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ALMS: Live Sebring Race Blog
Check back for hourly updates throughout the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring...
Could Team ORECA Matmut pull off the Sebring victory? (Photo: John Dagys)
While the factory Audi and Peugeot squads were clear favorites heading into Saturday’s Intercontinental Le Mans Cup season-opener, one team quietly flew under the radar all week.
Team ORECA Matmut may have had the intention of playing a supporting role to the works Peugeot squad, but at the end of twelve hours of hard-fought racing, the veteran French squad came out on top at the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Nicolas Lapierre, Olivier Panis and Loic Duval drove their 2010-spec Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP to a 31.868-second victory over defending American Le Mans Series LMP champions Highcroft Racing with its brand-new HPD ARX-01e, which proved to be the other surprise of the race.
RACE REPORT
HOUR 11 UPDATE —With one hour remaining, the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring is likely going to come down to the wire. Nicolas Lapierre pitted his race-leading Team ORECA Matmut Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP with 58 minutes to go, but will likely need a final splash of fuel to get their first-generation diesel-powered LMP1 car to the checkered flag.
The No. 01 Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01e of Simon Pagenaud, on the other hand, currently leads and will likely only need one final stop. Team Peugeot Total's No. 8 Peugeot runs in third but has struggled to recover from their lost time in the ninth hour. Audi Sport Team Joest's pair of Audi R15s run fourth and fifth, also having been heavily delayed with incidents throughout the 12-hour marathon.
BMW Motorsport has continued to hold command of GT, with the Tommy Milner-driven Corvette C6.R running second. Dirk Werner has elevated his No. 55 BMW to third after suffering a puncture with a collision with the No. 03 Corvette in the tenth hour.
The latest retirement is the No. 062 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia, which had battled electrical issues with its new Prancing Horse.
LMP2 is paced by the No. 055 Level 5 Motorsports Lola B11/40 Honda of Ryan Hunter-Reay, who holds a nine-lap lead over the pole-sitting Signatech Oreca 03 Nissan in second.
Krohn Racing appears to be en route to the inaugural GTE-Am victory, with the Nic Jonsson-driven No. 57 Ferrari F430 GT now 25 laps ahead of the stricken Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in second.
The No. 036 Genoa Racing Oreca FLM09 and No. 054 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup lead LMPC and GTC, respectively.
HOUR 10 UPDATE — Team ORECA Matmut's Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP continues to lead the way, with only two hours to go. Nicolas Lapierre has stretched out to a one-minute lead over the No. 01 Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01e of David Brabham. The No. 8 Team Peugeot Total 908, which lost time due to a front bodywork change and subsequent spin, fell to third.
While the No. 56 BMW Motorsport M3 GT of Dirk Muller still paces GT, its sister entry of Augusto Farfus dropped back to fifth after suffering a tire puncture from contact with the No. 04 Corvette Racing C6.R. Olivier Beretta aboard the sister No. 03 Corvette moved into second, ahead of the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari F430 GT driven by Pierre Kaffer.
The No. 062 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 battled electrical issues, losing a lap after its Prancing Horse failed to fire up from a routine stop. It dropped the Jamie Melo-driven machine to sixth. Four GT cars remain on the lead lap.
LMP2 has turned into a last-man standing affair, as the No. 055 Level 5 Motorsports Lola B11/40 Honda now leads, thanks to continued electrical gremlins for the Signatech Oreca 03 Nissan, which has dropped 10 laps behind in second. OAK Racing's P2 entry runs on the same lap as the Signatech machine in third.
In GTE-Am, Krohn Racing continues to lead the way, one lap ahead of the pole-sitting Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. It's turned into a two-horse race in the new GT-based category, as the No. 62 CRS Racing has dropped back to 39th overall.
