2005 24 Hours of Le Mans

73rd 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race July 2019 July 2019 2004 2005 2006 thumbnail|right|Circuit de la Sarthe track thumb|right|A bronze plaque with the handprints of the overall winners. The 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans (fr no 73e 24 Heures du Mans) was a non-championship 24-hour automobile endurance race held from 18 to 19 June 2005, at the Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, for teams of three drivers each entering Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring cars. It was the 73rd running of the event, as organised by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 5 June. Approximately 230,000 people attended the race. Jean-Christophe Boullion, Emmanuel Collard and Érik Comas began from pole position in a Pescarolo Sport C60 car after Boullion set the overall fastest lap time in the fourth qualifying session. The car led for the first two hours before a gearbox problem forced it into the garage for repairs, allowing Emanuele Pirro's Champion Racing Audi R8 to take the lead until Pirro crashed after a safety car intervention. JJ Lehto, Tom Kristensen and Marco Werner drove the sister Champion car to victory. It was Werner's first Le Mans victory, Lehto's second, and Kristensen's seventh. Kristensen surpassed Jacky Ickx to become the all-time leader in overall Le Mans victories and Audi claimed its fifth victory since the 2000 race. Pescarolo finished second, two laps behind, and the sister Champion Audi car of Frank Biela, Allan McNish and Pirro finished third. The Ray Mallock Racing MG-Lola EX264 car of Thomas Erdos, Mike Newton and Warren Hughes won the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) category after taking the class lead in the race's final hour. Karim Ojjeh, Claude-Yves Gosselin and Adam Sharpe in a Paul Belmondo Racing Courage C65 finished second, five laps behind the MG-Lola, while Didier André, Paul Belmondo and Rick Sutherland's sister No. 37 car was third. Corvette Racing won their fourth class victory since their debut in the 2001 race. Olivier Beretta, Oliver Gavin and Jan Magnussen's No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R held a two-lap advantage over the No. 63 of Ron Fellows, Max Papis and Johnny O'Connell in the Le Mans Grand Touring 1 (LMGT1) category. Porsches led the Le Mans Grand Touring 2 (LMGT2) class with the No. 71 Alex Job Racing 911 GT3-RSR of Leo Hindery, Marc Lieb and Mike Rockenfeller ahead of the No. 90 White Lighting Racing car of Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Long and Timo Bernhard. Background In September 2004, the dates for the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans were announced.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/2005-date-for-24-heures-du-mans/168246/ 2005 date for 24 Heures du Mans 15 September 2004 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190705133441/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/2005-date-for-24-heures-du-mans/168246/ 5 July 2019 dead 5 July 2019 It was the 73rd edition of the race and took place at the 8.482 mi km on Circuit de la Sarthe road racing circuit close by Le Mans, France, from 18 to 19 June.https://assets.lemans.org/explorer/pdf/courses/2018/24-heures-du-mans/press-kit/uk/statistiques-historiques-en.pdf 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans – Press Information June 2018 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 7, 10, 16 & 21 https://web.archive.org/web/20190623125350/https://assets.lemans.org/explorer/pdf/courses/2018/24-heures-du-mans/press-kit/uk/statistiques-historiques-en.pdf 23 June 2019 live 23 June 201924 Hours of Le Mans Encyclopædia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/24-Hours-of-Le-Mans 25 July 2021 Augustyn Adam 17 June 2019 C. Shepherd Melinda Chauhan Yamini Levy Michael Lotha Gloria Tikkanen Amy live 21 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821070332/https://www.britannica.com/sports/24-Hours-of-Le-Mans The race was first held in 1923 after the automotive journalist Charles Faroux, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) general secretary Georges Durand and the industrialist Emile Coquile agreed to hold a test of vehicle reliability and durability. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is considered one of the world's most prestigious motor races and is part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport.O'Kane Philip https://archive.org/details/historyofmotorsp0000unse/ The History of Motor Sport: A Case Study Analysis Routledge 2012 978-0-415-67788-2 Hassan David Abingdon, Oxfordshire 105–109 A History of the 'Triple Crown' of Motor Racing: The Indianapolis 500, the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Monaco Grand Prix registration Open Library Regulation and track changes The Le Mans regulations for the two Grand Touring (GT) categories underwent significant changes for the event. Le Mans Grand Touring Sport became Le Mans Grand Touring 1 (LMGT1), while Le Mans Grand Touring became Le Mans Grand Touring 2 (LMGT2). Both the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the world governing body of motor racing, and the ACO required new vehicles in both classes to be homologated.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2004lemans/lemans478.htm Le Mans Infos – #20 Legangneux David 14 July 2004 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190624163128/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2004lemans/lemans478.htm 24 June 2019 live 5 July 2019 In 2005, cars built to comply with the Le Mans Prototype 900 (LMP900) regulations could compete alongside newer "hybrid" cars built to comply with the updated aerodynamic regulations in the Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) category for the last time. LMP900 cars had to run with a smaller air restrictor to reduce engine performance and they had to weigh more than "hybrid" cars.Watkins Gary 13 June 2005 Is it over for Audi? In its last year of eligibility, the R8 takes aim at its fifth Le Mans title http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A133252268/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=e273673 Autoweek 55,24 46 subscription 6 July 2019 General OneFile The ACO recommended that LMGT1 cars lap the Circuit de la Sarthe in no less than 3 minutes, 55 seconds, and LMGT2 cars in no less than 4 minutes, 8 seconds. Had these rules not been met, the automotive group would immediately intervene to lower the performance of individual cars by altering their aerodynamic efficiency, reducing the size of the air restrictor and the fuel tank for future editions of the Le Mans race.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2004lemans/lemans511.htm 3:55 At Le Mans For GT1 Cars Next Year 3 December 2004 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190705194814/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2004lemans/lemans511.htm 5 July 2019 live 5 July 2019http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2004lemans/lemans512.htm 4:08 For The GT2s 3 December 2004 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190705194813/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2004lemans/lemans512.htm 5 July 2019 live 5 July 2019 GT2-specification vehicles could compete if at least 100 road-going cars were built by "the big manufacturers" and 25 by "the small manufacturers." The ACO would otherwise suspend homologation for the 2006 race. The circuit was resurfaced from Mulsanne to Arnage corners from late 2004 to early 2005, and a section of road at the circuit's 89th post was levelled. Entries By the deadline for entries on 19 January 2005, the ACO had received 78 applications (37 for the Le Mans Prototype (LMP) classes and 41 for the GT categories). It granted 50 invitations to the race, with entries divided between the LMP1, LMP2, LMGT1, and LMGT2 categories.http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/roadracing/14877/ 78 Entries Filed for Le Mans 24 Hours 25 January 2005 Speed https://web.archive.org/web/20050207141923/http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/roadracing/14877/ 7 February 2005 dead 5 July 2019 Automatic entries Teams that won their category in the 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans earned automatic entries. Teams that won Le Mans-related series and events such as the 2004 Petit Le Mans, the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series and the 2004 American Le Mans Series were also invited. Some second-place finishers were also granted automatic entries in certain series, though none were given to the winners and runners-up of the 2004 FIA GT Championship's GT and N-GT categories, as was the case the previous year.