The car had a particularly strong line-up, with Albuquerque assigned to it alongside Ben Keating and Ben Hanley. It appeared to be among the stronger teams in the LMP2 class, especially considering Albuquerque and Keating had previously enjoyed victory at Le Mans. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Hanley, meanwhile is a veteran of the track with previous experience of the Circuit de la Sarthe. However, within an hour of the race, the car left the track while operated by Keating . It proved to be a costly miscalculation, setting #23 back significantly.
It proved to only be the start of the car’s problems, as it would later need to retreat to the garage after a brief spell back on the track. One hour and 28 minutes of work went into repairing the Oreca 07, by which time the damage had been done. Advertisement Advertisement In a statement issued during the race, Albuquerque said: “Hard to take but we are technically out of the race.
The alternator broke and while they were repairing it the team found a stone in the middle. "So our little spin into the gravel costed us too much. Oh well, this is Le Mans, cruel with all little mistakes, troubles etc.
The team repaired the car and let’s try to finish this.” #23 eventually finished well short of the LMP2 podium in 13th, leaving fans wondering what might h.
