LeMans 24 Hour 3: #7 Toyota still leads
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| Kobayashi leads in the #7 Toyota |
LMP1
The order is the same, but the drivers and the gap have changed. The #7 Toyota is still the leader, but now Kamui Kobayashi is behind the wheel and has pulled out a 28-second gap over teammate Anthony Davidson in the #8.
Porsches are third and fourth with Nick Tandy in the #1 followed by Earl Bamber in the #2.
LMP2
Vaillante Rebellion have an inter-team fight on their hands! The #31 ORECA with Nicolas Prost at the wheel had been leading his teammate Mathias Beche in the #13 ORECA, but Beche caught his teammate after a string of quick lap times and has taken the class lead.
Jackie Chan DC Racing continues to be the nearest challenger, but it is the #37 ORECA with Alex Brundle aboard that will have to shoulder the work. His teammate Thomas Laurent in the #38 ORECA went off course at Indianapolis, grazed the tires and lost some time.
LMGTE Pro
Aston Martin is very strong in LMGTE Pro; the #95 (Sorensen) and #97 (Serra) have locked up the top two positions. Only now and then are they being challenged by the #66 Ford (Pla) or #67 Ford (Tincknell) and the #51 Ferrari (Calado).
LMGTE Am
Aston Martin also leads in LMGTE Am, but they need to beware of Dries Vanthoor in the #84 Ferrari. Since taking over the car, Vanthoor has climbed up to second behind the #98 Aston Martin driven by Paul Dalla Lana. The #62 Ferrari has fallen to third with Bill Sweedler at the wheel.
Hour 3 Standings
| Pos | # | Driver | Car | Gap | Laps | Cat. |
| 1 | #7 | KOBAYASHI Kamui | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | 50 | P1 | |
| 2 | #8 | DAVIDSON Anthony | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | 1 Lap | 49 | P1 |
| 3 | #1 | TANDY Nick | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 6.241 | 49 | P1 |
| 4 | #2 | BAMBER Earl | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 31.036 | 49 | P1 |
| 5 | #9 | LOPEZ Jose Maria | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | 56.297 | 49 | P1 |
| 6 | #31 | PROST Nicolas | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 3 Laps | 47 | P2 |
| 7 | #13 | BECHE Mathias | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 0.165 | 47 | P2 |
| 8 | #37 | BRUNDLE Alex | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 4 Laps | 46 | P2 |
| 9 | #24 | VERGNE JEAN-ERIC | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 23.009 | 46 | P2 |
| 10 | #25 | TRUMMER Simon | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 31.421 | 46 | P2 |
| 11 | #38 | LAURENT Thomas | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 1:58.200 | 46 | P2 |
| 12 | #35 | NEGRÃO André | Alpine A470 – Gibson | 2:01.604 | 46 | P2 |
| 13 | #27 | SHAITAR Victor | Dallara P217 – Gibson | 2:22.402 | 46 | P2 |
| 14 | #32 | OWEN Will | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 2:38.151 | 46 | P2 |
| 15 | #40 | BRADLEY Richard | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 2:48.816 | 46 | P2 |
| 16 | #28 | PERRODO Francois | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 2:56.142 | 46 | P2 |
| 17 | #47 | SERNAGIOTTO Giorgio | Dallara P217 – Gibson | 2:59.587 | 46 | P2 |
| 18 | #21 | HEDMAN Henrik | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 3:52.989 | 46 | P2 |
| 19 | #34 | CHANDHOK Karun | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 5 Laps | 45 | P2 |
