Round 5 of the 2016 European Le Mans Series at Spa-Francorchamps is well underway and has reached the half way point of the four hour race. Here are the highlights from the first half of the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
25/09/2016
Current leaders
LMP2 no38 G-Drive Racing Gibson-Nissan Simon Dolan
LMP3 no18 M.Racing YMR Ligier-Nissan Thomas Laurent
LMGTE no66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Rob Smith
Three safety cars and one full course yellows in first 120 minutes
No33 Eurasia Motorsport Oreca lost wheel at T8 on opening lap (Tristan Gomendy) causing first Safety Car period (3 Minutes)
No21 Dragonspeed Oreca (Nicolas Lapierre) leading from no38 G-Drive Racing Gibson (Giedo Van Der Garde)
No2 United Autosports Ligier (Alex Brundle) moved up to second in LMP3 on opening lap from 5th on grid.
No66 JMW Motorport Ferrari (Rory Butcher) moved into lead of LMGTE on opening lap.
No4 Oak Racing Ligier (Eric Maris) spun at T18 and collected by the no77 Proton Competition Porsche (Michael Hedlund)
Collision between no60 Formula Racing Ferrari (Johnny Laursen) and no40 Krohn Racing Ligier (Tracy Krohn) with both cars ending in the gravel at T12 and requiring a Full Course Yellow period (10 minutes)
Car 60 given Stop and Go Penalty for causing collision with car 40.
No9 Graff Ligier Nissan (Enzo Guibbert) leading LMP3 by a large margin
No40 Krohn Racing Ligier (Tracy Krohn) and no88 Proton Competition Porsche collided at T5, car40 stranded in run off area – rejoined.
Car 40 given Stop and Go penalty for collision with no88
No56 AT Racing Ferrari (Alexander Talkanitsa Jnr) spun off into the barriers at T1.
No46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca (Pierre Thiriet) overtakes no21 Dragonspeed Oreca (Henrik Hedman) at T19 to take the lead.
LMP3 championship contenders No19 Duqueine Engineering Ligier into pits and into the garage with engine covers off.
No51 AF Corse Ferrari of Piergiuseppe Perazzini off at T16-T17 contact with an LMP2 car. Car 51 hit wall.
No48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca (Gary Findlay) snaps right into the barriers on the exit of T8. SAFETY CAR deployed for 17 minutes to repair the Armco barriers.
No46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca (Pierre Thiriet) in from the lead to hand the car over to Ryo Hirakawa.
No38 (Simon Dolan) takes lead and goes ahead of no47 Team WRT at restart.
No29 Pegasus Racing Morgan-Nissan (Remy Striebig) goes off at T8 in a similar place to the early off by the no48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca. SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED to carry out further repairs to the barriers.
Current leaders
LMP2 no38 G-Drive Racing Gibson-Nissan Simon Dolan
LMP3 no18 M.Racing YMR Ligier-Nissan Thomas Laurent
LMGTE no66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Rob Smith
Three safety cars and one full course yellows in first 120 minutes
No33 Eurasia Motorsport Oreca lost wheel at T8 on opening lap (Tristan Gomendy) causing first Safety Car period (3 Minutes)
No21 Dragonspeed Oreca (Nicolas Lapierre) leading from no38 G-Drive Racing Gibson (Giedo Van Der Garde)
No2 United Autosports Ligier (Alex Brundle) moved up to second in LMP3 on opening lap from 5th on grid.
No66 JMW Motorport Ferrari (Rory Butcher) moved into lead of LMGTE on opening lap.
No4 Oak Racing Ligier (Eric Maris) spun at T18 and collected by the no77 Proton Competition Porsche (Michael Hedlund)
Collision between no60 Formula Racing Ferrari (Johnny Laursen) and no40 Krohn Racing Ligier (Tracy Krohn) with both cars ending in the gravel at T12 and requiring a Full Course Yellow period (10 minutes)
Car 60 given Stop and Go Penalty for causing collision with car 40.
No9 Graff Ligier Nissan (Enzo Guibbert) leading LMP3 by a large margin
No40 Krohn Racing Ligier (Tracy Krohn) and no88 Proton Competition Porsche collided at T5, car40 stranded in run off area – rejoined.
Car 40 given Stop and Go penalty for collision with no88
No56 AT Racing Ferrari (Alexander Talkanitsa Jnr) spun off into the barriers at T1.
No46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca (Pierre Thiriet) overtakes no21 Dragonspeed Oreca (Henrik Hedman) at T19 to take the lead.
LMP3 championship contenders No19 Duqueine Engineering Ligier into pits and into the garage with engine covers off.
No51 AF Corse Ferrari of Piergiuseppe Perazzini off at T16-T17 contact with an LMP2 car. Car 51 hit wall.
No48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca (Gary Findlay) snaps right into the barriers on the exit of T8. SAFETY CAR deployed for 17 minutes to repair the Armco barriers.
No46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca (Pierre Thiriet) in from the lead to hand the car over to Ryo Hirakawa.
No38 (Simon Dolan) takes lead and goes ahead of no47 Team WRT at restart.
No29 Pegasus Racing Morgan-Nissan (Remy Striebig) goes off at T8 in a similar place to the early off by the no48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca. SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED to carry out further repairs to the barriers.
