Version:  V2.3 – FINAL  (Grid added to Pg.3)
Last Update: June 16th (change list below)

Welcome to the Dunlop 2017 Le Mans Spotter Guide, the most up to date and detailed visual resource to follow the 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Created by Andy Blackmore Design, the Guide features all the information you need while following Le Mans, from the track or home. This version of the guide (v2.2) has been released following final qualifying with the grid added to Page 3(Change list below).

The guide will only be updated during race week if liveries or drivers change.  No point having an inaccurate or out of date guide….

Thanks to our partner,  Dunlop Motorsport, without whose support this unofficial guide wouldn’t be possible.

As with previous years, the guide features all the information you need. From Chassis details to driver grading and Pit garage allocation and for 2017, the three main social media addresses for each team, everything is covered making this the one resource to have at your fingertips.

The third page of the guide also features a map, timetable class guide and other useful information.

I’ve also produced a little social media Reference Guide, which you are free to use.

If you like the Spotter Guide series and find it useful, I would appreciate it if you follow Dunlop Motorsport as a thank you on Twitter.

Huge thanks to Dunlop and James Bailey for partnering with the guide again for 2017 for this year. Without their support, we would have no guide as this takes weeks to produce.

Special thanks to my proof reading team of Shea Adam, Paul Marquardt, Marcel ten Caat, Steve Tarrant and Daniel Hounsell. They did an awesome job going through the guide in detail. Thanks to DSC’s David Lord, Peter May, Marshall Pruett and John Dagys for assisting with reference. Thanks to the majority of teams who also helped with the guide.

Finally, huge thanks to my media partners who continue to support and promote the guide.

Change List:
V0 – June 9th – Early release Pg1,2 only for fans travelling before weekend
V1 – June 10th – Launch
V1.1 – June 11th –  Pg3:Correction to Dates, Engine cc. Additional info for new Slow Zones
V2 – June 12th  (Post Scrutineering). Livery updates #88,93, Significant Branding updates #13,23,31,82, 84. WEC logos #1,#2. Car ID updated for #1, #2. Note, in the past the #2 has run with a larger Roof antenna than #1, but not confirmed.
V2.1 – Jun 13th Pg3: Update Typo Wednesday Qualifying Time.
V2.2 – June 14th Pg1: #51 Di Grassi replaced by Rugolo
V2.3 – June 16th – Grid, Qualifying lap recored added to Page 3. Couple of new Twitter handles added

During race week, I produced a number of Infographics on social media showcasing the Top 3 for each class. These are shown below for you to use. As you will see, during the light, the design was updated with all those multi-million euro hybrids fell by the wayside.

Latest Guide:  V1
Latest Update: 26 April 2016

Welcome to a new addition to the Spotter Guide series, the 2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama. Commissioned by IMSA, this is one of four support Spotter Guides to be released over the coming months.

Note: This is a season long Spotter Guide, so actual entry list on a race by race basis may vary. Hard copies of this guide are also available at the track from the IMSA Support Paddock.

Petit Le Mans IMSA SpotterGuides.com BONUS

Thanks to commissions from IMSA, every race this weekend has its own official Spotter Guide.

A combined Spotter Guide is available to download, you can download a guide individually at the following dedicated pages:

• IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
• IMSA Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge
• IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites
  

Thanks to IMSA for partnering with the guide If you get a few seconds, please thank IMSA on Twitter. Without their support, there would be no guide.

The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA Spotter Guide is produced by Andy Blackmore Design with assistance from IMSA.

Version 2.2* of the NISMO 2015 24 Heures du Mans Spotter Guide is now available as a free download.

The guide features all 56 cars,driver, team and engine details along with FIA driver grading, Twitter handles, tyres and even the pit garage where each car is located. In addition the popular third sheet will include a timetable, map and helpful links and is the perfect tool for watching at the circuit or from home.

