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Fantasy Le Mans 2010
Written by rax262   
Friday, 04 June 2010 22:51

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is on June 12, or about two and a half weeks from now. As in years past I'm managing a "Fantasy Racing Pick-Em Challenge". The goal is simple, choose a set of cars you think will finish the race and earn points. I'll publish the results on facebook and on my website when the event is over. You can submit your picks via facebook or email by the deadline below.

At any rate here are the rules for this year's challenge:

Must choose 3 teams from each class plus 1 backup.

  • No more than 1 car "Chassis/Engine" or "Make/Model" per class (ex: "Peugeot 908 HDi FAP" / "Audi R15 TDI plus" / "Audi R10 TDI")
  • No more than 1 factory team per class. These are:
    • Team Peugeot / Peugeot Sport
    • Audi Sport (Team Joest, North America)
    • Aston Martin Racing
    • Corvette Racing
    • BMW Motorsport
    • Jaguar RSR * (Removed 6/5/10)
    • Spyker Squadron
    • AF Corse (Ferrari)
    • * No more than 2 Michelin shod (tires) cars per class

NOTE: You may substitute a back up entry if one of your three primary entries withdraws prior to the start of the race. Once the race begins no substitutions will be allowed.

Scoring for each class:

  • Points for final position after 24 hours as determined by ACO official results:
    • 1st - 10 pts
    • 2nd - 7 pts
    • 3rd - 5 pts
    • 4th - 3 pts
    • 5th - 2 pts
    • 6th - 1 pt
  • Penalties
    • -2 pts :: Car "Not Classified" by ACO - Not completing 70% of the winner's distance or not taking checkered flag
    • -5 pts :: Car retired "Did Not Finish" by ACO

Victory Conditions: The team with the highest score based on car finishing position minus any penalties is the winner.

Tie Breaker: All teams must choose the fastest qualifying time for LMP1, LMP2, GT1 and GT2. In the event of a tie the team whose qualifying time delta (difference) is the lowest, as calculated across all four classes in milliseconds, will be the winner.

A reference of teams is available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans or on the official 24 Hours of Le Mans website. The official ACO entry list and event results will be considered for the purposes of team eligibility and event result scoring. For last years qualifying times see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans.

Deadline to choose teams is 9 am EDT - Thursday June 10 Deadline to use backup is 9 am EDT - Saturday June 12 Preliminary results will be calculated following the conclusion of the event, final scores will be determined when ACO publishes official results.

Update 6/4/2010 - Jaguar RSR removed from "factory" list.

Individual Team Picks:

Endgame Solutions 16 pts
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
LMP1
008  FRA Signature-Plus Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 D France Pierre Ragues France Franck Mailleux Belgium Vanina Ickx -5
9  DEU Audi Sport North America Audi R15 TDI plus M Germany Mike Rockenfeller Germany Timo Bernhard France Romain Dumas 10
14  DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Netherlands Christijan Albers United States Scott Tucker France Manuel Rodrigues -5
LMP2
24  FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Jacques Nicolet France Jean-François Yvon Monaco Richard Hein 3
26  USA Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01C M Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Marino Franchitti Germany Marco Werner 0
39  DEU KSM Lola B08/40 Judd D France Jean de Pourtales Japan Hideki Noda United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard 0
GT1
52  DEU Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9 M Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Netherlands Peter Kox 5
72  FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Stéphane Grégoire France Jérôme Policand Netherlands David Hart 7
50  FRA Larbre Compétition Saleen S7-R M France Roland Berville France Julien Canal Switzerland Gabriele Gardel 10
GT2
78  DEU BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT2 D Germany Jörg Muller Germany Uwe Alzen Brazil Augusto Farfus 1
80  USA Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M United States Seth Neiman Germany Jörg Bergmeister United States Darren Law -5
81  USA Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKRS Y United States Paul Gentilozzi United States Scott Pruett Belgium Marc Goossens -5

Tie Breaker Qualifying Times

Class Time
LMP1 3:21:090
LMP2 3:38:000
GT1 3:55:010
GT2 4:00:000
rax262 13 pts
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Points
LMP1
9  DEU Audi Sport North America Audi R15 TDI plus M Germany Mike Rockenfeller Germany Timo Bernhard France Romain Dumas 10
15  DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Denmark Christian Bakkerud United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis France Christophe Bouchut -5
008  FRA Signature-Plus Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 D France Pierre Ragues France Franck Mailleux Belgium Vanina Ickx -5
LMP2
26  USA Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01C M Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Marino Franchitti Germany Marco Werner 0
35  FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Matthieu Laheye France Guillaume Moreau Czech Republic Jan Charouz 7
29  ITA Racing Box SRL Lola B08/80-Judd P Italy Luca Pirri Italy Marco Cioci Italy Piergiuseppe Perazzini -5
GT1
52  DEU Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9 M Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Netherlands Peter Kox 5
60  CHE Matech Competition Ford GT1 M Germany Thomas Mutsch France Romain Grosjean Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi -2
72  FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Stéphane Grégoire France Jérôme Policand Netherlands David Hart 7
GT2
63  USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M Denmark Jan Magnussen United States Johnny O'Connell Spain Antonio García -5
76  FRA IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M France Raymond Narac France Patrick Pilet United States Patrick Long 2
89  DEU Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari F430 GT2 H Germany Dominik Farnbacher Denmark Allan Simonsen United States Leh Keen 7