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2005lemans/lemans545.htm 15 Automatic Entries For Le Mans 18 January 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190705194814/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2005lemans/lemans545.htm 5 July 2019 live 5 July 2019 Because entries were pre-selected to teams, they were limited to a maximum of two cars and were not permitted to change their vehicles from year to year. Entries were allowed to switch categories as long as they did not change the make of their car and the ACO granted official permission for the switch.http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/reglements/ressources/auto_2005/regl_particulier/reglement_particulier_fr_gb.pdf "24 Heures du Mans" 2005: Supplementary Regulations 9 December 2004 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 2, 4–5 & 8–9 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050513110336/http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/reglements/ressources/auto_2005/regl_particulier/reglement_particulier_fr_gb.pdf 13 May 2005 5 July 2019 The ACO published its final list of automatic invitations on 18 January 2005.http://www.lemans.org/univers_sport/actualite/articles/pages/2005_01_18_gd_01_engages_office_gb.html Confirmation of the Teams Automatically Selected: The First Fifteen Entries for the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans 18 January 2005 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20050122030423/http://www.lemans.org/univers_sport/actualite/articles/pages/2005_01_18_gd_01_engages_office_gb.html 22 January 2005 dead 5 July 2019 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh, the 2004 winners, and the runners-up Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx were among the teams to decline their automatic entries. Dyson Racing, Prodrive Racing, Barron Connor Racing, ChoroQ Racing Team, JMB Racing and Alex Job Racing also declined their automatic entries. No replacements were found. +Automatic entries for the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans Reason Entered LMP1 LMP2 LMGT1 LMGT2 1st in the 24 Hours of Le Mans JPN Audi Sport Japan Team Goh1 1 USA Intersport Racing USA Corvette Racing USA White Lighting Racing 2nd in the 24 Hours of Le Mans GBR Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx1 1 FRA Rachel Welter GBR Prodrive Racing1 1 JPN ChoroQ Racing Team1 1 1st in the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series GBR Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx1 1 FRA Courage Compétition FRA Larbre Compétition GBR Sebah Automotive 2nd in the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series JPN Team Goh1 1 FRA PiR Compétition NED Barron Connor Racing1 1 MCO JMB Racing1 1 1st in the 2004 Petit Le Mans USA Champion Racing USA Intersport Racing USA Corvette Racing USA Alex Job Racing1 1 1st in the 2004 American Le Mans Series USA Dyson Racing1 1 USA Miracle Motorsports USA Corvette Racing USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsSources: 1.1 – Team declined their automatic invitations. Entry list and reserves The ACO announced the complete 50-car entry list for Le Mans, plus eight reserves, on 24 March 2005.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/43143 Le Mans 24 Hours Field Chosen 25 March 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190705194813/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/43143 5 July 2019 dead 5 July 2019 Several teams withdrew their entries after they were published. Team Nasamax withdrew its two-year-old bio-ethanol-powered DM139-Judd car, citing financial difficulties causing the team to reduce its schedule for the 2005 racing season. This promoted the No. Car number 91 T2M Motorsport Porsche 911-GT3 RSR LMGT2-class car to the race entry.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=182860&FS=LEMANS Nasamax out, T2M jumps at opportunity Schilke Nancy 24 April 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20050427134341/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=182860&FS=LEMANS 27 April 2005 dead 5 July 2019 Four days later, ACEMCO Motorsports withdrew its No. 63 Saleen S7-R due to aerodynamic deficiencies caused by a modification of the height of the car's rear wing at the 2004 Petit Le Mans to comply with ACO regulations. This promoted the reserve No. 76 IMSA Performance LMGT2-class Porsche to the race.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140824/1/acemco-abandons-le-mans-plan ACEMCO abandons Le Mans plan 28 April 2005 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20190705194823/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140824/1/acemco-abandons-le-mans-plan 5 July 2019 live 5 July 2019 A revised entry list released by the ACO on 27 April confirmed the withdrawal of the Team Nasamax and ACEMCO Motorsports entries as well as the dropping of the Graham Nash Motorsport Saleen S7-R, Thierry Perrier's Porsche 911-GT3 RSR, a second Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd car, a Ferrari 360 Modena GTC fielded by G.P.C. Sport and a second Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello purchased by Larbre Compétition from the reserve list.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2005lemans/lemans632.htm Le Mans Entry List Changes 27 April 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190706093228/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2005lemans/lemans632.htm 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 Four days before the start of scrutineering, Lucchini Engineering were unable to rectify a gearbox ratio problem in its LMP2/04 and were forced to withdraw the car, reducing the number of entries to 49.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2005lemans/lemans681.htm Lucchini Withdraws From Le Mans 9 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190706093227/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2005lemans/lemans681.htm 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 Testing On June 5, a mandatory two-session pre-Le Mans test day lasting eight hours was held at the circuit, with 50 entries, to work on car setup and driver orientation. Rainfall before the end of the afternoon session made it impossible for teams to lap faster.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44707 Le Mans 24H Test Day Results 5 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190706093227/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44707 6 July 2019 dead 6 July 2019 Emmanuel Collard in the No. 16 C60 Hybrid Judd car set the day's pace for Pescarolo Sport with a 3:32.468 lap.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140852/1/pescarolo-leads-way-at-pre-race-test Pescarolo leads way at pre-race test 6 June 2005 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20190706070937/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140852/1/pescarolo-leads-way-at-pre-race-test 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 The No. 17 Pescarolo of Soheil Ayari was second, and Jonathan Cochet's No. 13 Courage Compétition car came in third. JJ Lehto's No. 3 Champion Racing Audi R8 was fourth with Seiji Ara's No. 5 Jim Gainer International Dome S101 fifth. João Barbosa's lap put the No. 18 Rollcentre Racing Dallara SP1 car in sixth place, while Franck Montagny's Team Oreca Audi was seventh.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/2005testday/testday_lap%20times.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Best Lap By Each Driver at the Test Day 5 June 2005 DailySportsCar 6 July 2019 20 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211120215544/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/2005testday/testday_lap%20times.htm live Sam Hancock led the LMP2 class in the No. 32 Intersport Racing Lola B05/40 vehicle with a time of 3:44.426 ahead of Ray Mallock's No. 32 MG-Lola EX264 of Thomas Erdos, the No. 30 Kruse Motorsport Courage C65 of Phil Bennett and Didier André's No. 37 Paul Belmondo Racing cars. Aston Martin, in its first Le Mans works entry since the 1989 event,January 2004 Aston Martin heads back to Le Mans https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-2004/16/aston-martin-heads-back-le-mans Motor Sport LXXX 1 16 6 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190706193857/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-2004/16/aston-martin-heads-back-le-mans 6 July 2019 live led the LMGT1 category with a 3:50.033 lap from Tomáš Enge's No. 58 DBR9, with David Brabham's No. 59 car second. Christophe Bouchut's No. 61 Cirtek Motorsport Ferrari and Oliver Gavin and Johnny O'Connell's Nos. 64 and 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R finished third and fifth in class, respectively. Timo Bernhard's No. 90 White Lighting Racing car helped Porsche lead the LMGT2 category, followed by Robin Liddell's No. 77 Panoz Esperante GT-LM and Romain Dumas' No. 76 IMSA Performance car. Qualifying All entrants had eight hours of qualifying, divided into four two-hour sessions on 15 and 16 June. To qualify for the race, all entrants were required to set a time within 115% of the fastest lap set by the fastest vehicle in each of the four categories during the sessions. Rain fell during the first session's start, making the track slippery and decreasing visibility.https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/collard-tops-qualifying-session-1-5330735/5330735/ Collard Tops Qualifying Session 1 Jones Bruce 15 June 2005 Autosport https://archive.today/20260123061431/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/collard-tops-qualifying-session-1-5330735/5330735/ 23 January 2026 dead 6 July 2019 Some drivers met the required minimum distance to drive in the race.