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{{Short description|77th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race}}
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[[File:Circuit de la Sarthe track map.svg|thumbnail|right|Circuit de la Sarthe track]]
[[File:Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, car number 9, winner Le Mans 2009, beneath podium.jpg|thumb|Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, car number 9, winner Le Mans 2009, beneath podium]]
[[File:Winning drivers of 24 Hours Le Mans on the podium, 14 June 2009.jpg|thumb|Winning drivers of 24 Hours Le Mans on the podium, 14 June 2009]]
The '''2009 24 Hours of Le Mans''' ({{langx|fr|24 Heures du Mans 2009}}) was the 77th [[Grand Prix of Endurance]], an [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance]] [[auto racing|auto race]] run over 24 hours. It took place at the [[Circuit de la Sarthe]], [[Le Mans]], [[France]], and was organised by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO) over 13–14 June  2009 and was started by [[Fiat]] and [[Ferrari]] chairman [[Luca Cordero di Montezemolo]] at 15:00 local time (13:00 UTC). A test day was initially scheduled for 31 May that year, but was canceled by the ACO due to economic concerns.<ref name="Test Day">{{cite web|url=http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2008-12-01_GD_3616_gb.html |title=24 Heures du Mans 2009: Test Day Cancelled |publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest |date=2008-12-01 |access-date=2008-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204070223/http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2008-12-01_GD_3616_gb.html |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead }} </ref> The race was attended by 234,800 spectators.<ref name="Spectators">{{cite web | url = http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/articles_gb.html | title = 234 800 at the 77th Le Mans 24 Hours | publisher = [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] | date = 2009-06-14 | access-date = 2009-06-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090612191204/http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/articles_gb.html | archive-date = 12 June 2009 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

[[Peugeot]] succeeded in winning the race in the third year of the [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP|908 HDi FAP]] program with drivers [[David Brabham]], [[Marc Gené]], and [[Alexander Wurz]] driving the No. 9 car for 382 laps; an all-French driving squad secured second place for Peugeot as well. [[Audi]], who had won eight of the last ten Le Mans, finished third in their new [[Audi R15 TDI|R15 TDI]]. Team Essex gave [[Porsche]] their second LMP2 victory in a row, while the American [[Corvette Racing]] team earned their first GT1 win since {{24hLM|2006}}. [[Risi Competizione]] [[Ferrari]] led the GT2 category for their second straight victory in the class.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/8099543.stm|title= Peugeot win Le Mans 24-hour race |date=2009-06-14|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2009-06-15| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090615012816/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/8099543.stm| archive-date= 15 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==Schedule==
Events for the 24 Hours of Le Mans began on 8 June with technical inspections, before initial practice began on 10 June. Due to the cancellation of the May test session, the Wednesday track session has been altered to free practice only, with no qualification times being recorded in the mostly wet session. Qualifying therefore only took place on Thursday, which remained dry.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
!colspan=3| Schedule
|-
! Date
! Time (local)
! Event
|-
| Monday, 8 June
| 14:30&nbsp;– 18:00
| Sporting Checks and [[Scrutineer|Administrative scrutineering]]
|-
| Tuesday, 9 June
| 08:30&nbsp;– 17:00
| Sporting Checks and [[Scrutineer|Administrative scrutineering]]
|-
| Wednesday, 10 June
| 18:00&nbsp;– 24:00
| Free practice
|-
|rowspan=2| Thursday, 11 June
| 19:00&nbsp;– 21:00
|rowspan=2| Qualifying
|-
| 22:00&nbsp;– 24:00
|-
|rowspan=2| Friday, 12 June
| 10:00&nbsp;– 20:00
| Pit Walk
|-
| 18:00&nbsp;– 19:00
| Drivers' parade in [[Le Mans, France|Le Mans]] City center
|-
|rowspan=3| Saturday, 13 June
| 09:00&nbsp;– 09:45
| Warm-up
|-
| 14:22
| Beginning of starting procedure
|-
| 15:00
| Start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
|-
| Sunday, 14 June
| 15:00
| Finish of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
|-
|}

==Entries==

===Automatic invitations===
Automatic entry to the 2009 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] was granted to teams that had performed well in the previous year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the 2008 seasons of the [[American Le Mans Series]], [[Le Mans Series]], [[FIA GT Championship]], and the [[Petit Le Mans]].<ref name="Automatic Entries">{{cite web|url=http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2008-11-24_GD_3612_gb.html |title=24 Heures du Mans 2009: 29 Entrants Automatically Selected |publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest |date=2008-11-24 |access-date=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210102007/http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2008-11-24_GD_3612_gb.html |archive-date=February 10, 2009 }}</ref> New for 2009 was an automatic invitation awarded to the team which accumulated the most points in the [[Michelin]] Energy Endurance Challenge, as part of the Le Mans Series. The award was based on fuel economy of competitors during each event.<ref name="MEEC">{{cite web | url = http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s02_corporate/s02p04_michelin.php | title = Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge | publisher = Le Mans Series | access-date = 2008-08-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080724114151/http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s02_corporate/s02p04_michelin.php | archive-date = 24 July 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

On 20 January 2009, the ACO announced that 15 of the 29 automatic invitations had been accepted by their recipients.<ref name="Entries accepted">{{cite web | url = http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/01/20/15-teams-confirm-their-le-mans-24-hours-entry/ | title = 15 teams confirm their Le Mans 24 entry | author = Marcel ten Caat | publisher = Planet Le Mans | date = 2009-01-20 | access-date = 2009-01-20| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090129194605/http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/01/20/15-teams-confirm-their-le-mans-24-hours-entry/| archive-date= 29 January 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> Entries with a blue background were granted entries, but did not accept their invitations.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Reason entered
! LMP1
! LMP2
! GT1
! GT2
|-
| 1st in [[2008 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Joest Racing|Audi Sport North America]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Van Merksteijn Motorsport]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin Racing]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Risi Competizione]]
|-
| 2nd in 24 Hours of Le Mans
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]]
| {{flagicon|DNK}} Team Essex
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corvette Racing]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[BMS Scuderia Italia]]
|-
| 1st in [[2008 Le Mans Series season|Le Mans Series]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Joest Racing|Audi Sport Team Joest]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Van Merksteijn Motorsport]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Luc Alphand]] Aventures
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Virgo Motorsport
|-
| 2nd in Le Mans Series
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Team Essex
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Modena
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Proton Competition|Team Felbermayr-Proton]]
|-
| 1st in [[2008 Petit Le Mans|Petit Le Mans]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Champion Racing|Audi Sport North America]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Penske Racing|Penske Motorsports, Inc.]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corvette Racing]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Risi Competizione]]
|-
| 1st in [[2008 American Le Mans Series season|American Le Mans Series]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Intersport Racing]]<sup>1</sup>
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Penske Racing]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Bell Motorsports<sup>2</sup>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]]
|-
| 1st in [[2008 FIA GT Championship season|FIA GT Championship]]
| style="background:#dddddd;" | 
| style="background:#dddddd;" | 
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Vitaphone Racing Team]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]
|-
| 2nd in FIA GT Championship
| style="background:#dddddd;" | 
| style="background:#dddddd;" | 
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Phoenix Racing (Germany)|Phoenix Carsport Racing]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[BMS Scuderia Italia]]
|-
| 1st in Energy Endurance Challenge
| style="background:#dddddd;" | 
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Horag Racing
| style="background:#dddddd;" | 
| style="background:#dddddd;" | 
|}

