Le Mans Series 2007
RML Stars at Le Mans Series Awards
Issued December 3rd 2007

LMP2 Champions Rewarded at Glittering Awards Ceremony

RML's fantastic achievement in winning the LMP2 title in the 2007 Le Mans Series was rewarded with a set of fabulous trophies at a glittering awards ceremony held in Paris on Saturday, December 1st.

Mike Newton and Thomas Erdos (pictured here flanking Team Manager Phil Barker) each collected a magnificent trophy. During the course of the season they dominated the LMP2 category; winning twice (at Spa and the Nurburgring), finishing second at Monza, and at some stage leading every race they contested. "It was a great evening for all of us in Paris," said a grinning Thomas Erdos, staggering to hold the massive silverware aloft. "What a great city! And so nice to be able to enjoy the award ceremony this year with so many of the key contributors to the RML AD Group sportscar programme. Of course, there were many more involved in that process back at the factory and in the UK who couldn't make it to the dinner, especially the other members of the squad, but this trophy is for everyone - technicians, engineers and support staff. They all did a great job and I’m sure are feeling very proud of their input in the programme."

LMP2 Championship Table 2007 - Drivers

Pos	Driver	Nat	Monza	Valencia	Nurb'ring	Spa	S'stone	Inter'gos	Total
1	Mike Newton	GB	8	3	10	10	5	-	36
1	Thomas Erdos	BRA	8	3	10	10	5	-	36
2	Miguel Amaral	POR	DNF	10	6	8	6	-	30
2	Angel Burgueno	ESP	DNF	10	6	8	6	-	30
2	Miguel de Castro	ESP	DNF	10	6	8	6	-	30
3	Juan Barazi	DEN	-	2	8	DNF	10	5	25
3	Karim Ojeh	RSA	-	2	8	DNF	10	5	25
3	Michael Vergers	HOL	-	2	8	DNF	10	5	25
4	Alain Filhol	FRA	5	8	2	5	3	-	23
4	Bruce Jouanny	FRA	5	8	2	5	3	-	23
4	Jacques Nicolet	FRA	5	8	2	5	3	-	23
5	Fredy Lienhard	SUI	10	DNF	5	6	DNF	-	21
5	Didier Theys	BEL	10	DNF	5	6	DNF	-	21
5	Eric van de Poele	BEL	10	DNF	5	6	DNF	-	21

Among those present, Phil Barker collected an elegantly tapering trophy for having guided RML so efficiently to the LMP2 Team Title. For the previous two seasons he has suffered the frustration of seeing the championship slip away by a single point, in both 2005 and 2006. While winning the LMP2 class in the Le Mans 24 Hours in both those years came as considerable compensation, there was evidently great satisfaction in having gained the series trophy at the third attempt.

All three were then joined by Adam Wiseberg, Motorsport Director for AD Group, principal sponsor of RML's sportscar programme since its inception in 2003.

LMP2 Championship Table 2007 - Teams

Pos	Driver	Nat	Monza	Valencia	Nurb'ring	Spa	S'stone	Inter'gos	Total
1	RML	GB	8	3	10	10	5	-	36
2	Quifel ASM	POR	DNF	10	6	8	6	-	30
3	Barazi Epsilon	FRA	-	2	8	DNF	10	5	25
4	Saulnier Racing	ESP	5	8	2	5	3	-	23
5	Horag	SUI	10	DNF	5	6	DNF	-	21
6	Binnie Motorsport	USA	6	DNF	3	4	4	-	17
7	Embassy Racing	GB	DNF	DNF	4	3	1	4	12
8	Team LNT	GB	-	-	-	-	8	-	8
9	Bruichladdich	GB	DNF	6	0	DNF	2	-	8
10	Kruse	GER	4	4	DNF	DNF	-	-	8
11	Noel del Bello	FRA	-	5	-	-	-	-	5
12	Pierre Bruneau	FRA	3	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	4
-	T2M	JAP	-	DNF	0	-	-	-	0
-	Ranieri Randaccio	ITA	-	-	-	DNF	-	-	0

A quick resumé of the season is provided by the table below. Click on the links in yellow to read more about each individual event

Race	Nation	Date	Qual	Time	Race	Notes
Monza	Italy	April 14	3	1:40.146	2	Lead for 2/3 of race before coolant leak
Valencia	Spain	May 6	2	1:25.946	6	40-second lead prior to accident damage
Nurburgring	Germany	July 1	Pole	1:45.492	1	Lead LMP2 almost start-finish
Spa	Belgium	Aug 18	Pole	2:06.660	1	Another start to finish victory in LMP2
Silverstone	England	Sept 16	2	1:35.847	4	Sustained damage from tail-ender
Interlagos	Brazil	Nov 11	-	-	-	RML elected not to attend this race

To view the entire classification for drivers, please download this PDF file
To view the entire classification for teams, please download this PDF file

More information about the Le Mans Series from www.lemans-series.com
More information on RML please visit the factory website at www.rmlmallock.co.uk.