85th Running Of The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, 17-18 June 2017Sports Cars

[AnthonyD1993]

Shades of 2006 with this GTE Pro battle.

 

[Michael88]

So, simple speculation - what happens if Porsche and Toyota leave LMP1? Who steps in?

Haven't there been rumors about Ferrari and Honda entering LMP1?

 

[2clicks]

So, simple speculation - what happens if Porsche and Toyota leave LMP1? Who steps in?

I'd want to see Mazda and Nissan make a return, and maybe Hyundai taking a crack at building a Le Mans prototype.

 

[spyrrari]

That's it director. Look at the crowd, look at the pits. Look at anything except the FIGHT FOR GTE-PRO WIN.

This year the director is especially bad in choosing the right shots at the right time...



Spy.

 

[Silent Drifter]

Vette slowly pulling ahead, about .7 seconds between them.

 

[Tired Tyres]

So, simple speculation - what happens if Porsche and Toyota leave LMP1? Who steps in?

Rename LMP2 as LPM1.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

So, simple speculation - what happens if Porsche and Toyota leave LMP1? Who steps in?

All the privateers who are coming into LMP1-L for 2018, we will have a good grid whatever happens. I think Toyota at least will be back so they can finally win it.

 

[AudiMan2011]

So, simple speculation - what happens if Porsche and Toyota leave LMP1? Who steps in?

Perhaps Mercedes?

 

[AMPMROCKETFANN]

#8 Toyota: "What if we brought in Buemi as soon as he reported the problem?"

#9 Toyota: "What is Lapierre brought the car around slowly at 35 mph? Of all the flats, he was the only guy who ripped a tire apart in this race..."

LMP2 Class: "What if we ran a flawless race? Just 1 or 2 less mistakes..."

Rebellion: "Why, why, why did we drop our LMP1 cars!? "

HAHAHA sotrue

 

[Organ-Donor]

I'm surprised they had J Taylor in the Vette, Garcia has been on fire, and more familiar with the car. Not taking anything away from Jordan I love the Taylor brothers.

 

[zzz_pt]

So, simple speculation - what happens if Porsche and Toyota leave LMP1? Who steps in?

No one if no one is willing to put the millions forward... And that would be a shame. :/ I'm not sure which teams will be there next year

 

[Amac500]

I'm surprised they had J Taylor in the Vette, Garcia has been on fire, and more familiar with the car. Not taking anything away from Jordan I love the Taylor brothers.

I definitely think Jordan is the hot shoe in the Taylor family, and he's had some clutch drives late in the Rolex. I'd go Garcia too, but that might be what they're thinking.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

#9 Toyota: "What is Lapierre brought the car around slowly at 35 mph? Of all the flats, he was the only guy who ripped a tire apart in this race..."

I'm not sure that car could've made it to the end competitively anyway given the problem which caused the puncture.

 

[FoRiZon]

I hope i'm not the only one who wants the Porsche to break down just so Toyota wins in that Category?

Actually I wanted it so LMP2 wins the race overall.

 

[GTracer98]

Weird situation between the Corvette and Ligier.

 

[Michelin Man]

Well, if the 'Vette does "unfortuntely" win GTE-Pro, ahead Aston, at least they'll be no Ferrari on the podium .

 

[JayOTT]

All the privateers who are coming into LMP1-L for 2018, we will have a good grid whatever happens. I think Toyota at least will be back so they can finally win it.

Have they confirmed any additional privateers for LMP1 next season aside from the two Perrinn chassis that got sold last month?

 

[Northstar]

Have they confirmed any additional privateers for LMP1 next season aside from the two Perrinn chassis that got sold last month?

SMP is coming with one and I think Ginetta has sold a couple as well.

 

[Amac500]

No one if no one is willing to put the millions forward... And that would be a shame. :/ I'm not sure which teams will be there next year

If teams pull out there will for sure be a drought until the 2020 regs or the hydrogen engine rolls around in the years closely following that. A lot of manufacturers seem to have interest in a program for those, but I doubt many will want to develop a team without years of planning, cus Nissan and Aston Martin are the recent examples of that... and maybe Toyota to a much lesser extent.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Have they confirmed any additional privateers for LMP1 next season aside from the two Perrinn chassis that got sold last month?

Ginetta have sold a good amount of cars from what I've heard, apparently a couple of those have been bought by Rebellion.

Plus the SMP Dallara should be a competitive car and even the CLM had run well this year, that should be back.

 

[AMPMROCKETFANN]

I'm surprised they had J Taylor in the Vette, Garcia has been on fire, and more familiar with the car. Not taking anything away from Jordan I love the Taylor brothers.

1. This was (I think) the strategy that won WTR the Rolex 24 so I think Corvette Racing may be on to something.
2. Yeah, dude can wheel

 

[Amac500]

I'm not sure that car could've made it to the end competitively anyway given the problem which caused the puncture.

Contact with the P2 car? Worst that was would've been changing the rear section, but everything else was just the tire carcass ripping it apart. That's why you don't usually see guys driving as fast as Lapierre on a flat.

 

[Silent Drifter]

20 minutes to go.

 

[ToyGTone]

Actually I wanted it so LMP2 wins the race overall.

And that.

 

[Northstar]

There is no Jordan Taylor, only Rodney Sandstorm.

 

[Bram Turismo]

So to conclude this year's race: Both Porsche and Toyota have built rubbish 24hour racing cars...

 

[AerodyManiac]

Rooting for the #2 Porsche to take the win and the Alpine to score a podium, not only because of my picks in the prediction game, but also because I don't want to see a car carrying the Jackie Chan name to win overall...

Also rooting for the #97 Vantage.

 

[Amac500]

Ginetta have sold a good amount of cars from what I've heard, apparently a couple of those have been bought by Rebellion.

Plus the SMP Dallara should be a competitive car and even the CLM had run well this year, that should be back.

Oh yeah, I already forgot the Perrin chassis. When I read about that, I think you could see McLaren or McLaren/Honda popping an engine in that as a low cost set up to launch a factory operation. I certainly hope we see some team take that course of action, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see McLaren Honda with Zak Brown involved in it.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Contact with the P2 car? Worst that was would've been changing the rear section, but everything else was just the tire carcass ripping it apart. That's why you don't usually see guys driving as fast as Lapierre on a flat.

The car lost all power ahead of the Manor it had just lapped which caused the contact, driving so fast on his way back destroyed the car but it sounds like it had big problems lurking anyway.

 

[Michelin Man]

#67 closing, closing on the #91, keep pushing...