Mike Rockenfeller and Alex Premat have moved to the head of the Le Mans Series standings after a second straight runners-up finish this season at Monza, although the Audi pair were left to rue a controversial late incident that prevented them from ending Peugeot's 100 per cent winning record.
The pair were forced to start the race from the pit-lane due to a leaking safety valve in the fuel supply system on the #2 Audi during the out-lap to the grid, but the pair battled through the field to emerge as the most serious contenders to the #8 Peugeot in the race for victory.
Indeed, as the race headed into its closing stages Rockenfeller held the lead of the race ahead of Lamy in the Peugeot with the Portuguese driver overshooting the first chicane while trying to make a move for the lead.
With just nine laps remaining, Lamy again tried to make the move around the outside into turn one but turned in on the Audi, causing Rockenfeller to pick up a puncture that left him to return slowly to the pits as Lamy surged into the lead – even having time to take a drive through penalty for overtaking under yellow flags as the Audi limped back to the pits.
"We had good chances here to win the race," Rockenfeller said. "But, unfortunately, there was a slight misunderstanding during radio communications. I was informed that the Peugeot was going to get a stop-and-go penalty after taking a short-cut in the chicane. But then he let me pass. For me, that made it pretty clear that he wasn't going to get a penalty. Of course I didn't know that he was supposed to get the stop-and-go for something totally different.
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