Round3

24 HOURS OF LE MANS

Jun 04, Jun 14 - 18, 2017 Le Mans (FR)

Course:CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE

Race 3

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing:LE MANS 24 HOURS UPDATE 3

Stéphane Sarrazin was the last of the three #7 TS050 HYBRID drivers, after Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi, to complete his stint and handed over a lead of just over 20 seconds after night fell at Le Mans.

The #8 car of Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima was in a close fight with the #1 Porsche for second place. However trouble struck soon after Kazuki handed over to Sébastien. Close to the end of the eighth hour, the car was wheeled into the garage for a replacement front motor and battery.

Earlier in his stint, Kazuki had closed significantly, helped by the same slow zone issues which had earlier hindered the #8 when Anthony was driving. As the seventh hour began, Kazuki closed right up to the second-placed #1 Porsche with some quick lap times.

Yuji was forced to take an additional pit stop early in his stint for a small repair to secure the passenger door, which caused the #9 to fall off the lead lap. But matters improved and he completed a solid first race stint at Le Mans in fourth place.

Nicolas returned to the cockpit of the #9 for a night stint, with Mike now leading in the #7 as repairs continued on the #8.

TS050 HYBRID #7 (Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Stéphane Sarrazin)

Grid position: 1st

Kamui Kobayashi (TS050 HYBRID #7)

“Stéphane Sarrazin: "It was a difficult stint. I had bad luck with traffic and I also lost 10 seconds when I went through a slow zone and they removed it for the cars behind. But that's part of the game and we are still pushing. The car feels very good.”

TS050 HYBRID #8 (Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima)

Grid position: 2nd

Anthony Davidson (TS050 HYBRID #8)

“It's a pity about the problem; we have to see how long it takes but we will not give up. Before that, it was a good stint for me in terms of the gap to the front. We got a bit lucky with slow zones which reduced the gap a lot. Then I had strong pace compared to the others.”

TS050 HYBRID #9 (Nicolas Lapierre, Yuji Kunimoto, José María López)

Grid position: 5th

José María López (TS050 HYBRID #9)

“My stint had a lot of slow zones which made it difficult, because that is new to me. Traffic is not easy here, and it was also hard to see so well because the sun was so bright. But it went smoothly enough and the car feels consistent and pretty good.”

