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 Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:31 am Post subject: Le Mans: LAMY-SARRAZIN WIN THE INCIDENT-PACKED RACE AT SPA |
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Victory in the fourth round of the 2007 Le Mans Series went to the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP of Pedro Lamy and St�phane Sarrazin who came through the incident-packed race unscathed. The second 908 was forced to retire following a wheel-bearing problem.
The race started at 12.30 under a clear sky and in warm weather and the relatively big crowd saw Marc Gene speed cleanly away from pole-position ahead of Pedro Lamy. On Lap 13, however, the Portuguese driver, who seemed more incisive when it came to overtaking backmarkers, profited from the traffic to move into the lead exiting Eau Rouge.
Marc Gene stayed in the car after the first refuelling stop on Lap 18 but was forced to make an unscheduled stop eight laps later following a wheel-bearing failure. He rejoined eight laps later but the same problem forced him to stop again - this time for good - on Lap 39.
Meanwhile, the 908 HDi FAP of St�phane Sarrazin enjoyed a clear lead, with a two-lap advantage over the N�3 Pescarolo. The rest of the race passed off without a hitch for the N�8 car which remained on slicks when a short shower broke out over the Belgian circuit on Lap 107.
The Safety Car was called out on several occasions as a result of the numerous accidents and tangles which meant that the chequered flag was shown after six-hours of racing before the race had reached its scheduled distance.
Although St�phane Sarrazin and Pedro Lamy lifted in the final laps to ward off a possible wheel-bearing problem, they ultimately won the race by a margin of three laps over the Pescarolo of Bouillion/Collard and the MG Lola of Erdos/Newton.
Pedro Lamy : "We had a scare with a wheel-bearing towards the end but we had a big enough lead to lift a little and we were able to reach the finish without any further problems. I am very happy for the team which did a great job. We now need a top finish on the next round of the Le Mans Series to make sure of the title."
St�phane Sarrazin: "We weren�t completely satisfied with the set-up of the car for qualifying but I was very pleased with the improvements we made for the race. We worked in the right direction and, as usual, our Michelin tyres were excellent."
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Race Results from Feedmesportscar
Pos Class Drivers Team Car Laps/Gap
1 LMP1 P.Lamy, S.Sarrazin Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP 143 laps
2 LMP1 E.Collard, J.Boullion Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Judd 141 laps
3 LMP2 T.Erdos, M.Newton RML MG Lola EX264 AER 140 laps
4 LMP1 H.Primat, C.Tinseau Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Judd 138 laps
5 LMP2 M.Amaral, De, Castro A.Miguel, A.Burge Quifel ASM Team Lola B05/40 AER 137 laps
6 LMGT1 S.Ortelli, S.Ayari Team Oreca Saleen S7-R 54.484
7 LMP2 F.Lienhard, D.Theys, Van, De, E.Poele Horag Racing Lola B05/40 Judd 136 laps
8 LMGT1 C.Bouchut, G.Gardel, F.Gollin AMR Larbre Aston Martin DBR9 25.192
9 LMGT1 J.Policand, P.Goueslard, L.Alphand Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R 134 laps
10 LMGT1 A.Garcia, C.Fittipaldi Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9 17.996
11 LMP2 J.Nicolet, A.Filhol, B.Jouanny Saulnier Racing Courage LC75 AER 133 laps
12 LMP1 J.Barbosa, S.Hall, M.Short Rollcentre Racing Pescarolo Judd 01:17.9
13 LMGT1 Lichtner-hoyer Lukas, K.Wendlinger, T. Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 132 laps
14 LMP2 B.Binnie, A.Timpany, C.Buncombe Binnie Motorsports Lola B05/40 Zytek 01:09.6
15 LMP1 G.Evans, B.Berridge, P.Owen Chamberlain Synergy Lola B06/10 AER 01:48.4
16 LMP1 Campbell, J.Walter, F.Ortiz, S.Nakano Creation Autosportif Creation CA07 Judd 130 laps
17 LMGT2 M.Lieb, X.Pompidou Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 6.39
18 LMGT2 R.Bell, A.Simonsen Virgo Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT 129 laps
19 LMGT2 A.Bonetti, F.De Simone, S.Hernandez GPC Sport Ferrari F430 GT 128 laps
20 LMGT2 D.Werner, P.Ehret, Nielsen E.Lars Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 29.851
21 LMGT1 G.Fisken, S.Zacchia, G.Franchi AMR Larbre Aston Martin DBR9 126 laps
22 LMGT2 A.Caffi, D.Zardo Scuderia Villorba Ferrari F430 GT 52.461
23 LMGT2 Y.Lambert, C.Lefort, S.Lemeret Ice Pol Racing Team Ferrari F430 GT 53.289
24 LMGT2 C.Ried, Felbermayr J.Horst, M.Basseng Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 01:14.5
25 LMP2 J.Barazi, M.Vergers, K.Ojjeh Barazi Epsilon Zytek 07S Zytek 125 laps
26 LMP1 S.Mucke, J.Charouz Charouz Racing Lola B07/17 Judd 28:08.3
27 LMGT2 A.Belicchi, A.Chiesa, J.Kane Speedy Racing Team Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R 124 laps
28 LMGT2 R.Penders, F.Lamot, B.Couwberghs Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 123 laps
29 LMGT2 Basso Maurice B.McCormick, P.Kutemann JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT 122 laps
30 LMGT2 P.Daniels, D.Cox, J.Camathias JWA Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 120 laps
31 LMGT2 L.Drudi, J.Mowlem, G.Rosa GPC Sport Ferrari F430 GT 113 laps
32 LMGT2 Felbermayr S.Horst, G.Ried, P.Collin Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 112 laps
33 LMP2 W.Hughes, D.Manning Embassy Racing Radical SR9 Judd 110 laps
34 LMGT2 J.Janis, P.Kox Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R 108 laps
35 LMP2 R.Randaccio, G.Collini Ranieri Randaccio Lucchini McLaren 97 laps
36 LMGT2 R.Narac, R.Lietz Imsa Performance Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 83 laps
37 LMP2 S.Moseley, T.Greaves Bruichladdich Radical Radical SR9 AER 81 laps
38 LMGT2 Hartshorne John S.McInerney Chad Peninsula Panoz Panoz Esperante GTLM 66 laps
39 LMGT2 L.Tomlinson, R.Dean Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM 58 laps
40 LMGT2 Kimber-smith Tom, D.Watts Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM 03:31.5
41 LMGT1 J.Blanchemain, S.Dumez, V.Vosse Alphand Aventures Corvette C5-R 53 laps
42 LMP1 G.Lavaggi, W.Kaufmann Scuderia Lavaggi Lavaggi LS01 Ford 49 laps
43 LMP2 De, J.Pourtales, N.Siedler Kruse Motorsport Pescarolo Judd 46 laps
44 LMP2 M.Rostan, P.Bruneau, S.Pullan Pierre Bruneau Pilbeam MP93 Judd 37 laps
45 LMP1 S.Johansson, H.Shimoda Arena Motorsport Zytek 07S Zytek 33 laps
46 LMP1 M.Gene, N.Minassian Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP 32 laps
47 LMGT1 Perazzini G.Pier, M.Cioci, K.Mollekens Racing Box Saleen S7-R 29 laps
48 LMGT2 K.Thiim, T.Thyrring Markland Racing Corvette C6 Z06 25 laps
49 LMP1 J.Gounon, G.Moreau, V.Petrov Courage Competition Courage LC70 AER 23 laps
50 LMP1 A.Frei, J.Cochet Courage Competition Courage LC70 AER 15 laps |
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