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2009 Le Mans Series & Le Mans 24 Hours

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Aston Martin Racing
Aston Martin Racing Eastern Europe: no.007 at Le Mans, no.008 at Nürburgring and Silverstone
Aston Martin DBR1 2/1 (based on Lola B08/60), Aston Martin 6.0 V12, Michelin
LMS full-season entry, no.008 LMS race-by-race entry
007 Tomáš Enge (CZ)/Stefan Mücke (D)/Jan Charouz (CZ)
Tomáš Enge (CZ)/Stefan Mücke (D)/Jan Charouz (CZ)
008 Jos Verstappen (NL)/Anthony Davidson (GB)/Darren Turner (GB)
Miguel Ramos (P)/Stuart Hall (GB)/Chris Bumcombe (GB)
009 Harold Primat (A)/Darren Turner (GB)/Miguel Ramos (P)
Harold Primat (A)/Peter Kox (NL)/Stuart Hall (GB)
Harold Primat (A)/Darren Turner (GB)


Audi Sport Team Joest
No.3 entered by Audi Sport North America at Le Mans
Audi R15 TDI, Audi 5.5 V12 TDI, Michelin
1 Tom Kristensen (DK)/Allan McNish (GB)/Rinaldo Capello (I)
2 Marco Werner (D)/Lucas Luhr (D)/Mike Rockenfeller (D)
3 Alexandre Prémat (F)/Romain Dumas (F)/Timo Bernhard (D)


Scuderia Lavaggi
Lavaggi LS1, AER P32C 4.0 V8 turbo, Dunlop
LMS race-by-race entry: Spa, Nürburgring
3 Giovanni Lavaggi (I)/Wolfgang Kaufmann (D)


Creation Autosportif
Creation CA07, Judd GV S2 5.5 V10, Dunlop
4 Jamie Campbell-Walter (GB)/Vanina Ickx (B)/Romain Iannetta (F)


Navi Team Goh
Porsche RS Spyder Evo, Porsche MR6 3.4 V8, Michelin
LMS race-by-race entry: Spa
5 Sascha Maassen (D)/Seiji Ara (J)/Keisuke Kunimoto (J)
Sascha Maassen (D)/Seiji Ara (J)/Keisuke Kunimoto (J)


Team Peugeot Total
No.9 entered by Peugeot Sport Total at Le Mans
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, Peugeot 5.5 V12 HDi FAP, Michelin
LMS race-by-race entry: Spa
7 Nicolas Minassian (F)/Christian Klien (A)/Simon Pagenaud (F)
Pedro Lamy (P)/Nicolas Minassian (F)/Christian Klien (A)
8 Franck Montagny (F)/Stéphane Sarrazin (F)/Sébastien Bourdais (F)
9 Marc Gené (E)/Alexander Wurz (A)/David Brabham (AUS)
Marc Gené (E)/Alexander Wurz (A)/David Brabham (AUS)


Team ORECA Matmut
Courage-ORECA LC70E (Barcelona), ORECA 01, AIM (Judd) 5.0 V10, Michelin
LMS full-season entry: not present at Nürburgring
10 Stéphane Ortelli (MC)/Bruno Senna (BR)
Stéphane Ortelli (MC)/Bruno Senna (BR)/Tiago Monteiro (P)
Bruno Senna (BR)/Tiago Monteiro (P)
Olivier Panis (F)/Nicolas Lapierre (F)
11 Olivier Panis (F)/Nicolas Lapierre (F)
Olivier Panis (F)/Nicolas Lapierre (F)/Soheil Ayari (F)


Signature Plus
Courage-ORECA LC70E, Judd GV S2 5.5 V10, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
12 Pierre Ragues (F)/Franck Mailleux (F)
Pierre Ragues (F)/Franck Mailleux (F)/Didier André (F)


