Nicolas Minassian (F)
Last name
Minassian
First names
Nicolas Alain
Nickname
Nationality
France 
Born the
28/02/1973 - Marseille (Bouches -du-Rhône)
17 participations in the 24h of Le Mans
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Retired |
8 |
|
Roland Bassaler (F) | ALPA LM | Ford Cosworth 3500 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
LMP1 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) Patrick Bourdais (F) Olivier Couvreur (F) |
64 laps 870.400 km 4:11.410 |
porte-moyeux (13eme heure) |
| 2000 | Retired |
5 |
|
Mopar Team ORECA (F) | REYNARD 2KQ | Mopar Chrysler 5998 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P900 |
Yannick Dalmas (F) Nicolas Minassian (F) Jean-Philippe Belloc (F) |
4.08.888 |
Mulsanne, pression d'huile (Tour de lancement) |
| 2002 | 6th | 14 | No photo available | Playstation Team ORECA (F) | ORECA DALLARA LMP 02 | Judd 3998 V10 à 72° Michelin |
LM P900 (5th) |
Stéphane Sarrazin (F) Nicolas Minassian (F) Franck Montagny (F) |
359 laps 4900.350 km 204.180 km/h 3:40.474 |
|
| 2003 | 9th | 18 | No photo available | Pescarolo Sport (F) | COURAGE C60 Peugeot | Peugeot 3199 V6 60° Turbo Michelin |
LM P900 (7th) |
Nicolas Minassian (F) Soheil Ayari (F) Eric Hélary (F) |
352 laps 4804.800 km 200.200 km/h 3:45.414 |
|
| 2004 | Retired |
17 |
|
Pescarolo Sport (F) | PESCAROLO Judd | Judd 4997 V10 à 72° Michelin |
LM P1 |
Emmanuel Collard (F) Sébastien Bourdais (F) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
282 laps 3849.300 km 3:38.867 |
Moteur cassé (20eme heure) |
| 2005 | 14th | 7 |
|
Creation Autosportif (GB) | DBA4-03S | Judd GV4 3997 V10 à 72° Michelin |
LM P1 (7th) |
Nicolas Minassian (F) Jamie Campbell-Walter (GB) 'Andy' Wallace (GB) |
322 laps 4395.300 km 183.130 km/h 3:38.543 |
|
| 2006 | 5th | 16 |
|
Pescarolo Sport (F) | PESCAROLO C60H - Judd | Judd GV5-S2 4997 V10 à 72° Michelin |
LM P1 (4th) |
Emmanuel Collard (F) Nicolas Minassian (F) Erik Comas (F) |
352 laps 4804.800 km 199.420 km/h 3:35.656 |
|
| 2007 | Retired |
7 |
|
Team Peugeot Total (F) | PEUGEOT 908 | Peugeot HDI FAP 5500 V12 à 100° Diesel Bi-turbo Michelin |
LM P1 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) 'Marc' Gené (SP) Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) |
338 laps 4606.600 km 3:27.968 |
Casse moteur, rampe injection (23 eme heure) |
| 2008 | 2nd | 7 |
|
Team Peugeot Total (F) | PEUGEOT 908 Hdi-FAP | Peugeot HDI FAP 5500 V12 à 100° Diesel Bi-turbo Michelin |
LM P1 (2nd) |
Nicolas Minassian (F) 'Marc' Gené (SP) Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) |
381 laps 5192.640 km 215.620 km/h 3:21.438 |
|
| 2009 | 6th | 7 |
|
Team Peugeot Total (F) | PEUGEOT 908 Hdi-FAP | Peugeot 5500 V12 à 100° Diesel Bi-turbo Michelin |
LM P1 (6th) |
Pedro Lamy (P) Nicolas Minassian (F) Christian Klien (AUT) |
369 laps 5029.100 km 209.280 km/h 3:24.352 Nicolas Minassian (F) |
|
| 2010 | Retired |
2 |
|
Team Peugeot Total (F) | PEUGEOT 908 Hdi-FAP | Peugeot 5486 V12 à 100° Diesel Bi-turbo Michelin |
LM P1 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) Stéphane Sarrazin (F) Franck Montagny (F) |
264 laps 3598.050 km 224.850 km/h 3:20.943 |
Moteur cassé (17eme heure) |
| 2011 | 3rd | 8 |
|
Peugeot Total Sport (F) | PEUGEOT 908 | Peugeot 3700 V8 à 90° Diesel turbo Michelin |
LM P1 (3rd) |
Stéphane Sarrazin (F) Franck Montagny (F) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
353 laps 4811.030 km 200.450 km/h 3:27.790 Stéphane Sarrazin (F) |
|
| 2012 | Unclassified | 17 |
|
Pescarolo Team (F) | DOME S102.5 | Judd DB 3397 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P1 (9th) |
Nicolas Minassian (F) Sébastien Bourdais (F) Seiji Ara (J) |
203 laps 2766.680 km 115.270 km/h 3:33.560 Sébastien Bourdais (F) |
Distance parcourue insuffisante (moins de 75% du vainqueur) |
| 2013 | 10th | 49 |
|
Pecom Racing (ARG) | ORECA 03 | Zytek Nismo VK45DE 4494 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P2 (4th) |
Luis Perez Companc (ARG) Pierre Kaffer (D) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
325 laps 4429.420 km 184.550 km/h 3:40.992 Nicolas Minassian (F) |
|
| 2014 | Retired |
37 |
|
SMP Racing (RUS) | ORECA 03-R | Nissan VK45DE 4494 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P2 |
Kirill Ladygin (RUS) Maurizio Mediani (I) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
9 laps 122.660 km 3:42.302 Nicolas Minassian (F) |
Fuite d'huile (1ere heure) |
| 2015 | 14th | 27 |
|
