Round3

24 HOURS OF LE MANS

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

Course:CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE

Race 4

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing:LE MANS 24 HOURS UPDATE 4

The race-leading #7 of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Stéphane Sarrazin suffered a clutch problem towards the end of the 10th hour. Kamui and the team tried valiantly to bring it back to the pits but he eventually had to park the car at the exit of the Porsche Curves and retire.

In a cruel further twist, just 15 minutes after that disappointment, the #9 TS050 HYBRID of Nicolas Lapierre, Yuji Kunimoto and José María López was hit by an LMP2 competitor approaching the first corner, causing damage to the rear left of the car.

Nicolas continued as far as possible but the car was unable to reach the pits and at 1.30am he stopped the car for good. The impact had badly damaged the rear of the car and prevented it moving further.

Investigations are ongoing into the precise damage to both cars and will be concluded when the cars are returned after the race.

That leaves the #8 TS050 HYBRID of Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima as the sole TOYOTA in the race, although that is 29 laps behind after over an hour in the pits to replace the front motor and battery.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing expresses its regret and sadness at the unacceptable turn of events in a race which started with high hopes of a first-ever victory at Le Mans.

Kamui Kobayashi

“It is so disappointing. The car was running very well and we were just taking things steady, building a gap at the front. Then after the safety car, I just had no power. I tried to come back to the pits but it wasn't possible. I feel so sad for everyone in the team who has worked so hard for this race and produced such a quick car.”

Nicolas Lapierre

“I can't believe it. The LMP2 car was directly behind me at the end of the start-finish straight and I had the normal fuel cut. I guess he was surprised; he hit me from behind and that was it. It's so frustrating for all of us in the team.”

