Porsche achieved a podium place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
24-08-2021 20:17 - MOTORSPORT
The works drivers Kévin Estre from France and Neel Jani from Switzerland as well as the Dane Michael Christensen achieved third place in the number 92 Porsche 911 RSR. The sister car with the number 91 of Gianmaria Bruni from Italy, Richard Lietz from Austria and Frédéric Makowiecki from France finished the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in fourth place. The internal battle of the two works cars for the last podium place was decided around an hour before the end: After a slip in the last chicane, the rear of the number 91 had to be repaired and the brakes replaced.
GTE-Pro-Class
1. Calado / Pier Guidi / Ledogar (GB / I / F), AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GTE # 51, 345 laps
2. Garcia / Taylor / Catsburg (E / USA / NL), Corvette Racing, Corvette C8.R # 63, 345 laps
3rd Estre / Jani / Christensen (F / CH / DK), Porsche GT Team, Porsche 911 RSR # 92, 344 laps
4th Lietz / Bruni / Makowiecki (A / I / F), Porsche GT Team, Porsche 911 RSR # 91, 343 laps
5th Serra / Molina / Bird (BR / E / GB), AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GTE # 52, 331 laps
6th Milner / Tandy / Sims (USA / GB / GB), Corvette Racing, Corvette C8.R # 64, 313 laps
7th Martin / Parente / D. Vanthoor (B / P / B), HubAuto Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 72, 227 laps
8th MacNeil / Bamber / L. Vanthoor (USA / NZ / B), WeatherTech Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 79, 139 laps
GTE-Am class
1. Perrodo / Nielsen / Rovera (F / DK / I), AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GTE # 83, 340 laps
2. Keating / Pereira / Fraga (USA / L / BR), TF Sport, Aston Martin Vantage # 33, 339 laps
3rd Cressoni / Mastronardi / Illot (I / I / GB), Iron Lynx, Ferrari 488 GTE # 80, 338 laps
5th Ried / Campbell / Evans (D / AUS / NZ), Dempsey- Proton Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 77, 335 laps
7th Haryanto / Picariello / Seefried (RI / B / D), Absolute Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 18, 332 laps
10th Renauer / Ineichen / Bohn (D / CH / D ), Herberth Motorsport, Porsche 911 RSR # 69, 330 laps
13th Andlauer / Bastien / Arnold (F / USA / D), Dempsey-Proton Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 88, 327 laps
14th Wainwright / Barker / Gamble (GB / GB / GB), GR Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 86, 322 laps
16. Olsen / Buchardt / Foley (N / N / USA), Team Project 1, Porsche 911 RSR # 46, 138 laps
21. Perfetti / Cairoli / Pera (N / I / I), Team Project 1, Porsche 911 RSR # 56, 84 laps
22nd Inthraphuvasak / Latorre / Tincknell (T / F / GB), Proton Competition, Porsche 911 RSR # 99, 66 laps
Race results:
GTE-Pro-Class
1. Calado / Pier Guidi / Ledogar (GB / I / F), AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GTE # 51, 345 laps
2. Garcia / Taylor / Catsburg (E / USA / NL), Corvette Racing, Corvette C8.R # 63, 345 laps
3rd Estre / Jani / Christensen (F / CH / DK), Porsche GT Team, Porsche 911 RSR # 92, 344 laps
4th Lietz / Bruni / Makowiecki (A / I / F), Porsche GT Team, Porsche 911 RSR # 91, 343 laps
5th Serra / Molina / Bird (BR / E / GB), AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GTE # 52, 331 laps
6th Milner / Tandy / Sims (USA / GB / GB), Corvette Racing, Corvette C8.R # 64, 313 laps
7th Martin / Parente / D. Vanthoor (B / P / B), HubAuto Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 72, 227 laps
8th MacNeil / Bamber / L. Vanthoor (USA / NZ / B), WeatherTech Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 79, 139 laps
GTE-Am class
1. Perrodo / Nielsen / Rovera (F / DK / I), AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GTE # 83, 340 laps
2. Keating / Pereira / Fraga (USA / L / BR), TF Sport, Aston Martin Vantage # 33, 339 laps
3rd Cressoni / Mastronardi / Illot (I / I / GB), Iron Lynx, Ferrari 488 GTE # 80, 338 laps
5th Ried / Campbell / Evans (D / AUS / NZ), Dempsey- Proton Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 77, 335 laps
7th Haryanto / Picariello / Seefried (RI / B / D), Absolute Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 18, 332 laps
10th Renauer / Ineichen / Bohn (D / CH / D ), Herberth Motorsport, Porsche 911 RSR # 69, 330 laps
13th Andlauer / Bastien / Arnold (F / USA / D), Dempsey-Proton Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 88, 327 laps
14th Wainwright / Barker / Gamble (GB / GB / GB), GR Racing, Porsche 911 RSR # 86, 322 laps
16. Olsen / Buchardt / Foley (N / N / USA), Team Project 1, Porsche 911 RSR # 46, 138 laps
21. Perfetti / Cairoli / Pera (N / I / I), Team Project 1, Porsche 911 RSR # 56, 84 laps
22nd Inthraphuvasak / Latorre / Tincknell (T / F / GB), Proton Competition, Porsche 911 RSR # 99, 66 laps