Goal: Hat Trick
The teams
After a set constellation for three years,
1 Neel Jani
Born: December 8, 1983
Nationality: Swiss
2 André Lotterer
Born: November 19, 1981
Nationality: German
3 Nick Tandy
Born: November 5, 1984
Nationality: British
1 Earl Bamber
Born: July 9, 1990
Nationality: New Zealander
2 Timo Bernhard
Born: February 24, 1981
Nationality: German
3 Brendon Hartley
Born: November 10, 1989
Nationality: New Zealander
The car
New developments in the 2017 car: 60 to 70%
Approximately 670 kW system output
Le Mans — The course
The 2016 distances
5,233.5 km Le Mans
8,501 km The remaining eight races: Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, Nürburgring, Mexico, Austin, Fuji, Shanghai, Bahrain
The past
18: The number of
The Le Mans–winning car 2016
Pit time: 38:05 min.
30 fueling stops
11 tire changes
384 laps
216 km/h average speed
32 GB amount of data transmitted from the winning car to the pit during the 24 hours
0.85 Liter liters amount of hydration available to each driver per stint (the bottles were switched at every fueling stop)
The trophy
The winner receives the trophy in a Louis Vuitton case that is as venerable as it is valuable. This challenge cup is engraved with all of the winners’ names. Before the next race it must be returned to the organizer: the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.
By Heike Hientzsch