H-1 – The Toyotas alone in the lead, things are moving in LM P2

Relatively calm start to the race in the premier category in these 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022. If she got a scare when she saw Prema N°9 take her outside at the exit of the Esses de la Forêt, theAlpine A480 No. 36 has regained the lead but has not yet been able to get closer to the leading car. In difficulty after a big loss of power during the last update of the BoP, the tricolor mount remains stuck in 5^e position à plus de 5 secondes de la Glickenhaus 007 N° 709. Partie en pole position, la Toyota N°8 a cédé les rênes après son ravitaillement. Passée par les stands un tour avant (au 11e), la N°7, la voiture soeur, lui a filé sous le nez et la devance de plus de 10 secondes à présent.

The Hypercars have made their first pit stops and the lead of the race has changed. The #7 Toyota is now in front of the sister car.

This is going to be some battle!

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It was in LM P2 that this first hour of racing was the liveliest. From the start, the No. 22 of United Autosports was sent into the gravel trap at the start of the Dunlop curve by the WRT No. 31 and No. 41. If the damage to the Oreca 07 was quickly repaired, Will Owen is stagnating at 61^e and penultimate place 2 laps from the head of the category held by the JOTA No. 38.

Replay of what happened at the start for the @UnitedAutosport No.22, the car is back on track.#WEC # LeMans24 pic.twitter.com/LlaypLtgJ3

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Placed in 2^e position, the No. 38 took advantage of the penalty inflicted on the No. 31 to take the leadership thanks to better fueling than Prema N°9. The No. 28 from JOTA completes the Top 3 in LM P2 ahead of the No. 5 from Penske and the No. 32 from WRT.

In GTE Pro, no movement was reported after the first hour. As expected, the official cars have not yet revealed their cards and are content to follow each other in single file. Games since 1^e ligne de la catégorie, les Corvettes N°63 et N°64 conservent leurs positions devant les Porsche and Ferrari.

In GTE Am, Porsche completely dominated after 60 minutes of action. The No. 99 of Hardpoint Motorsport leads the way ahead of the No. 46 of Team Project 1, the No. 79 of WeatherTech Racing and the No. 77 of Dempsey – Proton Racing. L'Aston Martin No. 98 limits the damage in a Top 5 clearly dominated by German machines.

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