FIA GT Championship

Total 24 Hours of Spa: LIVE at Planetlemans - 8

© Frank Feenstra

Six o’clock now, into the light again. Not many GT1’s have made it through the night. The two Maserati’s are still in the lead, and the gap to the following 3 cars has increased significantly. 4, 7 and 12 laps are the gaps we’re talking about. Rusinov is even down to 9th overall. GT2 is now Rigon, Collard, Bruni, within a 2 lap window.

06:07- Lemeret is in for a stop. Van De Poele takes the lead again.

06:17- Car 59 has a loose rear bumper.

06:26- Marshals are back on track to perform their day signaling.

06:29- Vannelet is in the pit from 5th position in GT2.

06:31- Van De Poele also in the pit, just like Zangarell (third in G3).

06:36- Dermont (G3 leader) does the same. Also Piccini and Aucott come in.

06:40- Dermont loses his position to Hemroulle due to his pit stop.

06:43- Rigon is in the pit.

06:51- Fairly quiet at the track. GT2 cars taking up places 6 to 12. Camathias, Collard and Vilander make the top three. In GT1 it is Simonsen who is third, four laps behind the two leading Maserati’s with Ramos and Bartels. Only Fassler is relatively nearby, 2 laps behind Simonsen.

07:05- Thanks go out to Dailysportscar for providing coffee to the Planetlemans crew.

07:06- Remember Duncan Huisman going off earlier this race? His car is already in third place in G3 again. Mühlner Motorsport is now first and third in the class, with the Prospeed Porsche GT3 in between.

07:11- In comes the #2 Vitaphone car, so we’re getting Bartels back in the lead.

07:15- Simonsen into the pit in the Gigawave Aston.

07:22- Sudden action!The Ascari KZ1R number 122 stopped has stopped at turn 4. Another car in and out of the gravel at turn 8.

07:25- The McDonalds Racing Porsche has come to a halt at turn 18, bringing out the yellow flags.

07:30- There are still yellow flags in sector three at the Bus Stop.

07:33- GT2 fight is not yet over. Collard is 56 seconds behind Camathias and was closing in.

07:34- No more yellow flags.

07:35- Michael Bartels has come into the pit lane. Yellow flags in Les Combes. Rusinov has been into the tyre barrier, but has rejoined.

07:36- Yellow flags gone.

07:40- The McDonalds Racing Porsche has been retired. That was the last of the G2 cars.

07:41- Sarrazin is flying. His first sector time was the fastest of the car so far, his laptime 2 seconds quicker than team mate Pierguidi.

07:43- And 2.6 seconds quicker this time. Sarrazin set a 2:17.285, the quickest time so far by this car. 14 seconds between Sarrazin and Pierguidi

07:44- Small correction from race control. The McDonalds Porsche did not retire in the pit, but was out on track at the Bus Stop and was on fire.

07:47- 10 seconds between Sarrazin and Pierguidi now, the last lap of Sarrazin was 3.1 seconds quicker. GT2 leader in.

07:48- 6.591 seconds and getting smaller…Pierguidi might be passed out on the track before making a pit stop.

07:49- Fässler is now one lap and 11 seconds behind Turner. At the moment he is quicker, so could the Phoenix Carsport get back onto the podium?

07:51- 3.6 seconds between Sarrazin and Pierguidi. At Phoenix a pit stop is coming up for the number 6.

07:52- And here comes Fässler. Sarrazin is only four tenths of a second behind Pierguidi as the two Maserati’s cross the line.

07:53- Brief yellow flag at Rivage as the Juniper Racing Porsche spins and rejoins.

07:54- Sarrazin has passed Pierguidi and is back in the lead. He is already half a second ahead of his Italian entry.

07:55- Yellow flags being waved at turn 11, with debris on track coming into turn 12.

07:56- Juniper Racing Porsche is in the pit with some damage.

07:58- Just over 35 minutes after it came to a halt at turn four the Ascari is back on track.