SMP Racing (RUS) | BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4494 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P2 (6th) |
Maurizio Mediani (I) Nicolas Minassian (F) David Markozov (RUS) |
340 laps 4633.860 km 193.070 km/h 3:42.444 Nicolas Minassian (F) |
|
| 2016 | 11th | 27 |
|
SMP Racing (RUS) | BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4494 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
LM P2 (7th) |
Maurizio Mediani (I) Nicolas Minassian (F) Mikhail Aleshin (RUS) |
347 laps 4729.260 km 197.050 km/h 3:39.445 Mikhail Aleshin (RUS) |
15 participations in Tests Day
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Avg. Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8th | 8 |
|
Roland Bassaler (F) | SAUBER SHS C6 | BMW M88 3500 S6 |
LMP1 |
Olivier Couvreur (F) Patrick Bourdais (F) Nicolas Minassian (F) Benjamin Roy (F) |
4:18.550 189.360 km/h |
| 2000 | 21th | 5 |
|
Mopar Team ORECA (F) | REYNARD 2KQ | Mopar Chrysler 5998 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P900 |
Yannick Dalmas (F) Nicolas Minassian (F) Olivier Beretta (F-MCO) |
3:48.860 214.000 km/h Olivier Beretta (F-MCO) |
| 2003 | 9th | 18 |
|
Pescarolo Sport (F) | COURAGE C60 Peugeot | Peugeot 3200 V6 60° Turbo Michelin |
LM P900 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) Soheil Ayari (F) Eric Hélary (F) |
3:42.485 220.860 km/h |
| 2004 | 8th | 17 |
|
Pescarolo Sport (F) | PESCAROLO JUDD | Judd 4997 V10 à 72° Michelin |
LM P1 |
Emmanuel Collard (F) Sébastien Bourdais (F) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
3:36.628 226.840 km/h 82 laps |
| 2005 | 9th | 7 |
|
Creation Autosportif (GB) | DBA4-03S | Judd GV4 3997 V10 à 72° Michelin |
LM P1 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) Jamie Campbell-Walter (GB) 'Andy' Wallace (GB) |
3:39.568 223.800 km/h 67 laps |
| 2006 | 8th | 9 |
|
Creation Autosportif (GB) | CA06-H Judd | Judd GV5 4997 V10 à 72° Michelin |
LM P1 |
Felipe Ortiz (CH-BOL) 'Beppe' Gabbiani (I) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
3:37.556 225.870 km/h 41 laps |
| 2007 | 5th | 7 |
|
Team Peugeot Total (F) | PEUGEOT 908 | Peugeot HDI FAP 5500 V12 à 100° Michelin |
LM P1 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) 'Marc' Gené (SP) Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) |
3:30.314 233.800 km/h 79 laps |
| 2008 | 4th | 7 |
|
Team Peugeot Total (F) | PEUGEOT 908 Hdi-FAP | Peugeot HDI FAP 5500 V12 à 100° Michelin |
LM P1 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) 'Marc' Gené (SP) Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) |
3:27.248 236.740 km/h 44 laps |
| 2011 | 7th | 7 |
|
Peugeot Total Sport (F) | PEUGEOT 908 | Peugeot 3700 V8 à 90° Diesel turbo Michelin |
LM P1 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) 'Marc' Gené (SP) Pedro Lamy (P) Simon Pagenaud (F) Jean-Karl Vernay (F) |
3:32.549 230.830 km/h 117 laps |
| 2012 | 10th | 17 |
|
Pescarolo Team (F) | DOME S102.5 | Judd 3400 V8 Michelin |
LM P1 |
Nicolas Minassian (F) Seiji Ara (J) |
3:37.149 225.940 km/h 61 laps Seiji Ara (J) |
| 2013 | 23th | 49 |
|
Pecom Racing (ARG) | ORECA 03 | Zytek Nismo VK45DE 4494 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P2 |
Luis Perez Companc (ARG) Pierre Kaffer (D) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
3:43.908 219.120 km/h 47 laps Luis Perez Companc (ARG) |
| 2014 | 19th | 37 |
|
SMP Racing (RUS) | ORECA 03-R | Nissan VK45DE 4494 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P2 |
Kirill Ladygin (RUS) Maurizio Mediani (I) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
3:41.033 221.970 km/h 33 laps Nicolas Minassian (F) |
| 2015 | 27th | 27 |
|
SMP Racing (RUS) | BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4494 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P2 |
Maurizio Mediani (I) Nicolas Minassian (F) David Markozov (RUS) |
3:47.827 215.350 km/h 62 laps Maurizio Mediani (I) |
| 2016 | 19th | 27 |
|
SMP Racing (RUS) | BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4494 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
LM P2 |
Maurizio Mediani (I) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
3:39.804 223.210 km/h 61 laps Nicolas Minassian (F) |
| 2017 | 19th | 22 |
|
G-Drive Racing (RUS) | ORECA 07 | Gibson GK428 4200 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
LM P2 |
Ryo Hirakawa (J) José Gutierrez (MEX) 'Memo' Jr Rojas (MEX) Nicolas Minassian (F) |
3:31.150 232.360 km/h 65 laps Ryo Hirakawa (J) |