The Motorsport Thread (was the F1 thread)

JJLehto wrote: Well, after seeing Alonso on pole I had a feeling he'd be tough to beat.   My congrats goes to Giancarlo, Kubica, and Wurz (for their 4th, 5th, and 7th place finishes). And a rare look of dissapointment at Kimi. He may have gotten that one point, but he should not have been down so far to begin with....

I always heard Kimi's reliability problems were more about him, and not the car. Starting to wonder if that's true.

Dario!

What an amazing Indy 500.

Missed the end of the 500. I watched up until the rain delay, then I had to go out.

Edited by JJLehto - May 27 2007 at 22:29

memowakeman wrote: Franchitti won Indy 500, while the leaders went to pits, he in a wise decision mantained on the track and got the 1st position, also Marco Andretti had a terrible accident, fortunately it didnt have serious consequences.

Thats good news on both counts. I was beginning to wonder whether Franchitti's run of being "almost their" would never end.

JJLehto wrote: Missed the end of the 500. I watched up until the rain delay, then I had to go out. Was hoping Tony Kannan would win.     As for NASCAR: Casey Mears got his first ever cup win, and in a pretty cool ending which mixed up the finish order.

 

Canadian GP this weekend, but the week after its the Le Mans 24 Hours

I've got the testing times here for anyone thats intereseted.

