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2020 Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual JUNE 13»14 2020 - 1ST RUNNING - 50 ENTRIES - LE MANS (FRANCE) » A high-speed circuit. The prototypes reach top speeds of around 350kph THE circuit » Cars are slowed along the long Mulsanne Straight (5.750km) by 2 chicanes » The surface characteristics of the circuit’s permanent and non- permanent portions are different M u l s a n n e St r a i g h t M u ls a n n e K i n k 340 kph 110kph 325kph 110kph ralentisseur Michelin tertre Forza motoRsport chicane rouge 215kph mulsanne Esses 13.626KM CLOCKWISE 320kph la chapelle f l TURNS o G 35 (21 RIGHT / 14 LEFT) esses ford 285kph 110kph dunlop curve 130kph PORSCHE indianapolis curves raccordement aRnage corvette 230kph corner 80kph timetable FREE PRACTICE June 9 10:00am-10:00pm June 10 10:00am-10:00pm June 11 10:00am-10:00pm June 12 10:00am-5:00pm QUALIFYING (GTE ENTRIES) June 12 6:10pm-6:30pm QUALIFYING (LMP2 ENTRIES) June 12 6:40pm-7:00pm START June 13 3:00pm FINISH June 14 3:00pm (CET) MICHELIN THE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT RANGE AND FOR THE LE MANS 24 HOURS VIRTUAL SIMULATORS Types Michelin Motorsport’s cutting-edge • Michelin Pilot Sport Soft (qualifying) work in the fields of simulators, • Michelin Pilot Sport Medium (two stints) virtual design and digital modelling • Michelin Pilot Sport Hard (three stints) • Michelin Pilot Sport Rain and performance analysis allows it to carry out virtual tests of the same quality as real-life tests. Pit stops During routine pit stops, cars can either take fuel only, or slicks wet soft, medium, hard take fuel and change tyres. Doing both jobs takes longer. Thanks to simulators, motorsport can assist the Michelin Group ahead of the industrialisation phase, help to resolve manufacturing-related PIerre ALves problematics and save time during Endurance Racing Programmes Manager, Michelin Motorsport tyre development. “The Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual promises to be a THE LE MANS truly unique event. It has 24 HOURS VIRTUAL attracted a quality entry PROMISES and we are proud to be associated with it. We will TO BE A TRULY MICHELIN work closely with the drivers UNIQUE EVENT. AND THE and sim racers to help them WE ARE PROUD (REAL) make the most of their tyres TO BE ASSOCIATED LE MANS in changing track conditions. WITH IT. 24 HOURS Michelin is no stranger to the virtual world because much Michelin won the very first Le Mans of our tyre development work is carried out on simulators, so being 24 Hours which was held in 1923. part of the Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual will help us to strengthen our expertise in this advanced field.” Michelin is currently on a record- breaking unbeaten run of 22 Le Mans wins since 1998. Mission H24: Lead and Safety Car Michelin has won Le Mans with 10 different car manufacturers and 46 different drivers. Michelin helped to establish the record for the longest distance covered in the course of the Le Mans 24 Hours (5,410.71km). The fastest ever lap at Le Mans in terms of average speed was posted on Michelin tyres (251.88kph). Through the intermediary of Symbio, the