Speedy Racing/Team Sebah
Lola B08/60, Aston Martin 6.0 V12 (no.13); Lola B08/80, Judd DB 3.4 V8 (no.33), Michelin
LMS full-season entry
13 Marcel Fässler (CH)/Andrea Belicchi (I)/Nicolas Prost (F)
Neel Jani (CH)/Andrea Belicchi (I)/Nicolas Prost (F)
33 Xavier Pompidou (F)/Jonny Kane (GB)
Xavier Pompidou (F)/Jonny Kane (GB)/Benjamin Leuenberger (CH)
Xavier Pompidou (F)/Jonny Kane (GB)/Benjamin Leuenberger (CH)


Team Kolles
Audi R10 TDI, Audi 5.5 V12 TDI, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
14 Michael Krumm (D)/Charles Zwolsman Jr (NL)/Andy Meyrick (GB)
Charles Zwolsman Jr (NL)/André Lotterer (D)
Narain Karthikeyan (IND)/Charles Zwolsman Jr (NL)/Andy Meyrick (GB)
15 Christijan Albers (NL)/Christian Bakkerud (DK)
Christijan Albers (NL)/Christian Bakkerud (DK)/Giorgio Mondini (CH)
Christijan Albers (NL)/Christian Bakkerud (DK)/Giorgio Mondini (CH)


Pescarolo Sport
Pescarolo 01, Judd GV S2 5.5 V10; Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, Peugeot 5.5 V12 HDi FAP (no.17 at Le Mans), Michelin
LMS full-season entry: no.17 not present from Algarve on
16 Jean-Christophe Boullion (F)/Christophe Tinseau (F)
Christophe Tinseau (F)/João Barbosa (P)/Bruce Jouanny (F)
Jean-Christophe Boullion (F)/Emmanuel Collard (F)
17 João Barbosa (P)/Bruce Jouanny (F)
Jean-Christophe Boullion (F)/Benoît Tréluyer (F)/Simon Pagenaud (F)


Epsilon Euskadi
Epsilon Euskadi ee1, Judd GV S2 5.5 V10
20 withdrawn
21 withdrawn


Team LNT
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S, Zytek ZG458 4.5 V8, Michelin
LMS full-season entry: not present at Barcelona, Algarve and Nürburgring
22 Guy Smith (GB)/Robbie Kerr (GB)/Lawrence Tomlinson (GB)
6 Richard Dean (GB)/Lawrence Tomlinson (GB)/Nigel Moore (GB)
5 Nigel Mansell (GB)/Greg Mansell (GB)/Lawrence Tomlinson (GB)


Strakka Racing
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S, Zytek ZG458 4.5 V8, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
23 Danny Watts (GB)/Peter Hardman (GB)/Nick Leventis (GB)
Danny Watts (GB)/Peter Hardman (GB)/Nick Leventis (GB)
Danny Watts (GB)/Nick Leventis (GB)


Oak Racing
Pescarolo 01, Mazda MZR-R (AER) 2.0 L4 turbo, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry
24 Jacques Nicolet (F)/Richard Hein (MC)
Jacques Nicolet (F)/Richard Hein (MC)/Jean-François Yvon (F)
36 Matthieu Lahaye (F)/Karim Ajlani (SY)
Matthieu Lahaye (F)/Karim Ajlani (SY)/Guillaume Moreau (F)


Ray Mallock Limited
Lola B08/86, Mazda MZR-R (AER) 2.0 L4 turbo, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
25 Thomas Erdos (BR)/Mike Newton (GB)
Thomas Erdos (BR)/Mike Newton (GB)/Chris Dyson (USA)


Bruichladdich-Bruneau
Radical SR9, AER P07 2.0 L4 turbo, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry
26 Pierre Bruneau (F)/Stuart Moseley (GB)/Nigel Greensall (GB)
Pierre Bruneau (F)/Stuart Moseley (GB)/Jonathan Coleman (GB)
Pierre Bruneau (F)/Marc Rostan (F)/Tim Greaves (GB)
Pierre Bruneau (F)/Tim Greaves (GB)/Francesco Sini (I)
Pierre Bruneau (F)/Michael Vergers (NL)/Francesco Sini (I)


Horag-Lista
Porsche RS Spyder Evo, Porsche MR6 3.4 V8
LMS full-season entry
27 withdrawn