{{refbegin}}

:1. Due to Audi Sport North America already earning two entries (first in previous 24 Hours of Le Mans and first at Petit Le Mans), they could not receive the automatic invitation for also winning the American Le Mans Series championship. The entry was instead given to the team which finished second in the championship.<ref name="Automatic Entries" />

:2. Due to Corvette Racing already earning two entries (second in previous 24 Hours of Le Mans and first at Petit Le Mans), they could not receive the automatic invitation for also winning the American Le Mans Series championship. The entry was instead given to the team which finished second in the championship.<ref name="Automatic Entries" />
{{refend}}

===Applications===
Prior to the deadline for applications, 82 separate entries by teams representing 17 countries were received by the ACO. This amount is only six less than the total of applications received for the previous running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The ACO Selection Committee decided on which teams were invited to fill the remaining 40 positions alongside those teams who had already received automatic invitations, along with ten reserve entries.<ref name="Applications">{{cite web |date=2009-01-29 |title=24 Heures du Mans : 82 Entries for 55 Places! |url=http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2009-01-29_GD_3634_gb.html |access-date=2009-01-29 |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

===Entry list===
On 26 February, the ACO announced their list of 55 entries which will be invited to take part in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. 21 cars within the LMP1 category include [[Audi]], [[Peugeot]], and [[Aston Martin]] with three cars each, as well as [[privateer (motorsport)|private entries]] for the [[Kodewa|Kolles]] Audis, [[Pescarolo Sport|Pescarolo]] Peugeot, and Speedy-Sebah Aston Martin. This also made a total of nine cars which would be using [[diesel fuel]]. LMP2 featured previous race winners [[Team Goh]] in a previous winning car, the [[Porsche RS Spyder]], joined by last year's runner-up Team Essex. [[Mazda]] supplied engines for four entries, split amongst the [[Lola Cars|Lola]] and Pescarolo chassis.

The GT1 category was fought amongst three manufacturers, as [[Corvette Racing]] and [[Luc Alphand]] Aventures attempted to overcome the two private Aston Martin and [[Lamborghini]] entries. GT2 was once again dominated by the [[Ferrari]] and [[Porsche]] battle, although Ferrari had the power of numbers with its ten entries compared to Porsche's five. Sole entries from [[Spyker Cars|Spyker]] and the [[Drayson Racing|Drayson]] Aston Martin completed the GT2 field.<ref name="Entries">{{cite web|url=http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2009-02-26_GD_3640_gb.html |title=The 55 entrants invited, like a dream... |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] |date=2009-02-26 |access-date=2009-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228122851/http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2009-02-26_GD_3640_gb.html |archive-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=dead }} </ref>

====Reserve entries====
Ten entries are granted a reserve entry, in case an entry from the list of 55 withdraws prior to the event. These ten entries will be allowed to join the race entry list in the order they are listed here, regardless of their class.<ref name="Entries" />

On 31 March, Gigawave Motorsport withdrew their [[Aston Martin]] from the GT1 category of the entry list in order to concentrate on their development of the [[Nissan GT-R]] program. This promoted Advanced Engineering/Team Seattle from the reserve list to the entry list.<ref name="Gigawave">{{cite web | url = http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-689.html | title = Withdrawal of Gigawave Aston Martin. Team Seattle invited... | publisher = Endurance-Info.com | date = 2009-03-31 | access-date = 2009-03-31 | archive-date = 2011-07-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110710193604/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-689.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> Three days later [[Epsilon Euskadi]] withdrew their LMP1 entry which was replaced by the Endurance China Team. Epsilon Euskadi also withdrew their second entry from the reserve list.<ref name="Epsilon Euskadi">{{cite web|url=http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2009-04-03_GD_3690_gb.html |title=Withdrawal of the Epsilon Euskadi Team's Epsilon Euskadi-Judd (LMP1) |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] |date=2009-04-03 |access-date=2009-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406094745/http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2009-04-03_GD_3690_gb.html |archive-date=April 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }} </ref> On 29 April, it was announced that [[Vitaphone Racing]] withdrew their LMP2 entry and was replaced by a second [[IMSA Performance]] Matmut GT2 entry. Racing Box also announced that they withdrew their LMP2 reserve entry.<ref name="Vitaphone">{{cite web|url=http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2009-04-29__3881_fr.html |title=24 Heures du Mans 2009, Withdrawal of the Vitaphone Racing Team (LM P2) and of the Racing Box SRL (LM P2: reserve) |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] |date=2009-04-29 |access-date=2009-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521100403/http://www.lemans.org/sport/sport/actu/2009-04-29__3881_fr.html |archive-date=May 21, 2009 |url-status=dead }} </ref> [[Reiter Engineering|IPB Spartak Racing]] announced their withdrawal from the event on 15 May because one of their drivers, [[Peter Kox]], was unable to participate in the race. It was replaced by the [[Barazi-Epsilon]] LMP2 entry.<ref name="IPB Spartak">{{cite web|url=http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/05/15/ipb-spartak-racing-withdraws-lm24-entry-barazi-invited/ |title=IPB Spartak Racing withdraws LM24 entry, Barazi invited |publisher=Marcel ten Caat |date=2009-05-15 |access-date=2009-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518023242/http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/05/15/ipb-spartak-racing-withdraws-lm24-entry-barazi-invited/ |archive-date=2009-05-18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 22 May, reserve entries were no longer able to be accepted into the race, regardless of further withdrawals. The entries of [[Welter Racing|Gerard Welter]]'s [[Welter Racing|WR]]-[[Zytek]] LMP2, Team Felbermayr-Proton's [[Porsche]] GT2, Snoras [[Spyker Cars|Spyker Squadron]]'s [[Spyker Cars|Spyker]] GT2, and [[Larbre Compétition]]'s [[Saleen]] GT1 were the only remaining reserves at the time of the entry list closure.<ref name="Entries" />

==Free practice==
After the cancellation of the test session, Wednesday's schedule was changed from a qualifying session to a six-hour free practice. Track conditions varied as rain arrived several times during the practice, limiting the amount of time available with a dry circuit. [[Audi]] led the session with [[Allan McNish]] setting a fastest lap of 3:30.708 in the No. 1 car, followed immediately by the No. 2 Audi. The best [[Peugeot]] was the No. 9 car, followed immediately by the privately entered [[Pescarolo Sport]] Peugeot.  The fastest LMP1 not running a [[diesel engine]] was the second Pescarolo entry with a time of 3:35.868, followed by the No. 008 and No. 007 [[Aston Martin]]s.

