2014 24 Hours of Le Mans

82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race April 2017 August 2015 2013 2014 2015 thumbnail|right|Circuit de la Sarthe track thumb|right|250px|Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, and Benoît Tréluyer hoist the winners trophy during the podium ceremony thumb|Audi Sport Team Joest No. 2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Winner of the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans thumb|Handprint's Winners 2014 in the Walk of fame at Le Mans The 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans (fr no 82e 24 Heures du Mans) was an 24-hour automobile endurance racing event for teams of three drivers entering Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars held from 11 to 15 June 2014 at the Circuit de la Sarthe close to Le Mans, France. It was the 82nd running of the event, as organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The race was the third round and the premier event of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship, with half of the race's fifty-five entries contesting the championship. Approximately 263,000 spectators attended the event, the largest crowd since 1989. The race was won by an Audi R18 e-tron quattro driven by Swiss Marcel Fässler, German André Lotterer, and Frenchman Benoît Tréluyer, who previously won Le Mans as a trio in 2011 and 2012. This victory was Audi's thirteenth since the company debuted at the race in 1999. The Audi team took the lead after a Toyota TS040 Hybrid came to a stop after leading half the race distance, but were challenged by Porsche when two Audi cars required turbocharger replacements. The second of Tom Kristensen, Marc Gené and Lucas di Grassi finished in second place, three laps behind the race winners, while Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Lapierre's No. 8 Toyota recovered from an accident in the first hour to finish in third place. The (Le Mans Prototype 1-Lightweight) LMP1-L category was won by the Rebellion Racing Rebellion-Toyota of Nick Heidfeld, Mathias Beche, and Nico Prost, the sole finisher in the class. The Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class finished with the Jota Sport Zytek-Nissan of Simon Dolan, Oliver Turvey, and Harry Tincknell ahead of the TDS Racing Ligier-Nissan by less than a lap's distance. The AF Corse team fielding a Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 won the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) category with drivers Gianmaria Bruni, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Toni Vilander, while the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur (LMGTE Am) category was won by Aston Martin Racing's trio of Danish drivers: David Heinemeier Hansson, Kristian Poulsen, and Nicki Thiim. The result meant Davidson, Lapierre and Buemi remained the Drivers' Championship leaders with 80 points while Fässler, Tréluyer and Lotterer's victory enabled them to move into second on 60 points and di Grassi and Kristensen remained in third place but a further six points behind. Mathias Beche, Nicolas Prost and Nick Heidfeld remained in fourth position on 42 points and Gené's second-place finish moved him to fifth place. Toyota remained the leaders of the Manufacturers' Championship, but their advantage over Audi was now a single point while Porsche maintained third position with five races left in the season. Schedule and pre-championship standings The 2014 Le Mans schedule was moved forward one week to avoid conflicts with other major motorsports series.http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-1 World Motor Sport Council 28 June 2013 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20130701040147/http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-1 1 July 2013 28 June 2013 dead It was the 82nd running of the event,https://sports.yahoo.com/news/motorsport-le-mans-24-hours-underway-under-sunny-140201618--f1.html Motorsport – Le Mans 24 Hours underway under sunny skies 14 June 2014 Yahoo! 27 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170427151257/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/motorsport-le-mans-24-hours-underway-under-sunny-140201618--f1.html 27 April 2017 Agence France-Presse dead held at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans in Northwest France from 14 to 15 June 2014,McAleer Brendan 23 June 2014 Le Mans is an endurance sport, even for fans https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-le-mans-is-an-endurance-spor/194098639/ 24 March 2026 Montreal Gazette C14 Newspapers.com and the third of eight scheduled rounds of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship.http://www.lemans.org/en/News/final-changes-in-the-calendar-of-the-2014-fia-wec/13870 Final changes in the calendar of the 2014 FIA WEC Doret Jean-Philippe 31 January 2014 lemans.org Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20170427152040/http://www.lemans.org/en/News/final-changes-in-the-calendar-of-the-2014-fia-wec/13870 27 April 2017 27 April 2017 dead Before the race Toyota drivers Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Lapierre led the Drivers' Championship with 50 points, 16 ahead of their teammates Alexander Wurz, Stéphane Sarrazin and Kazuki Nakajima and a further 16 in front of Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Tom Kristensen. Mathias Beche, Nicolas Prost and Nick Heidfeld were fourth on 18 points and Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber stood in fifth place with 15.5 points.http://www.fiawec.com:80/courses/classification.html?y=2014 WEC Classification FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20150309233558/http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html?y=2014 9 March 2015 27 April 2017 dead Toyota were leading the Manufacturers' Championship with 84 points, 48 ahead of their rival Porsche in second; the third-placed Manufacturer Audi had scored 28 points. Toyota had so far dominated the championship, winning the season's previous two races. Wurz, Sarrazin and Nakajima along with Duval, di Grassi and Kristensen had finished in second once and Bernhard, Hartley, Webber along with Wurz, Sarrazin and Nakajima had both secured third-place podium finishes. Circuit and regulation changes thumbnail|right|Layout of the Circuit de la Sarthe. Following the death of Allan Simonsen during the 2013 race, the ACO announced improvements to several sections of the circuit. Tertre Rouge was re-profiled and new barriers and tire walls were added at the corner's exit onto the Mulsanne Straight. Run-off areas in the Corvette corners were expanded,http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-track-safety-improvements-revealed/ Le Mans Track Safety Improvements Revealed Dagys John 18 February 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140702203058/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-track-safety-improvements-revealed/ 2 July 2014 12 June 2014 dead and Tecpro barriers were added behind the tire walls at the start of the Porsche corners.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-thursday-notebook/ Le Mans Test Thursday Notebook Mercier Laurent 29 May 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140703114106/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-thursday-notebook/ 3 July 2014 12 June 2014 dead Large kerbs were added to the paved run-off at the second Ford chicane to deter cars from cutting the corner.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-test-saturday-notebook/ Le Mans Test Saturday Notebook Mercier Laurent 31 May 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163649/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-test-saturday-notebook/ 14 July 2014 12 June 2014 dead A new safety system was implemented, which allowed for the intervention of safety vehicles on a particular section of the circuit without the need for neutralising the entire race with safety cars. The system, termed a slow zone, requires cars to slow and maintain a speed of 60 km/h mph on within a specific zone.http://sportscar365.com/wec/new-safety-car-procedure-slow-zones-for-le-mans-revealed/ New Safety Car Procedure, Slow Zones for Le Mans Revealed Dagys John 20 December 2013 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153147/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/new-safety-car-procedure-slow-zones-for-le-mans-revealed/ 14 July 2014 20 December 2013 dead Speeds within the zones were monitored by GPS systems that were required on every car. In conjunction with the slow zone procedure an onboard marshalling system warned drivers of the location of slow zones. New regulations required rookies, as well as drivers who have not competed at Le Mans in the past five years, to participate in a half-day simulator training course. The course includes examples of night and wet racing at Le Mans, as well as the new safety car and slow zone procedures.http://sportscar365.com/features/videos/webber-completes-new-le-mans-simulator-training-course/ Webber Completes New Le Mans Sim Training Course Dagys John 16 April 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140417202419/http://sportscar365.com/features/videos/webber-completes-new-le-mans-simulator-training-course/ 17 April 2014 12 June 2014 dead Entries Automatic invitations Automatic entry invitations were earned by teams that won their class in the previous running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, or have won Le Mans-based series such as the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), European Le Mans Series (ELMS) and Asian Le Mans Series (ASLMS). Some second-place finishers were also granted automatic invitations in certain series. As with the 2013 race, the ALMS was given two designated entries rather than entries for each class. All current FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) full-season entries also automatically earned invitations. As automatic invitations were granted to teams, the teams were allowed to change their cars from the previous year to the next, but