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2005 Le Mans 24 Hours

2005 Le Mans 24 Hours is 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Jean-Christophe Boullion, Erik Comas, Emmanuel Collard won the pole position, Jj Lehto, Tom Kristensen, Marco Werner won this race. Jean-Christophe Boullion, Erik Comas, Emmanuel Collard and Emanuele Pirro, Allan Mcnish, Frank Biela also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 370 laps (5,051 km).

Previous race: 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 2006 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 19th June 2005

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Champion Racing team
2nd victory for the Jj Lehto
7th victory for the Tom Kristensen
1st victory for the Marco Werner
2nd podium for the Jj Lehto
7th podium for the Tom Kristensen
3rd podium for the Marco Werner
1st podium for the Jean-Christophe Boullion
1st podium for the Erik Comas
1st podium for the Emmanuel Collard
4th podium for the Emanuele Pirro
3rd podium for the Allan Mcnish
5th podium for the Frank Biela

2005 Le Mans 24 Hours

Audi R8 #3 - 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP1)

Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Z06 - 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Z06 #64 - 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1)

Porsche 996 GT3-RSR - 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 996 GT3-RSR #71 - 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT2)

MG EX264 #25 - 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP2)

2005 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Jj Lehto, Tom Kristensen, Marco Werner	Audi R8, #3	5050.500 kms	370	Champion Racing	LMP1	1
2	Jean-Christophe Boullion, Erik Comas, Emmanuel Collard	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid, #16	5023.200 kms	368	Pescarolo Sport	LMP1	2
3	Emanuele Pirro, Allan Mcnish, Frank Biela	Audi R8, #2	4968.600 kms	364	Champion Racing	LMP1	3
4	Franck Montagny, Stéphane Ortelli, Jean-Marc Gounon	Audi R8, #4	4941.300 kms	362	Audi Playstation Oreca	LMP1	4
5	Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Z06, #64	4763.850 kms	349	Corvette Racing	GT1	1
6	Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Max Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Z06, #63	4736.550 kms	347	Corvette Racing	GT1	2
7	Jan Lammers, Elton Julian, John Bosch	Dome S101, #10	4722.900 kms	346	Racing For Holland	LMP1	5
8	Dominik Schwager, Christian Vann, Alexander Frei	Courage C60 Hybrid, #12	4627.350 kms	339	Courage Competition	LMP1	6
9	Darren Turner, Stéphane Sarrazin, David Brabham	Aston Martin DBR9, #59	4545.450 kms	333	Aston Martin Racing	GT1	3
10	Mike Rockenfeller, Marc Lieb, Leo Hindery	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #71	4531.800 kms	332	Alex Job Racing	GT2	1
11	Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Patrick Long	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #90	4518.150 kms	331	White Lightning Racing	GT2	2
12	Vincent Vosse, Patrice Goueslard, Olivier Dupard	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #50	4422.600 kms	324	Larbre Compétition	GT1	4
13	Seth Neiman, Lonnie Pechnik, Johannes Van Overbeek	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #80	4408.950 kms	323	Flying Lizard Motorsports	GT2	3
14	Nicolas Minassian, Jamie Campbell-Walter, Andy Wallace	DBA 03S, #7	4395.300 kms	322	Creation Autosportif	LMP1	7
15	Raymond Narac, Sébastien Dumez, Romain Dumas	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #76	4395.300 kms	322	Raymond Narac	GT2	4
16	João Barbosa, Martin Short, Vanina Ickx	Dallara SP1, #18	4340.700 kms	318	Rollcentre Racing	LMP1	8
17	Christophe Bouchut, Alex Vasiliev, Nikolaj Fomenko	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #61	4299.750 kms	315	Cirtek Motorsport	GT1	5