Tie Breaker Qualifying Times

Class Time
LMP1 3:23.120
LMP2 3:37.650
GT1 3:58.700
GT2 4:02.990
Oleguy62 8 pts
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
LMP1
2  FRA Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M France Nicolas Minassian France Stéphane Sarrazin France Franck Montagny -5
14  DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Netherlands Christijan Albers United States Scott Tucker France Manuel Rodrigues -5
008  FRA Signature-Plus Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 D France Pierre Ragues France Franck Mailleux Belgium Vanina Ickx -5
LMP2
24  FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Jacques Nicolet France Jean-François Yvon Monaco Richard Hein 3
26  USA Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01C M Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Marino Franchitti Germany Marco Werner 0
28  CHE Race Performance AG Radical SR9-Judd D France Pierre Bruneau France Marc Rostan Switzerland Ralph Meichtry 1
GT1
52  DEU Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9 M Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Netherlands Peter Kox 5
72  FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Stéphane Grégoire France Jérôme Policand Netherlands David Hart 7
50  FRA Larbre Compétition Saleen S7-R M France Roland Berville France Julien Canal Switzerland Gabriele Gardel 10
GT2
64  USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M United Kingdom Oliver Gavin Monaco Olivier Beretta France Emmanuel Collard -5
80  USA Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M United States Seth Neiman Germany Jörg Bergmeister United States Darren Law -5
89  DEU Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari F430 GT2 H Germany Dominik Farnbacher Denmark Allan Simonsen United States Leh Keen 7

Tie Breaker Qualifying Times

Class Time
LMP1 3:22.07
LMP2 3:30.4
GT1 3:57.3
GT2 3:59.8
Highrock Hippies 6 pts
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
LMP1
9  DEU Audi Sport North America Audi R15 TDI plus M Germany Mike Rockenfeller Germany Timo Bernhard France Romain Dumas 10
14  DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Netherlands Christijan Albers United States Scott Tucker France Manuel Rodrigues -5
19  USA Michael Lewis/Autocon Lola B06/10-AER D United States Michael Lewis United States Bryan Willman Canada Tony Burgess -5
LMP2
26  USA Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01C M Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Marino Franchitti Germany Marco Werner 0
24  FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Jacques Nicolet France Jean-François Yvon Monaco Richard Hein 3
42  GBR Strakka Racing HPD ARX-01C M United Kingdom Nick Leventis United Kingdom Danny Watts United Kingdom Jonny Kane 10
GT1
72  FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Stéphane Grégoire France Jérôme Policand Netherlands David Hart 7
52  DEU Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9 M Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Netherlands Peter Kox 5
69  JPN JLOC Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Y Japan Atsushi Yogo Japan Yutaka Yamagishi Japan Hiroyuki Iiri -4
GT2
63  USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M Denmark Jan Magnussen United States Johnny O'Connell Spain Antonio García -5
80  USA Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M United States Seth Neiman Germany Jörg Bergmeister United States Darren Law -5
92  GBR JMW Motorsport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 D United Kingdom Rob Bell United Kingdom Tim Sugden United States Bryce Miller -5

Tie Breaker Qualifying Times

Class Time
LMP1 3:15:00
LMP2 3:28:00
GT1 3:40:00
GT2 3:50:00
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Listerman1 -10 pts
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
LMP1
3  FRA Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M France Sébastien Bourdais Portugal Pedro Lamy France Simon Pagenaud -5
6  FRA AIM Team Oreca Oreca 01-AIM D France Soheil Ayari France Didier André United Kingdom Andy Meyrick -5
14  DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Netherlands Christijan Albers United States Scott Tucker France Manuel Rodrigues -5
LMP2
35  FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Matthieu Laheye France Guillaume Moreau Czech Republic Jan Charouz 7
40  PRT Quifel ASM Racing Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB/2 D Portugal Miguel Amaral France Olivier Pla United Kingdom Warren Hughes 0
42  GBR Strakka Racing HPD ARX-01C M United Kingdom Nick Leventis United Kingdom Danny Watts United Kingdom Jonny Kane 10
GT1
60  CHE Matech Competition Ford GT1 M Germany Thomas Mutsch France Romain Grosjean Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi -2
52  DEU Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9 M Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Netherlands Peter Kox 10
73  FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Julien Jousse France Patrice Goueslard Netherlands Xavier Maassen -5
GT2
63  USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M Denmark Jan Magnussen United States Johnny O'Connell Spain Antonio García -5
82  USA Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT2 M United States Tracy Krohn Sweden Niclas Jönsson Belgium Eric van de Poele -5
92  GBR JMW Motorsport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 D United Kingdom Rob Bell United Kingdom Tim Sugden United States Bryce Miller -5