are not allowed to change their category. However, automatic invitations in the two GTE categories were able to be swapped between the two based on the driver line-ups chosen by these teams. On 20 December 2013, the ACO published its initial list of automatic invitations. Muscle Milk Pickett Racing and Team Endurance Challenge did not take up their automatic entries; Risi Competizione also turned down its invitation, but later submitted a request for another car and was granted a reserve entry.http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2014/24-heures-du-mans/invitation-list-to-take-part-in-the-official-practice-sessions-of-the-2014-24-heures-du-mans.pdf Invitation List to Take Part in the Official Practice Sessions of the 2014 24 Heures du Mans 20 December 2013 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20160601161542/http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2014/24-heures-du-mans/invitation-list-to-take-part-in-the-official-practice-sessions-of-the-2014-24-heures-du-mans.pdf 1 June 2016 24h-lemans.com 20 December 2013 dead +Automatic entries for the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans Reason invited LMP1 LMP2 LMGTE Pro LMGTE Am 1st in the 24 Hours of Le Mans DEU Audi Sport Team Joest FRA OAK Racing DEU Porsche AG Team Manthey FRA IMSA Performance Matmut 1st in the European Le Mans Series FRA Signatech Alpine GBR Ram Racing 2nd in the European Le Mans Series DEU Proton Competition American Le Mans Series designated entries USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing USA Risi Competizione 1st in European Le Mans Series FLM category FRA Team Endurance Challenge 1st in the Asian Le Mans Series FRA OAK Racing ITA AF Corse 2nd in the Asian Le Mans Series HKG Craft RacingSource: Garage 56 thumb|Nissan Motorsports Global No. 0 Nissan ZEOD RC The ACO continued the Garage 56 concept, started in 2012. Garage 56 allows a 56th entry to the race, using the rigours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans to test new technology. The ACO announced during 2013 that the Nissan Motor Company's Nismo division had been granted the Garage 56 entry for 2014. Nissan unveiled the car, known as the ZEOD RC, during the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. The ZEOD RC was designed by Ben Bowlby, who created the 2012 Garage 56 entry DeltaWing with backing from Nissan. The ZEOD RC utilized a hybrid electric drivetrain with lithium ion battery packs in a chassis similar in design to the DeltaWing.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108176/ Nissan unveils electric Le Mans Garage 56 car O'Leary Jamie 21 June 2013 Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20131205044635/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108176 5 December 2013 Autosport 28 June 2013 dead The car featured a turbocharged three-cylinder internal combustion engine and two electric drive motors. Nissan planned to attempt a full lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe under all-electric power,http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/nissan-zeod-rc-shoots-for-first-all-electric-lap-in-qualifying/ Nissan ZEOD RC Shoots for First All-Electric Lap in Qualifying DiZinno Tony 11 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626131437/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/nissan-zeod-rc-shoots-for-first-all-electric-lap-in-qualifying/ 26 June 2014 13 June 2014 dead a goal achieved during the pre-race warm-up session.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-pre-race-notebook/ Le Mans Pre-Race Notebook Dagys John 14 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140711162712/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/le-mans-pre-race-notebook/ 11 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead Entry list 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship#Entries In conjunction with the announcement of entries for the 2014 FIA WEC and the 2014 ELMS, the ACO announced the full list of invitations for Le Mans, plus ten reserves.http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2014/24-heures-du-mans/entry-list-24-heures-du-mans-2014.pdf List of the Competitors, Drivers and Cars Allowed to Take Part in the Free and Qualifying Practice Sessions of 11th & 12th June 2014 Association Sportive Automobile de l'Automobile Club de l'Ouest des 24 Heures du Mans https://web.archive.org/web/20160601162825/http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2014/24-heures-du-mans/entry-list-24-heures-du-mans-2014.pdf 1 June 2016 10 June 2014 dead In addition to the 31 guaranteed entries from the WEC, thirteen entries came from the ELMS, five from the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and two from the ASLMS, while the rest of the field was filled with one-off entries competing only at Le Mans. Following the publication of the invitations, several teams withdrew their entries. SRT Motorsports announced that its Vipers would be withdrawn, citing concentration on the United SportsCar Championship, and bringing the manufacturers in the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) category down to four. JMW Motorsports' and Team Taisan's Ferrari cars were promoted to the race entry as a result.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/srt-vipers-set-for-withdrawl-from-le-mans/ SRT Vipers Withdraw from Le Mans Dagys John 24 March 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140325102507/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/srt-vipers-set-for-withdrawl-from-le-mans/ 25 March 2014 25 March 2014 dead On 28 April 2014, the ACO released a revised entry list that confirmed the withdrawal of Millennium Racing's two entries, Craft Racing, and two additional Aston Martin Racing entries. Larbre Compétition, Caterham Racing, Pegasus Racing and second entries of IMSA Performance Matmut and Prospeed Competition were promoted from the reserves to the race entry.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/five-entries-withdraw-from-lm24/ Five Entries Withdrawn from LM24 Dagys John 28 April 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140713150716/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/five-entries-withdraw-from-lm24/ 13 July 2014 28 April 2014 dead Lotus withdrew its new LMP1-L class prototype due to a delay in completion of the car, leaving only Rebellion Racing cars in the category. Millennium Racing, which had previously withdrawn due to a delay in funding, had one entry reinstated.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/millennium-racing-replaces-lotus-at-le-mans/ Millennium Racing Replaces Lotus for Le Mans Dagys John 20 May 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140713151151/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/millennium-racing-replaces-lotus-at-le-mans/ 13 July 2014 20 May 2014 dead A week later Strakka Racing withdrew its Strakka Dome S103 after an accident in testing damaged the car, which had been planned to debut in the LMP2 category. Krohn Racing, who had initially withdrawn its joint entry with Risi Competizione from the reserve list, replaced the Strakka.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/strakka-withdraws-krohn-gains-late-entry-for-le-mans/ Strakka Withdraws, Krohn Gains Late Entry for Le Mans Dagys John 27 May 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010117/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/strakka-withdraws-krohn-gains-late-entry-for-le-mans/ 28 May 2014 27 May 2014 dead The day before the start of scrutineering, Millennium Racing was unable to secure its funding and was forced to withdraw for the second time. No replacement was found.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114324/ Le Mans 24 Hours down to 55 cars as Millennium LMP2 team withdraws Watkins Gary 7 June 2014 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140719102939/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114324/ 19 July 2014 7 June 2014 dead Testing and practice A test day was held on 1 June, two weeks prior to the race, and allowed but did not require all entrants for the race to participate in eight hours of track time divided into two sessions.http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2014/24-heures-du-mans/regulations/2014-24-heures-du-mans-supplementary-regulations.pdf 24 Heures du Mans 2014 Supplementary Regulations 19 December 2013 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20140715075833/http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2014/24-heures-du-mans/regulations/2014-24-heures-du-mans-supplementary-regulations.pdf 15 July 2014 lemans.org 6, 8, 27 & 45 13 January 2014 dead Krohn Racing did not attend the test due to lack of preparation, while Prospeed Competition's second car was also not entered. Millennium Racing had its race entry plus a second car entered for the test but did not arrive. AF Corse brought an additional Ferrari to allow more testing for drivers, bringing the total cars for the day to 54.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/updated-le-mans-test-day-entry-list-released/ Updated Le Mans Test Day Entry List Released Dagys John 27 May 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140528065115/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/updated-le-mans-test-day-entry-list-released/ 28 May 2014 21 June 2014 dead Toyota set the pace of the day with a 3:23.014 lap recorded by Buemi in the second session, followed by Nakajima in the No. 7 Toyota in second. The No. 3 Audi of Marco Bonanomi was within a second of the top time. The fastest Porsche of Neel Jani was over a second and a half behind Buemi's lap. Roman Rusinov led the LMP2 class for G-Drive Racing with a 3:37.795 lap time ahead of Karun Chandhok's No. 48 Murphy Prototypes and Signatech Alpine. The LMGTE Pro category was led by Frédéric Makowiecki's Porsche with a 3:57.260 time,http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-1-2-in-le-mans-test-day/ Toyota 1–2 at Le Mans Test Day Dagys John 1 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213811/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-1-2-in-le-mans-test-day/ 14 July 2014 21 June 2014 dead while the team's second car was damaged beyond repair early in the session after becoming airborne in the gravel traps of the Ford chicane.