Le Mans 24 Hrs
Le Mans - Pre-qualifying
Sports Racing Cars (morning session)
1 Didier Theys Ferrari 333SP 3:43.735
2 Tom Kristensen BMW V12 LM 3:44.528
3 Michele Alboreto Porsche LMP1-98 3:44.720
4 Frederik Ekblom Courage-Nissan C51 3:47.397
5 Olivier Grouillard Courage-Porsche C36 3:49.061
6 Michel Ferte Ferrari 333SP 3:50.770
7 Xavier Pompidou WRLM98 3:56.582
8 Enrico Bertaggia Kremer-Porsche K8 Evo 4:02.163
GT1 (morning session)
1 Jorg Muller Porsche GT1-98 3:38.909
2 Frank Lagorce Nissan R390 GT1 3:40.926
3 Aguri Suzuki Nissan R390 GT1 3:40.927
4 Ukyo Katayama Toyota GT-One 3:41.301
5 David Brabham Panoz GTR-1 3:41.667
6 Armin Hahne Porsche GT1-98 3:43.911
7 Jean-Pierre Jarier Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 3:49.225
GT2 (morning session)
1 Karl Wendlinger Chrysler Viper GTS-R 4:01.921
2 Toni Seiler Porsche 911 GT2 4:06.201
3 Michel Neugarten Porsche 911 GT2 4:06.215
4 Ni Amorim Chrysler Viper GTS-R 4:06.608
5 Michel Maissonneuve Porsche 911 GT2 4:08.246
6 Rob Schirle Saleen Mustang Ford 4:08.998
7 Lionel Robert Debora-BMW LMP2 4:09.059
8 Thierry Perrier Porsche 911 GT2 4:10.716
9 Andy Pilgrim Porsche 911 GT2 4:14.452
10 Benjamin Roy Helem V6 4:21.604
11 Thomas Erdos Porsche 911 GT2 4:45.350
Byes (morning session)
1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes CLK-LM 3:46.020
2 Tim Sugden McLaren BMW F1-GTR 3:51.842
Sports Racing Cars (afternoon session)
1 Jean-Christophe Boullion Ferrari 333SP 3:41.039
2 Pierluigi Martini BMW V12 LM 3:41.412
3 Didier Cottaz Courage-Nissan C51 3:43.588
4 Bob Wollek Porsche LMP1-98 3:43.786
5 Eric van de Poele Ferrari 333SP 3:44.442
6 Philippe Gache Riley & Scott Ford MkIII 3:51.818
7 Almo Copelli Kremer-Porsche K8 3:54.617
8 Franz Konrad Kremer-Porsche K8 3:54.625
9 Patrick Bruneau WRLM98 4:48.010
GT1 (afternoon session)
1 Allan McNish Porsche GT1-98 3:37.687
2 Martin Brundle Toyota GT-One 3:37.696
3 Bernd Schneider Mercedes CLK-LM 3:38.057
4 Thierry Boutsen Toyota GT-One 3:39.649
5 Erik Comas Nissan R390 GT1 3:40.778
6 Eric Bernard Panoz-Ford GTR-1 3:42.347
7 Satoshi Motoyama Nissan R390 GT1 3:43.739
8 Fabien Giroix Porsche GT1-98 3:44.794
9 James Weaver Panoz-Ford Q9 3:53.199
GT2 (afternoon session)
1 Olivier Beretta Chrysler Viper GTS-R 4:00.120
2 Dominique Dupuy Chrysler Viper GTS-R 4:00.665
3 Patrice Goueslard Porsche 911 GT2 4:03.380
4 Bruno Eichmann Porsche 911 GT2 4:03.925
5 Nick Ham Porsche 911 GT2 4:04.121
6 Gary Ayles Chrysler Viper GTS-R 4:04.618
7 Harald Grohs Porsche 911 GT2 4:06.814
8 Michael Trunk Porsche 911 GT2 4:09.016
9 Rob Schirle Saleen Ford Mustang 4:09.895
10 Sascha Maassen Porsche 911GT2 5:00.367
Byes (afternoon session)
1 Rinaldo Capello McLaren-BMW F1 GTR 3:47.902
2 Yojiro Terada Courage-Porsche C41 4:03.371
3 Eric Graham Porsche 911 GT2 4:23.924
Race Results - 351 laps, 2965.95 miles
Ps No Drivers Nat Entrant Category Chassis/Engine Result Qualifying Grid
1 26 Allan McNish/Stephane Ortelli/Laurent Aiello
GB/F/F Porsche AG GT1 Porsche 911 GT1-98 351 laps 3:38.407 5
