Audi Le Mans Booklet 2005

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Le Mans 2005

Audi at Le Mans 2005 4 History: Audi at Le Mans 6

Audi Sport 10

Audi R8 12

Audi drivers, Drivers profiles 16

Audi Teams 26

The track 28

Le Mans facts, Schedule 32

Le Mans winners 34

Le Mans statistics, Audi R8 victories 36 Technical regulations, Sporting regulations 38

Partners 40

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– it would be the first triumph for an American team since 1967.

The Audi PlayStation Team ORECA project that brings a pure Francophone team to the grid with the sup-port of Audi France is no less ambitious. “Team, driv-ers and tyres originate from France, and in the R8 we have the best car,“ explains Team Director Hugues de Chaunac.

Until now, ORECA has contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans on eleven occasions and has already won it once in 1991. The last Le Mans victory for a French

team dates back more than a decade.

“With Champion and ORECA we have two very strong partners, in whose hands we know our R8 will be well looked after”, says Head of Audi Motorsport Dr Wolf-gang Ullrich, who has assigned five of his works driv-ers to the importdriv-ers‘ Le Mans squads. One of them is six-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen with the Team ADT Champion Racing who would make history with a seventh victory having already won four times in an Audi R8.

Audi competes in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the seventh time this year – with one clear goal: “Our cus-tomer teams should secure the fifth victory for Audi,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich. Audi‘s history in what is possibly the world‘s tough-est car race is already impressive: Since the debut season in 1999, Audi drivers have managed to finish on the winners´ podium at all six races. In 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004 an Audi R8 crossed the finish line in first position.

Last year the long-distance classic, which has been

held since 1923, was completely dominated by the three-way fight between the Audi importer teams from America, Great Britain and Japan. Audi Sport Ja-pan Team Goh snatched the victory by a mere 41.354 seconds.

The Le Mans race possibilities again lie in the hands of Audi importers in 2005. Audi of America and Audi UK support Team ADT Champion Racing, which starts the 24-hour race for the fifth time with the Audi R8. Af-ter a brace of third place finishes in the previous two years, Dave Maraj‘s team now aims for overall victory

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tremely difficult conditions, with occasional torrential rain showers, Audi celebrated a convincing one-two victory. Turbo FSI technology, used for the first time, played a crucial role. The improved throttle response thanks to the direct fuel injection gave the Audi driv-ers a considerable advantage on the wet track. On the way to occupying every step of the podium in 2002, the lower fuel consumption of the Audi devel-oped FSI technology, fully came into effect. The 610 hp Audi R8 prototypes were not only the fastest cars in the field, but thanks to the Turbo FSI engines they

saved precious time because they stopped less often for fuel.

With the hat-trick, AUDI AG did not only write a new chapter in its motorsport history, but also added a successful chapter to the Le Mans story. Audi is the first manufacturer allowed to call a Le Mans trophy its own. In the early 1990s the Automobile Club de l´Ouest (ACO), the organiser of the Le Mans 24 Hour race, created the trophy that was handed to the Le Mans winner for a year and which had to be returned to the ACO prior to the start of the following Le Mans For Head of Audi Motorsport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich, the

24 Hours of Le Mans are “the greatest challenge there is in motorsport.” Last year, the race winning Audi R8 covered 5,173 kilometres within 24 hours which is almost the total distance of all Formula 1 races in a year.

Audi has been competing in Le Mans since 1999 – and very rarely has an car manufacturer been as success-ful as Audi in what is regarded as the world’s tough-est motor race. By winning three times in succession in 2000, 2001 and 2002, the Audi works team proved

that the corporate slogan “Vorsprung durch Technik” should be taken literally. Audi Sport Japan Team Goh clinched the fourth Audi R8 victory in 2004. In 1999, Audi Sport Team Joest mounted the winners’ rostrum on their Le Mans debut. In the summer heat wave one year later, Audi joined the endurance classic race winners’ roll-of-honour for the first time – with a dream result: Team Joest´s three R8 prototypes oc-cupied the first three positions.

In the 2001 season, the Audi team proved that the previous year’s feat had not been a case of luck: In

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1999

Audi R8R (Audi Sport Team Joest) 3 #8 Biela / Pirro / Theys, 360 laps 4 #7 Aiello / Alboreto / Capello, 346 Audi R8C (Audi Sport Team UK) Retired: #10 McCarthy / Wallace / Weaver Retired: #9 Abt / Johansson / Ortelli

2000

Audi R8 (Audi Sport Team Joest) 1 #8 Biela / Kristensen / Pirro, 368 2 #9 Aiello / McNish / Ortelli, 367 3 #7 Abt / Alboreto / Capello, 365

2001

Audi R8 (Audi Sport Team Joest) 1 #1 Biela / Kristensen / Pirro, 321 2 #2 Aiello / Capello / Pescatori, 320 Audi R8 (Champion Racing) Retired: #3 Herbert / Kelleners / Theys Audi R8 (Johansson Motorsport) Retired: #4 Coronel / Johansson / Lemarie

2002

Audi R8 (Audi Sport Team Joest) 1 #1 Biela / Kristensen / Pirro, 375 2 #2 Capello / Herbert / Pescatori, 374 3 #3 Krumm / Peter / Werner, 372 Audi R8 (Audi Sport Japan Team Goh) 7 #5 Ara / Dalmas / Katoh, 358

2003

Audi R8 (Team ADT Champion Racing) 3 #6 Johansson / Lehto / Pirro, 372 Audi R8 (Audi Sport Japan Team Goh) 4 #5 Ara / Magnussen / Werner, 370 Audi R8 (Audi Sport UK) Retired: #10 Biela / McCarthy / Salo

2004

Audi R8 (Audi Sport Japan Team Goh) 1 #5 Ara / Capello / Kristensen, 379 Audi R8 (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx) 2 #88 Davies / Herbert / Smith, 379 5 #8 Biela / Kaffer / McNish, 350 Audi R8 (Team ADT Champion Racing) 3 #2 Lehto / Werner / Pirro, 368 race. At the same time, the organisers decided that a

manufacturer could keep the trophy for good if it won the Le Mans 24 Hour race with the same team three times in succession.

Audi Sport Team Joest achieved this hat-trick with the wins in 2000, 2001 and 2002. In September 2002, Dr Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of AUDI AG, was presented with the trophy by Michel Cosson, the ACO President at that time. Since then it has been on display for everyone to admire at the Audi museum mobile in Ingolstadt. In return, an example of the most

successful Le Mans Prototype ever is on display at the Le Mans automobile museum.

However the relationship between Audi and the world’s most important long-distance race continues: At the 2003 IAA, Audi unveiled the Le Mans quattro – a sportscar study, which will now be developed for the road. AUDI AG supplies, in addition, all the Official Cars for the race.

