Robin Frijns dropped out in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Limburger of Team WRT, who took the win last year, crashed himself and couldn’t get the car to start again.
As a result, the Maastricht resident and his team had to give up the fight just over five hours before the end.
wide bend
Frijns, together with Sean Gelael and René Rast, formed one of the three teams of Team WRT. Frijns, riding in seventh position in the LMP2 class, was almost at the end of his driving time when things went wrong. With the Oreca 07 – Gibson he came out too wide. As a result, he lost control of the car and shot into the guardrail. Frijns tried to get the car to roll, but that didn’t work. The resident of Maastricht then got out of the car unharmed.
safety car
For the first time, the Safety Car is out as the marshals recover the #31 @followWRT oreca.
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— 24 Hours of Le Mans (@24hoursoflemans) June 12, 2022
safety car
Due to the crash, Frijns provided the first safety car of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the most famous car races of the year. The car had to be towed and the guardrail repaired.
Gain
Last year, Frijns won the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a thrilling finish in the LMP2 class. Also this year, Frijns and his team seemed to be one of the contenders for victory. They started the race sixth but on pole position in the LMP2 class. At the time of retirement, Frijns and his team were in seventh place in the LMP2 class.