joint venture it has formed with the automotive equipment In 2018, ex-Formula 1 world manufacturer Faurecia, Groupe Michelin has become a preferential partner of the MissionH24 project which champion Jenson Button completed seeks to accelerate the development of zero-emissions mobility thanks to the use of fuel cell technology in 750km at Le Mans on the same set endurance racing. of Michelin tyres. That’s equivalent The Michelin-equipped, fuel-cell-powered MissionH24 prototype will play an active role as the inaugural to more than two F1 grands prix! Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual’s official Lead and Safety Car. This trailblazing electric car will effectively lead the way for the 50 teams on the grid, made up of professional racing drivers and eSports specialists. Behind the virtual wheel will be the project’s development driver Olivier Lombard and sim racer Aurélien Mallet. The LMPH2G prototype will also serve as Safety Car during the race. MICHELIN and ESPORT Michelin is the official tyre partner of the FIA Gran Turismo Championships and MotoGP eSport Championship games. ESports are an integral part of the Michelin brand’s promotions strategy. In 2019, eSports attracted 458.8 million viewers, including 200 million who described themselves as frequent players. Michelin has considerable expertise in the fields of simulator James Dimmock technology and virtual tyres. By Global eSports Manager, Michelin sharing this knowhow, Michelin is “Our partnerships with eSports like the FIA Gran Turismo able to help computer programmers Championships and MotoGP™ eSport Championship enable us produce the algorithms required to to be active in the world of gaming, while at the same time replicate the characteristics of real reaching out to players, sharing the Michelin tyres in digital form. experience and passion IT ENABLES US with them and helping TO BE ACTIVE them to understand the different challenges tyres IN THE WORLD OF face both in eSports and real-life motorsport.” GAMING How to watch the digital Check out race? the Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual teaser Michelin Motorsport Facebook page Michelin Facebook Page in more than 25 countries LM P2 ENTRY LIST REBELLION WILLIAMS ESPORT • ORECA07 N°1 DELETRAZ/MARCIELLO/WISNIEWSKI/BRZEZINSKI REBELLION WILLIAMS ESPORT • ORECA07 N°2 MENEZES/SENNA/BRJIAK/MROZEK 115 REBELLION WILLIAMS ESPORT • ORECA07 N°3 YE/ROUGIER/PRICE/KEITHLEY DRIVERS BY KOLLES – BURST ESPORT • ORECA07 N°4 DILLMANN/GUERRIERI/SIMONCIC/PEDERSEN TEAM PENSKE • ORECA07 N°6 MONTOYA/PAGENAUD/CAMERON/TAYLOR 85 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING • ORECA07 N°7 SIMRACERS CONWAY/KOBAYASHI/LOPEZ/BRIENT TOYOTA GAZOO RACING • ORECA07 N°8 BUEMI/HARTLEY/YAMASHITA/KASDORP PANIS RACING TRIPLE A • ORECA07 N°9 PANIS/PANIS/PINCZES/PINTO 36 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING ARG • ORECA07 NATIONALITIES N°10 PIQUET JR/SANTERO/GOBBI/SIRICA MPI-ZANSHO • ORECA07 N°12 PAPIS/FITTIPALDI/KANAAN/WEIJER REBELLION WILLIAMS ESPORT • ORECA07 GTE N°13 CANAPINO/AITKEN/ARANA/ROMANIDIS FERRARI AF CORSE • FERRARI 488 GTE N°51 FA/RB ALLINSPORTS • ORECA07 NIELSEN/PEREL/STOLTZE/CARUSO N°14 