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/ayari-gives-pescarolo-provisional-pole-for-24h/188631/ Ayari gives Pescarolo provisional pole for 24H 16 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153735/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/ayari-gives-pescarolo-provisional-pole-for-24h/188631/ 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 Collard took the lead late in the session with a lap of 4:13.526. Tom Kristensen's lap put Champion's lead Audi in second and Ryō Michigami's Jim Gainer Dome car was third.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_wedn1.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Wednesday Qualifying 19.00 – 21.00: Bitty Beginning 15 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190706093225/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_wedn1.htm 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 Andy Wallace was fourth in Creation Autosportif's No. 7 DBA 03S-Judd car, and Michael Krumm was fifth in his Rollcentre Dallara. Ayari's Pescarolo was provisionally sixth and Allan McNish's No. 2 Champion car was seventh. Bouchut drove the Cirtek Ferrari to provisional pole in LMGT1 with a 4:23.885 lap, more than 12 seconds ahead of the two Aston Martin cars. Andre's Paul Belmondo Courage took the LMP2 lead with a lap of 4:24.832, and Hancock's Intersport Lola was second. Earlier, Peter Owen's No. 39 Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Lola caused the session to be stopped due to a loss of control at the rear while changing gears. Owen was unhurt after crashing at the exit of the second Mulsanne chicane. Mike Rockenfeller's Alex Job Porsche was fastest in LMGT2 with a 4:37.574 lap, followed by Jörg Bergmeister's No. 90 White Lighting and Dumas' No. 76 IMSA Performance entries. When the track dried near the end of the second qualifying session, lap times decreased. Ayari in Pescarolo's No. 17 car improved provisional pole position by more than 12 seconds with a 4:01.197 lap just before the session ended, followed by McNish's improved No. 2 Champion Audi and Nicolas Minassian in Creation Autosportif's No. 7 DBA 03S entry.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44893 Pescarolo Sport on Provisional Pole Jones Bruce 15 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153737/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44893 6 July 2019 dead 6 July 2019 Montagny put the Oreca Audi on provisional pole with half an hour remaining before falling to fourth. Lehto in the second Champion car fell to fifth. Michigami was sixth and Jota's Zytek 04S car of Sam Hignett seventh.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_wedn2.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Wednesday Qualifying 22.00 – 00.00: Part 2 15 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153735/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_wedn2.htm 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 A seal on a fuel rig braking during a pit stop caused a flash fire that damaged the Rollcentre Dallara's bodywork. The car's damage forced it to stop running early.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44894 Rollcentre Dallara in Pitlane Fire Redmayne Tim 15 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153739/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44894 6 July 2019 dead 6 July 2019 Hancock gave the Intersport team provisional pole in the LMP2 class after displacing Andre's Paul Belmondo car, setting a time of 4:11.719, a second faster than Ian James' second-placed No. 34 Miracle Motorsports Courage. In LMGT1, Vincent Vosse led the session with a lap of 4:20.688, displacing the Cirtek Ferrari at the top of the time sheets. Similarly, Dumas set a lap of 4:25.598 in the IMSA Performance Porsche to lead the LMGT2 category with 35 minutes remaining. thumb|The No. 16 Pescarolo Sport C60 took overall pole position in the hands of Emmanuel Collard during the final qualifying session. The weather for the two qualifying sessions on 16 June was humid and dry.https://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_thurs1.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Thursday Qualifying 19.00 – 21.00: Humid & Dry 16 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://archive.today/20260123061124/https://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_thurs1.htm 23 January 2026 live 6 July 2019 For the second consecutive session, Ayari's No. 17 Pescarolo vehicle improved provisional pole position to a 3:35.555 lap. Team Oreca's Audi of Montagny was second and McNish was the fastest Champion car in third. Cochet improved the No. 13 Pescarolo's time in the session's final minutes to go into fourth as Minassian's DBA 03S fell to fifth. Michigami's Jim Gainer Dome remained sixth and Barbosa's Rollcentre Dallara was seventh.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44919 Pescarolo Still on Provisional Pole Jones Bruce 16 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153735/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44919 6 July 2019 dead 6 July 2019 The No. 16 Pescarolo C60 had its times deleted for Collard touching the car after relieving Jean-Christophe Boullion though the penalty was rescinded 40 minutes later.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140884/1/one-pescarolo-stays-top-one-gets-penalty One Pescarolo stays top, one gets penalty 16 June 2005 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153737/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140884/1/one-pescarolo-stays-top-one-gets-penalty 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 In LMP2, Warren Hughes' first lap of 3:49.845 in the No. 25 Ray Mallock MG-Lola was bettered by James' 3:48.819 time in the No. 34 Miracle Courage C65 to lead the category. A crash at the exit to Indianapolis corner by Jean-Bernard Bouvet's No. 23 Gerard Welter WR LMP04 car halted the session after 90 minutes.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/front-row-for-pescarolo-sport-at-24h/188725/ Front row for Pescarolo Sport at 24H 18 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153737/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/front-row-for-pescarolo-sport-at-24h/188725/ 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 Pedro Lamy helped Aston Martin to lead in LMGT1 with a 3:50.311 lap, followed by Brabham's No. 59 car and Gavin and O'Connell's Corvettes. Rockenfeller greatly improved Alex Job's Porsche lap to maintain the lead in LMGT2 with a time of 4:05.326. Johannes van Overbeek's No. 80 Flying Lizard Motorsports and Bill Auberlen's No. 77 Panoz were second and third in class. Tom Coronel's throttle stuck in the No. 85 Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R and he crashed in the Porsche Curves.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44921 Coronel Crash Hurts Spyker Jones Bruce 16 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153735/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44921 6 July 2019 dead 6 July 2019 Andrew Kirkcaldy's No. 93 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari struck a barrier at the Ford Chicane. As temperatures cooled in the final qualifying session, three-quarters of the field improved their fastest laps,http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44927 Pescarolo Sweep Front Row Jones Bruce 16 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190706193856/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44927 6 July 2019 dead 6 July 2019 including Collard's No. 16 Pescarolo car, which set a lap of 3:34.715 on his first lap and held the place to secure pole position. Ayari was 0.840 seconds slower and joined Collard on the grid's front row. McNish's Champion car was third, Katsumoto Kaneishi improved on the Jim Gainer Dome's lap to start fourth and Montagny's Team Oreca Audi qualified fifth. Shinji Nakano's No. 13 Courage C60 and Minassian's No. 7 DBA 03 vehicles were sixth and seventh. The No. 34 Miracle Courage C65 car of Andy Lally, Hancock, Erdos and Andre shared the lead of the LMP2 category early in the session until Andre's lap of 3:42.301 secured pole position for the Paul Belmondo team. In LMGT1 Aston Martin maintained the first two positions as Brabham led until Enge took pole position with ten minutes left with a lap of 3:48.576. Corvette Racing were third with Gavin's No. 64 car, ahead of Alexei Vasiliev's Cirtek Ferrari. Alex Job Racing's Rockenfeller retained first place in LMGT2 ahead of the No. 80 Flying Lizard and No. 77 Panoz cars.