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


Pit Notes - Page 5
(All times are local)

15:11 – Car 65 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver change (Villaroel in) - tyres and fuel – rear tyre guard and drivers window checked and no problems found.

15:15 – Car 7 (Audi) – Into pits – Driver change (Coronel in) – fuel and tyres - rejoined

15:16 – Car 74 (Porsche) – Into pits – Fuel – Tyre temps checked and repairs to front spoiler – tyre clearance checked – car rejoins.

15:18 – Car 72 (Courage) – Into pits – Driver change (Derichebourg in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins
15:19 – Car 64 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver change (Earle in) – fuel - rejoins
15:19 – Car 68 (Chevrolet) - into pits – Driver Change (Bellamy in) – fuel - Rejoins

15:24 – Car 64 (Porsche) – Stop Go penalty given for not having a fireman present on last stop. Second infraction – stop plus 10 second penalty.

15:25 – Car 7 (Audi) – Into pits – Leftside front tyre changed, slow puncture - fuel - rejoins
15:27 – Car 64 (Porsche) – slowed and stopped on the circuit – received a tow off the track.
15:29 – Car 71 (Porsche) – Into pits – Fuel and tyres – Rejoins
15:30 – Car 66 – (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver change (Rymer in) - fuel and tyres - rejoins
15:35 – Car 71 (Porsche) – into pits – loose wheel, left rear – Wheel nut retainer sheared off.
15:36 – Car 63 (Porsche) – into pits – driver change (Schoysman in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins
15:36 – Car 60 (Porsche) – into pits – driver change (Liddell in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins
15:37 – Car 71 (Porsche) rejoins the track with new rear wheel.
15:38 – Car 56 (Chrysler) – into pits – driver change (Verdon-Roe in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins
15:39 – Car 70 (Porsche) – into pits – driver change (Alphand in) – fuel and tyres – oil topped up – rejoins.
15:41 – Car 41 (Saleen) – Stop Go penalty for over taking under yellows at turn 9.
15:48 – Car 77 (Porsche) – into pits – driver change (Dumas in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins.

15:54 – Positions after 4 hours 50 minutes
7 – 72 – 41 – 26 – 77 – 60 – 52 – 65 – 66 – 70 – 61 – 71 – 56 – 74 – 63 – 68
THREE CARS HAVE RETIRED – Car 28 (Debora) – Car 73 (Porsche) – Car 64 (Porsche)

15:54 – Car 7 Audi leading by 1:34.883 from car 71 (Courage)
15:54 – car 41 (Saleen) leading GTS – 1 lap ahead of car 26 (Saleen)
15:54 – Car 77 (Porsche) leading GT – 1 lap ahead of car 60 (Porsche)
15:54 – Car 41 (Saleen) – Into pits – driver change (McKellar in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins.

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