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****LE MANS 24h 2005****

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE RACE - all times are Central European Time
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16h03 - The race is over..... but what a race ! The Seikel Porsche finished 7th in the GT class place which is a very very good result for the team. Everyone is happy. Finishing Le Mans was the main goal and it has been tremendously achieved.
15h35 - 25 minutes to go. 7th GT2; 24th overall
15h23 - Pit stop: refuelling, new Yokohama-Advan tyres and driver change: Collin to Felbermayr
15h11 - Horst Felbermayr will get the chequered flag for our team. He prepares himself for the last stint. It is very very hot here (50° C - track temperature). All the drivers are suffering because of these temperatures. Not many chances for our team to gain more places in the GT2 standings.
15h01 - 7th place (GT2); 25th overall. One hour remaining from this race. 35° C here at Le Mans
14h52 - car # 83 in the gravel bed at Indianapolis but rejoins
14h20 - Pit stop: refuelling and driver change: Shep to Collin
13h34 - 7th place (GT2); 26th overall
13h19 - Pit stop: refuelling, new tyres and driver change: Felbermayr to Shep
13h07 - Horst Felbermayr has 2 more laps to do from his stint
12h59 - Only 3 hours remaining from the race
12h57 - Speed taking (Hunaudières): best 282.61 km/h; last: 272.32 km/h
12h56 - 7th place (GT2); 26th overall
12h03 - Pit stop: refuelling and driver change: Collin to Felbermayr
11h41 - 7th place (GT2); 27th overall
11h14 - Last lap time: 4:27.969 ; best: 4:24.082
11h05 - Speed taking (Hunaudières): best 282.61 km/h; last: 274.82 km/h
11h04 - Total elapsed time in pit: 2h48:04
11h02 - 8th place (GT2); 28th overall
10h52 - The Seikel Porsche rejoins the track with Philip Collin on board. The clutch has been changed.
09h42 - The total elapsed time in pit for the #83 car is so far: 1h31:10
09h39 - The problem explains the low speed taken earlier at Hunaudières .
09h34 - The car has a problem. David Shep has signaled to the team a possible clutch or gearbox problem. The car is in the garage right now and the team are going to change the clutch, which will take more than one hour.
09h33 - Speed taking (Hunaudières): best 282.61 km/h; last: 184.63 km/h
09h32 - 7th place in GT2
09h19 - Pit stop: refuelling, new tyres and driver change: Felbermayr to Shep
09h04 - 7th place in GT2, 27th overall. 7 hours remaining.
08h00 - Pit stop: refuelling and driver change: Collin to Felbermayr
07h19 - 22° C, perfect weather conditions here at Le Mans
06h49 - Pit stop: refuelling, new tyres and driver change: Shep to Collin
05h40 - Pit stop: refuelling and driver change: Felbermayr to Shep
04h31 - 9th place in GT2, 30th overall. No special events.
04h16 - Pit stop: refuelling and driver change: Collin to Felbermayr
03h06 - Pit stop: refuelling, new tyres and driver change: Shep to Collin
03h01 - 9th place in GT2, 30th overall
01h51- Pit stop: refuelling, driver change: Felbermayr to Shep
01h00 - 15 hours remaining from this race
00h54 - 9th place in GT2, 32nd overall
00h43 - Pit stop: refuelling, new Yokohama-Advan slick tyres and driver change: Collin to Felbermayr
23h49 - Philip Collin had a spin at the Ford chicanes
23h42 - Pit stop: refuelling, driver change Shep to Collin (photo)
23h26 - 2 laps remaining for David Shep in his stint
23h20 - 9th place in GT2, 35th overall
23h17 - The safety car came in. Green flag
22h57 - SAFETY CAR
22h36 - 11th place in GT2, 36th overall
22h04 - Pit stop: refuelling, new Yokohama-Advan slick tyres and driver change: Felbermayr to Shep (photo)
20h58 - Pit stop: refuelling, driver change Collin to Felbermayr
20h24 - 11th place in GT 2, 40th overall. Philip Collin is still in the car. Last lap time: 4:25.246
19h46 - The car has just rejoined the track, after a long pit stop for repairings. Philip Collin is driving the car right now. David's incident happened at the Tertre Rouge S.
18h34- David Shep had a spin and hit the barriers. The car is a little damaged.
18h11- Pit stop: refuelling, new Yokohama-Advan slick tyres and driver change: David Shep replaces Horst Felbermayr (photo)
18h04 - The team are prepairing a new pit-stop for the end of this lap.
17h33 - Stop & go for car #83. This is a penalty given by the clerck of the race.
16h58 - Pit stop: refuelling, new Yokohama-Advan slick tyres and driver change: Horst Felbermayr replaces P. Collin
16h01 - Green flag, the race is underway! Philip Collin is in the Seikel's Porsche # 83. He had a good start, without incidents. Very hot temperatures: 32° C.
15h52 - Welcome to the Seikel Motorsport's live coverage of the Le Mans 24h race
 
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