24 Hours of Le Mans – H8: Alpine gets scared but stays alive

The 24 Hours of Le Mans 2021 d 'Alpine were not far from turning sour as we ventured a little deeper into the Le Mans night. So comfortably installed in 3rd position behind the Toyota, Mathieu Vaxiviere lost control of the A480 before the first Mulsanne chicane.

If a mechanical problem appeared to be at the origin of the incident, the French driver quickly reassured indicating that he had driven on a wet patch. Result ? A nice figure and a visit to the gravel trap. Having fallen in the rankings, the A-mounted horse is currently 5th, three laps behind the No. 7 Toyota, in the lead since the start of this 89 edition of the Le Mans event.

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In LMP2, things haven't changed at the front. Team WRT remains in control with its two Oreca 07s. Small difference nevertheless since it is the No. 31 which leads in front of the No. 41 while the No. 22 of United Autosports has returned to a little over 2'20. The category was, however, marked by the violent exit of Rui Andrade (G-Drive No. 25) at the first corner of the circuit. The Portuguese failed to brake and hit the wall on the right side of the track. Race over.

In GTE Pro, the Ferrari No. 51 is once again installed in the front row after having seen the No. 63 Corvette cheat on him during the previous hour. The Italian car from AF Corse has a lead of almost 1'40.

AF Corse also dominates in GTE Am since the 488 No. 83 completes another hour of racing at the top of its category. L'Aston Martin No. 33 of TF Sport, its closest pursuer, is more than 3 minutes behind.

Complete general classification after H8