Larbre Compétition

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Racing team competing in GT championships

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::summary Racing team competing in GT championships ::

Larbre Compétition is a French auto racing team founded in 1988 by racing driver Jack Leconte and based at the Circuit du Val de Vienne in Le Vigeant, France.

The team has had considerable success in a number of sports car racing series and major events, including title wins in the FIA World Endurance Championship, FIA GT Championship, and FFSA GT Championship, as well as multiple GT class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Larbre has previously competed with Porsche, Chrysler, Ferrari, Aston Martin, and Chevrolet race cars, having won at least one championship with all of them.

Racing history

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Lemans_chrysler_viper.jpg" caption="Larbre Compétition's [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]], which they ran from 2001 to 2003."] ::

For 2008, Larbre chose to enlist Saleen S7-Rs for the Le Mans Series and FFSA GT Championship. The team continued with the GT1 Saleens during the 2009 LMS season, but ACO denied an entry from them for the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.

For 2010, Larbre competed once again with the 10-year-old S7-R in the Le Mans Series, with drivers Fernando Rees, Gabriele Gardel and Patrice Goueslard. In 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans the team took the last LMGT1 class win with the aging Saleen S7-R, as well championship victories from both Le Mans Series and Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.[[File:Le Mans 2011 Larbre Competition Corvette 50.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Larbre's GTE-Am class-winning [[Corvette C6.R]] at the [[2011 24 Hours of Le Mans]].]]In 2011, the GT1 class got axed from ACO-sanctioned racing, and the old GT2 category (renamed as GTE) became the premier GT class. The team entered a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R into the GTE-Am division of the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team won the GTE-Am category of the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Corvette and also took the second place with Porsche GT3 RSR. They also won the ILMC GTE-AM championship and thus became the first team to win a professional championship with a GT2-spec Corvette C6.R.

In 2012 and 2013, Larbre competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with two GTE-Am class Corvette C6.Rs.

For 2014, Larbre competed in the first race of the European Le Mans Series season, the 4 Hours of Silverstone, with Keiko Ihara and Gustavo Yacamán driving a Morgan LMP2. The team also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans as an ELMS entry with the addition of Ricky Taylor.

For 2015, Larbre competed with a Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the GTE-Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship with drivers Gianluca Roda, Paolo Ruberti, Kristian Poulsen, and Nicolai Sylvest. The team returned in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2016, again with a Corvette C7.R racing in GTE-Am, consisting of Yatuka Yamagishi, Pierre Ragues, and Paolo Ruberti.

Larbre Compétition's latest ventures would be at the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class, finishing 12th in class, and the 2022 Gulf Historic Dubai GP Revival.

Race results

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Aston_Martin_DBR9_24h200702.JPG" caption="Larbre's [[Aston Martin DBR9]] at the [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans]]."] ::