Tie Breaker Qualifying Times

Class Time
LMP1 N/A
LMP2 N/A
GT1 N/A
GT2 N/A
VetteGirlRN -23 pts
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
LMP1
7  DEU Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R15 TDI plus M Denmark Tom Kristensen United Kingdom Allan McNish Italy Rinaldo Capello 5
14  DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Netherlands Christijan Albers United States Scott Tucker France Manuel Rodrigues -5
008  FRA Signature-Plus Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 D France Pierre Ragues France Franck Mailleux Belgium Vanina Ickx -5
LMP2
26  USA Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01C M Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Marino Franchitti Germany Marco Werner 0
39  DEU KSM Lola B08/40 Judd D France Jean de Pourtales Japan Hideki Noda United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard 0
40  PRT Quifel ASM Racing Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB/2 D Portugal Miguel Amaral France Olivier Pla United Kingdom Warren Hughes 0
GT1
73  FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Julien Jousse France Patrice Goueslard Netherlands Xavier Maassen -5
52  DEU Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9 M Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Netherlands Peter Kox 5
61  CHE Matech Competition Ford GT1 M Switzerland Natacha Gachnang Switzerland Cyndie Allemann Switzerland Rahel Frey -3
GT2
63  USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M Denmark Jan Magnussen United States Johnny O'Connell Spain Antonio García -5
83  USA Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT2 M Brazil Jaime Melo Italy Gianmaria Bruni Germany Pierre Kaffer -5
92  GBR JMW Motorsport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 D United Kingdom Rob Bell United Kingdom Tim Sugden United States Bryce Miller -5

Tie Breaker Qualifying Times

Class Time
LMP1 3:23.357
LMP2 3:38.880
GT1 3:57.354
GT2 4:01.925
Silly Bullet Band -24 pts
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
LMP1
1  FRA Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M Austria Alexander Wurz Spain Marc Gené United Kingdom Anthony Davidson -5
5  GBR Beechdean Mansell Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB D United Kingdom Nigel Mansell United Kingdom Leo Mansell United Kingdom Greg Mansell -5
15  DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Denmark Christian Bakkerud United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis France Christophe Bouchut -5
LMP2
24  FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Jacques Nicolet France Jean-François Yvon Monaco Richard Hein 3
37  FRA Gerard Welter WR LMP2008-Zytek D France Philippe Salini France Stéphane Salini France Tristan Gommendy 0
29  ITA Racing Box SRL Lola B08/80-Judd P Italy Luca Pirri Italy Marco Cioci Italy Piergiuseppe Perazzini -5
GT1
60  CHE Matech Competition Ford GT1 M Germany Thomas Mutsch France Romain Grosjean Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi -2
73  FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Julien Jousse France Patrice Goueslard Netherlands Xavier Maassen -5
69  JPN JLOC Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Y Japan Atsushi Yogo Japan Yutaka Yamagishi Japan Hiroyuki Iiri -4
GT2
64  USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M United Kingdom Oliver Gavin Monaco Olivier Beretta France Emmanuel Collard -5
76  FRA IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M France Raymond Narac France Patrick Pilet United States Patrick Long 2
89  DEU Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari F430 GT2 H Germany Dominik Farnbacher Denmark Allan Simonsen United States Leh Keen 7

Tie Breaker Qualifying Times

Class Time
LMP1 N/A
LMP2 N/A
GT1 N/A
GT2 N/A
CA 2 pts
Note: Full set of legal picks not made, can not ranked
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
LMP1
3  FRA Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M France Sébastien Bourdais Portugal Pedro Lamy France Simon Pagenaud
009  GBR Aston Martin Racing Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 M United Kingdom Darren Turner United Kingdom Sam Hancock Denmark Juan Barazi
7  DEU Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R15 TDI plus M Denmark Tom Kristensen United Kingdom Allan McNish Italy Rinaldo Capello
LMP2
35  FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Matthieu Laheye France Guillaume Moreau Czech Republic Jan Charouz 7
39  DEU KSM Lola B08/40 Judd D France Jean de Pourtales Japan Hideki Noda United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard 0
29  ITA Racing Box SRL Lola B08/80-Judd P Italy Luca Pirri Italy Marco Cioci Italy Piergiuseppe Perazzini -5
GT1
52  DEU Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9 M Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Netherlands Peter Kox
70  BEL Marc VDS Racing Team Ford GT1 M Belgium Eric de Doncker Belgium Bas Leinders Finland Markus Palttala
50  FRA Larbre Compétition Saleen S7-R M France Roland Berville France Julien Canal Switzerland Gabriele Gardel
GT2
64  USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M United Kingdom Oliver Gavin Monaco Olivier Beretta France Emmanuel Collard -5
77  DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M Germany Marc Lieb Austria Richard Lietz Germany Wolf Henzler 10
81  USA Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKRS Y United States Paul Gentilozzi United States Scott Pruett Belgium Marc Goossens -5

Tie Breaker Qualifying Times

Class Time
LMP1 N/A
LMP2 N/A
GT1 N/A
GT2 N/A