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/bergmeisters-wild-ride-at-le-mans-test-day/ Bergmeister's Wild Ride at Le Mans Test Day DiZinno Tony 2 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140716223627/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/bergmeisters-wild-ride-at-le-mans-test-day/ 16 July 2014 21 June 2014 dead Paolo Ruberti's 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari was the fastest in LMGTE Am, and the second fastest amongst all LMGTE runners, with a 3:57.403 lap. After the test several prototype teams, including all Audi, Porsche, and Toyota cars participated in an unofficial test on the shorter Bugatti Circuit the following day to ensure car components were working efficiently before the race.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/teams-continue-le-mans-prep-test-at-bugatti-circuit/ Teams Continue Le Mans Prep, Test at Bugatti Circuit Dagys John 3 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140712201206/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/teams-continue-le-mans-prep-test-at-bugatti-circuit/ 12 July 2014 21 June 2014 dead Official practice was held on 11 June with the full 54-car field on track for four hours. Toyota led from the start once again, with Davidson claiming the fastest time of the session with a 3:23.652 lap, just ahead of the No. 2 Audi. Porsche's fastest laps were nearly three seconds off the pace. Early in the session, the No. 1 Audi of Loïc Duval spun and became airborne in the Porsche Curves, impacting catch fencing above the barriers and destroying the car.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/10895084/Le-Mans-24-Hours-2014-Loic-Duval-ruled-out-of-legendary-race-after-crash-in-practice.html Le Mans 24 Hours 2014: Loic Duval ruled out of legendary race after crash in practice Johnson Daniel 12 June 2014 The Daily Telegraph 26 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20151214230427/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/10895084/Le-Mans-24-Hours-2014-Loic-Duval-ruled-out-of-legendary-race-after-crash-in-practice.html 14 December 2015 dead Duval was able to climb from the car but was not cleared for the rest of the week by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and ACO medical teams while Audi was forced to bring in a spare chassis to replace the vehicle.http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/12/audi-r18-rebuild-lemans-crash/ Audi to enter third R18 following Loic Duval's huge crash Turkus Brandon 12 June 2014 Autoblog https://web.archive.org/web/20140613210930/http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/12/audi-r18-rebuild-lemans-crash/ 13 June 2014 26 April 2017 dead Watkins Gary Straw Edd Mitchell Scott 19 June 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours - The Race Report https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2014/6/AS2014.06.19.pdf Autosport 216 12 16-27 24 September 2026 He was replaced by Jota Sport driver Marc Gené with Oliver Turvey taking over the Spaniard's seat at the British team.http://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/205519/1/turvey-gets-jota-call-up.html#CokRmRHU2b4szXh4.99 Le Mans 24 Hours: Turvey gets JOTA call up 12 June 2014 crash.net https://web.archive.org/web/20150910220126/http://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/205519/1/turvey-gets-jota-call-up.html 10 September 2015 26 April 2017 dead OAK Racing's Ligier JS P2, making its racing debut, led the LMP2 category with a 3:40.611 lap time. In LMGTE, an Am class car led the field with Nicki Thiim's Aston Martin recording a 3:57.015 lap time, ahead of the LMGTE Pro AF Corse Ferrari by thirteen thousandths of a second. The experimental Nissan ZEOD RC was the only car not to set a lap time in the session after suffering mechanical failures on its first lap.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-on-top-in-le-mans-free-practice/ Toyota On Top in Le Mans Free Practice DiZinno Tony 11 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140704223603/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-on-top-in-le-mans-free-practice/ 4 July 2014 21 June 2014 dead A second stoppage was necessitated after Erik Maris crashed into the barrier at the first Mulsanne chicane and the session ended early when Frankie Montecalvo impacted the wall at the second chicane and debris was scattered across the track.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/11/le-mans-24-hours-wednesday-free-practice-notes.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Wednesday Free Practice Notes Goodwin Graham 11 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20140813121548/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/11/le-mans-24-hours-wednesday-free-practice-notes.html 13 August 2014 26 April 2017 dead Qualifying The first qualifying session of three to determine the race's starting order through the fastest lap times set by each team's quickest driver began late Wednesday night under clear weather, as Porsche led the time sheets early on with a flying lap from Jani in the No. 14 entry, followed by Hartley's 3:23.157 time a few laps later to top the session.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114402 Le Mans: Porsche takes provisional pole in first qualifying Mitchell Sam 11 June 2014 Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140613042246/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114402 13 June 2014 Autosport 14 June 2014 dead The two Toyota cars stood two seconds back by the end of the session, although the No. 7 car suffered an oil leak and stopped on the side of the circuit, while the two participating Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars were three seconds adrift of the Porsche vehicles. Olivier Pla carried OAK Racing's Morgan to provisional pole in LMP2 with a time of 3:38.843 ahead of the Signatech Alpine and KCMG Oreca. Nicolas Minassian in the No. 37 SMP Racing Oreca-Nissan caused a red flag for half an hour early in the session after crashing in the Porsche Curves.http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=32721 Le Mans 24 Hours: Wednesday Qualifying 1 Report Potts Marcus 11 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20140810194900/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/11/le-mans-24-hours-wednesday-qualifying-report.html 10 August 2014 14 June 2014 dead The Pro class of LMGTE was led by Gianmaria Bruni's AF Corse Ferrari, setting a pace of 3:54.754. Aston Martin, Porsche, and Corvette all had cars within two seconds of the Ferrari. Aston Martin's second entry, driven by Fernando Rees, crashed at the Porsche Curves, forcing the session to be ended half an hour earlier than planned in order to repair the barriers. The Aston Martin would later be withdrawn from the race due to the damage to the car.http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/lmgte-pro-no99-aston-martin-vantage-withdraws-from-24h-du-mans-_2119.html LMGTE Pro No.99 Aston Martin Vantage withdraws from 24 Heures du Mans Miller Fiona 12 June 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20140615140953/http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/lmgte-pro-no99-aston-martin-vantage-withdraws-from-24h-du-mans-_2119.html 15 June 2014 14 June 2014 dead Rees hurt his foot in the accident. At the premature end of the session, Andrea Bertolini's SMP Ferrari was at the top of the timing charts for LMGTE Am with a 3:56.787 lap time, followed by the No. 61 AF Corse Ferrari and Dempsey Porsche. thumb|The No. 7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid claimed pole position after setting a 3:21.789 lap in qualifying Thursday's first qualifying session saw more stoppages for crashes. James Calado crashed his AF Corse Ferrari in the Porsche Curves, necessitating a half-hour red flag. This was followed by the No. 1 Audi, making some of its first laps since its accident on Wednesday, spinning at Indianapolis corner and damaging the car's bodywork. While driver di Grassi attempted to return to the pit lane he swerved in front of Leo Roussel's Pegasus Morgan, causing the LMP2 car to dart off the track and crash at the pit entrance.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-fastest-in-chaotic-le-mans-second-qualifying/ Toyota Fastest in Chaotic Le Mans Second Qualifying ten Caat Marcel 12 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140704224355/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-fastest-in-chaotic-le-mans-second-qualifying/ 4 July 2014 14 June 2014 dead At the same time, Bret Curtis in the No. 79 Prospeed Porsche spun at the entrance to the Dunlop Chicane and impacted the wall, knocking Curtis unconscious. Curtis was transported to the local hospital for a check-up and was not cleared for the remainder of the race meeting.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/prospeed-to-replace-car-and-driver-following-crash/ ProSpeed to Replace Car, Driver Following Crash ten Caat Marcel 13 June 2014 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705031014/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/prospeed-to-replace-car-and-driver-following-crash/ 5 July 2014 live 11 January 2018 Following clean-up of the circuit qualifying resumed with 15 minutes left in the session, and improvements were made by nearly every hybrid and non-hybrid car in LMP1. Kazuki Nakajima improved provisional pole position with a 3:22.589 lap, followed by the Porsche entries of Romain Dumas and Bernhard. The fastest Audi was fourth after a lap from Oliver Jarvis. Tristan Gommendy gave the débuting Ligier of TDS Racing provisional pole in LMP2 after displacing the Murphy Oreca on the last lap of the session, setting a time of 3:38.094.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/12/le-mans-24-hours-thursday-qualifying-2-report.