The Quifel-ASM team finished just off the LMP2 podium
5 Hours
22 Hours
Finish
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5 Hours
QUIFEL-ASM Team 5 hours of race go by without incident
After five hours of the 24 Hour Le Mans race the Quifel-ASM Team has so far had no major problems with the Lola B05/40 AER.
Guy Smith nudged a corvette on overtaking it at the start of the race, but this did not affect the car. The British driver has driven three shifts so far.
Miguel Pais do Amaral followed him at the wheel of the car and drove two shifts.
Olivier Pla is currently in the driver's seat, clocking good lap times. He is the author of the best lap time of the team, 3:41.562.
The team is in 19th place in the general ranking and 6th in the LMP2 class.
22 Hours
QUIFEL-ASM Team In fourth place in LMP2 class
A few hours ahead of finishing the Le Mans 24 Hour race, the Quifel-ASM Team is currently in fourth place in the LMP2 class with its Lola B05/40 AER.
Guy Smith and Olivier Pla were the night drivers on the French track. In difficult rainy conditions, the drives opted for a calmer approach, but Guy Smith did not let the opportunity of putting the car in fourth place go by.
Miguel Pais do Amaral drove this morning. Olivier Pla is at the wheel.
In the night the car had some gearbox problems, but these did not affect performance in the race. The team is now using the gearbox manually.
The team is in 21st place in the general ranking and 4th in the LMP2
Finish
Miguel Pais do Amaral took the Quifel-ASM Team's Lola B05/40 AER, in the LMP2 class, to the end of the Le Mans 24 Hour race, finishing in fourth place.
Guy Smith, Miguel Pais do Amaral and Olivier Pla, thus more than managed to fulfil their aim of taking the car to the end of the tough French race, placing 4th in their class, and 20th overall.
The Quifel-ASM fought for third place during the night and early morning, but gearbox issues and unstable weather conditions, required a calmer approach to driving the Lola B05/40 AER.
The Lola B05/40 AER may have driven its last Le Mans 24 Hour race as the Quifel-ASM team is considering buying a more competitive car for next season.
The unstable weather, which continued until the end of the race, required the team keep the wet weather tyres on the car and these proved not to be very effective.