24 Hours of Le Mans

::data[format=table] | Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | FRA Monaco Media International FRA Larbre Compétition | 47 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | DEU Jürgen Barth FRA Dominique Dupuy FRA Joël Gouhier | C4 | 304 | 15th | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Monaco Media International FRA Larbre Compétition | 78 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | FRA Pierre de Thoisy FRA Jack Leconte ESP Jesús Pareja | C4 | 301 | 16th | 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Jack Leconte FRA Pierre Yver | LMGT2 | 62 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 52 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | FRA Dominique Dupuy ESP Carlos Palau ESP Jesús Pareja | LMGT2 | 307 | 8th | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Société Larbre Compétition | 36 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | FRA Érik Comas FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier ESP Jesús Pareja | LMGT1 | 63 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Société Larbre Compétition | 37 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | FRA Dominique Dupuy FRA Emmanuel Collard MON Stéphane Ortelli | LMGT1 | 82 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Société Chéreau Sports | 27 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Jack Leconte FRA Pierre Yver | LMGT1 | 279 | 22nd | 13th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Société Larbre Compétition | 82 | Porsche 911 GT2 | DEU André Ahrlé FRA Patrick Bourdais FRA Patrice Goueslard | LMGT2 | 284 | 20th | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Société Larbre Compétition | 75 | Porsche 911 GT2 | FRA Patrick Bourdais USA Peter Kitchak BRA André Lara-Rezende | LMGT2 | 205 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Société Chéreau | 77 | Porsche 911 GT2 | FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Jack Leconte | LMGT2 | 77 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Société Chéreau | 60 | Porsche 911 GT2 | GBR Robin Donovan FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier SWE Carl Rosenblad | LMGT2 | 164 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 72 | Porsche 911 GT2 | FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Patrice Goueslard FRA Pierre Yver | LMGT2 | 240 | 23rd | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Société Chéreau | 65 | Porsche 911 GT2 | FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Patrice Goueslard FRA Pierre Yver | LMGTS | 240 | NC | NC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 67 | Porsche 911 GT2 | FRA Sébastien Bourdais FRA Pierre de Thoisy FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier | LMGTS | 134 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 77 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | FRA Christophe Bouchut FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Patrice Goueslard | LMGT | 34 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 58 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc FRA Christophe Bouchut POR Tiago Monteiro | LMGTS | 234 | 20th | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 80 | Porsche 911 GT3 RS | FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Sébastien Dumez FRA Patrice Goueslard | LMGT | 274 | 10th | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition-Chéreau | 50 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | FRA Christophe Bouchut FRA Patrice Goueslard BEL Vincent Vosse | LMGTS | 319 | 18th | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition-Chéreau | 51 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Jean-Claude Lagniez SWE Carl Rosenblad | LMGTS | 278 | 25th | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 86 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | FRA Christophe Bouchut FRA Patrice Goueslard SUI Steve Zacchia | GTS | 317 | 16th | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | USA Panoz Motor Sports FRA Larbre Compétition | 11 | Panoz GTP | FRA Roland Bervillé FRA Jean-Luc Blanchemain FRA Patrick Bourdais | LMP1 | 54 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 69 | Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello | FRA Christophe Bouchut FRA Patrice Goueslard SUI Olivier Dupard | GTS | 317 | 14th | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello | SUI Olivier Dupard FRA Patrice Goueslard BEL Vincent Vosse | GT1 | 324 | 12th | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello | FRA Jean-Luc Blanchemain FRA Patrick Bornhauser SUI Gabriele Gardel | GT1 | 222 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Aston Martin Racing Larbre | 006 | Aston Martin DBR9 | FRA Patrick Bornhauser FRA Roland Bervillé GBR Gregor Fisken | GT1 | 272 | 29th | 13th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Aston Martin Racing Larbre | 008 | Aston Martin DBR9 | FRA Christophe Bouchut DEN Casper Elgaard ITA Fabrizio Gollin | GT1 | 341 | 7th | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Saleen S7-R | FRA Patrick Bornhauser FRA Christophe Bouchut FRA David Smet | GT1 | 306 | 28th | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Saleen S7-R | FRA Roland Bervillé FRA Julien Canal SUI Gabriele Gardel | LMGT1 | 331 | 13th | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | FRA Patrick Bornhauser FRA Julien Canal SUI Gabriele Gardel | LMGTE Am | 302 | 20th | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 70 | Porsche 911 GT3 RSR | FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc FRA Christophe Bourret FRA Pascal Gibon | LMGTE Am | 301 | 21st | 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | FRA Patrick Bornhauser FRA Julien Canal POR Pedro Lamy | LMGTE Am | 329 | 20th | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 70 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc FRA Christophe Bourret FRA Pascal Gibon | LMGTE Am | 309 | 28th | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | FRA Patrick Bornhauser FRA Julien Canal USA Ricky Taylor | LMGTE Am | 302 | 29th | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 70 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | FRA Philippe Dumas USA Cooper MacNeil FRA Manuel Rodrigues | LMGTE Am | 268 | 41st | 11th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Morgan LMP2 | JPN Keiko Ihara FRA Pierre Ragues USA Ricky Taylor | LMP2 | 341 | 14th | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | DEN Kristian Poulsen ITA Gianluca Roda ITA Paolo Ruberti | LMGTE Am | 94 | DNF | DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc FRA Pierre Ragues JPN Yutaka Yamagishi | LMGTE Am | 316 | 37th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | FRA Romain Brandela FRA Christian Philippon BRA Fernando Rees | LMGTE Am | 309 | 48th | 15th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Ligier JS P217 | FRA Erwin Creed FRA Thomas Dagoneau FRA Romano Ricci | LMP2 | 332 | 32nd | 12th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Larbre Compétition | 50 | Ligier JS P217 | USA Nick Boulle FRA Erwin Creed FRA Romano Ricci | LMP2 | 355 | 17th | 12th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Achievements

References

References

  1. "Larbre Competition enters Gulf Historic with Le Mans-winning Saleen S7R".
  2. Smith, Sam D.. (2022-12-11). "We Went To Dubai’s 2022 Gulf Historic GP Revival And Wow, What An Eargasm That Was!".

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