Le Mans 2003

71émes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 2003
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France

Date:	June 14-15	Track Length:	13 880 m
Attendance:	220 000	Pole Position:	Tom Kristensen, 3'32.843" = 230.874 kph
Entries:	50 + 6 reserves	Fastest Lap:	Johnny Herbert, 3'35.529" = 227.997 kph
Practiced:	50	Distance:	5146.05 kms
Starters:	49	Average Speed:	214.33 kph
Classified:	30

Tyres: M = Michelin, GY = GoodYear, P = Pirelli, Y = Yokohama, D = Dunlop

Pos	Clas- sific.	#	Team / Entrant Car - Engine / Tuner	Drivers, Nationality	Engine Vol (cc)	Engine Type	Tyres	Group	Laps Km Time (of ret)	Reason Out
1	1	7	Team Bentley, GBR Bentley EXP Speed 8	Rinaldo Capello, ITA Tom Kristensen, DEN Guy Smith, GBR	3995 tc	V8	M	LMP 900	377
2	2	8	Team Bentley, GBR Bentley EXP Speed 8	Mark Blundell, GBR David Brabham, AUS Johnny Herbert, GBR	3995 tc	V8	M	LMP 900	375
3	3	6	Champion Racing / Dave Maraj, USA Audi R8	J.J. Lehto, FIN Emanuele Pirro, ITA Stefan Johansson, SWE	3596 tc	V8	M	LMP 900	372
4	4	5	Audi Sport Japan / Team Goh, JPN Audi R8	Seiji Ara, JPN Jan Magnussen, DEN Marco Werner, DEU	3596 tc	V8	M	LMP 900	370
5	5	11	JML Team Panoz, USA Panoz Elan (LMP-01)	Olivier Beretta, MON Gunnar Jeanette, USA Max Papis, ITA	6000	V8	M	LMP 900	360
6	6	15	Racing for Holland, NED Dome S101 - Judd	Jan Lammers, NED John Bosch, NED Andy Wallace, GBR	3994	V10	M	LMP 900	360
7	7	13	Courage Compétition, FRA Courage C60 - Judd	Jonathan Cochet, FRA Stéphane Gregoire, FRA Jean-Marc Gounon, FRA DNS Boris Derichebourg, FRA DNS Wim Eyckmans, NED	3998	V10	M	LMP 900	360
8	8	17	Pescarolo Sport, FRA Courage C60 - Peugeot	Jean Christophe Boullion, FRA Franck Lagorce, FRA Stéphane Sarrazin, FRA	3200 tc	V6	M	LMP 900	356
9	9	18	Pescarolo Sport, FRA Courage C60 - Peugeot	Eric Hélary, FRA Nicholas Minassian, FRA Soheil Ayari, FRA	3200 tc	V6	M	LMP 900	352
10	10	88	Veloqx / Prodrive Racing, GBR Ferrari 550 Maranello	Tomas Enge, CZE Peter Kox, NED Jamie Davis, GBR	5983	V12	M	LM GTS	336
11	11	50	Corvette Racing / Gary Pratt, USA Corvette C5-R	Oliver Gavin, GBR Kelly Collins, USA Andy Pilgrim, USA	6991	V8	GY	LM GTS	326
12	12	53	Corvette Racing / Gary Pratt, USA Corvette C5-R	Ron Fellows, CAN Johnny O'Connell, USA Franck Fréon, FRA	6991	V8	GY	LM GTS	326
13	13	9	Kondo Racing, JPN Dome S101 - Mugen	Masahiko Kondo, JPN Ukyo Katayama, JPN Ryo Fukuda, JPN Francois Migault, FRA	4000	V8	Y	LMP 900	322
14	14	93	Alex Job Racing, USA Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Sascha Maassen, DEU Emmanuel Collard, FRA Lukas Luhr, DEU DNS Michael Petersen, USA	3598	F6	M	LMGT	320
15	15	29	Noël del Bello Racing, FRA Reynard - Volkswagen/Lehmann 2KQ-LM	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere, FRA Christophe Pillon, SUI Didier André, FRA	1998 tc	S4	M	LMP 675	319
16	16	86	Larbre Compétition, FRA Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Patrice Goueslard, FRA Christophe Bouchut, FRA Steve Zacchia, SUI	7986	V10	M	LM GTS	317
17	17	87	Orbit Racing, USA Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Leo Hindery, USA Peter Baron, USA Marc Lieb, DEU	3598	F6	M	LMGT	314
18	18	75	Thierry Perrier, FRA Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Michel Neugarten, BEL Nigel Smith, GBR Ian Kahn, GBR Thierry Perrier, FRA	3598	F6	P	LMGT	305
19	19	77	Team Taisan Advan, JPN Porsch 911 GT3-RS	Atsushi Yogo, JPN Akira Iida, JPN Kazuyoshi Nishizawa, JPN	3598	F6	Y	LMGT	304
20	20	81	The Racers Group / Kevin A. Buckler, USA Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Kevin A. Buckler, USA Timo Bernhard, DEU Jörg Bergmeister, DEU	3598	F6	M	LMGT	304
21	21	72	Luc Alphand Aventures, FRA Ferrari 550 Maranello	Luc Alphand, FRA Jérome Policand, FRA Frederic Dor, FRA DNS Alain Menu, SUI DNS Rickard Rydell, SWE	5983	V12	M	LM GTS	298
22	22	64	Graham Nash Motorsport, GBR Saleen S7-R	Pedro Chaves, POR Thomas Erdos, BRA Mike Newton, GBR DNS Miguel Ramos, POR DNS Ni Amorim, POR	6848	V8	D	LM GTS	292
23	23	26	RN Motorsport Ltd / John Nielsen, DEN DBA4 03S - Zytek	John Nielsen, DEN Hayanara Shimoda, JPN Casper Elsgaard, DEN DNS Johnny Dumfries, GBR	3396	V6	D	LMP 675	288
24	24	78	PK Sport Ltd, GBR Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Robin Liddell, GBR David Warnock, GBR Piers Masarati, GBR	3598	F6	P	LMGT	285
25	25	19	Automotive Durango Srl 82648, ITA Durango MG - Judd	Sylvain Boulay, FRA Michele Rugolo, ITA Jean-Bernard Bouvet, FRA	4000	V10		LMP 900	277
26	26	70	JMB Racing, FRA Ferrari 360 Modena	David Terrien, FRA Fabrizio de Simone, ITA Fabio Babini, ITA DNS Christian Pescatori, ITA DNS Stéphane Gregoire, FRA	3586	V8	P	LMGT	273
27	27	94	Risi Competizione / Giuseppe Risi, USA Ferrari 360 Modena	Anthony Lazzaro, USA Ralph Kelleners, DEU Terry Borcheller, USA	3586	V8	M	LMGT	269
28	28	84	T2M Motorsport, DEU Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Vanina Ickx, BEL Roland Berville, FRA Patrick Bourdais, FRA DNS George Forgeois, USA/FRA	3598	F6	M	LMGT	264
29	29	24	Rachel Welter, FRA WR LMP-01 - Peugeot	Yojiro Terada, JPN Olivier Porta, FRA Gavin Pickering, GBR Stéphane Daoudi, FRA	1999 tc	S4	M	LMP 675	235
30	30	85	ST Team Orange Spyker, NED Spyker C8 Double 12R	Norman Simon, DEU Tom Coronel, NED Hans Hugenholtz, NED	3998	V8	D	LMGT	229

