Audi R8 3.6L Turbo V8

Audi R8 3.6L Turbo V8

The 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 72nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 12 and 13, 2004.
Once again, Tom Kristensen was in the winning car, an Audi entered by the Japanese Team Goh, setting a record fifth straight victory and tying Jacky Ickx with 6 overall wins.
Official Results
Class winners marked in bold. Cars not completing 75% of the winner's distance are listed as Not Classified (NC).
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh
Seiji Ara
Rinaldo Capello
Tom Kristensen
Audi R8
M
379
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8

2 LMP1 88 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx
Jamie Davies
Johnny Herbert
Guy Smith
Audi R8
M
379
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8

3 LMP1 2 ADT Champion Racing
JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8
M
368
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8

4 LMP1 18 Pescarolo Sport
Soheil Ayari
Érik Comas
Benoît Tréluyer
Pescarolo C60
M
361
Judd GV5 5.0L V10

5 LMP1 8 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx
Allan McNish
Frank Biela
Pierre Kaffer
Audi R8
M
350
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8


# 8 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx (GB) - SCX
Audi R8 [603]
3.6L Turbo V8/90° 3596cc
Michelin
Allan McNish (GB), Pierre Kaffer (D), Frank Biela (D)
Qualify: 2nd - 3:33.233, Finish: 5th - 350 laps

Since its debut in 2000, the Audi R8 has an extraordinary record of 41 wins from 50 races started since including three victories in a row at Le Mans, before Bentley’s success last year. Based near the Silverstone racing circuit, north of London, Veloqx is a newcomer to the prototype class but has already won two major events with their two R8s this year. A one-two finish at the Monza 1000 kilometres in May followed the fifth consecutive Audi victory at the Sebring 12-hours - the USA’s oldest sports car endurance race.
which is likely to cover almost 5000 kilometres, the cars will carry the lucky numbers 8 and 88. The former, as victorious Sebring, will be handled by former Toyota F1 driver Allan McNish together with triple Le Mans winner Frank Biela and relative newcomer Pierre Kaffer. There’s a similarly impressive line-up in the other, Monza-winning, car headed by triple Grand Prix winner Johnny Herbert. The 39-year old was previously victorious at Le Mans in 1991, for Mazda – the only time a Japanese manufacturer has won. Sharing the driving duties are fellow Britons Guy Smith and Jamie Davies. Smith won last year’s race with Bentley whilst Davies took class honours in a Veloqx-run Ferrari.

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