2023 has been an eventful year with motorsport events outside the world of F1 getting checked on my wishlist.
While the 2023 Spanish GP was my first F1 race of the season, I also had the opportunity to attend the Centenary Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans!
Ever since I realized that Circuit de la Sarthe would complete 100 years of hosting the biggest event of the World Endurance Championship, I drew up plans to attend the event and it was a dream fulfilled!
Like any other weekend experience, the first post features meeting drivers and personnel from the racing series. Interestingly this is the 24th post in the Gallery of Memories series!
I met most of the drivers during the driver parade through the city on Friday and the rest over the race weekend.
Welcome to the latest edition of "A Gallery of Memories"!
Alex Lynn, Cadillac Racing, Hypercar :
Daniil Kvyat, Prema Racing, LMP2 :
Robin Frijns & Sean Gelael, Team WRT, LMP2 :
Alessandro Pier Guidi & Antonio Giovinazzi, Ferrari-AF Corse, Hypercar!
James Calado, Ferrari-AF Corse, Hypercar :
Jean-Eric Vergne, Peugeot, 9X8, Hypercar :
Antonio Felix da Costa, Hertz Team JOTA, Hypercar :
Jack Aitken, Cadillac Action Express Racing, Hypercar :
Kamui Kobayashi & Mike Conway, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Hypercar :
Jose Maria Lopez, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Hypercar :
Jimmie Johnson, 7-time NASCAR Champion racing with a Camaro ZL1, Innovative Car Category :
Scott Dixon & Sebastien Bourdais, Cadillac Racing, Hypercar :
Alexander Sims, Cadillac Action Express Racing, Hypercar :
Olli Caldwell, Memo Rojas & Andre Negrao, Alpine Elf Team, LMP2 :
Sarah Bovy, Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting, Iron Dames, 911 RSR, LMGTE AM :
Loic Duval, Peugeot 9X8, Hypercar :
Nico Muller & Gustavo Menezes, Peugeot 9X8, Hypercar :
Malthe Jakobsen, Cool Racing, LMP2 :
Nicolas Lapierre, Cool Racing, LMP2 :
Alexandre Coigny, Cool Racing, LMP2 :
Pietro Fittipaldi, JOTA Oreca-07, LMP2 :
Andre Lotterer, Porsche Penske Motorsport, Hypercar & A WEC Legend!
Giedo van der Garde, Graff Racing, LMP2 :
Juan Manuel Correa & Filip Ugran, Prema Racing, LMP2 :
Ferdinand Habsburg, Austrian Royalty racing for Team WRT in LMP2 :
Mathieu Jaminet, Porshce Penske Motorsport, Hypercar :
Felipe Nasr, Porsche Penske Motorsport, Hypercar :
Dane Cameron & Michael Christensen, Porsche Penske Motorsport, Hypercar :
Laurens Vanthoor & Kevin Estre, Porsche Penske Motorsport, Hypercar :
Pole Sitter Antonio Fuoco, Ferrari AF-Corse, Hypercar :
Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team :
WEC Champion and Driver for Car No. 50 for Ferrari - AF Corse, Nicklas Nielsen!
Will Stevens, Hertz Team Jota, Hypercar :
Neel Jani, former Le Mans Winner & P3 in LMP2 this year with Oreca-07 Gibson :
Sebastien Buemi, Great P2 for Toyota Gazoo Racing in the Hypercar Category :
It was truly a special weekend at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and, I am looking forward to documenting my experiences....
So watch this space!