Pos No Cl Pn Team Pilote Veh Ses.1 Ses.2 L. Meilleur Ecart
1 8 LMP1 M Team Peugeot Total LAMY P/SARRAZIN S/BOURDAIS S Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP 3:26.707 60 3:26.707
2 1 LMP1 M Audi Sport North America BIELA F/PIRRO E/WERNER M Audi R10 TDI 3:28.277 92 3:28.277 0:01.570
3 2 LMP1 M Audi Sport North America CAPELLO R/ROCKENFELLER M/McNISH A Audi R10 TDI 3:28.406 76 3:28.406 0:01.699
4 16 LMP1 M Pescarolo Sport COLLARD E/BOULLION JC/DUMAS R Pescarolo Judd 3:28.574 77 3:28.574 0:01.867
5 7 LMP1 M Team Peugeot Total GENE M/MINASSIAN N/VILLENEUVE J Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP 3:30.314 79 3:30.314 0:03.607
6 3 LMP1 M Audi Sport Team Joest LUHR L/PREMAT A/EKSTROM M Audi R10 TDI 3:30.613 81 3:30.613 0:03.906
7 14 LMP1 M Racing For Holland LAMMERS J/HART D/BLEEKEMOLEN J Dome S101.5 Judd 3:34.035 75 3:34.035 0:07.328
8 10 LMP1 M Arena Motorsports JOHANSSON S/SHIMODA H/CHILTON T Zytek 07S 3:34.340 38 3:34.340 0:07.633
9 9 LMP1 D Creation Autosportif Ltd CAMPBELL-WALTER J/ORTIZ F/NAKANO S Creation Judd CA07 3:34.398 64 3:34.398 0:07.691
10 17 LMP1 M Pescarolo Sport PRIMAT H/TINSEAU C/TRELUYER B Pescarolo Judd 3:34.941 85 3:34.941 0:08.234
11 5 LMP1 M Swiss Spirit DELETRAZ J-D/FASSLER M/ALEXANDER I Lola Audi B07/10 3:35.672 68 3:35.672 0:08.965
12 18 LMP1 D Rollcentre Racing BARBOSA J/HALL S/SHORT M Pescarolo Judd 3:35.896 68 3:35.896 0:09.189
13 15 LMP1 M Charouz Racing CHAROUZ J/MUCKE S/YOONG A Lola B07/17 Judd 3:36.267 69 3:36.267 0:09.560
14 12 LMP1 M Courage Competition FREI A/COCHET J/BESSON B Courage LC70 AER 3:36.373 84 3:36.373 0:09.666
15 19 LMP1 M Chamberlain Synergy EVANS G/BERRIDGE B/OWEN P Lola B06/10 AER 3:36.567 54 3:36.567 0:09.860
16 32 LMP2 M Barazi Epsilon BARAZI J/VERGERS M/OJJEH K Zytek 07S/2 3:39.016 71 3:39.016 0:12.309
17 33 LMP2 M Barazi Epsilon FERNANDEZ A/KUROZAWA H/KERR R Zytek 07S/2 3:39.016 64 3:39.016 0:12.309
18 13 LMP1 M Courage Competition GOUNON J-M/MOREAU G Courage LC70 AER 3:40.520 17 3:40.520 0:13.813
19 40 LMP2 D Quifel ASM Team AMARAL M/DE CASTRO MA/HUGHES W Lola B05/40 AER 3:40.613 68 3:40.613 0:13.906
20 25 LMP2 M RML ERDOS T/NEWTON M/WALLACE A MG Lola EX264 AER 3:41.025 63 3:41.025 0:14.318
21 31 LMP2 K Binnie Motorsports BINNIE B/TIMPANY A/BUNCOMBE C Lola B05/40 Zytek 3:43.867 83 3:43.867 0:17.160
22 21 LMP2 D Bruichladdich Radical GREAVES T/MOSELEY S/LIDDELL R Radical SR9 AER 3:43.985 67 3:43.985 0:17.278
23 44 LMP2 K Kruse Motorsport BURGESS T/DE POURTALES J/SIEDLER N Pescarolo Judd 3:47.145 40 3:47.145 0:20.438
24 63 LMGT1 M Corvette Racing O'CONNELL J/MAGNUSSEN J/FELLOWS R Corvette C6R 3:49.207 81 3:49.207 0:22.500
25 20 LMP2 M Pierre Bruneau ROSTAN M/PICKERING G/MACALLISTER CH Pilbeam MP93 Judd 3:49.418 50 3:49.418 0:22.711
26 007 LMGT1 M Aston Martin Racing ENGE T/HERBERT J/KOX P Aston Martin DBR9 3:50.848 65 3:50.848 0:24.141
27 64 LMGT1 M Corvette Racing BERETTA Ol/GAVIN O/PAPIS M Corvette C6R 3:51.628 82 3:51.628 0:24.921
28 55 LMGT1 M Team Oreca PROST N/AYARI S/LAPIERRE N Saleen S7-R 3:51.721 78 3:51.721 0:25.014
29 008 LMGT1 M AMR Larbre Comp. BOUCHUT C/GOLLIN F/ELGAARD C Aston Martin DBR9 3:51.822 69 3:51.822 0:25.115
30 35 LMP2 M Saulnier Racing NICOLET J/FILHOL A/JOUANNY B Courage LC75 AER 3:52.023 63 3:52.023 0:25.316
31 100 LMGT1 P AMR BMS BABINI F/DAVIES J/MALUCELLI M Aston Martin DBR9 3:52.028 79 3:52.028 0:25.321
32 009 LMGT1 M Aston Martin Racing BRABHAM D/RYDELL R Aston Martin DBR9 3:52.170 65 3:52.170 0:25.463
