Audi Press Release
- Audi starts the new day with a 1-2-3 lead
- Happy birthday, Dindo Capello!
Ingolstadt/Le Mans, June 17, 2012 – Midnight at Le Mans. The ninth hour of racing was another quiet one for the three Audi R18 sportscars of Audi Sport Team Joest still leading the field.
The #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro driven by André Lotterer led the Audi squad into the new day. He was followed by Allan McNish in the sister car and the #4 Audi R18 ultra, both a lap down. Loïc Duval continued his recovery with the #3 Audi R18 ultra and defended sixth position.
There was something to celebrate in the Audi Sport Team Joest pit garage: Dindo Capello celebrates his 48th birthday today.
Positions after 9 hours: 1 Audi #1 2 Audi #2 -1L 3 Audi #4 -1L 4 Lola-Toyota #12 -4L 5 Lola-Toyota #13 -5L 6 Audi #3 -8L 7 Oreca-Nissan #48 -8L 8 Morgan-Judd #24 -8L 9 HPD-Honda #44 -9L 10 Oreca-Nissan #26 -9L
Time Fact
23:03 #1 pit stop from P1, diesel, tires, Fässler out, Lotterer in
23:05 #3 pit stop form P6, diesel, tires, Gené out, Duval in
23:10 #4 pit stop from P3, diesel, tires, Jarvis out, Rockenfeller in
23:31 # 2 pit stop from P2, diesel
23:43 #1 pit stop from P1, diesel
23:48 #3 pit stop form P6, diesel
23:54 #4 pit stop from P3, diesel
00:00 #1 P1 +1L #2 P2 -1L #4 P3 - 1L #3 P6 -8L
