24 Hours of Le Mans – H4: The sky is clearing, the No. 98 Aston Martin in the wall

With the rain no longer happening, this fourth hour of the race was marked by Marcos Gomes going off the track in GTE Am.

Published on 21/08/2021 à 20:18

Gonzalo Forbes

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24 Hours of Le Mans – H4: The sky is clearing, the No. 98 Aston Martin in the wall

The No. 98 Aston Martin was the victim of an accident during this 4th hour of the race. ©DPPI/J. Filipe

Time passes and these 24 Hours of Le Mans se stabilisent de plus en plus. Du moins dans la catégorie reine, Hypercar. Après quatre heures de course, la Toyota N°7 domine toujours les débats devant sa soeur, la N°8, et ce avec un arrêt aux puits supplémentaire. Si elle s’accroche au Top 3 overall,Alpine A480 was left behind by the two GR010s. As the 5th hour begins, the No. 36 is almost 1'50 from first place. The Glickenhaus are more than a lap behind. No. 708 is 9th and No. 709 is 13th.

In LMP2, it was the JOTA No. 28 which completed this fourth hour in the lead while its sister (No. 38) tried to make up for its delay after leaving the track a little over an hour ago. She is currently languishing in 17th place in the one-lap category.

On the GT Pro side, it is still undecided and this new hour of racing has seen a new leader with the Ferrari No. 51 of the Pier Guidi-Calado-Ledogar crew. In Am, the H4 was marked by the accident of theAston Martin No. 98. So in a duel for the first places, Marco Gomes headed straight to Indianapolis. Helpless, the Brazilian ended up embedded in the wall of tires destroying the front of his Vantage.

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Concerning the result, it was another Ferrari from AF Corse which dominated as in GTE Pro. With François Perrodo at the wheel, the 488 No. 83 is in the lead after 240 minutes of racing. Her 5th refueling then dropped her to 5th place in the category but she should logically recover her position in order to continue her battle for victory.

Complete general classification after H4

Gonzalo Forbes

In charge of promotion formulas (F2, F3, FRECA, F4...). Carried by the grace of Franco Colapinto.

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