Automotive: at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a successful debut for the Duqueine team and its Hypercar

Sur le circuit sarthois, le team Duqueine a relevé le défi avec son Hypercar. DR

Basé au Pôle mécanique d’Alès, le team Duqueine est parvenu à ramener son Hypercar à l’arrivée des 24 Heures du Mans, dimanche.

Challenge met! At the end of a disputed double clock tour strewn with pitfalls, the Duqueine team managed to bring its Hypercar back to the finish of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Sunday June 16.

This car, which the Alesian Mechanical Pole team uses in the world endurance race on behalf of the Italian manufacturer Isotta Fraschini, made its first appearance in the Sarthe there.< /p>

14th nine laps behind the victorious Ferrari

If the gross ranking may seem modest (14th overall, nine laps behind the victorious Ferrari), it must be put in context. Via the Duqueine team, the confidential Milanese firm faced eight giants of the automobile industry with barely comparable means this weekend: Porsche, Toyota, BMW, Ferrari, Peugeot, Cadillac, Alpine and Lamborghini.< /p>

"We did it!, rejoices Jean-Karl Vernay, the key pilot of the ;rsquo;crew. The team did an incredible job to allow us to ride to the end without any problem. My teammates, Carl Bennett and Antonio Serravalle, also did a great job for their first participation."

Less success with the Proto Oreca 07 Gibson

Satisfied with the results of its Hypercar, the Duqueine team experienced less success with its Oreca 07 Gibson prototype. For its sixth year in this LMP2 category, it saw its hopes go up in smoke, like the engine of their car, at the start of the ninth hour.

Its three drivers, the Australian James Allen, the American John Falb and the Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer, were then in the middle of a fight for third place in the Pro Am crews. The team will now resume its championship program of Europe of endurance, from July 7 in Impola.

Loris Cabirou and Dino Lunardi in the right tempo

Two Gard drivers were competing in the races preceding the start of the 24 Hours. Alésien Loris Cabirou, who was discovering the circuit, showed his burst of speed in the Lamborghini Super Troféo, making a solid comeback to 10th place during his stint. The second race canceled, it left it there.

In the very agitated peloton of the Road to Le Mans, Nîmes driver Dino Lunardi achieved the same result at the wheel of his Ligier prototype, before his teammate Patrice Lafargue was thrown out of the race. track in the second race.

I subscribe to read more