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2018 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Day - how things stand at 15:00

There was quite a lot going on at the start of this afternoon, with the two Toyotas going head-to-head, relegating Rebellion to third and fourth. Alpine has taken the lead in LMP2.

Things have shifted up a gear this afternoon with an excellent lap from Kamui Kobayashi in the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid with a time of 3:20.008, putting him at the top of the standings. He didn’t stay there long, however, as Fernando Alonso in the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid soon became the first driver of the day to dip below the 3:20 mark! The skirmish at Toyota Gazoo Racing was detrimental to the #3 Rebellion R13-Gibson, relegated to third place. Stéphane Sarrazin achieved the fourth best time at the wheel of the BR Engineering BR1-AER for SMP Racing, placing the car between the two Rebellions.

There was also some upset in LMP2, where Nicolas Lapierre now leads the field. The Frenchman completed a lap in 3:29.205, showing how powerful the #36 Alpine A470-Gibson is. In GTE Pro and GTE Am, there are no changes at the top of the table.



Top of the LMP1 standings:

1. #8 Toyota - Toyota Gazoo Racing - 3:19.066
2. #7 Toyota - Toyota Gazoo Racing - 3:20.008
3. #3 Rebellion R13 - Gibson - Rebellion Racing - 3:21.225


Top of the LMP2 standings:

1. #36 Alpine A470-Gibson - Signatech Alpine Matmut - 3:29.205
2. #40 Oreca 07 - Gibson - G-Drive Racing - 3:30.095
3. #26 Oreca 07 - Gibson - G-Drive Racing - 3:30.176


Top of the GTE Pro standings:

1. #67 Ford - Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK - 3:53.008
2. #69 Ford - Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA - 3:53.881
3. #66 Ford - Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK - 3:53.917

Top of the GTE Am standings:

1. #54 Ferrari - Spirit of Race - 3:56.259
2. #84 Ferrari - JMW Motorsport - 3:57.781
3. #88 Porsche 911 RSR – Dempsey Proton Racing – 3:57.877
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Toyota Finishes Test Day Top After Multiple Improvements In Afternoon Session


Alonso the fastest man on his maiden run at La Sarthe

The 2018 Le Mans Test Day ended with Toyota fastest but not domiant. Fernando Alonso set the top time in both sessions, the first curtailed after a sizable accident, which counted the #95 Aston Martin out of any further proceedings. 30 minutes of running was clawed back though, with an earlier than planned start to the afternoon session, with the predicted showers never proving to be feature of the day.

The #3 Rebellion R-13 split the Toyotas more than once during the running, with Thomas Laurent in the morning session and Mathias Beche in the afternoon session, squeezing ahead of the #7 Toyota. Beche’s 3:19.680 in the afternoon proved to be the only time other than Alonso’s session toping 1:19.086 in the sub-3:20s.

Behind, the #1 Rebellion never looked like matching the sister car’s pace, and in the closing stages of the second session, had been edged back in the order by first the #17 (Igor Orudzhev) and then later in the day, the #11 SMP Racing BR1 AERs, Jenson Button having successfully completing his rookie laps in the morning. That was until Andre Lotterer was introduced to proceedings, the former Le Mans winner setting a 3:21.3, to complete a Toyota-Rebellion-Toyota-Rebellion sequence to savour.

“It’s been good, this moring we had issues so I didn’t get much running in,” Button commented. “I’m getting to grips with thec ar now, I did laps this afternoon and felt confident. Making progress, we need more laps but I’ve really enjoyed it, it’s been a great experience.

“The lap times are crazy fast, for the non-hybrids to be getting into the 19s is amazing.”

The #4 ByKolles ENSO CLM registered a best lap of a 3:23.644 by Domninik Kraihamer, this marking great progress for the Austrian team, bettering the team’s Qualifying time from last year’s race.

Both the DragonSpeed BR1 Gibson and both CEFC TRSM Ginettas saw little lappery in the morning. The Ginettas saw more track action in the afternoon. The BR1, saw Renger Van Der Zande complete his rookie laps, headlined by a single lap quick 3:26.9 tour, this after the car had to be recovered to the garage after an outlap in the morning session for a technical failure for the newly-rebuilt #10 car.

The Ginettas meanwhile, found more rythmn in the afternoon session, first Mike Simpson, then Charlie Robertson completing their rookie laps in the #5, as the two cars finished the test a thousandth of a second apart, both with 3:28.1s.

DragonSpeed paces LMP2

In LMP2, ORECAs again dominated, though first Phil Hanson and later Filipe Albuquerque lifted the #22 United Autosports Ligier JS P217 as high as fifth in the order, before dropping back to sixth by the end of the session.

Topping the times though, was DragonSpeed’s #31 ORECA, with Nat Berthon putting in a 3:27.228 to finish the day ahead of both Ginettas, together with the second fastest in LMP2, the #48 IDEC Sport ORECA of Paul Loup Chatin, making it a Michelin 1-2 in the class; showing off the French manufacturer’s tyres, which have good one-lap pace.

