24H Spa – Audi leads the proceedings after 19 p.m.

The Marc VDS Racing BMW Z4 lost control of the race during the night which was disrupted by numerous showers. After 19 hours of racing, safety cars intervened 14 times and the gaps remain very tight at the top of the standings. However, it is now Audi which leads the debates, the Martin-Palttala-Leinders crew having lost time by observing the stop & go imposed at the end of free practice and suffering a puncture following a collision with a competitor. The Belgian team now occupies fifth place behind a trio composed exclusively of Audi R8 LMS ultras.

If the Kristensen-Fässler-Lotterer crew of the No. 8 R6 LMS ultra of Team WRT lost its chances of victory in the early hours following contact with the McLaren MP4-12C from Lapidus Racing, the manufacturer with the rings is well on its way to achieving the Grand Slam of 24-hour races (after its successes at Le Mans and the Nürburgring) since three R8 LMS ultra occupy the first three places while the Z4 from Marc VDS Racing now completes the top five. Frank Stippler leads the race at the wheel of the No. 16 of Team Phoenix despite a puncture this morning while Team WRT completes the provisional podium with the No. 1 currently driven by Christopher Haase and the No. 2 driven by Marco Bonanomi. Frank Kechele, the author of the pole at the 24 Hours of Spa, is doing his best to bring the No. 4 Vita66One Z4 into the leading trio.

The rain stopped and the track dried for the final hours of the race. But the changing weather characteristic of the Belgian Ardennes could still redistribute the cards.