2010 8 Hours of Castellet

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Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello took overall victory in the No. 7 Audi R15 TDI plus. Audi R15 TDI Plus at 8 Heures du Castellet 2010 - side view.jpg
Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello took overall victory in the No. 7 Audi R15 TDI plus.

The 2010 8 Hours of Le Castellet (8 Heures du Castellet) was the inaugural round of the 2010 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on 11 April 2010. It was the first Le Mans Series race that is longer than the standard 1,000-km distance the LMS use since the 2007 Mil Milhas Brasil. Audi Sport Team Joest won the race overall in their first use of the Audi R15 TDI in the Le Mans Series, with drivers Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello. Aston Martin Racing and Rebellion Racing completed the overall podium five laps behind the winning Audi. Strakka Racing also brought Honda Performance Development a win on their debut in the LMP2 category, leading the OAK Racing Pescarolo by 33 seconds. Applewood Seven won the Formula Le Mans category, the first event in which this class participated in the Le Mans Series. Team Felbermayr-Proton dominated the GT2 category by finishing in the top two positions, ahead of the first of the AF Corse Ferraris.

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Qualifying

Qualifying saw Oreca take pole position in their first outing with their new Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, beating the factory Audi R15 TDI by 0.4 seconds. Strakka Racing had a similar story taking LMP2 pole in their first outing with their HPD ARX-01C. They qualified two seconds before the next nearest car, the Quifel Ginetta-Zytek. AF Corse took GT2 pole and DAMS took the first pole position in Le Mans Series history in the new Formula Le Mans class.

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. [1]

PosClassTeamDriverLap TimeGrid
1LMP1No.4 Team Oreca Matmut Nicolas Lapierre 1:41.1951
2LMP1No.7 Audi Sport Team Joest Rinaldo Capello 1:41.6322
3LMP1No.009 Aston Martin Racing Stefan Mücke 1:42.3453
4LMP1No.6 AIM Team Oreca Matmut Loïc Duval 1:42.6854
5LMP1No.13 Rebellion Racing Jean-Christophe Boullion 1:43.4355
6LMP1No.12 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani 1:44.0326
7LMP1No.5 Beechdean Mansell Greg Mansell 1:44.4757
8LMP1No.008 Signature-Plus Pierre Ragues 1:44.9148
9LMP2No.42 Strakka Racing Danny Watts 1:44.9899
10LMP2No.40 Quifel ASM Team Olivier Pla 1:47.11210
11LMP2No.24 OAK Racing Mathieu Laheye 1:47.47411
12LMP2No.25 RML Thomas Erdos 1:47.49112
13LMP2No.41 Team Bruichladdich Thor-Christian Ebbesvik 1:48.43913
14LMP2No.30 Racing Box Andrea Piccini 1:48.63514
15LMP2No.37 WR / Salini Tristan Gommendy 1:49.56715
16LMP2No.29 Racing Box Marco Cioci 1:49.93116
17LMP2No.39 KSM Hideki Noda 1:50.91317
18LMP2No.27 Race Performance Tyler Dueck 1:52.61218
19FLMNo.44 DAMS Edoardo Piscopo 1:52.93619
20FLMNo.48 Hope Polevision Racing Mathias Beche 1:53.09020
21LMP2No.38 Pegasus Racing Julien Schell 1:53.14821
22FLMNo.49 Applewood Seven David Zollinger 1:53.44722
23FLMNo.45 Boutsen Energy Racing Dominik Kraihamer 1:53.85023
24FLMNo.43 DAMS Alessandro Cicognani 1:54.18724
25FLMNo.47 Hope Polevision Racing Steven Zacchia 1:54.30525
26GT1No.50 Larbre Compétition Gabriele Gardel 1:57.08525
27GT2No.96 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni 1:57.85027
28GT2No.77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Richard Lietz 1:58.21628
29GT2No.91 CRS Racing Tim Mullen 1:58.47529
30GT2No.95 AF Corse Toni Vilander 1:58.54530
31GT2No.92 JMW Motorsport Rob Bell 1:58.54931
32GT2No.94 AF Corse Matías Russo 1:58.70732
33GT2No.90 CRS Racing Pierre Kaffer 1:59.02133
34GT2No.76 IMSA Performance Matmut Patrick Pilet 1:59.03534
35GT2No.85 Spyker Squadron Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:59.17735
36GT2No.88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Martin Ragginger 1:59.44736
37GT2No.89 Hankook Team Farnbacher Dominik Farnbacher 1:59.48037
38GT2No.75 Prospeed Competition Richard Westbrook 1:59.53938
39GT2No.78 BMW Team Schnitzer Jörg Müller 1:59.59339
40FLMNo.46 JMB Racing Maurice Basso 2:00.77540
-LMP2No.35 OAK Racing No Time41

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). [2]

