07 Nov 2010 1000km of Zhuhai - 5hr
Photo : Nicolas COUSSEAU - ACO/Nikon
- 16:07: Two Audis pit together. Tom Kristensen replaces Allan McNish in #7.
- 16:22: Franck Montagny pits and Stéphane Sarrazin takes over.
- 16:24: The Formula Le Mans of Steve Zacchia leads the Michelin Green X Challenge in tenth overall.
- 16.25: Sebastien Bourdais, who has not yet made his fifth stop, returned to the lead lap in second, 20 seconds to the Audi #7. Bourdais is under attack!
- 16:30: Sebastien Bourdais hit the Porsche of Martin Ragginger. The Peugeot 908 lost its rear cover. Back to the pits, into to pit box.
- 16:36: The safety car due the debris left by the Peugeot. This intervention puts Stéphane Sarrazin back in contact with Tom Kristensen.
- 16:39: Sebastien Bourdais back on the track. He lost 3 laps.
- 16:40: Green flag! The safety car did only one lap, Dindo Capello had not had time to get back on the leaders.
- 16:41: Stop and Go for Sebastien Bourdais held responsible for the incident with the No. 88 Porsche.
- 17:00: Ten seconds separate the two leading cars. 25 laps remain.
Positions after 5 hours :
- - 7 - Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Tom Kristensen (DNK)/Allan McNish (ECO),
- - 2 - Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA)/Franck Montagny (FRA),
- - 8 - Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Rinaldo Capello (ITA)/Romain Dumas (FRA),
- - 1 - Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Sébastien Bourdais (FRA)/Simon Pagenaud (FRA),
- - 35 - OAK Racing - Pescarolo Judd - Jacques Nicolet (FRA)/Frédéric Da Rocha (FRA)/Patrice Lafargue (FRA),
- - 92 - Porsche AG - Porsche GT3-R Hybrid - Joerg Bergmeister (ALL)/Patrick Long (USA),
- - 78 - BMW Team Schnitzer - BMW E92 M3 - Jörg Müller (ALL)/Dirk Werner (ALL),
- - 77 - Team Felbermayr-Proton - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Marc Lieab (ALL)/Richard Lietz (AUT),
Photo : ZHUHAI (PRC), 1 000 KM OF ZHUHAI, 7 NOV 2010. First safety car period.
Julien Hergault