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Old 21 Oct 2016, 17:10 (Ref:3681798)   #1
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2016 4 Hours of Estoril

This weekend’s race is the final (sixth of six) of the 2016 European Le Mans Series season and comes from Estoril, Portugal. Some links:

Schedule of events.

Entry List: 36 cars (10 P2, 18 P3, 8 GTE-AM) -- notable absences include Algrave Pro Racing (P2), Murphy Prototypes (P2), By Speed Factory (P3), and Tockwith Motorsports (P3).

Free Practice 1 results:
Fastest by class:
P2: #46 Thiriet By Tds Racing (1:31.637)
P3: #18 M.Racing - YMR (1:36.919)
GTE-AM: #77 Proton Competition (1:40.165)

Complete Free Practice 1 results are available here (pdf).

Graham Goodwin also provides some Friday morning paddock notes.
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Old 22 Oct 2016, 13:56 (Ref:3681914)   #2
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It was wet but drying during Free Practice 2, which clearly impacted the lap times. Best times by class:

#21 Dragonspeed (P2): 1:35.671
#3 United Autosports (P3) 1:40.753
#51 AF Corse (GTE-Am) 1:45.976

Fast lap times for all cars is available here.

S365 coverage of FP2 is available here.

Graham Goodwin’s more extensive coverage for DSC is here.
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Old 22 Oct 2016, 14:22 (Ref:3681918)   #3
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Nicolas Lapierre put DragonSpeed on the overall pole for 4 Hours of Estoril on with a time of 1:44.146, just ahead of the Panis Barthez Competition and G-Drive Racing cars. Series P2 leader Thiriet By Tds Racing qualified seventh.

In P3, the dominate United Autosports team locked out he front row. Best time went to the Cookie Monster at 1:50.355.

Ben Barker took the GTE-Am pole for Proton Competition with a 1:54.75

Qualifying times are here.

DSC qualifying coverage, by class: P2, P3, and GTE-Am.

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Old 22 Oct 2016, 18:27 (Ref:3681969)   #4
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S375 offers up its “Estoril Weekend Notebook,” which includes a number of interesting items. A key item for the race:
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The No. 23 Panis-Barthez Competition Ligier JS P2 Nissan will be forced to serve a stop-and-hold plus two-minute penalty in tomorrow’s European Le Mans Series season-ending Four Hours of Estoril, due to an engine change. It is the French team’s fourth change of the season.
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Old 22 Oct 2016, 19:18 (Ref:3681980)   #5
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I'm pulling for G-Drive Jota, but they really do their best to throw things away!
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Is the link to the video feed and live timing somewhere on the europeanlemansseries.com or am I just missing it? I always find that website to be highly confusing.
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Old 23 Oct 2016, 10:24 (Ref:3682086)   #7
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Is the link to the video feed and live timing somewhere on the europeanlemansseries.com or am I just missing it? I always find that website to be highly confusing.
It doesn't appear until ~15 minutes before race start, so if the big red "LIVE" button isn't right-most on the top menu then you don't have to worry.

But if you want to worry, you can click here to see when you should be tuning in.
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Old 23 Oct 2016, 10:27 (Ref:3682087)   #8
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Thanks Jay! I thought I had seen such a button, and that explains it.
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Old 23 Oct 2016, 12:30 (Ref:3682095)   #9
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Excellent start from the #19 Duqueinne LMP3, spins on the formation lap and starts at the back of the grid.
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Old 23 Oct 2016, 12:32 (Ref:3682097)   #10
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LMP2 not much better. G drive cut turn 2 and takes the lead. Panis Barthez in the wall
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Old 23 Oct 2016, 12:32 (Ref:3682098)   #11
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Yeah, there's no way Guido will be allowed to keep the place. Lapierre is all over the back of him anyway.

Edit - And the #32 LMP2 spins in the same place as Barthez. Alex Brundle mixing it briefly with Thiriet, Lapierre pulling away from Van der Garde with Nic Johnson (!!!) 3rd.
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Brundle 4th overall at one point there.

IDEC spins in the same place as Panis Barthez. Eurasia has damage too.
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G drive snacks a GT car. Bit odd as it looked like the GT car was trying to defend.
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well, that is Van de Garde for you ...
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Well done Guido....

Spins Rui Aguas thanks to a nothing divebomb trying to keep up with Lapierre. That should be penalized sharpish.
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Earlier on this page I did say G drive will throw it away.
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G-Drive messed up already...

Edit: looks like he only got a warning. No penalty

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So any news from the stewards if #38 will be allowed to destroy the GTE fight?
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So any news from the stewards if #38 will be allowed to destroy the GTE fight?
Pretty much, both have been given black/white flags and nothing more.

Sorry, not seeing it that way. Guido's got away with one there.
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So any news from the stewards if #38 will be allowed to destroy the GTE fight?
Confirmation that it is allowed.
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Onboard the G Drive, the Ferrari turned in early and would've been well over the kerb. I think that's why they got away with it. Was still a dive bomb and would've ended the same way but the Ferrari was driving a bit odd.

G Drive should've been penalised. I can see the logic in not doing it but it was still Guidos fault.
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Stupid, stupid and stupid!

I understand why they want to keep the LMP2 fight interesting, but that was a moronic move.
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Alex Brundle is doing a very good race, he is in front a few P2s.
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I understand why they want to keep the LMP2 fight interesting, but that was a moronic move.
Well they could have done that by penalizing the #46 for Beche's driver time at Spa instead of letting them off.

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3 times in a lap, Petrov judged the traffic wrongly. TDS now 4th.
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