24h Le Mans
The Australian is going all-out to give the #1 Porsche a more comfortable lead over the #6 Toyota fielded byToyota Gazoo Racing and the Ford GTs are currently head and shoulders above their opponents in LM GTE Pro.
The #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid by Porsche Team is still in the lead by a whisker, ahead of Toyota Gazoo Racing’s #6 Toyota. There is a thirty-second gap between the two, who take turns to lead the race. Mark Webber has stepped us the pace. At 19:53 the Australian driver clocked a lap at 03:21.816 - a new race lap record. The #8 Audi R18 fielded by Audi Sport Team Joest is hanging back and observing the leaders from a distance. Lucas Di Grassi, Loïc Duval and Oliver Jarvis (currently at the wheel) are 53 seconds behind the #1 Porsche.
Dumas, Jani and Lieb in the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid stand fourth. The #5 Toyota in fifth seems in difficulty.
In LM P2, Manor’s #44 Oreca-Nissan conceded the lead after Matthew Rao span off in the Dunlop chicane. Thiriet by TDS Racing’s #46 Oreca-Nissan is now first, followed by the #36 Alpine and the #47 Oreca-Nissan.
Once again, the LM GTE Pro class provides plenty of entertainment. The Ford GTs are living up to expectations. The #68 with Joe Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais at the wheel tops the field, one second ahead of the #69. Risi Competizione’s #82 Ferrari is five seconds later.
Just before 19:00, Marc Miller in Proton Competition’s #89 Porsche came off in the Dunlop chicane and has not resumed the race. Also in LM GTE Am, Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing’s #88 Porsche is in front, with #78 by KCMG in second place, followed by Aston Martin Racing’s #99.
After four hours, all sixty cars are still in the race. No car has officially retired yet.
LM P1
1. Porsche Team (#1 Porsche 919 Hybrid) Mark Webber - Brendon Hartley - Timo Bernhard.
2. Toyota Gazoo Racing (#6 Toyota TS050 Hybrid) Mike Conway - Stéphane Sarrazin - Kamui Kobayashi
3. Audi Sport Team Joest (#8 Audi R18) Oliver Jarvis - Lucas di Grassi - Loïc Duval
LM P2
1. Thiriet by TDS Racing (#46 Oreca 05-Nissan) Pierre Thiriet - Mathias Beche - Ryo Hirakawa
2. Signatech Alpine (#36 Alpine A460-Nissan) Gustavo Menezes - Nicolas Lapierre - Stéphane Richelmi
3. KCMG (#47 Oreca 05-Nissan) Tsugio Matsuda - Matthew Howson - Richard Bradley
LM GTE Pro
1. Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA (#68 Ford GT) Joey Hand - Dirk Müller - Sébastien Bourdais
2. Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK (#66 Ford GT) Olivier Pla - Stefan Mücke - Billy Johnson
3. Risi Competizione (#82 Ferrari 488 GTE) Giancarlo Fisichella - Toni Vilander - Matteo Malucelli
LM GTE Am
1. Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing (#88 Porsche 911 RSR) Khaled Al Qubaisi - Patrick Long - David Heinemeier Hansson
2. KCMG (#78 Porsche 911 RSR) Christian Ried - Wolf Henzler - Joël Camathias
3. Aston Martin Racing (#98 Aston Martin Vantage GTE) Paul Dalla Lana - Pedro Lamy - Mathias Lauda
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