European Le Mans Series
Circuito de Jarama / Jarama, Spain
May 18 - 20, 2001


Pit Notes - May 20, 2001 - Page 2
European Le Mans Series - Round 2 - Jarama, Spain

PITNOTES #02

20May2001

(All times are local)

13:41 - Car 50 (Panoz) given another stop go penalty for another infringement of passing under yellow flags.
13:44 - Car 2 (Audi) - Pirro sets a new lap record at Jarama with a time of 1:23.035
13:48 - Car 51 (Panoz) still in the garage with suspension being worked on.
13:49 - Car 65 (Porsche) into the pits for refuelling and driver change (VILLARROEL)
13:50 - Car 65 rejoins the track
13:50 - Positions after 32 laps 7/1/2/5/32/41/26/43/42/23/22/50/66/60/52/61/44/64/65/51/57
13:51 - Class Leaders after 32 laps LMP900 - Car 7 / LMP675 - Car 5 / GTS - Car 41 / GT - Car 43
13:52 - Car 41 (Saleen) into the pitlane for refuelling but smoke coming from rear.  Oil everywhere when rear bodywork removed.
13:52 - Car 65 (Porsche) into pitlane with a problem with rear brake.
13:53 - Car 50 (Panoz) back into the pits - pushed into the garage.  Both Panoz's now in garage
13:55 - Car 7 (Audi) leading Car 1 (Audi) by 2.732 seconds
13:55 - Car 41 (Saleen) McKellar gets out of the car - engine bay covered in oil.
13:56 - Car 1 (Audi) - into the pits for refuelling and the windscreen was changed.
13:56 - Car 44 (Porsche) - Into pits for refuel and driver change (STANCO) and then back to track.
13:59 - Car 44 (Saleen) out of the race, mechanics unable to trace the oil leak.
13:59 - Car 7 (Audi) leading the race by 20.046 second to Car 2 (Audi)
14:00 - Car 7 (Audi) into the pits Refuelled and new tyres and returns to the track
14:00 - Car 65 (Porsche) Stop go penalty posted for starting the engine while the car was still on jacks.
14:00 - Car 52 (Porsche) Into pits for refuel and driver change (OLIVAR)
14:01 - Car 23 (Porsche) passes Car 42 (BMW) on lap 40
14:04 - Car 2 (Audi) into pits for driver change (BIELA) tyres and Fuel
14:04 - Car 26 (Saleen) driver change (KONRAD) and refuel.
14:04 - Car 65 in for stop go penalty
14:06 - Car 51 (Panoz) returns to the track 20 laps behind the leader.
14:07 - Car 23 (Porsche) left rear tyre blown out - returns to the pits.
14:07 - Car 23 (Porsche) in pits - refuel, tyres and driver change (LUHR) - straight back onto circuit.
14:10 - Positions after 43 laps 7/1/2/5/32/43/42/22/23/26/66/60/61/52/64/44/65/41/50/51/57
14:10 - Car off at turn 1 in big cloud of dust - unable to identify.
14:11 - Car 5 (Reynard) into pits - refuel, tyres and driver change (VAN DE POELE) returns to track.
14:11 - Class leaders after 45 laps LMP900 - Car 7 / LMP675 - Car 5 / GTS - Car 26 / GT - Car 43
14:12 - Car 7 (Audi) leads by 4.096 seconds to car 1 (Audi) and 30.514 seconds to Car 2 (Audi)

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