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THE RACE:
 
LE MANS 24h 2004 - all times are Central European Time
 
June 12-13 The race - LIVE click reload from your browser for up-date | PHOTOS | HOME
 
16h33 - Thank you very much for being with us during all this fantastic week and for your support messages. Stay close to our site for the latest updates and new motorsport events !
16h03 - The race is over. A great result for the Seikel Porsche which finished in 4th place in GT category and 15th overall. Peter Seikel is extremely happy. "It's a great, great result. I want to thank the team for their fantastic job. Also, a special note for Yokohama which provided us the best tyres ever. Those moments are uniques in life. All those who can finish Le Mans are winners. " he said.
15h35 - positions: #84 (Burgess) - 4th GT/16th overall; less than half an hour to go
15h11 - pit stop for #84. Tony Burgess stays in the car
15h07 - positions: #84 (Burgess) - 4th GT/15th overall
13h32 - positions: #84 (Bagnall) - 4th GT/16th overall
13h31 - here you have some photos from the latest pit stop
13h10 - pit stop for #84. Andrew Bagnall entered the car for a new stint
12h56 - positions in GT: 1. #90 (Long) 284 laps ; 2. #85 (Ortelli) at 4 laps ; 3. #77 (Orido) at 5 laps; 4. #84 (Collin) at 8 laps...
12h46 - positions in GT: 1. #90 (Long) 282 laps ; 2. #85 (Kelleners) at 2 laps - pits; 3. #77 (Orido) at 4 laps; 4. #84 (Collin) at 8 laps...
12h43 - Freisinger's Porsche #85 is blocked in the pits right now. #90 Porsche is now the leading car in the GT category.
12h34 - for the last few hours, the car had a strange problem with the fuel limiter, which was not working well. This cost the team some time in the pits. Now it seems that the problem has been fixed and that the drivers can concentrate 100% on their driving
12h32 - very interesting battle in the GT category with three and a half hours remaining from this 72nd edition of the Le Mans 24h race. Seikel Motorsport's #84 Porsche is running actually in the 4th place in GT and 17th overall. Philip Collin is in the car at this moment and the battle is very exciting in front of him as the Freisinger Porsche #85 which is running in first place has an ignition problem.
12h27 - position in GT: #84 (Collin) - 4th
11h00 - positions in GT: 1. #85 (Dumas) 260 laps ; 2. #90 (Bergmeister) at 3 laps; 3. #77 (Nishiza) at 7 laps; 4. #84 (Burgess) at 10 laps...
10h38 - positions in GT: 1. #85 (Ortelli); 2. #90 (Maasen); 3. #77 (Nishiza); 4. #84 (Burgess); 5. #72 (Almeras)...
10h27 - total elapsed time in pits: #84 - 34min36 (19 stops) - #85 (leading GT car) - 27min32 (17 stops)
10h24 - speed taking at Dunlop corner: #84 (Burgess) - 230.23 km/h (best: 260.53)
10h19 - position in GT: #84 (Burgess) - 4th (last time: 4:18.013)
10h03 - pit stop, Tony Burgess is now in the car
10h01 - position in GT: #84 (Bagnall) - 4th
08h25 - position in GT: #84 (Collin) - 5th -at 9 laps behind the leading GT car
08h00 - listen an exclusive interview with Tony Burgess after 16 hours of racing here at Le Mans
06h36 - position in GT: #84 (Bagnall) - 5th
06h18 - position in GT: #84 (Bagnall) - 6th
05h49 - position in GT: #84 (Bagnall) - 6th at 6 laps behind the leading GT car
04h25 - pit stop for Tony Burgess. Philip Collin is in the car now
04h13 - position in GT: #84 (Burgess) - 6th at 5 laps behind the leading GT car
03h50 - #83 car is officially out of the race with engine failure. Seikel's remaining car in the race, #84 is running in the 6th place in GT
03h48 - green flag; the race is restarted
03h44 - the Safety Car is out
03h43 - positions in GT: #84 (Bagnall) - 6th
03h35 - #83 car is stopped into the pits with engine problems and there are not many chances to get back on the track
03h21 - #83 car is blocked into the pits