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Thursday, Qualifying 2 Report Potts Marcus 12 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160711030726/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/12/le-mans-24-hours-thursday-qualifying-2-report.html 11 July 2016 26 April 2017 dead In LMGTE Pro, Corvette led the session but did not improve on AF Corse's lap time from the first qualification session. Similarly the No. 61 AF Corse Ferrari came within two-tenths of a second of besting SMP's lead time in LMGTE Am. With the multiple stoppages in qualifying, the third session was expanded by half an hour in order to give teams more time on the circuit. Fifteen minutes into the session Nakajima set a new fastest time of 3:21.789 and would hold the top of the time charts to take Toyota's first pole position at Le Mans since 1999.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-takes-landmark-pole-at-le-mans/ Nakajima, Toyota Take Landmark Pole at Le Mans Dagys John 12 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140712012357/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-takes-landmark-pole-at-le-mans/ 12 July 2014 14 June 2014 dead Dumas improved the No. 14 Porsche's time to sit alongside the Toyota on the front row of the grid. Audi was not able to improve on their times from the second qualifying session, and settled for fifth, sixth, and seventh places on the grid. The No. 12 Rebellion, driven by Beche, won out over its sister car in the non-hybrid LMP1-L category but eight seconds off the overall pole position.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114422 Le Mans: Kazuki Nakajima earns Toyota pole as Porsche grabs second Freeman Glenn 12 June 2014 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140823143427/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114422 23 August 2014 26 April 2017 dead In LMP2, OAK Racing and the Jota Zytek traded provisional pole before Gommendy reclaimed the top spot for TDS Racing and Ligier with a 3:37.609 lap time. Bruni improved on his own provisional pole time in LMGTE Pro with a 3:53.700, extending the class lead by over a second from the No. 73 Corvette in second and sole Aston Martin in third. Sam Bird earned AF Corse a second pole position by improving LMGTE Am's top time by two seconds with a 3:54.665 and setting the second fastest time of all LMGTE cars combined. Aston Martin's two entries were second and third in the class, yet a full second behind the Ferrari. The Nissan ZEOD RC of Lucas Ordóñez, after earlier woes in the week, set a 3:50.185 lap time to place 27th overall in qualifying. The slow zone procedure was used for the first time in the third qualifying session, after Montecalvo spun the 8 Star Ferrari into the gravel in the Porsche Curves.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/12/le-mans-24-hours-thursday-qualifying-3-report.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Thursday, Qualifying 3 Report Howson Mark 12 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160805235540/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/12/le-mans-24-hours-thursday-qualifying-3-report.html 5 August 2016 26 April 2017 dead The slow zone was required once more to finish the session after Chandhok crashed the Murphy Oreca at Indianapolis. Both slow zones prevented qualifying times from being improved in the final hour of the session. Post-qualifying Prospeed nominated Sebastien Crubile as a replacement for Curtis, but the ACO did not allow him to participate due to a lack of laps taken under night conditions. The team elected continue as a two-driver operation, but were forced to switch to the LMGTE Pro category due to no longer meeting the LMGTE Am driver ranking requirements. Calado suffered a brain haemorrhage from his second qualifying session crash and was not cleared to participate in the race and was replaced by Pierre Kaffer. Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are indicated in bold and by a The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray.http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/03_LE%20MANS/FIA%20WEC%20(82%20Edition%20des%2024%20Heures%20du%20Mans)/201406122130_Qualifying%20Practice%203/06_CombinedClassification_Qualifying%20Practice.PDF FIA WEC 82e Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Qualifying Practice Provisional Classification 12 June 2014 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20160601113325/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/03_LE%20MANS/FIA%20WEC%20%2882%20Edition%20des%2024%20Heures%20du%20Mans%29/201406122130_Qualifying%20Practice%203/06_CombinedClassification_Qualifying%20Practice.PDF 1 June 2016 12 June 2014 dead +Final qualifying classification Pos. Position Class No. Car number Team Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Qualifying 3 Gap Gap to the fastest car Grid Final grid position 1 LMP1-H 7 Toyota Racing 3:25.313 3:22.589 3:21.789 01 1 2 LMP1-H 14 Porsche Team 3:23.928 3:22.708 3:22.146 +0.357 02 2 3 LMP1-H 8 Toyota Racing 3:25.410 3:23.661 3:22.523 +0.734 03 3 4 LMP1-H 20 Porsche Team 3:23.157 3:22.908 3:24.136 +1.119 04 4 5 LMP1-H 3 Audi Sport Team Joest 3:26.445 3:23.271 3:23.364 +1.482 05 5 6 LMP1-H 2 Audi Sport Team Joest 3:26.388 3:24.276 3:24.729 +2.487 06 6 7 LMP1-H 1 Audi Sport Team Joest No Time 3:26.490 3:25.814 +4.025 07 7 8 LMP1-L 12 Rebellion Racing 3:34.922 3:31.180 3:29.763 +7.974 08 8 9 LMP1-L 13 Rebellion Racing 3:33.117 3:31.608 3:33.050 +9.819 09 9 10 LMP2 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing 3:42.730 3:38.094 3:37.609 +15.820 10 10 11 LMP2 38 Jota Sport 3:45.928 3:44.482 3:37.674 +15.885 11 11 12 LMP2 35 OAK Racing 3:39.822 3:39.523 3:37.892 +16.103 12 12 13 LMP2 26 G-Drive Racing 3:38.843 3:41.446 3:38.000 +16.211 13 13 14 LMP2 36 Signatech Alpine 3:39.490 3:38.769 3:38.089 +16.300 14 14 15 LMP2 48 Murphy Prototypes 3:41.502 3:38.207 3:39.091 +16.418 15 15 16 LMP2 47 KCMG 3:39.586 3:40.476 3:38.689 +16.900 16 16 17 LMP2 43 Newblood by Morand Racing 3:46.018 3:39.135 3:41.066 +17.346 17 17 18 LMP2 34 Race Performance 3:39.993 3:44.486 3:40.819 +18.204 18 18 19 LMP2 42 Caterham Racing 3:41.847 3:47.255 3:40.035 +18.246 19 19 20 LMP2 24 Sébastien Loeb Racing 3:43.507 3:40.407 3:44.022 +18.618 20 20 21 LMP2 37 SMP Racing 3:46.940 3:44.395 3:41.297 +19.508 21 21 22 LMP2 27 SMP Racing 3:43.618 3:42.527 3:42.131 +20.342 22 22 23 LMP2 29 Pegasus Racing 3:49.046 3:42.438 No time +20.649 23 23 24 LMP2 33 OAK Racing-Team Asia 3:42.998 3:48.325 3:43.158 +21.199 24 24 25 LMP2 50 Larbre Compétition 3:53.948 3:47.015 3:43.843 +22.054 25 25 26 LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport No time 3:44.293 3:44.437 +22.504 26 26 27CDNT 0 Nissan Motorsports Global No time 3:57.096 3:50.185 +28.396 27 27 28 LMGTE Pro 51 AF Corse 3:54.754 3:55.552 3:53.700 +31.911 28 28 29 LMGTE Am 81 AF Corse 4:02.452 3:57.665 3:54.665 +32.876 29 29 30 LMGTE Pro 73 Corvette Racing 3:56.443 3:55.038 3:54.777 +32.988 30 30 31 LMGTE Pro 97 Aston Martin Racing 3:55.067 3:56.516 3:54.891 +33.102 31 31 32 LMGTE Pro 74 Corvette Racing 3:59.445 3:57.160 3:55.190 +33.401 32 32 33 LMGTE Pro 52 Ram Racing 3:57.793 3:56.642 3:55.347 +33.558 33 33 34 LMGTE Pro 92 Porsche Team Manthey 3:55.516 3:57.356 3:55.694 +33.727 34 34 35 LMGTE Am 98 Aston Martin Racing 4:00.017 3:57.445 3:55.644 +33.855 35 35 36 LMGTE Pro 91 Porsche Team Manthey 3:56.584 3:57.682 3:55.745 +33.956 36 36 37 LMGTE Am 95 Aston Martin Racing 4:06.464 3:56.994 3:55.944 +34.155 37 37 38 LMGTE Am 61 AF Corse 3:56.919 3:56.917 3:55.977 +34.188 38 38 39 LMGTE Am 72 SMP Racing 3:56.787 3:58.778 3:56.063 +34.274 39 39 40 LMGTE Am 88 Proton Competition 3:59.291 3:59.920 3:56.974 +35.185 40 40 41 LMGTE Am 77 Dempsey Racing-Proton 3:57.004 3:58.373 3:57.230 +35.215 41 41 42 LMGTE Am 90 8 Star Motorsports No time No time 3:57.217 +35.428 42 42 43 LMGTE Pro 99 Aston Martin Racing 3:57.258 Withdrawn +35.46955  – 44 LMGTE Am 60 AF Corse 4:22.744 4:01.425 3:57.274 +35.485 43 43 45 LMGTE Am 66 JMW Motorsport 4:05.046 3:58.512 3:57.757 +35.968 44 44 46 LMGTE Am 53 Ram Racing 3:59.794 4:02.175 3:57.958 +36.169 45 45 47 LMGTE Pro 71 AF Corse 3:58.330 3:58.086 No time +36.297 46 46 48 LMGTE Am 76 IMSA Performance Matmut No time 4:06.021 3:58.398 +36.609 47 47 49 LMGTE Pro 79 Prospeed Competition 4:01.226 3:59.012 No time +37.223 48 48 50 LMGTE Am 75 Prospeed Competition 3:59.394 3:59.604 4:05.147 +37.605 49 49 51 LMGTE Am 58 Team Sofrev ASP 3:59.837 4:07.434 4:03.947 +38.048 50 50 52 LMGTE Am 57 Krohn Racing 4:03.789 4:01.686 4:01.006 +39.217 51 51 53 LMGTE Am 70 Team Taisan 4:03.066 4:01.446 4:04.512 +39.657 52 52 54 LMGTE Am 67 IMSA Performance Matmut No time 4:03.903 4:03.277 +41.488 53 53 55 LMGTE Am 62 AF Corse 4:11.533 4:20.025 4:10.354 +48.565 54 54 Warm-up The cars took to the track on Saturday morning for a 45-minute warm-up session in dry and sunny weather.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/14/le-mans-24-hours-warm-up-report.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Warm-Up Report Howson Mark 14 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160805215712/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/14/le-mans-24-hours-warm-up-report.html 5 August 2016 26 April 2017 dead The No. 8 Toyota driven by Buemi set the fastest time with a late lap of 3:23.731. The sister Toyota of Lapierre was third-fastest having been separated from his teammate by Lotterer who recorded the second-quickest overall time. The other two Audi entrants of Filipe Albuquerque and Marcel Fässler rounded out the top five. The fastest LMP2 lap was set by Pierre Thiriet with a time of 3:40.263. Jan Magnussen, driving the No. 73 Chevrolet Corvette, was the quickest driver in LMGTE Pro with the No. 95 Aston Martin driven by Thiim the fastest of the LMGTE Am drivers.