Peugeot takes stick during 78th Le Mans 24 Hours
Team Peugeot has taken pole position for a 24-hr competition during Le Mans this weekend.
Not usually which, though Peugeot’s racing group has cumulative the top 3 slots with the 908 HDi FAP racehorse. Fourth place went to Team Oreca using yet an additional 908 HDi FAP.
French motorist S?bastien Bourdais piloted his no.3 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP to a quickest lap in the subordinate turn with the time of 3 mins 19.711 seconds. Second mark went to Austrian Alexander Wurz in the no.1 908 HDi FAP by Team Peugeot usually 0.6 seconds at the back of a leader. French motorist St?phane Sarrazin, in a no.2 Peugeot, was only fractions of the second behind Wurz during 3′20”325 compared to Wurz’s time of 3′20”317.
Of note is how the Le Mans race is right away dominated by diesel-powered race cars, with dual Audi Motorsport R15 TDIs receiving a 5th and 6th spots as well.
“This stick proves which we have been clever, right away we have to spin that strength into feat,” said ex-Scuderia Toro Rosso motorist Bourdais.
The 78th Grand Prix of Endurance 24-hour competition takes place during a Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France as well as begins at 15h00 upon Saturday June 12.
Source: Peugeot
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PEUGEOT UPON STICK FOR A FOURTH TIME IN PERIOD
For the fourth time in as most years the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP has taken pole place for tomorrow’s 78th Le Mans 24 Hours, with a team’s 3 cars occupying the initial 3 places only forward of Team Oreca’s Peugeot in fourth. Changeable weather on a second day of subordinate prevented the brand new conflict for the top mark though authorised Team Peugeot Total to combine upon perfecting its set up in credentials for the begin of the competition upon Saturday during 15h00.
Starting upon soppy tyres, the three 908 HDi FAPs of Team Peugeot Total ventured out upon the damp but parching lane with a organisation goal of taking advantage of each notation accessible to them. Following a obviously tangible programme, the focus was on contrast dissimilar tyre compounds as well as aerodynamic set ups. As a event modernized a times forsaken, yet but melancholy to surpass yesterday’s performance; Alexander Wurz (Car No 1) posted a fastest path of 3′23″238, forward of Simon Pagenaud (Car No 3) and St?phane Sarrazin (Car No 2).
With conditions mending during the ultimate qualifying event a times proposed to tumble quick over a last 15 mins. Comfortably commissioned in the first three places, a gifted Team Peugeot Total strong on validating a ripened offspring of their labours. S?bastien Bourdais but posted the fastest path of a day of 3′20″212, to the pleasure of his most supporters who turned out to hearten upon their local favourite. Aboard his Peugeot 908 HDi FAP No 3, S?bastien completed his first stick position thanks to yesterday’s quickest path of 3′19″711.
The Peugeot 908s have monopolised a initial two rows of a grid for tomorrow’s race, with a three factory cars, No 3, a No 1 as well as afterwards the No 2 ahead of a Peugeot of Team Oreca.
Pedro Lamy, Marc Gen? as well as Franck Montagny have been a nominated drivers who will start Saturday’s competition.
Olivier Quesnel (Peugeot Sport Team Director). “We worked tough and we couldn’t have finished improved, though we haven’t won anything nonetheless. We have been ready but which doesn’t meant we are starting to have an easy weekend. Taking a stick is a single thing, taking a feat is quite an additional.”
908 HDi FAP No 3: S?bastien Bourdais (FRA) – Pedro Lamy (POR) – Simon Pagenaud (FRA)
S?bastien Bourdais : “This stick proves which we are clever, right away we have to turn which strength intovictory. We worked good currently as well as a idea of a final 15 minutes was to endorse a car’s change, not to follow after another stick. Now I wish the competition to begin, time is starting to drag until Saturday. We have a equipment, a speed as well as a people to win, though we need to stay common as well as hope for a small fitness.”
908 HDi FAP No 1: Anthony Davidson (GBR) – Marc Gen? (ESP) – Alexander Wurz (AUT)
Anthony Davidson: “Until which final run I didn’t feel all which rebuilt as well as it took me the whilst to get up to speed. But afterwards I got gentle as well as my path times proposed to come down. Now I can’t wait for competition day to come.”
908 HDi FAP No 2: Nicolas Minassian (FRA) – Franck Montagny (FRA) – St?phane Sarrazin (FRA) Nicolas Minassian : We have left well over these final dual days. Yesterday Franck worked on a tyres and then St?phane went after the time. He could have got the stick, but was detrimental with a trade. The weather was fanciful that was both severe and utilitarian. Now the mechanics have been starting to have the lot of work, whilst we rest as well as hope for for a competition.”
Qualifying formula
1 – PEUGEOT 908 HDi FAP n°3 (Bourdais) : 3′19”711
2 – PEUGEOT 908 HDi FAP n°1 (Wurz) : 3′20”317
3 – PEUGEOT 908 HDi FAP n°2 (Sarrazin) : 3′20”325
4 – PEUGEOT 908 HDi FAP n°4 (Lapierre) : 3′21”192
5 – AUDI R15 TDI n°9 (Rockenfeller) : 3′21”981
6 – AUDI R15 TDI n°7 (McNish) : 3′22”176
