The LMP2 race pace picture was led by TDS #14, Crowdstrike #4, Forestier #29 and Inter Europol #43. TDS had the strongest short-to-medium race pace, Forestier looked best over the deepest representative average, Crowdstrike remained the most rounded carryover from the build-up, and #43 Inter Europol was the best of the two Inter Europol cars in race conditions.

The race did not simply follow the build-up speed-trap order. Straight-line speed helped, but the best cars were those that combined sector balance, consistency and strong driver execution. In that sense, the build-up was directionally right on the main contenders, but the race elevated TDS and #43 Inter Europol, while reducing the apparent advantage of AF Corse.

Lap Times – Drivers – Sectors – Speed Trap

Lap Times

The race was much closer and less like the build-up order than expected. In the build-up, Forestier #29 had the best peak pace, Crowdstrike #4 looked the strongest all-round long-run car, and AF Corse #183 stood out more for straight-line speed than lap-time dominance.

In the race, the strongest group became TDS #14, Crowdstrike #4, Forestier #29 and Inter Europol #43. TDS was the best on the shorter and medium race averages, Forestier was strongest on the deepest long-run average, and Crowdstrike stayed very close across all measures. Inter Europol #43 was the other clear front-running car, especially over the longer race samples.

#343 Inter Europol was still competitive, but it sat just behind #43 in the race averages. AF Corse #183 was solid rather than dominant, despite its build-up speed-trap strength. Duqueine, CLX, IDEC, AO, United #22, Vector and Nielsen formed the next close pack. The lower end was mainly RD Limited, DKR and Proton #44, with Proton #9 slightly better than #44.

The build-up correctly identified Forestier and Crowdstrike as two of the strongest LMP2 packages, and both were again at the front in the race. It also showed that Inter Europol had a strong, usable car, particularly #43 over longer averages, which carried into the race.

The main change was TDS. It was competitive in build-up and did the most build-up laps, but in the race it stepped forward into the leading group and became one of the clearest pace references. The other change was AF Corse: it had been the straight-line benchmark before the race, but that advantage did not translate into a leading race-pace position.

Drivers

At driver level, Tom Dillmann completed the most laps, also in #43 Inter Europol – anchoring another great win.

This is influenced by when the drivers were on track – was it during happy hour.

Sectors

TDS #14 was very strong in the opening sector and slow-corner areas, topping S1, Dunlop and Ford, and also ranking near the front through Porsche and the long straight combinations. That fits its strong race averages.

Forestier #29 retained the build-up pattern of being excellent through the long Le Mans sections. It led S2 and was very strong through the Mulsanne/Daytona and Mulsanne 3 style splits, which explains why it came through strongly on the deepest race average.

Extra Sectors

Back for 2025 are additional sector timings. The location and classification is outlined here.

Slow Corner Sectors

Fast Corner Sectors

Crowdstrike #4 remained very good in the faster-flowing parts of the lap. It topped S3, Esses, Porsche and Maison Blanche, which is consistent with its excellent all-round race pace despite lower speed-trap ranking.

Low Speed Acceleration Sectors

Medium Straights

Long Straights

Inter Europol #43 looked especially strong in race conditions. It was near the front in S1, S2 and S3, second in the Mulsanne split, strong through the Esses, and best through the D140/Indianapolis/Arnage section. #343 also showed well in acceleration and medium-speed sections, but #43 looked the more complete race car.

and that leads into Speed Trap…

Speed Trap

The race speed picture changed from the build-up. In practice and qualifying, AF Corse #183 was the clear straight-line benchmark. In the race, Vector #26, CLX #37, Forestier #29 and TDS #14 moved to the top of the speed averages.

Vector had the best longer speed profile, while Forestier was strongest on the top-speed average of the quickest laps. TDS also combined a very high peak with strong race averages, which matched its overall race pace.

Inter Europol #43 had good race speed, sitting in the upper-middle of the trap rankings. #343 was slightly behind #43 on the speed averages. Crowdstrike #4, despite being one of the best race-pace cars, was not especially high in the race speed table, so its performance came more from lap efficiency, sectors and consistency than straight-line advantage.