Ibañez Racing Service
Courage-Oreca LC75, AER P07 2.0 L4 turbo, Dunlop
LMS race-by-race entry: all races
28 José Ibañez (E)/William Cavailhes (F)/Frédéric Da Rocha (F)


Racing Box
Lola B08/80, Judd XV675 3.4 V8, Michelin
LMS full-season entry: not present at Silverstone
29 Andrea Ceccato (I)/Filippo Francioni (I)/Giacomo Piccini (I)
30 Matteo Bobbi (I)/Thomas Biagi (I)/Andrea Piccini (I)
Matteo Bobbi (I)/Thomas Biagi (I)/Andrea Piccini (I)


Team Essex Invest
Porsche RS Spyder Evo, Porsche MR6 3.4 V8, Michelin
LMS race-by-race entry: Spa
31 Kristian Poulsen (DK)/Casper Elgaard (DK)/Emmanuel Collard (F)
Kristian Poulsen (DK)/Casper Elgaard (DK)/Emmanuel Collard (F)


Barazi-Epsilon
Zytek 07S/2, Zytek ZG348 3.4 V8, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry: only present at Spa
32 Juan Barazi (DK)/Fernando Rees (BR)
Juan Barazi (DK)/Phil Bennett (GB)/Stuart Moseley (GB)


WR-Salini
WR LMP2008, Zytek ZG348 3.4 V8, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry
37 Tristan Gommendy (F)/Stéphane Salini (F)/Philippe Salini (F)
Bruce Jouanny (F)/Stéphane Salini (F)/Philippe Salini (F)


Pegasus Racing
Courage-Oreca LC75, AER P07 2.0 L4 turbo, Avon
LMS full-season entry: not present at Algarve
38 Julien Schell (F)/Philippe Thirion (F)
Julien Schell (F)/Philippe Thirion (F)/Jean-Christophe Metz (F)


Kruse-Schiller Motorsport
Lola B07/46, Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L4 turbo, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry: not present from Algarve on
39 Hideki Noda (J)/Francesco Sini (I)/Matthew Marsh (CN)
Hideki Noda (J)/Matthew Marsh (CN)/Jean de Pourtalès (F)


Quifel-ASM Team
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S, Zytek ZG348 3.4 V8, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry
40 Miguel Amaral (P)/Olivier Pla (F)
Miguel Amaral (P)/Olivier Pla (F)/Guy Smith (GB)


Gstaad Automobile Club Racing Team
Zytek 07S/2, Zytek ZG348 3.4 V8, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
41 Karim Ojjeh (SAU)/Claude-Yves Gosselin (F)/Philipp Peter (A)
Karim Ojjeh (SAU)/Claude-Yves Gosselin (F)/Philipp Peter (A)


Ranieri Randaccio
Lucchini LMP2-08, Nicholson-McLaren 3.3 V8, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry: not present from Algarve on
42 Raffaele Giammaria (I)/Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Glauco Solieri (I)/Ranieri Randaccio (I)


Q8 Oils Hache Team
Lucchini LMP2-08, Judd XV675 3.4 V8, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry
43 Enrico Moncada (I)/Máximo Cortés (E)/Fabrizio Armetta (I)
Máximo Cortés (E)/Nil Montserrat (E)/Pierre Combot (F)
Máximo Cortés (E)/Carmen Jordá (E)/Fonsi Nieto (E)


Team WFR
Embassy WF01, Zytek ZG348 3.4 V8, Dunlop
LMS race-by-race entry: Silverstone
45 Darren Manning (GB)/Warren Hughes (GB)/Jody Firth (GB)


Vitaphone Racing Team
Porsche RS Spyder Evo, Porsche MR6 3.4 V8
49 withdrawn


Larbre Compétition
Saleen S7R, Ford 7.0 V8, Michelin
LMS race-by-race entry: Barcelona, Algarve, Nürburgring, Silverstone
50 Sébastien Dumez (F)/Steve Zacchia (CH)/Roland Berville (F)
Sébastien Dumez (F)/Stéphane Lémeret (B)/Roland Berville (F)
Sébastien Dumez (F)/Laurent Groppi (F)/Roland Berville (F)