Version 2 of the guide (full change list below) features new liveries for #95 Aston Martin and revised designs for the #66 JMW Ferrari and #68 Team AAI Porsche.

As in previous years, we will be releasing two formats, a Landscape (A3) 3 page version and with Version2,  an additional Portrait (A4) version, as shown above. A3 is perfect for larger printing or viewing on desktops and tablets. The A4 is useful for home printing and cellphones.

To assist those going leaving early for Scrutineering this weekend, Version 1 of the guide was released earlier than usual. Version 2 was released post scrutineering, Full change list below.

The guides will then be updated throughout the race week with any significant changes.

We WILL be the most up to date visual guide available anywhere. No apps or fees required. No out of date car images…

DOWNLOAD LINKS:

• 3 SHEET A3 PDF DOWNLOAD (15Mb Landscape layout)
• 6 SHEET A4 PDF DOWNLOAD (10Mb Portrait layout)

JPEG DOWNLOAD LANDSCAPE LAYOUT

• SHEET 1 (P1, P2)
• SHEET 2 (P2, GTs) *
• SHEET 3 (Info Page)* = For those Corvette fans who prefer not to have the marker of doom, you can download the previous version of Sheet 2 in JPEG format HERE

(Note, we are now keeping same filename throughout Le Mans as many people are linking directly to the files)

Huge thanks to Nissan for partnering with the guide. Without their help and sponsorship, I simply wouldn’t be able to make these, so if you would like to thank me in some way, please make sure you follow their Twitter Account @NISMO

In addition, French regional newspaper La Nouvelle République, will be printing a cut down version of the (v1) guide in Tuesday’s issue as part of their Le Mans preview.

Thank you for the media partners who help to spread the word including DailySportsCar, RadioLeMans.com, Jalopnik Sportscar365 and hosts, Ten-Tenths who all support and promote the guides.

Also, special thanks to the proof readers who volunteered their services. Shea Adam, Marcel ten Caat, ‘Racer Keke’, Jake Yorath, Adam Prescott and Mike Juergens. Additional thanks to DSC’s David Lord and Marshall Pruett for images ‘on the ground’ which ensures we are up to date.

Additional thanks to everyone who has downloaded any of my guides this year, as a fan, team personnel, commentator, race event staff or marshal. Thank you all very much!

It is with great sadness I heard of Photographer David Stephens passing yesterday (Monday). David often supplied reference images to me for the Spotter Guide in past years and he was one of the most liked, most approachable guys in the paddock. Always had time for you, always a smile, always a gentlemen. Condolences to his sister, Deborah, family and his extended family in GT and Endurance Media. RIP Captain.

*=Version Log

V2.2 – June 12th am
Update to #55 branding (again!)
Marker of Doom added to car #63 unfortunately
Qualifying Lap Record updated!

V2.1 – June 9th pm
Update to #38 JOTA honkin’ fin
Central strips added to Audi windscreen strips

V2.0 –  June 9th (after Sunday Scrutineering)
Sectors added to track map, by request,
New #97 Aston Martin Racing Art Car livery (thanks to AMR for their help with this one!)
Updates to #55 AF Corse livery
Update to #68 with new livery
Updates to AMR cars confirming windshield stripes and Twitter names on front fender/wing
+ number of small livery and body updates

V1.2 – June 8th (after Sunday Scrutineering)
Updates to #12, #13 Rebellion liveries
Update to #55 AF Corse livery (front bumper colour NOT confirmed
Update to #66 JMW Motorsport livery

V1.1 – June 6th
Gaëtan Paletou at Greaves
Small updates to a couple of liveries
Correction of drive system for Porsche, Toyota

Finally, a reminder of the 2015 Racing Wall Planner with all the major race dates…. and many minor ones is also available. Hop over to the Wall Planner Page to download yours, or order a large print.

Notes:

Please fill free to share the guide on Social Media, but please link to this page and not the guide (as file names change with updates) so your friends and fans can download the latest version of the guide!

