Monday, June 18, 2018

24 Hours of Le Mans hourly summaries & much more

Wall to wall coverage of the 24 Hours of Le Mans continues, for at least one more day, with a bunch of post-race wrap up and summarization from a couple of different sources.  Summarizing the action from the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, through a couple of sources.  Sportscar365 and motorsport.com.  As a bonus, the Double Stint Podcast returns, for a sixth consecutive episode, that includes a full race recap of one of the wildest Le Mans races we've seen in some time.

Dramatic Start to 24H Le Mans
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/dramatic-start-to-24h-le-mans/

Buemi Leads Opening Hour
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/buemi-leads-opening-hour/

Wainwright Crashes Gulf Porsche
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/wainwright-crashes-gulf-porsche/

Toyota In Control After Three Hours
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/toyota-in-control-after-three-hours/

Alonso Takes Lead in Hour 4
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/alonso-takes-lead-in-hour-4/

ByKolles Crashes Out in Hour 5
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bykolles-crashes-at-porsche-curves-in-hour-5/

'Pink Pig' Porsche Leads GTE-Pro After Reshuffle
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/pink-pig-porsche-leads-gte-pro-after-reshuffle/

Isaakyan, SMP Find Trouble in Hour 8
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/isaakyan-smp-racing-find-trouble-in-hour-8/

No. 8 Toyota Hit with Penalty; Conway Leads
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/no-8-toyota-hit-with-penalty-conway-leads/

Lopez Leads for Toyota At Halfway
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/lopez-leads-for-toyota-at-halfway/

Through the Night at Le Mans
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/through-the-night-at-le-mans/

Rebellions Hit Trouble; Toyota Advantage Extended
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/rebellions-hit-trouble-toyota-advantage-extended/

GTE-Pro Battle at Daybreak
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/gte-pro-battle-at-daybreak/

Toyota Leads Hour 18; DragonSpeed BR1 Out
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/toyota-leads-at-hour-18-dragonspeed-br1-out/

Problems for Contending Ligiers in Hour 20
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/contending-ligiers-hit-trouble/

Class Leaders With Four Hours to Go
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/class-leaders-with-four-hours-to-go/

This was the sensational GTE Pro battle between Sebastien Bourdais and Fred Makowiecki.

Makowiecki, Bourdais Battle for Second in GTE-Pro
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/makowiecki-bourdais-battle-for-second-in-gte-pro/

Front-Running Keating Ferrari Drops Back; Two Hours to Go
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/front-running-keating-ferrari-drops-back-two-hours-to-go/

Drama for No. 7 Toyota in Hour 23
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/drama-for-no-7-toyota-with-90-minutes-to-go/

Now, for news on the race winners.

Dempsey Proton Takes GTE-Am Win
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/dempsey-proton-takes-gte-am-win/

G-Drive Secures LMP2 Honors
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/g-drive-secures-lmp2-honors/

Manthey Porsche's Claim 1-2 in GTE-Pro
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/manthey-porsches-claim-1-2-in-gte-pro/

Toyota Dominates 24H Le Mans; Alonso Wins on Debut
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/toyota-dominates-24h-le-mans-alonso-wins-on-debut/

Final Lap of 24H Le Mans
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/final-lap-of-24h-le-mans/

Vergne: LMP2 Win Comes at "Best Point In My Career"
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/vergne-lmp2-win-comes-at-best-point-of-my-career/

Nakajima: Le Mans Win a "Long Time" Coming
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/nakajima-le-mans-win-a-long-time-coming/

Rebellion Did "Everything it Could" Amid Reliability Issues
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/rebellion-did-everything-it-could-amid-reliability-issues/

GTE-Pro Teams "Frustrated" by Safety Car Impact
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/gte-pro-teams-frustrated-by-safety-car-impact/

24H Le Mans Race Highlights
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/24h-le-mans-race-highlights/

Top Photo Picks from Le Mans
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/top-photo-picks-from-24h-le-mans/

The latest Double Stint Podcast recaps in full, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Double Stint: 24H Le Mans Recap (6-18-18)
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/double-stint-le-mans-24-recap-6-18-18/

