All the races organized under the Le Mans label in 2008 (Le Mans 24 Hours, the American Le Mans Series in the USA and the Le Mans Series in Europe) will comply with new specifications drawn up by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, which, in fact, are new technical regulations for all entrants. In 2008, there will be no changes in the categories accepted - LM P1 and LM P2 prototypes, LM GT1 and LM GT2 Grand Touring Cars.

55 places on the starting grid
88 entry requests for 2008, 21 of which are automatically qualified
20 LM P1s, 12 LM P2s, 10 LM GT1s, 13 LM GT2s, plus 8 reserves
250 000 spectators in 2007

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