JOTA SOARS AS RIVALS HIT DRAMA (AND EACH OTHER)
Jota notched up a third LMP2 victory in nine editions of Le Mans, and it was the British squad’s most dominant yet. Forget about 2017 when it came close to taking overall victory under the banner of Jackie Chan DC Racing – then, it led P2 for just half the race. This time, the #38 ORECA-Gibson 07 of Antonio Felix da Costa, Will Stevens and Roberto Gonzalez sat atop the leaderboard for all but 11 of the 369 laps.
Da Costa, Stevens and Gonzalez undoubtedly gained time during any number of the slow zones that peppered the full duration of the race. There was an element of luck involved, but Jota also played them to its advantage. Not least because the team was out front when the mini-virtual safety car periods began.
Da Costa took the lead during the first round of pitstops for the P2s, now with reduced fuel
