Le Mans - Fässler found responsible for crash of Corvette n°64

Marcel Fässler was found responsible for his accident with the No. 88 Porsche of Satoshi Hoshino. The No. 64 Corvette retired.

Published on 15/06/2019 à 23:05

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Le Mans – Fässler found responsible for crash of Corvette n°64

The No. 64 Corvette was the first to retire in the 87th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Marcel Fässler stuck with the Porsche #88 of Dempsey-Proton Racing led by Satoshi Hoshino in the Porsche Corners and ended its race in the wall, destroying the C7R.

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What a shock between the @CorvetteRacing #64 and @GoDempseyRacing #88 at the exit of the Porsche corner! # LeMans24 #WEC #Superfinal pic.twitter.com/8eYU4X2Fmn

- 24 Heures du Mans (@ 24heuresdumans) 15th June 2019

The stewards considered that Marcel Fässler was responsible for the collision and penalized the three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Swiss received 6 penalty points as well as a fine of €7000.