PR-Le Mans-7

Subj:  PR - LE MANS - 7			Section: F-1/Internat'l News
  To:  ALL				Saturday, June 15, 1996 11:48:14 PM
From:  RIS/EUR-Jacquie Groom, 100045,3717#819868

Things began to go wrong in the Porsche camp just after 21h00. No. 25 lost 12 minutes in the pits 
when in secondplace as the collision between Stuck and Alliot in the afternoon had damaged one 
of flat bottom fixations.  At almost the same time the other works car driven by Yannick Dalmas 
went off in the sand trap at Mulsanne damaging a brake line.  Repairs took time too which had to 
be added a stop for a brake purge.  Bob Wollek went back out and at 23h00 the no. 25 Porsche 
was in fourth place while no 26 had fallen back to tenth.

Porsche's problems allowed the leading McLaren (no. 33 entered by Gulf Racing) up to third 
place.  There was only a lap between the three leaders.  Michele Alboreto in the no 8 Joest car 
set a new lap record in 3 mn 49.996 secs.  In fifth place was the Courage-Porsche C36 no 5 with 
the 2 Bigazzi entered McLarens not far behind.  The David Price entries were not front runners 
being down in 11th (West) and 13th (Harrods) places.

Like Lammers in the afternoon Fabien Giroix lost time pushing his McLaren into the pits due to 
running out of fuel.

There were many brake pad changes both in steel and carbon. The Lister lost time because of 2 
consecutive stop and go penalties but still managted to hold on  to fifteenth place.

The second Ennea Igol Ferrari F40 retired with a blown engine like it's sistercar.  Michel Ferte had 
persistent gearbox problems.

Around 23h00 the Konrad Motorsport Porsche hit the railings int he Porsche curves.  The driver 
had also been troubled with a steering wheel that would not tighten properly.

In GT2 the Roock Racing Porsche No. 79 was still in the lead but was now only a lap ahead of the 
no. 82 Larbre Porsche.

Transcribed by Jacquie Groom, RIS/EUR