No. 67 Ford Loses Loses Fourth in GTE-Pro Due to Drive Time Infraction
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/no-67-ford-penalized-for-drive-time-infraction/

"Bittersweet" First Le Mans Podium for Keating
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/keating-bittersweet-first-le-mans-podium/

Le Mans Post-Race Notebook
http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/le-mans-post-race-notebook-4/


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Le Mans 24h: Toyota leads opening hour after wild first lap

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24h-toyota-dominates-early-stages-1046378/?s=1

Le Mans 24h: Toyotas a lap clear after four hours

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24h-toyota-alonso-leads-four-hours-1046402/?s=1

Alonso: Toyota has Le Mans "under control" despite scares

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/alonso-toyota-has-le-mans-under-control-despite-scares-1046420/?s=1

Montoya beats himself up over Le Mans shunt

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/montoya-beats-himself-up-over-le-mans-shunt-1046427/?s=1

Le Mans 24h: Toyota still in charge as night falls

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24h-hour-8-report-toyota-kobayashi-1046425/?s=1

Le Mans 24h: Alonso bid derailed by Buemi's speeding penalty

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24h-alonso-bid-derailed-by-buemis-speeding-penalty-1046436/?s=1

Le Mans 24h: Alonso chases lead #7 Toyota at halfway point
https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24h-alonso-halfway-update-1046441/?s=1

Alonso: "Part of the job is done" after epic recovery drive

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/alonso-part-of-the-job-is-done-after-epic-recovery-drive-1046445/?s=1

Le Mans 24h: Nakajima sends #8 Toyota into the lead

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24h-nakajima-sends-8-toyota-into-the-lead-1046451/?s=1

Le Mans 24h: Alonso's Toyota leads with four hours left

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24h-alonso-toyota-leads-four-hours-left-1046476/?s=1

Di Resta admits he "blew it" in Le Mans crash
https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/di-resta-blew-it-crash-united-autosports-1046489/?s=1

Sebastien Bourdais is fuming after his incident with Fred Makowiecki.

Bourdais furious at Makowiecki, Le Mans stewards

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/bourdais-furious-at-makowiecki-le-mans-stewards-1046498/?s=1

Le Mans 24h: Toyota breaks curse, Alonso wins on debut

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24h-race-report-toyota-victory-alonso-1046504/?s=1

Kristensen: Alonso didn't put one foot wrong on Le Mans debut

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/kristensen-alonso-didnt-put-one-foot-wrong-on-le-mans-debut-1046535/?s=1

Rookie Alonso "exceptional" in Toyota victory, says team boss

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/rookie-alonso-exceptional-in-toyota-victory-says-team-boss-1046538/?s=1

Alonso feared repeat of Indy 500 heartbreak at Le Mans

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/alonso-feared-repeat-of-indy-500-heartbreak-1046562/?s=1

Button laments SMP reliability woes on Le Mans debut

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/button-laments-smp-reliability-woes-on-le-mans-debut-1046561/?s=1

Tincknell on Ford vs. Porsche: "We couldn't have done any more"

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/tincknell-on-ford-vs-porsche-we-couldnt-have-done-any-more-1046583/?s=1

Watch: Video evidence that Alonso did not reverse in pits
https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/alonso-video-le-mans-pits-1046585/?s=1

Matt Campbell on his first Le Mans race.

Young Aussie reflects on "crazy" Le Mans success

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/young-aussie-reflects-on-crazy-le-mans-success-1046597/?s=1

Will Alonso's Triple Crown bid come at the expense of F1?

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/will-alonsos-triple-crown-bid-come-at-the-expense-of-f1-1046588/?s=1

Winning Le Mans without Audi/Porsche "a shame" - Toyota

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/shame-audi-porsche-weren-t-at-le-mans-for-toyota-win-1046638/?s=1

Fords hit with Le Mans minimum drive time penalties

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/fords-hit-with-le-mans-minimum-drive-time-penalties-1046658/?s=1

Kobayashi "forgot" to pit in penultimate hour

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/kobayashi-forgot-to-pit-in-penultimate-hour-1046665/?s=1

What made the difference in Toyota's race against itself

https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/what-made-the-difference-in-toyota-race-against-itself-1046707/?s=1


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