theCheckeredFlag.co.uk will be covering the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. As well as our normal hour-by-hour coverage of the world’s greatest endurance race we’ll be live blogging our way through the race.
Updates by James Broomhead, James Charman, Vince Pettit and James Singleton.
LMP1 – #2 Audi
LMP2 – #35 OAK Racing
GTE Pro – #99 Aston Martin Racing
GTE Am – #76 IMSA Porsche
LMP1: #2 Audi
LMP2: #35 OAK Racing
GTE Pro: #99 Aston Martin
GTE Am: #76 Porsche
#40 Oreca pushed back into the garage.
#88 Porsche in the pits and fitting grooved tyres
Two tragic deaths clouded the mood at Audi on Saturday: At Le Mans, Aston Martin driver Allan Simonsen succumbed to the injuries he sustained in a serious accident shortly after the start. At the VLN race on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, ‘Wolf Silvester’ died at the wheel of an Opel Astra presumably due to health problems. Both drivers had also contested races in the Audi R8 LMS. Audi Sport and Joest Racing are deeply saddened by the two deaths. The Audi motorsport family extends its sympathy primarily to the family members of the two deceased.
Replays show the car losing power on the exit of a chicane. He’s since restarted and is back at speed.
LMP1
#1 Audi , #2 Audi, #3 Audi, #8 Toyota, #7 Toyota
LMP2
#24 Oak, #35 Oak, #49 Pecom, #38 Jota, #41 Greaves
GTE Pro
#97 Aston Martin, #92 Porsche, #99 Aston Martin, #51 AF Corse, #91 Porshe
GTE Am
#61 AF Corse Ferrari, #67 IMSA Porsche, #55 AF Corse Ferrari, #57 Krohn Racing Ferrari, #76 IMSA Porsche