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Siegfried Krause Head of commercial motorsport Wolfgang Appel Head of Vehicle Technology Ulrich Baretzky Head of Engine Technology Christian Weck Project leader R8 Franz Braun Head of workshop Rainer Kammergruber Project leader Sportscar Dr Wolfgang Ullrich

Head of Audi Motorsport, Head of Audi Sport Behind the motorsport successes of AUDI AG stands

the committed team of Audi Sport. Located for more than 25 years in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm and with its enormous level of know-how, the team is a guar-antee that Audi races from victory to victory and that the Audi marque also demonstrates “Vorsprung durch Technik” in motorsport.

The technology transfer made to production and, as a result to the customer, guarantees the close work-ing relationship between Audi Sport and the AUDI AG Technical Development.

Under the direction of Dr Wolfgang Ullrich, the Head

of Motorsport of AUDI AG since November 1993, ap-proximately 150 Audi Sport employees are largely re-sponsible for the development and testing of the race cars. The responsibility for racing is made by proven partners in close cooperation with Audi Sport. Audi Sport engineers also support the motorsport involvement of Audi importers. In addition, the exper-tise built up by Audi Sport in the vehicle and power train fields is also increasingly resourced by the Audi brand group and the other Motorsport Departments of the Volkswagen Group.

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Who is who at Audi Sport at Le Mans

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54, although the going will, quite literally, get tough for the R8 in its last season at Le Mans. In 2005, the R8 must start with 50 kilograms more ballast than before (950 instead of 900 kilograms minimum weight). Fur-thermore, the Automobile Club de l‘Ouest stipulates an even smaller engine air intake restrictor than the previous year. The power of the Turbo FSI engine sinks to approximately 520 hp. To compare: In March 2000 the Audi R8 made its debut in Sebring with well in

excess of 600 hp. The V8 power plant’s engine elec-tronics were adapted to suit the smaller restrictors by Audi Sport. Apart from this the R8 remains unchanged from last year.

However, the Audi R8 prototype’s greatest advantages remain untouched through the change in regulations: the ease of maintenance, the almost legendary reli-ability – there has not been a single engine failure in a race to this day – and the low fuel consumption. 2005 is the sixth and final season for the for the most

successful Le Mans Prototype ever. New technical regulations come into force at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2006 onwards. The Audi Sport techni-cians in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm are already work-ing on a successor to the R8 that complies with the new regulations. The first tests are planned for the end of 2005, the race debut in the 12-hour race at Se-bring (Florida) at the start of the 2006 season.

The Audi R8 also celebrated its race debut at the American long-distance classic in March 2000. It was the beginning of a unique success story. The Audi R8 celebrated its 50th victory in a sportscar race at the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) finale in Spa-Francor-champs last September. This milestone is particularly impressive, since it was achieved in only four years in 60 competitive outings.

In the meantime, the number of wins has climbed to

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Vehicle type

Le Mans Prototype (LM P1) Chassis

Carbon fibre monocoque, crash structure ACO and FIA approved, CFK rollbars front and rear, carbon fibre body

Engine

V8 engine, turbo charged, 90 degree cylinder angle, 4 valves per cylinder, 2 Garrett turbo chargers, to comply with in the rules 2 x 29.9 mm air restrictors and boost pressure restriction to 1.67 bars absolute, direct fuel injection FSI

Engine management Bosch MS 2.9 Engine lubrication Dry sump, Shell lubricants Displacement 3600 cc Output (about) 520 hp Torque more than 700 Nm Transmission Rear wheel drive Clutch CFK clutch Gearbox

Sequential 6-speed sports gearbox, partner Ricardo Differential

Multiple-disc limited-slip differential

Driveshafts

Constant-velocity plunging tripod joints Steering

Rack-and-pinion power steering Suspension

Independent suspension front and rear, double-wish-bone suspension, pushrod system with spring/ damper unit, adjustable gas-filled shock absorbers Brakes

Hydraulic dual-circuit brake system, monobloc light-alloy brake calipers, ventilated carbon fibre brake discs at front and rear, brake balance adjustable by driver

Rims

O.Z. forged magnesium rims,

front: 13.5 x 18 inches, rear 14.5 x 18 inches Tyres

Michelin Radial, front: 33/65-18, rear: 37/71-18

Length 4650 mm

Width 2000 mm

Height 1080 mm

Minimum weight 950 kgs Fuel tank capacity 80 ltrs Since the 2001 season, the Audi R8 V8-engine has been

using the unique combination of FSI and turbo tech-nology worldwide. In the meantime it has successfully been adopted by Audi for its production cars. The Audi engineers also demonstrated “Vorsprung durch Technik” in many other areas of the R8 project. The R8 was the first Le Mans Prototype with a pneumat-ically activated gear shift mechanism. Audi also devel-oped a unique system allowing the complete gearbox and suspension unit to be changed in a little over four

minutes – a fascinating spectacle that the regulations have recently forbidden. The R8 is nevertheless still a very user friendly car, which is of particular importance in an endurance race such as Le Mans.

“Our teams also have a good chance in the race this year thanks to the reliability and the low fuel consump-tion,” Head of Audi Motorsport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich is convinced. “However, in all probability others will start from the front row.”

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Audi R8 (2005 Le Mans version)

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1983 4th in German Kart Championship 1984 4th in European Formula Ford 1600

Championship

1985 3rd in German Formula Ford 1600 1986 2nd in German Formula Ford 2000 1987 14th in DTM, 7th in German Formula 3 1988 3rd in German Formula 3, 15th in DTM 1989 13rd in DTM, German Formula 3 1990 10th in DTM

1991 German Touring Car Champion (Audi V8 quattro)

1992 15th in DTM (Audi V8 quattro) 1993 French Touring Car Champion

(Audi 80 quattro)

1994 2nd in German Touring Car Cup (Audi 80 competition)

1995 3rd in German Super Touring Car Cup (Audi A4 quattro), 1st in Touring Car World Cup Le Castellet (Audi A4 quattro) 1996 British Touring Car Champion

(Audi A4 quattro), Winner of Macau Touring Car Grand Prix (Audi A4 quattro) 1997 2nd British Touring Car Championship

(Audi A4 quattro)

1998 14th in German Super Touring Car Championship (Audi A4)

1999 3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8R) 2000 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 4th in American Le Mans Series (Audi R8) 2001 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans ( Audi R8),

Winner of “Petit Le Mans“ (Audi R8), 2nd American Le Mans Series (Audi R8) 2002 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

3rd in American Le Mans Series (Audi R8) 2003 Winner of American Le Mans Series (Audi R8),

Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 3rd in „Petit Le Mans“ (Audi R8) 2004 Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8),

DTM (Audi A4 DTM)

2005 2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), Audi works driver in the ALMS www.frank-biela.de

Date of birth: 2 August 1964 Place of birth: Neuss (D) Residence: Monte Carlo (MC)

Status: married to Patricia, 1 daughter (Isabelle), 1 son (Patrick) Motorsport since: 1982 (Audi driver since 1991)

Le Mans results Career

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 3rd 1st 1st 1st – 5th At the 24 Hours of Le Mans one thing, more than

any-thing else, is order of the day: experience. That’s why the driver squads of both Audi customer teams for the “race of the year” hold no surprises: All nine drivers are seasoned Le Mans campaigners; six of them have stood at least once on the podium’s top step. The Dane Tom Kristensen looks like he could be a good bet for victory, up until now he started eight times in Le Mans and won on six occasions. Last year, the Audi works driver equalled the record previously held by the Belgian Jacky Ickx.