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114438 Le Mans 24 Hours: Sebastien Buemi tops warm-up for Toyota Freeman Glenn 14 June 2014 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140823125350/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114438 23 August 2014 26 April 2016 dead Maurizio Mediani made contact with Shinji Nakano's car but both vehicles sustained only minor damage. Mika Salo crashed his AF Corse Ferrari in a collision with the barriers at the entry to the Porsche Curves, possibly caused by a rear puncture, but the car was not heavily damaged.thumb|Alexander Wurz leads the field at the start Race The weather at the start was dry, hot and sunny. The air temperature throughout the race ranged from 12.5 - 25 C with a track temperature between 15.5 - 47 C.http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/03_LE%20MANS/FIA%20WEC%20(82%20Edition%20des%2024%20Heures%20du%20Mans)/201406141500_Race/Hour%2024/26_Meteo_Race.PDF 82º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans – FIA WEC – Race – Weather Report 15 June 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20170426162238/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/03_LE%20MANS/FIA%20WEC%20%2882%20Edition%20des%2024%20Heures%20du%20Mans%29/201406141500_Race/Hour%2024/26_Meteo_Race.PDF 26 April 2017 26 April 2017 dead Approximately 243,000 spectators attended the event, the largest crowd since 1989.https://www.motormag.com.au/news/1406/2014-le-mans-24-hour 2014 Le Mans 24 Hour Newman Scott 19 June 2014 Motor https://web.archive.org/web/20141012030010/http://www.motormag.com.au/news/1406/2014-le-mans-24-hour/ 12 October 2014 26 April 2017 dead The race began with a rolling start at 15:00 Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00), with two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso having the honour of waving the French Tricolour to start the race.http://msn.foxsports.com/speed/formula-1/alonso-honorary-starter-for-24-hours-of-le-mans-mcnish-grand-marshall/ Alonso honorary starter for 24 Hours of Le Mans; McNish Grand Marshal Dagys John 26 May 2014 Fox Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20150412134846/http://www.foxsports.com/speed/formula-1/alonso-honorary-starter-for-24-hours-of-le-mans-mcnish-grand-marshall/ 12 April 2015 13 June 2014 dead The 54-car field was led by Wurz's Toyota, who maintained the position for most of the opening hours, followed by Lapierre in the second Toyota and the trio of Audi cars driven by Lotterer, Bonanomi and Kristensen; the two Porsche entries of Bernhard and Jani fell back from the leaders. The experimental Nissan ZEOD RC driven by Wolfgang Reip came to a rest on the side of the circuit at the Porsche Curves on the sixth lap after suffering a failure related to its gearbox, and became the first retirement of the race after a request by the team to recover the car was rejected by the ACO.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114443 Le Mans 24 Hours: #7 Toyota leads frantic opening hour 14 June 2014 Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150802/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114443 14 July 2014 Autosport 16 June 2014 dead Meanwhile, Lapierre fell from second place after spinning exiting a Mulsanne chicane and bringing out the race's first slow zone procedure.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/wurz-leads-after-first-hour-in-le-mans/ Toyota's Wurz Leads After First Hour in Le Mans DiZinno Tony 14 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224919/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/wurz-leads-after-first-hour-in-le-mans/ 14 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead Rain fell across parts of the circuit in the second hour of the race and several cars were caught out by the change in conditions. The KCMG Oreca-Nissan driven by Richard Bradley, which had been trading the LMP2 lead with Jota Sport, hydroplaned into the first Mulsanne chicane and impacted the tire barriers heavily, while further up the flooded Mulsanne Straight several contenders in multiple classes were involved in a heavy accident. A group of LMGTE cars as well as the No. 3 Audi were slow on the course when they were approached by the No. 8 Toyota of Lapierre at a high speed. Aquaplaning under braking, Lapierre spun amongst the group of cars and impacted the barriers head on. This was followed by Bird in the LMGTE Am-leading AF Corse Ferrari who drove into the rear of Bonanomi. The accident led to a safety car intervention, during which Lapierre was able to limp the Toyota back to the pit lane for repairs that lasted for nearly an hour. Bonanomi and Bird were unable to get their cars moving again and retired. Bradley was able to drive back to the pit lane for repairs and kept second place in LMP2.http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=32954 Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 2 Report Downes David Potts Marcus 14 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20140910201204/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/14/le-mans-24-hours-hour-2-report.html 10 September 2014 Howson Mark 16 June 2014 dead Loose stones littered some of the corners and track marshals removed them with brooms. Rain returned to the circuit only 15 minutes after the race resumed green flag conditions and more chaos ensued; Chandhok of Murphy Prototypes and Michael Munemann of Greaves Motorsport collected one another while spinning exiting Tertre Rouge corner, bringing out the safety cars for the second time.http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=32987 Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 3 Report Potts Marcus Howson Mark 14 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20140911062918/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/14/le-mans-24-hours-hour-3-report.html 11 September 2014 Errity Stephen 16 June 2014 dead As the rain tapered off and racing resumed once more, the remaining Toyota and pursuing Porsche cars were now on different pit stop sequences, allowing Bernhard and later Hartley to briefly take the overall race lead before Sarrazin in the No. 7 reclaimed the top spot by the fourth hour.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114449 Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota on top as Porsche slips back in hour five 14 June 2014 Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140716235010/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114449 16 July 2014 Autosport 16 June 2014 dead Further down the field changes in lead were also happening in other categories. Wet weather tyre strategy from the Dempsey-Proton Porsche failed to pay off as the No. 98 Aston Martin took command in LMGTE Am from the slower Porsche.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/porsche-still-leads-overall-after-four-hours-at-le-mans/ Porsche Still Leads Overall After Four Hours at Le Mans ten Caat Marcel 14 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705074330/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/porsche-still-leads-overall-after-four-hours-at-le-mans/ 5 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead After the damaged KCMG car relinquished the lead in LMP2, Franck Mailleux's No. 34 Race Performance Oreca and Signatech driver Paul-Loup Chatin traded off the category lead before later being joined by the No. 35 OAK Ligier driven by Alex Brundle.http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=33000 Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 4 Report Potts Marcus Errity Stephen 14 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20140911122355/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/14/le-mans-24-hours-hour-4-report.html 11 September 2014 16 June 2014 dead The LMGTE Pro lead became a multi-car battle between representatives of each of the four manufacturers, with the lead sometimes changing several times per lap. The Porsche 919 Hybrid also suffered its first major problems as the No. 14 of Marc Lieb went to the garage with fuel pressure problems, dropping the car to 51st place before it recovered to sixth.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyotas-nakajima-resumes-on-top-in-le-mans-hour-six/ Toyota's Nakajima Resumes on Top in Le Mans Hour Six DiZinno Tony 14 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705081523/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyotas-nakajima-resumes-on-top-in-le-mans-hour-six/ 5 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead thumb|left|After colliding in the rain, Michael Munemann brings the damaged Greaves Zytek down pit lane dragging a portion of the Murphy Prototypes bodywork beneath him. As night fell on the circuit, Toyota's lead extended to over a minute from the two remaining Audi entrants, while the OAK Ligier took over the LMP2 lead and ran away to nearly three minutes over the duelling Race Performance Oreca and Signatech Alpine. LMGTE Pro continued to be a close battle between Giancarlo Fisichella in the No. 51 Ferrari, Darren Turner's No. 97 Aston Martin, and No. 74 Corvette driven by Richard Westbrook, with the trio following one another nose to tail for a multitude of laps. The second Corvette dropped off the leading pace after problems with the car's air jack system required a lengthy pit stop.