Video: Duval writes Audi R18 E-tron fully in training [updated]

Posted on 11-06-2014 at 19:13 by JordyS – 32 Comments”

Defending champion Audi has been serving accident already to address, because driver Loïc Duval made a huge hit in the first training session for the 24 hours of Le Mans.

The shock was substantial, shortly after the first images of the wreckage of the Audi R18 E-tron appearance. The back of the LMP1-racing car was full of debris after a heavy shunt at the Porsche Curves, a challenging and additionally fast bochtencombinatie. Duval was on his way to the fastest time of the training and will at the time of the crash so far quiet to have done.

What exactly happened prior to the clash, it is still not clear. We have, as yet, namely to do with CCTV images of the wreck. There we can see that the Audi in the fence flew, so there was very little of the back. That seems to be in this case only, because it captures a large part of the impact.

Duval, after a short check in the medical centre at the circuit, were transported to the hospital. According to Audi, Motorsportbaas Wolfgang Ullrich was the driver after the crash is still conscious and has the team still been in contact via the boardradio. The signs regarding the health of Duval are so good. We can now only hope that this will not deceive us.

View the result of the huge crash on Autojunk.

Update 12-06: after the first qualification (a 1-2 for Porsche), it became clear that Duval is no longer in action this weekend. The Frenchman, who wonderfully just scrapes left him to his accident, is replaced by Marc Gene, who are actually in a LMP2 car would drive. Last night the #1 Audi R18 e-tron will be re-built, which he is expected to be later today in the second qualifying session to participate.