18	Luc Alphand, Christopher Campbell, Jerome Policand	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #72	4245.150 kms	311	Luc Alphand Aventures	GT2	5
19	Thorkild Thyrring, Pierre Ehret, Lars Nielsen	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #89	4190.550 kms	307	Sebah Automotive	GT2	6
20	Thomas Erdos, Mike Newton, Warren Hughes	MG EX264, #25	4163.250 kms	305	RML	LMP2	1
21	Claude-Yves Gosselin, Karim Ojjea, Adam Sharpe	Courage C65, #36	4095.000 kms	300	Paul Belmondo Racing	LMP2	2
22	Didier Andre, Paul Belmondo, Rick Sutherland	Courage C65, #37	4013.100 kms	294	Paul Belmondo Racing	LMP2	3
23	Philip Collin, Horst Felbermayr, David Shep	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #83	3740.100 kms	274	Seikel Motorsport	GT2	7
24	Phillip Bennett, Ian Mitchell, Tim Mullen	Courage C65, #30	3617.250 kms	268	Kruse Motorsport	LMP2	4
DNF	Peter Kox, Tomas Enge	Aston Martin DBR9, #58	4477.200 kms	327	Aston Martin Racing	GT1	6
DNF	Haruki Kurosawa, Sam Hignett, John Stack	Zytek 04S, #9	4436.250 kms	325	Team Jota - Zytek	LMP1	9
DNF	Eric Helary, Sebastien Loeb, Soheil Ayari	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid, #17	3931.200 kms	288	Pescarolo Sport	LMP1	10
DNC	Piers Johnson, Richard Stanton, John Hartshorne	TVR Tuscan T400R, #95	3494.400 kms	256	Racesport Peninsula TVR	GT2	8
DNC	Patrice Roussel, Yojiro Terada, William Binnie	WR LMP2, #24	3180.450 kms	233	Rachel Welter	LMP2	5
DNF	Joe Macari, Stefan Eriksson, Rob Wilson	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC, #92	2975.700 kms	218	Cirtek Motorsport	GT2	9
DNF	Ryou Michigami, Seiji Ara, Katsutomo Kaneishi	Dome S101 HB, #5	2634.450 kms	193	Jim Gainer International	LMP1	11
DNF	Bryan Sellers, Marino Franchitti, Patrick Bourdais	Panoz Esperante GTLM, #78	2525.250 kms	185	Panoz Motor Sports	GT2	10
DNF	Xavier Pompidou, Yutaka Yamagishi, Jean-Luc Blanchemain	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #91	2497.950 kms	183	T2M Motorsport	GT2	11
DNF	Val Hillebrand, Gavin Pickering, Frank Hahn	Courage C65, #35	2497.950 kms	183	G-Force Racing	LMP2	6
DNF	Michael Krumm, Bobby Verdon-Roe, Harold Primat	Dallara SP1, #8	1815.450 kms	133	Rollcentre Racing	LMP1	12
DNF	Sam Hancock, Liz Halliday, Gregor Fisken	Lola B05/40, #32	1624.350 kms	119	Intersport Racing	LMP2	7
DNF	Ian James, John Macaluso, Andy Lally	Courage C65, #34	1569.750 kms	115	Miracle Motorsports	LMP2	8
DNF	Christophe Pillon, Ni Amorim, Romain Iannetta	Courage C65, #31	1351.350 kms	99	Noël del Bello	LMP2	9
DNF	Stéphane Daoudi, Jean-René de Fournoux, Jim Matthews	Ferrari 575 Maranello GTC, #69	1146.600 kms	84	JMB Racing	GT1	7
DNF	Tom Coronel, Donny Crevels, Peter van Merksteijn	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R, #85	1037.400 kms	76	Spyker Squadron	GT2	12
DNF	Andrew Kirkaldy, Nathan Kinch, Anthony Reid	Ferrari 360 Modena GT, #93	955.500 kms	70	Scuderia Ecosse	GT2	13
DNF	Christian Pescatori, Fabrizio Gollin, Miguel Ramos	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #51	914.550 kms	67	BMS Scuderia Italia	GT1	8
DNF	Matteo Malucelli, Toni Seiler, Michele Bartyan	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #52	819.000 kms	60	BMS Scuderia Italia	GT1	9
DNF	Jean-Bernard Bouvet, Sylvain Boulay, Robert Julien	WR LMP2, #23	723.450 kms	53	Gerard Welter	LMP2	10
DNF	Shinji Nakano, Bruce Jouanny, Jonathan Cochet	Courage C60 Hybrid, #13	709.800 kms	52	Courage Competition	LMP1	13
DNF	Marc Rostan, Pierre Bruneau, Philippe Haezebrouck	Pilbeam MP93, #20	436.800 kms	32	Pierre Bruneau	LMP2	11
DNF	Sergey Zlobin, Juan Barazi, Bastien Brière	Courage C65, #33	409.500 kms	30	Intersport Racing	LMP2	12
DNF	Bob Berridge, Peter Owen, Gareth Evans	Lola B05/40, #39	409.500 kms	30	Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport	LMP2	13
DNF	Bill Auberlen, Robin Liddell, Scott Maxwell	Panoz Esperante GTLM, #77	368.550 kms	27	Panoz Motor Sports	GT2	14

