LeMans Hour 21: Peugeot burying Audi

Go to AutoRacing1.com Race Schedule page

Hot News

for your iPhone
for your iPad

Follow @AutoRacing1

Go to our forums to discuss this news

DATE

News (chronologically)

06/14/09
lms

LeMans Hour 21: Peugeot burying Audi

No. 9 Team Peugeot 908

At midday (local time), with only three hours of racing remaining laps, the two front-running Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs now enjoy a cushion of seven laps after the N°1 Audi spent almost 15 minutes in its pits. The N°9 Peugeot in the hands of Gené/Wurz/Brabham continues to represent Team Peugeot Total's best chances of victory, with the N°8 sister car (Sarrazin/Montagny/Bourdais) providing rearguard support in second place.

Barring any major problem, Peugeot is going to finally reclaim an over al LeMans title.

No. 63 Corvette catching the No. 63 sister car

The Brabham/Gene/Wurz No. 9 Peugeot continues to lead but the No. 8 Bourdais/Montagny/Sarrazin pole sitting Peugeot is closing with just 3 hours to go.

The Corvette factory team continues to run 1-2 atop the GT1 class and two Porsche Spyders run 1-2 atop the LMP2 class.

Meanwhile the Risi Ferrari still leads in GT2 ahead of the BMS Scuderia Ferrari.

Quotes

David Brabham (N°9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "I basically just did what I was told to do, i.e. save the car, keep to a given pace and keep it clean. All the way from the start we've essentially stuck to a given plan."

Nicolas Minassian (N°7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "My team-mates and I were obviously cruelly disappointment when our car was hit and we dropped out of contention very early on. But that's behind us, and our car is now essentially a laboratory car, validating solutions that might help the other two Peugeots.
That's actually quite stimulating. It's true that I posted some quick times earlier this morning, but I've just been trying to keep to my own pace. It's my way of staying focused. Whenever I think that the team might just win this, it brings me out in goose pimples…"

Christian Klien (N°7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "That wasn't a bad stint, and the balance of the N°7 car is perfect. My tires were very consistent, too, but my windscreen was quite dirty and there were few places where there was a little rain. We need to keep up this sort of pace to the finish."

Hour 21 Standings (3 Hours to Go)

