The teams are registered by nationality based on the ownership of the team.
There are several of the GT Porsche teams that are in a similar situation....
> Good news to the US people,
>
> +++ Double win of the Corvette team at Le Mans+++
> Congratulations to you overseas.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Riddle" <dave@microworks.net>
> To: <wheeltowheel@wheeltowheel.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>; <f500@f500.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:20 AM
> Subject: "American" Team at Le Mans
>
>
> > Anybody else think that calling the Champion Team that ran Audi R8's at Le
> > Mans with all European drivers an "American" Team a bit odd especially when
> > trying to compare it to the last American Team that won - Gurney and Foyt
> > in a GT40.
> >
> > http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/roadracing/17700/
> >
> > Wonder how many of the other team members (the crew, etc.) are US Residents
> > let alone Citizens and thereby "American".
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