After Hour 8 RESULTS - LMP

Pos	N°	Cat	Team/Car	Driver	Total time/Gap	Laps	Best time	T
1	7	LMP1-H	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID	Mike CONWAY Kamui KOBAYASHI Stéphane SARRAZIN	7:59'33.125	129	3'18.694	M
2	1	LMP1-H	Porsche LMP Team Porsche 919 Hybrid	Neel JANI André LOTTERER Nick TANDY	42.858	129	3'18.805	M
3	9	LMP1-H	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID	Nicolas LAPIERRE Yuji KUNIMOTO Jose Maria LOPEZ	1 Lap	128	3'19.321	M
4	8	LMP1-H	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID	Sébastien BUEMI Anthony DAVIDSON Kazuki NAKAJIMA	4 Laps	125	3'18.882	M
5	13	LMP2	Vaillante Rebellion Oreca 07 - Gibson	Nelson PIQUET JR David HEINEMEIER HANSSON Mathias BECHE	7 Laps	122	3'28.801	D
6	31	LMP2	Vaillante Rebellion Oreca 07 - Gibson	Nicolas PROST Julien CANAL Bruno SENNA	7 Laps	122	3'29.517	D
7	38	LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Ho-Pin TUNG Thomas LAURENT Oliver JARVIS	7 Laps	122	3'29.305	D
8	25	LMP2	CEFC Manor TRS Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Roberto GONZALEZ Simon TRUMMER Vitaly PETROV	8 Laps	121	3'29.143	D
9	35	LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut Alpine A470 - Gibson	Nelson PANCIATICI Pierre RAGUES André NEGRÃO	8 Laps	121	3'31.095	D
10	40	LMP2	Graff Oreca 07 - Gibson	James ALLEN Franck MATELLI Richard BRADLEY	8 Laps	121	3'30.485	D
11	24	LMP2	CEFC Manor TRS Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Tor GRAVES Jonathan HIRSCHI Jean-Eric VERGNE	9 Laps	120	3'30.669	D
12	32	LMP2	United Autosports Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Will OWEN Hugo DE SADELEER Filipe ALBUQUERQUE	9 Laps	120	3'31.678	D
13	21	LMP2	Dragonspeed - 10 Star Oreca 07 - Gibson	Henrik HEDMAN Ben HANLEY Felix ROSENQVIST	9 Laps	120	3'30.998	D
14	37	LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	David CHENG Tristan GOMMENDY Alex BRUNDLE	9 Laps	120	3'29.652	D
15	47	LMP2	Cetilar Villorba Corse Dallara P217 - Gibson	Roberto LACORTE Giorgio SERNAGIOTTO Andrea BELICCHI	11 Laps	118	3'33.877	D
16	34	LMP2	Tockwith Motorsports Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Nigel MOORE Philip HANSON Karun CHANDHOK	11 Laps	118	3'33.875	D
17	23	LMP2	Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Fabien BARTHEZ Timothé BURET Nathanaël BERTHON	11 Laps	118	3'34.995	M
18	28	LMP2	TDS Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	François PERRODO Matthieu VAXIVIERE Emmanuel COLLARD	12 Laps	117	3'32.148	D
19	39	LMP2	Graff Oreca 07 - Gibson	Enzo GUIBBERT Eric TROUILLET James WINSLOW	13 Laps	116	3'33.405	D
20	33	LMP2	Eurasia Motorsport Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Jacques NICOLET Pierre NICOLET Erik MARIS	14 Laps	115	3'36.750	D
21	29	LMP2	Racing Team Nederland Dallara P217 - Gibson	Jan LAMMERS Frits VAN EERD Rubens BARRICHELLO	14 Laps	115	3'35.250	D
22	17	LMP2	Idec Sport Racing Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Patrice LAFARGUE Paul LAFARGUE David ZOLLINGER	15 Laps	114	3'37.781	M
34	36	LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut Alpine A470 - Gibson	Romain DUMAS Gustavo MENEZES Matthew RAO	18 Laps	111	3'31.714	D
36	2	LMP1-H	Porsche LMP Team Porsche 919 Hybrid	Timo BERNHARD Earl BAMBER Brendon HARTLEY	18 Laps	111	3'19.782	M
43	27	LMP2	SMP Racing Dallara P217 - Gibson	Mikhail ALESHIN Sergey SIROTKIN Victor SHAITAR	19 Laps	110	3'31.119	D
48	45	LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Mark PATTERSON Matthew MCMURRY Vincent CAPILLAIRE	21 Laps	108	3'33.968	D
52	22	LMP2	G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Memo ROJAS Ryo HIRAKAWA Jose GUTIERREZ	22 Laps	107	3'31.986	D
55	43	LMP2	Keating Motorsports Riley MK30 - GIBSON	Ben KEATING Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN Ricky TAYLOR	24 Laps	105	3'37.914	M
56	49	LMP2	Arc Bratislava Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Miroslav KONOPKA Konstantin CALKO Rik BREUKERS	33 Laps	96	3'35.398	D
	26	LMP2	G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Roman RUSINOV Pierre THIRIET Alex LYNN	109 Laps	20	3'31.213	D
	4	LMP1	Bykolles Racing Team Enso CLM P1/01 - Nismo	Oliver WEBB Dominik KRAIHAMER Marco BONANOMI	122 Laps	7	3'25.919	M

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After Hour 8 RESULTS - LMGTE