Kristensen now has the chance to become the most

successful Le Mans driver ever. He competes for Team ADT Champion Racing together with the Finn JJ Lehto, who won Le Mans in 1995, and Audi works driver Mar-co Werner. The trio won the 12-hour race in Sebring in March together. The sister car is driven by the three top-flight Audi works drivers Frank Biela, Allan McNish and Emanuele Pirro – all former Le Mans winners. Audi PlayStation Team ORECA starts with a pure French team, made up of the former Audi works driver Stéphane Ortelli, Jean-Marc Gounon and Formula 1 test driver Franck Montagny.

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Frank Biela

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Date of birth: 7 July 1967 Place of birth: Hobro (DK) Residence: Monte Carlo (MC)

Status: single (partner Hanne), 1 son (Oliver), 1 daugthter (Carla Marlou) Motorsport since: 1977 (Audi driver since 2000)

1982-84 Danish Kart Champion 1985 Scandinavian Kart Champion 1986 2nd in European Kart Championship,

Danish Kart Champion, Italian Kart Champion 1987 2nd in Kart World Championship,

Formula Ford 2000

1989 2nd in Kart World Championship 1991 German Formula 3 Champion 1992 5th in Japanese Formula 3 Championship,

2nd in Japanese Touring Car Championship

1993 Japanese Formula 3 Champion, Winner of Formula 3 World Cup Fuji, 2nd in Formula 3 Grand Prix Macau 1994 2nd in Japanese Touring Car Championship,

9th in Japanese Formula 3000 Championship 1995 2nd in Japanese Formula 3000 Championship, 5th in Japanese Touring Car Championship 1996 6th in Intl. Formula 3000 Championship 1997 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 German Super Touring Car Championship,

Formula 1 test driver 1999 3rd in German Super Touring Car

Championship, Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring 2000 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 2nd in “Petit Le Mans“ (Audi R8), Michelin Formula 1 test driver 2001 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 4th in American Le Mans Series (Audi R8) 2002 Winner of American Le Mans Series (Audi R8),

Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8), Winner of “Petit Le Mans“ (Audi R8) 2003 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans,

Winner of 1000 km Spa and Le Mans (Audi R8) 2004 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

4th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM)

2005 Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), Audi works driver in DTM

www.tomkristensen.com Le Mans results Career 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1st – – 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Date of birth: 1 January 1965

Place of birth: Aubenas (F) Residence: St. Julien de Serre (F) Status: single, 1 son (Jules) Motorsport since: 1978 (Audi driver since 2005)

Le Mans results

1978-84 Kart (2nd in European Championship 1984) 1985 10th in French Formula Renault 1986 2nd in French Formula Renault 1987 2nd in French Formula Renault 1988 4th in French Formula 3 Championship 1989 French Formula 3 Champion 1990 9th in Formula 3000 1991 6th in Formula 3000 1992 6th in Formula 3000 1993 Formula 1, Porsche Carrera Cup 1994 Formula 1,

6th in French

Super Touring Car Championship 1995 BPR Series 1996 5th in BPR Series, 2nd in Lamborghini Trophy 1997 2nd in 24 Hours of Le Mans, 11th in FIA GT Championship, 8th in Trophée Andros 1998 9th in FIA GT Championship 1999 6th in Sports Car World Cup,

FIA GT Championship, American Le Mans Series 2000 10th in American Le Mans Series

2001 5th in Lamborghini Trophy, 9th in Sports Car World Cup 2002 Lamborghini Trophy,

24th in FIA GT Championship 2003 45th in FIA GT Championship 2004 5th in LM P2 Le Mans Endurance Series,

Winner of LM P2 1000 km Nürburgring and Silverstone Career 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2003 2004 – – 2nd – – 7th – 19

Tom Kristensen

Jean-Marc Gounon

Date of birth: 29 December 1969 Place of birth: Dumfries (GB) Residence: Monte Carlo (MC) Status: married to Kelly, 1 son (Finlay) Motorsport since: 1981 (Audi driver 2000 and since 2004)

1981-82 Kart

1983 British Kart Champion 1985 3rd in Kart World Championship 1986 British Kart Champion

1987 2nd in Formula Ford 1600 Championship 1988 1st in Formula Opel Lotus

1989 2nd in British Formula 3 Championship 1990 4th in Int. Formula 3000 Championship,

Formula 1 test driver 1991 Formula 1 test driver,

Int. Formula 3000 Championship 1992 Formula 1 test driver,

Int. Formula 3000 Championship 1993 Formula 1 test driver 1994 Formula 1 test driver,

Int. Formula 3000 Championship 1995 Int. Formula 3000 Championship 1996 Formula 1 test driver

1997 23rd in FIA GT Championship, Sports Car races in USA

1998 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans, 5th in FIA GT Championship 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans,

2nd in 24 Hours of Daytona

2000 Winner of American Le Mans Series (Audi R8), 2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 2nd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8), Winner of “Petit Le Mans“ (Audi R8) 2001 Formula 1 test driver, 24 Hours of Daytona 2002 Formula 1

2003 Formula 1 test driver

2004 Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 2nd in Le Mans Endurance Series (Audi R8), Winner of 1000 km Nürburgring and Silverstone (Audi R8) 2005 2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8),

Audi works driver in DTM www.allanmcnish.com Le Mans results Career 1997 1998 1999 2000 2004 – 1st – 2nd 5th Date of birth: 31 January 1966

Place of birth: Espoo (FIN) Residence: Monte Carlo (MC)

Status: married to Satu, 2 daughters (Juulia and Johanna), 1 son (Juho) Motorsport since: 1972 (Audi driver since 2003)

Le Mans results

1972-80 Kart 1981 Motocross 1982 Motocross

1985 4th in Finnish Formula Ford 1600 Championship

1986 Winner of European, Scandinavian and Finish Formula Ford 1600 Championships 1987 Winner of European and British Formula Ford

Championships, Winner of Formula Ford World Cup

1988 Winner of British Formula 3 Championship 1989 Formula 3000 Championship, Formula 1 1990 Formula 1

1991 12nd in Formula 1, 3rd at Imola 1992 Formula 1

1993 13rd in Formula 1 1994 Formula 1

1995 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans, 13rd in DTM, 11th in ITC 1996 9th in 24 Hours of Le Mans,

Winner of Suzuka 1000 km race, 5th in ITC

1997 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2nd in FIA GT Championship

1998 ChampCar Series 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans,

4th in American Le Mans Series 2000 6th in American Le Mans Series 2001 2nd in GT class of American Le Mans Series 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans,

