Alexandre Prémat, Dominik Kraihamer and David Hallyday were fighting for victory before an incident during the 16th hour..
Leader for several hours, the ORECA 03 showed its qualities…

At the halfway point, Alexandre Prémat, Dominik Kraihamer and David Hallyday are in the top 3 in LMP2.
After an electrical problem, the #48 ORECA 03 rejoined the action.

Four hours into the race, the #48 ORECA 03 driven by Alexandre Prémat, Dominik Kraihamer and David Hallyday are leading the LMP2 class. Five stints in a row for Alexandre Prémat and nearly four hours behind the wheel!

In the hands of Alexandre Prémat, David Hallyday and Dominik Kraihamer, the #48 ORECA 03 will start Saturday’s race from the third row in LMP2. Team ORECA-Matmut completed its practice program without encountering a single problem.

Alexandre Prémat, David Hallyday and Dominik Kraihamer ran lap after lap in order to get comfortable with the Sarthe circuit.
The #48 ORECA 03 from Team ORECA-Matmut signs the third fastest time in LMP2 in the first qualifying session.

During the scrutineering, the #10 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP and #48 ORECA 03 wore for the first time “Like” stickers on their cars. The two Team ORECA-Matmut prototypes will keep them during the entire 79th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Why this nod to the Facebook page of ORECA Group? The answer from Jean-Philippe Eddaïkra, Director of Marketing and Communications.