24 Hours of Spa – The Porsche 47 of Vanthoor, Tandy and Olsen takes the lead in the morning

The most important fact concerns the violent exit from the track of the Porsche 16 driven by Matt Payne who forced the race to be stopped for almost an hour. The car, which rolled over in a gravel trap, ended its mad course in rails that had to be replaced. The driver of this Porsche, unharmed, was nevertheless taken to the circuit's medical center.

We also noted the abandonment of the Porsche 54 which, at the start of the event, had occupied 1st place. It appears that after contact following a puncture, the car displayed erratic handling.

On the Audi side, we are hardly celebrating. It is the RS 8 LMS 99 from Attempto Racing which saves the honor of the brand with the rings with 14th position for the moment while occupying the lead in the Silver Cup.

The WRT team will not win this edition. While the 32 driven by Charles Weerts was running alongside the 46 in the hands of Nico Müller, the two cars collided at the Source. In fact, Weerts was surprised by a McLaren in slow motion and jumped on the brakes. Müller could not avoid it. Abandonment for Weerts and passage through the stands for repairs for the famous 46 notably driven by Valentino Rossi.

Another important fact: while the Ferrari 71 was fighting for first place, Davide Ricon was penalized with a Drive Through for not respecting the speed limit during a Full Course Yellow which plunged the beautiful Italian to 9th place.

At 8:00 a.m., it's the Porsche 47, which started from the back of the grid following its problems in qualifying, which leads the way with Laurens Vanthoor at the wheel. A remarkable performance to which we must obviously associate Dennis Olsen and Nick Tandy but behind it, there is a lot of honking. At this stage, six brands can achieve victory in this very eventful edition of the 24 Hours of Spa.

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