Lotus Praga LMP2 Second Day at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

#31 Kevin Weeda (USA) – James Rossiter (GBR) – Christophe Bouchut (FRA)
#32 Thomas Holzer (GER) – Dominik Kraihamer (AUT) – Jan Charouz (CZE)

Qualifying 2
#32     Position 9 (LMP2)        Lap time 4:12.327
#31     no time

Qualifying 3
#32     Position 15 (LMP2)        Lap time 3:46.490
#31     Position 16 (LMP2)        Lap time 3:47.920

Lotus Praga LMP2 hit the track at the second day of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Thomas Holzer, Dominik Kraihamer and Jan Charouz in car #32 will start from position 15. Kevin Weeda, James Rossiter and Christophe Bouchut (#31) qualified 16th for the legendary endurance race.

There have been a lot of red flag periods during all qualifying sessions which didn’t make it easy. The weather has also played an important role in finding the right timing to go out on track. Due to heavy rain showers before the start of the second qualifying, it was quite tricky to drive at the Circuit des 24 Heures. The track was still damp during the third and final qualifying, but dried up until the end of the session.
Lotus is now getting ready for the race and looking forward to representing the black and gold colours on the legendary circuit. The race will start on Saturday, 22nd June, at 15:00 hours local time.

Christophe Bouchut, Race Driver #31:
“We had good practice sessions and the car has a big potential. It is always a special feeling to race at night and also quite challenging for the driver. At Le Mans, racing at night is simply amazing. I know this circuit quite well and I am very looking forward to the start of my 20th race at Le Mans.”

Thomas Holzer, Race Driver #32:
“It was great to be back at Le Mans and driving the new Lotus Praga T128 LMP2. We have made another step forward and I am quite happy with the car. I think that we can have a good race and I am very confident. It is going to be a long race and I am looking forward to fighting with our competitors.”