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Toyota leads dramatic first 90 minutes at Spa

Toyota leads dramatic first 90 minutes at Spa
07/05/2016


 

  • Brendon Hartley led first stint comfortably in No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid
  • No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid  of Marc Lieb suffers technical problem with hybrid system and forced to race at reduced pace, dropping back to sixth position
  • Lucas Di Grassi and Sebastien Buemi engage in incredible battle for second place
  • Buemi emerges from first scheduled stops in the lead but is hunted down by Timo Bernhard now in No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid
  • Bernhard and Buemi dual in sensational fight until Bernhard forced to pit with front-left puncture
  • After 90 mins Buemi leads by 26 secs from Lucas Di Grassi in No.8 Audi R18
  • Rebellion 1-2 in LMP1 Privateer category as No.12 heads No.13 R-One AER
  • No.36 Signatech Alpine of Lapierre leads LMP2 
  • No.44 Manor ORECA second after Will Stevens charges through field in early stages
  • AF Corse 1-2 in LMGTE Pro as No.51 heads No.71 Ferrari 488GTE
  • LMGTE Am sees No.98 Aston Martin of Paul Dalla Lana head No.83 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia

Race Facts:

15:56:01 Porsches #1 & #2 have now dropped to 5th & 6th

15:54:55 Gibson #42 had picked up tyre debris from Porsche #1

15:51:47 Gibson #42 has puncture on front left

15:49:58 Porsche #1 pits - Webber gets in

15:47:42 Porsche #1 has left front puncture

15:42:43 After 1 hour in GTE Am #98 Aston leads from #83 Ferrari & #50 Corvette

15:41:22 After 1 hour in GTE Pro #51 Ferrari leads #71 Ferrari and #97 Aston

15:39:50 After 1 hour #26 Oreca leads P2 from #44 Manor & #36 Alpine

15:38:37 After 1 hour Toyota #5 leads P1 from Porsche #1 & Audi #8

15:37:22 Aston #98 reported for speeding in pit lane

15:33:51 Audi #7 has damaged floor

15:33:15 Aston #97 reported for speeding in pit lane

15:30:13 Aston #95 reported for speeding in pit lane

15:26:48 Gibson #38 has fixed loose mirror but now 4 laps down

15:24:51 G-Drive Oreca #26 retakes lead in P2

15:22:54 Drive through for Toyota #6 for causing collision with #37 SMP BR

15:21:16 Buemi in Toyota #5 leads after pit stop for Porsche #1

15:19:11 Jani in Porsche #2

15:18:00 Alpine #36 leads P2 from #26 Oreca

15:16:27 New nose for Toyota #6

15:15:40 Toyota #6 hit #37 SMP BR

15:14:26 Stop for Audi #7

15:13:38 Ford #67 had contact with GTE Am leader #83 Ferrari @ Les Combes - Aston #98 now leads GTE Am

15:12:09 Ford #67 has spin after contact

15:10:39 Toyota #5 takes 2nd from Audi #8

15:09:03 2:20.679 fastest lap in GTE Am for #83 Ferrari

15:08:01 2:18.485 fastest lap in GTE Pro for Ferrari #71

15:06:56 2:09.317 fastest lap in P2 for #26 Oreca

15:05:03 Rebellion #13 leads Rebellion #12 in P1 Privateer class #4 CLM in 3rd

15:02:57 Gibson #38 has loose right mirror

15:01:48 Manor #45 warned after contact with #31 ESM

14:58:55 SMP BR #37 rejoins 12 laps down

14:57:25 Toyotas #5 & #6 now 3rd & 4th

14:55:18 Porsche #2 has hybrid issue 

14:54:46 SMP BR #37 still in pits after losing tyre

14:51:31 Corvette #50 takes 3rd in GTE Am

14:50:49 Toyota #5 into 3rd

14:49:33 Lieb in Porsche #2 drops to 6th

14:47:48 Lieb in Porsche #2 overtaken by Audi #8

14:46:45 Fastest lap for Hartley 1:58.431 in Porsche #1 on lap 3

14:45:12 In GTE Am #83 Ferrari leads #98 Aston & #88 Porsche

14:43:59 In GTE Pro #51 Ferrari leads from #71 & #97 Aston

14:38:44 In P2 #26 Ligier leads from #44 Manor Oreca and #36 Alpine

14:36:36 Porsche #1 leads from #2 with Audi #8 in 3rd

14:34:00 Spin for Mehri in #45

14:31:48 Green Flag

 

 

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