Disappointing Petit Le Mans for Audi

• Audi has to quit fight for Petit Le Mans victory
• Audi R18 TDI #1 retired after faultless accident
• Collisions and subsequent damage for "sister car"

11:15    Weather: sunny, 10 degrees

11:25    Start formation lap, #1 Fässler, #2 Kristensen

11:30    Start, #1 P2, #2 P4

11:41    Lap 9: #1 Fässler takes P1 from #7 Bourdais

11:46    Safety Car

11:47    Lap 15: #1 Fässler loses lead to #7 Bourdais

11:54    #1 pit stop (P2), diesel

11:55    #2 pit stop (P4), diesel, tires

11:55    Lap 18: #1 Fässler overtakes #7 Bourdais at the pits

11:58    Lap 18: #2 Kristensen overtakes #8 Montagny at the pits

12:05    Restart, #1 P4, #2 P9

12:07    #2 pit stop (P16) after contact with GT car, diesel, tires, nose exchanged, rejoins race on P34

12:17    Safety Car

12:26    #1 pit stop (P2), diesel, tires, Fässler out, Bernhard in

12:30    #1 P10, #2 P15

12:32    Restart, #1 P10, #2 P15

12:39    #1 Bernhard takes P4 after stop-and-go penalties for Peugeot #7 and #8

12:45    Safety Car

13:02    Restart #1 P1, #2 P12

13:12    #2 pit stop (P11), diesel, tires, bodywork damage repaired with tape, Kristensen out, McNish in

13:28    #1 pit stop (P1), diesel

13:30    #1 P2, #2 P11

13:38    #2 takes P7 after Peugeot #7 is out of contention

13:39    Lap 85: #1 Bernhard loses P2 to #8 Montagny

13:45    Lap 89: #1 Bernhard takes lead following pit stops of Peugeot #10 and #8

13:53    #1 pit stop (P1), diesel, tires, air cooler cleaned, Bernhard out, Dumas in

13:58    #2 pit stop (P4), diesel

14:05    #2 collision, repair behind the pit wall

14:07    Safety Car

14:16    #1 pit stop (P3), diesel

14:18    #2 rejoins race after repair, diesel, tires, McNish out, Capello in, time loss 12 minutes

14:20    #2 repair behind the pit wall (clutch change)

14:27    Lap 116: #1 Dumas takes P2 from #10 Gené

14:27    Restart #1 P3, #2 P38 (in pit)

14:30    #1 P2, #2 P38 (in pit)

14:38    Safety Car

14:46    #1 pit stop (P2), diesel, tires, Dumas out, Fässler in

14:50    Restart #1 P3, #2 P42 (in pit)

15:05    Lap 139: #1 Fässler takes P2 from #8 Sarrazin

15:07    Lap 141: #1 Fässler loses P2 to #8 Sarrazin

15:08    Lap 145: #1 Fässler takes P2 from #10 Gené

15:11    #2 rejoins race after repair, time loss: 51 minutes

15:24    #2 pit stop (P44), diesel, tires

15:30    #1 P2, #2 P43

15:32    #1 pit stop (P2), diesel, brake cooling cleaned

15:47    #1 20-second stop-and-go penalty because of a pit infringement for spraying brakes with water (P2)

16:20    #1 pit stop (P1), diesel, tires, Fässler out, Bernhard in

16:26    #2 pit stop (P41), diesel, brake duct cleaned

16:30    #1 P2, #2 P39

16:56    Safety Car

17:03    #2 pit stop (P38), diesel

17:03    #1 pit stop (P2), diesel, tires, Bernhard out, Dumas in

17:13    Restart #1 P2, #2 P38

17:30    #1 P2, #2 P38

17:45    #2 off the track to avoid backmarkers

17:54    #2 pit stop (P37), diesel, tires, Capello out, Kristensen in

17:55    #1 pit stop (P2), diesel

17:55    Safety Car

18:23    Restart #1 P2, #2 P37

18:30    #1 P2, #2 P37

18:41    Audi R18 TDI #1 out of the race after faultless accident in battle for the lead with #8 Montagny. Driver Romain Dumas unhurt

18:42    Safety Car

18:51    #2 pit stop (P34), diesel, tires

18:57    Restart, #2 P34

18:59    Safety Car

19:13    Restart #2 P33

19:30    #2 P33

19:50    #2 pit stop (P32), diesel, tires, Kristensen out, McNish in

19:58    Audi R18 TDI #2 withdrawn with steering problems as subsequent damage after earlier collisions