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LM GTE Am Le Mans Line-up 2012
Larbre Competition will defend the title it conquered on the GTE Am category last year
In order to comply with the category's regulations Larbre Competition will be racing in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans with two 2011 version of the C6.R
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, not benefitting from the latest developments, such as the increased width by 5 inches.
Larbre Competition will be competing in cars #50 and #70. Car #50 will be driven by Patrick Bornhauser, Julien Canal and Pedro Lamy, while the other car from the team will have Christophe Bourret, Pascal Gibon and Jean-Philippe Belloc behind the wheel.
Encyclopedia Chevrolet Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Corvette Gen.6 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Engine V 8 Displacement 336 cu in Top Speed -- Transmission -- Maximum power 491 hp @ 5800 rpm Type Fixed-head coupé Fuel Petrol Fuel consumption (combined) -- | price -- annual ownership cost -- |
Five teams have opted to drive the 2011 911 RSR in the GTE Am category this year
JWA-Avila, IMSA Performance Matmut, Prospeed Competition, Flying Lizards Motorsports and Team Felbermayr-Proton will be racing this year's Le Mans 24 Hours race with the 2011 version of the 911 RSR
Porsche 911 GT3 RSRGermany, 2011 > present10 photos
not being able to take advantage of this season's improvements made by Porsche's engineers on the car.
JWA-Avila will run with Paul Daniels, Markus Palttala and Joël Camathias in car #55. Racing in car number 67 is IMSA Performance Matmut with drivers Anthony Pons, Raymond Narac and Nicolas Armindo featuring in the lineup. Then we will have Abdulaziz Alfaisal, Bret Curtis and Sean Edwards, Seth Neiman, Darren Law and Spencer Pumpelly racing for Prospeed Competition in #75 and Flying Lizards Motorsports in #79 respectively. Finally the Porsche lineup in the GTE Am category is completed by car #88 from Team Felbermayr-Proton that will be handled by Christian Ried, Gianluca Roda and Paolo Ruberti.
Encyclopedia Porsche Porsche 911 Porsche 911 Gen.5 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR | Engine -- Displacement 244 cu in Top Speed 179 mph Transmission 6, sequential manual Maximum power 455 hp @ 7800 rpm Type Fixed-head coupé Fuel Petrol Fuel consumption (combined) -- | price -- annual ownership cost -- |
Ferrari will finally compete with the 458 Italia GTC
In the GTE Am category Ferrari will finally be able to compete with the car the Italian make debuted last year on the GTE PRO category, the 458 Italia GTC
Ferrari 458 Italia GTCItaly, 2011 > present5 photos
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. No updates will be available for this year's car compared to the car that competed last year. There will be five 458 Italia GTC cars running in the GTE Am category, from team's Krohn Racing, Luxury Racing, AF Corse-Waltrip, AF Corse and JMB Racing.
Running in car #57 Tracy Krohn Niclas Jonsson and Michele Rugolo will race for Krohn Racing. Pierre Ehret, Frankie Montecalvo and Gunnar Jeanette will compete for Luxury Racing in car #58. AF Corse Waltrip will have Robert Kauffman, Rui Águas and Brian Vickers driving the #61 458 Italia GTC, while in team AF Corse Pierguiseppe Perazzini Matt Griffin and Nicola Cadei will compete in car #81. Finally in the #83 Ferrari from JMB Racing we will have Manuel Rodrigues, Philippe Illiano and Alain Ferte driving.
Encyclopedia Ferrari Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Engine V 8 (90º vee) Displacement 275 cu in Top Speed 178 mph Transmission 6, sequential manual Maximum power 465 hp @ 6250 rpm Type Fixed-head coupé Fuel Petrol Fuel consumption (combined) -- | price -- annual ownership cost -- |
Aston Martin Racing will run on the GTE Am category with last year's Vantage GT2
Finally we have Aston Martin Racing that will be racing, probably for the last time the Vantage GT2
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, that should be substituted next year by GTE PRO's Vantage GTE.
For this year's race the Vantage GT2 will be driven by Christoffer Nygaard, Kristian Poulsen and Allan Simonsen.
Encyclopedia Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage (modern) Aston Martin Vantage (modern) Gen.1 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Engine V 8 (90º vee) Displacement 273 cu in Top Speed -- Transmission 6, sequential manual Maximum power 450 hp Type Fixed-head coupé Fuel Petrol Fuel consumption (combined) -- | price -- annual ownership cost -- |
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