Next up in the class were the two TDS Racing-entered cars, with the #26 G-Drive edging out the #28, with Jean-Eric Vergne and Matthieu Vaxiviere the fastest drivers in those respective 07 Gibsons.

The fastest of the Dallaras would prove to be the Cetilar Villorba Corse Dallara, Felipe Nasr with a late-session run to duck under 3:30 and put himself and the Italian team eighth fastest in the class.

Late laps from Bruni and Pilet put Porsche above Ford

GTE Pro, was dominated for the most part, by the Ganassi Fords. The cars ran 1-2-3-4 in the Morning, and through much of the afternoon’s running until stellar interventions from Porsche’s Gianmaria Bruni and at the death of the session, Patrick Pilet.

The Italian’s 3:52.642 time took three tenths out of the fastest Ford, to top the times in the Rothmans liveried tribute 911 RSR, until Pilet put the #93 just ahead with a 3:52.551. The Fords regrouped towards the end of the session, with the top three separated by less than a tenth from each other, to see off challenges from the #92 and #93 Porsches and the #81 MTEK BMW.

There was trouble for the #51 AF Corse Ferrari which stopped on course in the afternoon, that was nothing though, compared to the issues for Aston Martin Racing. The British team saw a car in each GTE class eliminated from proceedings. Marco Sorensen’s #95 Pro car was heavily damaged after impacting the barriers on the run down to Indianapolis after a brush with the #35 SMP Racing Dallara of Harrison Newey.

Andlauer sets fastest time in Am

In GTE Am, the class was topped at various points by Clearwater Racing of Kieta Sawa, the #54 Spirit of Race Ferrari of Giancarlo Fisichella with a 3:56.269 and very late on by Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer. The Frenchman, the youngest driver in the GTE ranks this year, set a 3:55.970 in the #77 Dempsey Proton Porsche, using his experience gained in his Porsche Carerra Cup start at La Sarthe to good effect.

There were troubles in store though, for more than one runner. The #56 Project 1 Porsche suffered accident damage in the morning session, the #98 Aston Martin added to the miserable day for the team, damaging the engine after a run across the kerbs after an earlier incident involving an LMP2 car for Mathias Lauda, who left a substantial oil slick in his wake.

The Ebimotors Porshe too had multiple issues had both its engine and gearbox replaced, taking up much of the team’s available time, only to grind to a half on Christina Nielsen’s outlap. Clearwater also reported to DSC some electrical issues, which cost the team time early in the day.

It was an odd day of running for the 60 cars entered in the Le Mans 24 Hours. The two sessions ran interuppted and interspurced by a variety of slow zones, safety cars and four red flag periods, one for Sorensen, one for the Algrave Pro Ligier getting stuck in the gravel at Mulsanne corner, one for Antonio Felix Da Costa’s BMW getting stuck in the gravel at the Porsche Curves and a final one in the closing minutes of the afternoon.
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erwin greven wrote: 5 years ago
Alonso the fastest man on his maiden run at La Sarthe

......only time other than Alonso’s session topping 1:19.086 in the sub-3:20s.
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(I think they meant 3:19.086)

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he did supposedly bring half a second to McLaren when he joined them in 2007. But to bring Toyota a full 2 minutes is insane!
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It must suck to be Alonso. For most racers, doing Le Mans is a lifelong dream and if you were to win it you'd want to do it against some of the best competition possible. But instead Fernando has been brought in to be a sideshow for the series. If Toyota finally manage to get a car to win, Alonso will be in the winning car by default.

It is amazing that he's doing Le Mans. Yet it is an empty (potential) triumph that has nothing on what Hulkenberg achieved for Porsche.

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a pity I can't 'thanks' on this topic, but I would thank the above post.
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You can't thank your own post even when the thanks plugin does work.
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kals wrote: 5 years ago It must suck to be Alonso. For most racers, doing Le Mans is a lifelong dream and if you were to win it you'd want to do it against some of the best competition possible. But instead Fernando has been brought in to be a sideshow for the series. If Toyota finally manage to get a car to win, Alonso will be in the winning car by default.

It is amazing that he's doing Le Mans. Yet it is an empty (potential) triumph that has nothing on what Hulkenberg achieved for Porsche.

Sorry for being Mr Buzzkill.
Actually this is my feeling about it too. I rate Alonso high, but now he is put in a situation where he can only lose. A win, which would earn him #2 out of 3 of the triple crown would mean nothing into the eyes of any motorsports fan. Then Graham Hill's achievement will stay more genuine and of an higher value.
First: Graham is not a natural talent. He won races because of determination and hard work. His 5 victories at Monaco remain an amazing feat. Hill's win at Indianapolis was a great feat too. Everyone would have guessed Clark or someone else would win first.
Finally his win at Le Mans was hard fought too. Until Bonnier crashed fatally Lola was a fierce competitor against the Matra's.
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ACO & FIA Make LMP1 Equivalance Of Technology Changes Ahead Of Silverstone

19 July 2018, 11:17 AM

Ahead of the 6 Hours of Silverstone, the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, which will take place on 19th August, a few alterations have been made to the EoT in the LMP1 category.