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/nakajima-still-leads-as-eight-hour-mark-passes-at-le-mans/ Nakajima Still Leads As Eight Hour Mark Passes at Le Mans DiZinno Tony 14 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140717064159/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/nakajima-still-leads-as-eight-hour-mark-passes-at-le-mans/ 17 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead The No. 98 and No. 95 Aston Martin vehicles continued to hold sway over the LMGTE Am class, but around midnight Pedro Lamy relinquished the lead the No. 98 car had held for 86 consecutive lapshttp://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/03_LE%20MANS/FIA%20WEC%20(82%20Edition%20des%2024%20Heures%20du%20Mans)/201406141500_Race/Hour%2024/15_LeaderSequence_Race.PDF FIA WEC 82nd Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Race Leader Sequence 15 June 2014 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20160402100336/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/03_LE%20MANS/FIA%20WEC%20%2882%20Edition%20des%2024%20Heures%20du%20Mans%29/201406141500_Race/Hour%2024/15_LeaderSequence_Race.PDF 2 April 2016 16 June 2014 dead when he came to the pit lane with smoke from the bonnet as the power steering system on the car failed.http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=33041 Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 10 Report Howson Mark 14 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20140916202243/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/14/le-mans-24-hours-hour-10.html 16 September 2014 16 June 2014 dead The No. 1 Audi of Kristensen was forced to the garage for six minutes to replace failed fuel injectors after the race passed half distance, while Lieb Porsche's No. 14 car was forced to return to the pit lane on solely electrical power after suffering a second fuel pressure problem.http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=33091 Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 13 Report Potts Marcus 15 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20140917142930/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/15/le-mans-24-hours-hour-13-report.html 17 September 2014 16 June 2014 dead Toyota's plan was to start pushing once track temperatures started to rise after dawn. But as Nakajima drove the No. 7 Toyota into its ninth hour in the race lead, the car lost drive shortly after the Arnage corner and came to a stop alongside the barriers.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-hits-trouble-audi-leads-with-14-hours-complete/ Toyota Hits Trouble, Audi Leads with 14 Hours Complete Dagys John 15 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140721025130/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/toyota-hits-trouble-audi-leads-with-14-hours-complete/ 21 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead An FIA-mandated piece of monitoring equipment had failed within the car and melted a wiring loom and was not able to be repaired by Nakajima, forcing Toyota to abandon the former race-leading car.http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/6068/the-story-of-an-oldschool-le-mans/ Why Le Mans 2014 was almost a classic Watkins Gary 16 June 2014 Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20160412132107/http://www.autosport.com/premium/feature/6068/the-story-of-an-oldschool-le-mans/ 12 April 2016 subscription Autosport 20 June 2014 dead The No. 2 Audi became the new leader ahead of the No. 20 Porsche and the recovering No. 1 Audi by three laps.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/audi-drama-occurs-up-front-at-16-hour-le-mans-mark/ Audi Drama Occurs Up Front at 16-Hour Le Mans Mark DiZinno Tony 15 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140717055241/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/audi-drama-occurs-up-front-at-16-hour-le-mans-mark/ 17 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead Over an hour after taking the race lead, Fässler, driving the No. 2 Audi, was forced to replace a failing turbocharger, sitting idle for 23 minutes and falling to third. Audi's No. 1 car took over the top spot after passing the No. 20 Porsche and the ailing No. 2, eventually extending its lead to one lap over the Porsche. Further down the field the No. 74 Corvette was forced to drop out of the lead battle in LMGTE Pro as the alternator belt on the car failed, requiring a visit to the garage that lost the car three laps. The No. 72 SMP Racing Ferrari of Viktor Shaytar had a crash in the Porsche Curves which damaged the safety barriers alongside the track and forced the retirement of the Ferrari. The safety car was deployed for two laps to move necessary equipment to the damaged area for repairs, while a slow zone was used after the safety car period for half an hour while the repairs were undertaken.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/gene-leads-with-six-hours-to-go-at-le-mans/ Gene Leads With Six Hours To Go at Le Mans ten Caat Marcel 15 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140721031100/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/gene-leads-with-six-hours-to-go-at-le-mans/ 21 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead After green flag racing resumed, the OAK Ligier of Mark Shulzhitskiy leading LMP2 was forced to the garage with engine issues and a broken right-rear brake disc, eventually resuming at a slower pace. The second place TDS Ligier driven by Gommendy was also hindered after a suspension failure caused by a puncture required repairs, and Simon Dolan's Jota Zytek improved to within a lap of the top two in class.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/drama-in-lmp2-as-audi-continues-to-lead-at-le-mans/ Drama in LMP2 as Audi Continues to Lead at Le Mans Dagys John 15 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140720100921/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/drama-in-lmp2-as-audi-continues-to-lead-at-le-mans/ 20 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead The No. 97 Aston Martin driven by Bruno Senna, after continuing its close battle with Bruni in the No. 51 Ferrari, succumbed to the same power steering failure that had hit the No. 98 sister car. Ferrari now enjoyed a two lap lead over Richard Lietz in the No. 92 Porsche who inherited second in class.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114465 Le Mans 24 Hours: #97 Aston Martin in trouble after thrilling fight 15 June 2014 Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140823123646/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114465 23 August 2014 Autosport 16 June 2014 dead thumb|The No. 2 Audi leads the No. 1 Audi in formation over the finish line to win Le Mans Nearly 21 hours into the race, Kristensen's No. 1 Audi slowed on course on several laps. After eventually returning to the garage Audi were forced to perform their second turbocharger replacement of the race as the No. 1 was hampered by the same issue that had stopped the No. 2's lead. This promoted Bernhard in the No. 20 Porsche to the race lead with the No. 2 Audi driven by Lotterer only a minute and a half behind the leader.http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=33155 Le Mans 24 Hours: Hour 21 Report Errity Stephen 15 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20140919095323/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/15/le-mans-24-hours-hour-21-report.html 19 September 2014 16 June 2014 dead Porsche's lead lasted only an hour though as it too slowed on the course suffering from a broken anti-roll bar and was forced to the garage where it was eventually abandoned. The No. 14 Porsche of Lieb came to the garage half an hour later with gearbox issues after slowing at Mulsanne corner but returned to the race in the final half-hour.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/webber-porsche-hits-trouble-with-two-hours-remaining/ Webber Porsche Hits Trouble With Two Hours Remaining ten Caat Marcel 15 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715040107/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/webber-porsche-hits-trouble-with-two-hours-remaining/ 15 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead The shake-up in LMP1 promoted the No. 2 Audi to the race lead, three laps ahead of di Grassi's No. 1 Audi and followed by Davidson's No. 8 Toyota, still recovering from its accident in the opening hours of the race. The attrition amongst LMP1 cars also allowed the No. 12 Rebellion Racing, the sole remaining LMP1-L car in the race, into fourth place overall. The ailing OAK Ligier of Brundle was also forced to abandon the LMP2 lead after being caught by the faster TDS Ligier of Gommendy and Harry Tincknell's Jota Zytek, before eventually having a lengthy stop for more work on the troubled engine which dropped them from contention. The No. 2 Audi, driven by Fässler, Benoît Tréluyer, and Lotterer, was able to maintain the race lead without trouble for the final two hours of the race, taking the trio's third race win in four years, and Audi's thirteenth overall. Porsche was able to repair the No. 14 car enough to return it to the track for the final lap, settling for eleventh place overall.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/le-mans-24-marcel-fassler-andre-lotterer-and-benoit-treluyer-drive-audi-to-13th-title-9538555.html Le Mans 24: Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer see off Posche and Toyota challenge to drive Audi to 13th Le Mans 24 Hours title 15 June 2014 The Independent 26 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20140616063506/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/le-mans-24-marcel-fassler-andre-lotterer-and-benoit-treluyer-drive-audi-to-13th-title-9538555.html 16 June 2014 Associated Press dead The battle in LMP2 continued into the last hour, as the Jota Zytek was able to overhaul the TDS Ligier and hold on for the class win and fifth place overall. The win was the first for Jota Sport and its drivers Dolan, Turvey, and Tincknell.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/jota-secures-lmp2-le-mans-win/ Jota Secures LMP2 Le Mans Win in Thriller DiZinno Tony 15 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140712201223/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/jota-secures-lmp2-le-mans-win/ 12 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead Nissan powered the top five finishers in the class. In the LMGTE Pro category, the No. 73 Corvette was able to come back against the No. 92 Porsche to claim second in class, but no one was able to challenge the lead of the AF Corse Ferrari for the remainder of the race. The No. 95 Aston Martin, which had been Allan Simonsen's entry when he was killed in an accident at Le Mans the previous year, was undaunted in LMGTE Am and maintained the first-place position it had held for 205 consecutive laps. Proton Competition came in second in the class, two laps adrift of the Aston Martin.