User:SmackJam/sandbox/2020 90 Minutes at Magny-Cours
The 2020 90 Minutes at Magny-Cours was the second round of the 2020 Championnat AXA Alpine season. It took place at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on July 27th, 2020.
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Background
The race was seen as the biggest test of the reliability of the new competition, especially as the circuit was located in a remote location with few accomodations, a key issue in the removal of
Entry list
The race drew seventeen entries, the same six in the LMP class, three in GT, and eight in Production. Due to the quick turnaround from the Paul Ricard round, several entries which suffered mechanical issues there dropped out of the Magny-Cours round. Both IMSA Performance and Team Prémat dropped an entry, as did Course de Dragon and Equipe Vitesse. The round marked two new entries, an A110 1600S by the Magny-Cours based Mécanique team, alongside an A310 1600VE from Mountain Racing of Monaco.
Qualifying
As standard in the series, qualifying was commenced through a random drawing of lots, with entries once again being seeded by class.
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.
Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Grid |
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1 | LMP | 35 | Signatech Alpine
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Nelson Panciatici | — | 1 |
2 | LMP | 31 | Renault DP World Team | Esteban Ocon | — | 2 |
3 | LMP | 3 | Renault DP World Team | Esteban Ocon | — | 3 |
4 | LMP | 36 | Signatech Alpine
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Pierre Thiriet | — | 4 |
5 | LMP | 28 | TDS Racing | François Perrodo | — | 5 |
6 | LMP | 48 | IDEC Sport | Paul Lafargue | — | 6 |
7 | GT | 23 | Panis-Barthez Compétition | Will Stevens | — | 7 |
8 | GT | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Romano Ricci | — | 8 |
9 | GT | 75 | IMSA Performance | Kévin Estre | — | 9 |
10 | PRO | 99 | Equipe Vitesse | Renée Neri | — | 10 |
11 | PRO | 1 | Course de Dragon | Paul Girardot | — | 11 |
12 | PRO | 52 | OAK Racing | Enzo Guibbert | — | 12 |
13 | PRO | 7 | Mécanique Alpine de Magny-Cours | Aaron Gauthier | — | 13 |
14 | PRO | 46 | Graff Racing | Nicolas Minassian | — | 14 |
15 | PRO | 90 | Silvestre Compétition | Dimitri Silvestre | — | 15 |
16 | PRO | 2 | Mountain Racing | Maximilien Bourcier | — | 16 |
17 | PRO | 85 | JDC MotorSports
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Sébastien Bourdais | — | 17 |
Race report
The race began as advertised, at 22:00 (10:00 PM) local time, with the #35
Results
Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Chassis / Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | LMP | 31 | ![]() |
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Alpine A470 | 64 | 1:30:55:631 |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP | 36 | Signatech Alpine
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Alpine A470 | 64 | +1.638 |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
3 | LMP | 35 | Signatech Alpine
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Alpine A470 | 64 | +4.303 |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
4 | LMP | 48 | ![]() |
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Alpine A450 | 63 | +1 lap |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
5 | GT | 75 | ![]() |
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Alpine A110 GT4 | 55 | +9 laps |
I4
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6 | GT | 23 | ![]() |
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Alpine A110 GT4 | 55 | +9 laps |
I4
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7 | GT | 50 | ![]() |
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Alpine A110 GT4 | 55 | +9 laps |
I4
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8 DNF |
LMP | 28 | ![]() |
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Alpine A450 | 49 | Gearbox |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
9 | PRO | 52 | ![]() |
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Alpine A110 | 46 | +18 laps |
I4
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10 | PRO | 85 | JDC MotorSports
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Alpine A110 | 46 | +18 laps |
I4
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11 | PRO | 1 | ![]() |
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Alpine A110 1600S | 45 | +19 laps |
I4
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12 | PRO | 7 | ![]() |
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Alpine A110 1600S | 45 | +19 laps |
I4
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13 | PRO | 99 | ![]() |
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Alpine A310 V6 | 39 | +25 laps |
2664cc PRV V6 | |||||||
14 | PRO | 90 | ![]() |
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Alpine A310 V6 | 38 | +26 laps |
2664cc PRV V6 | |||||||
15 DNF |
LMP | 3 | ![]() |
Guanyu Zhou
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Alpine A470 | 35 | Fuel Line |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
16 | PRO | 2 | ![]() |
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Alpine A310 1600VE | 25 | +39 laps |
I4
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17 DNF |
PRO | 46 | ![]() |
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Alpine A110 | 15 | Suspension |
I4
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