Pos	N°	Cat	Team/Car	Driver	Total time/Gap	Laps	Best time	T
23	97	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage	Darren TURNER Jonathan ADAM Daniel SERRA	16 Laps	113	3'52.244	D
24	67	LMGTE Pro	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT	Andy PRIAULX Harry TINCKNELL Luis Felipe DERANI	16 Laps	113	3'52.198	M
25	92	LMGTE Pro	Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR	Michael CHRISTENSEN Kevin ESTRE Dirk WERNER	16 Laps	113	3'52.061	M
26	66	LMGTE Pro	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT	Stefan MÜCKE Olivier PLA Billy JOHNSON	16 Laps	113	3'51.828	M
27	95	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage	Nicki THIIM Marco SØRENSEN Richie STANAWAY	16 Laps	113	3'51.276	D
28	91	LMGTE Pro	Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR	Richard LIETZ Frédéric MAKOWIECKI Patrick PILET	16 Laps	113	3'51.800	M
29	68	LMGTE Pro	Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT	Joey HAND Dirk MÜLLER Tony KANAAN	16 Laps	113	3'52.198	M
30	69	LMGTE Pro	Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT	Ryan BRISCOE Richard WESTBROOK Scott DIXON	16 Laps	113	3'51.733	M
31	63	LMGTE Pro	Corvette Racing - GM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jan MAGNUSSEN Antonio GARCIA Jordan TAYLOR	16 Laps	113	3'51.900	M
32	51	LMGTE Pro	AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE	James CALADO Alessandro PIER GUIDI Michele RUGOLO	16 Laps	113	3'52.471	M
33	71	LMGTE Pro	AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE	Davide RIGON Sam BIRD Miguel MOLINA	17 Laps	112	3'52.799	M
35	84	LMGTE Am	JMW Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE	Robert SMITH Will STEVENS Dries VANTHOOR	18 Laps	111	3'55.535	M
37	90	LMGTE Am	TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage	Salih YOLUC Euan HANKEY Rob BELL	19 Laps	110	3'54.115	D
38	64	LMGTE Pro	Corvette Racing - GM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Oliver GAVIN Tommy MILNER Marcel FÄSSLER	19 Laps	110	3'51.866	M
39	55	LMGTE Am	Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE	Duncan CAMERON Aaron SCOTT Marco CIOCI	19 Laps	110	3'55.413	M
40	99	LMGTE Am	Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage	Andrew HOWARD Ross GUNN Oliver BRYANT	19 Laps	110	3'54.903	D
41	77	LMGTE Am	Dempsey - Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR 991	Christian RIED Matteo CAIROLI Marvin DIENST	19 Laps	110	3'55.778	D
42	62	LMGTE Am	Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GTE	Cooper MACNEIL William SWEEDLER Townsend BELL	19 Laps	110	3'55.388	M
44	93	LMGTE Am	Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 991	Patrick LONG Abdulaziz AL FAISAL Michael HEDLUND	20 Laps	109	3'58.225	D
45	65	LMGTE Am	Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GTE	Christina NIELSEN Alessandro BALZAN Bret CURTIS	20 Laps	109	3'56.457	M
46	83	LMGTE Am	DH Racing Ferrari 488 GTE	Tracy KROHN Niclas JÖNSSON Andrea BERTOLINI	20 Laps	109	3'55.058	M
47	61	LMGTE Am	Clearwater Racing Ferrari 488 GTE	Weng Sun MOK Keita SAWA Matt GRIFFIN	21 Laps	108	3'54.977	M
49	86	LMGTE Am	Gulf Racing UK Porsche 911 RSR (2016)	Michael WAINWRIGHT Benjamin BARKER Nicholas FOSTER	21 Laps	108	3'58.462	D
50	50	LMGTE Am	Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Fernando REES Romain BRANDELA Christian PHILIPPON	21 Laps	108	3'53.857	M
51	54	LMGTE Am	Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE	Thomas FLOHR Francesco CASTELLACCI Olivier BERETTA	22 Laps	107	3'56.956	M
53	98	LMGTE Am	Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage	Paul DALLA LANA Pedro LAMY Mathias LAUDA	22 Laps	107	3'55.515	D
54	60	LMGTE Am	Clearwater Racing Ferrari 488 GTE	Richard WEE Hiroki KATOH Alvaro PARENTE	23 Laps	106	3'56.700	M
	82	LMGTE Pro	Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE	Toni VILANDER Giancarlo FISICHELLA Pierre KAFFER	57 Laps	72	3'52.298	M
	88	LMGTE Am	Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 991	Klaus BACHLER Stéphane LEMERET Khaled AL QUBAISI	111 Laps	18	4'01.338	D

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