Le Mans – Nothing is going well for Audi

While Audi was aiming for a perfect result, the situation significantly deteriorated in just a few minutes. Marc Gené (Audi no. 3) and Allan McNish (Audi no. 2) each made a mistake.

Published on 17/06/2012 à 12:31

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Le Mans – Nothing is going well for Audi

But what is happening to Audi? In two minutes, Marc Gené (Audi no. 3) and Allan McNish (Audi no. 2) both made mistakes by hitting the wall from the front, causing the same damage as Romain Dumas' accident. the day before. The Spaniard exited in exactly the same way as his French teammate at the wheel of the No. 18 R3, who somehow managed to return to the pits despite the severe damage. The #12 Rebellion Racing Lola took the opportunity to regain fourth place, one lap ahead of the German LMP1 which came out in fifth position.

The Scot missed a few moments later in the turns Porsche. The damage was similar but less serious than on the No. 18 R3 and Allan McNish came out of the pits in second place behind Benoît Tréluyer who took advantage of his teammate's error to take the No. 18 R1 to the lead of the race with one lap. ahead of the second hybrid.

The gaps are closing in LMP2 even if Starworks Motorsport still leads the category on the #44 HPD driven by Tom Kimber-Smith. Christophe Tinseau occupies second place with the Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca while Pecom Racing secures its third position in the No. 49 Oreca. THE Ferrari No. 51 of AF Corse and No. 59 of Luxury Racing still lead the debates in GTE Pro. The battle is still in full swing in GTE Am between the #50 Corvette of Larbre and the #67 Porsche ofIMSA Matmut performance.

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