(AGENPARL) – PARIGI dom 11 giugno 2023 Sport news
Ferrari secured its 10th overall Le Mans victory upon its first appearance in top class since 1973 and first win since 1965.
In the closing stages, the race was on between the chasing #8 Toyota Gazoo GR010 Hybrid driven by Ryo Hirakawa and Giovinazzi who was in the lead. Hirakawa, however, buried his chances following a spin under braking for the Arnage Corner.
Both front and rear ends were damaged resulting in an unscheduled pit stop for new bodywork sections and the Japanese driver re-joined just under a lap down on the leading 499P.
Pier Guidi, who took over the #51 car from Giovinazzi, was able to race to the chequered flag with a winning margin of 1m27.056s.
That came despite a heart-stopping moment at the final pit-stop when the car initially refused to start.
Calado and Pier Guidi add the overall and Hypercar win to their 2019 and 2021 LMGTE Pro wins, while Giovinazzi becomes the first driver since Fernando Alonso in 2018 to win Le Mans at first attempt.
Toyota Gazoo Racing had to settle for second place with the #8 car of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Hirakawa
Ferrari also ended Toyota’s victory streak of five wins which spans from 2018 to 2022.
Cadillac Racing claimed a third and a fourth-place finish as the #2 V Series.R of Alex Lynn, Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook heads home the #3 car of Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais and Scott Dixon.
The second Ferrari AF Corse 499P, driven by Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina rounded out the top five.
Glickenhaus Racing maintained its 100% finishing record at Le Mans as #708 and #709 claimed sixth and seventh positions….
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