Pos	#	Class	Drivers	Team	Car	Laps	Gap
1.	9	P1	D.Brabham, M.Gene, A.Wurz	Peugeot Sport Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	336	3:38.888
2.	8	P1	S.Bourdais, F.Montagny, S.Sarrazin	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	336	1:55.312
3.	1	P1	D.Capello, T.Kristensen, A.McNish	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R15 TDI	329	--7 laps--
4.	007	P1	J.Charouz, T.Enge, S.Mucke	AMR Eastern Europe	Lola B09/60-Aston Martin	328	--8 laps--
5.	11	P1	O.Panis, N.Lapierre, S.Ayari	Team ORECA Matmut AIM	ORECA 01-AIM	324	--12 laps--
6.	13	P1	A.Belicchi, N.Jani, N.Prost	Speedy Racing Team Sebah	Lola B08/60-Aston Martin	323	--13 laps--
7.	7	P1	C.Klien, P.Lamy, N.Minassian	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	323	4.936
8.	14	P1	N.Karthikeyan, A.Lotterer, C.Zwolsman	Team Kolles	Audi R10 TDI	323	50.544
9.	16	P1	C.Tinseau, J.Barbosa, B.Jouanny	Pescarolo Sport	Pescarolo 01-Judd	322	--14 laps--
10.	31	P2	C.Elgaard, K.Poulsen, E.Collard	Team Essex	Porsche RS Spyder	314	--22 laps--
11.	15	P1	C.Albers, C.Bakkerud, G.Mondini	Team Kolles	Audi R10 TDI	314	36.168
12.	5	P2	S.Ara, K.Kunimoto, S.Maassen	NAVI Team Goh	Porsche RS Spyder	312	--24 laps--
13.	008	P1	A.Davidson, D.Turner, J.Verstappen	Aston Martin Racing	Lola B09/60-Aston Martin	305	--31 laps--
14.	64	GT1	O.Gavin, O.Beretta, M.Fassler	Corvette Racing	Corvette C6.R	301	--35 laps--
15.	63	GT1	J.Magnussen, J.O'Connell, A.Garcia	Corvette Racing	Corvette C6.R	301	3.968
16.	33	P2	J.Kane, B.Leuenberger, X.Pompidou	Speedy Racing Team Sebah	Lola B09/80-Judd	301	1:45.760
17.	12	P1	P.Ragues, F.Mailleux, D.Andre	Signature Plus	Courage LC70-Judd	300	--36 laps--
18.	73	GT1	Y.Clairay, X.Maassen, J.Jousse	Luc Alphand Aventures	Corvette C6.R	295	--41 laps--
19.	24	P2	J.Nicolet, R.Hein, J.F.Yvon	OAK Racing	Pescarolo 01-Mazda	292	--44 laps--
20.	82	GT2	J.Melo, M.Salo, P.Kaffer	Risi Competizione	Ferrari F430 GT	288	--48 laps--
21.	3	P1	T.Bernhard, R.Dumas, A.Premat	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R15 TDI	287	--49 laps--
22.	97	GT2	F.Babini, M.Malucelli, P.Ruberti	BMS Scuderia Italia SPa	Ferrari F430 GT	286	--50 laps--
23.	23	P1	P.Hardman, N.Leventis, D.Watt	Strakka Racing	Ginetta Zytek 09S	283	--53 laps--
24.	78	GT2	G.Bruni, L.Perez Companc, M.Russo	AF Corse SRL	Ferrari F430 GT	283	2:04.576
25.	83	GT2	T.Krohn, N.Jonsson, E.van de Poele	Risi Competizione	Ferrari F430 GT	282	--54 laps--
26.	92	GT2	R.Bell, A.Kirkaldy, T.Sugden	JMW Motorsport	Ferrari F430 GT	279	--57 laps--
27.	85	GT2	T.Coronel, J.Janis, J.Bleekemolen	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Spyker C8 Laviolette	279	14:55.512
28.	4	P1	J.Campbell-Walter, V.Ickx, R.Ianetta	Creation Autosportif	Creation Judd	276	--60 laps--
29.	84	GT2	P.Ehret, L.Mansell, R.Rusinov	Team Modena	Ferrari F430 GT	274	--62 laps--
30.	25	P2	T.Erdos, M.Newton, C.Dyson	RML	Lola B09/86-Mazda	273	--63 laps--
31.	32	P2	J.Barazi, S.Moseley, P.Bennett	Barazi Epsilon	Zytek 07S	272	--64 laps--
32.	99	GT2	C.Bouchut, Y.Lebon, M.Rodrigues	JMB Racing	Ferrari F430 GT	265	--71 laps--
33.	76	GT2	P.Long, P.Pilet, R.Narac	IMSA Performance Matmut	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	262	--74 laps--
34.	81	GT2	P.Dempsey, J.Foster, D.Kitch Jr	Team Advanced Engineering	Ferrari F430 GT	262	1:36:56.728
35.	87	GT2	J.Cocker, P.Drayson, M.Franchitti	Drayson Racing	Aston Martin Vantage	259	--77 laps--
36.	66	GT1	L.Lichtner-Hoyer, A.Muller, T.Gruber	Jetalliance Racing GmbH	Aston Martin DBR9	256	--80 laps--
37.	009	P1	S.Hall, P.Kox, H.Primat	Aston Martin Racing	Lola B09/60-Aston Martin	252	--84 laps--
38.	96	GT2	M.McInerney, S.McInerney, M.Vergers	Virgo Motorsport	Ferrari F430 GT	241	--95 laps--
39.	39	P2	H.Noda, J.de Pourtales, M.Marsch	Kruse-Schiller Motorsport	Lola B07/46-Mazda	235	--101 laps--
40.	10	P1	B.Senna, T.Ortelli, T.Monteiro	Team ORECA Matmut AIM	ORECA 01-AIM	219	--117 laps--
41.	17	P1	J.C.Boullion, S.Pagenaud, B.Treluyer	Pescarolo Sport	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	210	--126 laps--
42.	35	P2	M.Lahaye, K.Ajlani, G.Moreau	OAK Racing	Pescarolo 01-Mazda	208	--128 laps--
43.	30	P2	T.Biagi, M.Bobbi, A.Piccini	Racing Box SRL	Lola B09/80-Judd	203	--133 laps--
44.	80	GT2	S.Neiman, D.Law, J.Bergmeister	Flying Lizard Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	194	--142 laps--
45.	75	GT2	D.O'Young, P.Hesnault, P.Kralev	Endurance Asia Team	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	185	--151 laps--
46.	89	GT2	A.Simonsen, D.Farnbacher, C.Montanari	Hankook Team Farnbacher	Ferrari F430 GT	183	--153 laps--
47.	6	P1	L.Tomlinson, R.Dean, N.Moore	Team LNT	Ginetta Zytek 09S	178	--158 laps--
48.	2	P1	L.Luhr, M.Rockenfeller, M.Werner	Audi Sport North America	Audi R15 TDI	104	--232 laps--
49.	41	P2	K.Ojjeh, C.Y.Gosselin, P.Peter	GAC Racing Team	Zytek 07S	102	--234 laps--
50.	70	GT2	H.Felbermayr Jr, H.Felbermayr Sr, M.Lecourt	IMSA Performance Matmut	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	102	42:51.316
51.	72	GT1	L.Alphand, P.Goueslard, S.Gregoire	Luc Alphand Aventures	Corvette C6.R	99	--237 laps--
52.	26	P2	P.Bruneau, T.Greaves, M.RostaN	Bruichladdich Bruneau	Radical-AER	91	--245 laps--
53.	40	P2	M.Amaral, O.Pla, G.Smith	Quifel-ASM Team	Ginetta Zytek 09S	46	--290 laps--
54.	77	GT2	M.Lieb, R.Lietz, W.Henzler	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	24	--312 laps--
55.	68	GT1	M.Apicella, A.Yogo, Y.Yamagishi	JLOC	Lamborghini Murcielago	1	--335 laps--

Hot News Archives
2000	2001	2002	2003

2004	2005	2006	2007

2008	2009	2010	2011

2012	2013	2014	2015