LMS, Algarve – Finish
To Pescarolo, The Spoils

The GT2 situation seems to be swinging back to Ferrari No. 92. Bell had fallen back thanks to their particular pattern of stops. The No. 84 had cycled to the front but Leo Mansell is now taking his lone contractual stint in the car. Garcia’s hard work will likely be undone.  Bruni will drive the JMW car to the end. 

Rob Bell commented as to how it is a very difficult circuit. “It is easy to lose a second or two when being lapped by the Prototypes. Usually it is the faster cars that lose time but here it is GT2s that need to get reoriented after being passed.”

The RML Lola has had overheating problems. It is having to stop regularly to be cooled down. The No. 28 Courage has had alternator problems. Mansell falls to third in class and the No. 76 Porsche is now second in GT2.

Mücke makes the last stop for No. 007—fuel and tires in their case. The longer stop costs the team a lap. Game, set, match?  Boullion leads with less than 20 laps to go. Even if the Pescarolo needs to take on a splash, it can be done without losing the lead.

It’s gotten quite close for second in LM P2 between the No. 29 Lola and No. 41 Zytek. Piccini makes the last stop for the Racing Box Lola and does not take tires while Peter does in the Gstaad entry and it drops back to third in class.

So the last 10 laps unwind uneventfully apart from a harmless spin by Syrian driver Karim Ajlani in the No. 35 Oak Racing Pescarolo.  Boullion does take on a splash and for one nervous moment it proved difficult to start. However, it goes back out and takes the win. There was also one last heartbreak as the Spyker stopped after a possible shot at fourth in GT2.

It was a fine event, not a great one. Good racing for a relatively small field. Perhaps a shift in the schedule will help bolster it. Any excuse to come back to Portugal!

JW