2009 24 Heures Du Mans Pre-Selections - Ferrari dominates GT2

Pre-selections just announced. This should prove most interesting as Penske has never taken the Spyders to the 24 Hour - his cars are back with the factory now; Van Merksteijn no longer exists nor does Team Essex so that basically leaves one P2 car of Horag. Vitaphone can't run their MC-12 in GT1 - last year they ran an Aston. GT1 in ALMS is a gonner after LeMans. Will Corvette have the backing of GM with the current state of affairs or will P & M have to carry the load? Team Modena is moving to Ferrari. Only two RSR pre-selects in a sea of Ferrari. It will be interesting to see who in the pre-selects responds to the January deadline - then the fun begins with the slots being filled! Congratulations and best of luck to Risi for a 2009 24 Hour Repeat!

Carol

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LM P1

Audi Sport North America (Audi R10 TDI) - 1st Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
Team Peugeot Total (Peugeot 908 HDi FAP) - 2nd Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
Audi Sport North America (Audi R10 TDI) - 1st Petit Le Mans 2008
Intersport Racing (Lola B06/10 AER) - American Le Mans Series 2008 *
Audi Sport Team Joest (Audi R10 TDI) - 1st Le Mans Series 2008
Team Peugeot Total (Peugeot 908 HDi FAP) - 2nd Le Mans Series 2008

LM P2

Van Merksteijn Motorsport (Porsche RS Spyder) - 1st Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
Team Essex (Porsche RS Spyder) - 2nd Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
Penske Motorsports Inc. (Porsche RS Spyder) - 1st Petit Le Mans 2008
Penske Racing (Porsche RS Spyder) - 1st American Le Mans Series 2008
Van Merksteijn Motorsport (Porsche RS Spyder) - 1st Le Mans Series 2008
Team Essex (Porsche RS Spyder) - 2nd Le Mans Series 2008
LM P2: Horag Racing (Porsche RS Spyder) - 1st Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge 2008

LM GT1

Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin DBR9) - 1st Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
Corvette Racing (Corvette C6.R) - 2nd Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
Corvette Racing (Corvette C6.R) - 1st Petit Le Mans 2008
Bell Motorsports (Aston Martin DBR9) - American Le Mans Series 2008 *
Luc Alphand Aventures (Corvette C6.R) - 1st Le Mans Series 2008
Team Modena (Aston Martin DBR9) - 2nd Le Mans Series 2008
Vitaphone Racing Team (Maserati MC12) - 1st FIA GT 2008
Phoenix Carsport Racing (Corvette C6.R) - 2nd FIA GT 2008

LM GT2

Risi Competizione (Ferrari F430 GT) - 1st Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
BMS Scuderia Italia (Ferrari F430 GT) - 2nd Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
Risi Competizione (Ferrari F430 GT) - 1st Petit Le Mans 2008
Flying Lizard Motorsports (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - 1st American Le Mans Series 2008
Virgo Motorsport (Ferrari F430 GT) - 1st Le Mans Series 2008
Team Felbermayr-Proton (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - 2nd Le Mans Series 2008
AF Corse (Ferrari F430 GT) - 1st FIA GT 2008
BMS Scuderia Italia (Ferrari F430 GT) - 2nd FIA GT 2008

*) Intersport Racing and Bell Motorsports granted automatic entries as Audi Sport North America and Corvette Racing already have two invitations each.

 

Penske taking the plunge.

 

Team Modena (Aston Martin DBR9) - 2nd Le Mans Series 2008

I'm confused. I thought they are running a Ferrari.

 

awesome.

 

In Le Mans they take the Aston

 

Our Le Mans entry is for the DBR9 in GT1, but we're planning to run Ferraris in GT2 for the Le Mans Series.

 

Aston, Ferrari. Lambos?
Can't you choose?

 

LMP2= nothing but Porsches?=BORING

 

We choose the right cars for the right class!!

 

At this point NO Spyders at LeMans - NO teams to run them - Penske RS Spyders back to factory - other teams gone!

Carol

 

wow you weren't kidding about the Ferrari domination. i saw a GT3 RSR just the other day. it was actually comfortable to sit in too (i'm 6'6")!

 

Penske gave porsche back their RSs???

 

I believe it was technically a factory-supported customer program, i.e. Penske was just leasing them.

will be interesting to see what Porsche does with these cars, would be a shame to throw away an almost guaranteed class win.

 

Thinking the same thing here. I'll take one if they are just going to throw them out!