24h Le Mans
There was quite a lot going on at the start of this afternoon, with the two Toyotas going head-to-head, relegating Rebellion to third and fourth. Alpine has taken the lead in LMP2.
Things have shifted up a gear this afternoon with an excellent lap from Kamui Kobayashi in the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid with a time of 3:20.008, putting him at the top of the standings. He didn’t stay there long, however, as Fernando Alonso in the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid soon became the first driver of the day to dip below the 3:20 mark! The skirmish at Toyota Gazoo Racing was detrimental to the #3 Rebellion R13-Gibson, relegated to third place. Stéphane Sarrazin achieved the fourth best time at the wheel of the BR Engineering BR1-AER for SMP Racing, placing the car between the two Rebellions.
There was also some upset in LMP2, where Nicolas Lapierre now leads the field. The Frenchman completed a lap in 3:29.205, showing how powerful the #36 Alpine A470-Gibson is. In GTE Pro and GTE Am, there are no changes at the top of the table.
Top of the LMP1 standings:
1. #8 Toyota - Toyota Gazoo Racing - 3:19.066
2. #7 Toyota - Toyota Gazoo Racing - 3:20.008
3. #3 Rebellion R13 - Gibson - Rebellion Racing - 3:21.225
Top of the LMP2 standings:
1. #36 Alpine A470-Gibson - Signatech Alpine Matmut - 3:29.205
2. #40 Oreca 07 - Gibson - G-Drive Racing - 3:30.095
3. #26 Oreca 07 - Gibson - G-Drive Racing - 3:30.176
Top of the GTE Pro standings:
1. #67 Ford - Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK - 3:53.008
2. #69 Ford - Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA - 3:53.881
3. #66 Ford - Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK - 3:53.917
Top of the GTE Am standings:
1. #54 Ferrari - Spirit of Race - 3:56.269
2. #84 Ferrari - JMW Motorsport - 3:57.781
3. #88 Porsche 911 RSR – Dempsey Proton Racing – 3:57.877
PHOTO: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES DU MANS, 2018 TEST DAY Nicolas Lapierre has placed the #36 Alpine A470 - Gibson at the top of the LMP2 class.
