WEC-H+1: the #18 Porsche alone in the lead

Neel Jani opened up a gap on his opponents in the first hour of the race at the Nürburgring at the wheel of the No. 18 Porsche. The #51 Ferrari saw its race destroyed by mechanical problems.

Published on 30/08/2015 à 13:57

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WEC-H+1: the #18 Porsche alone in the lead

Neel jani a conservé l’avantage de la pole de la Porsche n°18 et s’est déjà offert une avance de plus d’une demi-minute sur ses concurrents les plus proches au terme de la première heure de course au Nürburgring (Allemagne). Marc lieb took the wheel for the 2nd stint.

The sister car #17 is in more difficulty and is fighting with the Audis. Timo Bernhard returned to the pits to change a damaged front splitter and left his place to Mark Webber. The R18 e-tron quattro n°7 Marcel Fassler a ravitaillé en même temps. Les Toyota ne peuvent suivre le rythme des autres LMP1 hybrides et suivent à bonne distance le duel des constructeurs allemands. Les deux Rebellion ont rencontré des soucis mécaniques.

Nick tandy retained the lead in LMP2 at the wheel of the KCMG Oreca 05 and precedes the two Ligier JS P2s of G-Drive Racing, the 26 of Sam bird ahead of No. 28 Luis Philip Derani. Nelson Panciatici resists in 4th position on theAlpine A450b against the Strakka Racing Gibson 015S driven by Johnny Kane.

The GTE Pro may have experienced a turning point of the season since the Ferrari n ° 51 of Gianna Bruni, leading the category with his teammate Tony Wilander, stopped on the track following mechanical problems. AF Corse's F458 Italia came back several laps from the lead of the race and remains disrupted by electrical problems.

This is Porsche No. 91 Michael Christensen which occupies first place in front of theAston Martin n ° 95 of Mark Sorensen and the #71 Ferrari of James Calado. Frederic Makowiecki had to observe a drive-through following an early departure on the #911 92 RSR.

Patrick Long takes the lead in GTE Am in the Dempsey – Proton Racing Porsche.

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