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1LMP17 Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport Team Joest Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish
Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Capello
Audi R15 TDI plus M 266
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V10
(Diesel)
2LMP1009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernández
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Harold Primat
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Mücke
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 M 261
Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12
3LMP113 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Belicchi
Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Boullion
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Smith
Lola B10/60 M 261
Rebellion (Judd) 5.5 L V10
4LMP14 Flag of France.svg Team Oreca Matmut Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 258
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
5LMP16 Flag of France.svg AIM Team Oreca Matmut Flag of France.svg Soheil Ayari
Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
Flag of France.svg Didier André
Oreca 01 D 258
AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10
6LMP1008 Flag of France.svg Signature-Plus Flag of France.svg Pierre Ragues
Flag of France.svg Franck Mailleux
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vanina Ickx
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 D 256
Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12
7LMP242 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Strakka Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Watts
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Leventis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny Kane
HPD ARX-01C M 250
HPD AL7R 3.4 L V8
8LMP235 Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Flag of France.svg Guillaume Moreau
Flag of Monaco.svg Richard Hein
Pescarolo 01 D 250
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
9LMP225 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RML Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Newton
Flag of Brazil.svg Thomas Erdos
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wallace
Lola B08/80 D 249
HPD AL7R 3.4  V8
10LMP224 Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Flag of France.svg Jacques Nicolet
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Laheye
Pescarolo 01 D 249
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
11LMP112 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost
Lola B10/60 M 248
Rebellion (Judd) 5.5 L V10
12LMP241 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Bruichladdich Flag of Norway.svg Thor-Christian Ebbesvik
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Greaves
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Karim Ojjeh
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB/2 D 248
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
13LMP230 Flag of Italy.svg Racing Box Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Piccini
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Piccini
Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Geri
Lola B09/80 P 246
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
14LMP15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Beechdean Mansell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Mansell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leo Mansell
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB D 243
Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8
15FLM49 Flag of France.svg Applewood Seven Flag of France.svg Damien Toulemonde
Flag of France.svg David Zollinger
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Zampatti
Oreca FLM09 M 237
Corvette 6.2 L V8
16FLM48 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hope Polevision Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christophe Pillon
Flag of France.svg Vincent Capillaire
Oreca FLM09 M 237
Corvette 6.2 L V8
17FLM43 Flag of France.svg DAMS Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Cicognani
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Barlesi
Flag of France.svg Gary Chalandon
Oreca FLM09 M 235
Corvette 6.2 L V8
18GT277 Flag of Germany.svg Team Felbermayr-Proton Flag of Germany.svg Marc Lieb
Flag of Austria.svg Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 233
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
19FLM47 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hope Polevision Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Steve Zacchia
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Kaufmann
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Moro
Oreca FLM09 M 231
Corvette 6.2 L V8
20GT288 Flag of Germany.svg Team Felbermayr-Proton Flag of Germany.svg Christian Ried
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 231
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21GT295 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 231
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
22GT290 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CRS Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Quaife
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Ehret
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 231
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
23GT294 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Argentina.svg Luís Pérez Companc
Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Russo
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 231
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
24GT150 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gabriele Gardel
Flag of France.svg Patrice Goueslard
Flag of France.svg Julien Canal
Saleen S7-R M 229
Ford 7.0 L V8
25GT278 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Schnitzer Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner
BMW M3 GT2 D 225
BMW 4.0 L V8
26LMP236 Flag of France.svg Pegasus Racing Flag of France.svg Julien Schell
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Da Rocha
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Christophe Metz
Courage LC75 D 219
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
27GT276 Flag of France.svg IMSA Performance Matmut Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
Flag of France.svg Raymond Narac
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 219
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
28GT285 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Spyker Squadron Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Dumbreck
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R M 215
Audi 4.0 L V8
29LMP239 Flag of Germany.svg KSM Flag of France.svg Jean de Pourtales
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Kennard
Lola B08/47 D 188
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
30
DNF
GT289 Flag of Germany.svg Hankook Team Farnbacher Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Ferrari F430 GT2 H 204
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
31
DNF
FLM44 Flag of France.svg DAMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stirling
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Hines
Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Piscopo
Oreca FLM09 M 203
Corvette 6.2 L V8
32
DNF
FLM46 Flag of Monaco.svg JMB Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kutemann
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maurice Basso
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne
Oreca FLM09 M 203
Corvette 6.2 L V8
33
DNF
LMP240 Flag of Portugal.svg Quifel ASM Team Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Amaral
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Warren Hughes
Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB/2 D 200
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
34
DNF
FLM45 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Energy Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas De Crem
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Kraihamer
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernard Delhez
Oreca FLM09 M 195
Corvette 6.2 L V8
35
DNF
LMP237 Flag of France.svg WR / Salini Flag of France.svg Philippe Salini
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Salini
Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy
WR LMP2008 D 168
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
36
DNF
GT296 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 152
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
37
DNF
GT291 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CRS Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Kirkaldy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Mullen
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 123
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
38
DNF
LMP229 Flag of Italy.svg Racing Box Flag of Italy.svg Luca Pirri
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci
Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Lola B09/80 P 116
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
39
DNF
LMP227 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Race Performance Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michel Frey
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Meichtry
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Dueck
Radical SR9 D 66
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
40
DNF
GT292 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Bell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 D 65
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
41
DNF
GT275 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Flag of Germany.svg Marco Holzer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 54
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

References

  1. "LMS Paul Ricard Qualifying" (PDF). Le Mans Series. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Race" (PDF). Le Mans Series . Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-04-11.[ permanent dead link ]
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