From ACO press release

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest has comunicated the name of the 55 competitors invited to take part to 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours. With a private Peugeot 908 for Pescarolo Sport.

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest received 82 entries for the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours, each one as deserving of an invitation as the next for the 55 places at the start.

The list (see below) of the 55 entries accepted designates the teams that will be present on Wednesday 10th June, after the test day was cancelled as a cost-cutting measure in agreement with the private teams and the manufacturers.

It shows the healthy state of the Le Mans 24 Hours, and the large number of potential winners in the overall classification as well as in each of the 4 categories: 21 cars in LM P1, 12 in LM P2, 8 in LM GT1 and 14 in LM GT2.

List of the competitors and cars invited to the administrative checking & scrutineering :
LMP1
AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA - Audi R15
AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST - Audi R15
AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST - Audi R15
KOLLES - Audi R10
KOLLES - Audi R10
TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
PEUGEOT SPORT TOTAL - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
PESCAROLO SPORT - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
PESCAROLO SPORT - Pescarolo LMP1
TEAM ORECA-Matmut - Courage-Oreca LC70 (AIM)
TEAM ORECA-Matmut - Courage-Oreca LC70 (AIM)
TEAM SIGNATURE - Courage-Oreca LC70 (Judd)
ASTON MARTIN RACING - Aston Martin LMP1
ASTON MARTIN RACING - Aston Martin LMP1
AMR EASTERN EUROPE - Aston Martin LMP1
SPEEDY RACING/TEAM SEBAH - Lola-Aston Martin
TEAM LNT - Ginetta-Zytek 09S
STRAKKA RACING - Ginetta-Zytek 09S
EPSILON EUSKADI - ee2-Judd
CREATION AUTOSPORTIF - Creation-Judd

LMP2
TEAM ESSEX - Porsche RS Spyder
NAVI TEAM GOH - Porsche RS Spyder
VITAPHONE RACING - Porsche RS Spyder
RML - Lola-Mazda Coupe
KSM - Lola-Mazda Coupe
RACING BOX - Lola B09-80 Judd
SPEEDY RACING/TEAM SEBAH - Lola B08/80 Judd
OAK RACING - Pescarolo-Mazda
OAK RACING - Pescarolo-Mazda
QUIFEL-ASM - Gynetta-Zytek 09S
G.A.C. RACING TEAM - Zytek 07S
BRUICHLADDICH BRUNEAU - Radical SR9

LM GT1
LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES - Corvette C6.R
LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES - Corvette C6.R
CORVETTE RACING - Corvette C6.R
CORVETTE RACING - Corvette C6.R
GIGAWAVE MOTORSPORT - Aston Martin DBR9
JET ALLIANCE RACING - Aston Martin DBR9
IPB SPARTAK RACING - Lamborghini Murcielago
JLOC - Lamborghini Murcielago

LM GT2
IMSA PERFORMANCE-Matmut - Porsche 997 RSR
TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON - Porsche 997 RSR
FLYING LIZARD - Porsche 997 RSR
AF CORSE - Ferrari F430
RISI COMPETIZIONE - Ferrari F430
RISI COMPETIZIONE - Ferrari F430
TEAM MODENA - Ferrari F430
HANKOOK - TEAM FARNBACHER - Ferrari F430
JMW MOTORSPORT - Ferrari F430
VIRGO MOTORSPORT - Ferrari F430
BMS SCUDERIA ITALIA - Ferrari F430
JMB RACING - Ferrari F430
DRAYSON RACING - Aston Martin Vantage GT2
SNORAS SPYKER SQUADRON - Spyker C8 Laviolette

Reserve Cars:
TEAM SEATTLE - Ferrari F430
ENDURANCE CHINA TEAM - Porsche 997 RSR
IMSA PERFORMANCE-MATMUT - Porsche 997 RSR
BARAZI-EPSILON - Zytek 07S
GERARD WELTER - WR LM2009
EPSILON EUSKADI - ee2
TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON - Porsche 97 RSR
SNORAS SPYKER SQUADRON - Spyker C8 Laviolette
LARBRE COMPETITION - Saleen S7R
RACING BOX - Lola B09/80
RESERVECAR
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