300.000 spectators the team around Michel Frey at times was leading the LMP2-Class and was involved in the battle for a podium finish for a long time. However, after some technical problems the team after 24 hours had to settle with eighth position.

“We can really be proud, because we saw the chequered flag in the most important race of the year”, Michel Frey draws a first summary. The team manager of the Race Performance squad looks back on the 82nd edition of the 24 hours race of Le Mans. “We worked really hard and we were able to fight for a podium finish. However, in the end we missed a little luck to do so.” Right from the start the team from Switzerland did a great job. At the beginning of the race it was Franck Mailleux, who delivered a superb performance and made his way through the field up to a marvelous sixth rank in the overall standings of the race. In the fiercely contested LMP2-Class, the Frenchman was on top of the list. “The car was simply superb, even compared to the much stronger LMP1 vehicles. I was able to pass a number of opponents”, says the 29-year-old.

However, due to technical problems, Mailleux and his team mates Michel Frey and Jon Lancaster missed a podium finish in the classics at the Sarthe. At first the team suffered with a failure of the fuel pump, later on it was a broken starter, which forced the team to an unscheduled pit stop that cost additional time again. “Without these problems we probably would have managed a podium”, explained Frey.

After the most important race of the year, the team Race Performance has the opportunity to charge up the batteries again. The next round of the ELMS takes place from July, 19th to 20th. Europe’s leading endurance championship travels to the picturesquely situated Red Bull Ring in Austria. In the divine mountain backdrop of Styria, Michel Frey and his team want to tie to the good performance and fight for a top result once again.