LeMans 24 Hour 6: #7 Toyota and #1 Porsche do battle at 1/4 mark
The #7 Toyota has dominated up until this point |
LMP1
The top class has settled into a rhythm with the #7 Toyota (Sarrazin) continuing to lead the #8 Porsche (Lotterer) by nearly 28 seconds. The #8 and #9 Toyotas follow. The #2 Porsche is still numerous laps down after its long stint in the garage.
LMP2
The #29 Dallara (Lammers) was pushed back into the garage for a nose change, but it is back out on track.
Vaillante Rebellion is still the team to beat, running 1-2 with the #31 ORECA (Senna) and the #13 ORECA (Piquet Jr.). CEFC Manor TRS Racing (#24 ORECA) and Jackie Chan DC Racing (#38 ORECA and #37 ORECA) are sticking with them, but the #37 has just spun in the Porsche Curves with David Cheng at the wheel.
LMGTE Pro
The #97 Aston Martin (Turner) still leads the way in class and is getting a boost from a battle taking place behind him. Marcel Fässler has had a tremendous stint in the #64 Corvette and is putting lots of pressure on the #67 Ford driven by Andy Priaulx. Fässler has now handed the Corvette over to Oliver Gavin and the #66 Ford (Mücke) has taken its place in third.
LMGTE Am
The class lead is continually up for grabs here. Paul Dalla Lana currently holds the top spot in the #37 Aston Martin, but is being hounded by the #38 Ferrari of Robert Smith. Another Aston Martin, that of Salih Yoluc (#90) is third for now, but the #77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche is on a tear and was up to fourth at one point. That spot is now occupied by the #62 Ferrari driven by Bill Sweedler.
Hour 6 Standings
Pos | # | Driver | Car | Gap | Laps | Cat. |
1 | #7 | SARRAZIN Stephane | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | 0.000s | 96 | P1 |
2 | #1 | LOTTERER Andre | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 27.745 | 96 | P1 |
3 | #8 | NAKAJIMA Kazuki | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | 31.537 | 96 | P1 |
4 | #9 | KUNIMOTO Yuji | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | 1 Lap | 95 | P1 |
5 | #31 | SENNA Bruno | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 5 Laps | 91 | P2 |
6 | #13 | PIQUET JR Nelson | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 6 Laps | 90 | P2 |
7 | #24 | GRAVES Tor | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 43.837 | 90 | P2 |
8 | #38 | TUNG Ho-Pin | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 1:02.537 | 90 | P2 |
9 | #35 | RAGUES Pierre | Alpine A470 – Gibson | 1:22.287 | 90 | P2 |
10 | #40 | MATELLI Franck | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 2:39.273 | 90 | P2 |
11 | #25 | PETROV Vitaly | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 2:42.427 | 90 | P2 |
12 | #32 | DE SADELEER Hugo | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 3:20.641 | 90 | P2 |
13 | #27 | ALESHIN Mikhail | Dallara P217 – Gibson | 7 Laps | 89 | P2 |
14 | #37 | CHENG David | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 2:22.368 | 89 | P2 |
15 | #21 | HANLEY Ben | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 2:35.368 | 89 | P2 |
16 | #28 | VAXIVIERE Matthieu | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 8 Laps | 88 | P2 |
17 | #47 | LACORTE Roberto | Dallara P217 – Gibson | 9.077 | 88 | P2 |
18 | #34 | HANSON Philip | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 25.899 | 88 | P2 |
19 | #23 | BERTHON Nathanaël | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 1:04.198 | 88 | P2 |
20 | #17 | LAFARGUE Paul | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 9 Laps | 87 | P2 |
21 | #33 | NICOLET Pierre | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 10 Laps | 86 | P2 |
22 | #39 | WINSLOW James | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 5.953 | 86 | P2 |
23 | #29 | VAN EERD Frits | Dallara P217 – Gibson | 11 Laps | 85 | P2 |
24 | #43 | KEATING Ben | Riley MK30 – GIBSON | 12 Laps | 84 | P2 |
25 | #97 | TURNER Darren | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 1:50.097 | 84 | Pro |
26 | #67 | PRIAULX Andy | Ford GT | 2:15.873 | 84 | Pro |
27 | #66 | MUCKE Stefan | Ford GT | 3:21.975 | 84 | Pro |
28 | #51 | RUGOLO Michele | Ferrari 488 GTE | 3:29.784 | 84 | Pro |
29 | #64 | GAVIN Oliver | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 3:42.810 | 84 | Pro |
30 | #63 | GARCIA Antonio | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 4:00.599 | 84 | Pro |
31 | #71 | BIRD Sam | Ferrari 488 GTE | 13 Laps | 83 | Pro |
32 | #68 | HAND Joey | Ford GT | 22.666 | 83 | Pro |
33 | #91 | MAKOWIECKI Frederic | Porsche 911 RSR | 23.535 | 83 | Pro |
34 | #92 | ESTRE Kevin | Porsche 911 RSR | 24.034 | 83 | Pro |
35 | #69 | WESTBROOK Richard | Ford GT | 28.878 | 83 | Pro |
36 | #95 | THIIM Nicki | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 44.444 | 83 | Pro |
37 | #98 | DALLA LANA Paul | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 14 Laps | 82 | Am |
38 | #84 | SMITH Robert | Ferrari 488 GTE | 14.405 | 82 | Am |
39 | #90 | YOLUC Salih | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 2:21.777 | 82 | Am |
40 | #62 | SWEEDLER William | Ferrari 488 GTE | 2:37.626 | 82 | Am |
41 | #77 | RIED Christian | Porsche 911 RSR 991 | 2:51.118 | 82 | Am |
42 | #55 | SCOTT Aaron | Ferrari 488 GTE | 3:50.862 | 82 | Am |
43 | #65 | CURTIS Bret | Ferrari 488 GTE | 15 Laps | 81 | Am |
44 | #99 | BRYANT Oliver | Aston Martin VANTAGE | 39.898 | 81 | Am |
45 | #93 | AL FAISAL Abdulaziz | Porsche 911 RSR 991 | 1:32.135 | 81 | Am |
46 | #61 | MOK Weng Sun | Ferrari 488 GTE | 3:50.112 | 81 | Am |
47 | #36 | MENEZES Gustavo | Alpine A470 – Gibson | 4:25.851 | 81 | P2 |
48 | #86 | FOSTER Nick | Porsche 911 RSR (2016) | 16 Laps | 80 | Am |
49 | #83 | BERTOLINI Andrea | Ferrari 488 GTE | 30.091 | 80 | Am |
50 | #54 | FLOHR Thomas | Ferrari 488 GTE | 1:39.446 | 80 | Am |
51 | #60 | WEE Richard | Ferrari 488 GTE | 17 Laps | 79 | Am |
52 | #50 | REES Fernando | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 41.666 | 79 | Am |
53 | #45 | MCMURRY Matthew | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 18 Laps | 78 | P2 |
54 | #2 | HARTLEY Brendon | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 19 Laps | 77 | P1 |
55 | #22 | ROJAS Memo | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 20 Laps | 76 | P2 |
56 | #82 | KAFFER Pierre | Ferrari 488 GTE | 24 Laps | 72 | Pro |
57 | #49 | KONOPKA Miroslav | LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson | 26 Laps | 70 | P2 |
58 | #26 | RUSINOV Roman | Oreca 07 – Gibson | 76 Laps | 20 | P2 |
59 | #88 | AL QUBAISI Khaled | Porsche 911 RSR 991 | 78 Laps | 18 | Am |
60 | #4 | WEBB Oliver | ENSO CLM P1/01 – Nismo | 89 Laps | 7 | P1 |