LeMans 24 Hour 2: #7 Toyota takes the lead in second hour

Two hours into the 24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota continues to lead up top, while Vaillante Rebellion is looking strong in LMP2. Aston Martin and Ferrari are still the two to watch in both LMGTE classes.

LMP1

Mike Conway was able to get around his teammate in the #8 (Buemi) to re-take the overall lead. The #1 Porsche with Neel Jani on board is still third.

Following contact on the opening lap, the #4 ENSO has officially retired.

LMP2

The #31 and #13 ORECAs entered by Vaillante Rebellion have been running up front for a good distance. #31 Senna held the lead early in the hour, before handing the car over to Nicolas Prost. Now Prost leads teammate Mathias Beche in the #13 ORECA.

The Jackie Chan DC Racing outfit has been taking turns in third place. Presently it is Thomas Laurent in the #38 chasing the Vaillante Rebellion teammates.

LMGTE Pro

Aston Martin Racing still holds onto the top two spots in LMGTE Pro. Nicki Thiim had a firm hold on the lead in the #95 Aston Martin before handing the car over to Marco Sorensen. He leads Daniel Serra in the #97 Aston Martin.

Alessandro Per Guidi (#51 Ferrari) was knocked out of the third spot first by the #92 Porsche of Kévin Estre, who was then passed by the #66 Ford in the hands of Olivier Pla.

LMGTE Am

Ferrari is atop the LMGTE Am class thanks to Townsend Bell in the #62, but he has now completed his first stint and handed the car over to Bill Sweedler. Two Aston Martins follow; first the #95 with Paul Dala Lana in the driver’s seat, then the #90 with Salih Yoluc aboard.

The LMGTE Am category produced the first official retirement of the race; the #88 Porsche was hit by the #26 ORECA in the Porsche Curves, causing both to hit the guardrail. The #88 (Al Qubaisi) and #26 (Rusinov) were both able to make it back to pit lane, but the damage on the Porsche was too extensive to continue.