13th in American Le Mans Series 2003 3rd in American Le Mans Series (Audi R8),

3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8), Winner of “Petit Le Mans“ (Audi R8), 2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8) 2004 Winner of American Le Mans Series (Audi R8),

Winner of “Petit Le Mans“ (Audi R8), 2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8) 2005 Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8) Career 1990 1991 1995 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2004 – 9th 1st 9th – – 12th 3rd 3rd 21

Allan McNish

JJ Lehto

Date of birth: 30 March 1970 Place of birth: Hyères (F) Residence: Monte Carlo (MC) Status: single

Motorsport since: 1984 (Audi driver since 2005)

1984-89 Kart 1990 Volant Elf

1991 Winner of French Formula 3 B Championship 1992 11th in French Formula 3 Championship 1993 7th in Peugeot 905 Spider Cup 1994 9th in French Super Touring Car

Championship

1995 8th in French Super Touring Car Championship

1996 6th in GT2 of BPR Series, 24 Hours of Daytona 1997 7th in GT2 of FIA GT Championship 1998 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans,

5th in Porsche Supercup, 3rd in GT2 FIA GT Championship 1999 6th in GT2 of 24 Hours of Daytona,

2 wins in Porsche Supercup, FIA GT Championship 2000 3rd in Porsche Supercup,

FIA GT Championship,

2nd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8) 2001 7th in N-GT of FIA GT Championship,

3rd in Porsche Supercup 2002 Winner of Porsche Supercup,

Winner of N-GT of FIA GT Championship, 3rd in GT of 24 Hours of Daytona

2003 Winner of N-GT of FIA-GT Championship, Winner of 24 Hours of Spa,

2nd in GT of 1000 km Le Mans 2004 3rd in N-GT of FIA GT Championship,

Winner of Porsche Cup 3rd in 24 Hours of Spa,

2nd in GT of Le Mans Endurance Series Le Mans

results Career

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 – 17th – 1st – 2nd – – 3rd GT2 Date of birth: 5 January 1978

Place of birth: Feurs (F) Residence: Oxford in (GB) Status: single

Motorsport since: 1990 (Audi driver since 2005) Le Mans

results

1990-93 Kart (French Champion in 1993) 1994 Winner of French Formula Campus 1995 4th in French Formula Renault 1996 6th in French Formula Renault 1997 4th in French Formula 3 Championship 1998 2nd in French Formula 3 Championship 1999 9th in Formula 3000, 16th in “Petit Le Mans“ 2000 Formula 3000

2001 Winner of Formula Open Nissan 2002 3rd in Nissan World Series,

6th in 24 Hours of Le Mans, 15th in FIA Sports Car Championship 2003 Winner of Nissan World Series,

Formula 1 test driver 2004 Formula 1 test driver 2005 Formula 1 test driver www.fmontagny.com Career 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 16th – 19th – 6th 23

Stéphane Ortelli

Franck Montagny

Date of birth: 27 April 1966 Place of birth: Dortmund (D) Residence: Ermatingen (CH)

Status: single (partner Annett), one daughter (Janina) Motorsport since: 1984 (Audi driver since 2002)

1984 German Endurance Cup 1985 German Formula Ford 1600 1986 German Formula Ford 1600

1987 3rd in German Formula Ford Championship 1988 4th in German Formula Opel Lotus Challenge 1989 2nd in German Formula Opel Lotus Challenge 1990 8th in German Formula 3 Championship 1991 2nd in German Formula 3 Championship 1992 2nd in German Formula 3 Championship, Winner of Formula 3 Grand Prix Monaco 1993 3rd in German Endurance Cup, class winner

of 24 Hours of Nürburgring 1994 German Touring Car Cup,

German Endurance Cup, German Formula 3 Championship 1995 Winner of 24 Hours of Daytona,

5th in Porsche Supercup, 4th in German Porsche Carrera Cup, Interserie, German Super Touring Car Cup 1996 10th in German Super Touring Car Cup,

class winner of 24 Hours of Nürburgring 1997 German Super Touring Car Cup,

FIA GT Championship, German Porsche Carrera Cup 1998 ISRS Series

1999 German Endurance Cup,

Euro DTC final Zandvoort 2000 11th in Porsche Supercup,

Touring car races at Spa and Macau 2001 2nd in Porsche Supercup,

19th in FIA GT Championship, German GTP Endurance races 2002 3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

2nd in Porsche Supercup

2003 Winner of American Le Mans Series (Audi R8), Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 3rd in “Petit Le Mans” (Audi R8), 2nd in 24 Hours of Nürburgring (Abt-Audi TT-R),

4th in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8) 2004 Winner of American Le Mans Series (Audi R8), Winner of “Petit Le Mans” (Audi R8),

2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8) 2005 Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8),

Audi works driver in the ALMS www.marco-werner.de Le Mans results Career 2002 2003 2004 3rd 4th 3rd Date of birth: 12 January 1962

Place of birth: Rome (I) Residence: Monte Carlo (MC)

Status: married to Marie-Hélène, 2 sons (Cristoforo and Goffredo) Motorsport since: 1980 (Audi driver since 1994)

Le Mans results

1976-79 Kart, Italian Champion 1976 and 1979 1978 2nd in Kart European Championship 1980 1st in Italian Formula Fiat Abarth 1981 6th in European Formula 3 Championship 1982 2nd in European Formula 3 Championship 1983 3rd in European Formula 3 Championship 1984 6th in European Formula 2 Championship 1985 3rd in Formula 3000

1986 3rd in Formula 3000

1987 World Touring Car Championship 1988 3rd in Japanese Formula 3000 Championship 1989 Formula 1, Winner of 24 Hours of Nürburg-

ring, 6th in Japanese F3000 Championship 1990 Formula 1, DTM, 2nd in Italian

Touring Car Championship 1991 18th in Formula 1, 3rd in Italian

Touring Car Championship, Winner of Touring Car Grand Prix Macau 1992 Winner of Touring Car Grand Prix Macau,

DTM, 6th in Italian Touring Car Championship

1993 13th in Italian Touring Car Championship

1994 Italian Touring Car Champion, 3rd in Touring Car Cup Germany (both Audi 80 competition)

1995 Italian Touring Car Champion (Audi A4 quattro) 1996 1st in German Super Touring Car Cup

(Audi A4 quattro)

1997 6th in German Super Touring Car Cup (Audi A4 quattro)

1998 German Super Touring Car Championship (Audi A4)

1999 3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8R), 5th in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8R) 2000 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 3rd in American Le Mans Series (Audi R8) 2001 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

Winner of American Le Mans Series (Audi R8), Winner of “Petit Le Mans“ (Audi R8) 2002 Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

4th in American Le Mans Series (Audi R8) 2003 3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8),

2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8) 2004 2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8), 3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans (Audi R8), 11th in DTM (Audi A4 DTM) 2005 2nd in 12 Hours of Sebring (Audi R8),

Audi works driver in the ALMS www.pirro.com Career 1981 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 – – 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 25

Marco Werner

Emanuele Pirro

ORECA stands for Organisation et Exploitation Course Automobile. The company, established by Hugues de Chaunac, is more than just one of the world's most successful racing teams. With its 180 employees distributed among three locations, ORECA is a also a development partner in demand.

