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Podium for RML Lola at Le Mans

The Lola-HPD LMP2 Coupe of RML took a richly merited 3rd place podium result at today’s Le Mans 24 Hours. In one of the most gruelling races of recent years the red, white and blue B09/86 of, Mike Newton, Tommy Erdos and Andy Wallace ran an excellent race, which also saw then claim an incredible 8th position overall.

Lola had three other finishers in a race that saw half of the field retire with a variety of mechanical issues and accidents.The Aston Martin engined Lola B09/60 of Stefan Mucke, Harold Primat and Adrian Fernandez finished a fine 6th after fighting back from a gearbox problem that cost them over an hour. However, there was heartbreak for the 009 Lola Aston Martin (Hancock/Turner/Barazi) which was forced to retire with less than hour remaining of the race.

Kruse-Schiller took a gutsy finish with their open cockpit Lola-Judd. Hideki Noda, Jean De Pourtales and Jonathan Kennard take a well-earned Le Mans finish, as do Drayson Racing who overcame incredible struggles to cross the chequered flag.

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Provisional Race Result

1. Bernhard/Dumas/Rockenfeller P1 Audi R15 397 laps
2. Fassler/Lotterer/Treluyer P1 Audi R15 396 laps
3. Kristensen/McNish/Capello P1 Audi R15 394 laps
4. Ayari/Andre/Meyrick P1 ORECA 01-AIM 369 laps
5. Watts/Kane/Leventis P2 Strakka HPD ARX-01 367lap
6. Mucke/Fernandez/Primat P1 AMR Lola-Aston Martin 365laps
7. Charouz/Lahaye/Moreau P2 Oak Pescarolo 361 laps
8. Erdos/Newton/Wallace P2 RML Lola HPD 361 laps
9. Nicolet/Hein/Yvon P2 Oak Prescarolo 341 laps
10. Ojeih/Greaves/Chandalon P2 Ginetta 341 laps
26. Noda/Pourtales/Kennard P2 KSM Lola-Judd 291 laps
28. Pirro/Cocker/Drayson P1 Drayson Lola 254 laps

R Hancock/Turner/Barazi P1 AMR Lola-Aston Martin
R Mailleux/Ragues/Ickx P1 Signature Lola-Aston Martin
R. Prost/Andretti/Jani P1 Lola-Rebellion
R. Boullion/Belicchi/Smith P1 Lola-Rebellion
R. Pirri/Cioci/Perrazzini P2 Racing Box Lola
R. Lewis/Burgess/Willman P1 Autocon Lola-AER

After 24 Hours there were 28 cars still running and classified