LeMans Hour 22: Alonso’s Toyota now up 1 lap on sister car
It will be an easy win for the #8 Alonso Toyota |
After 22 hours of racing it's now a foregone conclusion that Fernando Alonso will win the 24 Hours of LeMans in his first try as Kazuki Nakajima now holds a 1-lap lead over the #7 Toyota with Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel. The two Toyota TS050 HYBRIDS are now 100 miles ahead of the nearest LMP1 competitor.
Throughout the race Alonso has showed how much faster an F1 driver is than the regular sportscar drivers, consistently turning laps 1/2 to 1.0 seconds faster. It underscores the fact that sportscar drivers are a step below F1 and IndyCar drivers in terms of outright speed.
Not much has changed since our last report in terms of standings.
Porsche continues to dominate LMGTE Pro with the No.92 Porsche GT Team 2m09s ahead of the No.91 911 RSR as the clock went past the 22-hour point. The No.68 Ford GT of Joey Hand was lying in third position, but now a lap behind the leading Porsche and still ahead of the sister #67 Ganassi Ford GT car of Harry Tincknell.
Mike Rockenfeller was a lap down in fifth in the sole remaining Corvette entry, the #63.
G-Drive Racing’s No.26 ORECA 07 Gibson holds the lead in the LMP2 class over 3 laps ahead of the second placed car in this class, the No.36 Signatech Alpine A470.
The No.77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR is still out in front of the LMGTE Am class, now a lap ahead of the No.85 Ferrari 488 GTE.
Hour 22 Standings
POS | NO. | DRIVER | CAR | GAP | LAPS | PITS | CAT. |
1 | #8 | NAKAJIMA Kazuki | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | 0.000s | 354 | 34 | P1 |
2 | #7 | KOBAYASHI Kamui | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | 1 Lap | 353 | 33 | P1 |
3 | #3 | MENEZES Gustavo | Rebellion R13 – GIBSON | 12 Laps | 342 | 35 | P1 |
4 | #1 | JANI Neel | Rebellion R13 – GIBSON | 13 Laps | 341 | 37 | P1 |
5 | #26 | RUSINOV Roman | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 18 Laps | 336 | 33 | P2 |
6 | #36 | NEGRAO Andre | Alpine A470 – Gibson | 20 Laps | 334 | 33 | P2 |
7 | #39 | HIRSCHI Jonathan | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 21 Laps | 333 | 38 | P2 |
8 | #32 | DE SADELEER Hugo | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 36.382 | 333 | 33 | P2 |
9 | #28 | VAXIVIERE Matthieu | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 1:37.148 | 333 | 34 | P2 |
10 | #37 | JEFFRI Nabil | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 26 Laps | 328 | 36 | P2 |
11 | #31 | MALDONADO Pastor | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 27 Laps | 327 | 36 | P2 |
12 | #29 | LAMMERS Jan | Dallara DALLARA P217 GIBSON | 29 Laps | 325 | 32 | P2 |
13 | #44 | JONSSON Niclas | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 30 Laps | 324 | 34 | P2 |
14 | #33 | NICOLET Pierre | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 31 Laps | 323 | 33 | P2 |
15 | #38 | RICHELMI Stphane | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 1.023 | 323 | 33 | P2 |
16 | #23 | BURET Timoth | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 35 Laps | 319 | 31 | P2 |
17 | #35 | NATO Norman | Dallara P217 – Gibson | 36 Laps | 318 | 32 | P2 |
18 | #92 | ESTRE Kevin | Porsche 911 RSR | 41 Laps | 313 | 22 | Pro |
19 | #91 | LIETZ Richard | Porsche 911 RSR | 2:09.829 | 313 | 22 | Pro |
