An update on the French at the 24 Hours of Daytona

The French drivers are present in large numbers but were not spared from bad luck at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Sébastien Bourdais is the best placed Frenchman fighting for a top six.

Published on 27/01/2013 à 18:09

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An update on the French at the 24 Hours of Daytona

The French experienced various fortunes at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Sebastian Bourdais, driver of the No. 2 Ford-Riley of Starworks Motorsport where Ryan Dalziel, Allan McNish and Alex Popow also compete, is best placed, occupying sixth place in the general classification, one lap behind the leader when the 14th yellow flag is shown. deployed on the Florida circuit less than four hours from the finish. The No. 42 BMW-Riley of Team Sahlen where is registered simon pagenaud with Dane Cameron and Wayne Nonnamaker, ranks 25th. Stéphane Sarrazin lost a wheel in the morning, causing the No. 3 8Star Motorsports Corvette DP that he shares with his compatriot Nicolas Minassian, Pedro Lamy, Enzo Potolicchio and Anthony Davidson to lose numerous positions. The 8Star crew is in 29th place.

La Porsche GT3 Cup n°30 Momo/NGT Motosport where Patrick Pilet competes with Kuba Giermaziak, Sean Edwards and Henrique Cisneros occupied second place in the GT category before a suspension gave way and caused her to fall to 19th place. The No. 3 Porsche GT44 from Magnus Racing where Nicolas Arminso is racing, however, occupies the lead in the GT category less than three hours from the end of the event. The #67 Porsche from the TRG team entered by Emmanuel Collard and Romain Dumas retired following a differential problem. The Mazda 6s entered in the new GX category quickly retired following mechanical problems. The No. 00 of Visita Florida Racing, where Indy Lights champion Tristan Vaqutier was registered, was only able to complete 33 laps before returning to the pits for good.

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