2 25 Jorg Muller/Uwe Alzen/Bob Wollek
D/D/F Porsche AG GT1 Porsche 911 GT1-98 350 3:38.084 4
3 32 Kazuyoshi Hoshino/Aguri Suzuki/Mashiko Motoyama
J/J/J Nissan Motorsports (TWR) GT1 Nissan R390 GT1 347 3:42.397 14
4 40 Steve O'Rourke/Tim Sugden/Bill Auberlen
GB/GB/USA Gulf Team Davidoff (GTC) GT1 McLaren-BMW F1 GTR 343 3:50.863 24
5 30 John Nielsen/Frank Lagorce/Michael Krumm
DK/F/D Nissan Motorsports (TWR) GT1 Nissan R390 GT1 342 3:40.649 10
6 31 Jan Lammers/Erik Comas/Andrea Montermini
NL/F/I Nissan Motorsports (TWR) GT1 Nissan R390 GT1 342 3:41.621 13
7 45 David Brabham/Andy Wallace/Jamie Davies
AUS/GB/GB Panoz Motorsports GT1 Panoz-Ford GTR-1 335 3:40.730 11
8 12 Wayne Taylor/Eric van der Poele/Fermin Velez
ZA/B/E Doyle-Risi Racing LMP1 Ferrari 333SP 332 3:46.289 22
9 27 Keiichi Tsuchiya/Ukyo Katayama/Toshio Suzuki
J/J/J Toyota Motorsports GT1 Toyota GT-One 326 3:40.472 8
10 33 Masami Kageyama/Takuya Kurosawa/Satoshi Motoyama
J/J/J Nissan Motorsports (TWR) GT1 Nissan R390 GT1 319 3:45.293 19
11 53 Justin Bell/Luca Drudi/David Donohue
GB/GB/USA Viper Team ORECA GT2 Chrysler Viper GTS-R 317 4:05.648 32
12 16 Almo Coppelli/Rocky Agusta/Xavier Pompidou
I/USA/F Kremer Racing LMP1 Kremer Porsche K8 314 3:57.814 29
13 51 Olivier Beretta/Pedro Lamy/Tommy Archer
MC/P/USA Viper Team ORECA GT2 Chrysler Viper GTS-R 312 3:59.981 30
14 3 Mauro Baldi/Giampiero Moretti/Didier Theys
I/I/B Moretti Racing LMP1 Ferrari 333SP 311 3:45.755 21
15 24 Yojiro Terada/Olivier Thevenin/Franck Freon
J/F/F Courage Competition LMP1 Courage Porsche C41 304 3:56.658 27
16 15 Olivier Grouillard/Henri Pescarolo/Franck Montagny
F/F/F La Filiere LMP1 Courage Porsche C36 300 3:51.535 25
17 64 Claudia Hurtgen/Michel Ligonnet/Robert Nearn
D/F/GB Roock Racing GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 285 4:06.205 35
18 69 Michel Nourry/Thierry Perrier/Jean-Louis Ricci
F/F/F Michel Nourry GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 276 4:19.476 45
19 56 Gary Ayles/Matt Turner/Hans Hugenholz
GB/USA/NL Chamberlain Engineering GT2 Chrysler Viper GTS-R 270 4:09.683 41
20 68 Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere/Eric Graham/Herve Poulain
F/F/F Elf Haberthur Racing GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 268 4:23.655 47
21 55 Ni Amorim/Goncalo Gomes/Manuel Mello-Breyner
P/P/P Chamberlain Engineering GT2 Chrysler Viper GTS-R 264 4:08.958 38
22 65 Andre Ahrle/Rob Schirle/David Warnock
D/GB/GB Roock Racing GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 247 4:11.910 44
23 72 Patrice Gouselard/Pierre Yver/Jean-Luc Chereau
F/F/F Larbre Competition GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 240 4:06.511 36
R 29 Thierry Boutsen/Ralf Kelleners/Geoff Lees
B/D/GB Toyota Motorsports GT1 Toyota GT-One 330, gearbox 3:40.041 7
R 71 Manuel Monteiro/Michel Maisonneuve/Michel Monteiro
P/F/P Estoril Racing Communic. GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 277, engine 4:09.263 39
R 44 Eric Bernard/Christophe Tinseau/Johnny O'Connell
