ALMS: Pagenaud triples the bet

At 25 years, simon pagenaud is experiencing a season of great beauty. The only hitch, for the moment, is the abandonment of the Peugeot 908 of the Pescarolo team during the 24 Hours of Le Mans, une course qu?il n?a pas pu finir en raison de la sortie de piste de Benoït Tréluyer. Après cet intermède manceau, le Français retrouvait ce week-end son programme d?American Le Mans Series avec l?équipe de Ferran Motorsport. Ayant réalisé le pole la veille, l?Acura ARX 02a n°66 pilotée par Gil de Feran s?élance en tête, devant l?Acura du Highcrof Racing (David Brabham et Scott Sharp). Si l?écart augmente rapidement entre les deux prototypes, il se réduit à l?issue de la neutralisation due à l?accident d?une Porsche GT3.

Simon Pagenaud, who took over, then had to fight to maintain the lead and keep David Brabham at bay. But, at the end of the next refueling, the Australian managed to take first position, thanks to a quicker stop. But, a few laps from the finish, Brabham had to return to his pit box following a puncture, leaving the destiny of the race to Simon Pagenaud. The Frenchman thus allows de Ferran Motorsport to win a third consecutive race.

In the other categories, the Bergmeister/Long crew won masterfully in GT2, aboard the Porsche 911 SRS GT3, placing themselves in fifth place overall. They are preceded by the first LMP2, the Lola-Mazda of Leitzinger and Franchitti.