| 20 | #23 | BURET Timothé | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 28.926 | 45 | P2 |
| 21 | #17 | LAFARGUE Patrice | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 1:53.529 | 45 | P2 |
| 22 | #36 | RAO Matthew | Alpine A470 – Gibson | 2:09.996 | 45 | P2 |
| 23 | #43 | KEATING Ben | Riley MK30 – GIBSON | 2:17.192 | 45 | P2 |
| 24 | #29 | BARRICHELLO Rubens | Dallara P217 – Gibson | 6 Laps | 44 | P2 |
| 25 | #33 | MARIS Erik | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 9.787 | 44 | P2 |
| 26 | #95 | SORENSEN Marco | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 7 Laps | 43 | Pro |
| 27 | #97 | SERRA Daniel | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 9.664 | 43 | Pro |
| 28 | #66 | PLA Olivier | Ford GT | 9.953 | 43 | Pro |
| 29 | #67 | TINCKNELL Harry | Ford GT | 14.617 | 43 | Pro |
| 30 | #92 | CHRISTENSEN Michael | Porsche 911 RSR | 16.899 | 43 | Pro |
| 31 | #51 | CALADO James | Ferrari 488 GTE | 24.507 | 43 | Pro |
| 32 | #64 | MILNER Tommy | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 31.968 | 43 | Pro |
| 33 | #71 | RIGON Davide | Ferrari 488 GTE | 32.357 | 43 | Pro |
| 34 | #82 | FISICHELLA Giancarlo | Ferrari 488 GTE | 37.005 | 43 | Pro |
| 35 | #63 | MAGNUSSEN Jan | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 41.858 | 43 | Pro |
| 36 | #91 | LIETZ Richard | Porsche 911 RSR | 42.586 | 43 | Pro |
| 37 | #68 | MÃœLLER Dirk | Ford GT | 46.362 | 43 | Pro |
| 38 | #69 | BRISCOE Ryan | Ford GT | 8 Laps | 42 | Pro |
| 39 | #39 | GUIBBERT Enzo | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 1:18.079 | 42 | P2 |
| 40 | #98 | DALLA LANA Paul | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 2:27.216 | 42 | Am |
| 41 | #84 | VANTHOOR Dries | Ferrari 488 GTE | 2:56.513 | 42 | Am |
| 42 | #62 | SWEEDLER William | Ferrari 488 GTE | 3:12.182 | 42 | Am |
| 43 | #77 | DIENST Marvin | Porsche 911 RSR 991 | 3:13.181 | 42 | Am |
| 44 | #90 | YOLUC Salih | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 3:19.925 | 42 | Am |
| 45 | #55 | CAMERON Duncan | Ferrari 488 GTE | 3:53.892 | 42 | Am |
| 46 | #65 | BALZAN Alessandro | Ferrari 488 GTE | 9 Laps | 41 | Am |
| 47 | #99 | HOWARD Andrew | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 34.768 | 41 | Am |
| 48 | #50 | BRANDELA Romain | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 1:47.766 | 41 | Am |
| 49 | #86 | WAINWRIGHT Michael | Porsche 911 RSR (2016) | 1:58.184 | 41 | Am |
| 50 | #93 | AL FAISAL Abdulaziz | Porsche 911 RSR 991 | 2:06.014 | 41 | Am |
| 51 | #61 | GRIFFIN Matt | Ferrari 488 GTE | 2:06.296 | 41 | Am |
| 52 | #83 | KROHN Tracy | Ferrari 488 GTE | 3:15.541 | 41 | Am |
| 53 | #54 | FLOHR Thomas | Ferrari 488 GTE | 4:28.050 | 41 | Am |
| 54 | #60 | WEE Richard | Ferrari 488 GTE | 10 Laps | 40 | Am |
| 55 | #45 | CAPILLAIRE Vincent | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 16 Laps | 34 | P2 |
| 56 | #22 | ROJAS Memo | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 17 Laps | 33 | P2 |
| 57 | #49 | KONOPKA Miroslav | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 22 Laps | 28 | P2 |
| 58 | #26 | RUSINOV Roman | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 30 Laps | 20 | P2 |
| 59 | #88 | AL QUBAISI Khaled | Porsche 911 RSR 991 | 32 Laps | 18 | Am |
| 60 | #4 | WEBB Oliver | ENSO CLM P1/01 – Nismo | 43 Laps | 7 | P1 |