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The Le Mans Endurance Series or LMES is a European sports car racing series created as a support series to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans race. For 2006, the name was shortened to Le Mans Series (LMS) only. GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit racing, with purpose-built cars that nevertheless have enclosed wheel wells and often have closed cockpits. ...
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LMS is an acronym with a few different meanings: London Mathematical Society Learning Management System Least mean squares an algorithm for adaptive filtering in digital signal processing London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Missionary Society LMS Color Space Library Management System LMS is also a user name used by Larry...
It is modeled after the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), a similar racing series in the United States and Canada that was started in 1999. The similar European Le Mans Series (ELMS) was held only in 2000. Cars like Mercedes-Benz CLR and Toyota GT-One had never entered, and the BMW V12 were withdrawn after 2000, as all factories focused on F1 or touring car racing, leaving only the Audi R8, as Porsche had stopped the development of its V10-powered car. The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a series of automobile races, founded in 1999 by Don Panoz, and sanctioned by IMSA. The American Le Mans Series utilizes the rules and regulations of the Automobile Club de LOuest, which organizes the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, to...
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The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a Le Mans Prototype racing car created for the 1999 race. ...
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Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct automobile racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ...
Audi will use the R8 name on two different automobiles, a racing car and a sports car. ...
2004 was the inaugural season of the LMES, consisting of four 1000km races. The races are See also: 2003 in sports, other events of 2004, 2005 in sports, list of years in sports. // Events On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul. ...
The series uses the same or slightly modified rules and regulations as the Automobile Club de L'Ouest (ACO), which is the sanctioning body for the Le Mans race. The series includes four classes of competition: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a motor racing circuit near the town of Monza in Italy, north of Milan. ...
The ADAC 1000km Nürburgring is a Endurance racing and Sports car racing events on the Nürburgring in Germany, organized by ADAC since 1953. ...
The Nürburgring (alternative spelling: Nuerburgring), known as simply the Ring by enthusiasts, is the name of a famous road racing circuit for autos or motorcycles in Germany, of which there are several configurations. ...
Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. ...
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the famous venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the SPA 24 Hours endurance race. ...
The Istanbul Racing Circuit, also known as Istanbul Otodrom or Istanbul Park (Turkish: İstanbul Park) was inaugurated in 21 August 2005. ...
The Automobile Club de lOuest (of the West), also called Le ACO, is the largest automotive group in France. ...
ACO or Aco can refer to: Aco - J-Pop singer. ...
- GT production car based
- GTS production car based, modified
- (LM)P1 open prototype cars
- (LM)P2 open prototype cars, less weigth and power
At the end of the season winners are declared based on point accumulation throughout the season. Prototypes or prototypical instances combine the most representative attributes of a category. ...
Prototypes or prototypical instances combine the most representative attributes of a category. ...
External links
- Official LMES website
- Official ACO website
- Planetlemans, fan site
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