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_thurs2.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Thursday Qualifying 22.00 – 00.00: Tension, Drama – And Well And Truly Enge'd Again 16 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153735/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_thurs2.htm 6 July 2019 live 6 July 2019 A crash for Bergmeister into Tetre Rouge corner ended Flying Lizard's session early. Post-qualifying Despite qualifying more than 115 per cent slower than the fastest LMP2 car, the stewards declared force majeure after the team's No. 35 Courage C65 vehicle was heavily damaged in the first qualifying session. The team was granted dispensation to start at the back of the grid.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44906 G-Force Granted Reprieve Redmayne Tim 17 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190706195744/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44906 6 July 2019 dead 6 July 2019 Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are indicated in bold. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray. +Final qualifying classification Pos Position Class No. Car number Team Car Day 1 Day 2 Gap Gap to the fastest car Grid Final grid position 1 LMP1 16 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd4:13.526 3:34.715 — 01 1 2 LMP1 17 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd4:01.197 3:35.555 +0.840 02 2 3 LMP1 2 ADT Champion Racing Audi R84:02.027 3:37.795 +3.080 03 3 4 LMP1 5 Jim Gainer International Dome S101Hb-Mugen4:08.745 3:38.094 +3.379 04 4 5 LMP1 4 Audi PlayStation Team Oreca Audi R84:05.770 3:38.281 +3.566 05 5 6 LMP1 13 Courage Compétition Courage C60H-Judd4:26.247 3:38.785 +4.070 06 6 7 LMP1 7 Creation Autosportif DBA 03S-Judd4:02.992 3:38.929 +4.214 07 7 8 LMP1 3 ADT Champion Racing Audi R84:07.643 3:38.988 +4.273 08 8 9 LMP1 18 Rollcentre Racing Dallara SP1-Judd4:28.852 3:39.643 +4.928 09 9 10 LMP1 9 Team Jota Zytek 04S4:09.578 3:41.177 +6.462 10 10 11 LMP1 10 Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd4:15.816 3:41.930 +7.265 11 11 12 LMP2 37 Paul Belmondo Racing Courage C65-Ford AER4:14.406 3:42.301 +7.526 12 12 13 LMP1 12 Courage Compétition Courage C60H-Judd4:45.084 3:42.859 +8.144 13 13 14 LMP1 8 Rollcentre Racing Dallara SP1-Nissan4:20.862 3:43.377 +8.662 14 14 15 LMP2 32 Intersport Racing Lola B05/40-AER4:11.719 3:44.752 +10.040 15 15 16 LMP2 25 Ray Mallock Ltd. MG-Lola EX264-Judd4:28.869 3:46.205 +11.490 16 16 17 GT1 58 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR94:31.022 3:48.576 +13.861 17 17 18 LMP2 34 Miracle Motorsports Courage C65-AER4:12.754 3:48.819 +14.104 18 18 19 LMP2 30 Kruse Motorsport Courage C65-Judd4:31.127 3:49.267 +14.552 19 19 20 GT1 59 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR94:22.600 3:49.739 +15.024 20 20 21 LMP2 33 Cirtek Motorsport Courage C65-AER4:29.217 3:51.844 +17.129 21 21 22 GT1 64 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R4:36.209 3:52.426 +17.711 22 22 23 LMP2 31 Noël del Bello Racing Courage C65-CG-Mecachrome 4:21.562 3:53.051 +18.336 23 23 24 LMP2 36 Paul Belmondo Racing Courage C65-Ford AER4:27.268 3:53.376 +18.661 24 24 25 GT1 61 Russian Age Racing Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello4:23.885 3:55.309 +20.594 25 25 26 LMP2 39 Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Lola B05/40-AER4:51.514 3:55.531 +20.816 26 26 27 GT1 63 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R4:36.309 3:55.914 +21.199 27 27 28 GT1 50 Larbre Compétition Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello4:20.688 3:55.983 +21.268 28 28 29 LMP2 20 Pir Competition Pilbeam MP93-JPX4:39.059 3:57.612 +21.897 29 29 30 GT1 51 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello4:30.973 3:57.676 +21.961 30 30 31 LMP2 24 Welter Racing WR LMP044:42.403 3:59.103 +23.388 31 31 32 GT1 52 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello4:24.686 3:59.475 +23.760 32 32 33 GT2 71 Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RSR4:32.235 4:05.326 +29.611 33 33 34 LMP2 23 Welter Racing WR LMP044:51.163 4:05.855 +30.140 34 34 35 GT2 80 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3-RSR4:44.434 4:06.658 +30.943 35 35 36 GT2 77 Panoz Motorsports Panoz Esperante GT-LM-Ford Élan4:32.904 4:07.027 +31.312 36 36 37 GT2 76 IMSA Performance Porsche 911 GT3-RSR4:25.598 4:07.349 +31.634 37 37 38 GT1 69 JMB Racing Ferrari 575-GTC4:33.600 4:07.654 +31.939 38 38 39 GT2 78 Panoz Motorsports Panoz Esperante GT-LM-Ford Élan5:07.955 4:09.262 +33.547 39 39 40 GT2 90 White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RSR4:33.107 4:11.105 +35.390 40 40 41 GT2 91 T2M Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-RSR4:47.922 4:12.144 +36.429 41 41 42 GT2 72 Luc Alphand Aventures Porsche 911 GT3-RSR4:41.065 4:12.258 +36.543 42 42 43 GT2 93 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 360 Modena GTC4:28.724 4:13.237 +37.522 43 43 44 GT2 89 Sebah Automotive Ltd. Porsche 911 GT3-RSR4:43.150 4:16.930 +41.215 44 44 45 GT2 92 Cirtek Motorsport Ferrari 360 Modena GTC4:53.019 4:20.873 +45.158 45 45 46 GT2 95 Racesport Peninsula TVR TVR Tuscan T400R4:48.379 4:22.310 +46.595 46 46 47 GT2 83 Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-RSR4:49.404 4:24.068 +48.351 47 47 48 LMP2 35 G-Force Racing Courage C65-Judd4:31.453 No time +55.738 48 481 1 49 GT2 85 Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R-Audi4:36.539 4:32.043 +56.327 49 49Sources:Le Mans 24 Hours – (Qualifying Results) https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/qualifying/Le_Mans-2005-06-19.html Racing Sports Cars 7 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20161004040733/http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/qualifying/Le_Mans-2005-06-19.html 4 October 2016 live73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Qualifying Times http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_times.htm DailySportsCar 7 July 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190707055659/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/qualifying/qualifying_times.htm 7 July 2019 Notes: 1 1 – The No. 35 G-Force Racing entry was granted dispensation to start the race after failing to qualify within 115 per cent of the fastest LMP2 car. Warm-up The drivers had a 45-minute warm-up session at 09:00 Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) to test car functionality in clear and warm weather.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/pescarolo-fastest-in-le-mans-warm-up/188914/ Pescarolo fastest in Le Mans warm-up 18 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105812/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/pescarolo-fastest-in-le-mans-warm-up/188914/ 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 Boullion's No. 16 Pescarolo car was the fastest with a lap of 3:37.042. The No. 3 R8 of Kristensen and Frank Biela's No. 2 car were second and third. Sébastien Loeb was fourth in the No. 17 Pescarolo car with Jamie Campbell-Walter fifth in the No. 7 Creation Autosportif DBA vehicle. Liz Halliday's No. 32 Intersport Lola fastest LMP2 lap time was 3:49.477. Bennett was second in class with his No. 30 Kruse Courage car. In LMGT1, Brabham's No. 59 Aston Martin was fastest and Lieb's No. 71 Alex Job Porsche led in LMGT2.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44969 Boullion Tops Warm-Up Jones Bruce 18 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105811/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44969 7 July 2019 dead 7 July 2019 The No. 8 Rollcentre Dallara emitted smoke from its left-hand exhaust system and the team changed engines. A major oversteer caused Dumas to lose control of the No. 76 IMSA Performance car and damage its front-right corner against a barrier leaving the Indianapolis turn.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_warmup.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Race Morning Warm-up Report 18 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105812/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_warmup.htm 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 Race Start and opening hours The weather at the start was dry and clear with an air temperature of 32 C F on.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_1_123.