P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Robert Kubica continues to lead at Le Mans for AF Corse Ferrari, 6 and a half hours into this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, but it recently started raining causing teams to come in for wet tyres, although the rain has now stopped and the track is drying. The Pole, in the #83 AF […]
The #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, driven by the Pole, is more than 50 seconds ahead of the #5 Porsche 963 driven by Fred Makowiecki. Ryo Hirakawa is in third place in the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, trailing Makowiecki by an additional six seconds. Nicklas Nielsen holds the fourth position in the #50 Ferrari 499P, one and a half minutes behind the leader, after an unscheduled pit stop and strategic tire decision. As rain started to fall precisely at 10pm, all three frontrunners pitted for wet tires according to the forecast.
The #83 Ferrari, piloted by Kubica, Shwartzman, and Ye, has been leading the race amid a close competition with factory Ferraris, Toyota, and Porsche. The #6 Porsche made a recovery with Laurens Vanthoor behind the wheel after a setback from an unnecessary tire change. Both Alpines encountered reliability issues, with one retired at Arnage and the other falling to the back of the field due to engine troubles, 33 laps behind.
In the LMP2 class, Stephane Richelmi maintains a comfortable lead in the #10 Vector Sport Oreca 07-Gibson over Bijoy Garg in the #22 United Autosports Oreca 07-Gibson. Joel Sturm is at the forefront in the #92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 GT3R, ahead of Maxime Martin in the #46 WRT BMW M4 GT3, while Daniel Serra in the #86 GR Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 trails in third place.