ALONSO/BARRICHELLO/PAHKALA/TEIEN FERRARI AF CORSE • FERRARI 488 GTE N°52 MULTIMATIC ZANSHO • ORECA07 LECLERC/GIOVINAZZI/BONITO/TONIZZIA N°15 PRIAULX/PRIAULX/EPPS/FORTIN STRONG TOGETHER • FERRARI 488 GTE N°54 VELOCE ESPORT 2 • ORECA07 CASTELLACCI/FISICHELLA/MASSA/MELLA N°16 NATO/VANDOORNE/MURPHY/PORADZISZ TEAM PROJECT 1 • PORSCHE 911 RSR N°56 IDEC SPORT RACING • ORECA07 HORR/KOLKMANN/GIUSA/MULLER N°17 CHATIN/BRADLEY/COLAPINTO/PURWIEN TEAM PROJECT 1 • PORSCHE 911 RSR N°57 FRAGA/CAIROLI/NEUENDORF/SIARA VELOCE ESPORT 3 • ORECA07 N°18 FENESTRAZ/TVETER/BALDWIN/LARTILLEUX CORVETTE RACING • CORVETTE C7.R N°63 TAYLOR/CATSBURG/VOSS/HEINRICH TEAM REDLINE • ORECA07 N°20 VERSTAPPEN/NORRIS/KERKHOF/HUTTU CORVETTE RACING • CORVETTE C7.R N°64 MILNER/MAGNUSSEN/LIND/TERZIC AXLE MOTORSPORT • ORECA07 N°21 YOONG/YOONG/NAQUIB/HAKIMI MAHLE RACING TEAM • ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE N°67 HABSBURG/WIKENS/BROADBENT/ROTTING UNITED AUTOSPORTS • ORECA07 N°22 ALBUQUERQUE/BRUNDLE/VAN UITERT/GAMBLE FERRARI AF CORSE • FERRARI 488 GTE N°71 MOLINA/LEO/LAURITO/ZWIERS TEAM ROCKET ZANSHO • ORECA07 N°23 BUTTON/BUNCOMBE/VON DER HEYDE/RICHARDS R8G ESPORTS TEAM • CORVETTE C7.R N°80 JUNCADELLA/BECHE/JAJOVSKI/KAPPET VELOCE ESPORTS 1 • ORECA07 N°24 VERGNE/GASLY/OPMEER/GILLISSEN GULF RACING • PORSCHE 911 RSR N°86 BARKER/WATSON/MAGUIRE/MASCIULLI E-TEAM WRT • ORECA07 N°30 VANTHOOR/VAN DER LINDE/COMELIS/SHOONVLIET DEMPSEY PROTON RACING • PORSCHE 911 RSR N°88 PERA/HARTOG/FRANCESCONI/VAN DOOREN PANIS RACING TRIPLE A • ORECA07 N°31 VAUTIER/JAMIN/ALSABTI/CAZAUBON PORSCHE ESPORT TEAM • PORSCHE 911 RSR N°91 LOTTERER/JANI/DEJONG/PIETILA 2 SEAS MOTORSPORT • ORECA07 N°33 PORSCHE ESPORT TEAM • PORSCHE 911 RSR AL-KHALIFA/ROWLAND/MACDUFF/BRAUNE N°92 EVANS/CAMPBELL/BAKKUM/BOUTELOUP SIGNATECH-ALPINE ELF • ORECA07 N°36 PORSCHE ESPORT TEAM • PORSCHE 911 RSR LAURENT/NEGRAO/RAGUES/LONGUET N°93 TANDY/GUVEN/ROGERS/OSTGAARD JOTA TEAM REDLINE • ORECA07 N°37 PORSCHE ESPORT TEAM • PORSCHE 911 RSR STEVENS/AUBRY/UUSI-JAAKOLA/FARBER N°94 PILET/DE SILVESTRO/KRONKE/WILLIAMS JOTA TEAM REDLINE • ORECA07 N°38 ASTON MARTIN RACING • ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE DA COSTA/ROSENQVIST/VAN BUREN/SIGGY N°95 THIIM/WESTBROOK/SORENSEN/BIANCOLILLA COOL RACING • ORECA07 N°42 ASTON MARTIN RACING • ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE LAPIERRE/BORGA/BARBIER/SCALABRINI N°96 LYNN/EASTWOOD/TINCKNELL/BRIONI TDS E-RACING MOTUL • ORECA07 N°46 ASTON MARTIN RACING • ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE TEN VOORDE/VAN DER GARDE/SIEBEL/JORDAN N°97 TURNER/GUNN/ADAM/DE FUOCO RICHARD MILLE RACING TEAM • ORECA07 FEED RACING • CORVETTE C7.R N°50 LEGGE/CALDERON/FLOERSH/JONES N°99 PILATE/POURCHAIRE/PETIT/VROMANT THE 2019 MICHELIN and LM P1 Matthieumichelin’smichelin’smichelin’sLe tyres BonardelMans tyres F PROTOTYPE tyresOR TFHOER F FTOIHARE WT 1F HIEAEC FWIAE CWEC ENDURANCE AND A6N HoursDA 6N HoursD 6 of Hours Bahrain of Bahrain of Bahrain LE MANS 24 HOURSMichelin Motorsport Director racing “Michelin is delighted Endurance racing is embedded in that the Le Mans 24 Hours IT’S A GREAT Michelin’s DNA and serves as a high- Virtual is happening. 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