Lucas Ordoñez & Team Lead LMP2 Class after Spa 1000km
GT Academy winner Lucas Ordoñez and his Signatech Nissan team competed in the Spa Francorchamps 1000km on Saturday, in front of a massive crowd of over 35,000 people. Starting from third-place qualifying position in the LMP2 class, Signatech took the class lead in the first corner of the race. All went well until contact with a GT car required work in the pits that put them 4 laps down, then a steering problem later in the race required even more unexpected repairs.
Despite the tough luck, Lucas and teammates Franck Mailleux and Soheil Ayari put down fast, steady laps to bring the car home to a fifth-place class finish. Though it’s not the same podium finish they had at Sebring, their consistent performances make them the LMP2 class leaders headed into the series’ next event: the epic 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Spa 1000km was, of course, also host to the Gran Turismo 5 Tsunami Appeal Virtual Challenge last Thursday and Friday. Check out the challenge’s Facebook page for more photos from this awesome event.
Congratulations to Lucas on another great performance (and be sure to take a close look at his helmet…)!
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May 12th, 2011 at 9:51 pm - #=drifting24/7=
oh yeah, one more thing, Jordan… seeing your website’s logo being placed in Lucas’ helmet by his own will just to support the community here? That’s not something you see everyday. You should be proud of yourself, too. :)
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May 12th, 2011 at 6:49 pm - #=drifting24/7=
love the helmet…and the car……and the track… :D
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May 12th, 2011 at 9:50 am - #Mr P
Good luck to Lucas and his team mates for Le mans 24 and the Season! Keep pushing guys :tup:
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May 11th, 2011 at 9:54 am - #Vortex
Bloody hell… I was looking for him the whole time and I couldn’t see him… I did catch a picture of their car and the pit crew when I was standing on the roof. (is there a way to upload it?) Altough i’m not sure if its the correct one.
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May 11th, 2011 at 1:05 am - #Dan
Good luck at Le mans. Best looking car…and helmet…out there for sure. Reppin’ GTPlanet never looked so good.
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May 10th, 2011 at 10:01 pm - #Spa? Whats Spa?
Too bad we have to fire-up some other racing game to enjoy Spa. It’s ONLY one of the most historically important circuits of all time.
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May 10th, 2011 at 9:51 pm - #J_J_8_3
Great Racing Lucas! All best wishes for LeMans! Whole GT Community is supporting you!
P.S. Spa-Franchorchamps for GT6 would be nice…awesome track…
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May 10th, 2011 at 6:55 pm - #Amac500
Well, well, well, look what Gran Turismo web site got themselves a sponsorship deal? Lol
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May 10th, 2011 at 5:48 pm - #Madman2k10+1
Theres no better circuit to drive around
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May 10th, 2011 at 1:14 pm - #Sandersz
Lucas … Hit Le Mans on GT already ;)
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May 10th, 2011 at 1:13 pm - #zedextreme8177
PD, that car= DLC marketing
Anyways, great accomplishment by the team!
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May 10th, 2011 at 8:05 am - #Rattlehead
I’m very proud of Lucas and his suprisingly high performance. Sometimes I even think that “a star is born”.
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May 10th, 2011 at 7:04 am - #GTP_african_kat
i’m really supporting this guy…and the gtplanet plug earns him even more repect from this community
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May 10th, 2011 at 4:11 am - #RnEvo
Leading LMP2 for the Intercontinental Le Man Cup maybe, but in the Le Mans Series they are definitely not the leading LMP2 team. I think more clarity is needed in the article. Will be good to see them at Le Mans, I wish the team well.
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May 10th, 2011 at 3:24 am - #TheFlyingKiwi
Wow that Lucas has real talent. Maybe he’ll make it into LMP1 or F1 in the near future who knows?
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May 10th, 2011 at 3:01 am - #Skiddy
That car would be a sweet DLC..
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May 12th, 2011 at 7:54 pm - #Bobert power
This lmp car would be a best selling dlc if it was made!
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May 10th, 2011 at 12:12 am - #Zuel
Man I want that car.
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May 9th, 2011 at 11:30 pm - #occasionalracer
Go Lucas! Race hard at the 24HR! One question… did you have any part in placing the Japanese Flag on the front of your helmet like that?… looks kinda funny.
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May 9th, 2011 at 9:36 pm - #samuelesm
ahh, that must be heavenly, all of my facorite sponsors/companies, : Nissan, Playstation, Sony, Gran Turismo, PS3 and most of all, in Le Mans
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Lucas is a really lucky guy to have that opportunity.