Qualifying Results for the 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jean-Christophe Boullion, Erik Comas, Emmanuel Collard	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid, #16	3:34.715	Pescarolo Sport
2	Eric Helary, Sebastien Loeb, Soheil Ayari	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid, #17	3:35.555	Pescarolo Sport
3	Emanuele Pirro, Allan Mcnish, Frank Biela	Audi R8, #2	3:37.795	Champion Racing
4	Ryou Michigami, Seiji Ara, Katsutomo Kaneishi	Dome S101 HB, #5	3:38.094	Jim Gainer International
5	Franck Montagny, Stéphane Ortelli, Jean-Marc Gounon	Audi R8, #4	3:38.281	Audi Playstation Oreca
6	Shinji Nakano, Bruce Jouanny, Jonathan Cochet	Courage C60 Hybrid, #13	3:38.735	Courage Competition
7	Nicolas Minassian, Jamie Campbell-Walter, Andy Wallace	DBA 03S, #7	3:38.929	Creation Autosportif
8	Jj Lehto, Tom Kristensen, Marco Werner	Audi R8, #3	3:38.988	Champion Racing
9	João Barbosa, Martin Short, Vanina Ickx	Dallara SP1, #18	3:39.643	Rollcentre Racing
10	Haruki Kurosawa, Sam Hignett, John Stack	Zytek 04S, #9	3:41.177	Team Jota - Zytek
11	Jan Lammers, Elton Julian, John Bosch	Dome S101, #10	3:41.930	Racing For Holland
12	Didier Andre, Paul Belmondo, Rick Sutherland	Courage C65, #37	3:42.301	Paul Belmondo Racing
13	Dominik Schwager, Christian Vann, Alexander Frei	Courage C60 Hybrid, #12	3:42.859	Courage Competition
14	Michael Krumm, Bobby Verdon-Roe, Harold Primat	Dallara SP1, #8	3:43.377	Rollcentre Racing
15	Sam Hancock, Liz Halliday, Gregor Fisken	Lola B05/40, #32	3:44.752	Intersport Racing
16	Thomas Erdos, Mike Newton, Warren Hughes	MG EX264, #25	3:46.205	RML
17	Peter Kox, Tomas Enge	Aston Martin DBR9, #58	3:48.576	Aston Martin Racing
18	Ian James, John Macaluso, Andy Lally	Courage C65, #34	3:48.819	Miracle Motorsports
19	Phillip Bennett, Ian Mitchell, Tim Mullen	Courage C65, #30	3:49.267	Kruse Motorsport
20	Darren Turner, Stéphane Sarrazin, David Brabham	Aston Martin DBR9, #59	3:49.739	Aston Martin Racing
21	Sergey Zlobin, Juan Barazi, Bastien Brière	Courage C65, #33	3:51.844	Intersport Racing
22	Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Z06, #64	3:52.426	Corvette Racing
23	Christophe Pillon, Ni Amorim, Romain Iannetta	Courage C65, #31	3:53.051	Noël del Bello
24	Claude-Yves Gosselin, Karim Ojjea, Adam Sharpe	Courage C65, #36	3:53.376	Paul Belmondo Racing
25	Christophe Bouchut, Alex Vasiliev, Nikolaj Fomenko	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #61	3:55.309	Cirtek Motorsport
26	Bob Berridge, Peter Owen, Gareth Evans	Lola B05/40, #39	3:55.531	Chamberlain - Synergy Motorsport
27	Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Max Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Z06, #63	3:55.914	Corvette Racing
