Race update after 2 Hours: Mike Conway leads for Toyota and Porsche on top in LMGTE Pro
Below are the main headlines following the first two hours of action-packed racing at the TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
• Dramatic opening two hours at Spa-Franorchamps as rain and snow showers bring drama on track
• Safety Car called after 25 minutes when visibility becomes minimal due to snow storm
• Race resumes after 50 minutes
• Early leader Mike Conway loses lead to No.8 Toyota of Sebastien Buemi at one hour mark after Conway has excursion at Bus Stop chicane
• Second Safety Car deployed after accident involving Tom Dillmann’s ByKolles and Jordan King’s No.37 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 car at La Source showers track in debris
• King penalised for contact and receives two minute stop/go penalty
• No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing of Buemi gets caught out in switch from wet to slick tyres and falls back down field
• No.36 Signatech Alpine Matmut LMP2 car of Andre Negrao takes temporary lead before Stoffel Vandoorne snatches overall lead briefly
• Mike Conway catches Vandoorne and reclaims lead after 1h35m of racing after taking slicks and instantly pulls clear to open healthy lead
• Buemi fights through field to second position as track goes fully dry
• Gap from Conway to Buemi after two hours is 56 seconds
• Vandoorne places third in No.11 SMP Racing car ahead of Gustavo Menezes driven No.3 Rebellion R13-Gibson
• LMGTE Pro sees incredible battles as first No.95 Aston Martin and then No.92 Porsche 911 RSR of Kevin Estre take turns in lead
• No.91 Porsche emerges in front after second Safety Car period when Gianmaria Bruni takes Maxime Martin’s Aston Martin and Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi in thrilling move at Pouhon
• Second in class after two hours is Martin, with Pier Guidi third just ahead of Sam Bird’s No.71 AF Corse Ferrari
• LMP2 sees Racing Team Nederland’s Giedo Van Der Garde dominate opening phase of race after audacious move for lead in opening laps
• Car suffers damage in second hour though when Frits Van Eerd clashes with No.95 Aston Martin with Nicki Thiim at La Source
• Signatech Alpine Matmut leads LMP2 from No.38 Jackie Chan DC Racing car driven by Stephane Richelmi
• G-Drive Racing place third with Jean-Eric Vergne completing double stint in Aurus-Gibson
• LMGTE Am sees TF Sport Aston Martin lead from pole but then fall back after first Safety Car
• No.98 Aston Martin Racing car of Paul Dalla Lana picks up lead before handing over to Mathias Lauda
• Three car battles continue between Lauda, Clearwater Racing Ferrari of Matteo Cressoni and the No.86 Gulf Racing Porsche of Thomas Preining
Showers are forecast throughout the remainder of the race with excitement and multi-class battles set to continue.
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