2012 Le Mans 24 Hours � Race Facts by the Hour

• Gearshift issues on Audi R18 ultra #4

The two Audi R18 e-tron quattro sportscars continued their fight for the lead in the Le Mans 24 Hours throughout the 20th hour of the race.

At 11 a.m., a mere 3.068 seconds separated the two diesel hybrid sportscars that were being driven by Benoît Tréluyer (#1) and Allan McNish (#2).

The #4 Audi R18 ultra lost one lap due to a gearshift problem that occurred twice. The driver was able to solve the issue by switching off and on the ignition.


Positions after 20 hours

1 Audi #2
2 Audi #1
3 Audi #4 -3L
4 Audi #3 -8L
5 Lola-Toyota #12 -10L
6 HPD-Honda #22 -18L
7 HPD-Honda #44 -20L
8 HPD-Honda #21 -20L
9 Oreca-Nissan #46 -21L
10 Oreca-Nissan #49 -21L


Time : Fact    

10:12 : #3 pit stop from P4, diesel

10:18 : #2 pit stop from P2, diesel

10:36 : #4 slow at track due to gear shifting problems, one lap lost

10:40 : #1 pit stop from P1, diesel, tires, Fässler out, Tréluyer in

10:42 : #4 pit stop from P3, diesel, tires, Bonanomi out, Jarvis in

10:55 : #2 pit stop from P4, diesel

10:57 : #2 pit stop from P1, diesel, tires, Capello out, McNish in

10:59 : #4 Jarvis slow at the track, but picks up speed again

11:00 : #2 P1 +1.10,303 #1 P1 -1.10,303 #4 P3 -3L #3 P4 -8L