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Hours 1, 2 & 3 18 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105817/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_1_123.htm 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 Approximately 230,000 people attended the race.https://www.denverpost.com/2005/06/20/former-tci-exec-hindery-wins-lemans-race/ Former TCI exec Hindery wins LeMans race 20 June 2005 Denver Post 7 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105811/https://www.denverpost.com/2005/06/20/former-tci-exec-hindery-wins-lemans-race/ 7 July 2019 live Martin Winterkorn, Audi's president, waved the French tricolour to start of the race at 16:00 local time. Pole sitter Boullion led the field.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/boullion-leads-after-first-hour-at-le-mans/188935/ Boullion leads after first hour at Le Mans 18 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105814/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/boullion-leads-after-first-hour-at-le-mans/188935/ 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 There were 49 cars scheduled to start, but Paul Belmondo's Courage, Bouvet's Gerald Welter WR, the Rollcentre Dallara, and the Chamberlain-Synergy Lola vehicles started from the pit lane because of technical issues. Boullion led his teammate Ayari for the first three laps, pulling away from the rest of the field. Michigami's Jim Gainer Dome car passed Emanuele Pirro on the inside for third entering the Dunlop chicane. On the third lap, Auberlen overtook Rockenfeller for the lead of LMGT2. Gear selection problems forced the No. 25 Ray Mallock Lola car to the garage and Michigami lost a lap due to a minor paddle shift issue. Towards the close of the first hour the LMGT1-class-leading No. 59 Aston Martin of Turner incurred two stop-and-go penalties for driving across a white line denoting the track boundaries at the Ford Chicane, dropping the car to third. Several cars were affected by mechanical attrition in the second hour. Owing to a loose undertray on Liddell's Panoz vehicle, Lieb's Alex Job car took the lead in LMGT2. Gavin's No. 64 Corvette slowed to 60 mph km/h on after a left-rear puncture caused by a lack of pressure on the Mulsanne Straight. He returned to the pit lane for a replacement wheel, falling to third in class after another delay caused by a water leak.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44984 Hour 2: Short Jumps to Third Jones Bruce 18 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105815/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44984 7 July 2019 dead 7 July 2019 Stefan Eriksson's No. 92 Cirtek Ferrari spun just before the Ford Chicanes, causing several drivers to scramble for space to avoid hitting his car. Soon after, Patrick Bourdais was caught off guard when Ayari lapped his No. 78 Panoz car at Arnage corner, resulting in a collision between Bourdais and Ayari. Bourdais spun into a gravel trap, tapping a tyre barrier. Ayari drove the No. 17 Pesarolo into the garage with steering and front bodywork damage. After four minutes of repairs, it dropped to sixth place, with Éric Hélary relieving Ayari.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/ayari-pits-for-repairs/188937/ Ayari pits for repairs 18 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105811/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/ayari-pits-for-repairs/188937/ 7 July 2019 live 7 June 2019 When Campbell-Walter had a broken mechanical connection between the No. 7 DBA-Judd's paddle shift and gearbox, Enge's No. 58 Aston Martin moved into the top ten. Following high water temperatures that took 25 minutes to correct, the car dropped down the race order.http://www.lmsr.net/julmcre1.html Slow start for Creation after paddle shift problem 18 June 2005 Le Mans Sportscar Racing https://web.archive.org/web/20050619234857/http://www.lmsr.net/julmcre1.html 19 June 2005 dead 7 July 2019 LMP2 was led by Ian Mitchell's Kruse' Courage C65, which passed Hancock's Intersport Lola entry and battled the No. 37 Paul Belmondo car. Later, the Petersen Porsche passed Lieb's Alex Job car to take the lead in LMGT2. Nearing the 2-hour and 30-minute mark, Beretta's No. 64 Corvette suffered a second rear-left puncture and entered the pit lane for another tyre change.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140924/1/second-michelin-puncture-for-corvette Second Michelin puncture for Corvette 18 June 2005 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105815/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140924/1/second-michelin-puncture-for-corvette 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 Shortly after, Comas's No. 16 Pescarolo ceded the race lead to Pirro's No. 2 Audi as a gear selection fault required a visit to the garage, dropping the car to fifth. It lost further positions as the problem persisted leaving the first Mulsanne chicane with Collard driving.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44990 Pescarolo Lose the Lead Jones Bruce 18 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190707105812/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/44990 7 July 2019 dead 7 July 2019 The Chamberlain-Synergy Lola began leaking oil at the end of the second hour, requiring the ACO to deploy three safety cars for 15 minutes while marshals scattered cement dust to dry the spilled oil.Pescarolo drops back as Pirro crashes https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/pescarolo-drops-back-as-pirro-crashes/188951/ motorsport.com 18 June 2005 7 July 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190707141050/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/pescarolo-drops-back-as-pirro-crashes/188951/ 7 July 2019 Pirro locked his cold tyres heavily on the run to Arnage corner as the safety cars were recalled, colliding with a tyre barrier with the No. 2 Audi's left-front corner. Marshals recovered the vehicle, and Pirro drove slowly to the pit lane for bodywork repairs. The No. 2 Audi rejoined in fifth place, with Marco Werner taking the lead and Stéphane Ortelli's Team Oreca car moving into second.73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Hours 4, 5 & 6 http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_2_456.htm DailySportsCar 18 June 2005 7 July 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190707141051/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_2_456.htm 7 July 2019 A left-rear puncture on Hélary No. 16 Pescarolo C60 car midway through the lap necessitated a pit stop to repair bodywork damage. After a ten-minute pit stop, the car rejoined the race in seventh place. Krumm's recovering No. 18 Rollcentre Dallara car, which had a cured misfiring engine, was forced to enter the pit lane to repair a broken power steering pump that needed fluid replenishment. Night As night fell, Max Papis' No. 63 Corvette took the lead in LMGT1 as Lamy made a pit stop to give the No. 58 Aston Martin to co-driver Peter Kox. Bruce Jouanny's No. 13 Courage C60H suffered a major rear left puncture on the approach from Mulsanne corner to Indianapolis turn, removing the car's rear wing and bodywork and forcing its retirement in the garage. The incident delayed Ortelli, who drove into a gravel trap at the Dunlop Esses after hitting debris from Jouanny's car, but he avoided hitting the trackside barriers.  A suspension problem on Jean-Marc Gounon's Team Oreca Audi dropped it to sixth overall, promoting Biela's No. 2 Champion vehicle to second. Gounon reclaimed fourth place by passing Vanina Ickx's No. 18 Rollcentre Dallara and Jan Lammers' No. 10 Racing for Holland Dome cars. Meanwhile, Alex Job driver Rockenfeller retook the lead of LMGT2 from White Lighting.Jones Bruce Hour 6: Kristensen a Lap Ahead http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45008 Autosport 18 June 2005 7 July 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190707141047/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45008 7 July 2019 Ron Fellows' No. 63 Corvette was passed for the lead of the LMGT1 category by Kox's No. 59 Aston Martin entering the first Mulsanne chicane in the seventh hour and Kox began to pull away from the rest of the class field.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/audi-at-the-front-as-night-falls-at-le-mans/189002/ Audi at the front as night falls at Le Mans 19 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190707193918/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/audi-at-the-front-as-night-falls-at-le-mans/189002/ 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_3_789.