In honor of the 78th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2010, the michelinracingusa.com staff offers 24 bits of Le Mans history, factoids and trivia. See www.michelinracingusa.com for updates, features and the complete list, plus Rick Dole photos.

—

Nick Shorrock (left) is Director of Competition for Michelin worldwide. Photo credit: Rick Dole for Michelin North America

Note 15 of 24: Choices

To paraphrase an old story, Michelin knows that the 14 manufacturers/models and 34 different cars that have chosen Michelin cannot all win the race, but hopefully one of them will to extend the Michelin win streak to 13 consecutive years.  Repeat victories for Michelin in the LMP2, GT1 and GT2 classes would also be highly prized.

.  Here is the breakdown of manufacturers/models (number of cars in parens)

2010 Michelin Technical Partner Entries – Manufacturers/Models: 14

LMP1

1. Peugeot 908                     (4)
2. Audi R15                          (3)
3. Audi R10                          (2)
4. Lola Judd Coupe
5. Lola Rebellion Coupe       (2)
6. Lola Aston Martin            (2)

2010 Michelin Technical Partner Entries – LMP2

1. HPD ARX-01c                 (2)

2010 Michelin Technical Partner Entries – LMGT1

1. Saleen S7R
2. Aston Martin DBR9
3. Ford GT                            (3)

2010 Michelin Technical Partner Entries – LMGT2

1. Chevrolet Corvette C6.R ZR1      (2)
2. Porsche 911 GT3 RSR                (6)
3. Ferrari F430 GT                       (4)
4. Spyker C8 Laviolette
Next  
  Previous