Hier mal ein paar interessante Facts zum diesjährigen 24h Rennen in LeMans
0 – Race number of the car occupying Garage 56 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, dedicated to an innovative prototype outside of classification.
1 – The R-One is the first prototype entered under its name by the Swiss team Rebellion Racing. Designed in partnership with Oreca and powered by a Toyota engine.
2 – Number of the 919 Hybrid entererd by Porsche for its return to prototypes.
3 – Three cars will participate in their very first 24 Hours in 2014: the Strakka-Dome S103-Nissan (LM P2), the Ligier JS P2 (LM P2) and the Nissan ZEOD RC (Garage 56).
4 – Number of drivers from the Nissan GT Academy at the start of the 24 Hours: Lucas Ordonez, Jann Mardenborough, Wolfgang Reip and Mark Shulzhitskiy.
7 – Seven Russian drivers will be at the start, to whom should be added two teams: G-Drive Racing and SMP Racing.
8 – Race number of the Toyota TS040 Hybrid of Anthony Davidson, Nicolas Lapierre and Sébastien Buemi, winner of the first two rounds of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Will they win a third consecutive victory at the 24 Hours?
10/1 – Ten former winners of the 24 Hours will be at the start of the 2014 edition: Tom Kristensen (nine victories), Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer, Alexander Wurz (two victories each), Marc Gené, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Loïc Duval and Eric Helary (one victory each).
10/2 – What is the common denominator between Tom Kristensen and Corvette? The Danish driver and the American sports car icon are vying for a second win: the first overall, the second in the LM GTE Pro class.
12 – Number of victories achieved at the 24 Hours by Audi since its first appearance in 1999.
13 – Thirteen Ferrari 458 Italia cars will be at the start at the 2014 24 Hours.
15 – Nissan will be out in force powering 15 cars in the LM P2 class.
16 – Win record-holder at the 24 Hours, currently held by Porsche.
18 – Current win record-holder, this year Tom Kristensen will be at the start of his 18th 24 Hours.
19 – With 19 cars, the LM P2 class holds the most entries.
20 – Race number of the Porsche 919 Hybrid driven by Mark Webber who will make his return at Le Mans after 15 years of absence and a great career in Formula 1 (nine victories with Red Bull Racing). He will have as teammates the German, Timo Bernhard and the New Zealander, Brendon Hartley.
22 – Number of victories of the French tyre manufacturer Michelin at the Le Mans, with 16 consecutive since 1998.
24 – The most coveted race number will change teams this year and go to Oak Racing to the Oreca-Nissan of Sébastien Loeb Racing, driven by René Rast, Jan Charouz and Vincent Capillaire.
34 – Win record held at the 24 Hours by a tyre manufacturer, by the British Dunlop.
38 – Number of French drivers at the start of the 2014 24 Hours.
41 – Race number of the Zytek-Nissan (Greaves Motorsport, LM P2 class) of Matt McMurry, who at 16 years of age will be the youngest driver to take the start at the 24 Hours.
50 – Number of the Morgan-Judd (Larbre Compétition, LM P2 class) driven by Keiko Ihara, only female driver at the 2014 24 Hours.
56 – After the Nissan DeltaWing in 2012, the Japanese manufacturer will return with the ZEOD RC in Garage 56 at the 24 Hours.
58 – Race number of the Ferrari 458 Italia driven by Fabien Barthez, the former goalie for the France World Champion team in 1998.
77 – Race number of the Porsche 911 driven and entered by Patrick Dempsey.
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