Please do not modify, crop or reproduce the Guide, passing the art off as your own You are not allowed to use the car art in isolation under any circumstances. Copyright 2015 Andy Blackmore Design

This NISMO sponsored Spotter Guide is not affiliated with the 24Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans, ACO or any other organisation, event or entity associated with the series. The guide is an unofficial resource.

Version 4 (Post Qualifying) of the Nissan NISMO Spotter Guide for the 24 Heures du Mans 2014 is now available as a free High and Low resolution download.

The guide features all 56 cars, team, chassis, engine and driver details along with a timetable, map and current WEC points standings and is the perfect tool for watching at the circuit or from home.Each car has been illustrated in detail, with the assistance of virtually every team.

Thanks to these teams, we have the most up to date visual guide available anywhere including the official App!!

Version 4 has many changes including Marc Gene back at Audi, Pierre Kaffer at Ferrari and Sebastien Crubilé at Weathertech ProSpeed, all after accidents. Version 4 also has Marshal posts added to the map. (Full change list below). This should be  the FINAL version of the guide which is available in a variety of formats.

The largest size is a 3 page A3-A2 size PDF,  and 3 separate JPEG’s (4500pixels wide) which is perfect for desktop wallpaper and large printing. A smaller A4 size PDF is available in High and Low resolution. The A4 release is great for home printing and also viewing on a mobile device.

No apps or fees are required. Its free thanks to Nissan and NISMO

3 SHEET A3 PDF DOWNLOAD (16Mb)

6 SHEET A4 PDF DOWNLOAD-HIGH RES  (16Mb)

6 SHEET A4 PDF DOWNLOAD-LOW RES  (3.5Mb)

JPEG DOWNLOAD V3/4

• SHEET 1
• SHEET 2 
• SHEET 3

Please feel free to share the guide (please link to this page rather than the PDF as links may change with update). Please respect the copyright notice and do not modify the guide.

Huge thanks to Nissan for partnering with the guide. Make sure you follow their Twitter Account @Nismo_Global

Thank you for the media partners who help to spread the word including DailySportsCar, RadioLeMans.om, Fourtitude.com,L’endurance, Sportscar365 and Ten-Tenths.

The guides are produce by Andy Blackmore Design

Thanks for the support.

Version 4 Changelist (13 June)

#71 – Pierre Kaffer replacing James Calado
#79 – Sebastien Crubilé repacing Bret Curtis
Marshal Post numbers added to map

Version 3 Changlist (11 June)

#1  – Duval replaced by Marc Gene
#12 – Red Windscreen Strip added with a white band added for car ID
#48 – Oliver Turvey replaces Marc Gene (see #1)
#29, #41, #57, #77 – Small livery updates

Version 2 Changelist (9 June)

#1,#2, #3 – WEC logos added to sidepod of Audi R18
#12,#13 – Sponsor additions on Sidepod and engine cover
#14,#20 – ID info for two Porsche P1 cars
#22 – Note confirming its withdrawl
#27,#37- ID Info update
#35 – #eatsleepRACErepeat branding and adjustment to chrome on air intake
#41 – Sponsor additions
#43 – New engine cover livery
#99 – LKM branding adjustment on Aston martin
#66 – Sponsor additions for JMW
#75 – New Art Car Livery for Prospeed
#77 – Updated livery with additional Blue triangles for Dempsey/Proton
#90 – New Bayshore branding

While you can use any of our Spotter Guides as Desktop Wallpaper, we have received a number of requests for ‘clean’ wallpaper featuring the car illustration from the Spotter Guides.Available in 1920×1080 these wallpapers are for personal use only.

2012 Petit Le Mans. (above)

2012 24 Heures du Mans Wallpaper with the cars in their finishing order.