Hour 2 Standings

POS CLASS CAR DRIVERS LAPS BEHIND
1 LMP1 #7 Toyota Conway, Kobayashi, Sarrazin 33 + 0.000s
2 LMP1 #8 Toyota Buemi, Davidson, Nakajima 33 + 3.956s
3 LMP1 #1 Porsche Jani, Lotterer, Tandy 33 + 24.917s
4 LMP1 #2 Porsche Bernhard, Bamber, Hartley 33 + 35.011s
5 LMP1 #9 Toyota Lapierre, Kunimoto, Lopez 33 + 1m05.671s
6 LMP2 #31 Oreca Prost, Canal, Senna 31 + 2 Laps
7 LMP2 #13 Oreca Piquet Jr, H. Hansson, Beche 31 + 17.936s
8 LMP2 #38 Oreca Tung, Laurent, Jarvis 31 + 20.368s
9 LMP2 #24 Oreca Graves, Hirschi, Vergne 31 + 27.075s
10 LMP2 #37 Oreca Cheng, Gommendy, Brundle 31 + 46.029s
11 LMP2 #25 Oreca Gonzalez, Trummer, Petrov 31 + 58.146s
12 LMP2 #35 Alpine Panciatici, Ragues, Negrao 31 + 1m18.663s
13 LMP2 #32 Ligier Owen, De Sadeleer, Albuquerque 31 + 1m42.181s
14 LMP2 #27 Dallara Aleshin, Sirotkin, Shaitar 31 + 1m47.589s
15 LMP2 #28 Oreca Perrodo, Vaxiviere, Collard 31 + 1m59.578s
16 LMP2 #40 Oreca Allen, Matelli, Bradley 31 + 2m03.602s
17 LMP2 #21 Oreca Hedman, Hanley, Rosenqvist 31 + 2m10.029s
18 LMP2 #47 Dallara Lacorte, Sernagiotto, Belicchi 31 + 2m10.885s
19 LMP2 #34 Ligier Moore, Hanson, Chandhok 30 + 3 Laps
20 LMP2 #23 Ligier Barthez, Buret, Berthon 30 + 2m13.960s
21 LMP2 #43 Riley Keating, Bleekemolen, Taylor 30 + 2m15.513s
22 LMP2 #17 Ligier Lafargue, Lafargue, Zollinger 30 + 2m27.067s
23 LMP2 #33 Ligier Nicolet, Nicolet, Maris 30 + 3m16.143s
24 LMP2 #36 Alpine Dumas, Menezes, Rao 29 + 4 Laps
25 LMP2 #29 Dallara Lammers, Van Eerd, Barrichello 29 + 2m14.167s
26 GTE Pro #95 Aston Thiim, Sorensen, Stanaway 29 + 3m20.808s
27 GTE Pro #66 Ford Mucke, Pla, Johnson 29 + 3m34.316s
28 GTE Pro #92 Porsche Christensen, Estre, Werner 29 + 3m37.944s
29 GTE Pro #97 Aston Turner, Adam, Serra 29 + 3m40.437s
30 GTE Pro #63 Chevrolet Magnussen, Garcia, Taylor 29 + 3m42.518s
31 GTE Pro #51 Ferrari Calado, Pier Guidi, Rugolo 29 + 3m46.032s
32 GTE Pro #67 Ford Priaulx, Tincknell, Derani 29 + 3m46.533s
33 GTE Pro #71 Ferrari Rigon, Bird, Molina 29 + 3m48.515s
34 GTE Pro #64 Chevrolet Gavin, Milner, Fassler 29 + 3m56.826s
35 GTE Pro #69 Ford Briscoe, Westbrook, Dixon 28 + 5 Laps
36 GTE Pro #91 Porsche Lietz, Makowiecki, Pilet 28 + 1m28.917s
37 GTE Pro #82 Ferrari Vilander, Fisichella, Kaffer 28 + 1m33.771s
38 GTE Pro #68 Ford Hand, Muller, Kanaan 28 + 1m43.111s
39 GTE Am #62 Ferrari Macneil, Sweedler, Bell 28 + 3m00.785s
40 GTE Am #98 Aston Dalla Lana, Lamy, Lauda 28 + 3m07.571s
41 GTE Am #90 Aston Yoluc, Hankey, Bell 28 + 3m10.092s
42 GTE Am #77 Porsche Ried, Cairoli, Dienst 28 + 3m28.173s
43 GTE Am #84 Ferrari Smith, Stevens, Vanthoor 28 + 3m41.771s
44 GTE Am #55 Ferrari Cameron, Scott, Cioci 28 + 4m05.149s
45 GTE Am #99 Aston Howard, Gunn, Bryant 28 + 4m09.098s
46 GTE Am #83 Ferrari Krohn, Jonsson, Bertolini 28 + 4m28.279s
47 GTE Am #60 Ferrari Wee, Katoh, Parente 28 + 4m40.307s
48 GTE Am #50 Chevrolet Rees, Brandela, Philippon 28 + 4m55.729s
49 GTE Am #65 Ferrari Nielsen, Balzan, Curtis 28 + 5m08.224s
50 GTE Am #93 Porsche Long, Al Faisal, Hedlund 28 + 5m10.079s
51 GTE Am #86 Porsche Wainwright, Barker, Foster 28 + 5m43.509s
52 GTE Am #61 Ferrari Mok, Sawa, Griffin 27 + 6 Laps
53 GTE Am #54 Ferrari Flohr, Castellacci, Beretta 27 + 1m11.064s
54 LMP2 #39 Oreca Guibbert, Trouillet, Winslow 27 + 1m12.903s
55 LMP2 #45 Ligier Patterson, Mcmurry, Capillaire 25 + 8 Laps
56 LMP2 #26 Oreca Rusinov, Thiriet, Lynn 20 + 13 Laps
57 LMP2 #49 Ligier Konopka, Calko, Breukers 19 + 14 Laps
58 LMP2 #22 Oreca Rojas, Hirakawa, Gutierrez 18 + 15 Laps
59 LMP1 #4 Enso Webb, Kraihamer, Bonanomi 7 + 26 Laps
60 GTE Am #88 Porsche Bachler, Lemeret, Al Qubaisi 18 Retired