31	DNF	16	Racing for Holland, NED Dome S101 - Judd	Filipe Ortiz, BOL Beppe Gabbiani, ITA Tristan Gommendy, FRA	3994	V10	M	LMP 900	15:21 (15:45)	Accident
32	DNF	99	XL Racing, FRA Ferrari 550 Maranello	Ange Barde, FRA Michel Ferté, FRA Gaël Lesoudier, FRA DNS Laurent Cazenave, FRA	5474	V12		LMGT	13:37	Fire (Karting Virage)
33	DNF	68	Scorp Motorsport Communication, FRA Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Luis Marques, FRA Olivier Thévenin, FRA Denis Dupuis, FRA DNS René Metge, FRA DNS Christian Lavieille, FRA DNS Chad McQueen, USA	8000	V10	D	LM GTS	10:50	Engine
34	DNF	25	Gerard Welter, FRA WR LMP-02 - Peugeot	Bastien Brière, FRA Jean-René de Fournoux, FRA Stéphane Daoudi, FRA DNS Jean-Bernard Bouvet, FRA DNS Olivier Porta, FRA	2995	V6	M	LMP 675	10:44	Engine
35	DNF	12	JML Team Panoz, USA Panoz Elan (LMP-01)	Benjamin Leuenberger, SUI David Saelens, BEL Scott Maxwell, CAN	6000	V8	M	LMP 900	10:12	Accident (Playstation Chicane)
36	DNF	14	Team Nasamax, GBR Reynard 01Q - Cosworth XDE	Romain Dumas, FRA Robbie Stirling, CAN Werner Lupberger, RSA DNS Bryan Herta, USA	2650 tc	V8	GY	LMP 900	8:58	Fire
37	DNF	4	Riley & Scott Racing, USA Riley & Scott Mk III C	Jim Matthews, USA Marc Goosens, BEL Christophe Tinseau, FRA	6000	V8	M	LMP 900	7:29	Engine
38	DNF	80	Veloqx / Prodrive Racing, GBR Ferrari 550 Maranello	Anthony Davidson, GBR Kelvin Burt, GBR Darren Turner, GBR	5983	V12	M	LM GTS	5:45	Accident (Arnage)
39	DNF	83	Seikel Motorsport, DEU Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Tony Burgess, CAN David Shep, CAN Andrew Bagnall, NZL John Lloyd, USA	3598	F6	Y	LMGT	3:45	Transmission
40	DNF	95	Risi Competizione / Giuseppe Risi, USA Ferrari 360 Modena	Shane Lewis, USA Butch Leitzinger, USA Johnny Mowlem, GBR	3586	V8	Y	LMGT	3:00	Engine
41	DNF	92	Dewalt Racesports Salisbury, GBR TVR Tuscan	Mike Jordan, GBR Michael Caine, GBR Tim Sugden, GBR	3996	S6	D	LMGT	2:40	Transmission
42	DNF	31	Courage Compétition, FRA Courage-JPX C65	David Halliday, FRA Philippe Alliot, FRA Carl Rosenbland, SWE	3397	V6	M	LMP 675	2:10	Piston
43	DNF	21	Edouard Seizonale, FRA Norma M2000-2 - Ford	Patrice Roussel, FRA Edouard Seizonale, FRA Lucas Lasserre, FRA	5999	V8	D	LMP 900	00:45	Engine
44	DNF	66	Konrad Motorsport, DEU Saleen S7-R	Franz Konrad, AUT Toni Seiler, SUI Walter Brun, SUI DNS Robert Nearn, GBR	6886	V8	D	LM GTS	23:50	Transmission
45	DNF	27	Intersport Racing, USA MG Lola EX257	John Field, USA Duncan Dayton, USA Rick Sutherland, USA	1999 tc	S4	GY	LMP 675	23:45	Engine
46	DNF	23	Team Bucknum Racing / Jeff Bucknum, USA Pilbeam MP91 JPX-IES	Jeff Bucknum, USA Bryan Willman, USA Chris McMurry, USA	3997	V6	D	LMP 675	22:20	Engine
47	DNF	91	Dewalt Racesports Salisbury, GBR TVR Tuscan	Rob Barff, GBR Richard Hay, GBR Richard Stanton, GBR	3996	S6	D	LMGT	19:35	Transmission (acc. at 16:57)
48	DNF	10	Audi Sport UK, GBR (Arena International) Audi R8	Frank Biela, DEU Perry McCarthy, GBR Mika Salo, FIN	3596 tc	V8	M	LMP 900	18:39	Fuel feed
49	DNF	61	Carsport America, USA Pagani Zonda - Mercedes	Mike Hezemans, NED Anthony Kumpen, BEL David Hart, NED	6000	V12	P	LM GTS	17:40	Gearbox