ARC Bratislava/Kaneko
Saleen S7R, Ford 7.0 V8, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry: not present from Algarve on
51 Miro Konopka (SK)/Sean Edwards (GB)/Paul Daniels (GB)
Miro Konopka (SK)/Stéphane Lémeret (B)/Olivier Muytjens (B)


IPB Spartak Racing
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT, Lamborghini L535 6.0 V12, Michelin
LMS full-season entry: not present from Algarve on
55 Peter Kox (NL)/Roman Rusinov (RUS)
Peter Kox (NL)/Jarek Janis (CZ)/Filip Salaquarda (CZ)
withdrawn


Full Speed Racing Team
Saleen S7R, Ford 7.0 V8, Pirelli
LMS full-season entry
58 withdrawn


Gigawave Motorsport
Aston Martin DBR9, Aston Martin 6.0 V12, Michelin
LMS race-by-race entry: Silverstone
60 withdrawn
Peter Kox (NL)/Ryan Sharp (GB)


Noel del Bello
Ferrari 550 Maranello, Ferrari 5.5 V12
LMS full-season entry
61 withdrawn


Corvette Racing
Run by Pratt & Miller
Corvette C6.R, Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 V8, Michelin
63 Jan Magnussen (DK)/Johnny O'Connell (USA)/António García (E)
64 Olivier Beretta (MC)/Oliver Gavin (GB)/Marcel Fässler (CH)


JetAlliance
Aston Martin DBR9, Aston Martin 6.0 V12, Michelin
LMS race-by-race entry: Spa
66 Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer (A)/Thomas Gruber (A)/Alex Müller (D)
Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer (A)/Thomas Gruber (A)/Alex Müller (D)


JLOC Isao Noritake
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT, Lamborghini L535 6.0 V12, Yokohama
68 Marco Apicella (I)/Atsushi Yogo (J)/Yutaka Yamagishi (J)


IMSA Performance Matmut
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Evo, Porsche 3.8 F6, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
70 Michel Lecourt (F)/Horst Felbermayr (A)/Horst Felbermayr Jr (A)
76 Raymond Narac (F)/Patrick Pilet (F)
Raymond Narac (F)/Patrick Pilet (F)/Patrick Long (USA)


Luc Alphand Aventures
Corvette C6.R, Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 V8, Dunlop
LMS race-by-race entry: all races (No.72)
72 Luc Alphand (F)/Patrice Goueslard (F)/Yann Clairay (F)
Luc Alphand (F)/Patrice Goueslard (F)/Stéphan Grégoire (F)
Patrice Goueslard (F)/Yann Clairay (F)/Julien Jousse (F)
73 Xavier Maassen (NL)/Julien Jousse (F)/Yann Clairay (F)


Endurance Asia Team
Run by Perspective Racing
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Evo, Porsche 3.8 F6, Dunlop
75 Philippe Hesnault (F)/Darryl O'Young (CN)/Plamen Kralev (BG)


Team Felbermayr-Proton
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Evo, Porsche 3.8 F6, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
77 Marc Lieb (D)/Richard Lietz (A)
Marc Lieb (D)/Richard Lietz (A)/Horst Felbermayr Sr (A)
Marc Lieb (D)/Richard Lietz (A)/Wolf Henzler (D)
88 Francisco Cruz Martins (P)/Christian Ried (D)/Horst Felbermayr Jr (A)


AF Corse Motorola
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Michelin
78 Gianmaria Bruni (I)/Matías Russo (RA)/Luis Pérez Companc (RA)


Team Seattle Advanced Engineering
Run by AF Corse
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Michelin
LMS race-by-race entry: Spa, Nürburgring, Silverstone
78 Peter Bamford (GB)/Matt Griffin (GB)
81 Patrick Dempsey (USA)/Joe Foster (USA)/Don Kitch Jr (USA)


Reiter Engineering
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560, Lamborghini 5.0 V10, Michelin
LMS full-season entry: only present at Spa
79 Christophe Bouchut (F)/Albert von Thurn und Taxis (D)


