Le Mans sunset report: Toyota streak away, drama in LMP2
Le Mans sunset report: Toyota streak away, drama in LMP2
Toyota has predictably run away from the pack in LMP1 but the battle for victory in the LMP2 class remains close as the sun sets on the Circuit de la Sarthe in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
After four hours, the #8 Toyota currently manned by 2017 Le Mans winner Brendon Hartley currently leads the sister car piloted by Kamui Kobayashi.
The two cars are currently running on differing strategies so have continuously traded positions in the opening four hours.
The #1 Rebellion Racing entry, currently driven by birthday boy Gustavo Menezes, is in third and a lap down at time of writing, with Romain Dumas in the #3 Rebellion in fourth.
With 20 hours to go, the race has yet to see any real incident of note, although LMP2 front runners Racing Team Nederland lost two laps on the leaders while pitting to fix a cooling issue in the early stages.
In LMP2, the Australian James Allen led for the entirety of his two-and-a-half-hour stint in the #39 Graff, but the lead was relinquished during the stops with the #32 United Autosports entry of Will Owen inheriting the position.
The Graff has dropped down to eighth as Vincent Capillaire, who took over from Allen, clumsily tagged a GTE car when overtaking and slid into the gravel trap, losing all of the progress made in the first stint.
Ferrari’s factory team AF Corse currently has the lead in the GTE Pro class, with Formula E driver Sam Bird behind the wheel of the #71. Chasing Bird is Harry Tincknell’s #97 Aston Martin and AF Corse team-mate Daniel Serra.
In GTE Am, AF Corse currently enjoys further success, with Emmanuel Collard in the #83 car enjoying a healthy 20-second lead over Tom Blomqvist in the #72 HUB Auto Racing Ferrari G88 GTE.
Heading into the night, the weather is expected to play a role with thunderstorms expected to hit the circuit at around 7pm.
Further rain is also predicted for around midnight.
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