Le Mans, 20 August, 2021 |
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LMGTE Pro |
LMGTE Am |
Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo and Alessio Rovera displayed clear-headedness, nerve and talent to claim
AF Corse’s first win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Am class. They didn’t allow the drive-through penalty
they suffered during the 24 hours to knock them off course. As in other WEC races, the reigning champions
confirmed their desire to retain their title. They were helped in this by the speed of Alessio Rovera on his
debut in this marathon. Iron Lynx’s 488 GTE #80 with Rino Mastronardi and Matteo Cressoni and the Ferrari
Driver Academy’s Callum Ilott completed the podium. On his debut in this race, the Briton grew in speed and
confidence, which only experience can provide. The crew of the #60 car lined up by the Italian team, with the
experienced Paolo Ruberti and Raffaele Giammaria alongside Claudio Schiavoni, climbed several positions in
the championship standings with an excellent fourth position. Ninth place went to the last Iron Lynx Ferrari,
crewed by the “Iron Dames” Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting and Sarah Bovy, who again made it over the finish
line. The second AF Corse entry, the #54 car driven by Giancarlo Fisichella (in his twelfth participation),
Thomas Flohr and Francesco Castellacci, was unlucky to be kept out of the fight for the podium by a faulty
axle shaft. Inception Racing’s 488 GTE crewed by Iribe-Millroy-Barnicoat was also up among the leaders at
various stages before being forced to sit in the pits for several laps. The other Ferraris entered in an edition
that will go down in the history of the Prancing Horse retired due to accidents or problems during the race. |