ORECA's most important successes Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans 1991

Class winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998, 1999, 2000

Winner of FIA GT Championship (GT2) 1998, 1999

Winner of American Le Mans Series (GTS) 1999, 2000

European Formula 2 Champion 1975, 1977

Winner of Formula 3 Grand Prix of Monaco 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 European Formula 3 Champion

1979

Winner of Trophée Andros 1996, 1997

European Rally Champion 2004

Audi PlayStation Team ORECA c/o ORECA S.A.

BP 706 F-83030 Toulon Cedex 9 Phone: +33 (0)4 / 94885788 Fax: +33 (0)4 / 94328024 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.oreca.fr Team Directors Hugues de Chaunac (F), Pierre Dieudonnné (B) Team Manager Philippe Leloup (F) Chief Technician David Floury (F) Communication Raphaël de Chaunac (F) Marketing Laurent Crespeau (F) Press Francis Reste (F) Hugues de Chaunac Champion operates the largest Audi dealer complex

in the world. The Champion race department is one of the most modern in North America. Dave Maraj's team has been competing in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with the Audi R8 since 2001. The team won the title for Audi for the first time last year. Following the withdrawal from the SPEED GT World Challenge at the end of the 2004 season, Champion now concentrates completely on the ALMS and Le Mans.

Champion Racing's most important successes Winner of 12 Hours of Sebring

2005

Winner of the American Le Mans Series 2004

Winner of “Petit Le Mans” 2003, 2004

3rd in 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003, 2004

Winner of SPEED(VISION) World Challenge GT class 2001, 2002, 2003

Winner of USRRC Series 1998

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Dave Maraj (IND) Director Motorsport Mike Peters jr. (USA) Technical Director Brad Kettler (USA) Public Relations Don Skuta (USA) Press

Melissa Grunnah (USA)

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Audi PlayStation Team ORECA

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important place on the way to setting a fast time. You have to get the line right.

On the exit of Tertre Rouge you shift from fourth to fifth, and then briefly back down to third for the

r i g h t -h a n d e r leading onto the straight. This is also a key point, especially the exit because you have to be on the power early to carry the speed down the straight, only then can you reach the maximum speed of approximately 310 kph be-fore the first chicane.

The first chicane, a right-left-right combination is not very challenging

to drive. The basic problem at Le Mans is to find the ideal braking point, because you always have to brake from such a high-speed. Since you don’t run much downforce the car gets increasingly unstable the slower you get. The car starts to slide, which you just have to live with.

The exit of the first chicane is also very important,

because another long straight follows immediately after. The second is a left-right-left combination, which is a little quicker than the first and doesn’t really present a problem – always assuming you get the braking point right and meet the apex.

Previously there was a jump before the Mulsanne hairpin, which has recently been smoothed out. The track is very bumpy under braking for the hairpin; it’s not easy to keep the car under control here. The Mulsanne hairpin is taken in second gear, before things get re-ally interesting. You drive along a very wide track all the way to Mul-sanne. From Mulsanne onwards it all gets much narrower, in the blink of an eye you only have two lanes, and on either side

there are trees. The two quick right-hand corners are easily flat – or at least when you are alone in the

dry. They are not so easy at night, in the rain and Tertre Rouge

Mulsanne Hunaudières

Frank Biela is the most successful German Le Mans driver since Hans-Joachim Stuck and Klaus Lud-wig. The Audi works driver won the 24-hour race three times in succession (2000, 2001 and 2002). The 40-year old describes a lap around the 13.650 kilometre circuit:

“Le Mans is something very special for me. I must be honest and say that my pulse still races just be-fore first practice. The circuit is simply incredibly fast, you have to get used to it again every time. The long bumpy straights littered with bumps and grooves, the traffic and much more makes Le Mans so unique.

Every section has its peculiarities. They start as

ear-ly as the first corner after the start-finish straight, an uphill right hander that is taken in sixth gear. On the exit of the corner you have to brake for left entering the chicane. The change of direc-tion and finding the right braking point are very difficult, and the chicane is also very slippery, which always makes accelerating out of this second-gear corner very tricky irrespective of whether you are on new or used tyres. It then goes down into a hollow, Tertre Rouge – a very fast banked and bumpy ‘S’ bend which has everything. Tertre Rouge is very, very fast and an Courbe Dunlop

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The track

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Track length 13.650 kms (since 2002) Track record

Rinaldo Capello (Audi R8), 3m 29.905s (2002)

Pole Position 2004 Johnny Herbert (Audi R8), 3m 32.838s

Fastest Race Lap 2004 Jamie Davies (Audi R8), 3m 34.264s

Distance record (current track layout) Ara / Capello / Kristensen (Audi R8) 379 laps = 5173.350 kms (2004) mist, and when you

are in traffic. Braking for Indiana-polis is also a chal-lenge. It’s very com-forting to know that

you have a larger run-off area here than in the past. However, this is a difficult section where you can lose a lot of time. The right-hand kink is extremely quick in fifth gear at around 250 kph. As soon as you are through, you must brake immediately for the following left-hander, which is slightly banked but actually has less grip than you would expect. It is incredibly slippery. The fact that we run with very little downforce because of the long straights in Le Mans obviously plays a role here as well. The next 90 degree right-hand corner is just as slip-pery, you must be careful, especially during the race, not to make a mistake here – otherwise it’s ‘hello’ reverse gear! After a long straight section with two gentle left kinks, the Porsche Curves, an incredibly fast

com-bination of corners, arrive. Everything is taken in fifth and sixth gear, so between 250 and 270 kph. Luckily the asphalt is relatively new, so it’s quite smooth. There are no bumps to unsettle the car. However, the enormous speed in this section of corners takes a bit of getting used to.

After you’ve got used to it, you approach the left-hand curve which is a little off-camber and there-fore has much less

grip. It is really tricky, because the car al-ways tends to overs-teer here. You really must be careful, par-ticularly during the opening laps.

Amazingly we have already reached the last chi-cane before the start and finish line, which isn’t particularly difficult. You have to show the car a lit-tle less respect here and bounce over the kerbs, which is normally absolutely taboo in a long-dis-tance race, but you have to do it here otherwise you lose too much time.”

