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FIA World Endurance Championship in Le Mans: Porsche 911 RSR on podium course.

22-08-2021 15:36 - MOTORSPORT
After a long night at the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Porsche GT Team has the best prospects for a podium place. The 911 RSR with the starting number 92 of Kévin Estre, Neel Jani and Michael Christensen was in third place in the GTE-Pro class at sunrise after 16 hours of racing. The identically constructed, around 515 hp sister vehicle with the number 91 follows in fourth place.

In contrast to other racing events, three lead vehicles are sent out onto the track at the same time in the event of an incident at Le Mans. The reason is the enormous route length of 13.626 kilometers. As a result, the starting field is divided into three groups. If you drive behind the same safety car as the front, you can make up for time. Anyone who has to line up behind the following security vehicle is immediately behind, through no fault of their own, of at least 90 seconds. This is exactly what happened to the two Porsche 911 RSRs of the works team twice. This resulted in a gap of around three minutes on the leaders of the hard-fought GTE Pro class.

The free TV broadcaster RTL NITRO will broadcast the long-distance classic in Le Mans live for the first time in full, after the RTL Group secured the broadcasting rights for the FIA ​​WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Eurosport's sports channels also report extensively on the 89th edition of the race. The paid apps for the WEC World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans organizer ACO offer a live stream and clear timing.