24h Le Mans
Photo : Clement MARIN - FIAWEC.COM
Porsche hold the record for victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a total of sixteen wins, but had not won this year since the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps WEC. After starting from pole position at the 6 Hours of Silverstone but the 911 GT3 RSR did not convert that into a win. After four consecutive victories of the AF Corse Ferrari, Team Felbermayr-Proton has a perfect weekend at Fuji, with pole and victory in LM GTE Pro.
Richard Lietz (Driver Porsche 911 GT3 RSR n°77, Team Felbermayr-Proton, LM GTE Pro) : “That was a perfect weekend for us, from the very first day we were the fastest and could maintain our pace over the entire race distance.”
Marc Lieb (Driver Porsche 911 GT3 RSR n°77, Team Felbermayr-Proton, LM GTE Pro) : “This second win of the season is entirely of our own doing, without rain and without having benefited from a safety car phase. We were able to utilise the full potential of the 911 GT3 RSR on this track. The conditions were exactly what we had hoped for.”
The second car of Team Felbermayr-Proton in the LM GTE Am class, driven by Christian Ried, Gianluca Roda and Paolo Ruberti, finished third in class at Fuji. Only twenty points behind in the standings, they can still hope to catch the Corvette of the French team Larbre on the 28th of October 28 at the 6 Hours of Shanghai the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Jean-Philippe Doret
(Quote from Porsche Motorsport press information)
Photo : OYAMA-CHO (SHINOZUKA, JAPAN), FUJI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF FUJI, 14 OCT 2012. Second victory of the season in LM GTE Pro for the Porsche of Richard Lietz and Marc Lieb. The Porsche n°88 of team-mates Gianluca Roda, Christian Ried and Paolo Ruberti was third in LM GTE Am.
