24h Le Mans
Peugeot win Zhuhai 1000km and ILMC
Photo : Nicolas COUSSEAU - ACO/Nikon
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup – 1 000 km of Zhuhai
17:02: The two Audis stop together. Stéphane Sarrazin took command but it will have to stop again once.
17h10: A fright in the last corner for Frederic Da Rocha in the Pescarolo. This is one of the few incidents for this car since the start.
17:17: The 908 #2 is 37 seconds ahead of the R15 #7. The mechanics are ready for Peugeot stop.
17:18: Stéphane Sarrazin stops for more diesel. He leaves a few seconds ahead of Tom Kristensen. But Sebastien Bourdais, who is three laps behind, is sandwiched between them..
17:22: We have 10 laps left, the gap is 2 seconds!
17:29: Tom Kristensen is able to pass Sebastien Bourdais and is 3 seconds behind the leader.
17:35: Stéphane Sarrazin passes the chequered flag less than 5 seconds ahead of Tom Kristensen! The Audi #8 is third. OAK Racing fifth, won the Michelin Green X Challenge. The Porsche Hybrid (unclassified), is sixth. BMW win GT2. Hope PoleVision top of Formula Le Mans in ninth position. The Audi R8 LMS #98, the first GTC, is twelfth.
Positions after 1000km :
1 - 2 - Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA)/Franck Montagny (FRA),
2 - 7 - Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Tom Kristensen (DNK)/Allan McNish (ECO),
3 - 8 - Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Rinaldo Capello (ITA)/Romain Dumas (FRA),
4 - 1 - Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Sébastien Bourdais (FRA)/Simon Pagenaud (FRA),
5 - 35 - OAK Racing - Pescarolo Judd - Jacques Nicolet (FRA)/Frédéric Da Rocha (FRA)/Patrice Lafargue (FRA),
6 - 92 - Porsche AG - Porsche GT3-R Hybrid - Joerg Bergmeister (ALL)/Patrick Long (USA),
7 - 78 - BMW Team Schnitzer - BMW E92 M3 - Jörg Müller (ALL)/Dirk Werner (ALL),
8 - 77 - Team Felbermayr-Proton - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Marc Lieb (ALL)/Richard Lietz (AUT),
Photo : ZHUHAI (PRC), 1 000 KM OF ZHUHAI, 7 NOV 2010. With three victories Peugeot has won the first season of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup!
Julien Hergault
