FFSA GT Ledenon – Race 2 Report
Bouchut and Bornhauser Bounce Back In GT1 Christophe Bouchut was able to shed 40kg of ballast for race two in his #7 Larbre Saleen and had duly set pole position, ahead of Fassler (#9 SRT C6.R), Dayraut (#2 DKR Engineering C6.R), Thévenin (#4 Tarrès Saleen), Cazenave (#3 DKR Engineering C5-R) and Hallyday (#8 Larbre Saleen). At the start Bouchut was in the lead but, with brake problems, under considerable pressure from Dayraut, despite the latter’s 120 kg of ballast. However, despite trying hard, the Corvette didn't manage to get past the Saleen. Behind both men, Fassler and Thévenin were fighting hard for third place and there was another battle going on between Hallyday and Porta (#6 Tarrès Saleen) for fifth place as well. During the driver changes the #2 Corvette had a great pit stop and Lebon, who had taken over from Dayraut, was the new leader ahead of Bornhauser (#7 Saleen) who finally succeeded in passing the Corvette on lap 29. Wilfried Merafina replaced David Hallyday behind the wheel and quickly moved up the field. The race then became eventful. Hernandez (#9 SRT Corvette) has a spin, plus Eric Debard (#4 Tarrès Saleen), who was in second place, as well. Within two laps of the chequered flag, Lebon had an off in the gravel trap! So, Bornhauser/Bouchut eventually took the win ahead of their teammates Hallyday/Merafina and Fassler/Hernandez's SRT Corvette in third. In the GT2 category, the Monteiro brothers (#37 Estoril Porsche) were in the lead but they were passed by Mouez/Loger (#35 Nourry Porsche 996 RSR) and had to retire soon after. Champeau/Blugeon (#34 Pro GT Porsche 997 RSR) finished in second place ahead of the #36 RMS Emeraude Porsche 996 RSR (Fournet/Corbel). Christophe Bouchut (#7 Larbre Saleen S7R) 1st : "I had some problems with the brakes and couldn’t brake very late. I also had too much over steer, but I did my best to keep the lead. I handed over a very tricky car to my partner, but we did well to overcome all that for a superb victory.” GT3 Parisy (#57 AS Events Ferrari 430) was in pole position, ahead of Leclerc (#54 First Racing Lamborghini) and Rosier (#74 RTR Dodge Viper). Positions did not change in the first two laps, but Rosier passed Leclerc in lap 3 then Parisy in lap 4 to take the lead. However, four laps later, he had an off in the Virage du Pont and had to retire. The fight for first place between Parisy and Leclerc was fierce until the driver changes. Parisy pitted first (Moureu in), two laps before Leclerc (Tuchbant in). The latter now held the lead but 14 laps later Moureu succeeded in passing Tuchbant and claimed the win, ahead of the Lamborghini. Brandela/Lorgeré-Roux (#69 Sport Garage Ferrari 430) finished in third place. Results 1 BORNHAUSER / BOUCHUT P LARBRE COMPETITION SALEEN S7-R GT1 1h01:13.948 1:19.009 / 4
2 MERAFINA / HALLYDAY W LARBRE COMPETITION SALEEN S7-R GT1 1h01:21.646 +7.698 1:20.578 / 7
3 HERNANDEZ / FASSLER B SELLESLAGH RACING TEAM CORVETTE C6-R GT1 1h01:29.028 +15.080 1:19.248 / 7
4 PORTA / CORMARECHE D TARRES TEAM SALEEN S7-R GT1 1h02:41.019 +1:27.071 1:20.151 / 5
5 THEVENIN / DEBARD E TARRES TEAM SALEEN S7-R GT1 1h01:23.659 +1 Tour 1:18.924 / 4
6 MOUREU / PARISY D AS EVENTS FERRARI 430 GT3 1h02:31.987 +1 Tour 1:22.777 / 3
7 TUCHBANT / LECLERC B FIRST RACING LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 1st GT3 1h02:33.047 +1 Lap 1:23.139 / 8
8 DAYRAUT / LEBON Y DKR ENGINEERING CORVETTE C6-R GT1 58:33.415 +2 Laps 1:19.119 / 4
9 LORGERE ROUX / BRANDELA R SPORT GARAGE FERRARI 430 2nd GT3 1h01:19.049 +2 Laps 1:23.116 / 4 10 BRICHE / DUBREUIL D FIRST RACING LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 3rd GT3 1h01:33.381 +2 Laps 1:22.989 / 2
18 MOUEZ / LOGER A NOURRY COMPETITION PORSCHE 996 RSR 1st GT2 1h01:40.606 +3 Laps 1:24.493 / 19 FFSA GT Standings after Lédenon GT1
1 Bouchut/Bornhauser 102 - 2 Dayraut/Lebon 74 - 3 Hernandez 72 - 4 Thévenin/Debard 66 - 5 Fassler 48 - 6 Hallyday/Merafina 44 GT2
1 Mouez/Loger 34 - 2 Monteiro/Monteiro 13 - 3 Blugeon/Champeau 8 GT3
1 Tuchbant/Leclerc 88 - 2 Moureu/Parisy 76 - 3 Jakubowski/Campbell 50 - 4 Lorgeré Roux/Brandela 48 - 5 Peyroles/Ruffier 42 - 6 Briché/Dubreuil 38 Claude Foubert | 