The LMP2 category was led by the [[Porsche RS Spyder]]s, with Team Essex's 3:46.426 ahead of the Navi Team Goh entry. Quifel ASM Team's [[Ginetta Cars|Ginetta]]-[[Zytek]] was a distant third, ten seconds behind Team Essex. [[Corvette Racing]] were at the front of GT1, with the No. 63's 3:57.876 lap time ahead of the No. 64 car. [[Jetalliance Racing]] were third while the two [[Luc Alphand]] Corvettes did few laps after fixing an incorrectly installed [[rollcage]] and the JLOC [[Lamborghini]] did not complete a lap after breaking a [[driveshaft]]. [[Porsche]] were ahead of [[Ferrari]] in the GT2 category, with Felbermayr-Proton ahead of the [[Risi Competizione]]. [[Spyker Cars|Spyker Squadron]] were able to reach third in the class.<ref name="Practice times">{{cite web|url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/chronos/2009_24_Heures_du_Mans_24H_Free_Practiceh6.pdf |title=Free Practice&nbsp;– After 6 Hours |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] |date=2009-06-11 |access-date=2009-06-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711020024/http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/chronos/2009_24_Heures_du_Mans_24H_Free_Practiceh6.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2009 }}</ref>

The only major incident of the practice session was an accident by KSM's driver Jean de Pourtales. The driver spun approaching the Dunlop Chicane, impacting a concrete barrier before sliding into a tire barrier. The second impact ripped much of the rear of the car off.<ref name="Practice">{{cite web | url = http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/06/11/24-hours-of-le-mans-2009-free-practice-report/ | title = 24 Hours of Le Mans 2009&nbsp;– Free Practice Report | publisher = PlanetLeMans.com | author = Marcel ten Caat | date = 2009-06-11 | access-date = 2009-06-12| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090614044439/http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/06/11/24-hours-of-le-mans-2009-free-practice-report/| archive-date= 14 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==Qualifying==
[[Stéphane Sarrazin]] claimed his third consecutive [[pole position]] at Le Mans,<ref name="pole position">{{cite web |date=2009-06-12 |title=Outstanding performance by Stéphane Sarrazin putting Peugeot on third pole in a row. |url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/actu/2009-06-12_MC_4204_gb.html |access-date=2009-06-12 |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> planting the No. 8 Peugeot at the front of the field with a lap time of 3:22.888. He set the lap on the third of his flying laps during a run near the end of the four-hour qualifying session, bettering [[Allan McNish]]'s lap time by 0.8 seconds. McNish's lap was set on the final lap of the first two-hour qualifying session,<ref name="McNish lap">{{cite web |date=2009-06-11 |title=Allan McNish on provisional pole on the last lap of the session |url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/actu/2009-06-11_MC_4185_gb.html |access-date=2009-06-12 |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> beating the Peugeot of [[Franck Montagny]] who led much of the first session.<ref name="Montagny lap">{{cite web |date=2009-06-11 |title=Two Peugeots lead after the first hour |url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/actu/2009-06-11_MC_4173_gb.html |access-date=2009-06-12 |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> McNish's lap remained at the top of the charts for much of the second session until Sarrazin's performance. Peugeot planned to practice race setups during the entire qualifying session, and were not seeking to obtain the pole position.<ref name="Peugeot pole">{{cite web | url = http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=331941 | title = Sarrazine takes Le Mans pole for Peugeot | publisher = Motorsport.com | author = Tom Haapanen | date = 2009-06-11 | access-date = 2009-06-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110607213956/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=331941 | archive-date = 2011-06-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

At the end of qualifying Peugeots filled the next three places on the grid behind the front row with the car of [[Pescarolo Sport]] settling in at fourth fastest. Aston Martin were able to secure the fastest lap for a [[petrol]]-powered car, with the No. 007 entry on a few thousandths of a second behind the No. 3 Audi and followed by the No. 008 Aston Martin and No. 13 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Aston Martin.

The [[Porsche RS Spyder]]s continued their dominance in the LMP2 category, with [[Casper Elgaard]] of Team Essex ahead of [[Team Goh]] with a lap time of 3:37.720. Third in the category was the No. 33 Speedy Racing Team Sebah [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]] which was over three seconds behind the Porsches. [[Corvette Racing]] secured the front row in the GT1 category, with [[Jan Magnussen]]'s No. 63 entry half a second ahead of the No. 64 sister car. [[Jetalliance Racing]]'s privately entered Aston Martin was under two seconds behind, and followed immediately by the two [[Luc Alphand]] Corvettes. The JLOC [[Lamborghini]] struggled with mechanical issues and was never able to lift itself from last place on grid.

The GT2 category was led by [[Porsche]] who bested their rivals [[Ferrari]] with two cars. Pole winner [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]]' 4:03.202 was less than a tenth of a second ahead of the No. 77 Felbermayr-Proton car. [[Risi Competizione]] led the Ferrari fight with a third place qualifying time, joined by [[JMB Racing]] and [[BMS Scuderia Italia]]. The Aston Martin of [[Drayson Racing|Drayson]] Racing was ninth in the category, while the [[Spyker Cars|Spyker]] was eleventh.

