ADT/Champion Runs Third as Dawn arrives at Le Mans

14 June (Le Mans, France - Race) -- The ADT/Champion Audi R8 was running a strong third place as of dawn on Sunday at Le Mans. Below is race facts and photos from the first eight hours of the race...

 

#6 Audi R8 - Race Facts # 1  1600-2000

 

 

1600                 Lehto starts sixth on 49-car grid in hot (82ºF), humid (74%) and dry weather conditions

 

Lap 1                7, 8, 15, 5, 10, 6

 

1630                 7, 8, 5, 10, 6 (after L9)

 

1647                 Lehto leads (lap 14)

 

1651                 Lehto at pit, fuel only

 

1700                  4th

 

1748                 Lehto at pit, fuel only

 

1800                  3rd

 

1807                 Punctured right rear tire.  Lehto at pit, fuel and tire change, driver change to Johansson

 

Lehto said:  “I was driving relatively conservatively.  It was difficult to match the Bentley lap times.”

 

1900                 4th 

 

1905                 Johansson at pit, fuel only

 

1940                 Johansson at pit during safety car period, fuel only

 

2000                 4th

 

#6 Audi R8 - Race Facts # 1  2000-0000

 

2042                 Johansson at pit, fuel and tire change, driver change to Pirro

                        Johansson:  “I lost time after the re-start (after safety car period) as there was so much traffic.  Then a car went off at the chicane and sprayed gravel onto the track – it took me over five laps to get the tires clean again.”

 

2100                  4th

 

2137                 Pirro at pit, fuel only

 

2200                  3rd

 

2234                 Pirro at pit, fuel only

 

2300                  3rd

 

2333                 Pirro at pit, fuel and tire change, driver change to Lehto

                        Pirro:  “My first two stints were okay but the third was a bit of a struggle - the tires were getting old and were getting too cold when I was in traffic.”     

 

0000                  3rd