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j3studio [Spoilers] "Official" Guru 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans Thread
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Good morning, all.

It's raining at Le Mans, which is not unusual for the start (it rained) at the start when we were there in 2016.

Coverage in the USA is on Motor Trend TV.

A spotter's guide is here.

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There are 61 cars actually in the race, in Hypercar (5), P2 (24!), GT Pro (8 including the two factory Corvettes), GT Am (23), and the traditional single "innovative" car. One car, the #17 has been withdrawn after crashing twice earlier in the week.

The Corvettes have qualified 3rd and 8th in class.

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Jan Magnussen believes—and I concur—that they'll start the race under yellow.

Cars underway. One of the P2 cars isn't completely lowered of its jacks so it sits in pit lane for a while.

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The race has started under yellow.

Hypercar: Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: Oreca #38 (6th overall), Oreca #41, Oreca #65

GTE Pro: Porsche 911 RSR #72 (32nd overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #52, Corvette C8.R #64

GT Am: Porsche 911 RSR #88 (40th overall), Porsche 911 RSR #86, Porsche 911 RSR #56

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Race is green with many cars spinning in the initial green lap including one of the Toyotas.

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All the challenges and crashes mean that somehow the two Corvettes are running first and second in class.

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One hour in and things are starting to dry.

Hypercar: now Alpine #36, Toyota #7, Glickenhaus #709

P2: Oreca #38 (3rd overall), Aurus #26, Oreca #41

GTE Pro: Corvette C8.R #64 (25th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #52, Ferrari 488 GTE #51

GT Am: Ferrari 488 GTE #388 (35th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #83, Ferrari 488 GTE #85

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Two hours in.

Hypercar: now Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: now Oreca #38 (4th overall), Aurus #26, Oreca #29

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #52 (29th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #51, Porsche 911 RSR #79 (Corvettes now 4th and 6th in class)

GT Am: now Aston Martin Vantage #33 (37th overall), Aston Martin Vantage #98, Ferrari 488 GTE #57

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Three hours in.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: now Aurus #26 (4th overall), Oreca #29, Oreca #28

GTE Pro: still Ferrari 488 GTE #52 (28th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #51, Porsche 911 RSR #79 (Corvettes now 4th and 7th in class)

GT Am: now Aston Martin Vantage #33 (35th overall), Aston Martin Vantage #98, Ferrari 488 GTE #47

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Big crash by the Aston Martin Vantage #98 GT Am car at the Indianapolis curve. Safety cars are out for a full course yellow. Driver is out of the car.

That will take the field down to 60 cars.

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Four hours in, twenty to go.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: now Oreca #28 (4th overall), Oreca #23, Oreca #65

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (26th overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Porsche 911 RSR #92 (Corvette #64 now 6th in class)

GT Am: now Aston Martin Vantage #33 (36th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #57, Ferrari 488 GTE #47

60 cars remain in the race.

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Five hours in, nineteen to go. Slow zone for a P2 that put it into the gravel near Arnage.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: still Oreca #28 (4th overall), Oreca #23, Oreca #65

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (28th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #52, Porsche 911 RSR #92 (Corvettes now 4th and 5th in class)

GT Am: now Aston Martin Vantage #33 (36th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #57, Ferrari 488 GTE #83

60 cars remain in the race.

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More crashes as it starts to rain again. Full course yellow.

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One quarter done.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: now Oreca #41 (4th overall), Oreca #22, Oreca #31

GTE Pro: still Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (24th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #52, Porsche 911 RSR #92 (Corvettes still 4th and 5th in class)

GT Am: now Aston Martin Vantage #33 (36th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #83, Ferrari 488 GTE #57

58 cars remain in the race.

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One of the GT Am Porsche 911 RSRs has crashed along the Mulsanne. Another full course yellow. It looks like the Porsche will be fourth car retired.

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Quote:

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thanks big John......

You are very welcome.

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At seven hours.

Hypercar: now Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Glickenhaus #708

P2: now Oreca #41 (5th overall), Oreca #31, Oreca #22

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (22nd overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Ferrari 488 GTE #52 (Corvette #64 now 8th in class)

GT Am: now Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (31st overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #83, Aston Martin Vantage #33

57 cars are running.

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One third done. Another major crash as one of the G-Drive cars stuffs it. Full course yellow.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Glickenhaus #708

P2: now Oreca #31 (4th overall), Oreca #41, Oreca #22

GTE Pro: still Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (23rd overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Ferrari 488 GTE #52 (Corvette #64 now 7th in class)

GT Am: still Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (31st overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #80, Aston Martin Vantage #33

55 cars are running. Attrition has started to kick in.