Several incidents occurred during the qualifying session. The Pescarolo Peugeot drive by [[Jean-Christophe Boullion]] spun at the Tetre Rouge corner and ripped the left front fender off the car after impacting the wall. The Peugeot was able to return to the pits and be repaired.<ref name="Pescarolo Peugeot Accident">{{cite web |date=2009-06-11 |title=J.C.Boullion comes back "naked" to his pit |url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/actu/2009-06-11_GT_4186_gb.html |access-date=2009-06-12 |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The No. 007 Aston Martin also hit a wall after losing control during braking for the second chicane on the [[Mulsanne Straight]]. [[Jan Charouz]] was traveling at {{convert|270|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} at the time of the incident. The incident occurred in the closing minutes of qualifying, but the car was repaired.<ref name="Aston Martin Accident">{{cite web | url = http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76079 | title = Charouz: Low downforce caused crash | publisher = [[Autosport]].com | author = Stuart Codling | date = 2009-06-12 | access-date = 2009-06-12| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090615042022/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76079| archive-date= 15 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

===Qualifying results===
[[File:Pescarolo Peugeot 908.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Despite using a 2008-spec [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]], [[Pescarolo Sport]] qualified fourth.]]
[[File:Bergmeister Law Neiman Le Mans 2009.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Drivers Seth Neiman, [[Darren Law]], and [[Jörg Bergmeister]] earned the [[pole position]] in the GT2 class for [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]].]]
Class leaders are in '''bold'''.<ref name="Qualifying result">{{cite web|url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/chronos/2009_24_Heures_du_Mans_24H_Qualifying_Practice_1h4.pdf |title=Qualifying Practice 1&nbsp;– After 4 Hours |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] |date=2009-06-12 |access-date=2009-06-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711000609/http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/chronos/2009_24_Heures_du_Mans_24H_Qualifying_Practice_1h4.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2009 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Pos
! No.
! Team
! Car
! Class
! Time
! Gap
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! 1
| 8
| [[Peugeot|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]]
| [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]]
| LMP1
| 3:22.888
| 
|-
! 2
| 1
| [[Joest Racing|Audi Sport Team Joest]]
| [[Audi R15 TDI]]
| LMP1
| 3:23.650
| +0.762
|-
! 3
| 7
| [[Peugeot|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]]
| [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]]
| LMP1
| 3:24.860
| +1.972
|-
! 4
| 17
| [[Pescarolo Sport]]
| [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]]
| LMP1
| 3:25.062
| +2.174
|-
! 5
| 9
| [[Peugeot|Peugeot Sport]] [[Total S.A.|Total]]
| [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]]
| LMP1
| 3:25.252
| +2.364
|-
! 6
| 2
| [[Joest Racing|Audi Sport North America]]
| [[Audi R15 TDI]]
| LMP1
| 3:25.780
| +2.892
|-
! 7
| 3
| [[Joest Racing|Audi Sport Team Joest]]
| [[Audi R15 TDI]]
| LMP1
| 3:27.106
| +4.218
|-
! 8
| 007
| [[Aston Martin Racing|AMR]] [[Charouz Racing System|Eastern Europe]]
| [[Lola-Aston Martin B09/60]]
| LMP1
| 3:27.180
| +4.292
|-
! 9
| 008
| [[Aston Martin Racing]]
| [[Lola-Aston Martin B09/60]]
| LMP1
| 3:27.704
| +4.816
|-
! 10
| 13
| [[Rebellion Racing|Speedy Racing Team Sebah]]
| [[Lola B08/60]]-[[Aston Martin]]
| LMP1
| 3:28.134
| +5.246
|-
! 11
| 23
| [[Strakka Racing]]
| [[Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S]]
| LMP1
| 3:29.798
| +6.910
|-
! 12
| 16
| [[Pescarolo Sport]]
| [[Pescarolo 01]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]]
| LMP1
| 3:30.466
| +7.578
|-
! 13
| 15
| [[Kodewa|Kolles]]
| [[Audi R10 TDI]]
| LMP1
| 3:31.192
| +8.304
|-
! 14
| 14
| [[Kodewa|Kolles]]
| [[Audi R10 TDI]]
| LMP1
| 3:31.548
| +8.660
|-
! 15
| 10
| [[Oreca|Team Oreca Matmut AIM]]
| [[Oreca 01]]-[[Judd (engine)|AIM]]
| LMP1
| 3:33.514
| +10.626
|-
! 16
| 11
| [[Oreca|Team Oreca Matmut AIM]]
| [[Oreca 01]]-[[Judd (engine)|AIM]]
| LMP1
| 3:33.860
| +10.972
|-
! 17
| 009
| [[Aston Martin Racing]]
| [[Lola-Aston Martin B09/60]]
| LMP1
| 3:33.968
| +11.080
|-
! 18
| 6
| Team LNT
| [[Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S]]
| LMP1
| 3:35.804
| +12.916
|-
! 19
| 4
| [[Creation Autosportif]]
| [[Creation CA07]]
| LMP1
| 3:36.552
| +13.072
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! 20
| 31
| Team Essex
| [[Porsche RS Spyder|Porsche RS Spyder Evo]]
| LMP2
| 3:37.720
| +14.832
|-
! 21
| 5
| Navi [[Team Goh]]
| [[Porsche RS Spyder|Porsche RS Spyder Evo]]
| LMP2
| 3:37.802
| +14.914
|-
! 22
| 12
| [[Signature Team|Signature Plus]]
| [[Courage Competition|Courage-Oreca LC70E]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]]
| LMP1
| 3:39.326
| +16.438
|-
! 23
| 33
| [[Rebellion Racing|Speedy Racing Team Sebah]]
| [[Lola B08/80]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]]
| LMP2
| 3:41.724
| +18.836
|-
! 24
| 25
| [[RML Group|RML]]
| [[Lola B08/80]]-[[Mazda MZR engine|Mazda MZR-R]]
| LMP2
| 3:41.952
| +19.064
|-
! 25
| 40
| Quifel ASM Team
| [[Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S#GZ09S/2|Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2]]
| LMP2
| 3:42.012
| +19.124
|-
! 26
| 30
| Racing Box
| [[Lola B08/80]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]]
| LMP2
| 3:42.848
| +19.960
|-
! 27
| 41
| GAC Racing Team
| [[Zytek|Zytek 07S/2]]
| LMP2
| 3:44.830
| +21.942
|-
! 28
| 35
| [[OAK Racing]]
| [[Pescarolo 01]]-[[Mazda MZR engine|Mazda MZR-R]]
| LMP2
| 3:45.032
| +22.144
|-
! 29
| 32
| [[Barazi-Epsilon]]
| [[Zytek|Zytek 07S/2]]
| LMP2
| 3:52.956
| +30.068
|-
! 30
| 39
| KSM
| [[Lola B05/40|Lola B07/46]]
| LMP2
| 3:53.072
| +30.184
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! 31
| 63
| [[Corvette Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
| GT1
| 3:54.230
| +31.342
|-
! 32
| 64
| [[Corvette Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
| GT1
| 3:54.702
| +31.814
|-
! 33
| 26
| [[Greaves Motorsport|Bruichladdich]]-Bruneau Team
| [[Radical Sportscars|Radical SR9]]-[[Advanced Engine Research|AER]]
| LMP2
| 3:55.320
| +32.432
|-
! 34
| 66
| [[Jetalliance Racing]]
| [[Aston Martin DBR9]]
| GT1
| 3:56.126
| +33.238
|-
! 35
| 72
| [[Luc Alphand]] Aventures
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
| GT1
| 3:57.170
| +34.282
|-
! 36
| 24
| [[OAK Racing]]
| [[Pescarolo 01]]-[[Mazda MZR engine|Mazda MZR-R]]
| LMP2
| 3:57.524
| +34.636
|-
! 37
| 73
| [[Luc Alphand]] Aventures
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
| GT1
| 4:00.528
| +35.676
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! 38
| 80
| [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3-RSR]]
| GT2
| 4:03.202
| +40.314
|-
! 39
| 77
| [[Proton Competition|Team Felbermayr-Proton]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3-RSR]]
| GT2
| 4:03.232
| +40.344
|-
! 40
| 82
| [[Risi Competizione]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:04.056
| +41.168
|-
! 41
| 99
| [[JMB Racing]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:04.084
| +41.196
|-
! 42
| 97
| [[BMS Scuderia Italia]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:04.222
| +41.334
|-
! 43
| 76
| [[IMSA Performance]] Matmut
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3-RSR]]
| GT2
| 4:04.648
| +41.760
|-
! 44
| 78
| [[AF Corse]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:04.938
| +42.050
|-
! 45
| 92
| [[JMW Motorsport]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:05.168
| +42.280
|-
! 46
| 87
| [[Drayson Racing]]
| [[Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005)|Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:06.482
| +43.594
|-
! 47
| 89
| [[Hankook Tire|Hankook]] Team Farnbacher
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:06.612
| +43.724
|-
! 48
| 85
| [[Snoras]] [[Spyker Cars|Spyker Squadron]]
| [[Spyker C8|Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R]]-[[Audi]]
| GT2
| 4:08.348
| +45.460
|-
! 49
| 84
| Team Modena
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:08.508
| +45.620
|-
! 50
| 83
| [[Risi Competizione]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:08.758
| +45.870
|-
! 51
| 70
| [[IMSA Performance]] Matmut
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3-RSR]]
| GT2
| 4:10.014
| +47.126
|-
! 52
| 75
| Endurance Asia Team
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3-RSR]]
| GT2
| 4:10.456
| +47.568
|-
! 53
| 96
| Virgo Motorsport
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:10.664
| +47.776
|-
! 54
| 81
| [[Advanced Engineering]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 4:13.920
| +51.032
|-
! 55
| 68
| [[JLOC]]
| [[Lamborghini Murciélago|Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT]]
| GT1
| 4:21.812
| +58.924
|-
|}