20 | #68 | HAND Joey | Ford GT | 42 Laps | 312 | 22 | Pro |
21 | #67 | TINCKNELL Harry | Ford GT | 1:07.590 | 312 | 24 | Pro |
22 | #63 | ROCKENFELLER Mike | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 1:40.434 | 312 | 22 | Pro |
23 | #51 | SERRA Daniel | Ferrari 488 GTE EVO | 43 Laps | 311 | 23 | Pro |
24 | #52 | GIOVINAZZI Antonio | Ferrari 488 GTE EVO | 2:44.559 | 311 | 25 | Pro |
25 | #69 | WESTBROOK Richard | Ford GT | 44 Laps | 310 | 23 | Pro |
26 | #47 | SERNAGIOTTO Giorgio | Dallara DALLARA P217 – GIBSON | 7:43.568 | 310 | 34 | P2 |
27 | #66 | PLA Olivier | Ford GT | 45 Laps | 309 | 22 | Pro |
28 | #95 | TURNER Darren | Aston Martin VANTAGE AMR | 46 Laps | 308 | 22 | Pro |
29 | #71 | MOLINA Miguel | Ferrari 488 GTE EVO | 47 Laps | 307 | 24 | Pro |
30 | #77 | CAMPBELL Matt | Porsche 911 RSR | 48 Laps | 306 | 22 | Am |
31 | #54 | CASTELLACCI Francesco | Ferrari F488 GTE | 49 Laps | 305 | 22 | Am |
32 | #85 | BLEEKEMOLEN Jeroen | Ferrari F488 GTE | 50 Laps | 304 | 23 | Am |
33 | #81 | ENG Philipp | BMW M8 GTE | 29.575 | 304 | 25 | Pro |
34 | #56 | LINDSEY Patrick | Porsche 911 RSR | 34.966 | 304 | 23 | Am |
35 | #99 | PUMPELLY Spencer | Porsche 911 RSR | 1:04.885 | 304 | 23 | Am |
36 | #93 | BAMBER Earl | Porsche 911 RSR | 1:48.027 | 304 | 23 | Pro |
37 | #61 | GRIFFIN Matthew | Ferrari F488 GTE | 51 Laps | 303 | 22 | Am |
38 | #80 | NIELSEN Christina | Porsche 911 RSR | 1:27.006 | 303 | 23 | Am |
39 | #84 | SEGAL Jeffrey | Ferrari F488 GTE | 52 Laps | 302 | 21 | Am |
40 | #50 | DAGONEAU Thomas | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 54 Laps | 300 | 31 | P2 |
41 | #11 | PETROV Vitaly | BR ENGINEERING BR1 – AER | 56 Laps | 298 | 29 | P1 |
42 | #90 | EASTWOOD Charlie | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 57 Laps | 297 | 21 | Am |
43 | #97 | LYNN Alexander | Aston Martin VANTAGE AMR | 32.332 | 297 | 22 | Pro |
44 | #70 | CHEEVER Edward | Ferrari F488 GTE | 59 Laps | 295 | 22 | Am |
45 | #86 | WAINWRIGHT Michael | Porsche 911 RSR | 74 Laps | 280 | 26 | Am |
46 | #5 | ROBERTSON Charles | Ginetta G60-LT-P1 – MECACHROME | 82 Laps | 272 | 30 | P1 |
47 | #48 | LAFARGUE Paul | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 42 Laps | 312 | 35 | P2 |
48 | #22 | DI RESTA Paul | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 66 Laps | 288 | 28 | P2 |
49 | #64 | GAVIN Oliver | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 95 Laps | 259 | 21 | Pro |
50 | #10 | HANLEY Ben | BR ENGINEERING BR1 – GIBSON | 110 Laps | 244 | 26 | P1 |
51 | #25 | PATTERSON Mark | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 117 Laps | 237 | 25 | P2 |
52 | #88 | CAIROLI Matteo | Porsche 911 RSR | 129 Laps | 225 | 17 | Am |
53 | #82 | SIMS Alexander | BMW M8 GTE | 131 Laps | 223 | 17 | Pro |
54 | #40 | GUTIERREZ Jose | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 157 Laps | 197 | 20 | P2 |
55 | #34 | LEDOGAR Côme | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 159 Laps | 195 | 20 | P2 |
56 | #6 | ROWLAND Oliver | Ginetta G60-LT-P1 – MECACHROME | 217 Laps | 137 | 15 | P1 |
57 | #17 | ISAAKYAN Matevos | BR ENGINEERING BR1 – AER | 231 Laps | 123 | 11 | P1 |
58 | #94 | DUMAS Romain | Porsche 911 RSR | 262 Laps | 92 | 8 | Pro |
59 | #98 | DALLA LANA Paul | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 6:08.912 | 92 | 7 | Am |
60 | #4 | KRAIHAMER Dominik | ENSO CLM P1/01 – Nismo | 289 Laps | 65 | 6 | P1 |