F/F/USA Panoz Motorsports (DAMS) GT1 Panoz Ford GTR-1 236, gearbox 3:44.602 18
R 13 Marc Goossens/Jean-Philippe Belloc/Didier Cottaz
B/F/F Courage Competition LMP1 Courage Nissan C51 232, gearbox 3:43.471 16
R 41 Thomas Bscher/Rinaldo Capello/Emmenuele Pirro
D/I/I Gulf Team Davidoff (GTC) GT1 McLaren-BMW F1 GTR 228, accident damage 3:50.566 23
R 8 James Weaver/Pierre Henri-Raphanel/David Murray
GB/F/USA Porsche AG LMP1 Porsche LMP 218, accident damage 3:45.452 20
R 10 Michel Ferte/Pascal Fabre/Francois Migault
F/F/F Pilot BSM LMP1 Ferrari 333SP 203, gearbox 3:57.546 28
R 67 Michel Neugarten/David Smadja/Jean-Claude Lagniez
F/F/F Elf Haberthur Racing GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 198, transmission 4:08.326 37
R 28 Martin Brundle/Emmanuel Collard/Eric Helary
GB/F/F Toyota Motorsports GT1 Toyota GT-One 191, accident 3:36.552 2
R 5 Jean-Christopher Boullion/Vincenzo Sospiri/Jerome Policand
F/I/F JB Racing LMP1 Ferrari 333SP 187, transmission 3:44.458 17
R 60 Jean-Pierre Jarier/Carl Rosenblad/Robin Donovan
F/S/GB ETS Chereau (Larbre) GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 164, transmission 4:05.010 32
R 62 John Morton/John Graham/Harald Grohs
USA/CDN/D CJ Motorsport GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 164, accident 4:10.215 42
R 21 Phillippe Gache/Didier de Radigues/Wayne Gardner
F/B/AUS Solution-F LMP1 Riley & Scott-Ford Mk III 155, engine 3:54.274 26
R 14 Frederik Ekblom/Patrice Gay/Tetsuya Tsuchiya
S/F/J Courage Competition LMP1 Courage Nissan C51 126, engine 3:43.244 15
R 7 Michele Alboreto/Stefan Johansson/Yannick Dalmas
I/S/F Porsche AG LMP1 Porsche LMP1 98 107, engine electrics 3:40.503 9
R 22 Lionel Robert/Pierre Bruneau/Edouard Sezionale
F/F/F Didier Bonnet LMP2 Debora-BMW 106, gearbox 4:09.453 42
R 61 Michael Trunk/Bernard Mueller/Ernst Palmberger
D/D/D Krauss Race Sports GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 71, engine 4:11.606 43
R 1 Tom Kristensen/Steve Soper/Hans-Joachim Stuck
DK/GB/D Team BMW Motorsport LMP1 BMW V12 Le Mans 60, wheel bearing 3:41.599 12
R 2 Pierluigi Martini/Joachim Winkelhock/Johnny Cecotto
I/D/YV Team BMW Motorsport LMP1 BMW V12 Le Mans 43, wheel bearing 3:38.829 6
R 36 Jean-Marc Gounon/Christophe Bouchut/Ricardo Zonta
F/F/BRZ AMG Mercedes GT1 Mercedes CLK-LM 31, engine 3:36.901 3
R 50 Karl Wendlinger/Marc Duez/Patrick Huisman
A/B/NL Viper Team ORECA GT2 Chrysler Viper GTS-R 28, electrics 4:05.006 31
R 70 Franz Konrad/Nick Ham/Larry Schumacher
A/GB/USA Konrad Motorsport GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 24, accident 4:06.110 34
R 35 Bernd Schneider/Klaus Ludwig/Mark Webber
D/D/AUS AMG Mercedes GT1 Mercedes CLK-LM 19, engine 3:35.544 1
R 73 Toni Seiler/Peter Kitchak/Angelo Zadra
CH/USA/I Konrad Motorsport GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 2, engine 4:20.426 46
Average Speed:
GT1 - 123.854mph
GT2 - 116.944mph
LMP - 111.541mph
Fastest Lap: Martin Brundle, Toyota GT-One, 3:41.809s, 137.212mph