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Race report: The Sound of Engine Failure: Dumas Wins Londrina as Horta Sinks in Tears

PADDOCK TICKER (The Londrina Daily Despair): ENGINE MELTDOWN AT LONDRINA AS HORTA EVAPORATES ON LAP TWO WHILE PENSKE CELEBRATES LONE TRIUMPH!

The Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna bore witness to a brief, tragic flash of speed on Sunday afternoon. Romain Dumas conquered the 19-lap encounter in 21:47.301 aboard the #07 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Evo, taking overall and LMP2 victory just 1.433 seconds ahead of teammate Patrick Long. LMP1 class honors went to Brian Moretti in P3 overall. However, absolute sorrow engulfed the #01 Audi Sport N.America garage when Fernando Horta—who had heroically surged to 3rd place on lap two—suffered a catastrophic engine failure, bringing his race to a soul-crushing DNF after completing a mere two laps.

Alan Donatellofson (Crew Chief, over radio): "Oh, splendid work, Fernando. Truly inspiring stuff. The engine didn't even survive to lap three before turning itself into a thousand pieces of hot, useless metal. Shall I order your crying handkerchiefs now, or do you want to sob directly into the telemetry laptop?"

(Sung to the tune of "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel)

Hello engine, my old friend,
You've blown yourself to bits again.
Because a cloud of dark smoke creeping,
Left me in the cockpit weeping,
And the piston that was shattered in my block,
Gave a shock,
Within the sound... of Londrina.

Through restless turns I tried to steer,
With Alan mocking in my ear.
'Neath the heat of a Paraná sun,
I saw my final lap get done.
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a sudden flame,
That ruined my game,
And touched the sound of failure.

And in the pit lane light I saw,
Nineteen cars and maybe more.
Dumas racing without a care,
Patrick Long with his golden hair,
Drivers scoring points that I'll never receive again,
In utter pain,
Beside the sound of failure.

"Alan," said I, "you do not know,
How deep this agony can go!"
Hear my cries that I might reach you,
Take my steering wheel I teach you,
But my tears like silent drops of rain fell,
And echoed in the dirt of Londrina.

And the paddock bowed and prayed,
To the broken Audi that I made.
And the timing screen flashed its warning,
In the tragic results of the morning.
And the board said, "The names of the losers are written on the garage wall,
For one and all,"
And whispered in the sound of DNF.

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	LMP2		ROMAIN DUMAS	2007 PENSKE RACING	PORSCHE RS SPYDER EVO	19	0:21:47.301	1:05.712
2	LMP2		PATRICK LONG	2008 PENSKE RACING	PORSCHE RS SPYDER EVO	19	+ 01.433	1:06.955
1	LMP1		BRIAN MORETTI	1998 MORETTI RACING	FERRARI 333 SP	19	+ 07.625	1:06.777
2	LMP1		GIL DE FERRAN	2009 DE FERRAN RACING	ACURA ARX-02	19	+ 21.263	1:06.773
3	LMP1		HIDEKI NODA	2009 ECO RACING	RADICAL SR10	19	+ 32.036	1:07.028
4	LMP1		JON FIELD	2007 INTERSPORT RACING	CREATION CA06/H	19	+ 33.138	1:07.261
1	GT2		OLIVIER BERETTA	2009 CORVETTE RACING	CORVETTE GT2 C6	19	+ 39.270	1:05.840
5	LMP1		SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS	2009 PEUGEOT TOTAL	PEUGEOT 908	19	+ 43.022	1:07.146
2	GT2		JOEY HAND	2009 RAHAL LETTERMAN	BMW E92 GTR	19	+ 43.313	1:06.664
3	GT2		TOM MILNER	2009 RAHAL LETTERMAN	BMW E92 GTR	19	+ 45.342	1:06.456
1	GT1		PHIL HOOKS	2008 HOWARD BOSS	MC12	19	+ 50.192	1:07.457
4	GT2		MARC GOOSENS	2009 ROCKETSPORTS RACING	JAGUAR XKR	18	+ 1 LAP	1:07.023
3	LMP2		BEN DEVLIN	2007 BK MOTORSPORTS	LOLA B07/40	18	+ 1 LAP	1:07.309
1	GTC		GERRY VENTOS	2009 VELOX MOTORSPORT	ALMS CHALLENGE	18	+ 1 LAP	1:08.207
2	GTC		BRET CURTIS	2009 GMG RACING	ALMS CHALLENGE	18	+ 1 LAP	1:08.533
5	GT2		JAIME MELO	2008 RISI COMPETIZIONE	FERRARI F430 GT	18	+ 1 LAP	1:09.581
6	GT2		WOLF HENZLER	2009 FARNBACHER LOLES	PORSCHE 997 GT3	18	+ 1 LAP	1:09.026
7	GT2		GUNNAR JEANNETTE	2008 CORSA MOTORSPORT	FERRARI F430 GT	18	+ 1 LAP	1:10.087
8	GT2		JAIME BRYAN	2009 FALKEN TIRE	PORSCHE 997 GT3	18	+ 1 LAP	1:10.801
9	GT2		JOEL FEINBERG	2009 PRIMETIME RACING	VIPER CC	18	+ 1 LAP	1:11.172
10	GT2		MAURIZIO MEDIANI	2006 RISI COMPETIZIONE	FERRARI F430 GT	18	+ 1 LAP	1:10.530
11	GT2		ROB BELL	2008 TAFEL RACING	FERRARI F430 GT	12	DNF (Collision)	1:09.862
6	LMP1		HAROLD PRIMAT	ASTON MARTIN RACING	DOME S102 AMR	10	DNF (Collision)	1:05.852
3	GTC		BOB FAIETA	2009 GRUPPE ORANGE	ALMS CHALLENGE	7	DNF (Collision)	1:08.552
7	LMP1		FERNANDO HORTA	2007 AUDI SPORT N.AMERICA	AUDI R10	2	DNF (Engine)	1:09.411