After Hour 12 RESULTS - LMP

Pos	N°	Cat	Team/Car	Driver	Total time/Gap	Laps	Best time	T
1	1	LMP1-H	Porsche LMP Team Porsche 919 Hybrid	Neel JANI André LOTTERER Nick TANDY	12:03'07.044	188	3'18.805	M
2	31	LMP2	Vaillante Rebellion Oreca 07 - Gibson	Nicolas PROST Julien CANAL Bruno SENNA	9 Laps	179	3'29.517	D
3	38	LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Ho-Pin TUNG Thomas LAURENT Oliver JARVIS	9 Laps	179	3'29.305	D
4	13	LMP2	Vaillante Rebellion Oreca 07 - Gibson	Nelson PIQUET JR David HEINEMEIER HANSSON Mathias BECHE	9 Laps	179	3'28.801	D
5	35	LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut Alpine A470 - Gibson	Nelson PANCIATICI Pierre RAGUES André NEGRÃO	11 Laps	177	3'31.095	D
6	40	LMP2	Graff Oreca 07 - Gibson	James ALLEN Franck MATELLI Richard BRADLEY	11 Laps	177	3'30.485	D
7	24	LMP2	CEFC Manor TRS Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Tor GRAVES Jonathan HIRSCHI Jean-Eric VERGNE	11 Laps	177	3'29.682	D
8	32	LMP2	United Autosports Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Will OWEN Hugo DE SADELEER Filipe ALBUQUERQUE	11 Laps	177	3'31.678	D
9	37	LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	David CHENG Tristan GOMMENDY Alex BRUNDLE	12 Laps	176	3'29.652	D
10	23	LMP2	Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Fabien BARTHEZ Timothé BURET Nathanaël BERTHON	14 Laps	174	3'33.642	M
11	21	LMP2	Dragonspeed - 10 Star Oreca 07 - Gibson	Henrik HEDMAN Ben HANLEY Felix ROSENQVIST	15 Laps	173	3'30.998	D
12	28	LMP2	TDS Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	François PERRODO Matthieu VAXIVIERE Emmanuel COLLARD	15 Laps	173	3'31.517	D
13	34	LMP2	Tockwith Motorsports Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Nigel MOORE Philip HANSON Karun CHANDHOK	15 Laps	173	3'33.875	D
14	47	LMP2	Cetilar Villorba Corse Dallara P217 - Gibson	Roberto LACORTE Giorgio SERNAGIOTTO Andrea BELICCHI	17 Laps	171	3'33.877	D
15	39	LMP2	Graff Oreca 07 - Gibson	Enzo GUIBBERT Eric TROUILLET James WINSLOW	17 Laps	171	3'31.953	D
16	2	LMP1-H	Porsche LMP Team Porsche 919 Hybrid	Timo BERNHARD Earl BAMBER Brendon HARTLEY	18 Laps	170	3'19.782	M
17	33	LMP2	Eurasia Motorsport Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Jacques NICOLET Pierre NICOLET Erik MARIS	20 Laps	168	3'36.750	D
28	17	LMP2	Idec Sport Racing Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Patrice LAFARGUE Paul LAFARGUE David ZOLLINGER	23 Laps	165	3'37.781	M
29	29	LMP2	Racing Team Nederland Dallara P217 - Gibson	Jan LAMMERS Frits VAN EERD Rubens BARRICHELLO	23 Laps	165	3'35.127	D
30	36	LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut Alpine A470 - Gibson	Romain DUMAS Gustavo MENEZES Matthew RAO	24 Laps	164	3'31.714	D
34	45	LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Mark PATTERSON Matthew MCMURRY Vincent CAPILLAIRE	26 Laps	162	3'33.968	D
41	27	LMP2	SMP Racing Dallara P217 - Gibson	Mikhail ALESHIN Sergey SIROTKIN Victor SHAITAR	28 Laps	160	3'31.119	D
46	8	LMP1-H	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID	Sébastien BUEMI Anthony DAVIDSON Kazuki NAKAJIMA	29 Laps	159	3'18.882	M
50	22	LMP2	G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Memo ROJAS Ryo HIRAKAWA Jose GUTIERREZ	35 Laps	153	3'31.986	D
51	43	LMP2	Keating Motorsports Riley MK30 - GIBSON	Ben KEATING Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN Ricky TAYLOR	39 Laps	149	3'37.914	M
53	49	LMP2	Arc Bratislava Ligier JSP217 - Gibson	Miroslav KONOPKA Konstantin CALKO Rik BREUKERS	54 Laps	134	3'35.398	D
	9	LMP1-H	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID	Nicolas LAPIERRE Yuji KUNIMOTO Jose Maria LOPEZ	28 Laps	160	3'19.321	M
	7	LMP1-H	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Toyota TS050 HYBRID	Mike CONWAY Kamui KOBAYASHI Stéphane SARRAZIN	34 Laps	154	3'18.694	M
	25	LMP2	CEFC Manor TRS Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Roberto GONZALEZ Simon TRUMMER Vitaly PETROV	36 Laps	152	3'29.143	D
	26	LMP2	G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson	Roman RUSINOV Pierre THIRIET Alex LYNN	168 Laps	20	3'31.213	D
	4	LMP1	Bykolles Racing Team Enso CLM P1/01 - Nismo	Oliver WEBB Dominik KRAIHAMER Marco BONANOMI	181 Laps	7	3'25.919	M

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After Hour 12 RESULTS - LMGTE

