1000km of Nurburgring

[modbaraban]

I've been looking at the official time table of LMS and the one of MotorsTV and neither of those actually have any notice whether the times are in GMT, local time or whatever? I dunno maybe my eyesight fails but I can't see any.

According to the LMS website the 1000km of Nurburgring (RACE) starts at 12:05 (timezone?).

Please clarify if you can, assuming you have other sources to refer to. I need to plan my Sunday in advance, and I hope I'll be at home ontime to watch the race.

Thanx, cheers.

[vyselegend]

mod, the times on all those sites are Paris timezone, which is the same timezone as the Nurb. (don't remember the name I'm tired it's GMT plus or minus something...)

Motors TV begins coverage at 11h45 here, which means 12h45 at Kyiv if I'm not mistaken. Have a good night and let's hope for a great race tomorrow.

[modbaraban]

Thank you. That's local time then. GMT +1.

Shame they don't use THE track.

[vyselegend]

Indeed. I think LMPs could whistand it, and it's already proven GTs are perfectly fit to the track, so there must be more likely contractuals problems, or logistics ones. I'm sure the 50 car field would provide a great race on the Nordschleiffe, plus it would be the less traffic-hampered LMS round...

Without surprises, Peugeot showed dominant raw performance in Qualy, with both 908s on the front row. More surprising is the Lola-Aston displaying once again awsome pace to steal third place, relagating R10s to fourth and fifth.

