On the contrary, Audi "found" an unexpected treble last year. The reliability of the Audi R15 + allowed without attacking, based on consistency, achieving a victory that make history. This year, by many predictions that we do, anything can happen because they both have both cars and drivers to get the victory.
The third LMP1 which we should bear in mind for victory is the Aston Martin AMR-One but after its delayed debut and the problems of Paul Ricard, Aston Martin should be more than concerned. Times achieved at the meeting of free training and qualification place it far behind, and exceeded by almost all the LMP2. That should not be the image that should be given a mark as Aston Martin.
The seventh Knight of this battle is the Peugeot 908 HDI FAP of Team Oreca Matmut. A model rather than tested and that it also has the advantage of having overcome the problems of engine that harassed three Peugeot in the last edition. Oreca is a structure of total reliability and his triplet of pilots did not raise any doubt. Reach the podium should not be any surprise although it is complicated.
In LMP1.5, I mean the LMP1 petrol which are far from fighting for victory, Team Pescarolo on their return to Le Mans with the Pescarolo-Judd seem to be the strongest. At least to tenor of his times although the B10765 Lola Rebellion Racing, the Oak Racing Pescarolo-Judd Oak and even Lola B09/62-Aston Martin of Kronos Racing should give, and give us, a good fight for the honorific of being the first classified among the completely private trophy.
Grilled Favorites item to the small category, the LMP2, with their series engines. As usual the crucible of chassis and engines makes that you no a candidate course to victory and several names could win the title.
In order of importance, the candidate number 1 are the current champions: Strakka Racing. The British return to Le Mans in the hands of Acura, though now under the banner of HPD. The ARX-flat, twin to the one used by RML, is a prototype of proven solvency and his older brother has already demonstrated that Le Mans is your place.
Trying to steal the victory to the HPD be the Oreca 03 propelled by new Nissan engines. Signatech Nissan, with Lucas Ordonez, and Team Oreca Matmut used this combination that such good results has given in previous citations and without doubt any result other than podium, is somewhat failure for them.
From there, the Lola B11/83-HPD's Level 5 Motorsports, the two Oak Racing Pescarolo-Judd BMW Oak or the BMW B11/47-Judd Lola of Pecom Racing are aspiring scratching podium positions. Finally, three entries with less aspirations. 03-Judd BMW Oreca's Race Performance, the Zytek Z11SN-Nissan of Greaves Motorsport and the standard BMW M220P-Judd of Extreme limit am Paris.