==Race==
New rules have caused the diesels to become considerably slower than the previous year. Peugeot qualified 4 seconds slower than 2008 but still maintained the speed advantage over the new Audi R15. Audi's lack of testing meant that the cars struggled to get any sort of a good setup. All works drivers complained about understeer in the Le Mans aero package on the R15. Tom Kristensen commented that the high-downforce package like the one used at Sebring were much better. The R15 also struggled to get beyond a double-stint.

[[File:Ferrari F430 Risi Competizione.jpg|thumb|The No. 82 Ferrari F430 GT2 of Risi Competizione took first place in GT2]]
The race began at 15:00 local time ([[UTC]]+2) 13 June 2009, with [[Franck Montagny]] in the [[pole position]] [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]] leading the field.  The race was started by the waving of the [[Flag of France|French tricolour]] by [[Fiat]] and [[Ferrari]] chairman [[Luca Cordero di Montezemolo]], honoring the 60th anniversary of Ferrari's [[1949 24 Hours of Le Mans|first victory]] at Le Mans.<ref name="di Montezemolo">{{cite web | url = http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/articles_gb.html | title = Luca di Montezemolo, Honour Starter of the 24 Heures du Mans 2009 | publisher = [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] | date = 2009-04-29 | access-date = 2009-06-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090612191204/http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/articles_gb.html | archive-date = 12 June 2009 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In the LMP1 class, the Peugeots showed they could maintain a pace that the Audis struggled to maintain over the full run. The #7 Peugeot was released too early and hit from the side by the Pescarolo Peugeot. The initial damage was a small puncture but the resulting damage destroyed the whole left rear end of the car. Two of the three Audis had off-track excursions in the first 12 hours; one resulting in the #2 car being out of the race on lap 104.  During the early evening, the #1 Audi lost a lap to the leading Peugeot. Further technical issues would see it lose another seven laps in total to the winner.  In LMP2, the Navi [[Team Goh]] [[Porsche RS Spyder]] qualified 2nd overall and maintained a solid pace until crashing heavily with one hour to go, allowing the pole-sitting #31 Team Essex Porsche to carry on to the win.

[[File:Corvette C6R - Team Corvette Racing 2009.jpg|thumb|The No. 63 works team [[Corvette C6.R]] took pole and first place in GT1]]
In GT1, the final outing of the [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]] as a factory team at Le Mans ended well, with the #63 car driven by O'Connell, Magnussen and García sitting on the pole and finishing first in class.  Magnussen was sick early on, which left O'Connell and Garcia to finish the race as a two-driver team.  Several other teams were stricken with the loss of a driver, most notable being the LMP1 #009 Lola-Aston, whose driver Stuart Hall was excluded when he collided with the LMP2 #26 Radical, and the stewards determined his fault to be substantial. Another team with a driver that was excluded was Kolles' Narain Karthikeyan as he dislocated his shoulder going over the pitwall before the race, leaving Charles Zwolsman Jr. and André Lotterer to do the whole 24 hours, yet they finished a respectable 7th in P1 and 7th overall.

In GT2, Ferrari celebrated their 60th Anniversary win with Ferraris taking the first 4 spots, the [[Risi Competizione]] #82 [[Ferrari F430 GT2]] heading the class.

New rules requiring only one man with one airgun in the pits were aimed to lower the overall costs of the event by causing teams to double or triple stint tires due to the time needed to replace them.

