Change of leader one hour from the finish at Le Mans

There was a turnaround at Le Mans, as the No. 8 Toyota took advantage of the problems of the No. 7 Toyota at the start of the last hour of the race to take the advantage.

Published on 16/06/2019 à 14:13

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Change of leader one hour from the finish at Le Mans

Ce qui ne semblait au départ qu’une crevaison semble se transformer en cauchemar pour la Toyota n°7 de Lopez – Conway - Kobayashi. The Argentinian returned to the pits for the first time shortly before the end of the last hour of the race, to change the tires following a puncture.

But in the wake of this stop, José Maria Lopez was forced to complete almost the entire exit lap in slow motion, before returning to the pits once again. Toyota has changed the tires again on the No. 050 TS7 Hybrid, but no precise information has yet arrived to confirm the problem encountered.

#7 @Toyota_Hybrid has slowed down, before heading to the pit! The battle for the first position is back ON!#WEC #SuperFinal # LeMans24 pic.twitter.com/3wPl1GJA6j

— 24 Hours of Le Mans (@24hoursoflemans) June 16, 2019

The situation remains stable in LM P2 with Signatech Alpine in the lead ahead of Jackie Chan DC Racing. There Ferrari n°51 d’Alessandro Pier Guidi domine toujours en GTE Pro devant les deux Porsche n°93 et n°91.

The #85 – Keating Motorsports Ford GT remains in the lead in GTE Am, but a stop&go for a spin in the pit lane narrowed the gap to the #56 – Team Project1 Porsche.

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