24 Hours Of Le Mans 2017: The Competitors

We’re finally in June which means that it’s time for the annual 24 hour endurance race at Le Mans. Every year, loads of cars participate and this year is no exception. Let’s have a look at the gladiators who will be fighting to engrave their name into history.

LMP1 – 6 Cars

1	Porsche Team	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Neel Jani Andre Lotterer Nick Tandy
2	Porsche Team	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber
4	ByKolles Racing Team	ENSO CLM P1/01-Nissan	Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer Marco Bonanomi
7	Toyota Racing	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Stephane Sarrazin
8	Toyota Racing	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Anthony Davidson Sebastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima
9	Toyota Racing	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Jose Maria Lopez Nicolas Lapierre Yuji Kunimoto

The #7 Toyota Has Won Both WEC Rounds Contested So Far And Is A Prime Contender For The Victory

LMp2 – 25 cars

13	Vaillante Rebellion	Oreca 07-Gibson	Nelson Piquet Mathias Beche David Heinemeier Hansson
17	IDEC Sport Racing	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue David Zollinger
21	Dragonspeed	Oreca 07-Gibson	Henrik Hedman Ben Hanley Felix Rosenqvist
22	G-Drive Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	Memo Rojas Jose Gutierrez Ryo Hirakawa
23	Panis-Barthez Competition	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	Fabien Barthez Timothe Buret Nathanael Berthon
24	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	Tor Graves Jonathan Hirschi Jean-Eric Vergne
25	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	Roberto Gonzalez Simon Trummer Vitaly Petrov
26	G-Drive Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn
27	SMP Racing	Dallara P217 – Gibson	Mikhail Aleshin Sergey Sirotkin Viktor Shaitar
28	TDS Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	Emmanuel Collard Francois Perrodo Matthieu Vaxiviere
29	Racing Team Nederland	Dallara P217 – Gibson	Rubens Barrichello Jan Lammers Frits van Eerd
31	Vaillante Rebellion	Oreca 07-Gibson	Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna Julien Canal
32	United Autosports	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	Will Owen Hugo de Sadeleer Filipe Albuquerque
33	Eurasia Motorsport	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	Jacques Nicolet Pierre Nicolet Erik Maris
34	Tockwith Motorsports	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	Nigel Moore Philip Hanson Karun Chandhok
35	Signatech Alpine	Alpine A470-Gibson	Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues Andre Negrao
36	Signatech Alpine	Alpine A470-Gibson	Romain Dumas Gustavo Menezes Matt Rao
37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	David Cheng Alex Brundle Tristan Gommendy
38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Oreca 07-Gibson	Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent
39	Graff	Oreca 07-Gibson	Enzo Guibbert Eric Trouillet James Winslow
40	Graff	Oreca 07-Gibson	James Allen Franck Matelli Richard Bradley
43	Keating Motorsports	Riley MK30-Gibson	Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Ricky Taylor
45	Algarve Pro Racing	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	Mark Patterson Matt McMurry Vincent Capillaire
47	Villorba Corse	Dallara P217-Gibson	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Andrea Belicchi
49	ARC Bratislava	Oreca 07-Gibson	Miroslav Konopka Konstantin Calkos Rik Breukers

India’s Karun Chandhok Will Be Working Hard With Tockwith Motorsport To Get His First Win At Le Mans

lmgte pro – 13 cars

51	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Lucas di Grassi
63	Corvette Racing	Corvette C7R	Jan Magnussen Antonio Garcia Jordan Taylor
64	Corvette Racing	Corvette C7R	Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fassler
66	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford GT	Stefan Mucke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson
67	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford GT	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Pipo Derani
68	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford GT	Joey Hand Dirk Muller Tony Kanaan
69	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford GT	Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook Scott Dixon
71	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE	Sam Bird Davide Rigon Miguel Molina
82	Risi Competizione	Ferrari 488 GTE	Toni Vilander Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer
91	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Richard Lietz Frederic Makowiecki Patrick Pilet
92	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Michael Christensen Kevin Estre Dirk Werner
95	Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Nicki Thiim Marco Sorensen Richie Stanaway
97	Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Darren Turner Jonny Adam Daniel Serra

Ford And Ferrari Always Have Amazing Battles At Le Mans

LMGTe Am – 16 cars

50	Larbre Competition	Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06	Romain Brandela Christian Philippon Fernando Rees
54	Spirit of Race	Ferrari 488 GTE	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Olivier Beretta
55	Spirit of Race	Ferrari 488 GTE	Duncan Cameron Aaron Scott Marco Cioci
60	Clearwater Racing	Ferrari 488 GTE	Richard Wee Alvaro Parente Hiroki Katoh
61	Clearwater Racing	Ferrari 488 GTE	Weng Sun Mok Matt Griffin Keita Sawa
62	Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari 488 GTE	Cooper MacNeil Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell
65	Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari 488 GTE	Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan Bret Curtis
77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Christian Ried Marvin Dienst Matteo Cairoli
83	DH Racing	Ferrari 488 GTE	Tracy Krohn Nic Jonsson Andrea Bertolini
84	JMW Motorsport	Ferrari 488 GTE	Robert Smith Will Stevens Dries Vanthoor
86	Gulf Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Mike Wainwright Ben Barker Nick Foster
88	Proton Competition	Porsche 911 RSR	Klaus Bachler Stephane Lemeret Khaled Al Qubaisi
90	TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Salih Yoluc Euan Hankey Rob Bell
93	Proton Competition	Porsche 911 RSR	Patrick Long Abdualaziz Al Faisal Mike Hedlund
98	Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Pedro Lamy
99	Beechdean AMR	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Andrew Howard Ross Gunn Oliver Bryant