H18 – Corvette eliminated from the race, still hassles for Alpine

New twist in GTE-Pro! The No. 64 Corvette, favorite of the event and in the lead after 17 hours of racing, had to retire after a big accident in the Mulsannes. Alexander Sims was hit by the AF Corse LM P2, driven by François Perrodo, on the straight. The Frenchman swerved without seeing the American car, which was propelled into the wall. Corvette's last hope is therefore destroyed, and it is Ferrari n°51 who is in the lead against all odds.

💔Heartbreak for the #64 Corvette

It was all getting a bit tight down the Mulsanne – with the prototype pushing the LMGTE Pro leaders into the barriers.
Gut wrenching!

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En Hypercar, les deux Toyota sont toujours loin devant. La n°8 mène confortablement, avec 4 minutes d’avance sur la voiture soeur. Glickenhaus place ses deux voitures à la 3e place (n°709) et à la 7e place (n°708). 

To Alpine en revanche, c’est le retour des galères. Matthieu Vaxivière a tapé le mur dans les virages Porsche en tentant de dépasser une GTE-Am. Endommagée, la voiture est restée immobilisée dans les stands pendant quelques tours avant de repartir à la 29e position.

🟨 Slow Zone 🟨

The drama sadly continues for @SignatechAlpine – getting caught out on the marbles. The mechanics are at work in the garage.

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In LM P2, Jota is still celebrating. The No. 38 is far ahead of the Prema No. 9 with a lap lead, while the No. 28 is fighting to take this 2nd place. Finally, in GTE-Am, the #33 TF Sport takes off, now 3 minutes ahead of another Aston Martin, that of NorthWest AMR n°98.

The ranking after 18 hours of racing: 

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