70 жылдық Ле-Ман 24 сағаты жарысы

70th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans was an automobile endurance race held for Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring cars from 15 to 16 June 2002 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close by Le Mans, France. It was the 70th running of the event, as organized by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. A test day was held five weeks prior to the race on 5 May. The No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest car of Tom Kristensen, Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro won the race overall and Audi's third consecutive victory in Le Mans, extending back to the 2000 event.

The 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 70th edition of the event and took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe road racing track close to Le Mans, France, from 15 to 16 June. The race was first held in 1923 after the automotive journalist Charles Faroux, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) general secretary Georges Durand and the industrialist Emile Coquile agreed to hold a test of vehicle reliability and durability. It is considered the world's most prestigious sports car race and is part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport. After the Bugatti Circuit was reconstructed, the organisers of the race and automotive group, the ACO, announced improvements requested to the circuit by the governing body of motorcycle racing, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, between the Dunlop Bridge and the entry to the Esses complex of corners. The track was lengthened by and widened by due to the addition of a new left hand corner for a better transition from the Circuit de la Sarthe to the Bugatti Circuit. New gravel traps were also added to the area. Construction cost ₣15 million and took place from November 2001 to February 2002.

The ACO received 96 applications by the deadline for entries on 22 February 2002. It granted 48 invitations to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and entries were divided between the LMP900 (Le Mans Prototype 900), LMGTP (Le Mans Grand Touring Prototype), LMP675 (Le Mans Prototype 675), LMGTS (Le Mans Grand Touring Sports) and LMGT (Le Mans Grand Touring) categories. A special invitation category was created by the ACO for the Panoz and Lola prototypes fielded by the DAMS team to allow for the filming of the 2003 film Michel Vaillant by Luc Besson.

Eight automatic entry invitations were earned by teams that won their class in the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans, or victories in two rounds of the worldwide Le Mans Series that the ACO designed as "qualifying events" – the Petit Le Mans of the American Le Mans Series and the 1000km of Estoril of the defunct European Le Mans Series.

On 21 March 2002, the selection committee of the ACO announced the full 50 car entry list for Le Mans, plus six reserves. Team Rafanelli announced that their Ferrari 550M would be withdrawn on 26 March, after the team decided to focus on the GTS championship in the American Le Mans Series. This promoted the No. (Car number) 27 Chamberlain Motorsport MG Lola EX257 to the race entry as a result and increased the number of LMP675 entries to seven. All of the reserve entries were deleted from the entry list on 31 May.

