P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Porsche’s Laurens Vanthoor leads the 24 Hours of Le Mans with six hours remaining with the #6 Penske Porsche 963 driver stealing an advantage over Ryo Hirakawa in the #8 Toyota GR010 – Hrybid. Vanthoor and Hirakawa engaged in a two hour battle after a prolonged safety car period came to an end, but their […]
Vanthoor and Hirakawa had a two-hour battle after a safety car period, which ended when a second safety car intervened just before 18 hours of running. Hirakawa led the field back to green, immediately pulling out a gap and rising to three seconds in just six minutes. Toyota’s Nyck de Vries had to pit from fourth due to visibility issues, while cars with penalties only took theirs at daybreak. The #51 Ferrari had to serve a penalty, dropping to ninth, while Vanthoor in the #6 Porsche closed in on Hirakawa. In LMP2, Stephane Richelmi led in the #10 Vector Sport Oreca 07, and Richard Lietz led LMGT3 in the #91 Manthey Porsche after 17 hours of running.