28	Vincent Vosse, Patrice Goueslard, Olivier Dupard	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #50	3:55.983	Larbre Compétition
29	Marc Rostan, Pierre Bruneau, Philippe Haezebrouck	Pilbeam MP93, #20	3:57.612	Pierre Bruneau
30	Christian Pescatori, Fabrizio Gollin, Miguel Ramos	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #51	3:57.676	BMS Scuderia Italia
31	Patrice Roussel, Yojiro Terada, William Binnie	WR LMP2, #24	3:59.103	Rachel Welter
32	Matteo Malucelli, Toni Seiler, Michele Bartyan	Ferrari 550 Maranello, #52	3:59.475	BMS Scuderia Italia
33	Mike Rockenfeller, Marc Lieb, Leo Hindery	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #71	4:05.326	Alex Job Racing
34	Jean-Bernard Bouvet, Sylvain Boulay, Robert Julien	WR LMP2, #23	4:05.855	Gerard Welter
35	Seth Neiman, Lonnie Pechnik, Johannes Van Overbeek	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #80	4:06.658	Flying Lizard Motorsports
36	Bill Auberlen, Robin Liddell, Scott Maxwell	Panoz Esperante GTLM, #77	4:07.027	Panoz Motor Sports
37	Raymond Narac, Sébastien Dumez, Romain Dumas	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #76	4:07.349	Raymond Narac
38	Stéphane Daoudi, Jean-René de Fournoux, Jim Matthews	Ferrari 575 Maranello GTC, #69	4:07.654	JMB Racing
39	Bryan Sellers, Marino Franchitti, Patrick Bourdais	Panoz Esperante GTLM, #78	4:09.262	Panoz Motor Sports
40	Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Patrick Long	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #90	4:11.105	White Lightning Racing
41	Xavier Pompidou, Yutaka Yamagishi, Jean-Luc Blanchemain	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #91	4:12.144	T2M Motorsport
42	Luc Alphand, Christopher Campbell, Jerome Policand	Porsche 996 GT3-RS, #72	4:12.258	Luc Alphand Aventures
43	Andrew Kirkaldy, Nathan Kinch, Anthony Reid	Ferrari 360 Modena GT, #93	4:13.237	Scuderia Ecosse
44	Thorkild Thyrring, Pierre Ehret, Lars Nielsen	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #89	4:16.930	Sebah Automotive
45	Joe Macari, Stefan Eriksson, Rob Wilson	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC, #92	4:20.873	Cirtek Motorsport
46	Piers Johnson, Richard Stanton, John Hartshorne	TVR Tuscan T400R, #95	4:22.310	Racesport Peninsula TVR
47	Philip Collin, Horst Felbermayr, David Shep	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR, #83	4:24.068	Seikel Motorsport
48	Val Hillebrand, Gavin Pickering, Frank Hahn	Courage C65, #35	4:31.453	G-Force Racing
49	Tom Coronel, Donny Crevels, Peter van Merksteijn	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R, #85	4:32.043	Spyker Squadron