Larbre Compétition

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A Larbre Compétition Chrysler Viper GTS-R which the team ran from 2001 to 2003.
Larbre's GTE-Am class-winning Corvette C6.R at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Larbre Compétition is a French auto racing team founded in 1988 by Jack Leconte. Based at the Circuit du Val de Vienne in La Vigeant, Larbre has had considerable success in the Porsche Carrera Cup, French GT Championship, and international FIA GT Championship. Previously working with major automobile manufacturers like Porsche, Ferrari, and Chrysler, Larbre ran one of the factory Aston Martin squads in the Le Mans Series where they won the 2006 GT1 class championship.

For 2008, Larbre has chosen to enlist Saleen S7-Rs for the Le Mans Series and FFSA GT Championship. The team continued with the Saleens during the 2009 season.

For 2010, Larbre is competing once again with the Saleen S7-R in the Le Mans Series, with drivers Fernando Rees, Gabriele Gardel and Patrice Goueslard. The team won the GT1 category of the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 2011, 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.

[edit] Achievements

  • 24 Hours of Le Mans
1993 - GT class winner Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
1994 - GTS class winner Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
2010 - GT1 class winner Saleen S7R
2011 - GTE-Am class winner Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
  • FIA GT Championship
2000 - N-GT class team champion Porsche 911 GT3-R
2001 - GT class team champion Chrysler Viper GTS-R
2002 - GT class team champion Chrysler Viper GTS-R
  • Spa 24 Hours
2001 - Overall winner Chrysler Viper GTS-R
2002 - Overall winner Chrysler Viper GTS-R
  • Le Mans Series
2004 - GTS class team champion Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello
2006 - GT1 class team champion Aston Martin DBR9
2010 - GT1 class team champion Saleen S7R
  • Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
2010 - GT1 class team champion Saleen S7R
  • Championat de France FFSA GT
1997 Champion de France FFSA GT Porsche GT2
2003 Champion de France FFSA GT Chrysler Viper
2008 Champion de France FFSA GT Saleen
2010 Champion de France FFSA GT Porsche 911 GT3

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