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The happy winners of the 6th edition of the Sarthe Endurance Photos contest have been revealed. This contest - in partnership with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, The French Sports journalists union, "Auto Hebdo," "Le Maine Libre" and the 24 Heures/Circuit de la Sarthe Museum - is open to two categories of photographers: amateurs and professionals.
The goal of the contest is to highlight the various goings-on and unique happenings that take place during the 24 Hours of Le Mans and also during the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) rounds. All in all, many photographers, from about 10 different countries, participated.
Of around 1,000 shots, 25 won awards. The selection was difficult given the quality of the photos and the jury had to come to agreements. Among some of its most famous members were Henri Pescarolo, Jury president and four-time winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans; Fabrice Bourrigaud, Director of the ACO's Spirit of Le Mans hub; Bastien Brière and Vincent Capillaire representing the drivers; Philippe Séclier, editor-in-chief of Auto Hebdo; and Jean Claude Virfeu, national vice-president of the French Sports journalists union.
The winners are as follows:
Professional Prizes:
First Prize Professional: François FLAMAND (France)
Second Prize Professional: James MOY (U.K.)
Third Prize Professional: Hervé PETITBON (France)
Amateur Prizes:
First Prize Amateur: Axel DE LABRIFFE (Compiègne - 60). This person wins the following: a two-page photo spread inside the magazine Auto-Hebdo, professional credentials for the 2016 24 Hours, one helicopter ride over the circuit for two people, one 250 € voucher for the ACO shop in the Musée des 24 Heures, one pass to the Sarthe department's reception, Saturday night's stay in a hotel near the circuit, two tickets to the Musée des 24 Heures.
Second Prize Amateur: Wessley FOURNEAU (La Milesse - 72)
Third Prize Amateur: Christian TIMON (Parigné L'Evêque – 72)
Fourth Prize Amateur: Max MULLER (Luxembourg)
Fifth Prize Amateur: Guillaume CARRIER (Le Mans – 72) + Jury Prize
Jury Prize: Amélie BARREAU (St-Macaire-en-Mauges – 49)
The contest by the numbers:
900 photos submitted
10 nationalities
25 2015 winners
950 Facebook fans
The awarded photos will be on display at the Musée des 24 Heures–Circuit de la Sarthe for five months, until the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Wednesday through Sunday (museum open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
David Bristol / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO
From the Sarthe Endurance Photos contest press release