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/af-corse-aston-martin-capture-le-mans-gte-wins/ AF Corse, Aston Martin Capture Le Mans GTE Wins DiZinno Tony 15 June 2014 Sportscar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20140712021800/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/af-corse-aston-martin-capture-le-mans-gte-wins/ 12 July 2014 16 June 2014 dead There were eight lead changes in the race; four cars reached the front of the field. The No. 7 Toyota led three times for a total of 207 laps, more than any other car. The No. 2 Audi led twice in the race for a total of 73 laps.http://racing-reference.info/race/2014-11/X 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing-Reference https://archive.today/20140910095537/http://racing-reference.info/race/2014-11/X 10 September 2014 30 April 2017 dead Post-race The top three finishers of each category appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in a later press conference. All three of the No. 2 Audi drivers felt their turbocharger problem would have cost them the victory, with Lotterer saying, "When we had the turbo problem we were very disappointed because it's impossible to come back from that. We were a bit unlucky, but at Le Mans you never know what is going to happen and the team motivated me again – they did a great job."http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114473 Le Mans 24 Hours: Audi drivers thought win was 'impossible' Freeman Glenn 15 June 2014 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140616155538/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114473 16 June 2014 27 April 2017 dead Fässler added the team attempted to pressure Toyota but they were unable to catch the Japanese manufacturer: "But this time everyone had problems. We had to be flat out and have no penalties – it isn't easy to do that when you are pushing." Tréluyer stated that winning Le Mans was "emotional" and praised the engineers strategy. He felt their approach was like their 2011 victory: "We concentrated on our own race and took the car through until morning. It was the car which had the least bad luck that won."http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/15/le-mans-24-hours-press-conference.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Press Conference Quotes Potts Marcus 15 June 2014 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20150402231127/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/06/15/le-mans-24-hours-press-conference.html 2 April 2015 27 April 2017 dead Kristensen stated he was not unhappy to finish in second and that while his team would have liked to have had their "little fairy tale" it was still a good result. Di Grassi said it had been "a difficult race" for his team but hoped to return to Le Mans in the future while Gené revealed that did not expect a strong result but that second was "like a fairytale for me." Buemi and Davidson were disappointed to achieve a third-place podium finish with Davidson saying Toyota had to learn from their mistake and make progress. Both drivers added that their focus would be on the championship. Lapierre accepted that his early race crash affected his team's ambitions of winning the race, stating he was unable to see anything because of low visibility, and did not expect to get the car back to the pit lane with the heavy damage it sustained: "We crossed our fingers that the car would hold together to the end, and after this we can be pleased with what we accomplished."http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114480 Le Mans 24 Hours podium no consolation for Toyota drivers Freeman Glenn 16 June 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20140823093156/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114480 23 August 2014 27 April 2017 dead Wolfgang Ullrich, the head of Audi Motorsport, expressed his respect for Porsche, saying the German company and Toyota were strong competitors and Ullrich held a belief that Audi would succeed despite strenuous prerequisites for the season. He stated the event was "of the kind you can only experience at Le Mans" with the deciding factors being that the Audi R18 e-tron quattro drove consistently fast for the entire duration of the race and said the victory was placed among the German company's greatest wins because of the constant changing factors for all the competing teams.http://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/205699/1/ullrich-expresses-respect-for-porsche.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Ullrich expresses respect for Porsche Medland Chris 16 June 2014 crash.net https://web.archive.org/web/20140619154451/http://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/205699/1/ullrich-expresses-respect-for-porsche.html 19 June 2014 27 April 2017 dead The result meant Davidson, Lapierre and Wurz remained at the top of the Drivers' Championship with 80 points while Fässler, Tréluyer and Lotterer's victory enabled them to move into second on 60 points and di Grassi and Kristensen were still in third place but a further six points behind. Beche, Prost and Heidfeld remained in fourth position on 42 points and Gené's second-place finish allowed him to round out the top five with 36 points. Toyota remained the leaders of the Manufacturers' Championship on 115 points, but their advantage over Audi had been reduced to one point while Porsche maintained third position with five races left in the season. Official results Class winners are denoted in bold and by the symbol .http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/03_LE%20MANS/FIA%20WEC%20%2882%20Edition%20des%2024%20Heures%20du%20Mans%29/201406141500_Race/Hour%2024/05_Classification_Race_Hour%2024.PDF FIA WEC 82nd Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Race Provisional Classification 15 June 2014 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20160809095146/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/04_2014/03_LE%20MANS/FIA%20WEC%20%2882%20Edition%20des%2024%20Heures%20du%20Mans%29/201406141500_Race/Hour%2024/05_Classification_Race_Hour%2024.PDF 9 August 2016 15 June 2014 dead +Final race classification Pos. Overall position Class No. Car number Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Engine 1 LMP1-H 2 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU André LottererCHE Marcel FässlerFRA Benoît Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro Michelin 379 24:01:59.830 Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Diesel) 2 LMP1-H 1 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DNK Tom KristensenESP Marc GenéN Gene 2014 Loïc Duval was driving the No. 1 Audi when he was injured in a Wednesday practice accident. Following Wednesday qualifying, Duval was not cleared to participate in the race and was replaced by Audi reserve driver Marc Gené, who was set to drive for Jota Sport in LMP2.BRA Lucas di Grassi Audi R18 e-tron quattro Michelin 376 +3 Laps Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Diesel) 3 LMP1-H 8 JPN Toyota Racing GBR Anthony DavidsonCHE Sébastien BuemiFRA Nicolas Lapierre Toyota TS040 Hybrid Michelin 374 +5 Laps Toyota 3.7 L V8 4 LMP1-L 12 CHE Rebellion Racing FRA Nico ProstDEU Nick HeidfeldCHE Mathias Beche Rebellion R-One Michelin 360 +19 Laps Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 5 LMP2 38 GBR Jota Sport GBR Simon DolanGBR Harry TincknellGBR Oliver TurveyMarc Gené was originally scheduled to drive the No. 38 Jota Sport Zytek before being called up to replace the injured Duval in the No. 1 Audi. Jota replaced Gené with Oliver Turvey, who drove the car for the first time in Thursday qualifying. Turvey in N Zytek Z11SN Dunlop 356 +23 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 6 LMP2 46 FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing FRA Pierre ThirietFRA Ludovic BadeyFRA Tristan Gommendy Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 355 +24 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 7 LMP2 36 FRA Signatech Alpine FRA Paul-Loup ChatinFRA Nelson PanciaticiGBR Oliver Webb Alpine A450b Dunlop 355 +24 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 8 LMP2 24 FRA Sébastien Loeb Racing DEU René RastCZE Jan CharouzFRA Vincent Capillaire Oreca 03R Michelin 354 +25 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMP2 35 FRA OAK Racing GBR Alex BrundleGBR Jann MardenboroughRUS Mark Shulzhitskiy Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 354 +25 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 10 LMP2 43 CHE Newblood by Morand Racing CHE Gary HirschFRA Romain BrandelaAUT Christian Klien Morgan LMP2 Dunlop 352 +27 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 11 LMP1-H 14 DEU Porsche Team DEU Marc LiebFRA Romain DumasCHE Neel Jani Porsche 919 Hybrid Michelin 348 +31 Laps Porsche 9R9 2.0 L Turbo V4 12 LMP2 33 FRA OAK Racing-Team Asia USA David ChengNLD Ho-Pin TungHKG Adderly Fong Ligier JS P2 Michelin 347 +32 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 13 LMP2 34 CHE Race Performance CHE Michel FreyFRA Franck MailleuxGBR Jon Lancaster Oreca 03R Dunlop 342 +37 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 14 LMP2 50 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Pierre RaguesJPN Keiko IharaUSA Ricky Taylor Morgan LMP2 Michelin 341 +38 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 15 LMGTEPro 51 ITA AF Corse ITA Gianmaria BruniITA Giancarlo FisichellaFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 339 +40 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 16 LMGTEPro 73 USA Corvette Racing DNK Jan MagnussenESP Antonio GarcíaUSA Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 338 +41 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 17 LMGTEPro 92 DEU Porsche Team Manthey DEU Marco HolzerFRA Frédéric MakowieckiAUT Richard Lietz Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 337 +42 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 18 LMP2 29 DEU Pegasus Racing FRA Julien SchellFRA Léo RousselCHE Nicolas Leutwiler Morgan LMP2 Dunlop 336 +43 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 19 LMGTEAm 95 GBR Aston Martin Racing