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The track

The track

„S” du Tertre Rouge

Chicane Playstation

Ligne droite des Hunau dières 120 3 300 6 90 2 305 6 122 3 280 6 310 6 120 3 245 5 205 4 3106 80 2 2956 2505 2305 250 5 210 5 2756 100 3 1654 2405 1152 160 3 km/h Gang kph Gear

Friday, 3 June 10:00 – 18:00 hrs Scrurtineering Champion: 13:00 hrs ORECA: 14:40 hrs Satuday, 4 June 09:00 – 15:00 hrs Scrurtineering 16:00 hrs Drivers’ briefing Sunday, 5 June 09:00 – 13:00 hrs Pre-test, part 1 14:00 – 19:00 hrs Pre-test, part 2 Monday, 13 June 14:30 – 18:00 hrs Scrurtineering Tuesday, 14 June 08:30 – 17:00 hrs Scrurtineering ORECA: 8:30 hrs, Champion: 11:50 hrs Wednesday, 15 June 14:00 – 17:00 hrs Pit-walk 16:00 hrs Drivers’ briefing 19:00 – 21:00 hrs Qualifying 1, part 1 22:00 – 24:00 hrs Qualifying 1, part 2 Thursday, 16 June 14:00 – 16:00 hrs Pit-walk

17:30 – 18:30 hrs Practice “Le Mans Legend“ 19:00 – 21:00 hrs Qualifying 2, part 1 22:00 – 24:00 hrs Qualifying 2, part 2 Friday, 17 June

11:00 hrs ACO Press conference (Village) 14:00 hrs Audi Press conference (Museum) 18:00 – 19:00 hrs Drivers’ parade (City Centre) Saturday, 18 June

09:00 – 09:45 hrs Warm-up

10:15 hrs Start “Le Mans Legend“ 11:15 – 12:15 hrs Pit-walk

13:30 – 14:45 hrs Drivers’ presentation 16:00 hrs Start

Sunday, 19 June 16:00 hrs Finish

ca. 16:30 hrs ACO Press conference (Media Centre) Organiser of the Le Mans 24 Hours

Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) Circuit des 24 Heures F-72019 Le Mans Cedex 2 Phone: +33 (0) 243 / 402400 Fax: +33 (0) 243 / 402415 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.lemans.org Press: Patrick Chaillou Phone: +33 (0) 243 / 402402 Fax: +33 (0) 243 / 402488 E-Mail: [email protected] Hotel reservations Le Mans Hotel Reservation Phone: +33 (0) 243 / 200700 Fax: +33 (0) 243 / 200770 E-Mail: [email protected] Tickets Fax: +33 (0) 243 / 844713 E-Mail: [email protected] Entrance fees Test day 25 Euros Qualifying 20 Euros All days 59 Euros

Honory starter of the 73rd Le Mans 24 Hours Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of AUDI AG Audi Teams at Le Mans 2005 Team ADT Champion Racing #2 Biela / McNish / Pirro #3 Lehto / Kristensen / Werner Audi PlayStation Team ORECA #4 Gounon / Montagny / Ortelli

Official Cars of the Automobile Club de l‘Ouest 4 Audi RS 4 (Safety Car, Race Control) 2 Audi A6 (Safety Car)

6 Audi A6 (Medical Car) 6 Audi A6 Avant (Fire Safety Car) 15 Audi A4 Cabriolet (Drivers’ Parade)

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Schedule

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Year Car Drivers Distance (kms) Average (kph) 1969 Ford Ickx / Oliver 4998.000 208.250 1970 Porsche Attwood / Herrmann 4607.810 191.992 1971 Porsche Marko / van Lennep 5335.313 222.304 1972 Matra Pescarolo / G.Hill 4691.343 195.472 1973 Matra Pescarolo / Larrousse 4853.945 202.247 1974 Matra Pescarolo / Larrousse 4606.571 191.940 1975 Mirage-Ford Ickx / Bell 4595.577 191.482 1976 Porsche Ickx / van Lennep 4769.923 198.746 1977 Porsche Barth / Haywood / Ickx 4671.630 194.651 1978 Renault Pironi / Jaussaud 5044.530 210.188 1979 Porsche Ludwig / Whittington / Whittington 4173.930 173.913 1980 Rondeau-Ford Rondeau / Jaussaud 4608.020 192.000 1981 Porsche Ickx / Bell 4825.348 201.056 1982 Porsche Ickx / Bell 4899.086 204.128 1983 Porsche Holbert / Haywood / Schuppan 5047.934 210.330 1984 Porsche Pescarolo / Ludwig 4900.276 204.178 1985 Porsche Ludwig / Barilla / „John Winter“ 5088.507 212.021 1986 Porsche Stuck / Bell / Holbert 4972.731 207.197 1987 Porsche Stuck / Bell / Holbert 4791.777 199.657 1988 Jaguar Lammers / Dumfries / Wallace 5332.790 221.665 1989 Sauber-Mercedes Mass / Dickens / Reuter 5262.115 219.990 1990 Jaguar Brundle / Nielsen / Cobb 4882.400 204.036 1991 Mazda Weidler / Herbert / Gachot 4922.810 205.333 1992 Peugeot Warwick / Dalmas / Blundell 4787.200 199.340 1993 Peugeot Brabham / Bouchut / Helary 5100.000 213.358 1994 Porsche Dalmas / Haywood / Baldi 4685.701 195.238 1995 McLaren Dalmas / Lehto / Sekiya 4055.800 168.992 1996 Porsche Reuter / Jones / Wurz 4814.400 200.600 1997 Porsche Alboreto / Johansson / Kristensen 4909.600 204.186 1998 Porsche Aiello / Ortelli / McNish 4783.781 199.324 1999 BMW Winkelhock / Martini / Dalmas 4982.974 207.624 2000 Audi R8 Biela / Kristensen / Pirro 5007.998 208.660 2001 Audi R8 Biela / Kristensen / Pirro 4367.200 180.949 2002 Audi R8 Biela / Kristensen / Pirro 5118.750 213.068 2003 Bentley Capello / Kristensen / Smith 5145.571 214.399 2004 Audi R8 Ara / Capello / Kristensen 5173.350 215.148 Year Car Drivers Distance (kms) Average (kph)

1923 Chenard & Walcker Lagache / Léonard 2209.536 92.064 1924 Bentley Duff / Clément 2077.340 86.555 1925 La Lorraine de Courcelles / Rossignol 2233.982 93.082 1926 La Lorraine Bloch / Rossignol 2552.414 106.350 1927 Bentley Dr. Benjafield / Davis 2369.807 98.740 1928 Bentley Barnato / Rubin 2669.272 111.219 1929 Bentley Barnato / Birkin 2843.830 118.492 1930 Bentley Barnato / Kidston 2930.663 122.111 1931 Alfa Romeo Lord Howe / Birkin 3017.654 125.735 1932 Alfa Romeo Sommer / Chinetti 2954038 123.084 1933 Alfa Romeo Nuvolari / Sommer 3144.038 131.001 1934 Alfa Romeo Chinetti / Etancelin 2886.938 120.289 1935 Lagonda Hindmarsh / Fontes 3006.797 125.283 1937 Bugatti Wimille / Benoist 3287.938 136.997 1938 Delahaye Chaboud / Trémoulet 3180.940 132.539 1939 Bugatti Wimille / Veyron 3354.760 139.781 1949 Ferrari Lord Selsdon / Chinetti 3178.299 132.420 1950 Talbot Rosier / Rosier 3465.120 144.380 1951 Jaguar Walker / Whitehead 3611.193 150.466 1952 Mercedes Lang / Riess 3733.800 155.575 1953 Jaguar Rolt / Hamilton 4088.064 170.336 1954 Ferrari Gonzalès / Trintignant 4061.150 169.215 1955 Jaguar Hawthorn / Bueb 4135.380 172.308 1956 Jaguar Flockhart / Sanderson 4034.929 168.122 1957 Jaguar Flockhart / Bueb 4397.108 183.217 1958 Ferrari P.Hill / Gendebien 4101.926 170.914 1959 Aston Martin Salvadori / Shelby 4347.900 181.163 1960 Ferrari Frère / Gendebien 4217.527 175.730 1961 Ferrari Gendebien / P.Hill 4476.580 186.527 1962 Ferrari Gendebien / P.Hill 4451.255 185.469 1963 Ferrari Scarfiotti / Bandini 4561.710 190.071 1964 Ferrari Guichet / Vaccarella 4695.310 195.638 1965 Ferrari Gregory / Rindt 4677.110 194.880 1966 Ford Amon / McLaren 4843.090 201.795 1967 Ford Gurney / Foyt 5232.900 218.038 1968 Ford Rodriguez / Bianchi 4452.880 185.536