For both the ACO and the FIA the aim has always been clearly defined: The Equivalence of Technology (EoT), introduced for the 2018-2019 Super Season in LMP1, must ensure an appealing top category and achieve the best possible balance between the performance potential of cars using both hybrid and non-hybrid technologies.

This year, these two types of technologies are in direct competition, with a single works team, Toyota, running a hybrid prototype (LMP1H) against non-hybrid cars (LMP1NH) entered by private teams. The aim of the EoT is to enable these private teams entering recent non-hybrid cars to approach the performance levels of the Toyota hybrid prototypes developed by the Japanese manufacturer since 2016.

The 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans, the second round of the season, provided the FIA and the ACO with a lot of new feedback and they have decided to review the EoT before the Silverstone 6 Hours on 19th August.

“As a result of the studies carried out this winter we gave private teams a fuel flow to help them achieve performance levels close to those of the hybrid cars. We then took advantage of concrete information collected during the Prologue, the first round at Spa and the Le Mans test day. As competitors know, not everything can be foreseen at Le Mans,” explains Thierry Bouvet, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s Technical Delegate.

“For example, between the test day and qualifying at Le Mans the fastest time in the LMP2 category improved by 2.4 seconds compared to 0.2 seconds for the non-hybrid LMP1s. Several factors can explain this such as different track conditions or because the teams didn’t want to compromise reliability. Finally, multiple contextual parameters could also have affected certain EoT estimations.

“This is why we’re taking the following decisions: the performance gap of 0.25% is being reduced to 0% (the 0.5-seconds difference per lap at Le Mans between hybrids and non hybrids is no longer relevant). The fuel flow for privateer LMP1s goes up from 108 kg/h to 115 kg/h compared to 80 kg/h for the hybrids. Furthermore, the fuel flow of the refuelling system used by private teams has been increased. And last but not least, cars powered by normally-aspirated engine will benefit from a 15kg weight reduction.”

These alterations have been decided in light of the large amount of information collected at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans and are the fruit of a lot of work and careful consideration between the ACO, the FIA and the competitors. They come into effect from the 6 Hours of Silverstone onwards.
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Senna ruled out of Silverstone 6 hours this weekend following a big P1 crash left him with a fractured ankle.


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Bruno Senna has been ruled out of this weekend’s FIA World Endurance Championship race at Silverstone after sustaining a broken ankle in a practice crash.
Senna suffered a heavy crash at Copse during the opening practice session in the #1 Rebellion R-13-Gibson, causing a red flag and half-hour delay.

The Brazilian is reported to have got out of the car unaided, but was taken to the medical centre for checks and was diagnosed with a fracture to his right ankle.

It means he will take no further part in the Silverstone weekend, while it is unclear if the #1 Rebellion will be ready to run in second practice on Friday afternoon.

Senna’s teammates Neel Jani and Andre Lotterer are therefore set to contest Sunday’s race as a duo.

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P1 ended with a Toyota 1-2, Conway faster than Buemi. Best of the LMP1 privateers was the #3 Rebellion
Deapite his crash Senna still posted 4th best time. The ByKolles car brought out a second red when it blew an engine ans dropped oil on the track.
Jenson Button was quickest of the SMP Racing drivers, setting a 1m40.176s in the #11 BR Engineering BR1 which is running in high-downforce spec for the first time this season.

Loic Duval was fastest in LMP2 for Oreca.

Top 8 in P1.

1 7 Japan Kamui Kobayashi
United Kingdom Mike Conway
Argentina Jose Maria Lopez Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 1'39.916
2 8 Spain Fernando Alonso
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 1'40.191 0.275
3 3 Switzerland Mathias Beche
France Thomas Laurent
United States Gustavo Menezes Rebellion R13 LMP1 1'40.943 1.027
4 1 Germany Andre Lotterer
Brazil Bruno Senna
Switzerland Neel Jani Rebellion R13 LMP1 1'43.155 3.239
5 11 United Kingdom Jenson Button
Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov
Russian Federation Mikhail Aleshin BR Engineering BR1 LMP1 1'43.176 3.260
6 17 France Stéphane Sarrazin
Russian Federation Egor Orudzhev BR Engineering BR1 LMP1 1'43.957 4.041
7 10 Sweden Henrik Hedman
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
United Kingdom Ben Hanley BR Engineering BR1 LMP1 1'44.533 4.617
8 4 United Kingdom Oliver Webb
Austria Rene Binder ENSO CLM P1/01 LMP1 1'44.770 4.854

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WEC race at Silverstone is on its way! 6 hours.

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25 min into the race: 42 seconds lead for the Toyota's to 3rd spot.
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#11 car (Aleshin / Button) out! Engine failure.
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