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Nine hours in. Just went to a slow zone as one of the P2 cars spun.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Glickenhaus #708

P2: still Oreca #31 (4th overall), Oreca #41, Oreca #22

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (24th overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Porsche 911 RSR #92 (Corvette #64 still 7th in class)

GT Am: still Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (30th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #80, Aston Martin Vantage #33

54 cars are running.

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Ten hours in.

Hypercar: now Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: now Oreca #31 (4th overall), Oreca #41, Oreca #65

GTE Pro: now Corvette C8.R #63 (24th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #52, Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (Corvette #64 now 8th in class)

GT Am: now Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (30th overall), Aston Martin Vantage #33, Ferrari 488 GTE #80

52 cars are running. The Le Mans night is claiming its victims.

I would characterize the Corvettes as competitive but not strong. At this point, none of the GTE Pro teams seem to have a lock on the race.

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Eleven hours in.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: now Oreca #31 (4th overall), Oreca #41, Oreca #22

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (24th overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Ferrari 488 GTE #52 (Corvette #64 now 7th in class)

GT Am: still Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (29th overall), Aston Martin Vantage #33, Ferrari 488 GTE #80

52 cars are running.

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Halfway done. It is dark on some parts of the track in a way that Daytona never is.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: still Oreca #31 (5th overall), Oreca #41, Oreca #22

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (24th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #52, Corvette C8.R #63 (Corvette #64 now 6th in class)

GT Am: still Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (29th overall), Aston Martin Vantage #33, Ferrari 488 GTE #80

52 cars are running.

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The #64 car is in the garage, with the engineers looking at something in the engine area. Nick Tandy believes it is driveline issue.

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The Toyota #7 had to do another "CTRL-ALT-DELETE."

The #64 Corvette is still in its garage.

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Eleven hours to go. The

Hypercar: now Toyota #8, Toyota #7, Alpine #36

P2: now Oreca #41 (5th overall), Oreca #31, Oreca #22

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (23rd overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Ferrari 488 GTE #52 (Corvette #64 now 7th in class with a clutch that needs to be replaced)

GT Am: still Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (29th overall), Aston Martin Vantage #33, Ferrari 488 GTE #80

About 52 cars are running.

I'm going to get some sleep—I'll be back on-line fairly early in the morning.

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Good morning, all. A mere three hours to go.

Hypercar: now Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: now Oreca #31 (5th overall), Oreca #41, Oreca #28

GTE Pro: now Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (21st overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Porsche 911 RSR 488 #92 (Corvette #64 now 6th in class)

GT Am: now Aston Martin Vantage #33 (26th overall), Ferrari 488 GTE #83, Ferrari 488 GTE #80

47 cars are running.

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45 minutes to go.

Hypercar: still Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: now Oreca #41 (6th overall), Oreca #31, Oreca #28

GTE Pro: still Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (21st overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Porsche 911 RSR 488 #92 (Corvette #64 still 6th in class)

GT Am: now Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (26th overall), Aston Martin Vantage #33, Ferrari 488 GTE #80

47 cars are running.

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With half an hour to go, no changes. Only the #51 Ferrari and the #63 Corvette are on the lead lap for GTE Pro.

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15 minutes to go—no changes.

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The two Toyotas are now running nose to tail for the photos.

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Checkered flag!

Hypercar: Toyota #7, Toyota #8, Alpine #36

P2: Oreca #31 (6th overall), Oreca #28, Oreca #65

GTE Pro: Ferrari 488 GTE #51 (21st overall), Corvette C8.R #63, Porsche 911 RSR 488 #92 (Corvette #64 6th in class)

GT Am: Ferrari 488 GTE #83 (26th overall), Aston Martin Vantage #33, Ferrari 488 GTE #80

I'll have a wrap-up in a little while.

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I told myself earlier this week that I'd be happy if one of the C8.Rs finished on the lead lap with whatever team won GTE Pro. The #63 car achieved this, but ended being the only car on the lead lap besides the class-winning Ferrari.

I'd love to see both Corvettes run well at Le Mans (it's been a while), but 2021 was the #64 car's turn to have the trials and tribulations. The #64 car gets credit for persistence, if nothing else. They were the last car running at the finish, in 44th place and 32 laps behind the leaders.

Le Mans continues to take its toll on entrants. Despite the sketchy start in the rain, attrition was low for the first few hours. Then came the night, and the carnage accelerated—only 62% of the cars that started were running at the finish.

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