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Pos No Cl Ty Team Drivers Veh Ses.1 Ses.2 L. Best Gap Km/h
1  7  LMP1 M Team Peugeot Total GENE Marc/MINASSIAN Nicolas Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP 1:39.492 4 1:39.492 185.876
2  8  LMP1 M Team Peugeot Total LAMY Pedro/SARRAZIN Stephane Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP 1:39.515 5 1:39.515 0:00.023 185.833
3  10 LMP1 M Charouz Racing System MUCKE Stefan/CHAROUZ Jan Lola Aston Martin 1:40.951 4 1:40.951 0:01.459 183.19
4  2  LMP1 M Audi Sport Team Joest PREMAT Alexandre/ROCKENFELLER Mike Audi R10 TDI 1:40.978 6 1:40.978 0:01.486 183.141
5  1  LMP1 M Audi Sport Team Joest CAPELLO Rinaldo/McNISH Allan Audi R10 TDI 1:41.027 10 1:41.027 0:01.535 183.052
6  6  LMP1 M Team Oreca Matmut PANIS Olivier/LAPIERRE Nicolas Courage-Oreca Judd 1:42.292 4 1:42.292 0:02.800 180.788
7  34 LMP2 M Van Merksteijn Motorsport VERSTAPPEN Jos/BLEEKEMOLEN Jeroen Porsche RS Spyder 1:43.169 5 1:43.169 0:03.677 179.252
8  5  LMP1 M Team Oreca Matmut ORTELLI Stephane/AYARI Soheil/DUVAL Loic Courage-Oreca Judd 1:43.519 6 1:43.519 0:04.027 178.645
9  31 LMP2 D Team Essex ELGAARD Casper/NIELSEN John Porsche RS Spyder 1:43.608 6 1:43.608 0:04.116 178.492
10 21 LMP1 M Epsilon Euskadi NAKANO Shinji/VALLES Adrian Epsilon Euskadi Judd 1:43.649 5 1:43.649 0:04.157 178.421
11 17 LMP1 M Pescarolo Sport PRIMAT Harold/TINSEAU Christophe Pescarolo Judd 1:43.654 5 1:43.654 0:04.162 178.413
12 16 LMP1 M Pescarolo Sport COLLARD Emmanuel/BOULLION Jean-Christophe Pescarolo Judd 1:43.946 6 1:43.946 0:04.454 177.912
13 33 LMP2 M Speedy Racing Team Sebah BELICCHI Andrea/POMPIDOU Xavier/ZACCHIA Steve Lola Judd 1:43.981 6 1:43.981 0:04.489 177.852
14 15 LMP1 D Creation AIM CAMPBELLWALTER Jamie/HALL Stuart Creation - Aim 1:44.005 7 1:44.005 0:04.513 177.811
15 32 LMP2 M Barazi Epsilon BARAZI Juan/VERGERS Michael/REES Fernando Zytek 07S 1:44.013 5 1:44.013 0:04.521 177.797
16 20 LMP1 M Epsilon Euskadi BURGUENO Angel/DE CASTRO Miguel-Angel Epsilon Euskadi Judd 1:44.121 6 1:44.121 0:04.629 177.613
17 40 LMP2 D Quifel ASM Team AMARAL Miguel/PLA Olivier Lola AER 1:44.682 8 1:44.682 0:05.190 176.661
18 14 LMP1 D Creation AIM SIMPSON Stephen/HALLIDAY Liz Creation Aim 1:44.787 6 1:44.787 0:05.295 176.484
19 27 LMP2 M Horag Racing LIENHARD Fredy/THEYS Didier/LAMMERS Jan Porsche RS Spyder 1:44.828 7 1:44.828 0:05.336 176.415
20 18 LMP1 D Rollcentre Racing BARBOSA Joao/ICKX Vanina/SHORT Martin Pescarolo Judd 1:44.899 5 1:44.899 0:05.407 176.295
21 45 LMP2 M Embassy Racing HUGHES Warren/KANE Jonny WF01 Zytek 1:44.928 4 1:44.928 0:05.436 176.247
22 46 LMP2 M Embassy Racing MANNING Darren/FOSTER Joey WF01 Zytek 1:45.693 4 1:45.693 0:06.201 174.971
23 25 LMP2 M RML ERDOS Tommy/NEWTON Mike Lola MG 1:45.903 6 1:45.903 0:06.411 174.624
24 35 LMP2 M Saulnier Racing RAGUES Pierre/LAHAYE Matthieu Pescarolo Judd 1:46.033 7 1:46.033 0:06.541 174.41
25 41 LMP2 M Trading Performance OJJEH Karim/GOSSELIN Claude-Yves Zytek 07S 1:47.106 4 1:47.106 0:07.614 172.663
26 44 LMP2 D Kruse Schiller Motorsport de POURTALES Jean/NODA Hideki Lola Mazda 1:47.233 7 1:47.233 0:07.741 172.458
27 3  LMP1 D Scuderia Lavaggi LAVAGGI Giovanni /KAUFMANN Wolfgang Lavaggi AER 1:47.952 10 1:47.952 0:08.460 171.309
28 26 LMP2 D Bruichladdich Radical ROSTAN Marc/PETERSEN Jens/LUEDERS Jan-Dirk Radical AER 1:48.580 8 1:48.580 0:09.088 170.319
29 4  LMP1 M Saulnier Racing NICOLET Jacques /HEIN Richard Pescarolo Judd 1:48.603 10 1:48.603 0:09.111 170.283
30 59 LMGT1 M Team Modena GARCIA Antonio/ENGE Tomas Aston Martin DBR9 1:52.387 3 1:52.387 0:12.895 164.549
31 73 LMGT1 M Luc Alphand Aventures BERETTA Olivier/POLICAND Jerome Corvette C6.R 1:53.559 5 1:53.559 0:14.067 162.851
32 72 LMGT1 M Luc Alphand Aventures ALPHAND Luc/MOREAU Guillaume/GOUESLARD PatricCeorvette C6.R 1:53.604 6 1:53.604 0:14.112 162.787
33 37 LMP2 D WR / Salini SALINI Stephane/SALINI Philippe/ROUSSEL Patrice WR Zytek 1:54.370 8 1:54.370 0:14.878 161.696
34 55 LMGT1 M IPB Spartak Racing RUSINOV Roman/KOX Peter Lamborghini 1:54.712 6 1:54.712 0:15.220 161.214
35 90 LMGT2 D Farnbacher Racing EHRET Pierre/KAFFER Pierre/BELTOISE Anthony Ferrari F430 GT 1:57.897 6 1:57.897 0:18.405 156.859
36 77 LMGT2 M Team Felbermayr-Proton LIEB Marc/DAVISON Alex Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 1:58.080 5 1:58.080 0:18.588 156.616
37 76 LMGT2 M Imsa Performance Matmut NARAC Raymond/LIETZ Richard Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 1:58.189 5 1:58.189 0:18.697 156.471
38 91 LMGT2 M Farnbacher Racing NIELSEN Lars Erik/WESTBROOK Richard/SIMONSEN APlolarnsche 997 GT3 RSR 1:58.227 6 1:58.227 0:18.735 156.421
39 99 LMGT2 D JMB Racing AUCOTT Ben/DAOUDI Stephane Ferrari F430 GT 1:58.769 8 1:58.769 0:19.277 155.707
40 98 LMGT2 D JMB Racing KUTEMANN Peter/BASSO Maurice/SCHEIER Johan-BorFiesrrari F430 GT 1:59.459 9 1:59.459 0:19.967 154.808
41 85 LMGT2 M Snoras Spyker Squadron DUMBRECK Peter/KELLENERS Ralf/VASILIEV Alexei Spyker C8 Laviolette 1:59.613 6 1:59.613 0:20.121 154.609
42 75 LMGT2 M Imsa Performance Matmut BALANDRAS Richard/LECOURT Michel/BELLOC Jean-PPohrislicphpee 997 GT3 RSR 1:59.637 5 1:59.637 0:20.145 154.578
43 94 LMGT2 M Speedy Racing Team CHIESA Andrea/LEUENBERGER Benjamin Spyker C8 Laviolette 2:00.132 10 2:00.132 0:20.640 153.941
44 88 LMGT2 M Team Felbermayr-Proton RIED Christian/FELBERMAYR HJr/FELBERMAYR HSr Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:00.463 7 2:00.463 0:20.971 153.518
45 95 LMGT2 D James Watt Automotive DANIELS Paul/PALTTALA Markus/SUGDEN Tim Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:00.570 8 2:00.570 0:21.078 153.381
The results are provisional until the end of the time limit for protest and appeals Nurburgring
Time limit for protest expires 30' at the latest after publication of the results - Time : ………………… Circuit Length = 5.137 km
Results are suspended till the end of scrutineering
Races Information Services - http://www.ris-timing.be - E-Mail : ris-timing@skynet.be Printed at 14:25, 16/08/2008/E6
Le Mans Series
Qualifying
Clerk of the course: Daniel POISSENOT Timekeeper: RIS

credit to LMS official site for the times

[modbaraban]

Can't wait to see diesels and petrols fighting for the win! Go go go Aston!!

[vyselegend]

Me too! The Lola Aston was able to match the diesels pace at several key moments in the race, holding the #2 Audi for three or four laps at the start, and the #7 Pug for five laps later on! There's definitly more to come from it.

Overall I was disapointed by Audi, they had brakes problems all week end long (like at Sebring), and sufferd from severe understeer in slow corners.

PSA must be ecstatic after their german campain, Peugeot's one-two at the Nurb being backed by Citroën's one-two in WRC! If the firm isn't happy of that week end, then it never will...

Also, congratulation to Van Merkerstein (sp?), team Modena, and Virgo Motorsport for their respective victories.

Oh, and btw Peugeot reported they will enter two cars at PLM (road Atlanta) in october, with Gene-Minassian-Klien in #7 and Lamy-Sarazin-Wurz in #8! Seems like they learnt from their defeat and are decided to give C. Klien some race mileage. Good call IMO