Communiqué N° 11 - Sunday 18th June

08h00 - 10h00 : no changes in the first three

The Audis continued on their merry way in the first 3 places lapping between 3 mn 40 & 3 mn 43 secs. However, No.7 had a 4 mn 50 secs pit stop to change the front pads dropping it 2 laps behind the leader No.8 which was around 2 mn 15 secs ahead of No.9.

Punctures still wrought havoc and among the victims was the Courage C60 which after stopping between Mulsanne and Indianapolis managed to get going again and Gary Formato reached his pit with the rear bonnet torn off.
The car, previously fifteenth, dropped down the classification as the mechanics had to work on the C60 until 10h00.
The No.56 Viper had a spectacular blow out on the left-hand rear and Walter Brun hit the guardrail with terminal results between Mulsanne and Indianapolis when in 27th place.
 

LM GTS : A Corvette in the leading trio

In the LM GTS Category the Oreca Vipers were in the first 3 places in spite of No.53 colliding with the No.79 Porsche in the new portion. After a stop lasting 11 minutes to replace the bonnet the car fell back to fourth place in the category behind the quickest Corvette. The Porsche was able to continue.
At 9h47 the works Viper No.52 was hit with a more serious problem when it stopped with a broken rocker arm. This allowed the No.63 Corvette to make up part of its 4 lap deficit.
 

Anxious faces in the No.3 Cadillac pit

After 18 hours racing tiredness was setting in. As the No.2 Cadillac fell back due to gear selection and pignons problems, the highest placed of the American cars the No.4 Dams entry of Bernard­Collard-Montagny began to suffer engine cutouts and the mechanics were obliged to work on the car's electronics. This enabled the Pescarolo entered Courage to make 6 of its 12 lap deficit.
All 3 Cadillacs were in their pits at the 18 hour mark.

In the LMP 675 category the WR No.35 retired at 8h55 after a flash fire forced Xavier Pompidou to stop for good on Les Hunaudières. In the lead was the Lola-Nissan No.32 from the other WR in 30th and 31st places overall.