Porsche and Ford take Pole Postions for 24 hour of LeMans
Porsche’s and Ford’s aim to win this year’s 24 hour of Le Mans has gotten off to a great start.
Both teams have taken out Pole Position in their respective categories.
Porsche, which is aiming for back to back overall wins and LMP1, will have its #2 car of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb. on Pole with the #1 car of Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley starting alongside in second.
Over in LMGTE Pro the Ford GT teams took out four of the top positions.
The #68 entry of Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais will start from pole
The #69 entry of Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook and Scott Dixon will start from 2nd place
The #67 entry of Marino Franchitti, Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell will start from 4th
Car #66 entry of Olivier Pla, Stefan Mücke and Billy Johnson will start from 5th
The Race which begins at 3pm local time in France, will air live from 10pm on Foxtel on the Eurosport & Foxsport channels.
For commentary be sure to tune into the team from Radio Le Mans
Could this be the year where two Australians take out wins?
To follow along with the event check out the fantastic Spotters guide by Andy Blackmore Design
Below is the start list for the event.
Le Mans 2016 grid
1 2 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 H
2 1 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 H
3 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 – Hybrid LMP1 H
4 5 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 – Hybrid LMP1 H
5 7 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 LMP1 H
6 8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 LMP1 H
7 13 Rebellion Racing Rebellion R-One – AER LMP1
8 12 Rebellion Racing Rebellion R-One – AER LMP1
9 4 Bykolles Racing Team CLM P1/01 – AER LMP1
10 26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 05 – Nissan LMP2
11 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine Alpine A460 – Nissan LMP2
12 36 Signatech Alpine Alpine A460 – Nissan LMP2
13 44 Manor Oreca 05 – Nissan LMP2
14 49 Michael Shank Racing Ligier JS P2 – Honda LMP2
15 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier JS P2 – Nissan LMP2
16 46 Thiriet By Tds Racing Oreca 05 – Nissan LMP2
17 42 Strakka Racing Gibson 015S – Nissan LMP2
18 47 KCMG Oreca 05 – Nissan LMP2
19 23 Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JS P2 – Nissan LMP2
20 33 Eurasia Motorsport Oreca 05 – Nissan LMP2
21 38 G-Drive Racing Gibson 015S – Nissan LMP2
22 43 RGR Sport by Morand Ligier JS P2 – Nissan LMP2
23 27 SMP Racing BR01 – Nissan LMP2
24 28 Pegasus Racing Morgan – Nissan LMP2
25 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ligier JS P2 – Nissan LMP2
26 37 SMP Racing BR01 – Nissan LMP2
27 25 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 – Nissan LMP2
28 41 Greaves Motorsport Ligier JS P2 – Nissan LMP2
29 48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca 03R – Nissan LMP2
30 34 Race Performance Oreca 03R – Judd LMP2
31 22 SO24 ! By Lombard Racing Ligier JS P2 – Judd LMP2
32 84 SRT41 By OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 – Nissan CDNT
33 40 Krohn Racing Ligier JS P2 – Nissan LMP2
34 68 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT LMGTE Pro
35 69 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT LMGTE Pro
36 51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE LMGTE Pro
37 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT LMGTE Pro
38 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT LMGTE Pro
39 71 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE LMGTE Pro
40 82 Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE LMGTE Pro
41 92 Porsche Motorsport Porsche 911 RSR (2016) LMGTE Pro
42 95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage LMGTE Pro
43 91 Porsche Motorsport Porsche 911 RSR (2016) LMGTE Pro
44 97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage LMGTE Pro
45 77 Dempsey – Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR (2016) LMGTE Pro
46 64 Corvette Racing – GM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R LMGTE Pro
47 61 Clearwater Racing Ferrari 458 Italia LMGTE Am
48 98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage LMGTE Am
49 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am
50 55 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia LMGTE Am
51 83 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia LMGTE Am
52 63 Corvette Racing – GM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R LMGTE Pro
53 50 Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06 LMGTE Am
54 60 Formula Racing Ferrari 458 Italia LMGTE Am
55 78 KCMG Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am
56 62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia LMGTE Am
57 89 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am
58 86 Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am
59 57 Team AAI Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06 LMGTE Am
60 99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage LMGTE Am