Great drama at 07:35, as the leading No.2 Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI driven by Rinaldo Capello lost the left rear wheel and crashed head on at the high speed Indianapolis corner.
Quotes after the retirement of Audi R10 TDI #2Dindo Capello (Audi R10 TDI #2): "I lost the rear left wheel at Indianapolis corner at approximately 260 kph. It was a horrible feeling – I was just a passenger – I couldn’t do anything to prevent a crash and I just hoped for the best. But thankfully I was in an Audi and I know that our engineers always put safety first. Despite such a heavy impact, I am in one piece and completely uninjured. But honestly no words can explain how I currently feel."
Allan McNish (Audi R10 TDI #2): "We had a strong car that dominated the race for almost 17 hours allowing us to build a lead of over three laps – thanks not only to the speed of our Audi but fantastic strategy and great teamwork. But then Le Mans bit us and bit us very hard. I feel extremely hollow because it now means it’s another year before I can come back here again and have another crack at winning the world’s greatest sports car race again." Tom Kristensen (Audi R10 TDI #2): "Wow. We had a great car, had enjoyed perfect teamwork and were really dominating from the very first lap until Dindo’s unfortunate accident. It’s hard to believe and right now difficult to understand. Everything had been good and fine for us. Such an experience is hard on anyone, especially at Le Mans."
Who would believe that 2 Audis would be out out due to accidents??!!
Classifcation after 18 hours:
1 Audi Sport North America LMP1 PIRRO E 287 laps
2 Team Peugeot Total LMP1 GENE M 282 5 Laps 3 Team Peugeot Total LMP1 LAMY P 280 7 Laps 4 Pescarolo Sport LMP1 BOULLION JC 278 9 Laps5 Rollcentre Racing LMP1 HALL S 270 17 Laps 6 Aston Martin Racing LMGT1 BRABHAM D 265 22 Laps 7 Corvette Racing LMGT1 MAGNUSSEN J 264 23 Laps 8 AMR Larbre Comp. LMGT1 GOLLIN F 263 24 Laps9 Aston Martin Racing LMGT1 KOX P 263 24 Laps +24.414 secs 10 Team Oreca LMGT1 PROST N 260 27 Laps