03h20 - positions in GT: #83 (Caffi) - 7th; #84 (Bagnall) - 6th
03h17 - positions in GT: #83 (Caffi) - 6th; #84 (Bagnall) - 7th
03h16 - Andrew Bagnall continues but Alex Caffi is still into the pits. The team is working right now on the car
03h14 - Andrew Bagnall enters to the pits (# 84)
03h12 - 12° C here at Le Mans and perfect dry conditions
03h10 - Alex Caffi (# 83) is in the pits
02h57 - positions in GT: #83 (Caffi) - 4th at 3 laps behind the leading class car; #84 (Bagnall) - 7th
02h15 - drivers' change for the #84. Andrew Bagnall enters the car. You have an exclusive interview with Philip Collin after his stint.
02h02 - Alex is back on the track. The team is analysing the technical data from the engine
02h02 - pit stop for Alex Caffi. The oil pressure is very high. The technical crew checked very seriously the engine side. It seems that the wather temperature gets high too.
01h32 - positions in GT: #83 (Caffi) - 3rd at 4 laps behind the leading class car; #84 (Collin) - 7th
01h25 - pit stop for #84 Philip Collin stays in the car. He has some problems with the engine (misfire).
01h15 - positions in GT: #83 (Caffi) - 3rd; #84 (Collin) - 7th
01h11 - the #83 car was hit from behind by a prototype. There is no technical problem but the the back right of the car is damaged
01h07 - pit stop for #83 - Alex Caffi enters the car for a night stint
01h05 - positions in GT: #83 (van Merksteijn) - 3rd; #84 (Collin) - 7th
01h03 - here you have some photos from the race itself
00h17 - positions in GT: #83 (van Merksteijn)- 3rd at 3 laps behind the leading class car; #84 (Burgess) - 7th at 5 laps behind the leading class car
00h06 - it's Sunday here in Le Mans and the battle is very exciting in all classes
23h56 - positions in GT: #83 (Rosa)- 3rd; #84 (Burgess) - 10th
23h49 - total elapsed time in pits #83 - 9min56 (12min22 for the leading class car); #84 - 14min29
23h39 - pit stops so far: #83 - 6 (same number as the class leading car); #84 - 8
23h36 - positions overall: #83 (Rosa) - 18th; #84(Burgess) - 26th
23h23 - positions in GT: #83 (Rosa)- 3rd at 3 laps behind the leading class car; #84 (Burgess) - 9th
22h03 - the official ACO night here at Le Mans
19h23 - unscheduled pit-stop due to some unexpected problems with the fuel pomp for the #84 car (A. Bagnall in the car)
19h15 - G. Rosa spins the car at Arnage corner but he restarts
18h26 - positions in GT: #83 (Rosa)- 4th; #84 (Bagnall) - 8th
18h14 - here you have some photos from the pre-start activities
18h05 - safety car end, the race is green flag
18h01 - the safety car is out as two Audis have gone off at high speed into the gravel at the Porsche Curves...
17h45 - positions in GT: #83 (Caffi)- 4th; #84(Collin) - 8th
17h31 - Philip Collin spins the car at the Playstation chicane but rejoins the track
17h21 - for any question or comment, don't hesitate to contact us at: lucis@orange.fr. We will try to answer all your questions live.
17h16 - positions: #83 - 4th (1:31.796 behind the class leader), #84 - 6th (1 lap behind the class leader)
17h13 - speed taking at Dunlop corner: # 83 (Caffi) - 236.74 km/h (best: 254.44) ; #84 (Collin) - 236.23 km/h (best: 244.17)
17h08 - positions: #83 (Caffi)- 4th; #84(Collin) - 7th
17h06 - pit stop for #84. Philip Collin enters the car
17h03 - pit stop for #83. Alex Caffi stays in the car. He is 5th in class now.
17h00 - positions: #83 - 3rd , #84 - 4th in GT class
16h40 - positions: #83 (Caffi)- 4th , #84(Burgess) - 6th; best time of Alex Caffi: 4:12.539
16h32 - positions: #83 - 4th , #84 - 7th; dry conditions
16h01 - Green flag, we are go ! Tony Burgess is in the Seikel car # 84 and Alex Caffi in the #83. They had a clear start, without incidents.
15h52 - Welcome to the Seikel Motorsport's live coverage of the Le Mans 24h race
 
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