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Farnbacher takes victory as IMSA excluded
ELMS - 27/04/2008
Richard Lietz and Raymond Narac won the "LM" GT2 class in their IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche, but were later excluded from the results for a technical infringement after a fantastic race.
They were chased over the line by the Farnbacher Racing Porsche of Richard Westbrook, Lars Eric Nielsen and Allan Simonsen which inherited the win. They lost time with a puncture behind a safety car which led to a damaged bumper and an extra pit stop.
Their team-mates Pierre Kaffer and Pierre Ehret ran second in their Ferrari before two pit stops at the end of the race dropped them to third. "We finished third, with both cars on the podium so this is a great result," said the German.
The Virgo Motorsport Ferrari led for much of the opening half of the race before suffering a puncture which forced Rob Bell into the pits. Gianmaria Bruni returned to the track, but immediately suffered another puncture and a third deflation led to a decision to retire the car.
The race had already lost the Team Felbermayr Porsche of Marc Lieb and Alex Davison who pulled into the pits in the opening laps with a front suspension problem. They returned to the track and finished seventh in class following a fantastic fight back.
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