LE MANS: Monday, 6.6.11 (145 images)

Photos from the final day of Scrutineering where Corvette Racing, Audi, Peugeot, Flying Lizards and BMW, among others, made appearances.
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The Corvette Racing team from an alternate view.
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  • The Corvette Racing team from an alternate view.
  • Overhead view of the Audi R18.
  • Joey Hand, driver of the No. 56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT.
  • Peugeot 908 group photo.
  • The No. 57 Krohn Racing team.
  • The ant eater from the 'Ice Age' movies is Swiss? Who knew?
  • The 2011 Audi Sport Audi R18 team.
  • The No. 62 CRS Ferrari F430 team.
  • Peugeot's two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Alex Wurz, driver of the No. 7 908, cycled to Scrutineering along with the rest of his teammates on Monday.
  • The No. 5 Hope Racing Oreca-Lehmann-hybrid team.
  • Leading edge of the No. 3 Audi R18's engine cover.
  • The Nos 12 and 13 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyotas.
  • Audi mechanics load an R18 into the transporter in front of the amazing cathedral.
  • No. 8 Peugeot 908 driver Franck Montagny.
  • The BMW Motorsport team.
  • Audi engineer Howden Haynes.
  • The No. 20 Quifel-ASM Zytek-Zytek.
  • Side of the BMW M3 GT.
  • UltimateCarPage.com's Wouter Melissen shows how to take the best team photos at Scrutineering.
  • The No. 75 Prospeed Porsche team.
  • No. 8 Peugeot 908 driver Nicolas Minassian is easily confused for a younger Robin Williams.
  • The Peugeot 908 features in inset, ramped dive plane arrangement which is different from the car's fist outing at Sebring.
  • Peugeot Sport boss Olivier Quesnel.
  • The ratty-hat-beard-guy is a Scrutineering staple.
  • The No. 40 Race Performance Oreca-BMW team.
  • The No. 41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan team.
  • The No. 80 flying Lizard Porsche team.
  • Nothing's shocking on the Hope Hybrid, or so they...hope.
  • Flying Lizard Porsche group shot.
  • No. 73 Corvette Racing driver Olivier Beretta.
  • Flying Lizard Porsches flying solo.
  • Aft section of the front fender secion on the Audi R18.
  • The No. 70 Larbre Competition Porsche team.
  • Drivers of the No. 50 Larbre Competition, Chevrolet Corvette, Patrick Bornhauser, Gabriel Gardel and Julien Canal.
  • The No. 50 Larbre Competition, Chevrolet Corvette under the tech tent.
  • Diffuser arrangement on the No. 68 Robertson Racing Ford GT.
  • The No. 3 Audi Sport North America Audi R18.
  • Engine bay venting on the No. 68 Robertson Racing Ford GT.
  • No. 74 Corvette Racing driver Jan Magnussen.
  • The 2011 Audi Sport Audi R18 driving squad.
  • Fans begin to mob the Audi R18 drivers as they return to the transporter after completing the day at Scrutineering.
  • Peugeot's low-drag Le Mans aero package stands out most on the nose. The high ramps are back over the front suspension, NACA ducts are used for brake cooling and the splitter is no longer full-width.
  • The Audi R18 is one of the most striking cars to race at Le Mans in the past few decades.
  • A Peugeot 908 prepares to go through the final stages of Scrutineering.
  • Joest Racing director Ralf Juttner.
  • Peugeot has gone with tall louvers at Le Mans--at least to start with in Scrutineering.
  • Audi mechanics snap photos of the BMW M3.
  • Peugeot traded the inlet snorkels seen at Sebring for low-drag NACA ducts at Le Mans.
  • No. 74 Corvette Racing driver Richard Westbrook.
  • Headlight ballast heat vent on the Peugeot 908
  • The Peugeot team has an orderly helmet storage system for its drivers.
  • No. 15 Oak Racing driver Tiago Monteiro looks a bit like a vampire, doesn't he?
  • Close look at the side of the No. 22 Kronos Racing Lola-Aston Martin.
  • The No. 81 Flying Lizard Porsche team.
  • Tall louvers on the No. 22 Kronos Racing Lola-Aston Martin.
  • No. 12 Rebellion Lola-Toyota drivers Nicolas Prost, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Neel Jani.
  • A close look at the Peugeot 908's nose.
  • Marcel Faessler, driver of the he No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18.
  • A clear view of the Peugeot 908 was always hard to find, thanks to a continuing directive from the team for its mechanics to obscure the car when possible.
  • A look beneath the Peugeot 908.
  • Rear wing on the No. 22 Kronos Racing Lola-Aston Martin.
  • The No. 26 Signatech Nissan Oreca-Nissan team.
  • The No. 33 Level 5 Motorsports Lola-Hona team.
  • The No. 22 Kronos Racing Lola-Aston Martin team.
  • The man with the key to pole position at Le Mas: Peugeot's Stephane Sarrazin, driver of the No. 8 908.
  • Intake cover for the No. 7 Peugeot 908.
  • The unique 'non louver' front fender venting system on the Audi R18.
  • The Peugeots sport conventional rear wings for Le Mans, yet made every effort to cover them up.
