G Drive Racing Lead After Incident Packed Two Hours of Racing at Monza

The no2 United Autosports Ligier of John Falb was leading the LMP3 field after Sean Rayhall spent almost all of the opening 120 minutes putting the car at the front of the field before handing over to his American teammate. 

The no55 Spirit of Race Ferrari of Aaron Scott had a commanding lead in the LMGTE class battle after Duncan Cameron put the F488 at the head of the field as the three Porsches squabbled over the minor podium places.

There were three safety car periods in the first two hours.  The first after just 16 minutes of racing after the no39 Graff Oreca-Gibson of Alexandre Cougnaud went off at Turn 7 and hitting the barriers.  The French driver was OK but the car had to be moved to a safe location before racing resumed after 20 minutes.

The second Safety Car was deployed after 45 minutes of racing after the no40 G-Drive Racing Oreca went off at T9/T10 into the barriers. Enzo Guibbert emerged from the car unscathed but again the race had to be neutralised for 17 minutes to recover the car safely and also clear debris from a separate incident when the no7 Ecurie Ecosse/ Nielsen Ligier of Christian Olsen which had hit the barriers at Turn 3, spreading debris all over the track.

The third Safety Car period followed a Full Course Yellow that was declared after 1 hour and 41 minutes of racing to recover the no20 Racing for Poland Ligier which had been in a collision with the no88 Proton Competition Porsche and had become beached in the gravel at T8.  The no8 DKR Engineering Norma of Jean Glorieux was involved in an unseen accident between Lesmo 2 and Ascari and the Safety Car had to be deployed to recover the stranded Norma.

Racing resumed as the clock approached the two hour mark.

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