Withdrawal of the Dome Racing Team (LM P1)
The ASA ACO Le Mans 24 Hours has been officially notified of the withdrawal of the Dome Racing Team, who were aiming to bring the LM P1 Dome S102 prototype back to Le Mans after its 2008 performance had thrilled the crowd.
In compliance with the supplementary regulations of the Le Mans 24 Hours in the case of the withdrawal of a prototype, the Selection Committee has replaced the Dome S102 with the entrant at the top of the list of reserves in the same category (LM P).
Thus, French team Pegasus Racing, has been invited to join the list of entrants selected for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours subject to confirmation of its entry with the ACO.
Pegasus Racing has a new LM P2 car, the Norma, with a Judd engine and the first member of the driver line-up to be announced was Frenchman, Julien Schell.
UPDATED LIST OF LMP RESERVES
Pos | N° | RESERVES LM P1/ LM P2 | TYRES | CAR | DRIVERS |
R1 | 23 | TOKAI UNIV. YGK POWER | YOKOHAMA | COURAGE ORECA YGH (3998T) | Shigekazu WAKISAKA (JPN)* Shogo MITSUYAMA (JPN) |
R2 | 39 | KSM (DEU) | MICHELIN | LOLA JUDD (3397A) | Jean de POURTALES (FRA)* Hideki NODA (JPN) |
R3 | 28 | JOSE IBANEZ (FRA) | DUNLOP | LOLA JUDD (3397A) | Jos IBANEZ (FRA)* Lionel ROBERT (FRA) Arnaud SANTAMATO (FRA) |
R4 | 22 | KANEKO RACING (JPN) | MICHELIN | COURAGE JUDD (5496A) | Yutaka YAMAGISHI (JPN)* |