The 2002 edition saw Audi Sport Team Joest, with drivers Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen, and Emanuele Pirro, taking their third victory not only as a team and manufacturer, but also as a driving team, marking the first time a set of three drivers won the event three years in a row.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP900 1 Audi Sport Team Joest Frank Biela Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 375 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 2 Audi Sport North America Johnny Herbert Christian Pescatori Rinaldo Capello Audi R8 374 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 3 LMP900 3 Audi Sport Team Joest Marco Werner Michael Krumm Philipp Peter Audi R8 372 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 4 LMGTP 8 Team Bentley Andy Wallace Eric van de Poele Butch Leitzinger Bentley EXP Speed 8 362 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 5 LMP900 15 PlayStation Team Oreca Olivier Beretta Érik Comas Pedro Lamy Dallara SP1 359 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 6 LMP900 14 PlayStation Team Oreca Stéphane Sarrazin Franck Montagny Nicolas Minassian Dallara SP1 359 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 7 LMP900 5 Hiroki Katoh Yannick Dalmas Seiji Ara Audi R8 358 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 8 LMP900 16 Racing for Holland Jan Lammers Tom Coronel Val Hillebrand Dome S101 351 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 9 LMP900 6 Team Cadillac Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli Christophe Tinseau Cadillac Northstar LMP02 345 Cadillac [[GM Premium V engine 10 LMP900 17 Pescarolo Sport Sébastien Bourdais Franck Lagorce Courage C60 343 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 11 LMGTS 63 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C5 R 335 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 12 LMP900 7 Team Cadillac Éric Bernard Emmanuel Collard JJ Lehto Cadillac Northstar LMP02 334 Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 13 LMGTS 64 Corvette Racing Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon Chevrolet Corvette C5 R 331 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 14 LMGTS 52 Equipe de France FFSA Jonathan Cochet Benoît Tréluyer Jean Philippe Belloc Chrysler Viper GTS R 326 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 15 LMP900 13 Courage Compétition Didier Cottaz Boris Derichebourg Thed Björk Courage C60 322 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 16 LMGT 81 The Racer's Group Kevin Buckler Lucas Luhr Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 RS 322 Porsche 3.6 L Flat 6 17 LMGT 80 Freisinger Motorsport Romain Dumas Sascha Maassen Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 911 GT3 RS 321 Porsche 3.6 L Flat 6 18 LMGTS 50 Larbre Compétition Chereau Christophe Bouchut Patrice Goueslard Vincent Vosse Chrysler Viper GTS R 319 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 19 LMP675 29 Noël del Bello Jean Denis Délétraz Christophe Pillon Walter Lechner, Jr. Reynard 2KQ LM 317 Volkswagen HPT16 2.0 L I4 20 LMP675 25 Gérard Welter Jean René de Fournoux Stéphane Daoudi Jean Bernard Bouvet WR LM2001 317 Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo I4 21 LMGT 77 Team Taisan Advan Atsushi Yogo Akira Iida Kazuyuki Nishizawa Porsche 911 GT3 RS 316 Porsche 3.6 L Flat 6 22 LMGT 82 Seikel Motorsport Gabrio Rosa Luca Drudi Luca Riccitelli Porsche 911 GT3 RS 315 Porsche 3.6 L Flat 6 23 LMGTS 68 RML Pedro Chaves Miguel Ramos Gavin Pickering Saleen S7 R 312 Ford 6.9 L V8 24 LMGT 72 Luc Alphand Adventures Luc Alphand Christian Lavieille Olivier Thévenin Porsche 911 GT3 RS 299 Porsche 3.6 L Flat 6 25 LMGTS 51 Larbre Compétition Chereau Jean Luc Chéreau Carl Rosenblad Jean Claude Lagniez Chrysler Viper GTS R 278 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 26 LMGTS 66 Konrad Motorsport Terry Borcheller Toni Seiler Franz Konrad Saleen S7 R 266 Ford 6.9 L V8 NC LMP900 10 DAMS Philippe Gache Emanuele Clerico Michel Neugarten Lola B98/10 150 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMP900 19 MBD Sportscar Team Didier de Radiguès Milka Duno John Graham Panoz LMP07 259 Mugen MF408S 4.0 L V8 DNF LMP900 12 Panoz Motor Sports Bill Auberlen David Donohue Gunnar Jeannette Panoz LMP01 Evo 230 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMP675 27 MG Sport & Racing Ltd. Mark Blundell Julian Bailey Kevin McGarrity MG Lola EX257 219 MG XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNF LMP900 4 Riley & Scott Racing Marc Goossens Jim Matthews Didier Theys Riley & Scott Mk III C 189 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMP900 9 Kondo Racing Masahiko Kondo Ian McKellar Jr. François Migault Dome S101 182 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMGT 73 DeWalt Racesport Salisbury Richard Stanton Steve Hyde Richard Hayes Morgan Aero 8 181 BMW 4.0 L V8 DNF LMGTS 58 Prodrive Rickard Rydell Alain Menu Tomáš Enge Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello 167 Ferrari 5.9 L V12 DNF LMGT 75 Orbit Leo Hindery, Jr. Peter Baron Anthony Kester Porsche 911 GT3 RS 165 Porsche 3.6 L Flat 6 DNF LMP900 18 Pescarolo Sport Éric Hélary Stéphane Ortelli Ukyo Katayama Courage C60 144 Peugeot A32 3.2 L Turbo V6 DNF LMGT 85 Spyker Automobielen BV Peter Kox Norman Simon Hans Hugenholtz Spyker C8 Double 12R 142 BMW 4.0 L V8 DNF LMP675 26 MG Sport & Racing Ltd. Anthony Reid Warren Hughes Jonny Kane MG Lola EX257 129 MG XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNF LMP675 28 ROC Organisation Course Jordi Gené Mark Smithson Peter Owen Reynard 2KQ LM 126 Volkswagen HPT16 2.0 L I4 DNF LMGT 74 Auto Palace Guillaume Gomez Ryo Fukuda Laurent Cazenave Ferrari 360 Modena GT 119 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DNF LMP675 30 Knight Hawk Racing Steve Knight Mel Hawkins Duncan Dayton MG Lola EX257 102 MG XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNF LMP900 22 DAMS Jérôme Policand Marc Duez Perry McCarthy Panoz LMP 1 Roadster S 98 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMGTS 53 Team Carsport Holland Mike Hezemans Gabriele Matteuzzi Anthony Kumpen Chrysler Viper GTS R 93 Chrysler 8.0 L V10 DNF LMP900 11 Panoz Motor Sports David Brabham Jan Magnussen Bryan Herta Panoz LMP01 Evo 90 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 DNF LMGT 71 JMB Racing Steve Earle Chris MacAllister Gary Schultheis Ferrari 360 Modena GT 85 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DNF LMGTS 67 Konrad Motorsport Walter Brun Charles Slater Rodney Mall Saleen S7 R 83 Ford 6.9 L V8 DNF LMGT 78 PK Sport Ltd. Robin Liddell David Warnock Piers Masarati Porsche 911 GT3 RS 83 Porsche 3.6 L Flat 6 DNF LMP900 21 Team Ascari Werner Lupberger Ben Collins Timothy J. Bell Ascari KZR 1 17 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 DNF LMGT 70 JMB Racing Cort Wagner Sam Hancock Martin Short Ferrari 360 Modena GT 16 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DNF LMP675 24 Autoexe Motorsports Yojiro Terada John Fergus Jim Downing Autoexe LMP 02 5 Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4 Rotor