Le Mans - Warm up

1	1	Audi	3:35.307
2	2	Audi	3:36.642
3	8	Bentley	3:38.055
4	3	Audi	3:38.213
5	7	Cadillac	3:39.670
6	15	Oreca Dallara Judd	3:40.142
7	6	Cadillac	3:40.502
8	27	MG	3:41.899
9	13	Courage Judd	3:41.954
10	16	Dome Judd	3:42.858
11	11	Panoz Elan	3:43.478
12	4	Riley & Scott Elan	3:44.316
13	17	Courage-Peugeot	3:45.558
14	21	Ascari Judd	3:45.561
15	18	Courage-Peugeot	3:47.368
16	22	Leader	3:50.216
17	5	Audi	3:50.671
18	12	Panoz Elan	3:51.507
19	14	Oreca Dallara Judd	3:51.918
20	28	Reynard Lehmann	3:52.753
21	10	Vaillante	3:53.120
22	19	Panoz-Mugen	3:54.103
23	30	Lola MG	3:55.066
24	58	Ferrari Maranello	3:59.040
25	29	Reynard Lehmann	4:00.323
26	63	Corvette	4:01.689
27	52	Chrysler Viper	4:03.001
28	64	Corvette	4:03.112
29	25	WR Peugeot	4:04.299
30	50	Chrysler Viper	4:05.372
31	26	MG	4:07.312
32	68	Saleen S7R	4:07.991
33	66	Saleen S7R	4:09.378
34	53	Chrysler Viper	4:13.261
35	80	Porsche Gt3	4:14.486
36	67	Saleen S7R	4:16.372
37	51	Chrysler Viper	4:16.390
38	82	Porsche Gt3	4:16.693
39	85	Spyker C8 Double 12r	4:19.910
40	77	Porsche Gt3	4:20.732
41	75	Porsche Gt3	4:21.327
42	9	Dome Judd	4:26.802
43	71	Ferrari Modena	4:27.188
44	72	Porsche Gt3	4:34.110
45	70	Ferrari Modena	4:36.814
46	73	Morgan Aero	4:46.678
47	81	Porsche Gt3	5:12.837
48	74	Ferrari Modena	9:44.127
49	24	Autoexe Mazda	?12:14.579

Le Mans, June 15, 2002

Audi also set the pace in the warm-up session for the 70th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hour race. In the #1 Infineon Audi R8, Frank Biela set the fastest time with 3m 35.307s. �I had the impression that the track has become a little more slippery after the rain yesterday�, said the German. �Nevertheless, the car was fine.�

As the Audi Sport Team Joest had already run the race engines in the Infineon Audi R8 sportscars during the qualifying session on Thursday, the warm-up on Saturday morning was just a last functional test before the start at 16:00 hrs. �Mainly we have checked the balance of our three cars�, explains Technical Director Ralf Jüttner. The Audi drivers also took the opportunity to briefly run-in rain tyres.

Thanks to the improved fuel consumption of the FSI engine, the Infineon Audi R8 sportscars are reckoned to do around 13 laps under normal race conditions before coming into the pits to refuel. Therefore, the first pit-stops are expected after about 45 minutes.

The start drivers for Audi
At the 16:00 hrs start, Frank Biela (#1), Johnny Herbert (#2) and Michael Krumm (#3) will be in the cockpits of the three Infineon Audi R8. The Audi drivers should take over in the following sequence:

Infineon Audi R8 #1: Frank Biela -> Tom Kristensen -> Emanuele Pirro

Infineon Audi R8 #2: Johnny Herbert -> Christian Pescatori -> Rinaldo Capello

Infineon Audi R8 #3: Michael Krumm -> Philipp Peter -> Marco Werner