2012 Le Mans 24 Hours � Race Facts by the Hour

24h Le Mans � Race Facts (Hour 4)

• Benoît Tréluyer stays ahead in the Audi R18 e-tron quattro
• Tom Kristensen is currently fifth

 

In the fourth hour of the race, all four Audi R18 sportscars posted trouble-free laps. They only came to the pits for tires and refuelling and maintained their positions.

The #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro continued to dominate the action. Last year's winner Benoît Tréluyer held an advantage of 1.13 minutes over the best Toyota. Second fastest Audi was the #3 Audi R18 ultra driven by Romain Dumas. The Frenchman was fourth. Tom Kristensen in the second hybrid car from Audi was fifth ahead of Marco Bonanomi in an Audi R18 ultra.


Positions after 4 hours

 

1 Audi #1

2 Toyota #8

3 Toyota #7

4 Audi #3

5 Audi #2 -1 lap

6 Audi #4 -1 lap

7 Lola-Toyota #12 -1 lap

8 Lola-Toyota #13 -2 lap

9 HPD-Honda #22 -2 lap

10 Oak Pescarolo-Judd # 15 -2 lap

18:28 #2 pit stop from P5, diesel

18:28 #1 pit stop from P1, diesel, tires

18:29 #4 pit stop from P6, diesel, tires

18:37 #3 pit stop from P3, diesel

19:00 #1 P1 +1m 13.971s #3 P4 -1m 24.106s #2 P5 -1 lap #4 P6 -1 lap