==Official results==
Class winners are marked in '''bold'''.  Cars running at the finish but failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are marked as Not Classified.<ref name="Results">{{cite web|url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/chronos/24h.pdf |title=Race&nbsp;– After 24 Hours |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] |date=2009-06-14 |access-date=2009-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711000959/http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/chronos/24h.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2009 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!rowspan=2| Pos
!rowspan=2| Class<br>Pos.
!rowspan=2| Class
!rowspan=2| No
!rowspan=2| Team
!rowspan=2| Drivers
! Chassis
!rowspan=2| Tyre
!rowspan=2| Laps
|-
! Engine
|- style="font-weight:bold"
!rowspan=2| 1
!rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 9
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot|Peugeot Sport]] [[Total S.A.|Total]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Brabham]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marc Gené]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
| [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 382
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| {{nowrap|[[Peugeot]] [[PSA HDi engine|HDi]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V12<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])}}
|-
!rowspan=2| 2
!rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Montagny]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Sarrazin]]
| [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 381
|-
| [[Peugeot]] [[PSA HDi engine|HDi]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V12<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|-
!rowspan=2| 3
!rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Joest Racing|Audi Sport Team Joest]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Allan McNish]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rinaldo Capello]]
| [[Audi R15 TDI]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 376
|-
| [[Audi]] [[Turbo Direct Injection|TDI]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V10<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|-
!rowspan=2| 4
!rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 007
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Aston Martin Racing|AMR]] [[Charouz Racing System|Eastern Europe]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Charouz]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Enge]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Stefan Mücke]]
| [[Lola-Aston Martin B09/60]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 373
|-
| [[Aston Martin]] 6.0&nbsp;L V12
|-
!rowspan=2| 5
!rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Oreca|Team Oreca]] Matmut AIM
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Lapierre]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Soheil Ayari]]
| [[Oreca 01]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 370
|-
| AIM YS5.5 5.5&nbsp;L V10
|-
!rowspan=2| 6
!rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot|Team Peugeot]] [[Total S.A.|Total]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Minassian]]<br>{{flagicon|PRT}} [[Pedro Lamy]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Christian Klien]]
| [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 369
|-
| [[Peugeot]] [[PSA HDi engine|HDi]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V12<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|-
!rowspan=2| 7
!rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 14
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Kodewa|Kolles]]{{efn|[[Narain Karthikeyan]], who was nominated as the starting driver for the No. 14 Kolles entry, dislocated his shoulder going over the pitwall before the formation lap. He was unable to take part in the race and was therefore not credited with seventh place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/other-racing/others/freak-injury-forces-karthikeyan-out-of-le-mans/articleshow/4655851.cms|title=Freak injury forces Karthikeyan out of Le Mans|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 June 2009|access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref>}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Charles Zwolsman Jr.]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[André Lotterer]]
| [[Audi R10 TDI]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 369
|-
| [[Audi]] [[Turbo Direct Injection|TDI]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V12<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|-
!rowspan=2| 8
!rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 16
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pescarolo Sport]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Tinseau]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bruce Jouanny]]<br>{{flagicon|PRT}} [[João Barbosa]]
| [[Pescarolo 01]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 368
|-
| [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] GV5.5 S2 5.5&nbsp;L V10
|-
!rowspan=2| 9
!rowspan=2| 9
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 15
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Kodewa|Kolles]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Christian Bakkerud]]<br>{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Christijan Albers]]<br>{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Giorgio Mondini]]
| [[Audi R10 TDI]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 360
|-
| [[Audi]] [[Turbo Direct Injection|TDI]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V12<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
!rowspan=2| 10
!rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 31
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DNK}} Team Essex
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Casper Elgaard]]<br>{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Kristian Poulsen]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Emmanuel Collard]]
| [[Porsche RS Spyder]] Evo
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 357
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| [[Porsche]] MR6 3.4&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 11
!rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 12
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Signature Team|Signature Plus]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Ragues]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Mailleux]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Didier André]]
| [[Courage Compétition|Courage]]-[[Oreca]] LC70E
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 344
|-
| [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] GV5.5 S2 5.5&nbsp;L V10
|-
!rowspan=2| 12
!rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 33
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Rebellion Racing|Speedy Racing Team]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Sebah Automotive
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} Benjamin Leuenberger<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Xavier Pompidou]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonny Kane]]
| [[Lola B08/80]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 343
|-
| [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] DB 3.4&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 13
!rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 008
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Davidson]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Darren Turner]]<br>{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
| [[Lola-Aston Martin B09/60]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 342
|-
| [[Aston Martin]] 6.0&nbsp;L V12
|-
!rowspan=2| 14
!rowspan=2| 12
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 13
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Rebellion Racing|Speedy Racing Team]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Sebah Automotive
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Belicchi]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nico Prost|Nicolas Prost]]<br>{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Neel Jani]]
| [[Lola B08/60]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 342
|-
| [[Aston Martin]] 6.0&nbsp;L V12
|- style="font-weight:bold"
!rowspan=2| 15
!rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2| GT1
|rowspan=2| 63
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corvette Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny O'Connell]]<br>{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Jan Magnussen]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 342
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| [[Chevrolet]] LS7.R 7.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 16
!rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2| GT1
|rowspan=2| 73
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Luc Alphand]] Aventures
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Xavier Maassen]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yann Clairay]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Jousse]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 336
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] LS7.R 7.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 17
!rowspan=2| 13
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Joest Racing|Audi Sport Team Joest]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Timo Bernhard]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Dumas]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Prémat]]
| [[Audi R15 TDI]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 333
|-
| [[Audi]] [[Turbo Direct Injection|TDI]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V10<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
!rowspan=2| 18
!rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 82
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Risi Competizione]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jaime Melo]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Pierre Kaffer]]<br>{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Salo]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 329
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 19
!rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 97
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[BMS Scuderia Italia]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Babini]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Malucelli<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Ruberti
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}}
|rowspan=2| 327
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 20
!rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 24
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[OAK Racing]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Team [[Mazda]] France
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jacques Nicolet]]<br>{{flagicon|MCO}} Richard Hein<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-François Yvon]]
| [[Pescarolo 01]]
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 325
|-
| [[Mazda]] [[Mazda MZR engine|MZR-R]] 2.0&nbsp;L Turbo I4
|-
!rowspan=2| 21
!rowspan=2| 14
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 23
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Strakka Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Nick Leventis]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Peter Hardman]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Danny Watts]]
| [[Ginetta Cars|Ginetta]]-[[Zytek]] [[Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S|GZ09S]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 325
|-
| [[Zytek]] ZJ458 4.5&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 22
!rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 83
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Risi Competizione]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Krohn Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Krohn]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eric van de Poele]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Niclas Jönsson]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 323
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 23
!rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 92
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[JMW Motorsport]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Robert Bell (racing driver)|Rob Bell]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andrew Kirkaldy (racing driver)|Andrew Kirkaldy]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Sugden]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 320
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 24
!rowspan=2| 15
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Creation Autosportif]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jamie Campbell-Walter]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Vanina Ickx]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Iannetta]]
| [[Creation CA07]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 319
|-
| [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] GV5.5 S2 5.5&nbsp;L V10
|-
!rowspan=2| 25
!rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 85
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} Snoras [[Spyker Cars|Spyker Squadron]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Tom Coronel]]<br>{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Jeroen Bleekemolen]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jaroslav Janiš]]
| [[Spyker C8]] Laviolette GT2-R
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 319
|-
| [[Audi]] 3.8&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 26
!rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 78
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianmaria Bruni]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Luis Pérez Companc]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Matías Russo]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 317
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 27
!rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 84
