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Race report: Interlagos Radio Remix: Horta Retires Audi Early as Gene Simmons Calls Pit Stop

Olivier Beretta (#04 Corvette Racing): "Honestly, I saw Fernando's Audi parked near the S do Senna on lap eight and I thought he had just stopped to buy a pastel."

While Johnny O'Connell took a dominant victory at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, completing 128 laps in 2:49:33.734 aboard the #03 Corvette C6-R ahead of teammate Olivier Beretta, local hero Fernando Horta survived precisely seven laps in his #01 Audi R15 TDI before dropping to the back and retiring. Leaked pit-wall audio from Audi Sport Team Joest reveals what really went down behind the paddock gossip.

Fernando Horta (#01): Guys, the rear end is stepping out in Turn 3. Is the rear wing falling off or did someone spill guaraná on the telemetry sensors again?

Gene Simmons (#01 Chief Strategist): The telemetry is clean, Fernando. Your lap times, however, are a complete crime against heavy metal. You are currently being outpaced by a Creation prototype driven by Chris McMurry.

Fernando Horta (#01): I had a moment with Sarrazin into Curva do Sol! I am managing the tyres!

Gene Simmons (#01 Chief Strategist): You are managing a golf cart. Box this lap. We are pulling the plug on this run before KISS fans witness you getting overtaken by GT1 Corvettes on the main straight.

Fernando Horta (#01): Wait, we are retiring? I just got the front tyres up to temperature!

Gene Simmons (#01 Chief Strategist): We are retiring to save what little dignity remains. Go sit in the motorhome and tell everyone it was electronics. I already informed the journalists it was an alternator failure.

Fernando Horta (#01): That is complete rubbish!

Gene Simmons (#01 Chief Strategist): Keep yelling and I will copyright your excuses for my next box set. Turn the car off.

Ps. Jens, if you are reading this, Gene Simmons took your seat on the pit gantry and refuses to give it back.

Disclaimer: This is a fictional, satirical report of a offline race against AI-driven opponents. All characters are fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental

Classification

Position	Class		Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Gap	Best Lap
1	GT1		JOHNNY OCONNELL	2008 CORVETTE RACING	CORVETTE C6-R	128	2:49:33.734	1:16.460
2	GT1		OLIVIER BERETTA	2008 CORVETTE RACING	CORVETTE C6-R	128	+ 22.132	1:16.441
1	LMP1		CHRIS MCMURRY	2007 AUTOCON MOTORSPORTS	CREATION CA06/H	127	+ 1 LAP	1:16.864
2	LMP1		NICOLAS MINASSIAN	2007 CREATION AUTOSPORTIF	CREATION CA06/H	127	+ 1 LAP	1:16.941
3	GT1		TRACY KROHN	2004 KROHN BARBOUR	LAMBORGHINI R-GT	125	+ 3 LAPS	1:17.621
1	LMP2		CHRIS DYSON	2009 DYSON RACING	LOLA B09/86	123	+ 5 LAPS	1:20.201
2	LMP2		BEN DEVLIN	2008 BK MOTORSPORTS	LOLA B08/86	120	+ 8 LAPS	1:21.335
3	LMP2		ADRIAN FERNANDEZ	2008 FERNANDEZ RACING	ACURA ARX-01	99	DNF (Collision)	1:17.079
4	LMP2		KLAUS GRAF	2009 TEAM CYTOSPORT	PORSCHE RS SPYDER EVO	84	DNF (Electronics)	1:17.264
3	LMP1		STEPHANE SARRAZIN	2008 PEUGEOT TOTAL	PEUGEOT 908	69	DNF (Collision)	1:17.527
5	LMP2		TIM GREAVES	2008 TEAM BRUICHLADDICH	RADICAL SR9	56	DNF (Electronics)	1:18.216
1	GTC		BRET CURTIS	2009 GMG RACING	ALMS CHALLENGE	43	DNF (Collision)	1:19.466
4	GT1		DON FERGONSON	2007 JVC RACING	CHARGER SRT-8R	34	DNF (Electronics)	1:17.548
5	GT1		PHIL HOOKS	2008 HOWARD BOSS	MC12	24	DNF (Collision)	1:18.678
4	LMP1		FERNANDO HORTA	LM24 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST	AUDI R15 TDI LM24H	7	DNF	1:19.846

Fastest Lap Progression

Every time the race's fastest lap was beaten, from lap 2 (lap 1 is a standing start).

Lap Chart

Position at the end of every lap, FERNANDO HORTA highlighted. Hover a line or a name to follow a driver, click or tap to keep it highlighted; dashed lines are cars that retired.

Leaders

2 lead changes over 128 laps.

Gaps

Time behind at the end of every lap. The scale stops at about one lap (1:28.163): lines break where a car drops further back. Hover or tap a line to follow a driver.

Lap by Lap

Each lap's notable moments, quiet stretches grouped; tap a row for the full order with lap times and gaps. The logs don't record pit stops: they're worked out from lap times, so a spin that costs as much time can read as one.