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


Pit Notes - Page 4
(All times are local)

14:15 – Car 66 (Porsche) – Into Pits – Driver change (Simmons in) – tyres and fuel – rejoins
14:16 – Car 77 (Porsche) – Into Pits – Driver Change (Pompidou in) – tyres and fuel – rejoins
14:18 – Car 72 (Courage) – Into Pits – Fuel and Tyres – Rejoins
14:20 – Car 7 (Audi) is now leading the race by 1 lap to car 72 (Courage).
14:20 – Car 73 (Porsche) – Into Pits – Not a routine stop
14:22 – Car 64 (Porsche) – Radiator repairs complete – rejoins track.
14:26 – Car 68 (Corvette) – Into Pits – Driver Change (Bellamy in) – Fuel and tyres – rejoins
14:27 – Car 61 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver Change (Demeroutis in) – Fuel and tyres – rejoins.

14:29 – Car 73 (Porsche) – Into pits – Power Steering failure – RETIRES

14:32 – Car 56 (Chrysler) – Into pits – Driver Change (Breyner in) – Fuel and tyres – rejoins.

14:34 – Positions after 3 hours 30 minutes.
7 – 72 – 41 – 26 – 60 – 77 – 71 – 52 – 65 – 66 – 70 – 61 – 56 – 74 – 63 – 68 – 73 – 64
TWO CARS HAVE RETIRED – Car 28 (Debora) and Car 73 (Porsche)

14:34 - Car 7 (Audi) leading by 1 lap to Car 72 (Courage)
14:34 – Car 41 (Saleen) leading GTS by three laps to car 26 (Saleen)

14:34 – Car 60 (Porsche) leading GT by 10.378s to Car 77 (Porsche). These two cars are one lap ahead of third placed Car 71(Porsche).

14:36 – Car 74 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver change (Jacobitsch in) – tyres and fuel – rejoins.
14:40 – Car 64 (Porsche) – Into pits and straight into the garage. Overheating problem.
14:42 – Car 64 (Porsche) – Rejoins track.
14:44 – Car 41 (Saleen) – Into Pits – Driver Change (Lambert in) – fuel and tyres - rejoins
14:45 – Car 64 (Porsche) – Stop Go penalty posted for no fire bottle in pits.
14:47 – Car 52 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver Change (Wallinder in) – tyres and fuel - rejoins
14:50 – Car 41 (Saleen) - Into pits for stop go penalty – fire extinguisher still had pin in.
14:50 – Car 26 (Saleen) – Into pits – Driver Change (Brun in) – Tyres and fuel – rejoins.
14:54 – Car 26 (Saleen) – Into pits – thought he had a stop go penalty but was waved straight through.
14:56 – Car 77 (Porsche) takes the lead of the GT class.
15:03 – Car 64 (Porsche) – into pits – engine cover removed – engine checked – replace cover and car rejoins.

15:04 – Positions after 4 hours
7 – 72 – 41 – 26 – 77 – 60 – 71 – 65 – 66 – 70 – 52 – 61 – 56 – 63 – 74 – 68 – 64
TWO CARS HAVE RETIRED – Car 28 (Debora) and Car 73 (Porsche)

15:04 – Car 7 (Audi) is leading by 1 lap to Car 72 (Courage)
15:04 – Car 41 (Saleen) is leading GTS by 3 laps to car 26 (Saleen). Car 56 (Chrysler) is 9 laps behind Car 41.
15:04 – Car 77 (Porsche) is leading GT 15.618s to Car 60 (Porsche). Car 71 is 3rd in class, 1 lap behind the leading pair.

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