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Hours 7, 8 & 9 19 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190707193918/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_3_789.htm 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 Not long after, Donny Crevels' No. 85 Spyker C8 caught fire at its right rear due to a broken oil line spraying oil on its warm exhaust pipe. He retired after a high speed spin into a gravel trap at Indianapolis corner.Spyker Squadron race ending report https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/spyker-squadron-race-ending-report/189093/ live motorsport.com 17 June 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20190707193918/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/spyker-squadron-race-ending-report/189093/ 7 July 2019 7 July 2019 The safety cars were needed a second time to give marshals 24 minutes to dry the spilled oil with cement dust. During the safety car period, the No. 34 Miracle Courage lost its left rear wheel at the pit lane exit and coasted backwards down a small hill before re-entering the pit lane. Turner was then given a third time penalty for overtaking another car under yellow flag conditions; the gap between Lieb's Alex Job Racing Porsche and Bernhard's White Lighting car in the first two positions in LMGT2 was 14 seconds. At midnight, Ayari's No. 17 Pescarolo C60 and Bobby Verdon-Roe's No. 8 Rollcentre Dallara cars collided at the first Mulsanne chicane, dropping Ayari to 14th while damage to the Pescarolo car was repaired.https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/ayari-verdon-roe-exchange-blame-5330871/5330871/ Ayari, Verdon-Roe Exchange Blame Cotton Andrew 18 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20210422013816/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/ayari-verdon-roe-exchange-blame-5330871/5330871/ 22 April 2021 dead 23 March 2026 Halliday and later Gregor Fisken twice brought the No. 32 Intersport Lola car from the LMP2 lead straight to the pit lane with a fuel injector problem. The team lost 15 minutes and the category lead to Paul Belmondon's No. 37 Courage car.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45028 LMP2 Leader Hits Trouble Cotton Andrew 18 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190707193918/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45028 7 July 2019 dead 7 July 2019https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/close-battles-throughout-the-field-in-24h/189031/ Close battles throughout the field in 24H 19 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190707193918/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/close-battles-throughout-the-field-in-24h/189031/ 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 Boullion's No. 16 Pescarolo C60 vehicle took fourth when driver John Bosch entered the pit lane for debris removal from the Racing for Holland Dome's car sidepod and radiator. Fuel injector problems on Andre's LMP2-class leading No. 37 Paul Belmondo Courage forced him into the garage for replacement fuel pump and filters,http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_4_101112.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Hours 10, 11 & 12 19 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190707193920/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_4_101112.htm 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 as the No. 32 Intersport Lola vehicle was retired with a broken engine valve.ALMS team update...Intersport retired at 1:30 am after 4 lap lead http://www.lmsr.net/julmint5.html dead Le Mans Sportscar Racing 19 June 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050622234943/http://www.lmsr.net/julmint5.html 22 June 2005 9 July 2019 Andre lost his two-lap lead to Karim Ojjeh's sister No. 36 car and, later, Adam Sharpe. Werner's No. 3 Audi led his Champion teammate McNish by a lap as the race approached half distance after the No. 2 car made an unscheduled stop to replace a slow puncture. Comas returned to fifth when the No. 5 Jim Gainer Dome car's engine control unit was changed and fell to fourth.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45038 Hour 12: Audi 1–2 at Halfway Redmayne Tim 19 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190707193918/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45038 7 July 2019 dead 7 July 2019 Morning to early afternoon Early in the morning, McNish's quick pace cut Kristensen's overall lead to less than a minute.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/pace-hots-up-as-sun-rises-over-le-mans/189106/ Pace hots up as sun rises over Le Mans 19 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190707193923/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/pace-hots-up-as-sun-rises-over-le-mans/189106/ 7 July 2019 live 7 July 2019 After missing his braking point, Gounon lost control of the Team Oreca R8 and narrowly avoided hitting Kristensen at the Ford Chicane.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45044 Hour 15: Pescarolo Takes Second Redmayne Tim 19 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190708194532/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45044 8 July 2019 dead 8 July 2019 Soon after, a tyre delamination sent McNish's Audi into a tyre barrier at Indianapolis, where it was beached in a gravel trap. After marshals recovered the Audi from the gravel, he returned to the track, but McNish drove straight to the garage. It took 18 minutes to repair the Audi's front-right suspension and rear bodywork. Boullion in the No. 17 Pescarolo car was promoted to second as the No. 2 Audi now driven by Biela fell to third place.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/mcnish-accident-allows-pescarolo-past/189107/ McNish accident allows Pescarolo past 19 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190708194532/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/mcnish-accident-allows-pescarolo-past/189107/ 8 July 2019 live 8 July 2019 Xavier Pompidou's No. 91 T2M Motorsport Porsche struck a tree at 190 km/h mph on at Indianapolis corner after its left-rear wheel bearing failed before his braking point, forcing its retirement. Because the brunt of the impact damaged the car's right-hand corner, Pompidou was unharmed; he was transported from the circuit via a medical vehicle for a precautionary check-up.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2005lemans/lemans692.htm Xavier's OK 21 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190709142745/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/news/lemans/2005lemans/lemans692.htm 9 July 2019 live 9 July 2019 Kristsensen selected a gear too early in the No. 3 Audi and ran wide onto the grass at the second Mulsanne chicane; he kept the overall lead from Boullion's faster Pescarolo. The No. 36 Paul Belmondo Racing Courage car lost its four-lap lead in the LMP2 category to Erdos' No. 25 Ray Mallock Lola car because of an overheating issue.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_6_161718.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Hours 16, 17 & 18 19 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190708194533/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_6_161718.htm 8 July 2019 live 8 July 2019http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45055 RML Takes LMP2 Lead Jones Bruce 19 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190708194618/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45055 8 July 2019 dead 8 July 2019 At the first Mulsanne chicane, Campbell-Walter locked his front-left tyre on gravel and oil strewn across the track and collided with a tyre barrier. He drove the No. 13 Creation Autosportif DBA-Judd car to the garage for a new splitter, bodywork, and brake disc before rejoining the race in 20th after 1 hour and 10 minutes.More set backs for Creation as dawn breaks http://www.lmsr.net/julmcre6.html dead Le Mans Sportscar Racing 19 June 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050625001012/http://www.lmsr.net/julmcre6.html 25 June 2005 9 July 2019 Loeb brought the No. 16 Pescarolo into the pit lane for a three-minute stop to clear debris from the car's air intakes and bodywork after going off the track onto an escape road at Indianapolis corner. The No. 25 Ray Mallock MG-Lola lost the LMP2 lead to Andre in the No. 37 Paul Belmondo Courage vehicle due to a broken layshaft bearing that forced the car into the garage for 34 minutes, dropping it to third in the category.RML Lola takes the lead in the closing minutes and holds on for LMP2 win http://www.lmsr.net/julmrmlf.html dead Le Mans Sportscar Racing 20 June 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050623003427/http://www.lmsr.net/julmrmlf.html 23 June 2005 9 July 2019 Soon after, Enge's No. 58 Aston Martin sustained front splitter damage. After a five-minute pit stop to repair the damage, the car lost the LMGT1 lead to Beretta's No. 64 Corvette. Stéphane Sarrazin's No. 59 Aston Martin also passed teammate Enge for second place in the category; despite a left-rear puncture, his pit stop did not lose him second in LMGT1.