Audi Press Release
- Audi is still leading with three cars
- #3 Audi R18 ultra back in the top ten
Ingolstadt/Le Mans, June 16, 2012 – Except a spin of Dindo Capello the four Audi R18 cars experienced a troublefree eighth hour of racing at Le Mans.
After a third of the race the Audi Sport Team Joest drivers defended their clear 1-2-3 lead. The Lola-Toyota in position four was four laps behind the leading #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro driven by Marcel Fässler.
Just before he handed the car over to Allan McNish, Dindo Capello lost some time due to a spin in the second chicane. Nevertheless, the #2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro was still on the same lap like the leader. Marc Gené made his way back to the top ten with his #3 Audi R18 ultra.
Positions after 8 hours: 1 Audi #1 2 Audi #2 -1L 3 Audi #4 -1L 4 Lola-Toyota #12 -3L 5 Lola-Toyota #13 -5L 6 Audi #3 -7L 7 Oreca-Nissan #48 -7L 8 Morgan-Judd #24 -7L 9 HPD-Honda #44 -6L 10 Oreca-Nissan #49 -7L
Time Fact
22:07 #2 pit stop from P2, diesel
22:21 #3 pit stop from P13, diesel
22:23 #1 pit stop from P1, diesel
22:27 #4 pit stop from P3, diesel
22:44 #3 Gene back in the Top Ten
22:45 #2 Capello (P2) spins in the second chicane
22:47 #2 pit stop form P2, diesel, tires, Capello out, McNish in
23:00 #1 P1 +3m 21.483s #2 P2 -3m 21.483s #4 P3 - 1L #3 P6 -7L