A close battle has developed in LMPC between the No. 036 Genoa Racing Oreca FLM09 and CORE Autosport's No. 005 entry, which are separated by less than 40 seconds. GTC sees the No. 054 Black Swan Racing Porsche GT3 Cup car hold a one-lap lead over the No. 066 TRG entry in second.
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Team ORECA Matmut may have had the intention of playing a supporting role to the works Peugeot squad, but at the end of twelve hours of hard-fought racing, the veteran French squad came out on top at the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Nicolas Lapierre, Olivier Panis and Loic Duval drove their 2010-spec Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP to a 31.868-second victory over defending American Le Mans Series LMP champions Highcroft Racing with its brand-new HPD ARX-01e, which proved to be the other surprise of the race.
RACE REPORT
HOUR 11 UPDATE —With one hour remaining, the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring is likely going to come down to the wire. Nicolas Lapierre pitted his race-leading Team ORECA Matmut Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP with 58 minutes to go, but will likely need a final splash of fuel to get their first-generation diesel-powered LMP1 car to the checkered flag.
The No. 01 Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01e of Simon Pagenaud, on the other hand, currently leads and will likely only need one final stop. Team Peugeot Total's No. 8 Peugeot runs in third but has struggled to recover from their lost time in the ninth hour. Audi Sport Team Joest's pair of Audi R15s run fourth and fifth, also having been heavily delayed with incidents throughout the 12-hour marathon.
BMW Motorsport has continued to hold command of GT, with the Tommy Milner-driven Corvette C6.R running second. Dirk Werner has elevated his No. 55 BMW to third after suffering a puncture with a collision with the No. 03 Corvette in the tenth hour.
The latest retirement is the No. 062 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia, which had battled electrical issues with its new Prancing Horse.
LMP2 is paced by the No. 055 Level 5 Motorsports Lola B11/40 Honda of Ryan Hunter-Reay, who holds a nine-lap lead over the pole-sitting Signatech Oreca 03 Nissan in second.
Krohn Racing appears to be en route to the inaugural GTE-Am victory, with the Nic Jonsson-driven No. 57 Ferrari F430 GT now 25 laps ahead of the stricken Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in second.
The No. 036 Genoa Racing Oreca FLM09 and No. 054 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup lead LMPC and GTC, respectively.
HOUR 10 UPDATE — Team ORECA Matmut's Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP continues to lead the way, with only two hours to go. Nicolas Lapierre has stretched out to a one-minute lead over the No. 01 Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01e of David Brabham. The No. 8 Team Peugeot Total 908, which lost time due to a front bodywork change and subsequent spin, fell to third.
While the No. 56 BMW Motorsport M3 GT of Dirk Muller still paces GT, its sister entry of Augusto Farfus dropped back to fifth after suffering a tire puncture from contact with the No. 04 Corvette Racing C6.R. Olivier Beretta aboard the sister No. 03 Corvette moved into second, ahead of the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari F430 GT driven by Pierre Kaffer.
The No. 062 Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 battled electrical issues, losing a lap after its Prancing Horse failed to fire up from a routine stop. It dropped the Jamie Melo-driven machine to sixth. Four GT cars remain on the lead lap.
LMP2 has turned into a last-man standing affair, as the No. 055 Level 5 Motorsports Lola B11/40 Honda now leads, thanks to continued electrical gremlins for the Signatech Oreca 03 Nissan, which has dropped 10 laps behind in second. OAK Racing's P2 entry runs on the same lap as the Signatech machine in third.
In GTE-Am, Krohn Racing continues to lead the way, one lap ahead of the pole-sitting Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. It's turned into a two-horse race in the new GT-based category, as the No. 62 CRS Racing has dropped back to 39th overall.
A close battle has developed in LMPC between the No. 036 Genoa Racing Oreca FLM09 and CORE Autosport's No. 005 entry, which are separated by less than 40 seconds. GTC sees the No. 054 Black Swan Racing Porsche GT3 Cup car hold a one-lap lead over the No. 066 TRG entry in second.
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