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45057 Hour 19: Aston Lose Lead in GT1 Redmayne Tim 19 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190709075335/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45057 9 July 2019 dead 9 July 2019http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_7_192021.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Hours 19, 20 & 21 19 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190709075337/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_7_192021.htm 9 July 2019 live 9 July 2019 In the 19th hour, Ayari, fifth, picked up a rear puncture on a bump at the first Mulsanne chicane. He spun through 90 degrees into a tyre wall, damaging the No. 17 Pescarolo car's rear wing, steering and suspension, as well as loosening its bodywork. Ayari slowed for almost an entire lap to enter the garage. Pescarolo were unable to repair the damage after half an hour and retired the car. The No. 17's retirement elevated John Stack's No. 9 Jota Zytek car to fifth overall.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/ayari-crashes-17-pescarolo-in-24h/189124/ Ayari crashes #17 Pescarolo in 24H 19 June 2005 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190709075333/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/ayari-crashes-17-pescarolo-in-24h/189124/ 9 July 2019 live 9 July 2019 The Zytek car held fifth until Hignett understeered across a gravel trap at Indianapolis corner and collided with a tyre barrier. Marshals freed Hignett from the barrier, and the car returned to the track in eighth overall. The attrition rate among LMP1 cars promoted the LMGT1-leading No. 64 Corvette to fifth overall.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45066 Hour 23: Corvette Lead 1–2 in GT1 Jones Bruce 19 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190709075333/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45066 9 July 2019 dead 9 July 2019 Meanwhile, Erdos' No. 25 Ray Mallock MG-Lola car spun into a gravel trap at the Ford Chicane because of a right-rear suspension failure. Erdos was able to drive the car to the pit lane for repairs.http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_8_222324.htm 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours – Hours 22, 23 & 24 19 June 2005 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20190709075336/http://archive.dailysportscar.com/subscribers/lemans/2005/race/race_8_222324.htm 9 July 2019 live 9 July 2019 With 90 minutes remaining, the No. 59 Aston Martin entered the garage to have a water leak in its radiator repaired, while Enge's No. 58 car retired after running out of fuel on track. After an unscheduled visit to the garage to have debris removed from the radiator, Boullion's No. 16 Pescarolo began to fall off the race pace. The debris was the result of duct grilles being opened to stop the car overheating. Finish thumb|right|Tom Kristensen (pictured in 2006) took over from Jacky Ickx as the driver with the most overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Unchallenged since the race's third hour,http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A133356956/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=80b3effa Seventh heaven for Kristensen at Le Mans Cotton Andrew 20 June 2005 The Daily Telegraph 9 July 2019 007 Infotrac Newsstand 20 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211120215557/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA133356956&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=80b3effa live Kristensen won for the No. 3 Audi team in a time of 24:01:30.901 at an average speed of 210.216 km/h mph on,Petrequin Samuel 20 June 2005 Kristensen wins Le Mans for record seventh time https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-kristensen-wins/194000371/ 23 March 2026 Asheville Citizen-Times D6 Newspapers.com Associated Presshttps://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-2005-06-19.html Le Mans 24 Hours: (Race Results) Racing Sports Cars https://web.archive.org/web/20190709142745/https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-2005-06-19.html 9 July 2019 live 9 July 2019 two laps ahead of Boullion's No. 16 Pescarolo car. A further four laps separated the No. 2 Champion vehicle, which was third overall. Team Oreca, the final Audi vehicle, finished fourth, another two laps behind.Watkins Gary 27 June 2005 Old Reliable; Tom Kristensen wins his seventh Le Mans http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A133498229/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=2e4e761c Autoweek 55 26 40 subscription 9 July 2019 General OneFile 20 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211120215557/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA133498229&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=2e4e761c live It was Werner's first Le Mans victory, Lehto's second,https://books.google.com/books?id=7HL1GXqBPboC&dq=Audi+R8&pg=PA4 Audi R8: WSC Giants Wagstaff Ian Veloce Publishing 15 October 2011 978-1-84584-327-4 Poundbury, England 45, 47, & 103 21 September 2020 20 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211120215617/https://books.google.com/books?id=7HL1GXqBPboC&pg=PA4&dq=Audi+R8#q=Audi%20R8 live and Kristensen's seventh since his first in 1997 and sixth in succession.Tays Alan 20 June 2005 Stuart's BAM! wins class title https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-stuarts-bam-wins-c/194000383/ 23 March 2026 The Palm Beach Post 8C Newspapers.com Kristensen eclipsed Jacky Ickx's all-time record of six overall Le Mans wins,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/4107644.stm Kristensen claims Le Mans record 19 June 2005 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20070709210531/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/4107644.stm 9 July 2007 live 9 July 2019 and Werner completed the Triple Crown of endurance racing (overall wins in the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans).https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140966/1/maraj-this-win-is-everything Maraj: This win is everything 22 June 2005 Crash live https://web.archive.org/web/20200411174036/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140966/1/maraj-this-win-is-everything 11 April 2020 11 April 2005 It was also Audi's fifth overall victory and the last for the R8. The No. 64 Corvette maintained its two-lap advantage at the front of the LMGT1 field over the No. 63 car, earning the team their fourth class win. Aston Martin's No. 59 DBR9 completed the category podium in third.https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140962/1/corvette-win-best-yet-says-team Corvette win 'best yet' says team 21 June 2005 Crash https://web.archive.org/web/20190709142755/https://www.crash.net/le-mans/news/140962/1/corvette-win-best-yet-says-team 9 July 2019 live 9 July 2019 Alex Job won the LMGT2 category, unchallenged since gaining the class lead in the fifth hour of the race, two minutes ahead of White Lightning's No. 90 Porsche and seven laps ahead of Flying Lizard's No. 80 entry. The race for the LMP2 class victory continued into the final hour, with the Ray Mallock Lola car overtaking the two Paul Belmondo Courage vehicles after they experienced mechanical problems with 45 minutes remaining.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45070 Hour 24: Kristensen and Audi Win Jones Bruce 19 June 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20190709142746/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/45070 9 July 2019 dead 9 July 2019 Official results The minimum number of laps for classification (75 per cent of the overall winning car's race distance) was 277 laps. Class winners are denoted with bold. +Final race classification Pos Position Class No. Car number Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Engine 1 LMP1 3 USA ADT Champion Racing DNK Tom KristensenFIN JJ LehtoDEU Marco Werner Audi R8 Michelin 37024:01:30.901 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 2 LMP1 16 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Emmanuel CollardFRA Jean-Christophe BoullionFRA Érik Comas Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Michelin 368+2 Laps Judd GV5 5.0L V10 3 LMP1 2 USA ADT Champion Racing DEU Frank BielaGBR Allan McNishITA Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 Michelin 364+6 Laps Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 4 LMP1 4 FRA Audi PlayStation Team Oreca FRA Franck MontagnyFRA Jean-Marc GounonMCO Stéphane Ortelli Audi R8 Michelin 362+8 Laps Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 5 GT1 64 USA Corvette Racing GBR Oliver GavinMCO Olivier BerettaDNK Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 349 +21 Laps Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 6 GT1 63 USA Corvette Racing CAN Ron FellowsITA Max PapisUSA Johnny O'Connell Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 