Ferrari overcomes late drama to win second consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans

LE MANS, France — Ferrari made it two in a row because it outlasted Toyota to win a weather-affected 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday with the trio of Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina crossing the road within the No. 50 automobile 14 seconds forward of the No. 7 of Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez.

The No. 51 Ferrari helmed by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi rounded out the highest three within the newest working of essentially the most iconic sports activities automobile race on this planet.

Rain and fog introduced out the protection automobile within the early hours of the morning with Ferrari jostling with Toyota and Porsche for high spot. However with daybreak breaking, the racing resumed below a inexperienced flag with a number of groups in competition.

With lower than six hours remaining the No. 50 Ferrari made its transfer simply earlier than extra rain fell with Fuoco transferring up the grid. Nielsen then survived extra late drama when a flapping door pressured the automobile into an unscheduled pit cease however managed to hold on for victory.

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