2009 24 Hours of Le Mans

Le Mans Races
Previous = 2008
Current = 2009
Next = 2010The 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans will be the 77th Grand Prix of Endurance, taking place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, and organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). It will take place on 13–14 June 2009. The test day will be held on May 31.update after|2009|06|14

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. New for 2009 will be an automatic invitiation awarded to the team which accumulates the most points in the Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge, as part of the Le Mans Series. The award is based on fuel economy of competitors during each event.citeweb | url = http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s02_corporate/s02p04_michelin.php | title = Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge | publisher = Le Mans Series | accessdate = 2008-08-21]

List of automatic invitations

: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.

: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.

References

External links

* [http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/accueil_gb.html Official website of the 24 Hours of Le Mans]