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Modena
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Leo Mansell]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Ehret<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Roman Rusinov]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 314
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 28
!rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 32
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Barazi-Epsilon]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Juan Barazi]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Phil Bennett (racing driver)|Phil Bennett]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Moseley
| [[Zytek]] 07S/2
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 306
|-
| [[Zytek]] 2ZG348 3.4&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 29
!rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 99
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|MCO}} [[JMB Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Manuel Rodrigues<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Yvan Lebon<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Bouchut]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 304
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 30
!rowspan=2| 9
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 81
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Advanced Engineering]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Team Seattle]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Dempsey]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Don Kitch Jr.<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Foster
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 301
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 31
!rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| GT1
|rowspan=2| 66
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jetalliance Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Gruber<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Alex Müller (racing driver)|Alex Müller]]
| [[Aston Martin DBR9]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 294
|-
| [[Aston Martin]] 6.0&nbsp;L V12
|-
!rowspan=2| 32
!rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 96
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Virgo Motorsport
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sean McInerney<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Michael McInerney<br>{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Michael Vergers]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 280
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
! colspan=9 | Not Classified
|-
!rowspan=2| 33
!rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 75
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|HKG}} Endurance Asia Team<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Perspective Racing
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Darryl O'Young]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Hesnault<br>{{flagicon|BGR}} [[Plamen Kralev]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 186
|-
| [[Porsche]] 3.8&nbsp;L Flat-6
|-
! colspan=9 | Did Not Finish
|-
!rowspan=2| 34
!rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} Navi [[Team Goh]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Seiji Ara]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keisuke Kunimoto]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Sascha Maassen]]
| [[Porsche RS Spyder]] Evo
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 339
|-
| [[Porsche]] MR6 3.4&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 35
!rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| GT1
|rowspan=2| 64
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corvette Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Gavin]]<br>{{flagicon|MCO}} [[Olivier Beretta]]<br>{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Marcel Fässler (racing driver)|Marcel Fässler]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 311
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] LS7.R 7.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 36
!rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 25
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[RML Group|RML]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Thomas Erdos]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mike Newton (racing driver)|Mike Newton]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Dyson]]
| [[Lola B08/80|Lola B08/86]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 273
|-
| [[Mazda]] [[Mazda MZR engine|MZR-R]] 2.0&nbsp;L Turbo I4
|-
!rowspan=2| 37
!rowspan=2| 12
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 87
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Drayson Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson|Paul Drayson]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonny Cocker]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Marino Franchitti]]
| [[Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005)|Aston Martin V8 Vantage]] GT2
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 272
|-
| [[Aston Martin]] 4.5&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 38
!rowspan=2| 13
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 76
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[IMSA Performance]] Matmut
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Pilet]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Narac<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Long]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 265
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0&nbsp;L Flat-6
|-
!rowspan=2| 39
!rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 39
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} KSM
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Noda]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean de Pourtales]]<br>{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Matthew Marsh (racing driver)|Matthew Marsh]]
| [[Lola B05/40|Lola B07/46]]
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 261
|-
| [[Mazda]] [[Mazda MZR engine|MZR-R]] 2.0&nbsp;L Turbo I4
|-
!rowspan=2| 40
!rowspan=2| 16
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 009
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin Racing]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stuart Hall (racing driver)|Stuart Hall]]<br>{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Harold Primat]]<br>{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Peter Kox]]
| [[Lola-Aston Martin B09/60]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 252
|-
| [[Aston Martin]] 6.0&nbsp;L V12
|-
!rowspan=2| 41
!rowspan=2| 17
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Oreca|Team Oreca]] Matmut AIM
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Stéphane Ortelli]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Senna]]<br>{{flagicon|PRT}} [[Tiago Monteiro]]
| [[Oreca 01]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 219
|-
| AIM YS5.5 5.5&nbsp;L V10
|-
!rowspan=2| 42
!rowspan=2| 18
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 17
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pescarolo Sport]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Simon Pagenaud]]<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Christophe Boullion]]}}<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benoît Tréluyer]]
| [[Peugeot 908 HDi FAP]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 210
|-
| [[Peugeot]] [[PSA HDi engine|HDi]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V12<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|-
!rowspan=2| 43
!rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 35
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[OAK Racing]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Team [[Mazda]] France
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Matthieu Lahaye]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Moreau]]<br>{{flagicon|CHE}} Karim Ajlani
| [[Pescarolo 01]]
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 208
|-
| [[Mazda]] [[Mazda MZR engine|MZR-R]] 2.0&nbsp;L I4
|-
!rowspan=2| 44
!rowspan=2| 9
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 30
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Racing Box
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Piccini]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Thomas Biagi]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Bobbi]]
| [[Lola B08/80]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 203
|-
| [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] DB 3.4&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 45
!rowspan=2| 14
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 80
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jörg Bergmeister]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Darren Law]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Seth Neiman]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 194
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0&nbsp;L Flat-6
|-
!rowspan=2| 46
!rowspan=2| 15
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 89
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Hankook Tire|Hankook]] Team Farnbacher
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Dominik Farnbacher]]<br>{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Allan Simonsen (racing driver)|Allan Simonsen]]<br>{{flagicon|SMR|1862}} [[Christian Montanari]]
| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Hankook}}
|rowspan=2| 183
|-
| [[Ferrari]] 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 47
!rowspan=2| 19
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Team LNT]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lawrence Tomlinson]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Dean<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Nigel Moore (racing driver)|Nigel Moore]]
| [[Ginetta Cars|Ginetta]]-[[Zytek]] [[Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S|GZ09S]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 178
|-
| [[Zytek]] ZG408 4.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 48
!rowspan=2| 20
|rowspan=2| LMP1
|rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Joest Racing|Audi Sport North America]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Marco Werner]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Lucas Luhr]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Mike Rockenfeller]]
| [[Audi R15 TDI]]
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 104
|-
| [[Audi]] [[Turbo Direct Injection|TDI]] 5.5&nbsp;L Turbo V10<br>([[Diesel engine|Diesel]])
|-
!rowspan=2| 49
!rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 41
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHE}} GAC Racing Team
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SAU}} [[Karim Ojjeh]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Claude-Yves Gosselin]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Philipp Peter]]
| [[Zytek]] 07S/2
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 102
|-
| [[Zytek]] ZG348 3.4&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 50
!rowspan=2| 16
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 70
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[IMSA Performance]] Matmut<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Proton Competition|Team Felbermayr-Proton]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Lecourt<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Horst Felbermayr]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} Horst Felbermayr Jr.
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 102
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0&nbsp;L Flat-6
|-
!rowspan=2| 51
!rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| GT1
|rowspan=2| 72
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Luc Alphand]] Aventures
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Luc Alphand]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphan Grégoire]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrice Goueslard]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 99
|-
| [[Chevrolet]] LS7.R 7.0&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 52
!rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 26
|rowspan=2| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greaves Motorsport|Bruichladdich]]-Bruneau Team}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Bruneau<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marc Rostan]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Greaves]]
| [[Radical Sportscars|Radical]] SR9
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 91
|-
| [[Advanced Engine Research|AER]] P07 2.0&nbsp;L Turbo I4
|-
!rowspan=2| 53
!rowspan=2| 12
|rowspan=2| LMP2
|rowspan=2| 40
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|PRT}} Quifel ASM Team
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Miguel Amaral]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Pla]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Guy Smith (racing driver)|Guy Smith]]
| [[Ginetta Cars|Ginetta]]-[[Zytek]] [[Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S#GZ09S/2|GZ09S/2]]
|rowspan=2| {{Dunlop}}
|rowspan=2| 46
|-
| [[Zytek]] ZG348 3.4&nbsp;L V8
|-
!rowspan=2| 54
!rowspan=2| 17
|rowspan=2| GT2
|rowspan=2| 77
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Proton Competition|Team Felbermayr-Proton]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Marc Lieb]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Wolf Henzler]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Richard Lietz]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR
|rowspan=2| {{Michelin}}
|rowspan=2| 24
|-
| [[Porsche]] 4.0&nbsp;L Flat-6
|-
!rowspan=2| 55
!rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| GT1
|rowspan=2| 68
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[JLOC]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} Atsushi Yogo<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} Yutaka Yamagishi<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Apicella]]
| [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] R-GT
|rowspan=2| {{Yokohama}}
|rowspan=2| 1
|-
| [[Lamborghini]] 6.0&nbsp;L V12
|}