  • No. 73 Corvette Racing driver Tommy Milner.
  • The shapely profile of the Peugeot 908's sidepod and rear fender bulge.
  • The Audi R18's gearbox is carried in a carbon fiber housing, and features a quick-fill system.
  • Open intake on the Peugeot 908.
  • Audi drivers like Mike Rockenfeller were instructed to sign autograpghs while waitjng to take the team's group photo.
  • Peugeot 908 radiator exit ducting and front fender flow condtioners.
  • Top view of the Audi R18's curvy rear wing.
  • Alternate look at the new Peugeot 908 nose/dive plane modifications.
  • A view of the tightly wrapped Peugeot 908 engine cover.
  • Overhead look at the Peugeot 908.
  • Right side look at the No. 75 Prospeed Competition Porsche.
  • Left side look at the No. 75 Prospeed Competition Porsche and team.
  • UltimateCarPage's Wouter Melissen is a confident man...gotta love the pink socks.
  • The Corvette Racing team.
  • Unique single swan and low wing on the Audi R18.
  • A boat tail Citroen 2CV?
  • A close look at the Audi R18's flow conditioners postioned between the sidepods and front fenders.
  • Rear wing mount on the No. 68 Robertson Racing Ford GT.
  • Audi R18 awaiting the final Scrutineering checks.
  • A cheeky Pedro Lamy, driver of the No. 9 Peugeot 908.
  • Exposed seams on the Audi R18's inner tire bulge bodywork.
  • The mesh vent allows air into the headlight cooling ducting.
  • Cooling exit for the Audi R18's headlights.
  • A pensive Marc Gene, driver of the No. 7 Peugeot 908, looks on while Sam Collins of Racecar Engineering magazine stares int he same direction.
  • Flush bolts are used on the Audi R18's single windshield wiper unit.
  • No. 3 Audi R18 driver Tom Kristensen is surrounded by autograph seekers.
  • The Audi R18's front suspension access port cover is held in place with non-flush Torx bolts, which can be found throughout the bodywork.
  • Le Mans city works crew prepare the 2010 24 Hours commemorative plaque.
  • Cooling inlet on the side of the Audi R18.
  • Peugeot technical director Bruno Famin.
  • Alternate view of the Audi R18's flow conditioners.
  • Audi Sport's Brad Kettler.
  • Nose detial on the Audi R18.
  • The No. 13 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota.
  • Audi's overhead snorkel on the R18 features bypasses on both sides to help accelerate air into the chamber.
  • Front leg of the Audi R18's central splitter mount.
  • No. 80 Flying Lizard driver Joerg Bergmeister.
  • Rear leg of the Audi R18's central splitter mount.
  • Outer edge of the Audi R18's splitter and its Wirth-esque dive planes.
  • Rear of the Peugeot 908.
  • Audi R18 door latch mechanism.
  • Reinhold Joest.
  • Brake lights aglow on the Audi R18's rear wing end plate.
  • The Audi R18's engine must have been cold.
  • The No. 55 BMW M3 awaits its final Scrutineering checks.
  • Front suspension bulge on the Peugeot 908.
  • 2003 24 Hours winner Guy Smith.
  • With such tight bodywork tolerances, scrapes are evident on the Audi R18's rear wing end plate from the engine cover being taken on and off.
  • The No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 of defending Le Mans winners Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Mike Rockenfeller.
  • Rear fender flicks on the BMW M3 GT.
  • Audi R18 side shot.
  • No. 73 Corvette Racing driver Antonio Garcia.
  • Air jack and fluid replenishment ports on the BMW M3 GT.
  • The Audi R18s feature rotated rear wing sections at the outer portions of the span.
  • No. 9 Peugeot 908 driver Simon Pagenaud.
  • The No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18.
  • A little boy checks under the BMW M3 GT.
  • Something appears overhead on the Peugeot 908 in Scrutineering.
  • Few people would have picked the No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 team to win the race.
  • The No. 68 Robertson Racing Ford GT headed under the tech tent.
  • Overhead view of the Audi R18's front fender system.
  • Top view of the flow path across the Audi R18's engine cover.
  • Closer look at the rear of the No. 3 Audi Sport North America Audi R18.
  • No. 74 Corvette Racing driver Oliver Gavin.
  • Closer look at the front of the No. 3 Audi Sport North America Audi R18.
  • The No. 55 sits staged and waiting for its photo.
  • The No. 3 Audi Sport North America Audi R18 team.
  • Four-time Champ Car title winner Sebastien Bourdais is driving the No. 9 Peugeot 908.
  • Side view of the Audi R18's snorkel and bypass.
  • The 2011 Audi Sport Audi R18 fleet.
  • Allan McNish, driver of the No. 3 Audi Sport North America Audi R18.
  • The No. 3 Audi Sport North America Audi R18 answer questions on the fan stage at Scrutineering.
  • The No. 56 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT sits in front of the catherdral awaiting its lift back to the track.
  • No. 7 Peugeot 908 driver Anthony Davidson.
  • Side window venting and mirrors on the BMW M3 GT.
  • Off the big BMW M3 GT goes.
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The Corvette Racing team from an alternate view.
Credit: Marshall Pruett Date: June 07, 2011
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