ORECA Peugeot leads eventful Petit Le Mans at quarter distance
The ORECA Peugeot leads the Petit Le Mans a clemency of the way through the race, amid issues for all four works diesel cars in the aperture two and a half hours.
Both works Peugeots were assumption one-minute stop-go penalties just after the one-hour nick for missing the red light at the pit exit.
The #8 car has fought back to younger, with Stephane Sarrazin currently at the wheel chasing ORECA's rallye leader Marc Gene, but the polesitting #7 car looks to be out of the kin. A gearbox problem forced Sebastien Bourdais to park on dog on lap 80, although the car has been brought back to the paddock now.
The #1 Audi was looking adequate in the lead until lap 96, when Timo Bernhard brought it in for an earlier-than-expected a halt. The rear bodywork was removed so the air cooler could be cleaned, and the car has now rejoined in fourth with Romain Dumas.
The #2 Audi has had to obtain a second additional pitstop for further bodywork repairs after shipping incidents but has already fought back to fifth. Allan McNish is driving at dole out.
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