50	DNS	20	Lister Racing, GBR Lister Storm LMP - (Chevrolet)	Jamie Campbell-Walter, GBR Nathan Kinch, GBR Vincent Vosse, FRA Anthony Reid, GBR DNS Jean-Denis Deletraz, SUI	5990	V8	D	LMP 900		Crash in 2nd Qual. session

51	DNA	22	Taurus Sports Racing, GBR Lola B2K-10 - Judd	Justin Keen, GBR Christian Vann, GBR Phil Andrews, GBR	4000	V10	D	LMP 900		First reserve
52	DNA	67	Konrad Motorsport, DEU Saleen S7-R	Jean-Francois Yvon, FRA Walter Brun, SUI Jesus Diez de Villaroel, ESP	6886	V8	D	LM GTS		Second reserve
53	DNA	82	The Racers Group / Kevin A. Buckler, USA Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Paul Daniels, GBR Pierre Ehret, DEU Werner Gröbl, AUT	3598	F6	M	LMGT		Third reserve
54	DNA	65	Graham Nash Motorsport, GBR Saleen S7-R	Thomas Erdos, BRA Gavin Pickering, GBR Mike Newton, GBR Geoff Lister, GBR	6848	V8	D	LM GTS		Fourth reserve
55	DNA	79	PK Sport Ltd, GBR Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Bart Hayden, GBR Gregor Fisken, GBR Ian Donaldson, GBR	3598	F6	P	LMGT		Fifth reserve
56	DNA	74	Luc Alphand Aventures, FRA Porsche 911 GT3-RS	James Ruffier, FRA Olivier Thevenin, FRA Marino Franchitti, GBR	3598	F6	P	LMGT		Sixth reserve

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