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Final hours of Le Mans 24H 2016

June 19, 2016 by: Virtual Motorpix | 2 Comments

Start of the 84th Le Mans 24H 2016
Start of the 84th Le Mans 24H 2016

In the final hours of Le Mans 24H 2016 and after twenty hours of nose-to-tail racing, the no.2 Porsche is 40 seconds behind the lead Toyota and just 24 seconds behind the second placed Toyota. From early on in the race, Toyota took the fight to Porsche and it was a three-way tussle throughout the night, with the lead swapping between them in sync with the pit stops. If truth be told, the Toyotas have barely put a foot wrong, and although it is too early to be calling a winner, the two Toyotas have been mighty impressive.

#1, Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team, driven by Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#1, Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team, driven by Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#2, Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team, drivers: Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, Marc Lieb, Le Mans 24H 2016
#2, Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team, drivers: Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, Marc Lieb, Le Mans 24H 2016

From the Porsche side, the 919s have not matched their Japanese counterparts for outright speed but they have come very close. The no.2 Porsche has flown Porsche’s flag because the no.1 car experienced overheating problems during the night and spent around an hour in the pit garage only for Brendon Hartley to take it out and bring it straight back in the next lap. The team obviously sorted the problem out because it regained its legs and is now circulating very quickly, putting in one of the fastest laps of the race. Unfortunately the no.1 Porsche is 38 laps behind the leader as a result of its overheating problem, and with around three-and-a-half hours to go, is lying in sixth place.

#6, Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid, driven by, Stephane Sarrazin, Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi., 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#6, Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid, driven by, Stephane Sarrazin, Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi., 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#6, Toyota TS050 Hybrid, Toyota Gazoo Racing, drivers: Stephane Sarrazin, Michael Conway, Kamul Kobayashi, Le Mans 24H, 2016
#6, Toyota TS050 Hybrid, Toyota Gazoo Racing, drivers: Stephane Sarrazin, Michael Conway, Kamul Kobayashi, Le Mans 24H, 2016
#5, Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid, driven by Anthony Davidson, Sebsatien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, 24 Heures Du Mans , 15/06/2016,
#5, Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid, driven by Anthony Davidson, Sebsatien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, 24 Heures Du Mans , 15/06/2016,

The GTE PRO Porsche’s have had a torrid time, the first to go out was the no.91 which suffered an engine fire at 01h12 on Sunday morning. The next to go was the no.92, which, having had its power steering replaced at just after 23h00 on Saturday night, was then retired at 02h36 on Sunday morning when a front right chassis suspension pick-up broke. Then it was the turn of the no.77 Dempsey-Proton car to have a drive shaft replaced on Sunday morning just after sun-up. All three PRO RSRs suffered these failures as a result of pushing too hard, as the Porsche’s Balance of Performance index was heavily stacked against it, that the only way to stay with the class leaders was to ‘go for broke’ as there was nothing to lose. In the GTE AM class, it is a slightly different story with the no.88 Abu Dhabi Proton Racing Porsche is running reliably in second place.

#7, Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Audi Sport Team Joest, driven by Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#7, Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Audi Sport Team Joest, driven by Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Audi Sport Team Joest, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Audi Sport Team Joest, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,

It looks as though the weather will hold and so the count down to the final hours of Le Mans 24H is on.

Written by: Glen Smale

Photos and words by: Glen Smale and John Mountney

For more images, check out our website: www.virtualmotorpix.com

24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#12, Rebellion R-One AER, Rebellion Racing, driven by Nicolas Prost, Nick Heidfeld, Nelson Piquet Jr, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#27, BR01 Nissan, SMP Racing, driven by Maurizio Mediani, Nicolas Minassian, Millhail Aleshin, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#61, Ferrari 458 Italia, Clearwater Racing, driven by, Weng Sun Mok, Keita Sawa, Rob Bell, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
Rebellion R-One AER, Rebellion Racing, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#88, Porsche 911 RSR, Abu Dhabi Proton Racing, driven by Khaled Al Qubaisi, Pat Long, David Heinemeier Hansson, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#78, Porsche 911 RSR, KCMG, driven by Christian Ried, Joel Camathias, Wolf Henzler, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#63, Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, Corvette Racing-GM, driven by Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia, Ricky Taylor, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#99, Aston Martin Vantage, Aston Martin Racing, driven by Andrew Howard, Liam Griffin, Gary Hirsch, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#22, Ligier JS P2 Judd, SO24! By Lombard Racing, driven by Vincent Capillaire, Erik Maris, Jonathan Coleman, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#31, Ligier JS P2 Nissan, Extreme Speed Motorsports, driven by Ryan Dalziel, Luis Felipe Derani, Chris Cumming, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
Oreca 03R Nissan, Murphy Prototypes, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
#67, Ford GT, Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK, driven by Marino Franchitti, Andy Priaulx, Harry Tincknell, 24 Heures Du Mans , 19/06/2016,
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  1. Woody says

    June 20, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    Not one photo of Risi Competizione?….really?…

  2. virtualmotorpix says

    July 22, 2016 at 11:16 am

    I will ask John to take some special pics of their car for you. Watch out for them… 🙂

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