Pos	N°	Cat	Team/Car	Driver	Total time/Gap	Laps	Best time	T
18	95	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage	Nicki THIIM Marco SØRENSEN Richie STANAWAY	22 Laps	166	3'51.276	D
19	97	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage	Darren TURNER Jonathan ADAM Daniel SERRA	22 Laps	166	3'51.720	D
20	91	LMGTE Pro	Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR	Richard LIETZ Frédéric MAKOWIECKI Patrick PILET	22 Laps	166	3'51.800	M
21	71	LMGTE Pro	AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE	Davide RIGON Sam BIRD Miguel MOLINA	22 Laps	166	3'52.799	M
22	92	LMGTE Pro	Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR	Michael CHRISTENSEN Kevin ESTRE Dirk WERNER	22 Laps	166	3'51.699	M
23	51	LMGTE Pro	AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE	James CALADO Alessandro PIER GUIDI Michele RUGOLO	22 Laps	166	3'52.471	M
24	67	LMGTE Pro	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT	Andy PRIAULX Harry TINCKNELL Luis Felipe DERANI	22 Laps	166	3'52.198	M
25	68	LMGTE Pro	Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT	Joey HAND Dirk MÜLLER Tony KANAAN	22 Laps	166	3'51.904	M
26	63	LMGTE Pro	Corvette Racing - GM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jan MAGNUSSEN Antonio GARCIA Jordan TAYLOR	22 Laps	166	3'51.900	M
27	69	LMGTE Pro	Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT	Ryan BRISCOE Richard WESTBROOK Scott DIXON	23 Laps	165	3'51.733	M
31	84	LMGTE Am	JMW Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE	Robert SMITH Will STEVENS Dries VANTHOOR	24 Laps	164	3'54.461	M
32	90	LMGTE Am	TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage	Salih YOLUC Euan HANKEY Rob BELL	26 Laps	162	3'54.115	D
33	77	LMGTE Am	Dempsey - Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR 991	Christian RIED Matteo CAIROLI Marvin DIENST	26 Laps	162	3'55.778	D
35	62	LMGTE Am	Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GTE	Cooper MACNEIL William SWEEDLER Townsend BELL	26 Laps	162	3'55.388	M
36	55	LMGTE Am	Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE	Duncan CAMERON Aaron SCOTT Marco CIOCI	26 Laps	162	3'55.413	M
37	64	LMGTE Pro	Corvette Racing - GM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Oliver GAVIN Tommy MILNER Marcel FÄSSLER	26 Laps	162	3'51.866	M
38	99	LMGTE Am	Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage	Andrew HOWARD Ross GUNN Oliver BRYANT	27 Laps	161	3'54.903	D
39	61	LMGTE Am	Clearwater Racing Ferrari 488 GTE	Weng Sun MOK Keita SAWA Matt GRIFFIN	27 Laps	161	3'54.977	M
40	93	LMGTE Am	Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 991	Patrick LONG Abdulaziz AL FAISAL Michael HEDLUND	27 Laps	161	3'58.225	D
42	83	LMGTE Am	DH Racing Ferrari 488 GTE	Tracy KROHN Niclas JÖNSSON Andrea BERTOLINI	28 Laps	160	3'55.058	M
43	65	LMGTE Am	Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GTE	Christina NIELSEN Alessandro BALZAN Bret CURTIS	28 Laps	160	3'55.984	M
44	86	LMGTE Am	Gulf Racing UK Porsche 911 RSR (2016)	Michael WAINWRIGHT Benjamin BARKER Nicholas FOSTER	28 Laps	160	3'57.774	D
45	66	LMGTE Pro	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT	Stefan MÜCKE Olivier PLA Billy JOHNSON	28 Laps	160	3'51.828	M
47	98	LMGTE Am	Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage	Paul DALLA LANA Pedro LAMY Mathias LAUDA	29 Laps	159	3'55.515	D
48	54	LMGTE Am	Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE	Thomas FLOHR Francesco CASTELLACCI Olivier BERETTA	29 Laps	159	3'56.298	M
49	60	LMGTE Am	Clearwater Racing Ferrari 488 GTE	Richard WEE Hiroki KATOH Alvaro PARENTE	30 Laps	158	3'54.089	M
52	50	LMGTE Am	Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Fernando REES Romain BRANDELA Christian PHILIPPON	39 Laps	149	3'53.857	M
	82	LMGTE Pro	Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE	Toni VILANDER Giancarlo FISICHELLA Pierre KAFFER	116 Laps	72	3'52.298	M
	88	LMGTE Am	Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 991	Klaus BACHLER Stéphane LEMERET Khaled AL QUBAISI	170 Laps	18	4'01.338	D

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