Polish motorsport enjoyed its greatest day since the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix as Inter Europol Competition claimed its first World Endurance Championship victory on the biggest stage of them all: the Le Mans 24 Hours. With a suspected broken left foot and no radio, Fabio Scherer secured a famous win together with Kuba Smiechowski and Albert Costa, confirming that the team funded by a Warsaw bakery giant is now one of LMP2’s most potent forces.
The vivid ORECA-Gibson 07 had graced a WEC podium for the first time at Spa, but found another gear at the Circuit de la Sarthe. From 13th in the 24-car pack, Inter Europol emerged in the lead for the first time at the six-hour mark and went on to lead a race-high 204 laps – including the last 112 over the final seven hours.
“Hearing today the Polish anthem on the podium, it took my breath away,” said Smiechowski, whose previous best finish
