24 Hours of Le Mans - H+5: Hertz Team JOTA at fault, Porsche in the lead

The Centenary of the 24 Hours of Mans continues to be very lively. While Hertz Team JOTA was in first place, Yifei Ye made a mistake. It’s the #75 Porsche that takes the lead.

Published on 10/06/2023 à 21:05

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The #75 Porsche leads the 24 Hours of Le Mans - Photo: DPPI

In the lead at the end of the 4th hour of the race, Gustavo Menezes tumbled when the race restarted. The American was in 5th place when he entered the pit lane. Loïc duval has regained the wheel of the No. 94 and is in 2nd place.
Yifei Ye placed the Porsche 963 from Hertz Team JOTA at the head of the race. The Chinese made a mistake ten minutes from the end of this fifth hour in the Porsche Esses and destroyed his rear hood in the tire wall. The car returned to its garage for repairs.
Antonio Giovinazzi inherited the lead of the race with the Ferrari n°51, but the two Prancing Horse cars plunged into the pits.
Rear puncture for the #963 Porsche 6 driven by Kevin Estre. It was not the German manufacturer's misfortunes during this hour as the #5 received a drive-through for overtaking the #100 Walkenhosrt Motorsport Ferrari. The collective strength of Porsche, however, allows them to be in the lead with the #75 of Nick Tandy.
The difficult race continues for Cadillac: a minute penalty for Sébastien's No. 3 Bourdais. In question, a technical infraction for a problem with tire pressure.

Found responsible for the accident with the #77 Proton Competition GT, the #07 United Autosports Oreca 22 received a three-minute stop-and-go order.
Julien Canal made a mistake with theAlpine No. 36. The Frenchman was able to restart, but now occupies 16th position in LM P2.
WRT occupies the lead in LM P2 with the No. 41 driven by Louis Delétraz.

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