r/wec Alpine Elf Team ORECA 07 #36 Jun 15 '24

Le Mans Both Alpines confirmed out of Le Mans Spoiler

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u/formulapain Jun 16 '24

Posted this question in r/formula1 (since that's where I found out about the Alpine double engine failure, but I feel the chances of getting the correct answer is higher here:

As far as I am able to research, what Alpine "achieved" is a first in Le Mans history: no team (fielding two cars) has ever had both cars retire due to engine failure before. There have been instances in which one car retired due to engine failure, and the other retired due accident or non-engine mechanical failure (clutch, transmission, electronics, etc.), but there has never been double engine failure.

Can anyone confirm or deny?

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u/therealdilbert Jun 16 '24

a little googling,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans#Did_not_finish

two Joest Porsches listed out after one hour because of engine

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u/formulapain Jun 16 '24

Someone in r/formula1 shared the answer of the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. Team Peugeot Total's LMP1 cars #1 and #2 both retired due to engine failure according to Wikipedia.

Apparently car #2 (driven by Franck Montagny, Stéphane Sarrazin, and Nicolas Minassian) ran 22 hours before retiring and car #1 (driven by Sébastien Bourdais, Pedro Lamy, and Simon Pagenaud) ran for 21 hours and 40 minutes before retiring.