crossover Alpine-Toyota in Spa

After the halfway mark, the Japanese manufacturer seems well on its way to opening the Hypercar era with a victory... but Alpine has not said his last word.

Published on 01/05/2021 à 17:02

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crossover Alpine-Toyota in Spa

The first three hours of the 6 Hours of Spa race were lively, but the hierarchy seemed respected. If the GR010 Hybrid n°8 received a 30" penalty to be observed during its second passage through the stands due to the minimum refueling time not being respected during the first, both Toyota are in the first two places.

The No. 7, which had to observe a prolonged stop to add oil, dominates but is under investigation, Lopez having hit the Porsche n°91, victim of a puncture shortly after. But mass is not said, becauseAlpine A480 n°36 had a solid race and took over the lead occasionally, particularly during refuelings. The fact remains that the Frenchwoman should make one more passage through the pit lane than her Japanese rival.

In LM P2, on the other hand, there is no suspense. Since the start of the event, the No. 07 United Autosports Oreca 22 has been in the lead. The Albuquerque-Hanson-Scherer trio is currently ahead of the Aurus 01 n°26 of G-Drive Racing entrusted to Rusinov-De Vries-Colapinto and the two 07s from Jota Sport.

Less luck for Team WRT, which struggled this week and had to return its mount to its box for a while.

The GTE Pro is dominated by the No. 911 Porsche 19 RSR-92 of Kévin Estre-Neel Jani. At the start of the race, the Frenchman did a titanic job to increase his car's lead to more than ten seconds over the rest of the pack. A gap that his Swiss teammate maintains very well on the two Ferrari 488 GTE Evo from AF Corse.

AF Corse, which has the lead in GTE Am thanks to the No. 83 of Rovera-Nielsen-Perrodo. The reigning champion car precedes theAston Martin #33 fielded by TF Sport for Pereira-Fraga-Keating and the #488 Ferrari 47 GTE Evo of Cetilar Racing.

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