2013 24 Heures du Mans Wallpaper with the cars in their finishing order

Thanks to Dane Child for the usage of the Allan Simonsen tribute graphic. R.I.P. Allan

Celebrating Nissan, racing around the world in 2012

Nissan at 2013 24 Heures du Mans

Thanks also go to our partners this year, RadioLeMans.com, DailySportsCar.com Fourtitude.com , Oneighturbo.com, Ten-Tenths, SPEED.com, l’endurance and the American Le Mans Series who publish the guide on the website as their Official Guide.

If you intend linking to the guides or wallpaper then please respect the efforts of Andy and Spotter Guides and link to this page not directly to the guides or wallpaper (as these can be updated). Please do not modify the guide in any way. Wallpaper is available for personal use only!

Thanks for your support.

So thats it, the final American Le Mans Series race took place at Petit Le Mans this past weekend. Its been a great series despite car count issues, partly brought on by the Economy the last couple of years.

To mark the 15 ALMS Champions, Delta Wing Racing Cars commissioned me to create a graphic for the nose of their racecar. Thanks to the team, I am now able to offer Wallpaper Downloads of the Illustrations on my design site. Andy Blackmore Design. You can view the wallpaper by clicking the above image.

The final American Le Mans Spotter Guide for Petit Le Mans can still be downloaded by clicking the initial image.

All the ALMS cars carried a helmet decal of the late Sean Edwards who was killed earlier this week. Sean will be missed by the whole motorsport community. Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues on the track.

The guide features all these cars and their drivers. In additional, information on Team, Car, Helmet, Chassis, Tires, Class and even Fuel! I will update the guides when I can, but as I’m at the event, connectivity issues may delay release.

During the past six years, the American Le Mans Series has been a fantastic supporter of the Spotter Guide series and have been instrumental in the success of this project. Thank you to everyone at the ALMS including Ryan, Misty, Erin, Taylor Josh, Kelsi, Ed and Scott.

Along with the sponsors, the Spotter Guides Series is spread around the world buy a number of fantastic media partners including RadioLeMans.com, DailySportsCar.com Fourtitude.com , Oneighturbo.com, Ten-Tenths, Crank and Piston and l’endurance.

Thanks to everyone who has downloaded any guide, if you are a racefan, corner worker, official or commentators. Many thanks for your continued support.

If you are interest in becoming part of the Spotter Guide project and ensuring your brand gets in the hands of die-hard motorsport fans, please do not hesitate to contact Andy.

The FIA World Endurance Championship concludes in Bahrain this weekend and the Nissan NISMO Spotter Guide for this 6hour event is now available to download.

The guide features all these cars and their drivers. In additional, information on Team, Car, Chassis, Tires, Class and even Fuel and Hybrid specifications.

The guide was last updated Wednesday 27th November 17:50 GMT with updates to drivers and liveries at AF Corse, new livery at Delta-ADR and an updated ‘Evo’ spec Porsche 911 RSR

Special thanks to Nissan for sponsoring the WEC, ELMS and Le Mans guides during 2013. If you have enjoyed the guides, please feel free to thank them here on Twitter. The guides are a big undertaking and wouldn’t have been possible without their support.

Spotter Guides from the previous rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship, including Le Mans can be downloaded from links at the foot of the page.

You can also download this Le Mans Desktop Wallpaper as a small thank you. (Long term this will move to the Wallpaper Page).

Also, thanks to our media partners. Thanks to everyone who has downloaded any guide, if you are a racefan, corner worker, official or commentators. Many thanks for your continued support. Thanks to the majority of teams who helped with the production of the guide.

Come back in 2014 for an all-new website and hopefully more Spotter Guides. If you are interested in partnering with the Spotter Guide series ensuring your brand gets in the hands of race fans around the world at home or at the track, please contact Andy

Also, as a heads up… I have an all-new website for my vehicle styling and race livery work. Check it out at www.andyblackmoredesign.com  Many thanks!

Please note, this is an unofficial guide and not affiliated with any series, team or driver.

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