Gold standard
The 2020 edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours was never going to be a classic, despite the best efforts of those trying to equalise the performance. Ultimately, Toyota finished up winning the race as expected, five laps ahead of the Rebellion, as also expected, but what was unusual was the winning car spent 10 minutes longer on pit road due to a brake duct issue that lost two laps, and the third-placed Toyota had a long stop to change the exhaust manifold and turbo.
Those events should have put them within reach of the Rebellion that, for much of the race, had a trouble-free run. Other than a slightly longer stop to change the nose on Sunday, the ORECA-chassis entered by the watch maker made it through the race without fault to record a memorable podium at what was the last Le Mans for the team.
The ByKolles had another ignominious race that ended with a crash on Saturday night, Bruno Spengler spinning at Dunlop Curves. But although the car has been developed in-house, it was a long way off the pace from the start.
In the LMP2 category, United Autosport won a dramatic and fiercely fought race between two ORECA chassis, Gibson-powered cars, one on Goodyear tyres, the winner on Michelin. Strategy, speed and the ability of the third driver was
