Luxury Racing is a motor racing team from France that formed in 2009. The team specialises in endurance racing, more specifically the FIA World Endurance Championship and has solely used Ferraris since 2011.
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Team principal(s) | Eric Adam (team manager) |
| Current series | European Le Mans Series FIA World Endurance Championship Ferrari Challenge |
| Former series | Porsche Carrera Cup France International GT Open Intercontinental Le Mans Cup |
| Noted drivers |  Frédéric Makowiecki Jaime Melo Dominik Farnbacher Pierre Ehret Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo |
| Drivers' Championships | Porsche Carrera Cup (2010) |
History
edit2011
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The team had its first venture in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2011, where they raced two cars in the LMGTE Pro class. They qualified 36th and 41st, which is 8th and 13th in their class with the #59 and #58 cars respectively.
Unfortunately, both cars didn't finish the race, with the #58 car managing only 136 laps, and the #59 car lasting a further 47 with 183 laps.
2012
editFor the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, the team qualified first in the LMGTE Pro class with the #59 car, which was 34th overall and just under five tenths of a second faster than the nearest competitor while the #58 car in the LMGTE Am class qualified in 44th, one place ahead of one of the LMP2 cars.
During the race, the #58 car retired after 146 laps, while the #59 car went on to complete 333 laps and finish the race in 18th, which was 2nd in their class after losing out to the winner by 3 laps. This also marked the team's first finish in the event since its debut in 2011.
Race Summary
edit| Season | Series | Class | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | – | ? | ? | ? | ? | 202 | 1st |
| International GT Open | GTS | 16 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 2nd | |
| 2011 | Intercontinental Le Mans Cup | LMGTE Pro | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 3rd |
| American Le Mans Series | GT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | NC | |
| 2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship | LMGTE Pro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 4th* |
| LMGTE Am | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Engine | Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | LMGTE Pro | 59 | M | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 |  Stéphane Ortelli Frédéric Makowiecki Jaime Melo
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183 | DNF | DNF |
| LMGTE Pro | 58 | M | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | Anthony Beltoise François Jakubowski Pierre Thiriet
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136 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2012 | LMGTE Pro | 59 | M | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | Frédéric Makowiecki Jaime Melo Dominik Farnbacher
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333 | 18th | 2nd |
| LMGTE Am | 58 | M | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | Pierre Ehret Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo
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146 | DNF | DNF |