European Le Mans Series
Autodromo Fernanda Pires da Silva / Estoril, Portugal
July 13 - 15, 2001


Pit Notes - Page 3
(All times are local)

13:02 – Car 7 (Audi) into pits – Driver change (Lemarie in) – fuel and tyres and rejoins Stefan Johansson reports the car is OK but is suffering from a lot of oversteer.

13:03 – Car 72 (Courage) – Stop Go penalty given for overtaking under yellows.
13:04 - Car 77 (Porsche) – In for Stop Go penalty
13:06 - Car 64 (Porsche) in for Stop Go penalty
13:06 - Car 26 (Saleen) in for stop go penalty for overtaking under yellows.
13:07 - Car 63 (Porsche) into pits – tyres and fuel – rejoins
13:09 – Car 73 (Porsche) into pits – Driven change (Mowlem in) - tyres and fuel – rejoins
13:12 – Car 56 (Chrysler) spins at turn 1 – rejoins
13:16 – Car 72 (Courage) – Into pits – driver change (Redon in) – Tyres and fuel – rejoins
13:16 – Car 56 (Chrysler) into pits – driver change (Monteiro in) tyres and fuel - rejoins
13:19 - Car 28 (Debora) lost a wheel at turn 3 – broken spindle - retired.
13:19 – Car 72 into pits for stop go penalty – rejoins track
13:20 – Car 68 (Corvette) – Into pits – driver change (Bellamy in) – fuel – rejoins
13:22 – Car 73 into pits for stop go penalty for overtaking under yellows.
13:24 – Positions after 2 hours and 20 minutes
7 – 72 – 41 – 26 – 60 – 77 – 65 – 52 – 71 – 66 – 56 – 70 – 61 – 64 – 63 – 74 – 73 – 68
1 RETIREMENT – Car 28 (Debora)

13:25 – Car 7 (Audi) leading car 72 (Courage) by 65.411 seconds on lap 83
13:25 – Car 41 (Saleen) leading GTS by 72.112s to car 26 on lap 83
13:25 – Car 60 (Porsche) leading GT by 50.363s to car 77 and 66.670 to car 65 on lap 84
13:34 – Car 56 (Chrysler) – Into pits – tyres and fuel – Problem with brakes, mechanics bled system and car rejoins track.
13:38 – Car 65 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver change (Sa Nogueira in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins
13:40 – Car 65 (Porsche) – stop go penalty given for working on the car while refuelling.
13:43 – Car 41 (Saleen) – Into pits – Driver change (Goodwin in) – tyres and fuel – rejoins.
13:45 – Car 52 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver Change (Wallinder in) – tyres and fuel – rejoins
13:45 – Car 65 (Porsche) – Into pits for Stop Go penalty – rejoins
13:52 – Car 56 (Chrysler) – Into pits – Problem with brakes again. Mechanics worked on the car and it rejoins.

13:59 – Car 64 (Porsche) – Into pits – Damage to front of the car with water leaking from car. Car moved into garage.
Damage caused when car 64 hit car 61 at turn 1.

14:02 – Car 63 (Porsche) – Into Pits – Driver Change (Caternet in) – tyres and fuel – rejoins.
14:03 – Car 26 (Saleen) – Into pits – Driver Change (Konrad in) – tyres and fuel – rejoins.
14:03 – Car 71 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver Change (Riccitelli in) – fuel and rear tyres – rejoins
14:04 – Car 70 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver Change (Marques in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins.
14:04 – Car 60 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver change (Maserati in) – Fuel and tyres – rejoins.

14:04 – Positions after 3 hours
7 - 72 - 41 - 26 - 60 – 77 – 71 – 70 – 66 – 52 – 65 – 61 – 63 – 64 – 74 – 56 – 73 – 68
JUST ONE RETIREMENT – Car 28 (Debora)

14:05 – Car 7 (Audi) is leading by 76.065s to car 72 (Courage) on lap 106
14:05 – Car 41 (Saleen) is leading GTS by two laps to Car 26
14:05 – Car 60 (Porsche) leading GT by 57.634s to Car 77
14:08 – Car 64 – Still in garage – Drivers side radiator being repaired.
14:09 – Car 7 (Audi) – Into Pits – Fuel and tyres – rejoins 8.9 seconds behind car 72 (Courage)

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