Valentino Rossi, as much acclaimed in Italy as Ferrari, made the mistake of attempting an over-optimistic pass on the #21 Ferrari, causing the latter to retire. A stop-and-go penalty followed. Without this, the #46 would have undoubtedly won.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
The Endurance category has always seen a mix between prototypes and Grand Touring cars. This particularity still exists today. It allows for full starting grids, for some manufacturers to participate based on their standard GT car without having to build a more expensive prototype, and for wealthy gentleman drivers to take part in legendary events such as Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring or the WEC. It should be noted that in the GT category of the WEC, each crew can only have one professional driver, the other two having amateur status. It is often the latter who provide the financing for the car.