Sébastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud (Peugeot 908) won the Silverstone Six Hours of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.
Bourdais and Pagenaud started from pole position, but the Audi R18 driven by McNish and Kristensen took the lead after a few laps, followed by both Peugeots and the second R18.
The No. 8 Peugeot was the first one to give up the fight, when Franck Montagny spun into a tire barriers after a contact with a back marker.
Then, it was McNish’s turn to fall into trouble, as he hit a Ferrari F458 GT, which caused steering damages.
Pagenaud and Bourdais’ 908 moved up to the lead, but the Frenchmen had to defend their position against the remaining Audi, driven by Timo Bernhard and Marcel Fassler.
But the Audi had to stop to repairs to the rear of the car, and lost one minute in the pits. Pagenaud and Bourdais took victory ahead of Fässler and Bernhard, and Prémat/Pla/Nicolet took third place aboard their Pescarolo OAK.
Team Greaves’ Zytek Nissan driven by Ojjeh, Kimber-Smith and Lombard took victory in LMP2, and the best Formula Le Mans cars was the ORECA FLM09 driven by Schell, Schulthis and Martin.
The AF Corse Ferrari F458 driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni took the win in GTE Pro class, while Nicolas Armindo and Raymond Narac captured another success in GTE Am with their IMSA Performance’s Porsche 997 RSR.
Final classification:
1 - Bourdais-Pagenaud (Peugeot 908) - Peugeot - 190 laps in 6h00'13"255 (1st LMP1)
2 - Bernhard-Fässler (Audi R18) - Audi + 1'29"763
3 - Nicolet-Premat-Pla (Pescarolo-Judd) - Oak Racing + 5 laps
4 - Belicchi-Boullion (Lola B10/60-Toyota) - Rebellion + 5 laps
5 - Lahaye-Moreau-Ragues (Pescarolo-Judd) - Oak Racing + 5 laps
6 - Collard-Tinseau-Jousse (Pescarolo-Judd) - Pescarolo + 5 laps
7 - Kristensen-McNish (Audi R18) - Audi + 6 laps
8 - Montagny-Sarrazin (Peugeot 908) - Peugeot + 9 laps
9 - Fernandez-Klien-Primat (Lola Aston Martin) - Aston Martin + 11 laps
10 - Ojjeh-Lombard-Kimber-Smith (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) - Greaves + 12 laps (1st LMP2)
(…)
20 - Fisichella-Bruni (Ferrari 458) - AF Corse + 22 laps
(…)
31 - Armindo-Narac (Porsche 997) - IMSA + 26 laps
Etc.
Bourdais and Pagenaud started from pole position, but the Audi R18 driven by McNish and Kristensen took the lead after a few laps, followed by both Peugeots and the second R18.
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| The winning Peugeot 908 (Photo: Peugeot Sport) |
The No. 8 Peugeot was the first one to give up the fight, when Franck Montagny spun into a tire barriers after a contact with a back marker.
Then, it was McNish’s turn to fall into trouble, as he hit a Ferrari F458 GT, which caused steering damages.
Pagenaud and Bourdais’ 908 moved up to the lead, but the Frenchmen had to defend their position against the remaining Audi, driven by Timo Bernhard and Marcel Fassler.
But the Audi had to stop to repairs to the rear of the car, and lost one minute in the pits. Pagenaud and Bourdais took victory ahead of Fässler and Bernhard, and Prémat/Pla/Nicolet took third place aboard their Pescarolo OAK.
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| 6 Hours of Silverstone, podium (Photo: Peugeot Sports) |
Team Greaves’ Zytek Nissan driven by Ojjeh, Kimber-Smith and Lombard took victory in LMP2, and the best Formula Le Mans cars was the ORECA FLM09 driven by Schell, Schulthis and Martin.
The AF Corse Ferrari F458 driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni took the win in GTE Pro class, while Nicolas Armindo and Raymond Narac captured another success in GTE Am with their IMSA Performance’s Porsche 997 RSR.
Final classification:
1 - Bourdais-Pagenaud (Peugeot 908) - Peugeot - 190 laps in 6h00'13"255 (1st LMP1)
2 - Bernhard-Fässler (Audi R18) - Audi + 1'29"763
3 - Nicolet-Premat-Pla (Pescarolo-Judd) - Oak Racing + 5 laps
4 - Belicchi-Boullion (Lola B10/60-Toyota) - Rebellion + 5 laps
5 - Lahaye-Moreau-Ragues (Pescarolo-Judd) - Oak Racing + 5 laps
6 - Collard-Tinseau-Jousse (Pescarolo-Judd) - Pescarolo + 5 laps
7 - Kristensen-McNish (Audi R18) - Audi + 6 laps
8 - Montagny-Sarrazin (Peugeot 908) - Peugeot + 9 laps
9 - Fernandez-Klien-Primat (Lola Aston Martin) - Aston Martin + 11 laps
10 - Ojjeh-Lombard-Kimber-Smith (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) - Greaves + 12 laps (1st LMP2)
(…)
20 - Fisichella-Bruni (Ferrari 458) - AF Corse + 22 laps
(…)
31 - Armindo-Narac (Porsche 997) - IMSA + 26 laps
Etc.