33 59 LMGT1 M Team Modena GARCIA A/MENTEN J/FITTIPALDI C Aston Martin DBR9 3:52.295 51 3:52.295 0:25.588
34 72 LMGT1 M Alphand Aventures POLICAND J/GOUESLARD P Corvette C6.R 3:52.938 55 3:52.938 0:26.231
35 70 LMGT1 P PSI Experience HALLYDAY D/GOSSELIN CY/PETER Ph Corvette C6R 3:53.527 72 3:53.527 0:26.820
36 24 LMP2 M Noel Del Bello PETROV V/HALLIDAY L/IANETTA R Courage LC75 AER 3:53.955 6 3:53.955 0:27.248
37 54 LMGT1 M Team Oreca GROPPI L/PROST N/BELLOC J-P Saleen S7R 3:54.176 64 3:54.176 0:27.469
38 73 LMGT1 M Alphand Aventures BLANCHEMAIN J-L/VOSSE V/ANDRE D Corvette C5-R 3:54.625 85 3:54.625 0:27.918
39 006 LMGT1 M AMR Larbre Comp. BORNHAUSER P/BERVILLE R/FISKEN G Aston Martin DBR9 3:58.935 55 3:58.935 0:32.228
40 53 LMGT1 Y JLOC Isao Noritake APICELLA M/YOGO A Lamborghini Murcielago 3:59.355 42 3:59.355 0:32.648
41 67 LMGT1 P Convers Menx Team VASILIEV A/KOSTKA T Ferrari 550 Maranello 4:01.593 60 4:01.593 0:34.886
42 76 LMGT2 M Imsa Performance NARAC R/LIETZ R/LONG P Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 4:01.598 66 4:01.598 0:34.891
43 93 LMGT2 P Autorlando Sport SIMONSEN A/NIELSEN L.E. Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 4:02.192 59 4:02.192 0:35.485
44 80 LMGT2 M Flying Lizard Motorsport van OVERBEEK J/BERGMEISTER J/NEIMAN S Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 4:02.668 65 4:02.668 0:35.961
45 97 LMGT2 M Risi Competizione SALO M/MELO J/MOWLEM J Ferrari F430 GT 4:03.422 64 4:03.422 0:36.715
46 87 LMGT2 P Scuderia Ecosse NIARCHOS C/KIRKALDY A/MULLEN T Ferrari 430 GT 4:04.635 62 4:04.635 0:37.928
47 81 LMGT2 P Team LNT KIMBER-SMITH T/WATTS D/MILNER T Panoz Esperante GTLM 4:06.838 63 4:06.838 0:40.131
48 99 LMGT2 M Risi Competizione KROHN T/JONSSON N/BRAUN C Ferrari F430 GT 4:07.529 80 4:07.529 0:40.822
49 82 LMGT2 P Team LNT TOMLINSON L/DEAN R/BELL R Panoz Esperante GTLM 4:08.961 48 4:08.961 0:42.254
50 86 LMGT2 M Spyker Squadron JANIS J/HEZEMANS M/KANE J Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R 4:09.236 34 4:09.236 0:42.529
51 71 LMGT2 Y Seikel Motorsport COLLIN P/FELBERMAYR H/FELBERMAYR H Jr Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 4:09.347 79 4:09.347 0:42.640
52 85 LMGT2 M Spyker Squadron BELICCHI A/CAFFI A/CHIESA A Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R 4:09.904 33 4:09.904 0:43.197
53 83 LMGT2 P GPC Sport MARSH M/ROSENBLAD C/VILLARROEL J Ferrari F430 GT 4:11.629 33 4:11.629 0:44.922
54 78 LMGT2 P AF Corse MACARI J/AUCOTT B/NEWEY A Ferrari F430 GT 4:13.722 77 4:13.722 0:47.015
55 29 LMP2 M T2M Motorsport LONGECHAL R/YAMAGISHI Y/TERADA Y Dome Mader S101-5 4:24.078 21 4:24.078 0:57.371

Here we go, qualy results from Montreale:

1.  HAMILTON       McLaren
2.  ALONSO         Mclaren     

3.  HEIDFELD       BMW         

4.  RAIKKONEN      Ferrari     
5.  MASSA          Ferrari     
6.  WEBBER         Red Bull    
7.  ROSBERG        Williams    

8.  KUBICA         BMW         
9.  FISICHELLA     Renault     

10. TRULLI         Toyota      

11. SATO           Super Aguri 
12. LIUZZI         Toro Rosso  

13. BARRICHELLO    Honda       

14. COULTHARD      Red Bull    

15. BUTTON         Honda       

16. SPEED          Toro Rosso  

17. DAVIDSON       Super Aguri 

18. SCHUMACHER     Toyota          

19. WURZ           Williams    
20. SUTIL          Spyker      

21. ALBERS         Spyker
22. KOVALAINEN     Renault

YES!  OK, he's going to win this time. No doubt.

Edited by JJLehto - June 10 2007 at 12:14

Yes! Finally, I knew Hamilton would win this time.

Edited by JJLehto - June 10 2007 at 14:52