Le Mans 24hr Race Thread

[TCEvo]

Excellent, well done Toyota - finally!

Shame about the 'vette's but onto next year.

[p1stonhead]

Well done to the four teams. Truly the best race ever. Can’t wait for next year.

[mollytherocker]

Well done to everybody that finished. In itself an incredible achievement!

[Clockwork Cupcake]

I wonder how many regulations they are currently contravening.

[AndrewEH1]

p1stonhead said:

Well done to the four teams. Truly the best race ever. Can’t wait for next year.

Quite (like Hamilton, I think every Le Mans is the 'best' Le Mans )

Every class winner has run the perfect race almost, no big crashes, lots of close racing!

[meb90]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

I wonder how many regulations they are currently contravening.

Nothing a quick 10 second stop and go penalty wouldn't sort!

Seriously though, it was a great race, well done to all the teams.

[GarageQueen]

Well done chaps and to all the teams! Sad it’s all over, see you next time!

[Mattygooner]

Great interview with Fernando, any lip readers want to share his thoughts?

[kuro]

Jonny_ said:

amgmcqueen said:

timrud said:

Toyota have spent long sections of the race coasting, their only rival is relibility. Winding car 7 back over night to allow 8 to win really undermines the most hollow of victories

Completely agree.

How people can call this a 'race' is anyone's guess....?

This year has unfortunately been a farcical joke!

bks, say I.

Well done Toyota - well deserved!

+1

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Are they going to cut the #92 Porsche up for a hog roast now?

[hammo19]

Watched from the sofa this year planning trip for next year already.

Great race, especially the GTs, well done to Fernando - 2 down 1 to go.

[Dinoboy]

Well done to all, great 24hrs.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

I don't think that I have ever (knowingly) heard the Japanese National Anthem before.

[Allyc85]

Mattygooner said:

Great interview with Fernando, any lip readers want to share his thoughts?

I think it was “bks to driving a McLaren F1 car again!”

[dr_gn]

Sf_Manta said:

Finally, Toyota get that trophy..

Now it'd be good to see Porsche back and we have a proper race.. 2016.. was heartbreaking!

Vindication at last, and hopefully not the last time.

Why is it vindication? They failed previously mainly due to being too slow and/or unreliable, and now they finished first in a class of one. It must be one of the most meaningless ‘victories’ in the history of motorsport.

I was hoping endurance racing would be worth another look as an alternative to the debacle F1 has become, but the daft rules and total absence of competition in the fastest class is a joke.

[Mattygooner]

Allyc85 said:

I think it was “bks to driving a McLaren F1 car again!”

Macca boss obviously out of shot working the levels.

[chasingracecars]

The race was run with Toyota being 0.5 secs faster then any other car. That was actually a rule. It was not race it was a manufactured win. Previous years were much better.

[AndrewEH1]

dr_gn said:

Why is it vindication? They failed previously mainly due to being too slow and/or unreliable, and now they finished first in a class of one. It must be one of the most meaningless ‘victories’ in the history of motorsport.

I was hoping endurance racing would be worth another look as an alternative to the debacle F1 has become, but the daft rules and total absence of competition in the fastest class is a joke.

I don't think you get Endurance racing.

I think a lot of F1 fans are comparing this Le Mans to F1 2005 USA GP in their minds when they think this is a meaningless or hollow victory.

[mollytherocker]

Allyc85 said:

Mattygooner said:

Great interview with Fernando, any lip readers want to share his thoughts?

I think it was “bks to driving a McLaren F1 car again!”

I certainly didn't hear him say 'GP2 ENGINE!' during the race......

[knight]

Not the best race I've seen due to the lack of LMP 1 competition but the fact I predicted #8, #92 and #77 to win their classes makes up for it