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16h33
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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24h race |
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