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Four hours into the 90th Le Mans 24 Hours, the top 3 positions are occupied by Audi cars, but the death of Allan Simonsen has overshadowed the festivities.
After a few tensed hours, when Toyota had two prototypes in second and third, Audi broke free of the Japanese. The german prototypes, led by Benoît Tréluyer in the No. 1 car, are now holding the top 3 positions.
Both Toyota were running in 4th and 5th positions at the four-hour marker. The car driven by Lapierre, Wurz and Nakajima lost several minutes after a fuel pressure issue. As expected, both Rebellion's Lola Toyota were running 6th and 7th, the first of the independent LMP1 cars, ahead of the Strakka Racing's HPD.
In LMP2, the ORECA were holding the top positions, the Thiriet Racing's car leading ahead the prototype ran by G-Drive Racing, with the OAK Racing's Morgan Judd in third position
In GTE Pro, the two works Aston Martin stood 1st and 2nd early in the evening. Driving the No. 93 Viper SRT, Canadian Kuno Wittmer was 9th in class.
The AF Corse Ferrari F458 was leading the GTE Am class ahead of both IMSA Performance's Porsche 911.
After a few tensed hours, when Toyota had two prototypes in second and third, Audi broke free of the Japanese. The german prototypes, led by Benoît Tréluyer in the No. 1 car, are now holding the top 3 positions.
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| Photo: Audi Motorsport |
Both Toyota were running in 4th and 5th positions at the four-hour marker. The car driven by Lapierre, Wurz and Nakajima lost several minutes after a fuel pressure issue. As expected, both Rebellion's Lola Toyota were running 6th and 7th, the first of the independent LMP1 cars, ahead of the Strakka Racing's HPD.
In LMP2, the ORECA were holding the top positions, the Thiriet Racing's car leading ahead the prototype ran by G-Drive Racing, with the OAK Racing's Morgan Judd in third position
In GTE Pro, the two works Aston Martin stood 1st and 2nd early in the evening. Driving the No. 93 Viper SRT, Canadian Kuno Wittmer was 9th in class.
The AF Corse Ferrari F458 was leading the GTE Am class ahead of both IMSA Performance's Porsche 911.