José María “Pechito” López finished in second place in the 92nd Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mansin which the rain and the safety car of more than four hours at night were protagonists in the future of the race.
The Argentine finished in second position with his Toyota 7 along with the Japanese Kamui Kobayashi and the Dutch Nyck de Vrieswhich rose 21 positions after leaving last in the category due to a penalty during qualifying.
Pechito, at the wheel of the Japanese car in the last hours of the race, could not hunt down the Ferrari 50 with more fuel. In addition, he made three mistakes, with a spin included in one of them, when dubbing drivers from another category and with the complicated track conditions. which cost him valuable time to gain victory.
Finally it was the Ferrari itself driven by the Spaniard Miguel Molina, the Italian Antonio Fuoco and the Danish Nicklas Nielsen who won this Sunday, despite the fact that the Spaniard had to overcome a mandatory pit stop with one hour and 42 minutes left, when the lock on the right door of his car failed, which seemed to jeopardize his chances of victory when He led comfortably.
But the appearance of the rain, again and intensely, It allowed the Ferrari 50 to save a stop and reach the end of the race with one stop less than the rest of its competitors.
The last place on the podium was occupied by the Ferrari 51, winner in 2023 – so Ferrari wins for the second consecutive year, in its two participations in Hypercar -, formed by the Italians Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi and the British James Calado.
