85th Running Of The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, 17-18 June 2017Sports Cars

[Com Fox]

Gutted a bit but happy for the #2 for this comeback.

At least I can be happy Toyota ain't winning.

 

[Amac500]

Ahhh, back to needing a Porsche failure lol

 

[Michelin Man]

Unscheduled pit for the #91 Porsche, about 10min after their previous pit.

Yea, just heard about that, possible puncture for the #91 maybe? Either way, it's promoted the #67 into 3rd .

 

[Flaren89]

The dream is over...

 

[Amac500]

Gutted a bit but happy for the #2 for this comeback.

At least I can be happy Toyota ain't winning.

Won't be too popular an opinion.

And yeah, any overall win for a non-top tier win from a small class is huge.

 

[JayOTT]

Damnit the LMP2 dream is dead...

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

Any particular reason they blue flagged #38? After all, they were racing for position.

 

[Silent Drifter]

The #38 had led for 28 laps!

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Who would've thought a Porsche LMP1 driving past an LMP2 car with an hour left would be such an important overtake.

Jota should be delighted though, the most competitive LMP2 field ever and an overall 2nd place would be an incredible result. Porsche also look to have pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in motorsport history.

 

[catamount39]

Any particular reason they blue flagged #38? After all, they were racing for position.

It was probably for the GT's.

 

[Com Fox]

Any particular reason they blue flagged #38? After all, they were racing for position.

I think Blue Flags just apply for cars going considerably slower NOT it's overlapped.

 

[zzz_pt]

Last year, the last 5 min were crazy... Let's see what happens this year ^^

 

[Eva]

The #38 had led for 28 laps!

Blue flags are thrown because the Porsche still has a pace advantage over the LMP2. If the #38 blocked like it was an LMP1, that would be horrendous.

 

[Com Fox]

Last year, the last 5 min were crazy... Let's see what happens this year ^^

I always thought that was a once in a blue moon, so I don't think this changes much.

 

[Amac500]

Well, if 2 Toyota can fail in 20 minutes, we are a ways from home yet.

 

[FoRiZon]

Imagine if the LMP 2 win.....

"Who win, Audi or Toyota?"

"Rebellion"

"????"

 

[Amac500]

The Fox broadcast is so bad at Scandinavian names. Thiim and Jani, they can't pronounce either.

 

[Kitten]

*wakes up*

Wait theres only two LMP1's still on the grid?

 

[zzz_pt]

I always thought that was a once in a blue moon, so I don't think this changes much.

Even blue moons happen in consecutive years but yeah, happening something to #2 in the last 5min would be.... Dark magic? Lol

 

[TheElbows]

I don't know if I can handle much more drama. I'm gutted I didn't get to watch the race with my dad this year (it's one of our things). On the plus side I can let him know it's all worth watching...

 

[Michelin Man]

*wakes up*

Wait theres only two LMP1's still on the grid?

Boy oh boy, is there a story to tell!

 

[Silent Drifter]

*wakes up*

Wait theres only two LMP1's still on the grid?

And the Porsche finally was able to take the overall lead, after the #38 LMP2 led for 28 laps.

 

[Quakebass]

Porsche in pits, #38 could briefly see P1 again...

Edit - nope, just quick enough to deny the dream.

 

[Amac500]

*wakes up*

Wait theres only two LMP1's still on the grid?

It wasn't leading until 5 minutes ago.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Autosport's Hour 5 report from yesterday evening:

"The fifth LMP1 car still in the race, the #2 Porsche, rejoined after a long spell in the garage after it lost front-axle drive, but it is running 55th overall and is now firmly out of contention, 18 laps down, meaning Porsche has only one car left to battle the three Toyotas for the win."

Shows the chaos of what we've just witnessed.

 

[TheElbows]

For those lamenting the Toyotas, remember they're likely going to score 36 points for the season...so as far as seasonal performance goes they're only losing a bit out to Porsche. The LeMans portion though...well, yeah.

 

[Tired Tyres]

Any particular reason they blue flagged #38? After all, they were racing for position.

Blue flags just mean there's a faster car coming up behind you. It is not an instruction to move over like it is in F1/DTM.

 

[Amac500]

Oh man, without that rear wing section change on the 38 car my 45 minute prediction would've been spot on. Lol, why did I keep complicating it?

 

[spyrrari]

Porsche in pits, #38 could briefly see P1 again...

Edit - nope, just quick enough to deny the dream.

nope,because the 38 also pitted half a lap ago...so actually the gap is the same....



Spy.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Ah, Corvette is leading GTE. Screw it, I'm just hoping ford Ford maintains 3rd at this point.

Edit: Dammit.