ELMS

Iron Lynx Proton Win 4 Hours of Mugello

European Le Mans Series
29 Sep. 2024 • 17:35
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EI
Iron Lynx-Proton took their first ever LMP2 victory in the ELMS, with Jonas Ried, Maceo Capietto and Matteo Cairoli standing on the top step of the podium after a dramatic debut ELMS race at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello.
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The 4-Hour race saw five Safety Car periods and one Red Flag to clear the circuit after the no60 Proton Competition Porsche hit the barrier on the start finish straight after being clipped from behind by the Iron Dames Porsche.The driver of the no60 Porsche, Claudio Schiavoni walked away from the badly damaged car, and after a long clean-up process the race resumed.

 

The LMP2 Pro/Am victory went to the no29 Richard Mille by TDS Oreca trio of Rodrigo Salles, Gregoire Saucy and Mathias Beche and with the no83 AF Corse Oreca finishing 7thin class, the championship is now wide open going into the final race of the season in Portugal.

 

The LMP3 win was claimed by the no8 Team Virage Ligier crew of Julien Gerbi, Bernado Pinheiro and Gillian Henrion from 8thon the grid, which means the championship battle will also go to the final race with just two points splitting the top three cars, Eurointernational, Team Virage and RLR MSport.

 

The LMGT3 title race is also still wide open going into the final round at Portimao next month after the no57 Kessel Racing Ferrari crew of Takeshi Kimura, Esteban Masson and Daniel Serra took their second win in a row to take the championship lead by just two points.In fact, there are no less than eight cars still mathematically in the running.They are split by 20 points, with 26 points still available in Portugal.

 

Provisional results are HERE

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