamin, Aberdein & Maldonado - 3:29.688
  6. United Autosports #23 - Di Resta, Lynn & Boyd - 3:29.830
GTE Pro

  1. AF Corse #52 - Serra, Molina & Bird - 3:46.011
  2. AF Corse #51 - Pier Guidi, Calado & Ledogar - 3:46.581
  3. Porsche GT #92 - Estre, Jani & Christensen - 3:46.779
  4. Corvette Racing #64 - Milner, Tandy & Sims - 3:47.074
  5. Hub Auto #72 - Vanthoor, Parente & Martin - 3:47.599
  6. Porsche GT #91 - Bruni, Lietz & Makowiecki - 3:47.624
GTE Am

  1. Dempsey-Proton #88 - Andlauer, Bastien & Arnold - 3:48.620
  2. GR Racing #86 - Wainwright, Barker & Gamble - 3:49.100
  3. Cetilar Racing #47 - Lacorte, Sernagiotto & Fuoco - 3:49.102
  4. Inception Racing #71 - Iribe, Millroy & Barnicoat - 3:49.462
  5. Team Project-1 #56 - Perfetti, Cairoli & Pera - 3:49.608
  6. TF Sport #43 - Keating, Pereira & Fraga - 3:49.662

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The UK Eurosport TV schedule for today...

12:45 to 16:15 - Free Practice 3
19.45 to 20.55 - Hyperpole
20.55 to 23.15 - Free Practice 4

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - Anthony B - 19th-Aug-21

Andy thanks for keeping us updated !!!

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - 73emgee - 19th-Aug-21

Good Stuff!!!  Thanks for posting.

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - Henk - 19th-Aug-21

Excellent work Thumbup

RE: 24 Heures du Mans 2021 - woodcote - 19th-Aug-21

If you're going to watch the race, you'll need these...

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The official spotter guide is here: https://assets.lemans.org/explorer/pdf/courses/2021/24-heures-du-mans/spotter-guide-24-heures-du-mans-2021.pdf

Mind you, some of those cars are looking decidedly bashed-up after today's free practice session.

Hyperpole is coming up in a couple of hours...