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Silverstone 6H 2012 - Audi R-18 ultra #2 - Tom Kristensen

Name: Silverstone 6H 2012 - Audi R-18 ultra #2 - Tom Kristensen
Uploaded: 2012-08-27T10:21:42+00:00
Duration: 1 min 16 s
Channel: Adam Mocarski
Description: The transcript captures the live commentary of the opening laps of the 2012 Silverstone 6‑Hour race. The commentators describe a rapid reshuffling of…

27 Aug 2012 · 1 min

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The transcript captures the live commentary of the opening laps of the 2012 Silverstone 6‑Hour race. The commentators describe a rapid reshuffling of positions among the LMP1 and GT categories, highlighting Stefan Sarrazin’s move to the front, Alex Brundle’s incident while avoiding a spinning Dumbräck, and the resulting drop to 19th. They detail class‑specific battles, noting Ricard Leitsch’s lead in the AM (Amateur) GTE class, swaps between Jimmy Bruni and Paul Leitsch, and the positions of drivers such as Stuart Hall, Ciocci, and Paolo Roberti. The commentary also mentions James Rossiter’s Lotus #32 joining after a pit‑lane start, and the leading gap hierarchy on the third lap: Lotterer ahead of Alexander Wurz in the Toyota, with Tom Kristensen’s Audi R18 Ultra two seconds behind. The segment ends with a focus on the fight for third place involving Aston Martin Racing’s Darren Turner.

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Stefan Sarrazin has got to the front of the field in the 44. In that, I suppose, in the schmozzle that went on behind the leading cars, it is Stefan Sarrazin from Nik Manassian, from John Martin, from Frank Meyer. 44, 38, 25, and 23. So the leading car, that must have been Alex Brundle then who had to take the avoiding action. He's dropped all the way down to 19th position.
Alex Brundle was one of the cars that went right to the left as they went into Village Corner on the first lap, John, beyond the limits of the circuit.
But yeah, he was avoiding the spinning Dumbräck. That was the car that we saw in the GTE categories. Ricard Leitsch from Paul Leitsch, Jimmy Bruni from James Walker. So those two have swapped around, but Leitsch still leads in AM. Stuart Hall from Paul Leitsch, Ciocci who's up one place ahead of Paolo Roberti. So 98, 61, and 88 in AM, 77, 51, and 66 in PRO. There is Ricard Leitsch in the blue car that we're watching on the screen at the loop with you now, Paul.
Yes, and James Rossiter has joined in now in the Lotus number 32, the car that you said started from the pit lane. He didn't come out straight away, but he has now joined in on the 3rd lap of the race. So he's gonna have a long afternoon ahead of him. Leaders going through the Becketts S's on their 3rd lap, still with Lotterer 2 seconds ahead of Alexander Wurz in the Toyota, Tom Kristensen a further 2 seconds behind in the Audi R18 Ultra, the non-hybrid car.
So watching the battle for 3rd position between Aston Martin Racing number 97 with Darren Turner on board. He's looking at the black and yellow hindquarters as they go across in a big change around as Stefan Sauer