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Le Mans winners

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2000

1 Sebring (USA) Biela / Kristensen / Pirro 2 24h Le Mans (F) Biela / Kristensen / Pirro 3 Sears Point (USA) Capello / McNish 4 Mosport (CDN) Capello / McNish 5 Dallas (USA) Biela / Pirro 6 Portland (USA) Capello / McNish 7 Petit Le Mans (USA) Alboreto / Capello / McNish 8 Laguna Seca (USA) Capello / McNish 9 Las Vegas (USA) Biela / Pirro 10 Adelaide (AUS) Capello / McNish 2001

11 Dallas (USA) Capello / Kristensen 12 Sebring (USA) Aiello / Alboreto / Capello 13 Donington (GB) Capello / Kristensen 14 Jarama (E) Capello / Kristensen 15 24h Le Mans (F) Biela / Kristensen / Pirro 16 Sears Point (USA) Capello / Kristensen 17 Most (CZ) Johansson / Lemarie 18 Mosport (CDN) Biela / Pirro 19 Laguna Seca (USA) Biela / Pirro 20 Petit Le Mans (USA) Biela / Pirro 2002

21 Sebring (USA) Capello / Herbert / Pescatori 22 24h Le Mans (F) Biela / Kristensen / Pirro 23 Mid-Ohio (USA) Biela / Pirro 24 Road America (USA) Capello / Kristensen 25 Trois-Rivières (CDN) Capello / Kristensen 26 Mosport (CDN) Capello / Kristensen 27 Laguna Seca (USA) Biela / Pirro 28 Miami (USA) Biela / Pirro 29 Petit Le Mans (USA) Capello / Kristensen

2003

30 Sebring (USA) Biela / Peter / Werner 31 Road Atlanta (USA) Herbert / Lehto 32 Trois-Rivières (CDN) Biela / Werner 33 Mosport (CDN) Biela / Werner 34 Road America (USA) Herbert / Lehto 35 Spa (B) Ara / Kristensen 36 Laguna Seca (USA) Biela / Werner 37 Miami (USA) Herbert / Lehto 38 Petit Le Mans (USA) Herbert / Lehto 39 Le Mans (F) Ara / Kristensen 2004

40 Sebring (USA) Biela / Kaffer / McNish 41 Monza (I) Davies / Herbert 42 24h Le Mans (F) Ara / Capello / Kristensen 43 Mid-Ohio (USA) Lehto / Werner 44 Nürburgring (D) Kaffer / McNish 45 Lime Rock (USA) Lehto / Werner 46 Sears Point (USA) Lehto / Werner 47 Portland (USA) Lehto / Werner 48 Silverstone (GB) Kaffer / McNish 49 Road America (USA) Lehto / Werner 50 Spa (B) Davies / Herbert 51 Petit Le Mans (USA) Lehto / Werner 52 Laguna Seca (USA) Herbert / Kaffer 2005

53 Sebring (USA) Kristensen / Lehto / Werner 54 Road Atlanta (USA) Lehto / Werner Victories (manufacturers) Porsche 16 Ferrari 9 Jaguar 7 Bentley 6 Audi 4 Alfa Romeo 4 Ford 4 Matra 3 Bugatti 2 Lorraine 2 Peugeot 2

Chenard & Walcker 1

Lagonda 1 Delahaye 1 Talbot 1 Mercedes 1 Aston Martin 1 Mirage 1 Renault 1 Rondeau 1 Sauber-Mercedes 1 Mazda 1 McLaren 1 BMW 1

Drivers with more than 1 victory Jacky Ickx 6 Tom Kristensen 6 Derek Bell 5 Yannick Dalmas 4 Olivier Gendebien 4 Henri Pescarolo 4 Woolf Barnato 3 Frank Biela 3 Luigi Chinetti 3 Hurley Haywood 3 Phil Hill 3 Al Holbert 3 Klaus Ludwig 3 Emanuele Pirro 3 Henry Birkin 2 Ivor Bueb 2 Ron Flockhart 2 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 2 Gérard Larousse 2 Gijs van Lennep 2 Manuel Reuter 2 André Rossignol 2 Raymond Sommer 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck 2 Rinaldo Capello 2 Jean-Pierre Wimille 2 Victories by nations (Manufacturers) Germany 22 Great Britain 17 France 14 Italy 13 USA 4 Switzerland 1 Japan 1 1-2-3 victories (Manufacturers) Audi 2 Jaguar 1 Porsche 1 Peugeot 1

Last victory of a French team 1993

Last victory of a US team 1967 Closest finish 1966: 20 metres Largest margin 1927: 349.808 kilometres 37

All victories of the Audi R8

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Circuit: The non-permanent “Circuit des 24 Heures” that runs, in part, along normal public roads is used exclusively for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Le Mans “Classic“. The only opportunity to test is during the one-day pre-test, which is held a fortnight before the race this year (5 June).

Cars: Maximum 50 cars admitted for qualifying and the race.

Drivers: Maximum of three per car.

Qualifying: Two, four-hour sessions on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, each divided into two, two-hour sessions. The fastest lap of each car counts for the starting grid. Every driver must achieve a minimum qualifying time and drive at least three laps in the dark.

Start drivers: Have to be nominated not later than 30 minutes after the end of the warm-up.

Start: Flying start at 4 p.m. after one formation lap which begins at 3:52 p.m.

Pit stops: There is a pit lane speed limit of 60 kph. If a driver drives past his pit area, the car can only be pushed back by the mechanics. The use of reverse gear in the pit lane is prohibited. The engine must be switched off when refuelling the car and must restart with the starter motor. Pushing is not permitted. Working on the car and tyre changes are only allowed before or after the refuelling. Only four mechanics can work on a car during a pit stop.

Repairs: If an incident occurs on the circuit only the driver can work on the car and only using tools or spares stored on board. Changing the engine block, the gearbox casing, the differential housing, the chassis or monocoque is forbidden.