DNK David Heinemeier HanssonDNK Kristian PoulsenDNK Nicki Thiim Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Michelin 334 +45 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 20 LMGTEPro 74 USA Corvette Racing USA Tommy MilnerGBR Oliver GavinGBR Richard Westbrook Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 333 +46 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 21 LMGTEAm 88 DEU Proton Competition DEU Christian RiedAUT Klaus BachlerARE Khaled Al Qubaisi Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 332 +47 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 22 LMGTEAm 61 ITA AF Corse ARG Luís Pérez CompancITA Marco CiociITA Mirko Venturi Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 331 +48 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 23 LMGTEAm 90 USA 8 Star Motorsports USA Frankie MontecalvoITA Paolo RubertiITA Gianluca Roda Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 330 +49 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 24 LMGTEAm 77 USA Dempsey Racing-Proton USA Patrick DempseyUSA Joe FosterUSA Patrick Long Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 329 +50 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 25 LMP2 42 MYS Caterham Racing GBR Tom Kimber-SmithUSA Chris DysonUSA Matt McMurry Zytek Z11SN Dunlop 329 +50 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 26 LMGTEAm 98 GBR Aston Martin Racing CAN Paul Dalla LanaPRT Pedro LamyDNK Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Michelin 329 +50 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 27 LMGTEAm 66 GBR JMW Motorsport SAU Abdulaziz Al FaisalUSA Seth NeimanUSA Spencer Pumpelly Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 327 +52 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 28 LMGTEAm 70 JPN Team Taisan JPN Shinji NakanoGBR Martin RichDEU Pierre Ehret Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 327 +52 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 29 LMGTEAm 58 FRA Team Sofrev ASP FRA Anthony PonsFRA Soheil AyariFRA Fabien Barthez Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 325 +54 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 30 LMGTEAm 57 USA Krohn Racing USA Tracy KrohnSWE Niclas JönssonGBR Ben Collins Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 324 +55 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 31 LMGTEAm 76 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Raymond NaracFRA Nicolas ArmindoFRA David Hallyday Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 323 +56 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 LMGTEAm 53 GBR Ram Racing GBR Johnny MowlemGBR Archie HamiltonUSA Mark Patterson Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 319 +60 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 33 LMGTEPro 79 BEL Prospeed CompetitionN Prospeed promoted Bret Curtis was originally scheduled to drive the No. 79 Prospeed Porsche, but sustained a concussion after an accident during qualifying and was not cleared for the race. The team nominated Sebastien Crubilé as a replacement, but the ACO did not allow him to participate due to a lack of laps driven at night. Prospeed opted to continue with only two drivers, but were forced to switch to the LMGTE Pro category due to no longer meeting the LMGTE Am driver ranking requirements.Le Mans 24 Hours: ProSpeed Porsche allowed to race with two drivers http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114437 Gary Watkins Autosport Haymarket Press 14 June 2014 14 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164548/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114437 14 July 2014 dead NLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Cooper MacNeil Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 319 +60 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 34 LMGTEAm 67 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Erik MarisFRA Jean-Marc MerlinFRA Éric Hélary Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 317 +62 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 35 LMGTEPro 97 GBR Aston Martin Racing GBR Darren TurnerDEU Stefan MückeBRA Bruno Senna Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Michelin 310 +69 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 36 LMGTEPro 91 DEU Porsche Team Manthey FRA Patrick PiletGBR Nick TandyDEU Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 309 +70 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 37 LMP2 27 RUS SMP Racing RUS Sergey ZlobinRUS Anton LadyginFIN Mika Salo Oreca 03R Michelin 303 +76 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 38 LMGTEAm 62 ITA AF Corse FRA Yannick MallégolFRA Jean-Marc BachelierUSA Howard Blank Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 295 +84 Laps Ferrari 4.5 L V8 NC Not classified LMP1-H 20 DEU Porsche Team DEU Timo BernhardNZL Brendon HartleyAUS Mark Webber Porsche 919 Hybrid Michelin 346 Incomplete final lap Porsche 9R9 2.0 L Turbo V4 DNF Did not finish LMP1-H 7 JPN Toyota Racing AUT Alexander WurzFRA Stéphane SarrazinJPN Kazuki Nakajima Toyota TS040 Hybrid Michelin 219 Electrical Toyota 3.7 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 72 RUS SMP Racing ITA Andrea BertoliniRUS Viktor ShaytarRUS Aleksey Basov Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 196 Crash Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 75 BEL Prospeed Competition FRA François PerrodoFRA Emmanuel CollardFIN Markus Palttala Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 194 Lost wheel Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 52 GBR Ram Racing IRL Matt GriffinPRT Álvaro ParenteITA Federico Leo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 140 Mechanical Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 26 RUS G-Drive Racing RUS Roman RusinovFRA Olivier PlaFRA Julien Canal Morgan LMP2 Dunlop 120 Did not finish Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 60 ITA AF Corse USA Peter MannITA Lorenzo CasèITA Raffaele Giammaria Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 115 Mechanical Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 47 HKG KCMG GBR Matthew HowsonGBR Richard BradleyCHE Alexandre Imperatori Oreca 03R Michelin 87 Crash Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP1-L 13 CHE Rebellion Racing ITA Andrea BelicchiCHE Fabio LeimerAUT Dominik Kraihamer Rebellion R-One Michelin 73 Steering Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 48 IRL Murphy Prototypes FRA Nathanaël BerthonIND Karun ChandhokVEN Rodolfo González Oreca 03R Dunlop 73 Engine Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 41 GBR Greaves Motorsport GBR Michael MunemannGBR Alessandro LatifGBR James Winslow Zytek Z11SN Dunlop 31 Crash Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 71 ITA AF Corse ITA Davide RigonDEU Pierre KafferJames Calado was driving the No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari when he was injured in a crash in the second qualifying session. Calado was not cleared to participate in the race and was replaced by Pierre Kaffer.http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/chassis-detruit-pour-la-ferrariaf-corse-71-pierre-kaffer-remplace-james-calado/ Châssis détruit pour la Ferrari/AF Corse #71, Pierre Kaffer remplace James Calado New chassis for AF Corse Ferrari #71, Pierre Kaffer replaces James Calado Endurance-Info Mercier Laurent fr 12 June 2014 12 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140614044807/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/chassis-detruit-pour-la-ferrariaf-corse-71-pierre-kaffer-remplace-james-calado/ 14 June 2014 dead Kaffer Calado NMCO Olivier Beretta Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 28 Mechanical Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP1-H 3 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest PRT Filipe AlbuquerqueITA Marco BonanomiGBR Oliver Jarvis Audi R18 e-tron quattro Michelin 25 Crash Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Diesel) DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 81 ITA AF Corse AUS Stephen WyattITA Michele RugoloGBR Sam Bird Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 22 Crash Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 37 RUS SMP Racing RUS Kirill LadyginITA Maurizio MedianiFRA Nicolas Minassian Oreca 03R Michelin 9 Mechanical Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finishCDNT 0 JPN Nissan Motorsports Global ESP Lucas OrdóñezBEL Wolfgang ReipJPN Satoshi Motoyama Nissan ZEOD RC Michelin 5 Gearbox Nissan 1.5 L Turbo I3 WD Withdrawn LMGTEPro 99 GBR Aston Martin Racing HKG Darryl O'YoungGBR Alex MacDowallBRA Fernando Rees Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Michelin – WithdrawnThe No. 99 Aston Martin was withdrawn from the race following Wednesday qualifying. The car was damaged in a crash and not able to be repaired or replaced for the race.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114416 Le Mans 2014: Aston Martin's #99 GTE Pro car withdrawn after crash Haymarket Press Autosport Mitchell Scott 12 June 2014 12 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140613042215/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114416 13 June 2014 dead Aston Martin N Aston Martin 4.5 L V8+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerDunlop DunlopMichelin Michelin Standings after the race +World Endurance Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– DriverPoints 1 10px GBR Anthony DavidsonFRA Nicolas LapierreSUI Sébastien Buemi 80 2 10px 6 GER André LottererFRA Benoît TréluyerSUI Marcel Fässler 60 3 10px BRA Lucas di GrassiDEN Tom Kristensen 54 4 10px SUI Mathias BecheFRA Nicolas ProstGER Nick Heidfeld 42 5 10px 6 ESP Marc Gené 36 +World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Constructor Points 1 10px JPN Toyota 115 2 10px GER Audi 114 3 10px GER Porsche 60 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings. Footnotes N References 25em 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas France Sports Category:24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans Le Mans 24 Hours of Le Mans