The ACO confirmed that Luc Alphand's team will race one C6.R and one C5-R in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 16th and 17th. They are the winning cars from the GTS class in 2004 and the GT1 class in 2006.
# 73 C5-R catches fire in Monza with two crewman injured
The afternoon session was clouded by a refuelling incident in the pit lane. The Luc Alphand Corvette C5-R #73 caught fire after a fuel hose failure; two Alphand crewmen suffered injuries during the fire. The race direction decided to stop the session in order to secure the quick transportation of the injured crewmen. The session was not restarted.
Yesterday’s fire incident during the refuelling of the Luc Alphand Corvette C5-R left two Alphand crewmen injured. The Le Mans Series has released more information today on the crewmen’s condition. One mechanic suffered lighter burns and will be released from the hospital in a few days. The second crew member suffered more serious second-degree burns and will stay in a specialised Milan hospital. However, the doctors are pleased with his condition and hope to send him home soon for full recovery.
The Alphand team opted to skip the third practise session today. Thanks to Francesco De Filippi, here are some photos from the unfortunate moment at the Alphand pits.
Luc Alphand, Jerome Policand, and Patrice Goueslard are the drivers of the team's # 72 C6.R this year for the full Le Mans Series and for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
To pass from isn't the C5-R to the C6.R in one week too perturbing?
"Not because the cars are very close. C5 is more comfortable, whereas C6 is finer and nimbler with harder adjustments. I found more difficult to pass from Ferrari 550 to C5 than to pass from C5 to C6. The 550 was a sharper car."
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French team purchases a Corvette C6.R