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

1 lead change over 19 laps.

Gaps

Time behind at the end of every lap. The scale stops at about one lap (1:18.223): 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.

Related Images

2006 Risi Competizione, Ferrari F430 Gt #6061, Driven By Maurizio Mediani

2007 Audi Sport N.america, Audi R10 #7001, Driven By Fernando Horta

2007 Penske Racing, Porsche Rs Spyder Evo #7007, Driven By Romain Dumas

2007 Intersport Racing, Creation Ca06/h #7037, Driven By Jon Field

2007 Bk Motorsports, Lola B07/40 #7108, Driven By Ben Devlin

2008 Howard Boss, Mc12 #8004, Driven By Phil Hooks

2008 Penske Racing, Porsche Rs Spyder Evo #8006, Driven By Patrick Long

Aston Martin Racing, Dome S102 Amr #8009, Driven By Harold Primat

2008 Corsa Motorsport, Ferrari F430 Gt #8048, Driven By Gunnar Jeannette

2008 Risi Competizione, Ferrari F430 Gt #8062, Driven By Jaime Melo

2008 Tafel Racing, Ferrari F430 Gt #8071, Driven By Rob Bell

2009 Peugeot Total, Peugeot 908 #9008, Driven By Sebastien Bourdais

2009 Eco Racing, Radical Sr10 #9010, Driven By Hideki Noda

2009 Primetime Racing, Viper Cc #9011, Driven By Joel Feinberg

2009 Corvette Racing, Corvette Gt2 C6 #9014, Driven By Olivier Beretta

2009 Gmg Racing, Alms Challenge #9015, Driven By Bret Curtis

2009 Falken Tire, Porsche 997 Gt3 #9017, Driven By Jaime Bryan

2009 Rocketsports Racing, Jaguar Xkr #9033, Driven By Marc Goosens

2009 De Ferran Racing, Acura Arx-02 #9066, Driven By Gil De Ferran

2009 Farnbacher Loles, Porsche 997 Gt3 #9087, Driven By Wolf Henzler

2009 Velox Motorsport, Alms Challenge #9088, Driven By Gerry Ventos

2009 Rahal Letterman, Bmw E92 Gtr #9090, Driven By Joey Hand

2009 Rahal Letterman, Bmw E92 Gtr #9092, Driven By Tom Milner

2009 Gruppe Orange, Alms Challenge #9136, Driven By Bob Faieta

1998 Moretti Racing, Ferrari 333 Sp #98003, Driven By Brian Moretti

Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (londrina)