The 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022 saw a number of incidents within the first hours of daylight action at the iconic endurance race. After a chaotic start to the race, a few hours later there was another crash that could have been much, much worse, but for some fast reactions. Ad/> There was a dramatic moment for Pierre Ehret in his #75 Iron Lynx Ferrari as he spun off at the Porsche Curves.
/> Le Mans 24hr'Deep in the gravel' — Leutwiler slides off track and has to be lifted back onAN HOUR AGO Ehret did not appear to see Francois Perrodo zipping through on his inside in his AF Corse LMP2 ORECA. But for some very quick thinking, there could have been a much worse collision. As Martin Haven, on commentary for Eurosport at the time, explained: «On the inside, he turns in because he needs to make it round the corner, he must have missed that.
»Two gentlemen drivers who have spent a lot of time in the championship and do a lot of racing." Within moments of the start of the race, there was another notable incident as LMP2 racer, the #22 United Autosport Oreca, flew off into the gravel before the Dunlop Chicane and even one turn. It was a dramatic moment just seconds after the beginning of the iconic event as dust flew up from the gravel and the cameras attempted to flash back to the crash. Replays showed that the car was stuck between two other vehicles and ended up having to dive into the gravel.
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