347+23 Laps Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 7 LMP1 10 NLD Racing for Holland NLD Jan LammersUSA Elton JulianNLD John Bosch Dome S101 Dunlop 346 +24 Laps Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 8 LMP1 12 FRA Courage Compétition DEU Dominik SchwagerCHE Alexander FreiGBR Christian Vann Courage C60H Yokohama 339+31 Laps Judd GV4 4.0L V10 9 GT1 59 GBR Aston Martin Racing AUS David BrabhamFRA Stéphane SarrazinGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin DBR9 Michelin 333+37 Laps Aston Martin 6.0L V12 10 GT2 71 USA Alex Job RacingUSA BAM! Motorsport DEU Mike RockenfellerDEU Marc Lieb USA Leo Hindery Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Yokohama 332 +38 Laps Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 11 GT2 90 USA Petersen MotorsportsUSA White Lightning Racing DEU Jörg BergmeisterUSA Patrick Long DEU Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 331+39 Laps Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 12 GT1 50 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Patrice GoueslardFRA Olivier DupardBEL Vincent Vosse Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Michelin 324+46 Laps Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 13 GT2 80 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Johannes van OverbeekUSA Lonnie PechnikUSA Seth Neiman Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 323+47 Laps Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 14 LMP1 7 GBR Creation Autosportif Ltd. FRA Nicolas MinassianGBR Jamie Campbell-WalterGBR Andy Wallace DBA 03S Michelin 322 +48 Laps Judd GV4 4.0L V10 15 GT2 76 FRA IMSA Performance FRA Raymond NaracFRA Sébastien DumezFRA Romain Dumas Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 322+48 Laps Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 16 LMP1 18 GBR Rollcentre Racing GBR Martin ShortPRT João BarbosaBEL Vanina Ickx Dallara SP1 Michelin 318+52 Laps Judd GV4 4.0L V10 17 GT1 61 GBR Cirtek MotorsportRUS Russian Age RacingRUS Convers Team RUS Nikolai FomenkoRUS Alexey VasilyevFRA Christophe Bouchut Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Michelin 315+55 Laps Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 18 GT2 72 FRA Luc Alphand Aventures FRA Luc AlphandFRA Jérôme PolicandFRA Christopher Campbell Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 311+59 Laps Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 GT2 89 GBR Sebah Automotive Ltd. DNK Lars-Erik NielsenDNK Thorkild ThyrringDEU Pierre Ehret Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Dunlop 307+63 Laps Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 20 LMP2 25 GBR Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) BRA Thomas ErdosGBR Mike NewtonGBR Warren Hughes MG-Lola EX264 Michelin 305 +65 Laps Judd XV675 3.4L V8 21 LMP2 36 FRA Paul Belmondo Racing SAU Karim A. OjjehFRA Claude-Yves GosselinGBR Adam Sharpe Courage C65 Michelin 300+70 Laps Ford (AER) 2.0L Turbo I4 22 LMP2 37 FRA Paul Belmondo Racing FRA Didier AndréFRA Paul BelmondoUSA Rick Sutherland Courage C65 Michelin 294+76 Laps Ford (AER) 2.0L Turbo I4 23 GT2 83 DEU Seikel Motorsport USA Philip CollinCAN David ShepAUT Horst Felbermayr Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Yokohama 274+96 Laps Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 24 LMP2 30 DEU Kruse Motorsport GBR Tim MullenGBR Ian MitchellGBR Phil Bennett Courage C65 Pirelli 268+102 Laps Judd XV675 3.4L V8 25NC Not classified LMP1 9 GBR Team JotaGBR Zytek Engineering Ltd. GBR Sam HignettGBR John StackJPN Haruki Kurosawa Zytek 04S Dunlop 325Incomplete final lap Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 26NC Not classified GT2 95 GBR Racesport Peninsula TVR GBR John HartshorneGBR Richard StantonGBR Piers Johnson TVR Tuscan T400R Dunlop 256Insufficient distance TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 27NC Not classified LMP2 24 FRA Rachel Welter JPN Yojiro TeradaFRA Patrice RousselUSA William Binnie WR LMP04 Pirelli 233Insufficient distance Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 28DNF Did not finish GT1 58 GBR Aston Martin Racing NLD Peter KoxPRT Pedro LamyCZE Tomáš Enge Aston Martin DBR9 Michelin 327Fuel system Aston Martin 6.0L V12 29DNF Did not finish LMP1 17 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Soheil AyariFRA Éric HélaryFRA Sébastien Loeb Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Michelin 288Accident damage Judd GV5 5.0L V10 30DNF Did not finish GT2 92 GBR Cirtek MotorsportRUS Conversbank SWE Stefan ErikssonGBR Joe MacariNZL Rob Wilson Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Dunlop 218Wheel Ferrari F131 3.6L V8 31DNF Did not finish LMP1 5 JPN Jim Gainer International JPN Ryō MichigamiJPN Seiji AraJPN Katsutomo Kaneishi Dome S101Hb Dunlop 193Gearbox Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 32DNF Did not finish GT2 78 USA Panoz Motor Sports FRA Patrick BourdaisUSA Bryan SellersGBR Marino Franchitti Panoz Esperante GT-LM Pirelli 185Drivetrain Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 33DNF Did not finish LMP2 35 BEL G-Force Racing / Bokkenrijders NLD Val HillebrandDEU Frank HahnGBR Gavin Pickering Courage C65 Dunlop 183Gearbox Judd XV675 3.4L V8 34DNF Did not finish GT2 91 JPN T2M Motorsport JPN Yutaka YamagishiFRA Xavier PompidouFRA Jean-Luc Blanchemain Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 183Accident Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 35DNF Did not finish LMP1 8 GBR Rollcentre Racing DEU Michael KrummGBR Bobby Verdon-RoeCHE Harold Primat Dallara SP1 Michelin 133Disqualified/Distance Nissan 3.6L Turbo V8 36DNF Did not finish LMP2 32 USA Intersport Racing USA Liz HallidayGBR Sam HancockGBR Gregor Fisken Lola B05/40 Goodyear 119Exhaust AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 37DNF Did not finish LMP2 34 USA Miracle Motorsports USA John MacalusoGBR Ian JamesUSA Andy Lally Courage C65 Kumho 115Disqualified/Reversing AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 38DNF Did not finish LMP2 31 FRA Noël del Bello Racing FRA Romain IannettaCHE Christophe PillonPRT Ni Amorim Courage C65 Michelin 99Gearbox CG-Mecachrome 3.4L V8 39DNF Did not finish GT1 69 MCO JMB Racing FRA Jean-René De FournouxFRA Stéphane DaoudiUSA Jim Matthews Ferrari 575-GTC Pirelli 84Engine Ferrari F133 6.0L V12 40DNF Did not finish GT2 85 NLD Spyker Squadron b.v. NLD Tom CoronelNLD Peter van MerksteijnNLD Donny Crevels Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R Dunlop 76Fire Audi 3.8L V8 41DNF Did not finish GT2 93 GBR Scuderia Ecosse GBR Andrew KirkaldyGBR Nathan KinchGBR Anthony Reid Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Pirelli 70Accident Ferrari F131 3.6L V8 42DNF Did not finish GT1 51 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Fabrizio GollinITA Christian PescatoriPRT Miguel Ramos Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Pirelli 67Accident Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 43DNF Did not finish GT1 52 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Michele BartyanITA Matteo MalucelliCHE Toni Seiler Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Pirelli 60Accident damage Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 44DNF Did not finish LMP2 23 FRA Gerard Welter FRA Jean-Bernard BouvetCAN Robert JulienFRA Sylvain Boulay WR LMP04 Pirelli 53Off course Peugeot ES9J4S 3.4L V6 45DNF Did not finish LMP1 13 FRA Courage Compétition FRA Jonathan CochetJPN Shinji NakanoFRA Bruce Jouanny Courage C60H Yokohama 52Accident Judd GV4 4.0L V10 46DNF Did not finish LMP2 20 FRA Pir Competition FRA Pierre BruneauFRA Marc RostanFRA Philippe Haezebrouck Pilbeam MP93 Michelin 32Clutch JPX 3.4L V6 47DNF Did not finish LMP2 39 GBR Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport GBR Bob BerridgeGBR Gareth EvansGBR Peter Owen Lola B05/40 Dunlop 30Gearbox AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 48DNF Did not finish LMP2 33 USA Intersport RacingGBR Cirtek Motorsport DNK Juan BaraziRUS Sergey ZlobinFRA Bastien Brière Courage C65 Michelin 30Suspension AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 49DNF Did not finish GT2 77 USA Panoz Motor Sports USA Bill AuberlenGBR Robin LiddellCAN Scott Maxwell Panoz Esperante GT-LM Pirelli 27Engine Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8Sources:2005 24 Hours of Le Mans https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2005-04/X Racing-Reference 9 July 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190606021521/https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2005-04/X 6 June 2019+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerDunlop DunlopGoodyear GoodyearKumho KumhoMichelin MichelinPirelli PirelliYokohama Yokohama References 30em External links lemans.org Le Mans 24 Hours of Le Mans Category:24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans