24 Hours of Le Mans 2021
09h
It's the end of the 17th hour of racing and the category leaders remain in their places. The No.7 Toyota still dominates the debates, as does the No.31 from Team WRT in LMP2. In the GT, the positions are also fixed. In Pro, the Ferrari No. 51 keeps the reins just like the No. 83 in Am, despite a drive-through
09h
Great battle between Glickenhaus No. 708 andAlpine No. 36. The first city, overtaken at the start of the lap, managed to regain the upper hand on the A480 at the entrance to Indianapolis to move up to 3rd position. They are now held in less than a second
08h
Coming out 4th overall after his stop, theAlpine caught up with Glickenhaus No. 708, even scolding him for politeness. Here is No. 36 back in the Top 3!
08h
The JOTA N°38 and the Panis Racing N°65 are not letting go at the start of the day! The first city went on the attack again and took 3rd place with the tricolor mount
08h
THEAlpine to the pits for a driver change. Lapierre gives up his place at the wheel of the A480 in Négrão. This allows the passage to the Glickenhaus 708 to return to 3rd behind the two Toyotas
08h
11 laps after his last stop, theAlpine A480 is on a very good pace since it has just turned in 3'30″715, a little less than 8 tenths from its best lap in the race
08h
The Slow Zone was lifted after the successful evacuation of No. 72. It now remains to be seen whether Dries Vanthoor will succeed in restarting it to be able to bring it back to its garage
08h
Toyota takes the opportunity to recall the No. 7 for the 21st time to the pits. Small refueling and Conway returns to the track still in the lead of the category and the general
08h
And as expected, the race direction decrees a Slow Zone in the first zone of the circuit since an intervention is necessary to evacuate the Porsche No. 72
08h
The No. 72 Hub Auto Racing Porsche stopped before the Dunlop footbridge forcing the marshals to wave the yellow flag. This could cause a Slow Zone
08h
The No. 28 JOTA back in the LMP2 leading trio after catching and overtaking the No. 65 of Panis Racing
08h
At the end of the 16th hour of racing, the positions remain fixed in the different categories. In Hypercar, the No. 7 Toyota is still in control ahead of the No. 7 and theAlpine. The No. 07 Oreca 31 of Team WRT and the No. 51 and No. 83 Ferraris lead in LMP2, GTE Pro and GTE Am respectively.
08h
In the peloton, the No. 07 Oreca 70 took over the No. 21 Dragonspeed to gain 8th position in LMP2
08h
Note that for the moment, only two retirements have been noted after 16 hours of racing: the No. 07 Oreca 1 of Richard Mille Racing and the No. 91 Porsche 56 RSR of Team Project 1.
08h
After the Toyotas, it's the A480Alpine which passes through the pit lane. Here again, it is a routine stop for Lapierre who returns to the track without any problem
08h
As the sun gradually rises, the fog becomes more and more present above the start/finish line.
07h
It's the turn of the No. 7 Toyota to refuel a few minutes after the No. 8. Here again, this stop only served to refuel and Conway to hydrate
07h
Lietz replaces Bruni in the No. 91 Porsche which is currently languishing in 4th place in the GTE Pro
07h
Concern in the ranks of the Toyota No. 8? Nakajima asks the radio to check his engine or gearbox. Response from the pit wall: “We are working on it”. Meanwhile, the Japanese continues on the track with a GR010 which nevertheless seems to be working well
07h
The pit stops of the JOTA No. 28 allow the No. 65 of Panis Racing to move up to 3rd in the LMP2 standings
