European Le Mans Series -- Autodromo Fernanda Pires da Silva

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

Pit Notes - Page 6

No 7 Audi out after being tapped into a spin by car 72 (Courage). Bad accident but driver OK. Two marshals slightly hurt by debris but both OK just cuts and bruises.

(All times are local)

15:59 – Car 61 (Porsche) – Into pits – Driver Change (Humphrey in) – tyres and fuel – rejoins
16:00 – Car 52 (Porsche) – Into pits – fuel and tyres – Rejoins
16:02 – Car 26 (Saleen) – Into pits – Driver Change (Slater in) – fuel and tyres – rejoins

16:05 – Car 56 (Chrysler) – Into pits – Brake problem again. Bonnet removed, brakes bled. Problem with brake fade. Fluid is boiling up and the team need to keep putting fresh fluid in.

16:18 – Car 68 (Corvette) – Into pits – Driver Change (Walters) – fuel only
16:19 – Car 74 (Porsche) – Into Pits – More binding to repair damaged front end. Driver Change (Rata in), fuel and 4 tyres.
16:21 – Car 7 (Audi) – Into Pits – Fuel and 4 tyres.
16:22 – Lead in GT class down to 24.088 seconds, car 77 leads car 60
16:23 – Car 72 (Courage) – Into Pits – Fuel only.
16:23 - Car 71 (Porsche) – Rear bodywork damage, minor repair undertaken.

16:26 – Car 7 (Audi) – Off track at turn 1, car 72 hit car 7 from behind, crashed into wall, debris on track – yellow flags – Pace car out – Two stewards hurt by flying debris, but reported not to be seriously injured. Tom Coronel walks back to the Audi pit unhurt.

16:30 – Positions with 30 minutes remaining

72 – 41 – 26 – 77 – 60 – 52 – 65 – 66 – 70 – 61 – 71 – 56 – 63 – 74 – 68

FOUR CARS HAVE RETIRED – Car 28 (Debora) – Car 73 (Porsche) – Car 64 (Porsche) – Car 7 (Audi)

16:32 – Car 56 (Chrysler) – Into Pits – Fuel, bleeding brakes. Driver Change (Monteiro in) – Rejoins
16:35 – Car 66 (Porsche) – Into Pits – Refuel only – rejoins
16:35 – Car 41 (Saleen) – Into Pits – Refuel Only – rejoins
16:45 – Safety Car returns to pit lane and racing resumes for final 19 minutes.