2011 24 Heures du Mans - Through the Lens

By Bob Chapman on Fri, Jul 15, 2011 9:42 AM PDT

Troy Lee-designed Flying Lizard Motorsports art cars

Technical scrutineering of #81 GTE-Am entry

75 Prospeed Competition – Goossens, Holzer, Van Lagen (GTE-Pro): Approach to Arnage

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Exit of Arnage

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Approach to Arnage

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Exit of Arnage

77 Team Felbermayr-Proton – Henzler, Lieb, Lietz (GTE-Pro): Approach to Indianapolis

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Dunlop Chicane

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Dunlop Chicane

77 Team Felbermayr-Proton – Henzler, Lieb, Lietz (GTE-Pro): Exit of Dunlop Chicane

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Dunlop Bridge

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Mulsanne Straight

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Playstation Chicane

63 Proton Competition – Felbermayr, Felbermayr, Ried (GTE-Am): Playstation Chicane

63 Proton Competition – Felbermayr, Felbermayr, Ried (GTE-Am): Playstation Chicane

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Porsche Curves

76 IMSA Performance Matmut – Armindo, Narac, Pilet (GTE-Pro): Porsche Curves

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Ford Chicane

76 IMSA Performance Matmut – Armindo, Narac, Pilet (GTE-Pro): Mulsanne Straight

88 Team Felbermayr-Proton – al Faisal, Miller, Tandy (GTE-Pro): Mulsanne Corner

77 Team Felbermayr-Proton – Henzler, Lieb, Lietz (GTE-Pro): Mulsanne Corner

76 IMSA Performance Matmut – Armindo, Narac, Pilet (GTE-Pro): Mulsanne Corner

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Front Straight

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Dunlop Chicane

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Exit of Dunlop Chicane

75 Prospeed Competition – Goossens, Holzer, Van Lagen (GTE-Pro) - Exit of Dunlop Chicane

76 IMSA Performance Matmut – Armindo, Narac, Pilet (GTE-Pro) - Dunlop Bridge

88 Team Felbermayr-Proton – al Faisal, Miller, Tandy (GTE-Pro)

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am)

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am)

75 Prospeed Competition – Goossens, Holzer, Van Lagen (GTE-Pro): Porsche Curves

77 Team Felbermayr-Proton – Henzler, Lieb, Lietz (GTE-Pro): Porsche Curves

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

88 Team Felbermayr-Proton – al Faisal, Miller, Tandy (GTE-Pro): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

77 Team Felbermayr-Proton – Henzler, Lieb, Lietz (GTE-Pro): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

75 Prospeed Competition – Goossens, Holzer, Van Lagen (GTE-Pro): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

88 Team Felbermayr-Proton – al Faisal, Miller, Tandy (GTE-Pro): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Between Mulsanne and Indianapolis

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Approach to Ford Chicane

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Ford Chicane

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Ford Chicane

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Ford Chicane

88 Team Felbermayr-Proton – al Faisal, Miller, Tandy (GTE-Pro): Ford Chicane

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Front Straight

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro)

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Dunlop Bridge

76 IMSA Performance Matmut – Armindo, Narac, Pilet (GTE-Pro): Chapelle Curve

76 IMSA Performance Matmut – Armindo, Narac, Pilet (GTE-Pro): Exit of Dunlop Chicane

76 IMSA Performance Matmut – Armindo, Narac, Pilet (GTE-Pro): Tertre Rouge

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Tertre Rouge

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Tertre Rouge

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro): Tertre Rouge

81 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Law, Neiman, Pumpelly (GTE-Am): Mulsanne Straight

76 IMSA Performance Matmut – Armindo, Narac, Pilet (GTE-Pro): Dunlop Chicane

70 Larbre Competition – Belloc, Bourret, Gibon (GTE-Am): Exit of Dunlop Chicane

80 Flying Lizard Motorsports – Bergmeister, Long, Luhr (GTE-Pro)

June’s twice-around-the-clock classic at Le Mans was not particularly kind to the contingent of 911 GT3 RSRs. Among eight entries across two classes (GTE-Professional and GTE-Amateur), only one Porsche managed a podium position, the #70 Larbre Competition entry in GTE-Am (Belloc, Bourret, Gibon).

That doesn’t tell the whole story, though. Both the Felbermayr-Proton #77 (Henzler, Lieb, Lietz) and the Flying Lizard Motorsports #80 (Bergmeister, Luhr, Long) spent time in the top-three positions in GTE-Pro class, before niggling problems and/or just…not…quite…enough pace dropped them to fourth and sixth respectively, sandwiching the #76 IMSA Performance Matmut 911 (Armindo, Narac, Pilet). And in GTE-Am, the #81 Lizard entry (Law, Neiman, Pumpelly) led much of the race before suffering a terminal mechanical failure in the 18th hour.

Oh well…if “ifs” and “buts” were candy and nuts…

Still, Excellence contributor Bob Chapman was there to capture the action with his assortment of cameras. We hope you enjoy some of his photography.