===Statistics===
* Fastest Lap&nbsp;– #7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP&nbsp;– 3:24.352
* Best speed&nbsp;– Peugeot 908 HDi FAP&nbsp;– 341&nbsp;km/h
* Distance&nbsp;– 5206.28&nbsp;km

==Peugeot protest==
[[File:Audi R15 TDI.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An [[Audi R15 TDI]] during scrutineering.  Michelin decals are placed on one of the protested aerodynamic elements.]]
On Monday, 8 June, following [[scrutineer]]ing and approval of the [[Audi R15 TDI]] by the ACO, [[Peugeot|Peugeot Sport]] director [[Olivier Quesnel]] stated that the team may file a protest over the legality of certain elements of the R15 TDI's design.  This protest was officially filed two days later, immediately before the start of practice.  Peugeot believes that the R15 features aerodynamic elements on the front of the car which violate the ACO's regulations about devices which may increase the amount of front [[downforce]].  Peugeot, as well as fellow competitors [[Aston Martin Racing]] and [[Oreca]], initially questioned these aerodynamic elements at the [[2009 12 Hours of Sebring]] in March, but were assured that the ACO would evaluate them prior to Le Mans.<ref name="Peugeot press release">{{cite web |date=2009-06-10 |title=Press Release: Team Peugeot Total |url=http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/actu/2009-06-10_RP_4086_gb.html |access-date=2009-06-12 |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Audi response">{{cite web | url = http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=331772&FS=ALMS-LEMANS | title = Audi says R15 aero confirmed as legal | publisher = Motorsport.com | author = Tom Haapenen | date = 2009-06-10 | access-date = 2009-06-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110607213752/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=331772&FS=ALMS-LEMANS | archive-date = 2011-06-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Later that night, Peugeot received a response from the ACO stating that it would not uphold the protest.  The ACO stated that they have the ability through their own regulations to determine if an aerodynamic element's sole purpose is to create downforce.  Peugeot responded within an hour by appealing this decision.<ref name="Peugeot appeal PLM">{{cite web | url = http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/06/11/aco-rejects-peugeot-protest-peugeot-appeals/ | title = ACO rejects Peugeot protest, Peugeot appeals | publisher = PlanetLeMans.com | author = Marcel ten Caat | date = 2009-06-11 | access-date = 2009-06-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090614044529/http://www.planetlemans.com/2009/06/11/aco-rejects-peugeot-protest-peugeot-appeals/| archive-date= 14 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Peugeot appeal EI">{{cite web | url = http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-1507.html | title = Team Peugeot-Total appeals decision... | publisher = Endurance-Info.com | date = 2009-06-11 | access-date = 2009-06-12 | archive-date = 2011-07-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110710193619/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/news-focus-1507.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> A decision on this appeal however would not be made until after the race had taken place, thus allowing Audi to continue to compete.<ref name="Appeal">{{cite web | url = http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=331868&FS=ALMS-LEMANS | title = ACO denies protest, Peugeot appeals | publisher = Motorsport.com | author = Tom Haapanen | date = 2009-06-11 | access-date = 2009-06-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110607213859/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=331868&FS=ALMS-LEMANS | archive-date = 2011-06-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref>  Audi stated that they believed the matter was between Peugeot and the ACO, and that their car was legal.<ref name="Audi response" />

Following the race, Peugeot announced that they were withdrawing their appeal of the scrutineer's decision.  Peugeot cited a planned increase in communication between manufacturers and the ACO as their reasoning for the withdrawal.<ref name="Withdraw">{{cite web | url = http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-1698.html | title = Peugeot Sport retire son appel auprès de la FIA | publisher = Endurance-Info.com | language = fr | date = 2009-07-02 | access-date = 2009-07-02 | archive-date = 2009-07-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090706075531/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-1698.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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