2012 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Hour 8 Update
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Audi continue to hold a 1-2-3 after eight hours of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, as Toyota’s remaining challenger remained in the pits as darkness fell.
After a clean start to the race Larbre Comptition’s lead Chevrolet Corvette runs third in the LMGTE Am class after four hours.
Toyota Racing have confirmed that Anthony Davidson was not seriously injured in the accident he sustained at the end of the fifth hour of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
update after seven hours of racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
The sixth hour of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans was run under the safety car after an enormous accident involving Anthony Davidson at the top of the hour.
Toyota Racing lead the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nicolas Lapierre taking the lead after tight battle – the Toyota driver…
2012 24 Hours of Le Mans update after four hours of racing.
By many people’s standards, Toyota entered this year’s Le Mans as the rank outsiders. With an interrupted test programme and no race experience at all, it seemed unlikely that the Japanese marque would be able to take the fight to the might of Audi.
The #1 Audi e-tron continues to lead the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans after a faultless start to the race, although both Toyotas now fill the remaining podium places.
Both cars entered by Henri Pescarolo’s Pescarolo Team outfit have suffered early mechanical trouble, ruling the team run by the Le Mans legend out of any contention for a top result in the 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans.
2012 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Hour 2 Update
The pole-sitting #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro leads the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans after the opening hour of the race.
As the race day weather at Le Mans looks questionable with a possible wet start to the race Michelin have unveiled their…
JRM will start their first 24 Hours of Le Mans from 11th place after driver Peter Dumbreck completed the final qualifying session for the race.
Andre Lotterer feels that the pace demonstrated by the Audi R18 e-tron quattro in qualifying shows the strength of the car, but that rival Toyota has also shown itself to be a threat.
Both Toyota TS030 Hybrids qualified in the top five on their Le Mans debut, a result their Team President hailed as “a real achievementâ€.
After losing provisional pole to Loic Duval during the second session Andre Lotterer reclaimed pole for the #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro team with a lap early in the final qualifying session for the weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