Classification: To be classified the car must cross the start-finish line after the chequered flag has been waved, and have completed at least 70 percent of the distance of the winning car.

Permitted vehicles: Open top or closed prototypes, split into two classes (LM P1 and LM P2) as well as Grand Touring Cars (LM GT1 and LM GT2). The proto-types are pure blooded race cars, GT1 and GT2 cars are based on production cars.

Handicaps: The Audi R8 was originally developed for the LM P900 class, which was replaced by the LM P1 category. The LM P900 Prototypes are allowed to start in the new LM P1 class up to, and including this year. However, they must start with an additional 50 kilograms of ballast (vehicle weight now 950 instead of 900 kg), smaller diameter engine air intake restric-tors (2 x 29.9 millimetre instead of 2 x 32.4 mm for the Audi R8) and reduced capacity fuel tanks (80 instead of 90 litres).

Dimensions and weight: The prototypes can be a maximum of 4650 mm in length and 2000 mm wide. The maximum height is 1030 mm. Only the rear roll-over hoop may protrude 10 mm roll-over this maximum. Minimum weight: 900 (LM P1) and 750 kg (LM P2). Engines: The Le Mans regulations allow the most varying engine concepts. The engine air intake

restrictor diameter and the maximum boost pressure (for turbo-charged engines) are based on the engine type and swept volume. In the LM P1 class the nor-mally aspirated engines have a maximum volume of six-litres, turbo-charged engines a maximum of four litres, turbo-diesel a maximum of 5.5 litres. Wheels and tyres: Maximum wheel diameter in the LM P1 category: 18 inches. Maximum width: 16 inches. The tyres are free, so that slicks, rain tyres and intermediates can be used.

Electronic driver aids: ABS, traction control and au-tomatic or semi-auau-tomatic gearboxes are prohibited in the LM P1 category. An electro-pneumatic shift mechanism, as used in the Audi R8, is permitted. Transmission system: Maximum of six forward gears, four-wheel drive is forbidden in the LM P1 category. Telemetry: The transmission of data from vehicles in motion to the pits is allowed. Transmission of data from the pits to the car in motion is forbidden (exception: radio contact with the driver).

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Sporting regulations

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The evergreen winner wants to continue its success-ful history in Le Mans: Until now, the Michelin name has been entered in the list of winners of the world’s most famous 24-hour race a total of 13 times. In the last seven years the winning cars were fitted exclu-sively with tyres from Clermont-Ferrand. Michelin has been the exclusive tyre partner to Audi for sportscar prototypes since the start of the R8 project. Michelin Facts

Tyre manufacturer for over 110 years 74 factories in 19 countries on five continents Over 125,000 employees

Almost 900,000 Michelin tyres are produced daily The lightest tyre weighs less than 200 grams; the largest tyre weighs more than five tonnes Bibendum, the “tyre man” is the Michelin trademark

Michelin

Place des Carmes Dechaux F-63040 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 9 Phone: +33 (0)47 / 32 20 00 Internet: www.michelin.com Media Contact Andrew Pope Phone: +33 (0)47 / 3304281 Fax: +33 (0)47 / 3304981 E-Mail: [email protected] quattro GmbH supports the premium values

“sporti-ness“, “individuality“ and “exclusivity“ of the Audi brand through its range of products. The sporty subsidiary of AUDI AG develops and creates exclusive lifestyle articles, high-performance vehicles and also exclusive customised fittings and attractive sports packages. The S line sports packages underline the sporty emphasis of Audi models and place the ac-cent on specific exterior and interior packages, alloy wheels and sports suspension. S line sport packages are available for virtually all car lines. Almost one in ten customers fitted their Audi with a S line sports package in 2004.

quattro GmbH Facts

Founded as a wholly owned subsidary of AUDI AG in 1983

About 320 employees, Director Werner Frowein Business fields: S line, RS models (eg Audi RS 4), Audi exclusive, Audi design Accessoires

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For over a century the name “Bosch” has been associ-ated with forward-looking technology and trailblazing inventions that have made history. Bosch does business all over the world and is active in the most wide-ranging sectors. Automotive Technology is the largest corporate division of the Bosch Group. Bosch technology is also successfully used in motorsport. At the Le Mans 24 Hours, the direct fuel injection FSI, jointly developed by Audi and Bosch, is unbeaten since its debut in 2001. The Bosch Motronic MS 2.9 is managing the V8 engine of the Audi R8.

Bosch Facts

Year of foundation: 1886 Sales worldwide: 40 billion euros Worldwide approx. 260 locations

Approx. 242,400 employees, approx. 110,600 of them in Germany Robert Bosch GmbH Postfach 106050 D-70049 Stuttgart Phone: +49 (0) 711 / 8110 Fax: +49 (0) 711 / 8117656 Internet: www.bosch.com Media Contact Richard Backhaus Phone: +49 (0) 711 / 8116282 Fax: +49 (0) 711 / 8117656 E-Mail: [email protected] Jyske Bank is the second largest independent bank

in Denmark offering a full range of financial solutions to private customers and to small and medium-sized businesses. Jyske Bank aims to be Denmark‘s most customer-oriented bank and a visible and distinct alternative to more traditional providers of financial services, with regard to distribution channels, prod-ucts, branch layout and communication forms. Jyske Markets and Jyske Bank have had a successful partnership with Tom Kristensen since January 2004 which has reinforced Jyske Markets’ commitment to extend their participation within motorsports in 2005 teaming up with Audi for this year’s assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours and the American Le Mans Series. Jyske Bank Facts

Offices located in several European capitals including London, Hamburg and Zürich

3,713 full-time employees

Publicly listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange About 230,000 shareholders by the end of 2004

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Audi PlayStation Team ORECA For 80 years MAHLE has numbered among the

leading international manufacturers of high-quality components for the automotive and engine industry. Pathbreaking innovations have made MAHLE a reliable and successful partner to its customers – also in motor racing. Nothing supports the MAHLE Group’s technology leadership as strongly as our achievements in international motorsports. This year’s Formula 1, six of ten teams rely on motorsport components from MAHLE. As do the top teams at Le Mans – an extreme endurance test for man and ma-chine. For 13 years in a row, the winners of the best known long-distance race in the world have crossed the finish line powered by pistons and NIKASIL®-coated cylinder crankcase from MAHLE. MAHLE Facts

MAHLE is globally represented with 70 production plants in 22 countries

38,000 employees

Over 2,000 engineers and technicians work in seven research and development centres

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Media website

Photographs and all information related to the motorsport programme of AUDI AG are available in the press database www.audi-motorsport.info (accreditation required). The database will be updated permanently during the season. Registered users have also access to www.volkswagen-motorsport.info, Volkswagen‘s motorsport press database.

Address AUDI AG Communication Motorsport D-85045 Ingolstadt Phone: +49 (0) 841 / 8934200 Fax: +49 (0) 841 / 8938617 E-Mail: [email protected] How to reach us at Le Mans

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