2011 twenty-four Hours of Le Mans – Click upon top of for high-res picture gallery
Okay, it’s not utterly a median indicate during a 2011 twenty-four Hours of Le Mans (there’s a small over twelve hours to go during this time), though we have a latest pick up of photos from Drew Phillips ready for your perusal. Taken as a object began a descent, a art studio next facilities a good brew of cars from all a classes.
As you’ve substantially seen by now, Audi has mislaid dual of a 3 cars. Allan McNish’s #3 Audi R18 TDI crashed out in fantastic conform during a a initial hour of a race. Though his automobile was all destroyed, he walked divided from a shunt unscathed. Then, #1 Audi R18 motorist Mike Rockenfeller followed fit with an similarly distressing night pile-up of his own after creation hit with a #71 Ferrari upon a Mulsanne straight. Rockenfeller additionally climbed out of his automobile afterward. Other than a cut postulated upon a single arm, he’s okay, though is being kept in a sanatorium overnight for observation. That’s good headlines all around for a Audi drivers concerned in a integrate of frightful crashes.
As of 8:20 PM Eastern, notwithstanding a bad fitness so far, Audi right away leads Le Mans, with a #2 R18 TDI forward of a #9 as good as #7 Peugeot 908s in LMP1. The highest-running gasoline-powered LMP1 automobile is a #16 Pescarolo Judd of Pescarolo Team. The personality in GTE Pro is a #74 Corvette Racing C6.R. In LMP2, a #41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Nissan is up front. Finally, a GTE Amateur category is right away led by a #81 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 RSR.
That’s it for now. You can follow live timing during LeMans.org, as good as for a good single-page pick up of audio & video feeds, as good as timing, a spotter’s guide, as good as live chatting, check out Global Sports.
If we longed for a print art studio from a begin of a race, be certain to check which out as well. We’ll be behind with some-more coverage from Le Mans after in a race.
[Images: Copyright 2011 Drew Phillips / AOL]