Flying Lizard Motorsports
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Evo, Porsche 3.8 F6, Michelin
80 Jörg Bergmeister (D)/Darren Law (USA)/Seth Neiman (USA)


Easy Race
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Pirelli
LMS full-season entry
81 Roberto Plati (I)/Gianpaolo Tenchini (I)/Maurice Basso (CH)


Risi Competizione
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Michelin
82 Mika Salo (FIN)/Jaime Melo Jr (BR)/Pierre Kaffer (D)
83 Eric van de Poele (B)/Niclas Jönsson (S)/Tracy Krohn (USA)


Team Modena
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
84 António Garcia (E)/Leo Mansell (GB)
António Garcia (E)/Leo Mansell (GB)/Jaime Melo Jr (BR)
Leo Mansell (GB)/Pierre Ehret (D)/Roman Rusinov (RUS)


Snoras Spyker Squadron
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R, Audi 4.0 V8, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
85 Tom Coronel (NL)/Benjamin Leuenberger (CH)
Tom Coronel (NL)/Peter Dumbreck (GB)
Tom Coronel (NL)/Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL)/Jarek Janis (CZ)
Tom Coronel (NL)/Jarek Janis (CZ)


Drayson Racing
Aston Martin Vantage V8 GT2, Aston Martin 4.5 V8, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
87 Jonny Cocker (GB)/Paul Drayson (GB)
Jonny Cocker (GB)/Paul Drayson (GB)/Marino Franchitti (GB)


FBR
No.89 entered by Hankook Team Farnbacher
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Hankook (no.89), Michelin (nos.90 and 91)
LMS full-season entry: no.91 not present at Algarve
89 Dominik Schwager (D)/Allan Simonsen (DK)/Christian Montanari (RSM)
Pierre Kaffer (D)/Allan Simonsen (DK)
Dominik Farnbacher (D)/Allan Simonsen (DK)/Christian Montanari (RSM)
Pierre Kaffer (D)/Christian Montanari (RSM)
90 Pierre Ehret (D)/Anthony Beltoise (F)
Pierre Ehret (D)/Dominik Farnbacher (D)
Pierre Ehret (D)/Anthony Beltoise (F)/Dominik Farnbacher (D)
91 Andrea Montermini (I)/Giacomo Petrobelli (I)/Gabrio Rosa (I)
Andrea Montermini (I)/Giacomo Ricci (I)/Gabrio Rosa (I)


JMW Motorsport
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry
92 Rob Bell (GB)/Gianmaria Bruni (I)
Rob Bell (GB)/Tim Sugden (GB)/Andrew Kirkaldy (GB)


James Watt Automotive
Aston Martin Vantage V8 GT2, Aston Martin 4.5 V8 (no.93); Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Evo, Porsche 3.8 F6, Dunlop (no.95)
LMS full-season entry: only present at Silverstone
93 withdrawn
95 Markus Palttala (FIN)/Paul Daniels (GB)/Martin Rich (GB)


Prospeed Competition
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR Evo, Porsche 3.8 F6, Dunlop
LMS race-by-race entry: Spa
94 Paul Daniels (GB)/Markus Palttala (FIN)


Virgo Motorsport
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Dunlop
LMS full-season entry: not present from Algarve on
96 Michael Vergers (NL)/Michael McInerney (GB)/Sean McInerney (GB)
Michael Vergers (NL)/Michael McInerney (GB)/Sean McInerney (GB)


BMS Scuderia Italia
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Pirelli
97 Paolo Ruberti (I)/Matteo Malucelli (I)/Fabio Babini (I)


JMB Racing
Ferrari 430 GTC, Ferrari 4.0 V8, Michelin
LMS full-season entry
98 withdrawn
99 John Hartshorne (GB)/Johan-Boris Scheier (L)/Romain Iannetta (F)
John Hartshorne (GB)/Manuel Rodrigues (F)/Plamen Kralev (BG)
Christophe Bouchut (F)/Yvon Lebon (F)/Manuel Rodrigues (F)
John Hartshorne (GB)/Cesar Campanico (P)/Albert von Thurn und Taxis (D)
John Hartshorne (GB)/Peter Kutemann (NL)