2012 Le Mans 24 Hours � Race Facts by the Hour
June 16, 2012 - Courtesy of AUDI SPORT
24h Le Mans � Race Facts (Hour 4)
Benoît Tréluyer stays ahead in the Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Tom Kristensen is currently fifth
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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
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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
Time Fact
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
Audi R18 e-tron quattro #1 - AUDI SPORT
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Audi R18 e-tron quattro #2 - AUDI SPORT
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Audi R18 e-tron quattro #1 - AUDI SPORT
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Audi R18 e-tron quattro #1 - AUDI SPORT
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Audi R18 e-tron quattro #2 - AUDI SPORT
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Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen, and Allan McNish - AUDI SPORT
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Audi at the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - AUDI SPORT
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Audi at the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - AUDI SPORT
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Audi at the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - AUDI SPORT
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Audi at the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - AUDI SPORT
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Audi at the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - AUDI SPORT
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Audi at the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - AUDI SPORT
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Audi at the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - AUDI SPORT
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Audi at the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - AUDI SPORT
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2012 Le Mans 24 Hours � Race Facts by the Hour